There were a total of forty-seven Stars of Virtue floating around Shang Yulin.
They represented forty-seven different virtues.
In addition to Zuo Yi's Order, Honor, Valor, Promise, Strength, Integrity, Honesty, and Compassion, there were also virtues such as Loyalty, Modesty, Generosity, Kindness, Tolerance, Sincerity, Optimism, and so on.
There were also a few abnormal virtues, such as Abstinence. Choosing this virtue meant that one could no longer get close to women, and would have to be a monk for the rest of one's life, relying on one's left and right hands to pass the long and lonely years of one's life.
Knights who belonged to the Good Faction would choose one or a few virtues as their strength. Most of them believed in two to five virtues, and very few believed in more than five or less than two.
In theory, a knight could choose all forty-seven virtues, but in reality, more than five would be a huge burden and pressure.
People like Zuo Yi who chose the Eight Great Virtues were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. The most terrifying thing was that he only took thirty years to break through to the Saint-realm. It could be said to be a miracle.
Only Zuo Yi himself knew how difficult it was to walk down this path!
Thus, he told Shang Yulin the pros and cons of the virtue system in detail, so as to prevent her from making the wrong choice.
The choice of virtue was very important. Once chosen, it could not be changed. If one did not abide by it, the final result would often be to fall and become an Evil Black Knight.
Zuo Yi did not choose Loyalty, Modesty, Tolerance, or any of the other virtues because he knew he could not do it.
Yes, there was also Abstinence. If he could not do it, he would not choose it.
Of course, Shang Yulin could choose not to believe in any of the virtues and not be bound by any restrictions, but then she would not be able to enjoy the benefits of the virtue system, and Zuo Yi would not be able to lead her on the path of knights.
And this choice had to be made by her.
Zuo Yi was only providing some suggestions.
After listening to Zuo Yi's explanation, Shang Yulin thought for a full ten minutes before finally coming to a decision.
She said, "I choose Order, Honor, and Strength!"
Zuo Yi asked, "Are you sure?"
Shang Yulin nodded without hesitation. "Yes!"
The moment Shang Yulin finished his words, the three star clusters had entered her body and formed three faith brands in her knight's consciousness!
All the information about the three great virtues of order, honor, and strength were engraved in her heart.
"Congratulations!"
Zuo Yi extended his hand to Shang Yulin. "Now you are a true Knight of Virtue!"
"Thank you."
Shang Yulin shook hands with him. In that instant, their minds were connected.
This was the tacit understanding between comrades-in-arms. The relationship between the two parties had entered a new stage. Although it could not be said that they had lived and died together, they now had the same beliefs and ideals. It was far from what they had been before!
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Nothing needed to be said.
Zuo Yi approved of Shang Yulin's choice. It was neither too high nor too low, and was very suitable for her current situation.
The worst thing about choosing a Knight of Virtue was to bite off more than one could chew or be overcautious. Shang Yulin did not have either of these.
She would be a very good teammate.
"From tomorrow onwards …"
Zuo Yi said, "I will teach you a new swordsmanship."
Shang Yulin had just entered the realm of Extraordinary. Although her starting point was high, she was still far from being a qualified teammate of Zuo Yi. There were still many things she needed to learn.
"I will work hard!"
Shang Yulin waved her fist confidently and said, "Just wait and see!"
Zuo Yi smiled.
…
The next morning, Zuo Yi woke up the lazy bum who loved to sleep.
After breakfast, he drove the little girl, Shang Yulin, and Fang Yonghe to the city.
Bao 'er did not use the teleportation array to go to school today because Zuo Yi had to go to the Heavenly Edict Academy to give a lecture in the morning. He wanted to save some energy for the teleportation array.
However, before going to the Heavenly Edict Academy, Zuo Yi sent Shang Yulin and Fang Yonghe to Tenhiro Budokan.
From today onwards, Fang Yonghe would start working in the martial arts dojo. She would be in charge of finance and logistics, and would assist Shang Yulin in managing the dojo.
When Zuo Yi had just arrived, Tenhiro Budokan's situation was very bad. Most of the instructors and students had run away. It was all up to Shang Yulin to hold on.
Now that Tenhiro Budokan had regained its prestige, and the second batch of students had begun to be recruited. Shang Yulin was busy all day and needed someone to share her workload.
She had originally planned to recruit people, so it was great that Fang Yonghe came to help.
This could be said to be killing many birds with one stone. Shang Yulin's burden was reduced, Fang Yonghe had an official job and no longer had to worry about herself, and Zuo Yi also had one less thing to worry about.
After sending Shang Yulin and Fang Yonghe off, he drove the little girl to the Heavenly Edict Academy.
Today, Zuo Yi was holding his third public lecture in the Academy's gymnasium. This time, the number of people who came to listen was even more than the previous time. Not only was the main gymnasium fully occupied, but the aisles were also filled with people.
There were also many people who could not squeeze in and were all crowded at the entrance. The scene was quite chaotic.
Wu Yongjian and a few of the vice presidents personally came out to mediate, and finally stabilized the situation without causing any trouble.
Zuo Yi wasn't surprised by this situation, because the 'Starry Sky Meditation' he taught was a mental cultivation method that had been perfected by countless experts of the Sadya world, after eliminating the impurities and preserving the essence.
To the Extraordinaires of the Blue Star World, it was equivalent to a divine secret manual. Furthermore, it was taught for free. In a situation where the mystical effects had been verified, it would be strange if such a situation did not occur!
When Zuo Yi stood in front of the podium, thousands of miles away in the imperial capital, a high-level internal meeting was being held in the conference room on the top floor of the Giant Dragon Building where the headquarters of the Xiaya Extraordinary Union was located.
On the large LCD screen that covered the entire wall, there were pictures of Zuo Yi. There were hundreds of pictures, including pictures of him when he was in elementary school, middle school, university, graduation, and so on.
If Zuo Yi was here, he would definitely be surprised. This was because even he did not have such a complete set of pictures!
There were more than thirty people sitting around the large conference table. Most of them were middle-aged people in their forties or fifties. There were very few young people in their twenties or thirties, and all of them had an extraordinary bearing.
Among them, the one sitting at the top was a white-robed old man in his fifties or sixties. Compared to the others present, his appearance and temperament were very ordinary. However, when others occasionally looked at him, their gazes were all filled with reverence and respect.
This white-clothed old man was listening to a woman in an office lady's outfit.
"Zuo Yi, male, twenty-eight years old, from Hangzhou's Linjiang Town, disappeared in South America three years ago …"
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