The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

really.

Jiang Liujing's premonition came true.

He thought of the scene on the field where the students from the Fire Academy had argued with Ignatius in public. He looked at Ignatius and asked, "Don't your classmates know who you are?"

In Jiang Liujing's opinion, if they knew, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they would not openly make such an embarrassing scene with a prince in such an occasion, right?

You know, many graduates from this place will eventually serve their family. How could they offend their future master while they were still in the training stage?

Ignatius nodded. No one in the entire Fire Academy, not even the dean, knew his identity; only the principal knew.

He said: "I came here to learn and become stronger, and I don't want them to avoid me because of my identity."

Just like this time, although the scene was very embarrassing, he did not ask his father or the principal to punish others afterwards.

The man studying in the Fire Academy was not the Second Prince of the Dawn Empire, but just Ignatius, an ordinary student - he came here to study with this belief.

After hearing his words, Jiang Liujing's opinion of him changed slightly. He asked curiously, "Is the name you're using now your real name?"

Ignatius hummed. Before Jiang Liujing could ask more questions, he explained frankly, "In order to protect us, my father and mother keep the real names of royal family members secret until they reach the age of sixteen."

This was to prevent those with ulterior motives from finding them and using their children to blackmail the king into making decisions. There was a precedent in history where a king abandoned his children and resolutely implemented a policy, only to receive the tragically dead bodies of his children the next day.

Since then, the Dawn Empire has been rigorously protecting the royal bloodline. This is especially true since the current king only has one queen, and the royal bloodline consists of only two princes and one princess. Losing any of them would be deeply devastating.

Jiang Liujing understood. He looked at Ignatius' face, which had no resemblance to the king, and thought that the name was real, but the face must be fake.

After getting a general idea of ​​the situation from his conversation with Ignatius, he turned to look at His Majesty the King, who was sitting calmly and listening to the children's conversation.

"Then why did you ask me to come?"

As a king, he should have mastered all his information. Of course, all the information here only refers to his superficial information, such as the fact that he is from Ernst and has the status of a duke, etc. Information like he is a dual-element magician, which has been certified by the Magicians Association, must not be concealed.

The king smiled but did not answer his question. Instead, he said to Ignatius, "Just now I asked you, do you know why you lost the game today? Your answer was..."

Ignatius lowered his head and said, "I lost because of my lack of strength."

After watching the battles between the Thunder Academy and the Light Academy, and the battles between the Water Academy and the Light Academy, Ignatius felt deeply that even in a competition of hard power, he could not compete with the representatives of these two academies.

He could defeat other students in the Fire Academy, but he didn't have the courage to dominate the entire place.

The king looked at Jiang Liujing again: "You defeated him, why do you think he lost?"

Jiang Liujing blinked and thought: Is he going to say it to my face?

This doesn't seem good.

The king smiled and said, "Don't be shy. Yige is not that fragile."

Since the child's father had said so, Jiang Liujing no longer hesitated. He looked at Ignatius and said, "I think you lost because of a lack of trust in each other."

Ignatius was stunned and didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

Jiang Liujing continued, "You're too scattered. Your college has an advantage that other colleges can't match, and that's numbers. If you work together, even Guang College can't defeat you. But you should be able to sense that the students in your college don't actually obey your command, and you don't trust them."

Ignatius had always divided the Fire Academy into two parts: he and Vita, the two recommended students, and the rest of the Fire Academy. During battles, he and Vita were always responsible for the core part, while the others only mechanically provided support.

This seems to be no problem, but in fact it exposes the biggest problem, which is that Ignatius did not bring out the strengths of his classmates and he did not trust these classmates.

"Battles are like playing chess. If you, as the team leader, don't understand your pieces and don't make the most of each one, their trust in you will naturally diminish. If they encounter setbacks again, they'll naturally stop following your lead."

Like Lei Yuan, his style is completely authoritarian. He only obeys the orders of Wen Xun. He fights wherever Wen Xun points, and all the right and wrong are borne by the commander alone.

The style of the Water Academy is more inclined towards unity and multi-core thinking. Even if Jiang Liujing is not there, there are people who take over the command. Everyone is willing to make necessary sacrifices for the benefit of the team and will not blame any problems on a single person.

The most embarrassing thing about the Fire Academy is that they want to win, but they are used to being scattered and unable to work together towards a single goal. When they encounter setbacks, their first reaction is not to defeat the opponent, but to shift the blame internally.

Ignatius seemed to understand something. He was silent for a moment and said, "It's me... I'm not strong enough."

Jiang Liujing didn't think so. He felt that since Ignatius could become the representative of the Fire Academy and was able to manage other people well in the early stages, it meant that he had enough prestige in those people's minds.

However, the trust generated by prestige is not enough to offset the negative feedback brought to them by failure.

In the end, he just said, "You can try to get to know your classmates more in the future, but there won't be a second group competition."

So even if you make an effort it will be in vain.

Ignatius suddenly felt even more lost.

At this time, the king spoke: "This is why I asked you to come. Jiang Liujing, I want to entrust you with a task. Help Yige grow further during these years of school life."

Ignatius's head shot up and he looked at the king in surprise.

The king ignored him and just looked at Jiang Liujing with a smile.

Jiang Liujing also looked back at him: "Is this the king's order?"

The king shook his head and said, "No, you are not a subject of my country. Therefore, I am only making this request to you as a father. You are free to refuse."

Jiang Liujing was silent for a moment and did not respond immediately. Instead, he asked, "Since it's a commission, what kind of compensation are you prepared to pay?"

The king laughed heartily.

If someone else asked directly about the reward, it would be considered rude and offensive, but the person standing in front of him was a child, so this straightforwardness made him look innocent and cute.

He hunched his back slightly, lowered his head, and placed his fingers crossed at his chin, a relaxed yet confident posture.

A deep voice came from the king's mouth.

"A wolf wanted to taste the fat sheep beside him. In order not to cause more wolves and sheep to make a commotion, he sent them invitations to a banquet."

"Tell me, should I accept this invitation or not?"