Four-Eyed Cat Owl Flander

Flender walked up to the seven students and stopped. His distinctively hoarse yet somewhat magnetic voice rang out. "This year is quite good. We have four more little monsters. I, Flender, headmaster of Shrek Academy, welcome you on behalf of the academy. Later, each of you will pay one hundred gold coins to Teacher Li, who handles the finances. Mubai."

"Headmaster." Dai Mubai stepped forward. He seemed to hold Flender in great respect, even with a hint of admiration.

Flender said, "Four new junior brothers and sisters have arrived. Later, tell them the academy rules. Then go back and rest, restoring yourselves to your best condition if possible. Today's first class will begin tonight. Oscar, Ning Rongrong, you two are exceptions. Come with me."

Oscar's face immediately fell. Reluctantly, he walked over to Flender and bowed. Only when he saw Ning Rongrong come to stand beside him did his expression improve somewhat.

Flender waved his hand. "The rest of you may go rest. Remember, get yourselves into peak condition before nightfall. Don't blame me for not warning you. This academy teaches differently from other places. You may even face danger."

Zhu Zhuqing left without looking back. This time, Dai Mubai did not chase after her. Ma Hongjun slipped away just as quickly, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Tang San was in no hurry to leave. He wanted to see how this headmaster taught. Oscar and Ning Rongrong both had support-type Spirits, which was probably why they would not be attending the evening class. But Tang San found it strange—why did the lessons have to be held at night?

Since Tang San did not leave, Lan Xue naturally was not in a hurry to go either. She stood quietly beside him and watched.

Flender did not mind. He said to Oscar and Ning Rongrong, "Everyone has their own cultivation method. Different Spirits require vastly different methods of cultivation. On Douluo Continent, there are almost no two Spirits that are exactly alike. Therefore, what the academy will teach you is not how to cultivate your Spirits, but how to use them—how to better preserve yourselves and support your comrades in future battles."

Tang San found Flender's words somewhat familiar. After thinking them over carefully, he recalled that Master seemed to have said something similar. Master had merely explained it in greater detail than Flender.

Oscar seemed to have heard something like this before. He lowered his head without comment, while Ning Rongrong nodded deeply in agreement.

Flender continued, "You two are both support-type Spirit Masters. One specializes in enhancing attributes, while the other possesses a Food-Type Spirit. Spirit Masters like you need companions to protect you, whether on the battlefield or in daily life. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to survive. Oscar, tell me, as a support-type Spirit Master, how can you better protect yourself on the battlefield?"

Oscar answered without hesitation, "Stay behind your own teammates as much as possible. Use all available terrain and buildings around you to avoid danger. Stay as far away from dangerous areas as possible."

Flender nodded. "Very good. But there is one thing you did not mention. As a support-type Spirit Master, fleeing is an essential quality. A support-type Spirit Master who cannot run away is not a good Spirit Master. And what does running away require? Stamina. Although, as Spirit Masters, your Soul Power makes your physical condition somewhat better than that of ordinary people, the enemies you may face will be enemy battle Spirit Masters. Therefore, as support-type Spirit Masters, you also need physical training. At a critical moment, perhaps taking one more step will allow you to survive."

Oscar knew Flender well. Listening to the headmaster speak so grandly, he secretly smiled bitterly. It's over. There's no escaping it today.

Sure enough, after his lengthy speech, Flender nodded at Oscar and Ning Rongrong. "Your lesson today is physical training. Starting now, run twenty laps around the entire village. If you have not returned before lunchtime, you will not be eating lunch. You may use your own Spirits to assist yourselves. Now, go. Oscar, lead the way."

"Yes." Ning Rongrong answered and immediately ran out without hesitation. Oscar shot a resentful glance at Tang San and the others standing nearby before following after her.

Although the village where Shrek Academy was located was not large, Oscar understood that by the entire village, Flender meant including the farmland around it. One lap was at least three kilometers. Twenty laps was a truly terrifying number.

With more than twenty levels of Soul Power, completing this lesson before noon was still agonizing for support-type Spirit Masters. Even for battle Spirit Masters with more than twenty levels of Soul Power, running such a distance would not be easy.

Watching Oscar and Ning Rongrong run off, Flender pointed at Tang San and Lan Xue. "You two, come with me."