Chapter 73: 8 Virtues, 7 Sins, and the Legend of the Knight King

I stopped and walked along the way and helped a lot of people.

However, Jiang Yi firmly adhered to the principle that if the other party can do it himself, he should not help.

Occasionally, people point fingers at you.

"It was him, the outsider who killed the Knights of the West Wind Sword yesterday, chopped off a hundred limbs, and caused a river of blood."

"If my idol Barbara hadn't intervened, there would have been many casualties!"

"So powerful? But, I heard that he cut down the trainees! And those nobles who looked down on others."

"It's all the same! Sooner or later!"

When Jiang Yi arrived at the Deer Hunter, Sarah and the chef asked him all sorts of questions. "I heard that you guys are jealous of each other?"

"Defend the orthodoxy of the West Wind Swordsmanship with a one-handed sword?"

"The old nobles are no longer human again? Are there also troublemakers among those trainers?"

Countless customers were talking at once, and Jiang Yi quickly pulled Noel away.

Unexpectedly, near the road where the ancient ruins anchored, two Fatui were also whispering.

"Have you heard? Outsider, at the training ground at the side gate of Mond..."

Such a familiar beginning, Jiang Yi looked over reflexively.

Aren’t you all boring?

Picking his ears, he first became famous as a chef for the Deer Hunter and a resident of the Amber family. Now, he became famous again in Mond because of a fight.

Almost half of the people who knew him knew Noelle.

Bought a couple's drink.

The owner picked out this style specially yesterday when he heard about Noelle the girl saving the hero.

Still not changing it!

Jiang Yi had no choice but to say to Noelle: "This shop owner is not decent, let's go to another shop!"

Saving is also a virtue.

Noelle said let’s drink it!

Go to the Cat's Tail Tavern and pet the cats.

Diona looked like she had finally caught you.

"Why don't you become a chef? I haven't eaten coral fish for a long time, and I even gave you a bottle of cooking wine to marinate the fish!"

"Sorry! Sorry! Diona!"

Jiang Yi raised his hand, "If you want, I'll do it now!"

"Noelle, come with me!"

The two of them hurriedly bought a fresh fish.

Jiang Yi borrowed a kitchen and, without hiding anything from Noel, prepared some seasonings and wielded a kitchen knife to cut the fish.

"The legendary coral fish is made like this?" Noelle pondered. "Is it really okay to just show me the recipe?"

“It’s okay!” Jiang Yi marinated for a while, coated the fish with flour, evenly covered the fish meat, and fried the fish in oil.

The recipe doesn’t matter anymore!

He no longer cares about the money he can earn from cooking! At most, he can be a chef when he feels like it.

Besides, Noelle wouldn't spread it casually.

"As an apology, I'll treat you for free!" He handed the fried coral fish to Diona and watched her wag her tail happily.

"Cats of the Cat's Tail Tavern, I'm letting you touch them as you please!" Diona shouted, and all the cats pounced on Jiang Yi and Noel.

Really - cats all over the body!

Jiang Yi was having so much fun that he almost forgot about his business.

At the last stop, the two stood near the training ground and looked from a high place at the trainees who were sweating profusely, and the instructors who ignored them.

"Let's go to the Angel's Gift!" Jiang Yi took Noel into the bustling tavern that was always crowded.

"Why are you here?" Noelle wondered, she was not old enough to drink.

"Wait a minute, let me tell you a story! I hope you, the adventurer, and the bard can be my audience." Jiang Yi sat down on the chair in front of the counter, ready to tell the unfinished legend of King Arthur in Mondish.

Let me tell you about the ideal chivalry in another world.

"Would you like a drink?" The bartender Charles looked at Jiang Yi.

This person's arrival was a coincidence. Yesterday, Master Diluk just ordered the first glass of wine to be given away for free.

"Come on, two glasses of apple wine!" Jiang Yi looked at Noel.

"Your first glass of wine is free at the tavern! Would you like to try the famous Mondstadt Dandelion Wine? Last time, I saw you wanted it very much!" Bartender Charles wiped the wine glass and explained the reason.

