Douluo: Let me loot an airdrop first.

Chapter 32: The Early Bird Catches the Early Bird

In addition, villagers with daughters might also be targeted by people like Ma Hongjun.

Free love? With Ma Hongjun's character, were his girlfriends really in a relationship? He was just using them as tools to release his desires.

When Tang San and Xiao Wu caught Ma Hongjun entangled with Cuihua, a farm girl, Ma Hongjun was still making advances towards Xiao Wu, saying things like, "What a pretty girl. What, do you want to replace her as my girlfriend?"

Listen to this! Saying such shameless things in front of his ex-girlfriend Cuihua, and you still dare to say that Ma Hongjun is a man of feeling?

When Cuihua suggested breaking up, the chubby guy clung to her hand, insisting on having a breakup sex session.

According to the spirit of the rule of law in modern society, the most basic requirement for rape is "against the woman's will." Even if it is within marriage, if the woman is determined not to have sex, you can still be convicted of rape if you force yourself on her.

If both parties are willing to give and take, then of course there's no problem. But the social status of a Soul Master and a commoner is worlds apart. This isn't a society where everyone is educated and enlightened. They're teenagers, do they even have sexual awareness yet...?

Either the village woman lacked the ability to judge character and was deceived by Fatty Ma, or she was materialistic. In any case, Ma Hongjun was definitely not pure and innocent.

Of course, Ning Yuanshan's thoughts were merely "prejudices" influenced by his previous life's values. Under the Douluo Continent's value system, perhaps Ma Hongjun really is a very good person.

The Douluo Continent needs a period of intellectual enlightenment, and Ning Yuanshan once again secretly resolved in his heart...

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Without going into details, as the bell rang to summon the students, the group gradually gathered on the playground.

"Today we will have our first lesson. The class is scheduled for the evening," Dean Flander said slowly after giving the students his instructions, his hands behind his back.

"As for Oscar and Ning Rongrong, you have other plans for them... Ning Yuanshan, you should come with me."

Similar to the original story, Flander trains support-type Soul Masters by running laps. Training for battle-type Soul Masters, however, involves practical combat in the Soul Arena.

At this point, the dean clearly regarded Ning Yuanshan as a support-type Soul Master. However, Ning Yuanshan was not afraid of running laps, after all, he had been running laps with the village protection team since he was a child.

"...Escape requires physical strength. When you encounter enemies, as support Soul Masters, you will inevitably be no match for battle Soul Masters...so you need to escape. And at critical moments, perhaps if you grit your teeth and run a few more steps, you can survive!" Ning Yuanshan frowned as he watched Flander speak eloquently.

"Dean, I have a different opinion." Combining modern sports theory with his own training experience from childhood, Ning Yuanshan felt that explosive power was the most important factor when facing a Soul Master. Endurance training and explosive power training involve completely different muscle groups. You see, most battles in Douluo Continent take place in the Soul Arena. Even if you have great endurance and can run several marathons, there's no track for you to run on!

In the Soul Arena, a caged battle, what's needed is quick reflexes to dodge the opponent's attacks. Even if you encounter a situation where the opponent is running away, chasing you, or unable to escape, you should train your explosive power over short or medium-to-long distances. What you need is not an inexhaustible drive to keep running, but rather to create distance from others within five kilometers as much as possible, and then find cover and use the terrain to shake off the enemy.

"Physical strength and endurance are certainly important, but to survive in combat, one should take advantage of the terrain and even use teammates as cover to dodge enemy attacks. Therefore, wouldn't it be more reasonable to focus on reaction speed and explosive power in training?"

Unlike Yu Xiaogang, who was stubborn and unwilling to listen to others' opinions, Flander nodded in agreement.

Ning Yuanshan continued to express his opinion, "Also... Dean, I think support-type Soul Masters can also participate in tonight's training..." There is no better way to improve one's strength than fighting against a battle Soul Master. Even support-type Soul Masters like Oscar should definitely participate in actual combat and fight with others to improve themselves.

You've never seen Tang San fight without relying on his martial soul; he can fight using martial arts techniques. Even if you can't train like Tang San, learning some fist and foot techniques will do. Besides, the Douluo Continent has the concept of divine weapons, so you don't necessarily have to rely solely on your martial soul to fight.

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Outside the village, the three of them kept running. Ning Yuanshan could have shaken off Ning Rongrong and Oscar, but they were a team after all.

Time ticked by, and Ning Rongrong grew increasingly irritable. "You can't even finish twenty laps, and you still want to attend the evening training session? Are you out of your mind?" Among the male students at Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong, who actually had the best impression of Ning Yuanshan, also started cursing.

Ning Yuanshan knew that Ning Rongrong was having a temper tantrum and didn't want to pay attention to her. It would be unwise to argue with her before she corrected her personality. Once she did, he would be able to make his own judgment.

Seeing Oscar's equally puzzled expression, Ning Yuanshan slowly said, "In the fourth test, when Tang San fought against Teacher Zhao Wuji, everyone witnessed his strength. I believe that even if he were the only one left on the field, he would still have a very good chance of winning the test..."

"But Tang San is a Battle Soul Master, and we are not..." Oscar retorted.

"Indeed, he is a Battle Spirit Master, so it's only natural that he is powerful. You won't feel inadequate or anxious because of his strength, because you've never put yourself on the same level as Battle Spirit Masters from the beginning."

"But don't support-type Soul Masters have to face battle-type Soul Masters on the battlefield? The more support-type Soul Masters cannot gain a foothold in the Soul Master world on their own, the harder they need to work. If they are slow birds and don't spread their wings and fly first, they will inevitably fall behind others."

"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement..." Ning Yuanshan finished speaking and, without waiting for their reaction, used his soul power to create two vials of injections, giving one to each of them. "If you are exhausted, one injection can restore you to full strength, but each person can only use it once a day. If you want to participate in tonight's battle soul master course, I suggest you hold on until after you finish running the laps." Ning Yuanshan tossed out the injections, then turned and disappeared from Ning Ao's and Ning Yuanshan's sight without looking back.

"Who wants your stuff..." Ning Rongrong was furious at being ignored by Ning Yuanshan. She threw the syringe in her hand away, but before Oscar could say anything to comfort her, she picked it up again. "Since you're so kind as to offer it to your great-aunt..."

As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong is willful and capricious, but she also understands that a merchant's interests come first, as can be seen from her ordering hidden weapons from Tang San in the original novel.

Given Ning Rongrong's personality, if Ning Yuanshan were to criticize her, there would definitely be an argument. But Ning Yuanshan was clearly lecturing Oscar, so if Ning Rongrong argued like a powder keg, wouldn't she just be asking for trouble? Besides, she's incredibly smart and knows that Ning Yuanshan is right.

As night fell, Ning Yuanshan and his six companions had already assembled on the playground, awaiting instructions from Flander, the four-eyed cat-owl. Ning Rongrong and Oscar were among them, and judging from their tired expressions, they had clearly completed their tasks satisfactorily.