A gong halled through the room, and Dai Mubai got up. "Gathering bell. Fatty get the newbies to the main pza. I pick up Zhu Zhuquing."

  "Sure. Everyone, just one warning. The dea like people being te." Oscar pointed out and hurried as the others followed him. "Like he takes it real badly."They arrvived early at the Pza and gathered up.

  After a while Dai Mubai brought Zhu Zhuquing with him. His expression being darker then before.

  From behind a building, a middle-aged man appeared. He was around fifty years old, with a sturdy build and a face resembling an owl. On his a pair of bck-rimmed crystal gsses with rigid frames.

  "Wele to Shrek Academy. I am Flehe dean of this academy. For all of you to arrive ba peak state, csses will start in the evening, so enjoy the free time a some rest." He said his voice stong and steadfast. "Remember you o be in peak state this evening. Our school is different; you will face mortal danger if you are negligent." Then, his gaze fell on Ning Feng, Ning R, and Oscar.

  "You three are the exception. The rest may leave for now." Then, he ignored all but those three and turoward them.

  "Everyone has different ways to cultivate. There are many spirits, and so are possible cultivation paths. We will not only teach you how to cultivate your spirits but also how to use them in the most optimal ways, how to fight indepely, aer assist your partners in arms iure without being a burden to them."

  It was familiar to Tang Yin and to the others from Nuoding and they cast a look at each other. That was really awfully simir to the Grandmaster.

  "You three are support-type spirit masters, well rgely, oribute type, one food type, and a hybrid?" He looked at Ning Feng.

  "S-Support a-and trol." She expined. "I-I -to be able t-to do both."

  "I uand. It only shows you are already aware, in peace or war, you will always o be protected in a fight but prote is not alossible. I assume that is why you are also fog on trolling Ning Feng?" Feng that.

  "Perfect that means to a certain degree you are already able to keep yourself out of danger aloher by being profit in hiding and in evading dahen this is mainly for you, Ning R. As a supporter, you o be physically fit, necessarily being able to get yourself away from danger by running or even being able to front an enemy long enough for your allies to arrive and help you." Flender mustered her and thehers. "Hence for all of you today. Running. If you want to use weights, feel free to do so, but the exercise is to ruy ps around the vilge. Go and be finished by midday."

  Theuro the Tang twins, still lingering alongside their rades. After a st look at them, he left them behind, and Tang San said he had something to do and followed Flender. Xiao Wu habitually followed him while Yin shrugged her shoulders and joined in with Jiang asking Dai Mubai if they were allowed to make a trip outside of Academy ground.

  He answered them if they were free there was no problem.

  --

  Ning Feng was running alongside Oscar this time without weights since she wasn't sure about how much twenty times the trip around the vilge was. Her boots hitting the dusty ground as she ran effortlessly despite her earlier exercice, she was used to running more so then others and physically also suited to it, she shot a doubting gaze at Ning R's dress and Kitten heels.

  How did she expect to finish those twenty ps in that outfit, this was training not a beauty petition. But then decided it didn't matter as her legs moved smoothly she should focus on herself.

  After a while Ning R asked. "Oscar, how much of this p is still left?" She asked him.

  "Oh, a bit, " he said and then grinned. "But we don't really o worry since we are three supporters. We don't o go hungry; I am a food type after all." He took out a pair of sausages. "Want Some?"

  Ning Feng nodded and took the sausage eyeing it before biting into it. calorien was calorien and depending on how big the trip was she would sooner or ter. It wasn't that bad, rather tasteless. Meanwhile, flict hushed over R's face.

  "My first spirit ring ability is recovery. It doesn't just heal injuries, but it also recovers physical stamina. Twenty ps with this one we attempt two hundred and still be fine."Oscar expio them.

  Feng ughed in delight, that was good news meaning she didn't o worry about stamina issues and grinned before taking out her sandbags and stopping for a sed fixing them ts and wrists. The weight fortable on her body. She sprinted after the others who were a few hundred metres ahead and was still the fastest of them her pink streaks shining in the m sun as she joined bato the small group.

  Oscar eyed the Sandbags. "You really take your training seriously don't you?" He asked in awe once again.

  "I-I want to b-be strong." She told him. "T-that will n-not happen if I-I don't work for i-it."

  Ning R wordlessly had a pagoda appear above her, and dashed away. The other two looked after her and were left startled. Ning Feng who keenly remembered Rs reputation in at Seven Treasures before she left decided it was best to remain silent. She probably didn't know just how important being strong even alone was, what it meant to be weak, without support and having to fight for oneself. She would learn sooner or ter either way.