Chapter 151 - 4: War School, the School That Dominates the Battlefield
Shen Fei listened to Luo Ran’s explanation, initially thinking it must be for the reason everyone assumed.
Luo Ran herself was not very interested in teaching disciples.
Although most of the factions among Summoners were created under Luo Ran’s guidance,
they are attributed to Luo Ran.
Yet, Luo Ran never admitted these were her disciples.
Over time, it spread that Luo Ran wasn’t really interested in accepting disciples.
Because among these Summoners, some have even grown to become Tier Ninth Summoners.
In terms of talent, these Summoners weren’t lacking either.
This just wasn’t the reason he expected.
However, Shen Fei was curious about what Grandma Luo’s talent was.
And why Grandma Luo thought she could learn his Summoned Beast configuration.
But unexpectedly, the next moment.
"My original talent is called Evolution Legend, which allows me to consume experience to advance the talents of Summoned Beasts in the directions I desire."
Luo Ran spoke.
Shen Fei was a bit surprised.
He didn’t expect Luo Ran to be so candid, especially since he had learned before that it wasn’t allowed to inquire about the talents of the Talented.
Trying to forcibly discover someone’s talent would provoke a joint pursuit by other Talented ones, including those Tier Ten.
Yet Shen Fei pondered.
The rule existed to prevent malicious intent from emerging when powerful Talented hadn’t yet matured.
Interception before growth.
But with Luo Ran, there’s no such fear.
Not to mention he certainly wouldn’t reveal what Luo Ran’s talent was, and given Luo Ran’s current strength, even publicizing her talent now,
who on Blue Star could harm her?
Plus, many of the bigwigs’ talents have been speculated upon over time.
"You should also realize the effect of this talent, which is why I don’t focus on cultivating just one Summoned Beast.
Because they are all my central Summoned Beasts."
"Understood."
Shen Fei nodded.
This method of consuming experience to advance Summoned Beasts isn’t weaker than his [Infinite Term] in some respects.
Since determining a Summoned Beast’s strength and potential hinges on its quality.
And Grandma Luo’s talent can guide the advancement direction, which means targeted cultivation.
Luo Ran poured some tea again with hot water and gave Shen Fei a cup, to which Shen Fei indicated his understanding: "After all, Grandma Luo need not follow the traditional Summoner route with this talent."
"However, excuse my curiosity, what is Grandma Luo’s summoning configuration?"
This was also Shen Fei’s question.
Grandma Luo said Shen Fei could learn her Summoned Beast configuration, but if it’s all central,
then essentially, there are no core elements.
As all central implies no core yet overpowered versions.
The individual strength of Summoned Beasts is too strong, just like why he chose Jade Pool Robe for his fifth Summoned Beast.
Because other Summoned Beasts didn’t need additional ones to fill in damage or supplement control.
Thus, Shen Fei didn’t chose just because they could assist his Summoned Beast but could support the entire battlefield of Support Summoned Beasts.
After gathering the basic configuration for a team,
he had to consider how to fill his weaknesses.
And enable his Summoned Beasts to play a stronger role on the battlefield.
"War..."
Luo Ran’s words left Shen Fei stunned.
What kind of faction was this?
Previously, he had explored Summoner factions, like ’Water Thunder’, ’Ice Soil’, ’Poison Control’, and others.
What was this War faction?
Luo Ran hadn’t explained yet.
But she smiled and said, "I’ll ask you this: if each of your Summoned Beasts had the power to dominate a mighty battlefield,
then what limits them?"
Upon hearing Luo Ran’s question, Shen Fei immediately understood.
The underlying meaning of the question was.
With all central, what limits their performance?
Luo Ran wasn’t simply asking.
That meant.
The limitation is what the War faction specializes in.
A spark of insight flashed through Shen Fei’s mind, "Distance, or the Summoner itself?"
"Yes."
Luo Ran watched Shen Fei catch on quickly, nodded, and smiled: "The only weakness of all central is the Summoner itself."
"And now, each of my Summoned Beasts is suppressing an Abyss."
Shen Fei looked at Luo Ran, who was calmly sipping tea.
Sitting in a classroom drinking tea while Suppressed Beast are suppressing an Abyss, that sounded a bit excessive.
"So, the War faction is about solving the distance limitation between Summoned Beasts and Summoners?"
"Not just distance limitation. The Summoned Beasts can travel between two places at any time, summoning back to me when needed."
"My Summoned Beasts can be considered as individual entities."
"Yet each individual has the power to dominate the battlefield."
"That’s the War faction."
"Abandoning tactical skirmishes, instead considering strategic victory."
"A faction formed to suppress the Abyss."
Luo Ran’s tone grew heavier, explaining what the War faction was, which indeed surprised Shen Fei.
Mainly.
Every word from Luo Ran was like a hammer, shattering his confusion. Honestly, it wasn’t humility on his part.
He felt that after his Second Transformation, his strength could reach Tier Nine or even Tier Ten.
While his talent seemed to grow harder later on, the snowballing in the early stage could immensely supplement other areas.
Not to mention, these terms could be used throughout life, and some were even growth-related terms.
Truthfully, he already had this thought before.
The Abyss unlike instances where Professionals must enter, as long as an Abyssal Passage existed one could go in.
And sometimes due to distance limitation, within a certain range, Shen Fei’s Summoned Beast’s damage potential overflowed.
"Is there a way to overcome the distance limitation between Summoned Beasts and Summoners?" Shen Fei couldn’t help but ask.
Since Luo Ran called it a faction, not exclusively hers, it meant the solution was replicable.
"This Skill Book, Close But Far Away!" Luo Ran placed a Skill Book on the table, pushing it towards Shen Fei.
The cover of the Skill Book shimmered with gilt.
This was the mark of the Legendary Level, gold in color.
Shen Fei raised an eyebrow; he didn’t expect such a Skill Book existed.
"This Legendary Skill Book, I won from the final level of a certain Abyss, with very limited supply.
It’s what laid part of the foundation for the War faction."
"The skill turns the summoning distance from consuming the Summoner’s spirit into an adjustable consumption ratio by the Summoner between the Summoner and Summoned Beast."
