Chapter 1652: No Time to Die (15)

"The dormitory conditions of the Power Academy are the best, just in the main building on the west side of the courtyard, the height is appropriate, and the sun is abundant, but the disadvantage is that it is very far away from the classroom and the practice ground for drills, and even through the entire courtyard area and the large garden, I am afraid that you have to get up half an hour to forty minutes early to not be late."

Many children burst into many beautiful fantasies as soon as they heard the word "power", but the thought of getting up half an hour earlier than other students every day turned into bitter gourd faces.

Obviously, this introduction was very tendentious, and Jim and Madame Shangdu were merely reading the lines from Schiller's script, in order to make the number of people in the three colleges as balanced as possible, so that there would not be a situation where one of the houses would not be patronized.

If there is no guidance, it is easy for all children to get together to choose a college, which will not only affect the normal teaching activities, but also some children who are not very suitable for this college will definitely complain and lose interest.

After the blank paper was put away, Jim was surprised to find that it was really like what Schiller said, the number of children in each house was about the same, but there were certain tendencies.

For example, local children in Gotham tend to prefer craft colleges, and instead of being averse to words like "underground" and "closed", they feel a sense of security, while younger children in other cities choose theory colleges, they are curious about things like mage towers, and they like to live in high places.

The older children didn't care much about sleep, and wanted their dormitories to be more spacious so that they could have enough space to move, so they all chose the Power Academy.

Soon, the children were taken to different dormitories according to the results of the separate houses.

The dormitory of the Polytechnic Academy is located on the ground floor, and the whole presents a multi-connected honeycomb structure, with six common rooms connected to form a hexagonal ring, and the corridor connecting the lounge is flanked by dormitories, no matter where you come out, you can quickly reach the common room.

The décor is in the usual style of alchemy, with decorative brass pipes at the wall joints and edges, the fireplace is a discarded alchemy fixture filled with gear pipes and bolts, and the chairs and tables are made of natural metal copper, with a brown style throughout, but the carpet and curtains are crimson with patterns of pharmaceutical racks, test tubes, and bubbles.

As introduced during the Sorting Chamber, it was not damp at all, but dry and warm, and you could hear the faint noise of the engine working and the gurgling of the boiling of the medicine, and the fragrance of herbs wafting through the air.

The circular mage tower area where the School of Magic Theory is located floats in the sky, and the six mage towers are surrounded by a circle from low to high, and the middle is connected to the floating steps, although it looks a little scary, but in fact, there is a protective air wall around it, and it will not fall.

The children kept screaming in their mouths, leaning on the air wall and looking down, and then dizzily retreating, and the six mage towers had dormitories at the tops.

The décor is mainly modern white, with marble floors with light white patterns, huge floor-to-ceiling windows in the common room, rows of black built-in bookshelves filled with books, and a modernist sculpture in the center of each common room hall.

The interior of the bedroom is very much lit, with a faint glow of warm colors in the modern ceiling, soft textiles with simple patterns on the bedding, and some strange magical plants in the dark ceramic vases on the shelves on the walls.

The dormitories of the Power Academy are indeed the most luxurious, it is a common Gothic decoration style in the Gotham Manor area, the dark brown floor reflects a faint luster, the roses carved with ornate patterns spread all the way in, the candlesticks, carved bookshelves and the large bed that shrouds the curtains, and the bedding is mostly glittering silk.

The children who came here, even the young ladies and young masters of rich families, had hardly ever lived in such a distinctive environment, let alone so many friends who lived here with them.

Soon, they were excited, sitting on the couch in the common room, on the floor, and even on the windowsill, discussing everything so loudly that they forgot to pack their luggage.

Victor, who had previously taken elementary and middle school students to foresee this kind of scene, had the professors go to the lounges of the various colleges to remind the children to pack their things and change their clothes before going to the dinner party.

The uniform of the School of Magic is the same as that of most state church schools in the United States, similar to that of British boarding schools, but slightly different from the uniform of Hogwarts.

Most Americans are more pragmatic, and basically simplify and simplify the things that have been passed down from Europe, so this robe is a black top and bottom plus a long coat, and a long coat is not necessary, except that the top is longer and will cover the knees, and there is not much difference from modern school uniforms.

The purpose of the school uniform is actually to eliminate the differences between students, so that it can be a good way to eliminate comparison and appearance anxiety, everyone is dressed like a black penguin, and there is nothing to compare.

The vast majority of children except the local Gotham children knew the uniform, and even if some of the children who went to private schools did not wear them, they did see them occasionally, and they quickly changed their clothes and laughed at each other's bloated image.

The Gotham kids struggled a little to figure out how to wear it, but they were the least comfortable because it was a bit too verbose and bloated compared to their usual simple clothes.

It was only after returning to the Great Hall that they saw the splendor of magic for the first time, and it was rearranged into a dreamlike setting, with ornate tables and chairs floating in the air, translucent elves pouring wine into cups, flowers and doughnuts dancing hand in hand, candy lining up in their mouths.

