Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 4: Support characters should have some defense added.

The next day.

At Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the sun rises in the east, casting its soft sunlight upon the peach groves of Taoyuan Academy.

Inside the Peach Blossom Academy's classrooms, the sounds of 'slap slap slap' could be heard early on, accompanied by the screams of young girls.

"You were a full quarter of an hour late. Thirty strokes of the cane will be your punishment. If you are late again next time, the punishment will be doubled. Do you understand?"

Su Ran held the bamboo stick and struck Ning Rongrong's palm thirty times.

Ning Rongrong's eyes welled up with tears from the pain, her face full of resentment as she clutched her palm, which had turned purple from the beating.

"I only slept a little longer, and you hit my hand thirty times! Teacher, you've gone too far! I want to drop out! I want to go to Shrek Academy next door!"

This teacher has absolutely no sense of chivalry!

"As expected of a support-type Soul Master, his body is still too weak."

"Want to drop out of school and go to Shrek Academy? Fine, but you'd better think it through."

Su Ran shook his head, ignoring Ning Rongrong's willfulness; this disciple just needed discipline.

He went straight into the classroom and wrote several large characters on the blackboard in a flourish, as the topic of today's lesson:

[Core Cultivation for Support-Type Soul Masters]

Clearly, today's lesson was originally prepared by Su Ran for Ning Rongrong.

Are you going to learn it or not?!

Wang Sheng, standing to the side, wisely advised:
"Rongrong, this teacher's exclusive instruction is extremely rare. Why don't you listen to the teacher's lesson before deciding whether you want to drop out?"

Ning Rongrong looked aggrieved. Even at home, none of her elders had ever punished her like this. This teacher, Su Ran, had actually slapped her thirty times without any mercy, and her little hands were swollen from the beating!

"Hmph, I'll listen and see what you can teach me!"

Ning Rongrong glanced at the heartless teacher Su Ran and recalled something Wang Sheng had said yesterday.

The reason why Teacher Su Ran wears a mask is because she is very good-looking.

No matter how good-looking you are, if you're this ruthless, you'll never find a girlfriend!

She wanted to see just how beautiful this teacher, Su Ran, really was! And what kind of students she could actually teach!

Otherwise, it would be too unfair to join this academy for no reason, learn nothing, not even see the teachers' faces, and even get a slap on the hand!

Ning Rongrong sat down with a look of grievance on her face.

Because Wang Sheng was not a direct disciple, he only stood on the sidelines and listened, and his main teacher was Ning Rongrong.

"Show me your martial spirit."

Su Ran said calmly.

Ning Rongrong reluctantly extended her small hand, which was still trembling slightly from being hit. A ray of light emanated from her body, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda appeared in her hand.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is hailed as the most outstanding support-type martial soul on the continent."

"Of course." Ning Rongrong was very confident in her martial soul.

"Unfortunately, the limitations of support-type martial souls are too great, and in many cases they are no different from useless martial souls."

But Su Ran's next words made Ning Rongrong's smile vanish.

A ruined tower? This is the undisputed number one support martial soul in the entire continent!

"No, that's not true." Ning Rongrong pouted.

"Tell me, what are you support-type Soul Masters best at?"

"It's about buffs and healing, which enhance the strength of teammates or improve their survivability."

"Then let me ask you, what are the weaknesses of your support class?"

"Of course, it's the lack of offensive power and the inability to fight alone. This is a common problem for all support-type Soul Masters," Ning Rongrong said, pursing her lips.

"You're not trying to say that because I'm physically weak and have no offensive power, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is a useless martial soul, are you? Then your skill level, teacher... is just average."

Although I witnessed Su Ran's strength yesterday, I would have been angry if he had dared to belittle my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is a support-type martial soul. It doesn't possess any powerful strength itself, but rather makes its teammates stronger. Otherwise, why would it be called a support?
"No, what I'm saying is that not only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but most auxiliary martial souls are useless in the early stages, and their role in soul master battles is too limited."

Su Ran said calmly.

Ning Rongrong's face was clearly full of resentment:

"If support characters are so useless, why is there an ironclad rule in Soul Master duels: kill the support character first?"

"Support can make the team members stronger, even allowing them to fight against opponents of higher levels. Teacher, don't you even understand this?"

"Yes, support can indeed make teammates stronger, I don't deny that."

Su Ran said calmly:

"However, have you ever thought about this issue? In a battle between Soul Masters, the weakness of support-type Soul Masters is not that they lack offensive power, but rather that their insufficient self-defense capabilities are a hindrance."

"In most teams, support-type Soul Masters need a defense-type Soul Master or a power-attack-type Soul Master to protect them. This means that a seven-person Soul Master team will have its offensive strength reduced by 2/7 due to the addition of a support-type Soul Master."

"As for the support system, the improvement it brings to the team is that, taking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda at its initial level, it can bring a 20% increase in strength and speed to the Soul Master. However, it cannot quickly apply this buff to the entire team. Even if we consider the overall team strength improvement, it is only 20% x 5/7 = 1/7."

"Only when you become a fourth-ring Soul Master, your Soul Skills will provide a 40% boost. 40% x 5/7 = 2/7, which is barely enough to offset the burden on the team. Only those above the fourth ring can bring real enhancement to the team."

"What problem did you find? The boost that a support-type Soul Master brings to the team is less than if you didn't use a support-type Soul Master and directly replaced them with two offensive-type Soul Masters, one control-type Soul Master, and one agility-type Soul Master."

Su Ran casually calculated the Soul Master formula for Ning Rongrong on the blackboard.

Although Ning Rongrong didn't understand this, she was greatly shocked.

This was because it was the first time she had ever seen someone use numerical calculations to express the role of a support-type Soul Master in a team.

This is so novel.

But she still felt a little uncomfortable. Any Soul Master would feel uncomfortable if their teacher said that their Martial Soul was actually a burden to the team, right?

"I won't listen, I don't believe it."

"Then why do almost all Soul Master teams use support Soul Masters?"

Ning Rongrong is about to break down.

"Because the stronger the strong, when there is a Soul Master in the team who is stronger than the others, the value of the support system's enhancement (healing) will be amplified. The premise I am talking about is that the Soul Masters in both teams are of equal strength."

Su Ran smiled faintly:
"Don't worry, I have a third formula here."

"If a support-type Soul Master doesn't need teammates to protect them and has the ability to protect themselves, then how much does a support-type Soul Master enhance or weaken the team?"

“如果是这样话，队伍中削弱的实力仅仅为1/7，而提升至少是20%x6/7＝1.2/7。”

Wang Sheng, who was standing obediently taking notes by the side of the classroom, answered quickly.

"What if support-type Soul Masters also had offensive capabilities?"

"Then the advantage will be further expanded."

"Hey? Wait a minute, how can a support-type Soul Master protect themselves? And how can they have offensive capabilities?!"

Ning Rongrong's young mind was greatly shocked.

The teacher, Su Ran, wearing a dragon mask, said calmly:

"This is today's main lesson: support classes should add some defense."

"If you still want to drop out before this class officially begins, you can leave now. I, Su Ran, never teach a disciple who is insincere, half-hearted, or who might betray me at any time."

(End of this chapter)