Chapter 2566

"We have a new situation here, you probably need to come and see."

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

"What's wrong? Commissioner?"

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

About an hour ago, at the indictment negotiation meeting, Officer Clay suddenly went crazy for some reason and attacked the police officers maintaining order, and was shot dead by Gordon on the spot.

Not to mention in Cat Getan, even in other cities in the United States, if you dare to openly attack others in court, the police will definitely empty their magazines directly. What's more, Clay showed an extremely unstable mental state and a very strong desire to attack, and these were all captured by the courthouse's surveillance cameras.

So even if Gordon shot and killed someone, the report he wrote wouldn't need to exceed three pages, and Clay's corpse, after being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, should also have been sent directly to the hospital's morgue.

Having been in this city for so many years, Gordon wasn't the kind of person who would feel afraid because of shooting and killing someone, even if he killed his former colleague. So what was going on now?

Schiller comforted Gordon. Gordon was silent on the other end of the phone for a long while before saying, "Clay is back."

"What?"

"He's back at work."

"You mean the Cat Getan Police Department is haunted?"

"No, he's not a ghost, he's a person. He suddenly came back and expressed surprise that I was still at the Cat Getan Police Department and hadn't gone to the Metropolis Police Officer Training Academy for class, acting like a normal person."

Schiller frowned deeply. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Don't tell him what happened recently for now. Find a normal reason to fool him. I'll go take a look in a while."

"No problem. We hadn't had time to issue an obituary anyway. Most of the police officers don't know what happened, and the few who did have already been appeased by me."

"Okay, then that's it. I'll go over after I finish eating."

Schiller walked back to the dining table with a thoughtful expression. Sivana saw that Schiller was not right at the first glance. He also put down his tableware, leaned his body forward, looked at Schiller, and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Something actually happened." Schiller smiled and said, "Are you free later? Principal, would you like to go see a supernatural event with me?"

"Supernatural event?" Sivana opened his eyes in surprise, but quickly restrained his expression, also revealed a smile, and said, "Is this my entrance exam?"

"Not really. I think it's highly likely that it's not haunted. If all the abnormalities in this city were treated as supernatural phenomena, then there wouldn't be many living people here."

Sivana nodded and said, "That's true. When I first came, I also treated the uniqueness of this city as a distorted reality under the influence of some mysterious power, but I investigated carefully and found that this might be my illusion."

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

"Let's talk about the Magic Academy." Schiller looked at Sivana through the gap in the waiter's arm and wiped his mouth with a napkin, saying, "Still the same thing: since your enemy comes from the magical world, although obtaining status in ordinary society can protect you, if you want to truly obtain the right to speak, you still have to find a way to start from the magical world."

"Forgive my bluntness, I have never heard of any Magic Academy." Sivana frowned slightly and said, "After I obtained the power of the Seven Deadly Sins, I also investigated the magical world. The form of education in the magical world I learned about is the apprenticeship system. Great mages have mage towers, and apprentices all study and work there..."

"That's all old news." Schiller said, "I think you haven't paid attention to the magical world for a period of time. Now the number of human magicians has become very small, and great mages are almost completely wiped out."

"Did some terrible disaster happen?"

"You could say they brought it on themselves." Schiller said, not mentioning at all that his banquet basically solved the last remaining vital forces of the magical world in one go.

Schiller simply explained the principles of magic and the vampire invasion incident to Sivana, and said, "Although the Rock of Eternity is remote, it is isolated from the world like other independent spaces, so this disturbance didn't spread there. Your enemy should still be alive."

"Of course he's still alive." Sivana's complexion was very heavy. He said, "And he is completely unwilling to let his power flow away like this, and even found a successor for himself."

Schiller knew that the successor Sivana spoke of was Shazam, but as of now, there was no sign of Shazam on Earth. It might be a while before he debuts.

"So after experiencing that catastrophe, you organized a new Magic Academy to train real magicians?" Sivana asked tentatively, "Will it really not repeat the same mistakes?"

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

"Smart people can take out their wisdom for negotiation and strive for more benefits for themselves, and villains can also play tricks on the terms to cheat more energy, but it's not excessive. Overall, it's still fair."