As soon as the children's hands reached out to the stool, they found themselves sitting on it, and they were sitting firmly and without shaking, but their feet were at least two meters off the ground.

The long table at the front of the auditorium also floated in the air, but it was filled with professors and the like, and Jim tapped lightly on the table, and the room immediately fell silent.

"Alright, boys, what did we say before? I'm going to introduce you to the deans of the various colleges, who will guide you through all your studies, and you should respect them well. ”

The children at the bottom immediately held their breath, and by their age, they had already grasped the true meaning of some social classes, and knew that if they wanted to survive in a certain group, they had to please the leader as much as possible.

"First of all, Professor Stephen Strange, he comes from another universe that is not much different from ours, but he is known as the 'Supreme Mage' in that universe, the mage who rules the entire earth and dozens of magic temples around the world, and the supreme leader of the magical holy land Kama Taj, he will be the head of the Power Academy."

After hearing this series of titles, the sound of gasps below came and went, and Strange, who was dressed in the mage robe of a local mage, stood up, nodded reservedly, and raised his glass in greeting.

"This, Zatana Zatara, the dean of the Academy of Crafts, she was born in a traditional magic family, with the noblest blood flowing in her body, and the anti-verbal magic is currently the most powerful magical force in the wizarding world, and she herself is also proficient in all kinds of magic crafts, including alchemy, alchemy, illusion, spiritual magic, etc., and can also be called a master of magic miscellaneous."

Zatanna stood up and nodded to all the students, but her face was a little dissatisfied, and she kept glancing at Konstantin, who could only show a wry smile.

In fact, this dean should have been Konstantin, because he was a master of magic miscellaneous, or he could only miscellaneous, and he was extremely proficient in all methods except for borrowing power from demon angels.

But Konstantin knows his own family affairs, and his leadership skills are rotten like a piece of shit, after all, you can't expect a person who sacrifices his teammates all year round to lead the team, so the night before yesterday Konstantin managed to convince Zatana to take over the dean's job.

"Finally, I would like to introduce you to Professor Schiller Rodriguez, who is not only a professor at the Academy of Magic, but also a professor in the Department of Psychology at Gotham University, and some people may have heard of his name, yes, he is the famous psychologist Rodriguez, who will be the dean of the Academy of Magical Theory."

Suddenly there was a small noise below, and some of the students from better families began to give others the fame of Koppschiller.

Just as the students' interest was aroused, the introduction came to an abrupt end, Schiller stood up and raised his glass, then sat down, and Jim announced that the meal was open, leaving only the confused students of the School of Magical Theory to look at each other.

Soon, however, the students were drawn to the sumptuous food in front of them.

Today's main course is a thinly crispy Neapolitan pizza with herb-roasted chicken, steak with mashed potatoes and beans, baked prawns in sweet cream sauce, traditional grilled vegetables with vegetables, creamy spinach dumplings and braised chicken nuggets with tomato, soups with pumpkin soup and pea sweet soup, and of course the usual American fried chicken nuggets and fries, and desserts are donuts and non-alcoholic tiramisu cake.

There are not many rich children among the students, but when all the dishes are floating in the air, even if they are common, even unpalatable, they can be extremely appetizing.

In the end, everyone was full, and even many of the children who didn't eat breakfast were about to vomit, but on the way back to the dormitory, there were still children from the theory college who couldn't help but complain.

"The deans of other academies have so many titles, which sounds amazing, why are the deans of our academies ......?"

At this time, a local Gotham kid rushed up and covered his mouth, and at the same time looked left and right in horror and said, "Oh my God! Don't you say a word, if the professor hears it, we won't be able to eat and walk around! ”

"But I'm talking about ......"

"Who heard what?" A voice came from inside the common room, and the Gotham native immediately let go of his hand, clasped his hands in front of his chest, smiled at Schiller, and said, "No, it's nothing, Professor Schiller, we're kidding." ”

At the same time, he kept poking the out-of-town child behind him with his elbow, signaling him to shut up, although the child was puzzled, but he could look at his face anyway and didn't say anything.

"I know you're curious about me, I don't look like a person who knows magic, but magic theory is more about theory, and when you understand the nature of magic, you'll know how lucky you are to be assigned to this house."

Schiller always had extra patience with children, and he didn't explain his identity too much, leaving room for them to explore, but this kind of space was not much, because soon the local children of Gotham would be talking to others about Schiller.

"I'm here to make sure you're not having any inconveniences in your life, are you?"

"It's nothing, Professor, it's all good here, it's very good."

"Okay, my office is on the third floor of the tallest mage tower, if you have any questions, go find me there, okay?"

The children stared at him with wide eyes and nodded in unison, and Schiller turned to leave, and when he returned to his office, another letter was placed on the table.

He walked over to his desk and saw that the envelope was signed by Batman, it was clear that the letter was from Batman from the Main Universe, but it was his fourth long letter in the week.

Schiller looked at the twenty-odd letters from Batman in the main universe on the envelope shelf, and sighed softly.

Recently, my wife has been too busy at work (I don't have time to die)

(End of chapter)