"Dear Reiner. Mr. Ian Gray, we are honored to invite you to the 'Annual Meeting of Mercury Balances' on the third Friday of the Month of Drifting Fire to discuss academic issues with you. Demetri. ”

Opening the invitation, Reiner found that it was such a letter inside.

He verified the magic signature on the envelope, it was indeed the official letter of the mercury balance, and as for the signature of Frederick. Dmitry, if Claire had been by her side, would have jumped in surprise.

Because that is the leader of the Mercury Balance, His Excellency the High Master of the Nine Rings.

For a while, even Reiner was a little suspicious, fearing that some academic authority was trying to lure him out of the house and steal the results and kill him quickly, but soon, he learned from Mrs. Michelle that these official invitations had a backup record in the High Council, and if Reiner had any accidents along the way, even legendary mages would be punished with the same severe punishment.

The laws of this world are very strict, Reiner sighed, since this is the case, he has nothing to fear, if the other party really wants to kill him, then just by opening this letter, he may have been devoured by dozens of high-level curse spells and died.

There were still a few pieces of paper in the invitation, Reiner looked at it, it was some maps and round-trip tickets, etc., it seemed that the other party had indeed arranged the itinerary for himself, and Reiner only needed to carry his bag and leave.

"But two tickets?"

Reiner looked at the two tickets in his hand that could be used for an unlimited period of time, and fell into thought.

Presumably, the mercury balance was ordered in consideration of the fact that he might have an entourage, and if it had been changed a few days ago, Reiner might have subconsciously brought Claire, but at this time, the teacher was weak, and he was afraid that he would have to find someone else.

originally wanted to take Xia Luo to meet the world, but considering the identity problem, Reiner finally gave up the proposal.

Mr. Antoine needs to be in charge of the production of Coke, and there should be many alchemy workshops looking for him to authorize the production line these days, so naturally he will not be able to leave.

"Looks like I'm the only one to go."

Reiner laughed to himself and looked like there were a lot of inconveniences in girls' school.

But when he put away the invitation and returned to his room, he found that the tiger striped kitten he had just eaten with him was already waiting on the soft bed.

"Why don't you just take this cat with you?"

Reiner quipped that the kitten also seemed quite human, and might come in handy for the unexpected.

However, before Reiner could finish speaking, the kitten glared at him with disgust, and then jumped out of the window with a snort, as if Reiner was going to do something unspeakable to him.

"Uh...... All right. ”

In the end, Reiner decided to go alone, but he left another ticket and a note with the cause and effect at Claire's bedside, hearing that the meeting was held near Wagner Lake and that if Claire woke up, it would be better to give her a few days off to rest.

......

It wasn't until he had packed his things that Reiner suddenly realized that it was the first time he had left Crescent Academy and its nearby towns to enter the rest of the world, and he followed the map to Torento, the capital of the province where Crescent Academy was located, where he was going to take the regular ship "Grecia" to Lake Wagner.

Torodon is much more prosperous than Priest, with buildings lined up, pedestrians mostly dressed in decent clothes, and people on the streets talking about current politics, cutting-edge products, etc., except that everyone is not holding a mobile phone, Reiner feels that this is not much different from the cities on earth.

He even found shops selling Coke, albeit only a few of them, but the trendy drink from the South quickly became popular with the trendy city dwellers, who found that there were long queues and people cheering or frustrating at the mage cards he had drawn, and it was clear that Coke hit the nail on the head.

However, he didn't stay long, Reiner bought two bottles of Coke and put them in a storage bag for later use, and then briefly jotted down the contact information of several of the larger alchemy workshops in Torudo before heading to the port.

It wasn't until he saw the harbor that Reiner finally understood what had been a long-standing question in his mind, about how a city that was inland, with only one Toorondo River flowing through it, could have a harbor so far from its banks.

Because the harbor was not anchored by ships in the traditional sense.

The huge keel framed the shape of the hull, and above the steel-clad shell was a huge chimney with curling white smoke, and the whole ship was suspended in mid-air, meeting the pier jutting from the towering towers, giving it a somewhat surreal look.

"Is this the Graceia?"

Reiner couldn't help but admire, not only because it was the first time he had seen a floating ship powered by the power of magic, but also because of the powerful spell system revealed in it.

If it's just fingertips on fire, then magic and magic are not much different, and the floating ship represents a high concentration of magic technology, whether it is the hull design, the power system, including the various control devices, these are all woven with magic, reflecting the degree of use of magic in this world.

Trying to find out how the floatship worked, it was clear that Reiner didn't have that authority, and just as he was looking up at the ship and stopped, a man slammed into him behind him.

"Ouch."

Because Reiner dodged in time and did not cause a serious conflict, the other party stumbled and finally stood firm.

"I'm sorry, I ......"

Before Reiner could apologize, he had already scolded the convenience.

"How do you walk? It's good that you didn't stain Uncle Ben's clothes, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to afford it! ”

The man was a middle-aged man with a big belly, wearing one-sided glasses and a top hat, and his cane clattered on the ground with an aggressive momentum.

"At first glance, he looks like a hillbilly, and I'm afraid it took a long time to save up money to get on this boat."

He muttered quietly, apparently that Reiner's slightly plain dress had led the man to mistake Reiner for a small merchant from the country, and that the man was about to say something, but the whistle had already sounded on boarding.

"Be careful in the future!"

The man, who also appeared to be aboard the Graceia, hurried to the tower with a staggering step and a cane.

Reiner was a little helpless, but he didn't think too much of it, and he straightened his clothes and walked towards the tower, quickly overtaking the man's slow pace.

"Need I help you?"

Reiner said this as he passed by, making the man's face a little ugly, and his mouth was swearing, and he quickened his pace with difficulty.

After checking in with the man, Reiner walked behind him and headed for the cabin.

"I'm telling you, don't think you'll be happy if you pick up a ticket for a lower class, I'm a first-class cabin with premium service, and you can enjoy the latest drink and Coke for free, and you won't be able to earn this money in your lifetime!"

The man, apparently convinced that Reiner was a cautious hillbilly, said as he muttered and showed his ticket to the waiter.

"Twenty-five seats in first class, welcome aboard the USS Graceia, distinguished passengers."

The waiter smiled businessmanly, and his respectful attitude pleased the man, and he glanced at Reiner, who was showing off, only to find that Reiner had pulled out a golden ticket.

"Grandroom Seven, welcome aboard the USS Graceia, you are our most distinguished guest, please wait a moment and my colleague will take you to your box."

The waiter bowed slightly, causing the man to look straight.

This guy can actually afford a state-class ticket???

He watched in a daze as Reiner was led away by another waiter, unable to recover for a long time.