When the four nodes were first established, Speaker Hu Jing named them one after another.
The four nodes lay due east, due south, due west, and due north.
Thus, the Speaker named them Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
The east belonged to Azure Dragon, the west to White Tiger, the north to Vermilion Bird, and the south to Black Tortoise.
However, the moment these names were announced, everyone unanimously panned them.
When Su Yu heard the four names, his first reaction was, "Hmm... the names are nice enough, but aren't they a little overused?"
Chancellor Cao commented, "The Four Symbols of the Four Symbols Formation have nothing to do with the Four Sacred Beasts. It feels rather mismatched."
Zhong Feng commented, "The Four Sacred Beasts have good symbolism, but these names have been used too many times in low-quality Chinese-style online games. Nearly every game has them. They're a bit too ordinary."
The other big shots had roughly the same opinion. No one approved of the names.
But in the end, Speaker Hu Jing overruled all objections and decided to use the four names.
His explanation was, "Although these four names are widely used, their advantage is that they're easy to remember. Every Chinese person knows them, and foreign powerhouses know them to some extent as well.
"If we use uncommon names, such as Suan Ni, Ya Zi, and Pi Xiu from the Nine Sons of the Dragon... the style might improve, but people could easily mix them up.
"The war is about to begin. We can't add to the soldiers' burden over something like this, so it's better to use familiar names."
Once everyone thought it over, they agreed. This truly was not the time for fancy names. The most important thing was making them