The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 3644: Problems with the Magic Academy (Part )

Chapter 3644: Problems with the Magic Academy (Part )

Schiller really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

As mentioned in the meeting, establishing a magic academy across the multiverse is not like building an air transportation system on Earth, or building a Mercury base to develop solar energy, which will only benefit mankind.

The air transportation system can accelerate the pace of globalization, and on a smaller scale, it can also reduce the commuting costs of ordinary people and allow them to have a better transportation environment. Even the unemployment problems caused in the early stage can be compensated by the same number of jobs after the system is developed. At present, the effect seems to be very good.

This is even more true for the Mercury base. Being able to use solar energy means that humans have almost unlimited energy. This thing is still very far away from the earth, so no matter what happens, it will not harm the earth, and it can also serve as an outpost when necessary.

Other things like this include formally establishing diplomatic relations with Asgard, building humanity's own starships, promoting the development of the Andromeda Galaxy, etc. For ordinary people, there are basically only benefits and no disadvantages.

But the problem with magic schools is that they must be built inside the magic defense network, which means they must be built on Earth. But people from other universes will come and go in there, and in addition to students, there may also be parents.

Most of the students and parents from different universes would not do anything offensive, after all, they were unfamiliar with the place. But as long as they came from different multiverses, this universe would definitely send someone to watch them.

Even the Spider-Man from other universes who had come here a long time ago were all under Nick's control, and they were just visitors to this big world. The magic academy had to recruit students from the neighboring world, so the complexity and danger were incomparable.

No professional organization can ignore safety measures just because some visitors look harmless. Even if a group of paramecium comes, let alone a group of living people, we must be fully prepared. If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. But if something goes wrong, it must be a big deal.

And just like Nick said, this is a complete investment in the early stages, but there is no short-term return.

Building a school requires occupying land on Earth, using resources from Earth or the nine kingdoms, involving the attention of Congress, the Avengers, and Kamar-Taj, using the teaching staff here, and possibly even using the energy of the demons here.

This investment would not take a few days or months, but could take decades. Even if every student was a genius, it would take at least a few years to initially build a magic defense network in other universes and establish a team of mages who could expertly maintain the magic defense network.

The benefits of this are not obvious. Things like the prestige of the multiverse are all empty, and their universe does not have enemies that must be dealt with by people from other universes. If it is just for prevention, the investment is a bit too much.

For something that benefits mankind without any harm, Schiller could naturally wrap a ball of yarn around everyone and make them follow it. But for something that is a mixture of good and bad, with both advantages and disadvantages, and even in the short term the disadvantages may outweigh the benefits, Schiller had to consider it from the perspective of ordinary people.

He does not think that most ordinary people are capable of understanding the complex game of interests behind certain policies and how they might benefit the overall situation. At least they cannot determine these things based on the information they receive.

As long as these things do not bring any real benefits in their limited life time, they are just empty talk, and they have no obligation to vote in favor of such verbal promises.

If the vast majority of ordinary people are against it, Schiller will not insist on their support for any long-term benefit. If they do not support it, Schiller will not insist on doing it.

Because in his opinion, if ordinary people's cognition is still limited to these current things, it is not because they are stupid, but because the foundation of society is not solid enough, and the improvements brought to them by education are still not enough, that is, the stage of social development has not been reached.

For example, if people are still at the stage of not having enough to eat, how can you expect them to agree with the Andromeda Galaxy development plan and understand the long-term considerations behind building starships?

But now, humans have unlimited energy, basic science has been improved, transportation is extremely convenient, and the era of globalization has arrived. Almost all humans can meet their basic needs. Without any government propaganda, they will naturally want their own alien bases and interstellar battleships, and want to gain a place in the universe through these things.

Schiller supports the establishment of a magic school, but that doesn't mean it should be built right now. We can wait until the society reaches that stage of development, when most ordinary people have the energy and ability to think about their own position in the multiverse and have the ambition to gain power within the multiverse. At that time, they will clamor to build a magic school without anyone pushing them.

The reason we oppose it now is simply because it is not the right time yet.

