The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

Mo Ya's accusation was so sincere that everyone around him turned their heads.

Wen Xun and Chu Zhou also saw Jiang Liujing, but they were not as surprised as Mo Ya. Or rather, they had actually expected it.

After all, they hadn't heard of a second recommended student from the Water Academy in all these days.

Chu Zhou smiled at Jiang Liujing: "Can't hide it anymore?"

Wen Xun snorted coldly and raised half his chin: "You should have said it earlier. There is nothing to hide. You will be beaten sooner or later."

Jiang Liujing blinked and smiled: "I didn't hide it, it's just that the questions you asked me were wrong."

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Before the roommates could ask what was the correct answer, Principal Laviere coughed, interrupting their conversation.

He raised his hand and said, "Enough small talk. Now, let's start the drawing of lots."

As he finished speaking, an exquisite pillar suddenly rose up in the center of the empty podium with a loud bang, attracting the attention of the entire audience.

The pillar was about half a man's height, and when erected, it reached above Jiang Liujing's head. Atop the pillar sat a round plate, and in the center were six crystal-clear, colorless gemstones, seemingly identical in appearance.

The principal passed the plate to each representative in turn. Except for the representative from Guangyuan, everyone chose a gem and held it in their hands.

"This is the Mother and Child Stone. Infuse your magic power into the stone and it will guide your opponent," said the principal.

Everyone obeyed and did as he was told.

Jiang Liujing held the transparent gem in his palm. The gem was icy cold, and through the clear cross-section he could faintly see the expectant faces of the audience below.

Ice-blue water magic emerged, rolled around his palm, and poured into the gem. The transparent gem was instantly dyed blue and suddenly floated above his head.

Amidst the uproar, a blue ray of light shot straight out from the gem, then suddenly bent as if sensing something, colliding and connecting with another yellow ray of light coming from another direction.

yellow?

It's earth element.

Jiang Liujing turned his head and saw Mo Ya looking at him with an indescribable expression.

He said slowly, "I told those guys a long time ago that I have bad luck. They shouldn't have let me go on stage to draw lots."

The first one to face the completely unknown situation of the Water Academy this year, and with almost no information about Jiang Liujing, the disadvantage could not be greater.

Jiang Liujing tilted his head: "So you guys want to admit defeat?"

He doesn't mind missing a fight.

Mo Ya laughed, "How is that possible?"

The bad luck he mentioned was only because he faced Shuiyuan first. If possible, who wouldn't want to have more information about the opponent before fighting?

But even without intelligence, the fight must still be fought.

After the draw results came out, Mo Ya actually relaxed a lot in front of Jiang Liujing. The initial indignation he had felt at first when he learned the truth had faded, and he even had the leisure to tease him, "You water elements are at a disadvantage against us earth elements. Although you're very pretty, I won't show any mercy, Xiaojing."

"The same goes for you," Jiang Liujing raised his eyebrows, a bright smile on his delicate face, "Thank you for your guidance, Mo Ya."

This game is also a must-win for their Water Academy.

The draw was finalized, and the representatives left the stage one by one, leaving only six gems suspended in mid-air. Six rays of light, each of different colors, connected to one another, like three illusory bridges in mid-air.

The principal stood beneath the bridge of light and announced the results of the draw to everyone: "In the first round, the Thunder Academy will face the Wood Academy, the Fire Academy will face the Wind Academy, and the Earth Academy will face the Water Academy. The winners will advance to the second round, and the losers will face off in pairs to determine the bottom three places."

As the results were announced, students from several colleges that were confirmed to be opponents began to constantly look at each other's teams, trying to observe something.

Jiang Liujing returned to the Water Academy team under the watchful eyes of the whole audience. The students of the Water Academy applauded enthusiastically to welcome him. The warm atmosphere attracted the attention of students from other academies.

Teacher Louisa nodded at him and said, "You're lucky."

Although the Earth College suppresses the Water College, judging from its rankings in previous years and the number of freshmen this year, it is already one of the easier hurdles to overcome among the six colleges.

Jiang Liujing stared at the stage and said softly, "The first round is the most important."

Louisa smiled and said, "That's right."

"If you lose in the first round, the highest you can place in the team competition is only fifth. No one can guarantee that they won't be drawn against the strongest opponent in the first round. This is why individual competitions must exist."

The purpose of the individual competition is to add a little fairness to the ranking of each college as much as possible.

Jiang Liujing said, "If that's the case, why not just let each academy take turns competing? Wouldn't the combined results be the most reliable?"

Louisa shook her head. "That's the fairest way, but it's too slow. With each round, every student's abilities and hidden cards will be exposed. The freshman competition isn't just for the school's audience; other countries will also be sending people to attend."

"Also, not everything in this world is fair. Accepting your fate is something important for you to learn. Whether it's luck or misfortune, since you're already in this situation, you can only find a way to overcome it."

“Is there anyone who can’t accept it?”

"Yes," Louisa shrugged, casually brushing her aqua-blue hair and leaning lazily back in her chair. "Your draw this year was a good one. The three recognized strongest academies, Light Academy, Thunder Academy, and Fire Academy, were all staggered. A few years ago, Thunder Academy and Fire Academy met in the first round, and they lost. Even if they had won against the other academies, they would have only finished fifth at best. This was certainly a difficult result for them. That year, Wind Academy, which was fourth, was easily defeated by them, but they don't even have the qualifications to challenge Wind Academy."

"Students from Lei Academy complained to the president that this ranking method was unfair. Do you know how our president responded to them?"

Jiang Liujing shook his head.

"The principal said that every one of you who was able to enter the Imperial Magic Academy had reached the third level before the age of 15. Compared to 90% of ordinary people on the continent and the remaining 9% of geniuses, every one of you here has been lucky enough since birth."

Possessing talents that exceed most people, he was able to successfully grow to his current level and enter the Imperial Magic Academy to receive the most advanced education.

It can be said that each of them present is a lucky person in the eyes of others, but behind the luck is injustice.

"Since you are already a product of unfairness, you must accept unfair rules calmly. Once you leave school, the outside world won't judge you by fairness or unfairness. Being forced to fight against old men decades older than you, being beaten by dozens of people, is perfectly normal."

When Louisa spoke, she was not only looking at Jiang Liujing, but also at the other students in the Water Academy. At some point, everyone's voices had quieted down and they were listening to Louisa quietly.

"You have no control over whether your luck is good or bad, or whether the rules are fair or not, so there is only one thing you can do."

Her voice was light, yet it seemed filled with unshakable strength. "Become stronger. Make yourself strong enough. Once you stand at the top and become the one who makes the rules, all injustice will disappear."