Iris had just made himself a cup of coffee and was ready to start his day's work when the office door was pushed open.

"Lord Iris, the headmaster asked you to go to the conference room."

"Did you say what it was?" Iris looked at his assistant.

"I said that I would set up a review committee immediately."

"This is just the beginning of the school year, what kind of review will be established?" Iris frowned.

"It is said that the project has already submitted an application for review, so the members of last year's review committee were temporarily convened......

"I'll go right away."

……

Around the large oval wooden table sat more than twenty people, of various ages, but mostly dressed in black magic robes.

"Lord Iris, it just so happens that you are the former project leader of the Burning Demon Pattern Group, can you explain to us whether this application is a joke or not?" Ackerman, head of the spell department at the Higher School of Magic of Elijah, was the first to speak.

Magic Patterns are basic disciplines, especially for spells and engineering, and the status of spells themselves in the modern magic system determines the head of the spell department of each college, most of whom are second only to the headmaster.

Elijah is no exception, although in academics, Iris is not inferior to Ackerman, or even surpasses, but in terms of magic and his own strength, Iris is still a little inferior to the other party.

There are no great magicians in the Principality of Banner, let alone a Magister, so the two dozen or so people present, especially Ackerman and Iris, almost represent the highest level of magic in the entire Principality of Banner.

"At present, there is only one review application and project summary report, and although there are not many experimental data, they still need to be verified." Iris said, "So I can't answer your question for the time being, Lord Ackerman. ”

"Okay."

Ackerman also knew that it was unrealistic and contrary to common sense of magic to let the other party come to a conclusion immediately, and said with a smile: "The review committee has just been established, and it has not yet entered the formal final review stage, so everyone can relax and just treat it as a normal chat." ”

"I've heard that Mr. Snape submitted a total of two final applications, in addition to the Burning Demon Pattern group, there is also 'The Effect of the Water Elemental High Energy Collapse on the Water Magic Pattern', and to be honest, the latter topic was named by us casually at the time......"

"Yes, so if the end result shows that Mr. Snape is not joking, then Elijah has really picked up the treasure this time."

"But what if it's the other way around? Then we're a joke. ”

"I believe that Mr. Snape's past achievements would not make such a joke on his reputation." Ackerman didn't let the conversation go beyond meaningless contradictions.

"But he completed two such important projects in less than two months, and it's hard to believe it right away."

"It's very simple, time will tell, and when Lord Iris and you go back and check it yourself, plus Mr. Snape's review and defense at that time, I believe that the conclusion will be reached soon."

"Lord Iris, I hope that the formal review will be completed by next week."

Ackerman said: "As you know, His Excellency Felix is coming to visit the Academy, and I hope that we will be able to greet this gentleman with a positive image who can bring us practical benefits. ”

All of you here are senior magicians of the Principality of Banner, and once the Principality joins the Blue Alliance, most of the benefits promised by the Magic Federation will eventually go into their pockets, and they will naturally push this matter hard.

"I understand." Iris nodded in agreement.

……

……

In the empty studio, Colin sat on the edge of the first-row desk, looking down and perusing the materials handed in by the students.

Because of the completion of the two projects, he simply gave everyone a day off, and from the day after tomorrow, 7 of the 11 assistants will leave with credits, and 4 will continue to complete the remaining "Optimization Ideas for the Sixth Basic Framework of the Earth Demon Pattern".

He sensed movement in the doorway, and when he looked up, he saw an old magician with gray hair standing in the doorway.

"Excuse me, Mr. Snape."

"Lord Iris, it's a pleasure to meet you." Colin stood up and bowed slightly in respect.

"I haven't been greeted in person, it's my rudeness."

"I'm supposed to be visiting, but you know I've been busy lately." Colin laughed.

"Of course." Iris slowly walked in from the door and said with a smile: "The academy has made a fuss about your two final applications. ”

"Shall I say it was my pleasure?" Colin responded with a smile.

"You have the qualifications." Iris sighed: "Although there is no defense yet, in the past few days, the independent verification and verification of everyone in the review committee has not found any problems, including myself, if nothing else, I believe that you can pass both topics." ”

"Thank you, Excellencies, for your labor."

"The Burning Demon Pattern Group, with an energy conversion rate of 1.5%, is an epoch-making progress, and it is not an exaggeration." Iris had a variety of emotions in his eyes at the same time, such as loss, relief, and emotion, and then joked, "I suggest that you start thinking about your Grand Magician title now." ”

Of course, Colin knew that this was a joke, even in the Western Continent, the canonization of the Great Magician still valued strength more, and if he wanted to be awarded the title of Great Magician only by academic achievements, even if he succeeded, it would be difficult to get recognition.

"This is just an academic progress, and the practical aspect may not have much significance, and the magic pattern is the most emphasized application."

"Nope." Iris said: "That's because you don't know what those merchants are pursuing for profit, as long as they can save a copper strain, they will do their best to fight for it, so ...... Once your topic is made public, I suggest you be prepared to be 'harassed' by the major chambers of commerce. ”

"I'll follow your advice." Colin smiled and nodded.

"Also, there's one more thing I need to confess to you." "Harold is actually my student," Iris said. ”

After he finished speaking, seeing that Cohen Snape did not react, he asked:

"Looks like you already know?"

"Harold always pushes backwards from the fourth quadrant when calculating single-loop functions, which I remember is your unique style, and many of his language habits and number sequences are similar to your papers......" Colin continued.

"Hahaha." Instead of being annoyed by being recognized, Iris was overjoyed: "That kid thought he could hide it from you. ”

After laughing for a while, he said, "Although it sounds pale and weak, I still have to explain that this was not arranged by me. ”

"I trust your academic character."

Colin smiled: "So he didn't shy away from Harold, but entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, to be honest, his ability and attitude are the best of all, I believe that there must be credit for your cultivation of him." ”

Iris let out a long breath, as if he was much more relaxed.

"Harold also told me about some of the calculations he had done, and it seems that you spent most of your energy on the subject of the Earth Demon Pattern?"

"You're really eye-catching."

Colin really admired the old magician. I disrupted everyone's work, just to hide my grasp of the latter two topics, but I didn't expect that the other party could still see the clues from these clues.

"It should be said that the afterlife is terrifying."

The gray-haired magician sighed with infinite emotion.

After a moment, he smiled reassuringly, and held out his hand with the etiquette characteristic of a magician:

"It seems a little late, but ...... Professor Snape, welcome to the Elijah School of Magic. ”

(End of chapter)