Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 7 Can this really be taught to children?

Although Shrek Academy is a gathering place for geniuses, not everyone is solely focused on cultivation. During the freshman enrollment period, students who had registered early had already gathered in twos and threes to explore this "monster" academy whose reputation resounded throughout the entire continent. Wang Nan and Gongyang Mo were naturally among them.

The student dormitory is located on the south side of Shrek Square. If you walk east from the building along the square, you will soon see the lakeside path. Although it is called a "path", it is large enough to accommodate four or five carriages side by side. It is named after Neptune Lake because of its proximity and is the place that attracts the most freshmen.

Standing by the Sea God Lake, one can vaguely see figures on the island in the middle of the lake, which is the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy.

Wang Nan turned his head and glanced at Gongyang Mo beside him. If he remembered correctly, Gongyang Mo was already an inner court student when he first appeared.

"What's wrong?" Gongyang Mo noticed Wang Nan's gaze and reluctantly withdrew his eyes from the island in the middle of the lake. No matter what happens in the future, he is still just a twelve-year-old child, and naturally he has a longing for the inner courtyard.

"I remembered something." Wang Nan paused for a moment. "By the way, what were you looking at just now? You seemed so engrossed."

"The senior students of the inner academy."

"You can see clearly from this far away?"

"It's hard to see clearly, but that's the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. My family has told me since I was little that ten thousand years ago, Shrek Academy was established by three deans, and the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils laid the foundation, thus becoming the number one soul master academy on the Douluo Continent, for ten thousand years..."

Hearing Gongyang Mo recount the history of Shrek Academy, Wang Nan had a question in his mind. He seemed to have rarely heard his family talk about the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils when he was a child. Logically, given Shrek Academy's status in Douluo Continent, their stories should have been quite popular. Was it because he matured too early and didn't give his parents a chance to tell him stories?

"Do you know why this lake in front of us is called Sea God Lake?" Seeing that Wang Nan seemed a little distracted, Gongyang Mo thought that he had been talking too boringly, so he changed the subject.

"Let's commemorate Tang San, the God of the Sea." I didn't hear the story when I was a child, but I must have read the novel in my previous life.

"Yes, the world changed color, and one instantly became a god."

Becoming a god...

Although Wang Nan had arrived in a world where cultivation was possible, he didn't have such a deep obsession with becoming a god. Firstly, he knew that the gods in this world were more like soul masters with higher soul power, far from the carefree and unrestrained immortals he had imagined.

Secondly, for him, being able to live a second life, having parents who take good care of him, a family with a decent life, and being of above-average appearance, means that his future life will likely not be too bad. He is content with having such a life.

Of course, it would be even better if it could make up for some of the regrets from my past life.

……

As it turns out, no matter what world you're in, there's never enough vacation time. Wang Nan felt like he hadn't done anything, and two days had passed in the blink of an eye.

On the first day of school, Wang Nan and Gongyang Mo arrived at the classroom early. For the first three months after enrollment, classes were not divided into offensive and support departments, so the two, who shared a dormitory, were assigned together.

Time ticked by, and the classroom was almost full. Some students were already chatting with people they knew, while others, who didn't like to talk, sat quietly in their seats. As the classroom door opened again, Sun He, who had met Wang Nan once before, walked in, and the entire classroom fell silent.

"Hello everyone, I will be your class advisor for the next three months. Although the college does not have such a rule, I personally assess all my students, so you should all be familiar with me. My name is Sun He, and you can call me Teacher Sun."

As soon as Sun He spoke, many students' expressions changed, and hushed discussions spread throughout the classroom, showing how much they had suffered during the assessment.

"Alright, I know everyone has a lot to say, but I'd prefer to save those words for three months from now," Sun He said with a smile, tapping the table.

"Since everyone is sitting here, you should all know what I mean. According to the academy's regulations, there will be a freshman assessment in three months. Only students who pass the assessment can stay in the academy, and the assessment content is practical combat."

"Based on the interactions over the past two days, I believe that most of you will not be able to pass the assessment."

Upon hearing this, the discussion in the classroom grew even louder, but this time Sun He did not stop it. Instead, he smiled and waited for the noise to subside naturally.

"I know that at your age, you don't have many opportunities to experience real combat, and some of you with martial souls that are more supportive have never experienced real combat. Therefore, the first thing I want to teach you is how to fight."

"So, the first question is, what is combat?"

Sun He didn't make things difficult for the children below the stage. After a brief pause, he continued, "Attack and defense are just the most basic methods. Sneak attacks, ambushes, and setting traps are all part of combat. When facing a soul beast, you need to understand its skills in advance. When facing a soul master, you need to accurately assess the opponent's martial soul ability. These are also part of combat. True combat is about using your strengths to attack their weaknesses."

"If the enemy is weak, prioritize a frontal breakthrough; if the enemy is slow, prioritize maneuvering; if the enemy is too strong to fight, consider how to escape as quickly as possible; if battle is unavoidable, consider setting traps, luring them into an ambush, or using numbers to defeat them..."

Wang Nan originally thought the first lesson would start with some basic content, but who knew Sun He would start so excitingly. How to launch a sneak attack, how to set traps, how to lure the enemy into an ambush—these were things that a group of teenagers had never encountered before.

Even for someone like Wang Nan who receives one-on-one instruction, considering his age, Wang Xing had never taught him this kind of content, let alone anyone else.

Considering Sun He's "bullying the younger" behavior on the freshman assessment stage, it's not surprising that he has such a teaching philosophy. But can these things really be taught to children?

Yes, it is possible.

Sun He answered Wang Nan's questions with his actions.

For the entire morning, Sun He meticulously explained many combat techniques. He not only discussed what tactics were suitable for different types of martial souls, but also some small tricks to lure the opponent into revealing weaknesses. Finally, he used examples from the freshman assessment, breaking down each move for them.

In the afternoon, Sun He took them to the playground for combat training, striving to integrate the morning's lessons into each student's combat.

In just one lesson, the children's views on combat underwent a dramatic change, and for the next three months, such lessons were held almost every day.

(End of this chapter)