The midsummer is not over yet, and the dazzling sunshine is scorching the earth. On such a midsummer day, even the early morning is so hot that I just want to hide in a cool room and enjoy the comfort brought by modern magic.

The wheels rolled forward and finally stopped outside a manor.

The manor is not big. From outside you can see the three-story building and the plants and trees in the growing garden. Outside the gate with classical decoration, many people have gathered.

These people were either wearing long robes or dressed in mediocre clothes, mostly adult men. When they saw the arrival of the carriage, they quickly turned their positions from the gate to the place.

"Sir, please check out my research."

"My achievements are absolutely epoch-making, please take a look!"

"This theorem cannot be buried just like this, sir!"

"Please look here, sir, my proof process is flawless, you must check it out!"

A burst of noise immediately surrounded the carriage, but these people did not get directly congested, but kept a certain distance from the carriage.

There was no reply in the carriage. Everyone just watched the car slowly driving into the manor, and lamented spreading among the crowd.

The door slowly closed, and some people chose to continue waiting at the door, while others walked to the shadow across the road as if giving up, slapping the wind with the paper in their hands, trying to relieve the heat.

At this time, an old woman over fifty years old and gray-haired woman pushed a small cart and walked slowly from the corner.

"Is there anything cold Coke needed?"

She shouted, which made the eyes of those who were exposed to summer sunlight suddenly bright.

"Cola!"

"That's great, I want a bottle!"

"Give me a bottle."

The people hiding in the shade immediately surrounded him and saw the old lady taking out a bottle of black drink from the box where the cart was pushing the cart. Since the box was filled with large pieces of ice, the drink was still cold. As soon as it came into contact with the outside air, a lot of dew condensed in the bottle.

She sold very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, a whole box of coke was sold out, and the old lady's wallet jingled, and those who bought coke were able to get a hint of refreshment this summer.

"How are the results today?"

While packing things, the old lady asked casually to a man in a robe next to her.

"Oh, it's not like that. These judges are all arrogant. How could they be willing to take a look at our results?"

The man sighed. He had been here for a month and came every day, but no one was willing to review his papers.

There are many people like him. Most of them are mage apprentices who have not been advanced, and a few formal mages whose papers have been rejected. They do not agree with the results of the review committee, so after hearing this, a new review agency dedicated to reviewing breakthrough and innovative papers was opened, they immediately flocked to them.

They took their papers and tried to be recognized. However, the masters here didn't care about these down-and-out people at all. The few who could be seen by the judges were also refuted mercilessly. But these people still had fantasies that one day their papers could be evaluated truly in line with their value, just like the legendary Leonard Ian Grey!

"Hey, this carriage is a bit different. It seems that I have never seen it before? Aunt Hedwig, I'll go and see the situation first. Do you want to be with me?"

The man was still resting when he saw another carriage heading towards the manor, hurriedly packing his things, and was about to run there, but he seemed to remember something and asked the old lady.

"No need, you guys go, I have to clean up here."

The old lady, known as Aunt Hedwig, waved her hand. Her legs and feet were not as energetic as these young people. She found a step to sit down, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then took out a bottle of water from the side of the cart, took out a bottle of water, and took a sip.

"It's indeed a new judge."

Aunt Hedwig looked at the carriage slowly entering the manor gate, thinking about something.

......

To be honest, Reiner didn't expect this to happen before.

After the carriage entered the manor, he lifted up the curtains of the carriage and looked back at the crowd outside the door.

Previously, during the annual meeting of Mercury Balance, there were many mages outside the meeting place, but those mages wanted to try their luck and hoped to be appreciated and become students of an adult, but the nature outside the manor was completely different.

They seem to want to read the papers, but why don’t they submit them through formal channels and wait for the review committee members here?

The carriage stopped, and the moment Reiner left the carriage, he was attacked by a heat wave. Fortunately, he bought a piece of clothing with the temperature adjustment array in advance, otherwise he would have sweated profusely and his back was wet after passing through the sun for dozens of seconds alone.

Walking into the manor hall from the side, Reiner finally felt a hint of chill.

"This is Mr. Reiner Ian Gray?"

A man in a mage robe immediately came up. He was a fourth-ring mage with a little hair above his head and a wrinkled face when he smiled. His robe had the coat of Storm Council's emblem. On his right hand that extended to Reiner, two rings with gems inlaid inlaid.

"I am Igor Bonn, one of your colleagues, and I am mainly responsible for the review of papers in the Elements Department and part of the Alchemy Department."

"Hello, I'm Reiner Ian Grey. In the next week, please help me, Lord Bonn."

Reiner said with a smile, holding the other person's hand.

This is Trestan in the middle of the Astel Kingdom. In the past, it was a military fortress, but with the unification of the kingdom, it has become a prosperous commercial city. Among them, decades ago, the establishment of the Astel Advanced Magic Academy made it the magic center of the Astel Kingdom.

This paper review agency, directly authorized by the Higher Parliament, is located in the east of Trestan. Previously, President Dmitry of the Mercury Balance and several of his Excellencies got the job for Reiner. These days, it was the day when Reiner came to report on his work and attended the first regular meeting.

"Haha, just call me Igor. Although there are differences in our magic levels, since we work here, those red tape is not needed."

Igor said, glanced out the window.

"I guess you're surprised by the situation outside just now."

"Uh, it's okay."

Reiner smiled.

"Come on, let's talk as we go."
Chapter completed!