Ernest, one of the largest cities in the Midland Federation, has a long history, as early as the ancient magic empire has been established, Ernest is most famous for the huge stargate located in the center of the city, which is the first stargate found on the continent, its discovery marks the beginning of the human footsteps out of this continent, stepping into the half-plane process, in any history textbook, Ernest's name is recorded.

The float slowly landed, and after it came to a stop, the passengers were guided by the crew to step off the float and take a steam carriage to the reception hall of the airport.

"It's the first time I've been to Ernest!"

Claire took Reiner's arm and looked around excitedly, she was wearing a beige dress, a cream-white short-sleeved jacket on the upper body, and a pair of strappy sandals, which was very cool and fashionable.

Previously, due to the affairs of Arymia's family, Claire had the opportunity to visit Ernest, but at that time, she was pressed for time, so Claire chose to go directly to Arymia's hometown to join Reiner, which was a year ago.

"It's no different from other Midland cities, with steam, rivets, mechanical carriages that run between the roads, and a damp fog that doesn't see the sun at all times."

Reiner, on the other hand, wore his usual double-breasted gown, and instead of wearing a silk cap like the average Midlander, he let his somewhat messy gray hair shimmer in the mist.

"The Midlands are mechanical, and the people here are more like engineers than mages, building giant floats, walking steam carriages, and lighting systems that cover the city."

In the Midland Federation, the largest number is not the alchemy workshop but a variety of factories, especially around the developed cities, a large number of factories not only provide many necessities for the city, but also provide a lot of jobs, but at the same time, some low-cost factories have insufficient capacity to deal with pollutants, resulting in the environment of these factory areas is not very good, the most obvious is the dense fog covering the city, these industrial smoke mixed with water vapor of the wet fog can easily cause respiratory diseases, there has been controversy in various places, but the Midland Federation in order to develop, But never took it seriously.

Reiner thought of the problem of blackbody radiation from the lighting system, and the question was actually raised due to the demand brought about by the widely used lighting system in the Midland Federation, and the engineers urgently needed to find the relationship between the luminescence of the wire and the temperature, but they did not expect that this small electric light would bring about a big change in the wizarding world.

As His Excellency Braggs said, some people read historical legends but think that they are just simple stories, and some people look at the ingredients on the potion, but they get a glimpse of the truth of the universe, and any great discovery never appears out of thin air, but extends from small problems, thinks, progresses, and finally is revealed.

Reiner was different from the last time he visited Ernest uninvited and in a hurry, but he did receive the invitation, and both the residence and the itinerary were arranged by the Magic Association.

The two arrived at the hotel in a rented mechanical carriage, the same hotel where Ernest had stayed during last year's meeting, and it looked as if the mercury balance had reached some kind of agreement with the hotel.

As soon as he walked into the hall, Reiner was greeted by the receptionist.

"It's Reiner. Lord Ian Gray? ”

The other party looked very young, and as soon as he saw Reiner, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Mercury Balance has arranged a luxury suite for you, and I'll take you there."

"Thank you."

Reiner nodded politely and followed the receptionist up the elevator to the tenth floor to find the suite that belonged to Reiner.

"Ah, Lord Ian Gray, I have a reluctant request......"

Before Reiner was about to open the door and enter the room, the receptionist spoke a little shyly.

"Can you help me sign a name, I'm a little ashamed, this time last year, I was also here as a receptionist, and I had a brief exchange with Your Excellency at that time, but unfortunately I missed it before I had time to sign it."

"Is that so?"

Reiner recalled, and found that there seemed to be such a thing, but it was not clear what the receptionist looked like at that time, and whether he was the same person as the current one.

Still, he graciously signed for the receptionist, and watched him excitedly walk into the elevator at the end of the hallway.

"Reiner is also a celebrity."

Claire smiled and pushed the door open and walked into the suite.

Different from the slightly cramped single room that Reiner lived in last time, this room is spacious and bright, with a large living room, separate toilet and bathroom, and through the living room is the bedroom, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the stargate in the center of Ernest, the huge stargate looms in the fog, and is independent of the city's rows of high-rise buildings, like some kind of creation from another world, giving people a strong sense of alienation.

"Ah, it's a big soft bed!"

Claire came to the bedroom and was instantly sucked in by the double bed, and the whole person was deeply immersed in it, making a pleasant sound.

"The day after tomorrow is the opening of the Ernest Conference, I may need to take some time to discuss academic issues with you in these two days, and after the official opening, it will be a little busy for two days, and when everything is in order, we can have a good time in Ernest City."

Although Ernest is mostly dense fog and the natural scenery is not unique, due to its long history, there are many buildings that have stood since the time of the ancient Magic Empire, and it has a fairly strong cultural style, such as the Alchemy Workshop Sophia, which has the longest history, and the Ososista that commemorates the discovery of the hundredth half-plane.

However, in recent years, due to the severe industrial pollution, some ancient buildings have been damaged to a greater or lesser extent, and it is said that the Ernest city councilors are seeking solutions to protect these monuments in an attempt to suppress the power of the factory owners.

Of course, none of this is for Reiner to consider, he just needs to take Claire on a good tour of Ernestrie.

Claire packed up her clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower after enjoying the soft bed for a while, Reiner sat in the living room and read the treatise that had not been finished on the float before, and soon, the desk on the side of the living room flashed with light, this is a teleportation circle that only luxury suites have, and the mercury balance has been arranged in advance in this hotel.

Reiner picked up the letter, a brief, one-sentence message.

"At 3 p.m., Ernest Conference Center, Conference Room 3, Seminar on the Lightspeed Paper. Demetri. ”