Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players
Chapter 27 - 027 What is Virtue

Chapter 27: 027 What is Virtue

The moment Dumbelldore knelt.

DING!

In Lin Bai’s mind, a dormant System was awakened.

Good Teacher System: A teacher imparts Dao, imparts knowledge, and resolves doubts. The inheritance of knowledge is inseparable from teachers; please respect this profession. A teacher must first become a person of virtue, then a person of talent. It is a teacher’s dereliction of duty if a student goes astray. When teaching disciples, moral conduct must be prioritized.

[Explanation: Each student is a resource for the teacher. The skills you impart to them will be returned to you according to their moral character. The System will judge the disciple’s moral character and reward you with a percentage of their cultivation. The higher the moral character, the higher the return, and vice versa. Please be cautious when accepting disciples.]

[Initial task: Accept a disciple; Reward: Comprehension +1]

So this is how the dormant System gets awakened?

The sudden appearance of the System left Lin Bai somewhat dumbfounded.

What the hell does it mean by teaching disciples to have moral character? Does it mean I have to make them beneficial to society? Moral character! They give me such a messed-up System and then tell me to ensure my disciples have moral character. Isn’t that bullshit? Moreover, Players are known as the Fourth Disaster. Killing and arson are common for them in the game. Can you expect such a group of people to help old ladies cross the road in the game? What a joke! If I take in natives as disciples, maybe I could teach them to have moral character. But a teacher’s rewards come from his students. How can the aptitude of natives compare to Players who level up by accumulating experience? What a contradiction!

"Master, please accept me as your disciple." Dumbelldore kowtowed again, his face full of sincerity.

Players are the best at seizing opportunities. He felt that he had found a golden thigh to cling to. When others were still learning basic Martial Arts at the martial arts hall, he could already learn the spectacularly cool Dragonfall Palm. Just thinking about it made him feel incredibly fortunate. Moreover, he felt that this NPC had more to teach him than just the Dragonfall Palm. From his methods of operating the shop to his ways of dealing with the Taoist, every single thing was filled with life philosophy; it seemed they could all be applied in real life. In just one day, he felt he had learned more than in the previous twenty-plus years combined. At this moment, becoming a disciple wasn’t just about learning Skills; it also pertained to the quality of his future life...

"Little Deng, get up!" Lin Bai looked at Dumbelldore, who was kneeling before him, his gaze complex. "Our sect has strict requirements for accepting disciples. You don’t meet them."

Having chosen the wrong ’big brother’ before had already caused Lin Bai trouble; he couldn’t be so careless when choosing a disciple. Especially since Dumbelldore had followed him for a day and had been taught many things he shouldn’t have learned by example. His moral character was already questionable. Accepting him now would be digging his own grave.

"Master, I have excellent aptitude," Dumbelldore said hurriedly. "I guarantee I can learn any Martial Arts instantly and will absolutely not disgrace the prestige of our sect."

"It’s not about aptitude." Lin Bai took a deep breath. "When our sect accepts disciples, we prioritize moral character. We emphasize morality and good conduct, ensuring no deficiencies in either public or private virtue..."

Dumbelldore was silent.

Daoist Priest Qingfeng was silent.

The Jimmy Navada family was silent.

It was as if a cold wind had swept through; the scene fell into an eerie quiet.

Of course, the silence was superficial; everyone’s heart was in turmoil.

Dumbelldore: Master, search your conscience before saying that. Don’t you feel even a little bit ashamed?

Daoist Priest Qingfeng: Look at all the things you’ve done. Does morality even apply to you?

The Jimmy Navada family: Does Lin, the Storekeeper, have some misunderstanding of what morality is?

[Resentment from Dumbelldore; +1+1+1...]

[Resentment from Jimmy Navada, Sera Wade, Song Ling; +1+1+1...]

[Resentment from Daoist Priest Qingfeng; +1+1+1...]

Lin Bai clearly perceived everyone’s emotions in the room. He glanced sideways at Dumbelldore, thinking, See? I’ve barely said anything, and he’s already resentful towards his teacher. Can I accept a disciple like that? But leeks that need harvesting must be harvested. If one way doesn’t work, another will. Negative emotions are useful to him too!

