Not surprisingly, the development of tourism is also good for the construction of the Academy of Magic, or indeed for the construction of all schools in Gotham.

The most important goal of industrial development is to liberate the productive forces, in the past, it took three people to work hard to barely make ends meet, now one person can earn it, and the remaining two people can naturally find another way, when the family income increases sharply, the children in the family are of course the first to be liberated.

In the past, Gotham did not prohibit child labor, except for very young children, as long as they could run and jump, they could help the family, help with cooking, hand-to-hand work, and even drive a car.

But setting up a stall is obviously not a job that requires a lot of manpower, especially setting up a stall to sell tourist souvenirs, these things are not heavy, except for a little fragmentary, and do not consume people's physical strength and energy, most of the time only need to leave one person to watch the stall, even if the flow of customers is relatively large, one person sells goods and one person checks out is completely enough, then the child can naturally go to school.

The yearning for a better life is the biggest motivation to move people forward, and although it is good to set up a stall to sell goods now, no one wants their children to be those who buy goods in the future.

Wearing delicate and expensive shirts, with the same delicately dressed and beautiful wife, white and tender lively and lovely children, the family travels leisurely and elegantly, and buys dozens of dollars of souvenirs without blinking their eyes, although not everyone has obtained such a life through reading, but at least they have to study in a technical school, so that it is possible to have weekdays and holidays, and directly drop out of school and join the gang.

Regardless, the Academy of Magic's admissions day has arrived, and the teachers and professors have released the bats that have been prepared from the school, and they will fly to the real world via Gotham and special magical passages to deliver admission letters to the children.

It's not a good process, because bats are hardly cute, but it's a good way to lower children's expectations and keep them from having too many good fantasies about the wizarding world, because the magic of the DC world is bound to be painful, both now and in the future.

Gotham has received an admission letter from the Academy of Magic to an incredible number of children, this dark city can always give birth to many dark seeds, and that bizarre dark curse will always be the home of the master of dark magic forever.

And the reason why Gotham's acceptance rate is high is also related to the acceptance of Gotham's parents, the city was invaded by darkness for three days, and attacked by demons and monsters for five days, and the citizens have seen too many scenes related to magic.

They know very well that magic is real in this world, but because they know too much, they have no reverence for it, to put it bluntly, most of the devils who invade Gotham are crying and leaving, and it is difficult for anyone to rise to awe when they see it.

Gotham's parents see magic more as a life-saving craft, and if you really can't learn and still join the gang, will you be able to block more bullets if you know magic? If you happen to study well and become a master of magic, wouldn't it be more worry-free?

In the spirit of pragmatism, 80 percent of parents agreed that their children would be enrolled, and although they had some complaints about boarding schools that were home for the semester holidays, the parents still bought the items they needed on the admission list and sent their children to the designated meeting point, which is a small square next to the Gotham River.

There is almost no need to buy anything to enroll, clothes, bed sheets, quilt covers and a change of clothes are issued by the school, just bring a few sets of underwear for a change of clothes, and the most important thing is to bring a note with the home address, otherwise the bat will not find the way back when sending the letter back.

The meeting was at eight o'clock in the morning, the weather was still gloomy, there was no sunlight to be seen, and the children were like fledglings that had just broken out of their shells, and they were driven by parents and teachers to line up.

The vast majority of children here are between the ages of seven and eleven, and there are some gifted ones who are only five or six years old, and they are divided into three grades, with seven years of basic education and three years of tertiary education, graduating at the age of seventeen to eighteen.

At present, at least the first ten years of graduate employment will be to rebuild the order of the wizarding world and maintain the earth's magical defense network, and then it is possible to form an official organization of the wizarding world, or stay in school to teach, build schools, etc.

Because the first day of school was inevitably hectic, many of the professors at Gotham University came to help, including Victor and Anna, who, although they knew nothing about magic, were fairly experienced in managing students.

The children were taken to the edge of the Gotham River's beach in the center of the city, and with a wave of his hand, the Night Master flashed on the surface of the river, and then he stepped into the water first, and the children's eyes widened in amazement, not understanding why he suddenly threw himself into the river.

But Jim didn't get his clothes wet as he walked down, and he slowly disappeared under the water, not as if he was sinking, but as if he had stepped into a new world.

They were followed by other wizarding figures such as Konstantin and Zatana, while the professors of Gotham University lined up with the children to go inside.

The small number of out-of-town children were a little frightened, they couldn't understand what was happening in front of them, but many of the local Gotham children were already eager to try it, after all, they didn't go down to the river to swim in the hot weather, and they were much more fierce when they plunged into it.

