bookbashuk Chapter 3611: Seeing the Magic Academy Again (Part )
Chapter 3611: Seeing the Magic Academy Again (Part )
Chapter 3611: Seeing the Magic Academy Again (Part )
"I'm still considering the candidate for professor," said Strange.
"Don't look at me. I'm not going," Schiller said. "Teaching students is such a headache."
"But you are good with children," Strange said. "You can always get along well with young people. We need teachers like you."
Schiller wanted to refute, but Strange continued, "You should know that boarding schools are not that good. If it were adults, it would be fine, but a group of children left their hometowns and went to school alone far away from their parents and families, and in a relatively closed environment like a school, I'm afraid they would have a lot of psychological problems."
Schiller sighed. He knew Strange was right. Boarding school was terrible.
Boarding school is different from living in a school. In a school, you can go home on weekends, but in a boarding school, you have to live there for a whole semester, and sometimes you are not even allowed to go home during holidays.
The most troublesome thing is that the length of study in boarding schools is very long. Some are elementary and junior high schools combined, while others are elementary, junior high and senior high schools combined, and the study period is more than ten years.
This means that if you cannot get along well with your teachers and classmates, you will live in a bullied environment from childhood to adolescence.
Parents who can send their children to boarding schools are usually not that responsible. Most of them just want to give birth to their children but not raise them. They just ask the school not to let their children run away. There is no way to get help from them. This means that the children are completely isolated and helpless for more than ten years. It would be a miracle if they don't have psychological problems.
Even if everyone in the school is nice and the teachers are responsible, starting collective life too early will cause children to be overexposed, and they will either become extremely sensitive and introverted, or have low self-esteem, which is also a problem.
Although Schiller didn't think that the universes would really send ordinary children here, most of them would be child prodigies with legendary backgrounds like Damian, but this didn't mean that there would be no problems.
On the contrary, precisely because they are so capable, the problem may be magnified infinitely, even to the point where adults may not be able to sort it out and solve it.
"Well," Schiller said, "or I'll just become the school doctor."
Strange laughed immediately. It was obvious that he was waiting for Schiller to say this. He didn't have the patience to coax those naughty kids.
"Have you chosen the address?" Schiller asked again.
"It can't be in New York City, but it can't be too far away from New York. I think Massachusetts might be a good choice. There are many higher education institutions there, and it wouldn't hurt to have another magic school."
At this moment, Schiller suddenly remembered that in the Harry Potter universe, the American Academy of Magic seemed to be in Massachusetts.
I can only say that this setting is quite reasonable, because Massachusetts can be said to be a representative of states that are relatively prosperous but not so developed.
If the prosperity is too high, such as New York, there is actually no place to build such a large school. Given the land prices in New York, Stark may not be able to buy such a large piece of land.
If the prosperity is too low, it will be difficult for students and professors to interact with each other in the central states. Moreover, the people there are relatively conservative, and they might regard the magic academy as a gathering place for some evil cult. It would not be good if it endangered the lives and feelings of the locals.
Massachusetts is a good compromise. It has Boston in the middle and New York in the outside. It has a strong industrial foundation and even better infrastructure than New Jersey. It also has two world-renowned universities, MIT and Harvard, and a strong academic atmosphere.
Because it is located in the northeast, it has a temperate continental climate. The temperature in winter does not drop below 0 degrees, and the summer is not hot. Most days are over 20 degrees. It can be said to be warm in winter and cool in summer.
The most important thing is that there are large tracts of forests in this state, and Mount Greylock in the northwest corner is basically an uninhabited area. Ilvermorny School of Magic is located on this mountain, which can be said to be a quiet place in a bustling city, combining prosperity with natural temperament.
As expected, Strange also took a fancy to the mountain. But Schiller felt a little headache. He said: "Mount Greylock is the most important natural resource in Massachusetts, bar none. They established a state reserve there and did not even develop the tourism resources. It is impossible to buy the land there."
"It's in the Berkshire area." Strange had obviously done some research before. He said, "Mount Greylock is the highest peak and the most famous one, but there are actually quite a few less famous small mountains nearby. I know there's actually a private sanatorium nearby, which proves there are commercial plots. I'll go find Nick to investigate."
"Let's hope it works out," Schiller said. "If not, we'll go to the West Coast and buy an island like the one where Tony got married."
"Superheroes mainly operate in New York, which I don't agree with. It's too far from New York, and if something happens, we might not be able to get there in time. It's better to keep it under our noses. We have to make a good start."