Lin Bai looked at Dumbelldore with an expression of regret. "Little Deng, you joined the Blacksmith Guild but betrayed it the very next day; this is disloyalty. When the Daoist Priest came to the shop to cause trouble, you didn’t step forward to protect the shop; this is unrighteousness. When Daoist Priest Qingfeng was injured and used the Shield Armor Talisman to protect himself, and I wanted to set him on fire, you didn’t try to dissuade me but instead added fuel to the fire; this is cruelty..."

"Damn it..." Dumbelldore’s forehead veins throbbed; he wished he could grab a brick from the ground and smash it over Lin Bai’s head.

At this moment, he finally understood how Daoist Priest Qingfeng felt. This damn NPC was truly a piece of work...

"Look, I haven’t even finished speaking, and you’re already spewing vulgarities. You show no sincerity even in wanting to become a disciple. With such moral character, how can I accept you into my sect?" Lin Bai sighed, feigning dejection. "Little Deng, wasn’t everything I did a test for you?"

MOTHERFUCKER!

Dumbelldore felt like he was going crazy.

[Resentment from Dumbelldore; +1+1+1...]

"Get up. You’re still not qualified to be my disciple." Lin Bai shook his head. "Just continue being a shop assistant peacefully. Since Daoist Priest Qingfeng became a shareholder, the shop has ample funds. I’ll waive your accommodation fee too..."

To hell with you and your waived accommodation fee! I’m here to play the game, not to work for you! Dumbelldore glared at Lin Bai resentfully, took a deep breath, and stabilized his emotions. "Master, those moral values you spoke of, they don’t really apply to you either, do they?"

"Little Deng, don’t call me Master yet." Lin Bai smiled. "I set up shop in the Dreadful Mansion, bringing life to this desolate place; this is benevolence. The Return to Dragon View trapped the Jimmy Navada family, and I didn’t hesitate to offend the Return to Dragon View to save them from dire straits; this is righteousness. Faced with the aggression of Daoist Priest Qingfeng and his arrogant master behind him, I stepped forward; this is courage. I accepted money from the Daoist Priest to spare his life and subsequently did not harm him; this is good faith..."

[Resentment from Daoist Priest Qingfeng; +1+1+1...]

[Resentment from Dumbelldore; +1+1+1...]

Dumbelldore was utterly stunned by this shameless speech. This guy really does have a warped understanding of morality.

"Tell me, which of my actions lacked moral character?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.

Every single one of them! Dumbelldore retorted internally.

"Little Deng, if the heart is upright, all actions will be upright." Lin Bai’s smile vanished, and he spoke with a solemn expression, "You and I see things from different perspectives. There are some things I can do that you cannot. You are still young and only see the surface of matters, which is why you misunderstand me. Don’t jump to conclusions if you don’t know the inside story. Get up. Go prepare some food and wine; it’s time for us to eat."

Surface? Inside story? Behind the Shield Armor Talisman, Daoist Priest Qingfeng flinched, his assessment of Lin Bai deepening further.

"Shopkeeper, if my moral character passes your assessment, will you then accept me as your disciple?" Ignoring Lin Bai’s self-praising speech, Dumbelldore asked, unwilling to give up.

Accepting disciples by a special NPC naturally couldn’t be compared to ordinary NPCs. There were even assessment tasks for changing professions! He couldn’t give up this golden thigh just because of a little difficulty! If he did, how would he be any different from ordinary Players?

"Of course." Lin Bai smiled at Dumbelldore. "Hold yourself to the standards of a virtuous man. When I feel you have passed, you can naturally become my disciple. Little Deng, it’s not difficult to do one good deed; what’s difficult is to do good deeds for a lifetime!"

Dumbelldore, suddenly filled with fighting spirit, gave Lin Bai an idea.

Players had infinite possibilities. If he couldn’t find a suitable disciple, he could mold one. It seemed the System wasn’t too strict in reviewing task completion. Who said Players couldn’t do good deeds in a game? A disciple’s cultivation would be fed back to the master. It was like having an extra experience-boosting pet; not using it would be a waste. His battle with Daoist Priest Qingfeng had already proven that his current Inner Strength was far from enough. Even someone as erratically effective as Duan Yu had the Beiming Divine Art as a foundation!

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