Elder Shang walked up the other side of the room and pulled out a stone tablet just like every single other one. She then handed it over to Alex.
Alex looked at the thing, surprised to see that it was somehow already carved with his name on it and a number to the side in the 6 digit.
"What is this, Elder Shang?" Alex asked.
"It's a Dao tablet," the woman answered. "It is what we used to keep track of our disciples and their health. It is connected to you, so we can see how you are doing in the world without having to keep our eyes on you."
Alex looked around at the many tablets that filled the entire room. "Then… these are all disciples?" he asked.
"Disciples and elders," the woman answered.
Alex couldn't fathom the number he was seeing. The place was stacked with tablets and it was well in the upper 20 thousand. "So many," he said to himself.