Schiller certainly understood what he was referring to. The magic academy was just the beginning, and there would definitely be more multiverse exchange activities in the future.
The development levels of the universe vary, and the more backward universe will definitely want to learn from the more advanced universe. Because no matter which universe it is, the survival pressure faced by humans is very high.
The world of American comics is not a fairy tale world. The universe is full of dangers, and countless disasters are coming one after another. Such huge pressure will cause them to want to seek outside at all costs in the hope of obtaining more survival supplies.
Even if others don't want to, Batman will definitely want to. Because he is smart and decisive. When the era of communication between the universe comes, those who can decisively grasp this opportunity will definitely be able to walk in the front. So the establishment of the Multiverse Magic Academy is just the beginning.
Maybe, in the future there will be other schools to teach human technology, there will be many cross-universe organizations and alliances that unite to fight against cosmic disasters, and there will be many people from different universes who stand together for development and progress.
In the end, they will definitely achieve a human alliance in a broad sense, not just the humans on Earth in a certain universe, but humans in many universes uniting together to exchange the fruits of development with each other.
This is not science fiction. If the human race in a universe is regarded as a single individual, then this is nothing more than a repetition of the history of human development.
When humans were still in the trees, they were social animals. When they came to the ground and walked upright, they formed settlements, and then larger tribes, city-states, and countries.
It is human nature to live in groups and gather together. If they do not know that there are other universes, they can only explore alone in the dark universe. Once they find that there are other universes like themselves, they will definitely want to communicate. The desire for communication is one of the cornerstones of human beings to form modern society.
Some people tend to believe that opening up the communication channels of the multiverse will lead to a multiverse chaos. But Schiller asserts that this will not happen, for the two reasons mentioned above: one is the survival pressure of the individual, and the other is human instinct.
Now it seems that everything is developing in a good direction. The trend of multi-integration has become more and more obvious. Maybe one day, human civilization in a certain universe encounters a disaster, and human civilizations in countless universes lend a helping hand.
Back then, human ancestors lived in groups and hunted in relays, killing all the creatures they could. If possible, it would be nice to repeat this process again.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Schiller sat in his office and wrote and drew for a long time. He felt that what Strange said was right, and they had to make a good start so as to give confidence to those who extended the olive branch of communication.
Especially when the majority of the promoters are Batman. It is not so easy to convince Batman. Since the other party has shown sincerity first, we must naturally show professionalism.
If nothing unexpected happens, Strange will build a castle. It's not that he really wants to replicate Harry Potter, but if he wants to get materials from Asgard, a castle is indeed the most suitable.
After all, according to the Asgardians' understanding of architecture, the materials sent over may be similar to those used to build Asgard. Asgard is not a solitary palace, but a castle complex.
You can't expect these gods to understand modernism. The materials they sent are more likely to be some kind of stone with magical properties, or wood from magical trees, rather than some sheet metal painted hardware.
If possible, Schiller would like to build a building with a similar style to the Fairy Palace, because it is not only magnificent but also gorgeous, which can definitely meet the requirements of investors.
Of course, it can't have too strong an Asgardian style, and the details still need human modification. But Strange certainly won't draw the design himself, so if he finds a professional designer, he can always achieve the effect he wants by revising it several times.
Schiller thought that he could find a game modeler instead of a professional architect. Because of the existence of magic, he didn't need to worry too much about the structure and load-bearing issues, so the aesthetics could naturally be taken to a higher level.
Later, Strange called and said, "I forgot to ask you, what is the name of the magic school?"
"Isn't it called Kamar-Taj?"
"Every universe has Kamar-Taj, and this doesn't reflect the characteristics of our universe. So we need a new name."
"What do you think it should be called?" Schiller really couldn't think of one, because he had no interest in those mysterious magic words and complicated myths and legends.
"How about Hogwarts?"
"I told you not to call me by my full name!" Schiller said in a raised voice, "And Hogwarts is a British school! It's not called that in the United States!"
"What's the difference?" Strange acted indifferent.
“No, you can’t call it that,” Schiller said, his obsessive-compulsive disorder kicking in. “That’s British. Unless you’re planning to build one in England, you can’t call it that.”
"Then why not call it Massachusetts School of Magic?"
"You're so unsophisticated."
"What is the name of the American magic school?"
"Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"Let's call it that, then."
A daily transition ^_^