After the afternoon screening, the audience was reluctant to leave, taking advantage of the transition to the evening screening, the Count of Henrietta took Harvey and them to the back hall of the cinema, and when they arrived, there were already more than a dozen guests, all dressed in formal attire, holding champagne and talking to each other, Harvey's eyes naturally focused on him when he entered, with admiration, surprise, and curiosity.

The opening speech of the "Count of Monte Cristo" movie made everyone know who the young man was, and by this day, Harvey was already a rising star in Norton's social scene.

The back room is lavishly furnished, with three crystal chandeliers illuminating every corner of the ballroom, white light gauze roller blinds from the corners of the room to the center, and statues, flowers, and paintings by famous artists on the walls of the living room, which guests can admire at their leisure.

Most of the seats are placed on either side of the room, with a large open space in the middle for ballroom dancing or socializing.

The guests who can be invited to the back hall are basically the ones with the highest status in the audience.

Harvey was able to recognize a few, Susie Terrence, the president of the Magic Society, a woman who looked out of place here, wearing an old witch robe, with dark circles on her eyes and pandas, plus sickly gray skin, and the nobles around her were afraid of her, for fear of being cursed if she was not careful.

Princess Elynor Windsor, the first heir to the throne of the kingdom, a mature woman in a fiery red dress, stood in the crowd, her bewitching figure always attracted the attention of male guests, and she did not dare to look at her because of her identity.

Dupont Arnold, the head of the Royal Spellcasters Association, an old and dignified old man, stood there and gave people the feeling of not being angry but threatening.

The group entered the hall, William pulled Jared and they naturally sat in the guest seats, although they were nominally one of the filmmakers, the guests present were probably only interested in Harvey alone, they would only be bored if they reluctantly joined, and the social world also has the rules of the social world, and the class gap is naturally destined to be different circles.

Led by the Count of Henrietta, Harvey greeted these distinguished guests one by one.

"Mr. Adrian, I am pleasantly surprised to meet you here, and it is rumored that you are not a fan of social events, and you have not even been present at the award ceremony for the Count of Monte Cristo." Elenore Windsor took off her red gloves and said with a smile, as a traditional etiquette that has been passed down in the social world for a long time, it is generally only performed by men to women, which means that they have a close relationship with each other, and generally the royal family members will not take the initiative to let others kiss their hands, so this is a great honor for the nobles.

Harvey bent down to support her jade hand, kissed it, and then straightened his waist and replied with a smile: "You are serious, I hope The Count of Monte Cristo has not disappointed you, Princess Eleanor." ”

"I am very satisfied, this is an unprecedented new experience for me, and I have to marvel at the story of The Count of Monte Cristo, and when the phantom is finished, I can see the excited eyes of the female audience on the first floor. Although their cries were drowned out in applause, I am sure that tomorrow all the newspapers of Norton will praise the birth of the Phantom. Princess Elennor complimented, and the male guests around him nodded in agreement.

"Princess Elenoreux, you look as beautiful as ever." A handsome man came over with champagne and bowed to Elenore and looked at Harvey with emotion: "Monsieur Adrian, you are much younger than I imagined, I thought that the man who wrote the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" must have been a wise scholar, he could only be a middle-aged man or an old man with rich life experience. And the Count of Monte Cristo is so great that I almost wonder if you are really the Count of Monte Cristo, and you have been through it all to write something like this. ”

"Thomas, I thought you were here for some other purpose." Princess Elenore pulled up the hem of her bright red dress and saluted back.

"The Count of Monte Cristo alone is enough, and I am grateful that you recommended this novel to me so that I did not miss a day of witnessing history." The man raised the champagne and drank it down.

"My name is Thomas Turner, and it's an honor to meet you here." He put down the glass and shook Harvey's hand, and smiled again: "Mr. Adrian, please forgive me for my abrupt request, I wonder if I can bring your work back to my country for translation?" I think The Count of Monte Cristo is a very good novel, and it deserves to be admired and seen by all readers who love novels. ”

It would have been necessary for someone in the know to quietly explain the man's identity to Harvey, but Count Henrietta was entertaining others.

Harvey didn't know who he was and smiled: "Of course, that's what I want to see." ”

The three of them talked, and Harvey knew the identity of the handsome man in front of him, the son of the Grand Duke of a principality, who was not inferior to Elenor Windsor in terms of status, and he came to Norton specifically for the phantom release of "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Harvey went back to talk to the other guests, and the president of the Magic Guild seemed to be uninterested in him, and after a polite greeting, there was no chance to talk. However, Dupont Arnold, the head of the Royal Spellcasters Association, took Harvey more seriously, and would ask some questions about the caster and discuss and seek Harvey's opinion.

I don't know if the casters like to wear robes to show their status and mystery, Dupont Arnold wears a spell robe with a modern style, the style is like a combination of a black suit and a robe, and many places are embroidered with mysterious golden patterns, and you can faintly feel the fluctuation of magic power, which should be a constant defensive spell on this robe.

Dupont Arnold has an old countenance, and his gray hair is neatly combed, giving people an impression of gentleness, but his eyes are stern and old-fashioned, making people unconsciously avoid them.

The old man in front of Harvey has three identities, the first is the president of the Royal Spellcaster Association, the second is the royal mage advisor, and the third is the royal minister of magic.

"Mr. Adrian, what do you think of modern magic?"

Modern magic?

Harvey didn't expect DuPont to ask such a vague question, and after a little thought, he said, "As far as I know, modern magic is still a relatively general term, and it is not accepted by mainstream spellcasters. ”

DuPont said with a complicated look in his eyes: "Modern magic is a compromise made by the gradually deteriorating spell casting environment, and the previous spellcasters did not bother to study those spells that could benefit ordinary people, and I think the illusion crystal researched by Mr. Adrian belongs to modern magic." ”

"Do you mean that magic that can make an impact on people's lives is modern magic?"

"You know, not entirely."

Harvey pondered for a moment, "In my eyes, I don't think about the division of modern magic, I think magic is a means for human beings to perceive the laws of change in the universe, the difference is only how to use it, if modern magic refers to technology or magic that can make people's lives better, then it is worthy of being sought after and studied." ”

Dupont nodded in satisfaction, his eyes at Harvey loosened slightly, and he said, "Very objective answer, Mr. Adrian, if you are interested in this one day, you can come to me at any time, there are few spellcasters in the kingdom who are as good as you and have an objective view of modern magic." ”

Harvey smiled calmly, "Actually, I'm preparing to publish a spell paper on photographic crystals. ”

Dupont's face fluctuated, the corners of his mouth tugged, and he glanced at Harvey with deep meaning: "It seems that we need a deeper and longer conversation." ”

The Royal Spellcasters Association operates an academic journal called "Nature and Spells", which is only sold in the Barron Kingdom and the Magic Association, not a branch of the Magic Association of the Barron Kingdom, but the headquarters of the Magicians Association on another continent, of course, the publication is only a mediocre response, and there are no more than a thousand readers in the Barron Kingdom, and it is estimated that it is a little useful to pad the table legs in another continent.

Harvey intends to reveal the principle and some of the techniques of the photographic crystal, enough for some skilled spellcasters to make imitations, and the process of making photographic crystals that he has researched himself will certainly not be easily revealed.

The Cromwell Chamber of Commerce has shown enough sincerity to cooperate with him, Harvey married Diana and received 40% of the shares of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, he can't get over it in his heart if he doesn't do anything, and 40% of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce's income will also fall into his pocket.