"How is it done?" Sivana was very curious. He said, "The trading object of power should be the devil, right?"

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

"Who guarantees fairness?"

"Some existences that absolutely no one can afford to provoke." Schiller said, "For example, the Archangels and Satan."

Sivana clicked his tongue, not expecting the power level to be raised so high. He thought slightly and said, "Do angels really exist in this world? Can I meet them?"

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

Schiller shook his head and said, "They are not the saviors of humanity, just administrators of the universe. The only responsibility they have to bear is to let the universe run smoothly; they don't care about anything else."

Sivana, however, accepted this statement even more. He nodded and said, "Then what about the devil? Is their purpose to prevent the universe from running smoothly?"

"They are a family." Schiller said, "You can understand it as two departments of a company, and whether their image is good or bad is entirely human imagination. Devils aren't necessarily cunning, and angels aren't necessarily kind. And no matter who they are, they won't provide help to humans for no reason."

Sivana sighed and exclaimed, "What a cruel reality."

"Indeed. So, how about it? Will you accept my invitation?" Schiller also leaned his body forward slightly, stared into Sivana's eyes, and said, "Become the principal of the Cat Getan Magic Academy, or the only, best principal."

"From now on, the vast majority of human magicians will be your disciples, thinking you are an excellent principal and the guide of their lives. And you indeed have the ability to do this."

"On the day of the revival of the magical world, you will have endless disciples. Then, no matter how many successors your enemy has found in the Rock of Eternity, only you will possess the right to define the magical world."

Sivana felt his heart beating *thump-thump*.

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

"Actually the Seven Deadly Sins? Who exactly told you it was the Seven Deadly Sins?"

This question stunned Sivana. He looked at Schiller and said, "Didn't you already take it away? Could it be that you..."

"Compared to the real Seven Deadly Sins, the thing currently in my umbrella doesn't even count as an ant." Schiller shook his head and said, "Who is the existence representing the original sin of pride in mythological stories?"

"Uh, Lucifer?"

"Then do you know what Lucifer's identity is?"

"Isn't he a fallen angel?"

"That's also old news. He is God's most beloved eldest son, and now he is the only Archangel in Heaven. His status in the Great World is second only to God, and he is truly under one person."

Sivana swallowed his saliva.

"Besides, Beelzebub, who represents gluttony, is now also a famous demon king in Hell, commanding an endless army of demons. Let alone him personally, even one of his demon generals wouldn't be trapped in the tiny Rock of Eternity."

"Of course, I'm talking about the source of the Seven Deadly Sins. The power currently in my umbrella also counts as the Seven Deadly Sins, but it's more like the materialization of the power derived from the Seven Deadly Sins. It's very strong for ordinary people, but it's just average for magicians."

"Then if I choose to become the principal of the Cat Getan Magic Academy, will you return this power to me?"

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

Schiller sighed and said, "You also have a company at home, right? Actually, you aren't short of money, but did you use your company's money when you were running Cat Getan University?"

"Of course not." Sivana said as if he had been insulted, "The company I own researches biological and pharmaceutical technology, and it's not on the East Coast, and it has nothing to do with Cat Getan University."

"That's it. You are going to be a principal, not to box with demons. You don't need to be a magician. Or rather, if you always think about being a magician and punching others, how can you be a good principal?"

"But that is a Magic Academy after all." Sivana said, "Doesn't daily teaching and work require the use of magic?"

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

Sivana seemed a bit hesitant. He didn't think Schiller would covet his bit of power, because when he opened the refrigerator's freezer compartment, he understood that, let alone Schiller, even those ingredients stuffed in the freezer compartment weren't at the same power level as him. He was far worse than them.

"And you can't control this power well." Schiller had to make it clearer, "Not only can't you control this one well, but you also can't control the ones you want. You don't have any talent for magic."

Sivana's complexion became ugly. Schiller sighed again and said, "Then why do you think you have talent for magic? Why do you think having talent is a matter of course?"

"Of course it's because back then..."

"Back then, your enemy chose you, but his subsequent rejection and belittling of you—can't that prove he's blind?"

Sivana was speechless.