Furina elegantly smoothed the hair at her temples, her crisp voice echoing through the classroom: "First, I would like to ask you, Teacher, what actual results can this training method of making all students run one hundred laps right from the start bring? Is this requirement a bit too harsh?"
Zhou Yi lifted her chin slightly, responding with the air of an experienced veteran: "Running is the most basic physical training and can effectively enhance one's Physique. A true powerhouse must possess a strong body as a foundation, and only then, supplemented by the help of Spirit Master abilities or spirit tools, can they become even more formidable."
Her tone carried an unquestionable authority, "On the battlefield, if you can run even a fraction faster than others, you have that much more hope of survival."
"Is that so?" Furina raised an eyebrow slightly, "But among our batch of students, there are men and women, Battle Spirit Masters and Tool Spirit Masters, as well as Support System and Food Element Soul Masters. Everyone's Innate Physique is different. Shouldn't you, Teacher, consider these individual differences?"
"I might consider these conditions, but will the enemy?" Zhou Yi retorted coldly.
Furina's gaze suddenly turned sharp: "Is the purpose of training students, Teacher, merely to send high-quality cannon fodder to the battlefield? Must every student who graduates from Shrek Academy head straight to the battlefield?"
Zhou Yi instinctively wanted to refute, but suddenly realized the danger of this question. Shrek Academy must never be caught in a trap of forcing students onto the battlefield. Where students go after graduation is their own choice; it must never be perceived that the Academy is forcing them to go to the battlefield to'shine and give heat.'
"I…" Zhou Yi was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to respond.
Furina suddenly smiled, her tone light and airy: "However, I believe that as an excellent teacher, you certainly wouldn't think that way. After all, what teacher would send their own students to the battlefield like cannon fodder?"
Zhou Yi couldn't tell for a moment whether Furina was being sarcastic or giving her an out, but her intuition told her that the former was more likely.
She guessed correctly; Furina was indeed mocking her, yet left her with no faults to pick. At least on the surface, Furina was speaking on her behalf; if she were to get angry now, it would only make her seem in the wrong.
"Regarding running training," Furina continued eloquently, "I believe professional training equipment should be provided. Running on a flat track has limited effectiveness; if one truly wants to challenge their limits, an environment with complex terrain should be chosen. Furthermore, Teacher, have you prepared medicinal baths to help students alleviate fatigue and enhance their Physique after training?"
Zhou Yi fell into silence. She had never considered so many details.
"If this were ten thousand years ago, this type of training method might have made sense, after all, there were no spirit tools back then."
Furina changed the subject, "But times are different now. Facing a wide variety of long-range spirit tools, unless one is an Agility Attack System Spirit Master, no matter how fast one runs, it is very difficult to dodge attacks."
She scanned the students in the classroom and continued: "Instead of simply training physical fitness, it would be better to equip them with flight spirit tools. They can fly and are fast, especially for Support System Spirit Masters; this is essential equipment. Isn't this more practical than simple physical training?"
The students nodded in agreement; every word Furina said hit home for them.
Zhou Yi couldn't help but refute: "You make it sound so easy! Flight spirit tools are expensive; not every Spirit Master Family can afford them."
"But those who can enter Shrek Academy are mostly wealthy or noble," Furina responded calmly, "Even if they can't afford it now, as long as their Soul Power Rank increases, it won't be difficult to earn money to purchase flight spirit tools in the future."
She paused slightly, then added: "Besides, if a Support System Spirit Master needs to escape, it is often not their problem, but rather a lack of tacit understanding in team cooperation. After all, 99% of Support System Spirit Masters have no attack capabilities. Under normal circumstances, how could the enemy directly threaten one's own Support Spirit Master? Unless it is a special situation where the enemy is too powerful and all teammates have fallen."
"One more thing," Furina's voice became even more serious, "Everyone's Physique is different. Support System Spirit Masters and female Spirit Masters are inherently weaker in terms of physical fitness. Requiring them to run one hundred laps within two hours—are you trying to exhaust them? This kind of high-intensity training, without a gradual adaptation process, causes great harm to the body."
Zhou Yi was speechless. She wanted to get angry, but found that every word Furina said was reasonable, leaving her with no way to refute.
Furina took the opportunity to make a suggestion: "Instead of this meaningless running training, why not organize practical combat drills and team competitions? After all, the New Student Assessment focuses on team combat capabilities, and the use of spirit tools is not allowed."
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