The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 2577: Xiao Xiao Down (Sixty-one)

"We have some new situation here. I'm afraid you have to come and see it."

Gordon's voice came from the phone. Schiller put down the fork in his other hand, made an apologetic gesture to Sivana across the table, and went to the bathroom with his phone.

"What's wrong, Chief?"

Schiller asked this because he heard fear in Gordon's tone.

Just about an hour ago, at the accusation consultation meeting, Officer Clay suddenly went crazy for unknown reasons and attacked the police who were maintaining order. He was shot dead on the spot by Gordon.

Not to mention in Gotham, even in other cities in the United States, if someone dared to openly attack others in the court, the police would definitely empty the magazine directly. What's more, Clay showed an extremely unstable mental state and a strong desire to attack, and all of this was captured by the court's surveillance cameras.

So even if Gordon shot and killed someone, the report he wrote would not need to be more than three pages, and Clay's body should have been sent directly to the hospital morgue after being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

After so many years in this city, Gordon is not the kind of person who would be afraid of shooting and killing people, even if the person killed is his former colleague. So what is going on now?

Schiller comforted Gordon, who was silent for a long time before saying, "Clay is back."

"what?"

"He's back at work."

"You mean the Gotham Police Department is haunted?"

"No, he's not a ghost, he's a human. He suddenly came back and expressed surprise that I was still in the Gotham Police Department instead of attending the Metropolitan Police Officer Training Academy. He acted like a normal person."

Schiller frowned deeply. After a moment's thought, he said, "Don't tell him what happened recently. Find a normal excuse to fool him. I'll go check it out later."

"No problem. We didn't have time to send out the obituary in the first place. Most of the police officers don't know what happened. The few who do know have already been appeased by me."

"Okay, that's it then. I'll be there after I finish my meal."

Schiller walked back to the dining table with a thoughtful look on his face. Sivana noticed something was wrong with Schiller at first sight. He also put down his cutlery, leaned forward, looked at Schiller and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Something really happened." Schiller smiled and said, "Are you free later? Mr. Principal, do you want to go with me to see the supernatural events?"

"Supernatural event?" Sivana opened his eyes wide in surprise, but quickly restrained his expression, smiled and said, "Is this my entrance exam?"

"Not really. I think it's most likely not haunted. If all the anomalies in this city are regarded as paranormal phenomena, then there would be few living people here."

Xivana nodded and said, "Indeed, when I first came here, I also thought that the uniqueness of this city was a distorted reality under the influence of some mysterious force, but after careful investigation, I found that it might be my illusion."

"Actually, it's not like that. There was indeed some influence of mysterious power before, but it's much better now." Schiller picked up the cutlery again, nodded to the waiter who came to serve the dishes, and moved his plate aside so that the waiter could put down the cream salmon.

"Let's talk about the magic academy." Schiller looked at Sivana through the gap between the waiter's arms, wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "Again, since your enemy comes from the magic world, although gaining a position in ordinary society can help you protect yourself, if you want to truly gain the right to speak, you have to find a way to start from the magic world."

"Excuse me, I have never heard of any magic academy." Sivana frowned slightly and said, "After I gained the power of the seven deadly sins, I also investigated the magic world. I learned that the education form of the magic world is apprenticeship. The great wizards have wizard towers, and the apprentices study and work there..."

"That's all old news." Schiller said, "I guess you haven't been paying attention to the magic world recently. The number of human magicians has become very small, and the great wizards are almost wiped out."

"Has some terrible disaster occurred?"

"It's their own fault," Schiller said, without mentioning that his dinner party had basically eliminated the remaining manpower in the wizarding world at one time.

Schiller briefly explained to Sivana the principles of magic and the vampire invasion, and said: "Although the Eternal Rock is remote, it is isolated from the world just like other independent spaces, so the disturbance this time did not spread there. Your enemy should still be alive."

"Of course he's still alive." Xivana's face was very heavy. He said, "And he was not willing to let his power go to waste, so he found an heir for himself."

Schiller knew that the successor Sivana was talking about was Shazam, but up to now, there was no sign of Shazam on Earth, so it might be some time before he made his debut.

"So after experiencing that disaster, you organized a new magic school to train real magicians?" Sivana asked tentatively, "Are you sure you won't repeat the same mistake?"

Schiller waved his hand and said, "It's more like formulating new industry norms. Although the essence of magic is still trading, it's equivalent to the development from barter in ancient society to currency trading in modern society. Every bit of power is clearly marked with a price, and the whole process is open and transparent."