So Schiller would rather spend a lot of time figuring out whether there are any problems with environmental protection than engage in philosophical debates because it is meaningless.

What he has to do is to wait until the school is actually built to ensure that all procedures are in place and that the local natural environment will not be harmed. Schiller really cares about environmental protection.

After being here for so long, Schiller has seen different planets in different universes. In his opinion, there are really few planets with natural conditions comparable to the Earth. Most planets are too desolate, and the Earth is really very precious.

Moreover, the impact of the magic school on the environment may not only be the building. The frequent release of various energies in one place is likely to have an impact on the land or natural plants.

It cannot be seen in Kamar-Taj because the place is too desolate. Even some villages are not that close. In addition, there are few mages and magic is not used frequently, so even if there may be any impact, it will not be obvious.

But the magic school to be built is different. Massachusetts is a city in the northeastern United States, very close to New York and several important cities in Canada. There are two world-famous schools in the state, and Mount Greylock is the only protected area nearby. If it really causes any impact on the environment, it will be troublesome.

Schiller looked at the environmental testing data for a long time, but he couldn't understand it. He put the file aside and leaned back in his chair to rest for a while, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, sat up straight and took out a file from the pile of files next to him.

Then he picked up the phone and said, “Hi, I just wanted to confirm that the Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Exchange in Baltimore in a week is going to happen, right? Yes, I’m a member of the conference. I need to make sure my schedule hasn’t changed. OK, I got it.”

Schiller opened the flight ticket app again and found that the ticket to the meeting had been purchased and the hotel he was staying in was also marked. He thought about it and picked up the phone again:

"Hello? Albert? Yes, it's me, Schiller. Are you going to the Johns Hopkins Medical Exchange? The one in a week. Yes, I have something to talk to you about. OK, see you then."

Shiller picked up the test report in front of him, walked out of the office, came to the shuttle station next to the sanatorium, and took the shuttle to Wall Street.

Wall Street was still busy at noon, with fewer cars on the ground and more tourists. Schiller wanted to get to the Holy of Holies as quickly as possible, but was stopped by several anchors for interviews.

Considering that the congressmen might make the matter of the magic academy public, Schiller naturally could not say that he was here to find the Supreme Sorcerer. He just said that he was here to work. Many people recognized him and made jokes about the mental state of Wall Street staff.

After finally arriving at the Sanctum Sanctorum, he just walked in and heard that Strange was not there and would probably be back in half an hour. Schiller could only wait in his office.

After waiting for a long time, Strange finally came back. Schiller saw that he looked unhappy, so he asked, "What's wrong? Did you get humiliated in Washington?"

"Next week I'm going to an inquiry into magic - I'm not president, I'm not a congressman, I'm not even involved in politics, but they're just going to hang me like a piece of bacon in the halls of Congress to find out if magic is real and what the difference is between magic and tricks."

"Calm down," Schiller said. "So magic really exists?"

Strange looked at him in disbelief.

"I know you can use magic. But I want something real."

"what?"

"I need some magical energy. Yes, I know I have it, but I need you to put it in something that a normal person can understand, but that won't harm them."

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to take it to an expert," Schiller said. "I have an old classmate who graduated from Harvard. I plan to take various samples to him and ask him to find an expert in Harvard to see if the radiation brought by magical energy will harm the local water quality and land."

Strange opened his mouth, but finally closed it again. He said, "I don't mean to stop you from doing this, but if you think this thing can harm the land and water quality, then how did I and other wizards survive?"

"You are gifted. Okay, I know you don't want to hear this. But carbon-based organisms are different from other things after all. And I think you also need some more professional test reports to prove to the congressmen that magic really exists and is harmless."

"I just find it ridiculous." Strange threw himself into the sofa and said, "We have studied magic for thousands of years, and there is even a hood of magical energy covering all human beings. And now you want to figure out whether magic is harmful or not?!"

"There is one more thing." Schiller said, "The medicinal materials used to improve the magical adaptability of ordinary people have been mass-produced. If you want to put this thing on the market, you must be able to convince the governments of various countries, right?"

"I wish I could," Strange said worriedly.

Sorry, I was just defending Super Shanghai and forgot to write an article.