"Is that so?" Jiang Yi was surprised, "Then have a drink!"

“Wind and dandelions, fine wine and legends from another world… the atmosphere is just right!”

"Noelle, do you want to hear the story of a girl who became the Knight King in my world?"

Jiang Yi took a sip of dandelion wine and began his final teaching.

"The story of the Knight King?"

The bartender Charles and the adventurers who heard it all perked up, and some of them recognized Jiang Yi's face.

Yesterday's sword and last night's wind were very impressive.

What kind of story will this stranger tell?

I don't know when Diluk came and stood quietly on the second floor.

Jiang Yi looked at Noelle and became interested. He spoke slowly in fluent and authentic Monde.

"Knight, there are eight virtues and seven deadly sins!"

The first sentence attracted everyone.

The "Knights' Guidance Manual" written by Acting Captain Jean lists the three virtues of humility, integrity and self-discipline as the three pillars of Mondstadt's freedom.

Isn't this enough?

There are seven deadly sins!

"Humility, honesty, mercy, bravery, justice, sacrifice, honor, and soul are the eight virtues. Pride, envy, wrath, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust are the seven deadly sins."

"Among them, sacrifice is to protect the homeland and for justice, just like the Mondstadt knight who died in the bloody battle against the invasion of Warcraft five hundred years ago!"

"Soul is the belief in God!"

Jiang Yi's special addition is to Noel's narration, explaining the meaning of sacrifice.

He looked at Noel who was listening silently, his voice soft. Naturally, he would not tell the story of King Arthur as it is, but adapted it and mixed it with his own personal opinions.

"The story I'm telling is about a girl named Arthur who, with the help of the magician Merlin, drew out a sword, cleared away the turmoil, inherited the throne, and created glory."

"…The girl has golden hair that shines like the sun, a voice that is clearer and more melodious than a bard's, and eyes that are as green as emeralds."

"The old king passed away, the country was in turmoil, foreign enemies and monsters invaded, white dragons were rampant, and the people were living in dire straits. The bishop of the church followed the advice of the magician Merlin and summoned all the noble knights."

"The new king is chosen by the 'Sword in the Stone' which is stuck in the stones of the cemetery behind the church."

"After countless people failed, Arthur drew his sword..."

The adventurers drank and fantasized. When they thought of Arthur's appearance, they could not help but think of Jean, and when they thought of the story, they could not help but think of Vanessa, the founder of the Knights of Favonius.

Similarly, foreign enemies invaded and the situation became turbulent.

"Arthur adheres to the spirit of chivalry, kindness, integrity, benevolence, loyalty, courtesy, and possesses the eight virtues. He is good at independent thinking and formulating independent combat plans."

Jiang Yi looked at Noelle, "She embarked on the path of knighthood, accepted the help of elves and fairies, transformed into a descendant of the red dragon, gathered the power of the country, and selected the most loyal and brave twelve knights of the round table."

"With them as the leader, the Knights of the Round Table were formed to help the poor and the weak, sweep away foreign enemies, kill monsters, slay the white dragon, and build a prosperous kingdom."

"The beauty of the kingdom... was short-lived! Eternal evil eroded the holy knights, civil strife destroyed the court and overthrew the empire."

"The Knight King stands on the ruins and kills the greedy and ambitious Knights of the Round Table!"

"She regretted, regretted that she did not guide people to abandon arrogance, laziness, and greed..."

"She longs for redemption and for time to be reversed."

The noise in the tavern is so loud that you can hear a pin drop.

"...The rest of the story is about being trapped in a cycle of atonement, a ritual that is bound to fail... a sad fate of wandering through the ages in order to fight for the almighty wish-granting item."

"I'm done with this crude story!"

"The ending of the story... is not good! You can rewrite it with your imagination!"

"Goodbye, Charles!"

Jiang Yi put down his empty wine glass and took Noel away.

Diluk drank the grape juice in his hand on the second floor and looked at the lights of the tavern.

"Virtue and vice? Nice story!"