Reiner's words made President Dmitry feel a little emotional, he knew about the existence of the Chaos Serpent, but it was an organization with no sense of existence, although it was rumored that one of the officers of the Chaos Serpent was a high-level mage, but over the years, this organization has been keeping a low profile, and the Magic Association has not bothered to hunt them down.

But now, judging from Reiner's words, although this organization is not a threat to most mages and the Rainbow Tower, and their goal of restoring the glory of the ancient magic empire is too ridiculous, but for ordinary people and low-level mages, this organization is extremely dangerous.

"I understand, but at the latest in half a year, I think the news of your promotion to the high level will eventually leak out, and when the time comes, come to the high council to register."

President Dmitry did not embarrass Reiner, after all, rules are dead, and people are alive.

"Thank you for your understanding."

Reiner said his reason, but also to get the support of the mercury balance, the rumored high-level mage member of the Chaos Serpent does not know whether it is true or not, if it is really him who came to attack Reiner, then without the help of several high-level mages of the mercury scale, Reiner may only be able to barely protect himself.

"It seems that while you are developing your scholarship, you have not forgotten your social responsibility as a mage."

President Dmitry smiled slightly, then looked at Claire, who was staring at Reiner who didn't dare to make a noise in front of the High Mage.

"Don't forget to attend tonight's dinner, with such a beautiful female companion by your side, you will definitely attract everyone's attention."

President Dmitry's words made Claire feel uneasy, because in Claire's cognition, high-level mages and ordinary humans were no longer a kind of creature, and their long lifespan, great strength, and superior knowledge would cause them to be very different from mortals.

And now, Reiner has become a high-level mage, and there is a clear gap between his status and Claire, which is difficult to overcome.

"I know, thank you for the reminder."

Reiner replied with a smile, noticing Claire's nervousness and quietly taking her hand.

......

In the afternoon, Reiner and Claire visited the inside of the mercury balance to learn about its establishment, development and other aspects, and also have a more comprehensive understanding of the overall situation of the mercury balance.

By the end of the visit, it is already evening, and the banquet hall of the headquarters of Mercury Balance will hold the annual banquet.

As this was a relatively formal banquet and had to be dressed in formal attire, Reiner was ushered into the dressing room and changed into a trendy and modest gown.

Claire, on the other hand, was taken to another room by another female mage.

Reiner stepped out of the locker room and into the ballroom.

There were already many people here, all the high-level mages of the mercury balance were present, and their students, the other middle-level mages and low-level mages had formed some circles of conversation, and unlike the aristocratic gatherings, people were not talking about clothes and paintings, but about alchemical experiments and spell models.

Most of the male mages are wearing classical mage robes and cutting-edge gowns, while female mages show their individual side, all kinds of dresses and long skirts are dazzling, many male mages do not realize until this time that they get along day and night, and even for tat colleagues are completely new, youthful and beautiful, which makes people can't take their eyes off.

Reiner's appearance naturally attracted a lot of attention, after all, aside from his academic achievements, he was also a handsome and dashing handsome guy, and many ladies made up their minds when they saw him alone.

"Mr. Ian Gray, I'm very interested in your theory of bloodline inheritance, I wonder if you can come to my room in the evening and have a good discussion."

A woman in a burgundy dress with a gauze on her head walks up to Reiner with a goblet of red wine, and her speech is very bold, and just as bold is her breast, which shakes with the movement.

"Kayla has made a move, and she looks like she's going to eat Mr. Ian Gray tonight." "I really envy her figure, if I had that kind of bust, I would dare to invite her." "Didn't she be with Will before, and the two of them separated?" "Hey, Will is her last partner, and your message is long outdated."

There was a great deal of discussion among those who saw all this and knew the lady, but none of them objected to the woman's seemingly unreserved behavior.

Unlike the reserved and restrained daughters of the aristocracy, the mages are not too rigid to the traditional form of marriage due to their long lifespan, except for those few model couples, the rest are basically as they please, without a fixed partner, after all, no one knows whether they can continue to advance, or whether they will die because of some danger in the next second, in addition to studying magic, enjoying every day's life is the mainstream of mages.

In this way, meeting the opposite sex through banquets and parting ways after spending time together is also something that many mages often do.

"I'm honored that you invited me, but I'm sorry, I'm waiting for my companion."

Reiner refused, but the other party was not angry, but pursed his lips and smiled.

"Come on, you can do it."

On the other side, several young ladies were whispering something, and the short bespectacled girl standing in the middle was extremely nervous, and she kept peeking in Reiner's direction, as if her hands were shaking.

Her companions encouraged her, and eventually, the short girl took a step forward, and she came to Reiner, and said with some hesitation.

"Mr. I, Mr. Ian Gray, can you invite you to dance with me, do a dance?"

Her face flushed, as if she had exhausted all her courage to say this.

"Thank you for the invitation, but sorry, I'm waiting for my companion."

Reiner smiled and declined the offer.

At Reiner's words, the girl was depressed like a deflated balloon, but soon, she picked herself up again.

"Thank you, I envy your companion."

The short girl returned to her friends, and a small cheer could be heard, as if her friends were happy for her efforts.

"Mages are human beings, and they have joys and sorrows, don't they?"

A somewhat familiar voice came from behind Reiner, and when he turned around, he saw that it was the six-ring mage, Fleming. Ernst, a mid-level mage who had reviewed his papers.

Fleming was followed by his student, Garon, who seemed uncomfortable with the banquet and his eyes were a little wandering.

"Mr. Ernst, long time no see."

Reiner nodded in acknowledgment, his paper was quickly discovered, and it had a lot to do with Fleming, and from that point of view, he had to thank the reviewer.

"It seems that you are very popular, I have been going all the way and I heard the ladies around me talking about Reiner. Ian Gray, talk about his belated companion. ”

Fleming quipped that although it was a little exaggerated, Reiner, who was alone and refused all the ladies' invitations, did make people wonder what kind of woman could stand by his side.

No sooner had Fleming finished speaking than he heard a small exclamation from the crowd in front of him, and Reiner's eyes saw that the people had all moved out of the way to let a lady pass.

And that's Claire.