"Smart people can use their wisdom in negotiations to gain more benefits for themselves, and villains can also tamper with the terms to defraud more power, but neither is excessive, and it is fair overall."

"How did you do that?" Sivana was very curious. He said, "The one you trade power with should be the devil, right?"

"Yes, there are angels as well. Some of them are tired of the endless fraud and fighting and have decided to change the way the game is played to see if order can bring them more benefits."

“Who will ensure fairness?”

"Some beings that absolutely no one can mess with." Schiller said, "such as archangels and Satan.'

Xivana clicked his tongue. He didn't expect the power level to be raised so high. After thinking for a while, he said, "Do angels really exist in this world? Can I see them?"

"I know you want to ask why the angels who act as rescuers in mythology completely ignore your suffering, but I can only tell you that mythology completely glorifies them."

Schiller shook his head and said, "They are not the saviors of mankind, but the administrators of the universe. Their only responsibility is to keep the universe running smoothly, and they don't care about anything else."

Xivana, on the other hand, was more receptive to this view. He nodded and said, "What about the devil? Is their goal to prevent the universe from running smoothly?"

"They are a family," Schiller said. "You can think of them as two divisions of a company, and their good or bad images are all human imagination. Devils are not necessarily cunning, and angels are not necessarily kind. No matter who they are, they will not provide help to humans for no reason."

Xivana sighed and said, "What a cruel reality."

"Indeed, then how about accepting my invitation?" Schiller also leaned forward slightly, stared into Sivana's eyes and said, "Become the dean of the magic academy, or the only and best dean."

"From now on, the vast majority of human magicians will be your disciples, and will think that you are an excellent and good dean and a guide in their lives, and you are indeed capable of doing this."

"On the day when the magic world is revived, you will have endless disciples. Then no matter how many successors your enemies in the Rock of Eternity find, you will be the only one who has the right to define the magic world."

Shivana could feel her heart pounding.

"But you know, the magic I use is actually..."

"It's actually the seven deadly sins? Who told you it's the seven deadly sins?"

This question confused Sivana. He looked at Schiller and said, "Didn't you take it away? Did you..."

"Compared to the real seven deadly sins, the thing in my umbrella right now is not even an ant." Schiller shook his head and said, "Who is the one who represents the original sin of hubris in mythology?"

"Uh, Lucifer?"

"Then do you know who Lucifer is?"

"Isn't he a fallen angel?"

"That's all old news. He is God's most beloved eldest son and now the only archangel in heaven. His status in the universe is second only to God. He is truly second only to God."

Shivana swallowed.

"Besides, Beelzebub, who represents gluttony, is now a well-known demon king in hell, commanding an endless army of demons. Not to mention him, even one of his demon generals would not be trapped in the small Rock of Eternity."

"Of course, I'm talking about the source of the seven deadly sins. The power in my umbrella now can also be considered the seven deadly sins, but it's more like the embodiment of the power derived from the seven deadly sins. It's very powerful for ordinary people, but just average for magicians."

"So if I choose to become the headmaster of Gotham Academy of Magic, will you give me this power back?"

Schiller rubbed his forehead and said, "I took this power away just to make you the principal of Gotham Academy of Magic... No, I don't mean that this is the only way to threaten you."

Schiller sighed and said, "Your family also has a company, right? Actually, you are not short of money, but did you use the money from your company when running Gotham University?"

"Of course not." Sivana said as if he had been insulted. "The company I own is engaged in research on biological and pharmaceutical technologies, and it is not on the East Coast. It has nothing to do with Gotham University."

"That's it. You are going to be a principal, not to fight with the devil. You don't have to be a magician. Or if you always want to be a magician and fight with others, how can you be a good principal?"

"But it is a magic school after all." Sivana said, "Doesn't it mean that magic is no longer needed in daily teaching and work?"

"Of course not. I've never used it."

Shivana seemed a little hesitant. It wasn't that he thought Schiller would be greedy for his little power, because when he opened the freezer, he understood that not to mention Schiller, even the ingredients stuffed in the freezer were not at the same level of power as him. He was far inferior to them.

"And you can't control this power well." Schiller had to make his words clearer. "Not only can you not control this power, you can't control the ones you want either. You don't have much talent in magic."

Shivana's expression turned ugly. Schiller sighed again and said, "Then why do you think you have a talent for magic? Why do you think it's natural to have talent?"

"Of course it's because of that year..."

"Your enemy chose you back then, but his actions of rejecting and belittling you afterwards, doesn't that prove that he was blind?"

Shivana was speechless.