The slightly older Gotham children walked forward with their friends, and when they stepped into the water, they were shocked to find that they did not feel the coldness of the river water before, but more like stepping into a viscous substance.

The feeling of weightlessness lasted less than a second, almost imperceptible to the human brain, and the next second, their feet fell to the ground, and then they found themselves standing on the surface of another misty river.

The whole world is full of white mist, which looks very damp, but it is not dark, and it is even much brighter than the surface world, this white mist seems to have its own light, making the world seem light and dreamy.

Somewhat bewildered, the children walked from the solid surface of the lake to the shore, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar buildings in the distance, and even the most daring children became a little restrained.

More and more familiar faces appeared, and the arrival of the professors quieted the children a little, and they gathered on the surface of the lake like ice, and were led by the professors towards the magic academy.

Gotham School of Magic is a courtyard-style manor castle, as Strange commented, Schiller partially borrows from the structure of Hogwarts, but does not add so many fantasy elements, because the magic in this world is really not that beautiful.

When the children entered through the castle gates, they saw a large Gothic auditorium, and all the children together numbered about 300 people, divided into three teams according to their grades, neatly lined up in the center of the hall.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, kids, I'm Jim, the Night Master, and the current acting headmaster of Gotham Academy of Magic, because we really can't choose a qualified headmaster right now, and maybe he will be among you in the future."

Jim showed patience with the child, standing at the front of the podium and smiling, and his words immediately sparked a discussion below.

"I'm sure you've seen some of the do's and don'ts for entering the college on the admission letter, but there are some details that I still want to emphasize to you, now you have about three hours to visit your dormitory, put away your luggage, pick up your uniform and daily necessities, and when you are basically settled, there will be a welcome banquet at dinnertime, and then you will know the professors of each course."

"Trust me, this is definitely a wonderful encounter, you will never see so many strange people in the wizarding world, although there may be some familiar faces among them, especially for the energetic calves in the locals, don't squirt out in surprise."

Some of the bold children laughed, and some shouted "Are we three-year-olds?" and the atmosphere became a little more lively, and the previous stiff and tense atmosphere was washed away.

"Then the work we have to do now is to divide your colleges, in the process of basic education, you will be divided into three colleges, the dean of each college will open a special course that is different from the other colleges, everyone can go to all the dean's classes, but the students of this college can get more preferential treatment in this major."

"Now you might be more interested in one of these colleges, so sign up."

"But in the first three months of study, everyone has to take all the courses, and after three months there will be a round of assessments, when you can readjust the college according to your interests and abilities, and the dean will also choose you based on your grades, which is a two-way choice."

"One year after I started my studies, there was another opportunity to change houses, but this time it would be more difficult to transfer to another house for the exams, and it would not be easy to start from scratch in another college."

"Come on." Jim nodded to Mrs. Shangdu, who was standing next to her, and with a slight wave of her hand, white pieces of paper flew out of the door of the other room and landed in front of the children.

"Use your fingers to write the name of the academy you want to go to on a blank piece of paper, then listen, you can choose from the Academy of Magical Powers, the Academy of Magical Crafts, and the Academy of Magical Theory......"

The name of the college is very straightforward and easy to understand, even these children can hear the general tendency of the college's major, someone raised their hand to reconfirm that they can go to any class no matter which college they are in, so the children began to talk about which college they wanted to choose.

Madame Shangdu cleared her throat for a moment, and then said, "Children, I must remind you that the teaching and accommodation conditions of each academy are different, because the Magic Craft Academy has to conduct frequent experiments and preparations, and the school's laboratory and alchemy item warehouse are underground, so the dormitory is also arranged underground. ”

"But don't worry, because there is magic, so the dormitory is not wet and cold, and the dormitory of the technical college is the closest to the classroom and the laboratory, if you move quickly, you can get up and get to the classroom in three minutes."

Immediately, some of the children at the bottom exclaimed, the biggest difficulty in going to school at their age is getting up early, especially some local children in Gotham who don't mind whether they can get in the sun.

"The dormitories and classrooms of the Academy of Magic Theory are in the courtyard in the easternmost circular French tower area, and the dormitory is on the top floor of the mage tower, which has the advantage of a wide view and plenty of sunlight, but before you learn to fly, I'm afraid you can only climb the stairs."

Immediately, some of the children were moved, chattering with their peers about whether it was worth climbing the stairs every day for the sake of a dormitory with clean windows.

(End of chapter)