Greetings, Mister Principal

Chapter 58: Olive Branch

After Reiner's speech was over, Lanchester began to directly explain the results of his experiments in the past few days. He rewrote the alchemical reaction formulas of many important experiments discovered in the past according to the principle of conservation of elements, and in three of the reactions, three completely new compounds were discovered based on this law, all of which had been ignored in the past.

The entire conference hall was silent and everyone was taking notes in their own way. Even Reiner, after returning to his seat, buried himself in the catalog, absorbing knowledge frantically.

Time flew quickly. At the end of the morning meeting, the attendees would enjoy a sumptuous meal in the restaurant of the manor. Reiner was so hungry that he took several portions of food, completely disregarded his image, and sat down at the table to feast on.

In addition to the regular fruit-wood grilled chicken, pan-fried steak, cod soup, and other dishes, there were also many rare delicacies that Reiner had never seen before. According to the introduction, these should be ingredients from other demiplanes. Most of them had the effect of modulating magic power, which was very helpful to the mage. Based on the principle of not taking eating free food was a dumb thing to do, Reiner took a little bit of everything.

But no one would mock him anymore. In the eyes of the mages, this apprentice was already a rising star, especially when some enthusiastic mages came forward to ask and learn that Reiner was only twenty years old, this expectation became even stronger.

Knowledge and strength could be continuously cultivated, but open-minded thinking and good observation skill were difficult to cultivate in a short period of time. It could be said that Reiner now had the foundation to become an excellent mage. As long as he kept moving forward, he would eventually have achievement.

"Reiner, can I call you this way?"

Just as Reiner sipped a light green wine that was said to be brewed from the juice of a carnivorous plant in a demiplane, Frederick Demetrius came to him, the Ninth-Ring high-level mage looked approachable at this time, just like a kind elder.

"Your Excellency Demetrius."

Reiner hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, causing Frederick to smile slightly.

"I have been having a discussion with Excellency Steinen, and that is whether it is appropriate to invite you to join the Mercury Balance."

Join the mercury balance!

Although Reiner didn't quite understand the meaning of this, he could guess from what Peter and himself said yesterday that the Mercury Balance should be the organization that many mages, especially the mages of the alchemy study, dreamed of joining.

"Uh, please forgive me for my ignorance, but I don't know much about various magic organizations."

Reiner said honestly. He could not rush to join an organization that he didn't know anything about. Although from the news, most of these organizations were similar to the existence of an academic society and there should be no armed conflicts, Reiner still wanted to know the situation first.

"Haha, sorry, I subconsciously thought that the mercury balance is already a household name."

Frederick smiled heartily, and then began to patiently explain several famous organizations in the Rainbow Tower, including the mercury balance that focused on alchemy, the Storm Council of the element study, the Stargazer of the Astrology, the Spellweaver of the law of nature, the Immortal Throne of the necromancy, and so on and so forth.

There were also frequent exchanges between organizations, but most mages could only specialize in one or two organizations, so naturally, they would choose more suitable organizations to join.

Joining these organizations, although one had to take on obligations such as training students and exploring demiplanes, they could also get rich benefits at the same time.

The simplest was that as the publisher of "Alchemy", members of Mercury Balance would enjoy half-price discounts on the latest periodicals, and various alchemy materials could also be purchased at cheaper prices, as well as the qualifications to participate in academic seminars such as this conference, which only members of Mercury Balance would be able to enjoy.

Frederick's words made Reiner very interested, of course not only because of the discounts, but also because he was able to meet high-level mages in the magic world and even receive protection.

Although Piram's incident ended in Reiner's victory, the last dangerous scene still made Reiner feel scared.

Yes, this was a world where magic existed. It was difficult for Reiner to guarantee that he would not encounter some malicious mages attacking him in the future, nor could he guarantee that every time he would be as lucky as before, he urgently needed to improve his strength, and also needed to find protection.

However, the need to bear the obligation also made Reiner hesitate. If it was to train students, he had no problem with it. If he was directly thrown to a certain Reiner, he may not survive for half a day.

Seeing Reiner lost in thought, Frederick smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"You can take time to think about it, you probably haven't passed the magic test to get the official magic rank. It's better to wait until the test is over and become an official mage before replying."

Although he admired Reiner from the bottom of his heart, Frederick also knew that pushing would not get good results, not to mention that to join the mercury balance, one must at least have the strength of the first-ring mage, so he said that.

"Mhm, thank you."

Reiner nodded slightly. The most recent magic test was a month later. If the preparations were done properly, it shouldn't be a problem to pass, and it wouldn't be too late to reply by then.

Thinking of this, Reiner came up with another idea. He asked politely.

"By the way, Your Excellency Demetrius, you just said that there is more than one academic conference like this?"

"Yes, although this meeting is the largest within the Mercury Balance, there are several other academic seminars in various branches. As for other organizations, there are similar activities. What's wrong?"

Frederick replied. He thought Reiner wanted to participate in a similar event, but the other party quickly gave a different answer.

"Actually, my magic academy is currently experiencing some financial difficulties, and then I happened to develop a new drink. Although it sells well in the surrounding cities, I still need to expand the market."

Reiner boldly said. Since he obtained recognition from the other party by relying on his thesis, he simply took advantage of this opportunity to promote Cola.

"So I'm thinking, can I promote my drink in the Rainbow Tower or the Mercury Balance."

Frederick replied only after a moment of silence.

"It's okay to be able to help a talented newcomer, but you know, this kind of thing can't be decided by me alone, you also need to get the unanimous consent of the Excellencies of Mercury Balance."

This was actually not difficult to achieve. As long as Frederick agreed, it did not matter even if Reiner handed over ordinary water. The reason why he said this was to leave Reiner an impression that he had a high expectation of him, and he wanted to try his best to help him. With this impression, he might be able to rope in this talented mage.

"Uh, you mean?"

Reiner asked carefully, weighing his words.

"I mean, did you bring a sample?"

Frederick blinked and asked with a smile