Meet the principal

"Dear Mr. Rainer Ian Gray, I am Hans Toland, the editor-in-chief of "Monthly Alchemist Griffin", and I am honored to read your paper "On the Special Gases Produced in Limestone Heating Experiments" "Discussion and Research on Several Issues in Traditional Combustion Reaction Theory", our editorial department believes that your paper is of great discussion value, so we hope to publish it in the next issue of "Monthly Alchemist Griffin", ranking No. One article, looking forward to your reply.”

Opening the invitation letter, there were words like this written on it in neat fonts.

"Why did you get the invitation letter so soon?"

Claire was curious. Although there was no problem for the review committee members to communicate with their friends, it was unprecedented for Claire to confirm the paper and send out the invitation letter in just half a day.

"I remember that the best journal in the alchemy department should be "Alchemy", right?"

Reiner has no doubt that as long as a mage has a certain foundation and is in the process of research, he will soon discover the value of this paper. What he needs to consider now is just how to make more money from this paper. of points.

It is true that Reiner can get certain points by relying on the opinions of the review committee, but the real big deal lies in the citations of the paper.

According to the rules established by the High-Level Council, citation points should be one-third of the points obtained from the paper review. That is, for a paper with nine points, the original author will get three points if it is cited once. At the same time, the points obtained by citing The points cannot exceed ten times the points for passing the paper review, which means that this paper with nine points will no longer be able to generate revenue after its citation points reach 90 points.

On the one hand, this is also to urge the mages to improve the content of the paper and expand it in depth to obtain higher review points. On the other hand, it is also to prevent some mages from relying on a special paper to be cited endlessly, or to use certain means to cheat. integral.

You know, it is actually very simple to earn points by publishing a paper. In some controlled experiments, you can do it by changing an object with similar properties, but the actual significance is very small. For a paper like this, the review points will be very few, or even only one of the person who sent it. Points, that is, reference points cannot be obtained.

Therefore, Reiner values ​​citation points more than review points. If you want to get more citation points, you must first be seen by more people. Choosing a better and more famous journal is undoubtedly the best.

He checked the conditions for the rating of a magic school. To maintain the school at level nine, one needs to obtain one hundred academic points every year. To advance to level eight, one needs three hundred points. From level eight to level seven, one thousand points are required. The number is 3,000 for each level, and so on. If you want to become a first-level magic school, you must get one million academic points every year.

Reiner has no intention of reaching the top. He just needs to keep Crescent College from being abolished.

Based on this, Reiner felt a little embarrassed about the invitation letter for "Monthly Alchemist Griffin".

This is the first invitation letter sent to me, and judging from the time, the other party reviewed my paper almost immediately and promised to publish it in the first article, which is enough to show that they take it seriously.

However, the influence of "Monthly Alchemist Griffin" is not great enough, and Reiner cannot guarantee whether it will be able to obtain enough citation points.

"Do you want to submit an article to "Alchemy"? Don't be kidding, that is the top journal, and all the research results of high-level mages are published in it, and you haven't even obtained the rank yet."

Claire said without thinking, but then she seemed to realize that something was wrong with her words. She lowered her eyes and bit her lower lip lightly, looking quite worried that Reiner would mock her in turn.

Unexpectedly, Reiner just smiled softly and continued.

"That's right. I should get an official mage rank first."

"ah?"

Claire originally thought that Reiner realized that he was not up to par with "Alchemy".

But I didn't expect that such words would come out of his mouth.

"You, do you think it is so easy to become an official mage!!?"

"Is it difficult? I see that all you have to do is pass the written test and the magic test. Those who cannot pass under such simple conditions are the ones with problems."

Reiner naturally knows how difficult it is to become an official mage.

Under the ancient magic system, mages relied on the magic power gained from their own meditation to use magic, just like tiny ants trying to shake a big tree. The so-called high-level mages were all extremely talented and rare in number.

Some mages began to find new ways to integrate various magical magical creatures with themselves, which became the origin of blood mages. Because this method is very efficient and can quickly improve their own strength and has wider applicability, they once became a powerful force with a large number of people. power.

Ancient mages and blood mages have always been in tit-for-tat, and many wars broke out during this period. In the most recent war, several mages headed by Master Hohenheim created modern magic theory, which is represented by the qualitative and quantitative analysis of illusory spells. This unified the two schools and formed the current magical world.

Even with the popularization of modern magic education, among a hundred mage apprentices, no more than 30 will become official mage, and more than 90% of them will be stagnant and unable to advance throughout their lives.

There are actually many guys like the original Reiner. Due to the development of magic, many nobles like to send their children to learn magic, but there are only a few who can really make achievements in this field.

High-level mages have powerful power and long lifespans. For them, the authority of the nobles is no longer much of a deterrent. Only the king can make them nod and salute. But for low-level mages, they are just one of the many living beings. Members of the public have to work hard for a living.

This is also similar for nobles. Poor and incompetent nobles will be spurned, while powerful and wealthy nobles will attract people. After all, this is a world where strength is paramount.

Claire is a first-level mage. She barely passed the exam after five failures, which is considered below average. That's why she was so surprised when she heard Reiner's understatement.

Judging from Reiner's indicators, becoming an official mage is roughly equivalent to passing the judicial examination or the certified public accountant qualification certificate or the first-class architect on earth. It is indeed as difficult as heaven, and this is only the first step. At this stage, mid-level mages are already at the level of academic masters in various fields. As for high-level mages, perhaps only those Nobel Prize winners can rival them.

However, after his previous experience, his magical strength has improved a lot. If there is a chance, Reiner will still try to advance. After all, it is rare to come to a magical world and how can you do it without learning.

"I'm just waiting for you to come back with a sad expression after failing to advance."

Claire gritted her teeth and said that although the guy in front of her was reliable sometimes, most of the time he was very unbeatable, which drove Claire crazy.

"Let's not discuss the advanced matters for now. I have to go back and think about whether to accept this invitation letter. Teacher Claire, do you know that there is a catalog that collects the rankings of all academic journals?"

Reiner didn't mind Claire's curse, but asked instead.