After the "happy" dinner, Lesa made two cups of black tea for the two, and took Yake upstairs to play, leaving two men in the living room.

Pasival subconsciously took out his pipe from his clothes, but quickly took it back. It seemed that his wife would not allow Pasival to smoke at home.

“This black tea tastes good.”

Reiner took a sip of the black tea in the cup. The tea was fragrant and sweet, which formed a huge contrast with the red cabbage soup.

"This is the tea my father-in-law brought back from the Asra Kingdom in the eastern part of the mainland. The climate there is very suitable for tea growth. Almost the best teas on the continent are produced in the Asra Kingdom. Think about it, in the era of the ancient magic empire, such tea can only be consumed by powerful upper classes. Nowadays, even ordinary people can taste it with a little money, which is really a pity."

Pasival explained that he tasted a sip of black tea and leaned against the sofa, looking very relaxed.

"Ah, by the way, Lesa's father is a professor at the Astel Advanced Magic Academy. Although he has stopped teaching in recent years, he still has a reputation. This villa is also left to us by the elderly who like to travel."

"This is really a magical family."

Reiner responded that he was thinking about Pasival's intentions. According to Igor, Pasival served as director of the paper review committee mainly to accumulate capital in the Magic Association to gain a higher position and thus increase the chance of advancement.

Judging from the relatively direct advice of Pasir to Reiner in the morning, and the judges of Duraven Permanent Motion Machine in the afternoon, Pasir is indeed a person who is proficient in politics. In addition, his magical level is good, so it doesn't seem difficult to be promoted to the top executive of the Magic Association.

Although you cannot directly improve your magic power in the Magic Association, you can access more resources and make friends with more advanced mages, which can assist in advancement from the side. Moreover, you have a generous salary when working in the Magic Association. At least, mages don’t have to worry about not being able to afford a house.

"Renner, what happened in the morning may be because my words were a little crossed. Here, I apologize to you, but you must understand that I am not for myself, but for your own good."

Pasival said quietly, while Reiner did not speak casually, but just listened quietly.

"I have seen many talented mages who feel that they are omnipotent because of their youth. As a result, they fell into the pit inexplicably and could never get up again. In the end, they became like everyone else, Reiner, the achievements you have now, to be honest, are much higher than me, and you have an excellent starting point."

He seemed a little envious in his words, but after a change of tone, Pasir continued.

"But to be honest, not everything in this world will go smoothly. You need to think about the future. In this institution, you can access cutting-edge papers and have plenty of personal time. You should focus on improving yourself instead of wasting time for some trivial papers."

He should be referring to the matter of the extension of the meeting in the morning because of Reiner's multiple objections.

"If our review committee has enough weight to affect the approval of a paper, then it may be reasonable to spend time carefully looking at every detail, but the fact is that this is just an experimental institution, and the review opinions generated have no impact on most papers, so I believe Reiner, you know what to do."

What Pasir is actually talking about is a situation that many people have encountered. When their behavior is irrelevant, do you have to take everything seriously?

According to Reiner's afternoon observation, in this paper review committee, except for Bear Bear who was a little interested in the paper, almost all the others came here to take advantage of the troubled waters.

Igor won't mention it. Roger was almost not in the office all afternoon and was busy taking his students in the laboratory. The paper in front of Hannah's desk was spread out for an hour without turning a page, and she didn't know what she was looking at. Savros simply put the paper on the table next to him, and there were dozens of cards with words on his desk, not knowing what he was doing.

By this comparison, Reiner, who pursues the truth, seems a little out of place.

"Sorry, Mr. Pasival, I think it's irrelevant, but it doesn't mean you don't need to do it seriously."

Reiner replied directly.

"Maybe a paper is worthless in the eyes of most people, but if it is really innovative and inspiring, then even if we are slight, we need to convey this fact."

Pasir's face darkened when he heard Reiner's words.

"What's more, although the author of the paper has major flaws and cannot be proved, his ideas are correct. After obtaining a pertinent evaluation, he can reorganize his ideas and finally get a correct conclusion. Although we cannot reverse the overall evaluation of the paper by ourselves, it is not difficult to point out the highlights."

After Reiner said that, he saw Pasival put down the teacup in his hand.

"Renner, you think well, but this is the illusion that your success brings to you. In fact, most of the papers we receive here, like the papers in the hands of those people at the door of the manor, are all empty results, and the other part is difficult to verify by current means, and the situations you say will not occur."

Pasir shrugged, but he didn't have to convince Reiner that for Pasir, Reiner would only come here for a few days a month in the future, which was nothing at all.

"Forget it, I just want to remind you not to waste time on meaningless things, but to use it to improve your magical strength. In the past, when I was in the law system, I was addicted to chasing some illusory things, but later I found out that I was wrong. Only by becoming stronger can I get what I want and protect what I belong to."

Pasival glanced at the stairs leading to the second floor and said lightly.

"Thank you, but I might have my own plans, Director Pasival."

Reiner was neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly that Pasir's statement was not actually wrong, but it was too utilitarian and even disobeyed some principles. Reiner certainly would not do that. Through the incident of Fina's father, he knew that he should not be despised by anyone, nor should he stop shouting because of his slight voice.
Chapter completed!