When he woke up in the morning, the kitten was gone, leaving only a few clusters of cat hair. Reiner yawned, got up and cleaned up the desktop, and checked the content of the paper again.

He first sent his revisions in an owl, and then put Fina's father's paper into a file bag.

Reiner didn't know whether the paper review committee would accept a paper from a deceased, so he decided to send the paper himself and wrote a letter to the Mercury Balance to explain the reason.

After packing up his luggage, Reiner met Fina while going downstairs.

"Did you sleep well last night?"

Reiner asked with a smile, rubbing Fina's short hair that had not been carefully treated.

"Um."

Fina nodded, as if she was still a little uncomfortable with Reiner's actions, but she did not object. She wanted to speak but stopped. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke.

“Can I really stay here?”

She was referring to the fact that Reiner hired herself. Although at that time, this behavior should have been considered an emergency plan, Reiner didn't say anything after leaving Sur town, which made Fina a little panic.

"Do you mean the position of an assistant teacher? Of course you can stay here if you want."

Lener said simply.

"If you get excellent results after the magic test and want to find a better place to study, I will also write you a letter of recommendation. Although the reputation of Crescent Academy is not good, the recommendation of the Hornheim Golden Cup winner is probably quite substantial."

Whether to go or stay, Lena leaves it to Fina to decide.

"However, if you are frustrated outside and can't find a way forward and want a place to rest, then you are welcome to Crescent Academy at any time, which is your new home."

Hearing Reiner's words, Fina opened her eyes slightly.

She originally thought she had no place to call her "home", but Reiner told her that Crescent Academy was her new home.

His nose was a little sour, Fina didn't look over, not wanting Reiner to notice his incompetence.

"Claire probably hasn't woken up yet. Go and tell her later, I'll have to go out for a few days."

“Go out?”

Fina's eyes were still a little red, and she looked at Lena in confusion. They had just returned from Sur town for a few days, and Lena was going to go out again?

"Yes, I have improved the paper for your father and prepared to help him get a honor that should belong to him."

Reiner patted the file bag in his hand.

"......Thanks."

Fina seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end she just condensed into one sentence. She watched Reiner leave and took a long time before she took another step.

......

Reiner's destination is Ernest, the Midland Federation, thousands of miles from Prest, where Crescent Academy is located, and requires a voyage on a floating boat.

The reason he chose this place was because an academic conference was about to be held in Ernest. Unlike the annual conference organized by Mercury Balance, Ernest's academic conference was organized by the Midland Federation. They invited many academic powerhouses, including legendary wizards, to carry out a week-long academic exchange activity in Ernest, regardless of faction or nationality.

Reiner was preparing to go to this meeting.

He had previously communicated with His Excellency Dmitry and learned about the grand event, but he was hesitant to attend due to the long journey. Now that he has his own mission, Reiner is of course going to the meeting.

The aerobatic boat slowly rose, and the dense urban buildings gradually became smaller. The pedestrians passing by on the streets quickly became like ants. Going up, the clouds obscured their sight, leaving only a pure white and distant blue.

This airboat drove straight to Ernest, so there were many mages among the passengers.

Similar to the Mercury Balance at that time, many mages hope to make friends with some prestigious mages through this grand event to obtain better resources, but this time it was not just alchemy mages.

Reiner bought a second-class boat ticket, which was economical. Although it was not as spacious as the first-class cabin, and only had one seat, it was still soft and comfortable. The waiter also provided wine and drinks, and the service was attentive.

The journey lasted about five hours, and Reiner originally planned to take a break to relieve the fatigue caused by continuing experiments and writing papers these days, but the person sitting next to him seemed to be full of energy.

"I tell you, do you know why the Ernest Conference would be held in Ernest?"

Several young Yihuan mages were talking happily, without caring about the expressions of the people around them.

"Why, I haven't heard of this." "Isn't it because this conference was hosted by the Midland Federation?"

"That's because Ernest of the Midland Federation is the first place where the star gate was discovered on the main plane, and it has important memorial significance for the magic world!"

The man's voice suddenly became higher, causing the few people surrounding him to exclaim in a low voice.

It was like a spring outing for elementary school students. Reiner thought that he wanted to speak out to remind these people, but another stern voice had echoed in the cabin first.

"You guys have affected others, please pay attention to your words and deeds."

It was a female voice, with a bit of awe. Reiner looked over her head and saw a woman sitting on the other side of the aisle separated from her. She had long red hair, amber eyes, and was wearing a designed skirt-style mage robe with four gold edges on her cuffs. This was a four-ring intermediate mage.

When they heard the woman's scolding, the people wanted to refute a few words, but immediately closed their mouths after seeing the woman's four gold edges.

There are not many wizards in the Fourth Ring Road near Prest, and any of them are famous figures. Although Reiner does not know this woman and does not know why she appeared in the cabin of this second-class cabin, I think it is not that these rookies who have just been promoted less than half a year can offend them at will.

Seeing those people calm down, the woman nodded with satisfaction, glanced over and glimpsed at Reiner looking at her.

"Thanks."

Reiner smiled and said, conscious of the other person's gaze.

"It's just a matter of duty."

The woman didn't say much, leaned against her seat and closed her eyes to rest.

Reiner was also preparing to rest for a while, but when he was still half asleep and half awake, an alarm woke him up.

"What's wrong?"

Could it be that I was really so unlucky that I encountered a floating craft accident?

Reiner thought to himself, he saw the waiter's expression in a hurry and kept coming and going in the aisle. Reiner looked out the window and found that the aerobatic had reached a city.

Bang—

A bumpy raid caused the people in the cabin to exclaim. The spring outing-like wizards had already disappeared, and the other passengers looked panicked.

"Dear passengers, we encountered turbulence during the descent and are stabilizing the floating boat. I hope you don't panic."

The waiter finally brought accurate news, he said, trying to calm the emotions, but this actually added to people's panic.

Mages below the intermediate level cannot fly by their own power. If the aerobatic boat breaks out of control and crashes, almost no one can escape.

Under such circumstances, Reiner saw the female mage beside him stand up with a calm expression.

"House, take me to see what's going on."
Chapter completed!