Chapter 3633

Shiler really didn't want to manage this matter.

Just like mentioned in the meeting, establishing a magic academy within the scope of the multiverse is not like building an air transport system on Earth, or building a Mercury base to develop solar energy, which will only bring benefits to humanity.

The air transport system can accelerate the pace of globalization, and on a small scale, it can also reduce the commuting costs of ordinary people and give them a better traffic environment. Even if the unemployment problem brought about in the early stage can be compensated by the same number of jobs after the system develops, the effect seems to be quite good at present.

The Mercury base is even more so. Being able to use solar energy means that humanity has almost unlimited energy. This thing is very far away from Earth, and if something happens, it won't harm the Earth, and it can also be used as an outpost at critical moments.

Similar to this are the formal establishment of diplomatic relations with Asgard, the manufacture of human's own starships, the promotion of Andromeda galaxy development, etc., which are basically only good and no harm to ordinary people.

But the problem with the magic school is that this thing must be built within the magic defense network, that is, it must be built on Earth. But people from all other universes will come and go here, and besides students, there may also be parents.

The vast majority of students and parents from other universes will not do anything offensive, after all, they are strangers here. But as long as they are from different multiverses, this universe must send people to watch.

Even the Spider-Men from other universes who came over long ago are under Nick's control, and they are just visitors to this big world. And the magic academy is going to recruit students from the world next door, and the complexity and danger level cannot be compared.

No professional organization can do completely no security work just because some visitors look harmless. Let alone a group of lively living people, even if a group of paramecia come, they must be fully prepared. Because it's fine if nothing happens, but if something happens, it must be a big thing.

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

Building a school requires land on Earth, requires resources on Earth or within the Nine Realms, requires the attention of Congress, the Avengers, and Kamar-Taj, requires the use of teaching staff here, and may even require the use of the energy of demon gods here.

This kind of investment is not for a few days or months, but may take decades. Even if every student is a genius, it will take at least a few years to initially build a magic defense network in other universes and establish a team of mages capable of skillfully maintaining the magic defense network.

And the benefits brought by this are not obvious. Things like the prestige of the multiverse are all empty, and this 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 large.

For things that are beneficial to humanity and harmless, Shiler can naturally wind a ball of yarn, roll everyone in, and make them have to follow. But for things like this that are mixed with good and bad, have advantages and disadvantages, and even the disadvantages may be greater than the advantages in the short term, Shiler has to consider from the perspective of ordinary people.

He doesn't think most ordinary people have the ability to understand how complex the interest games behind certain policies are, and what kind of help they might bring in the overall situation. At least they cannot determine these things based on the information they have obtained.

As long as these things cannot really bring any benefits in their limited life time, they are all empty talk. They also have no obligation to vote in favor for such verbal promises.

If the vast majority of ordinary people are against it, Shiler will not insist on their support because of any long-term interests. If they don't support it, Shiler won't insist on doing it.

Because in his view, if the cognition of ordinary people is still limited to these things at present, it is not because they are stupid, but because the foundation of society is not solid enough, and the various improvements brought to them by education are not enough, that is, the development stage of society has not reached it.

For example, if people are still in the stage of not being full, you let them agree to the Andromeda galaxy development plan and understand the long-term considerations behind manufacturing starships, how is this possible?

But now, humanity has unlimited energy, basic science has also improved, transportation is extremely convenient, the era of globalization has fully arrived, and almost all humans can satisfy food and clothing. Without any government propaganda, they will naturally want their own alien bases, want their own interstellar warships, and want to obtain cosmic status through these things.

Shiler supports establishing a magic school, but it doesn't mean it will be built immediately now. It can be completely waited until the development stage of society reaches that point, and most ordinary people have the energy and ability to think about their status in the multiverse, and have the ambition to obtain power within the scope of the multiverse. At that time, without anyone pushing, they will shout to build it themselves.

Opposing it now is nothing more than not being the time yet.

So Shiler would rather spend a lot of time figuring out whether there are any problems with environmental protection now, and doesn't want to do any philosophical debates, because this is meaningless.

What he wants to do is to ensure that all procedures are fine when the school is really going to be built, and also ensure that it will not harm the local natural environment. Shiler really cares about environmental protection.

Having been here for so long, Shiler can be considered to have seen different planets in different universes. In his view, there are really few natural conditions that can be compared with Earth. Most planets are too desolate, and Earth is really very precious.

Moreover, the impact of this magic school on the environment may not just be that building. Frequently releasing various energies in one place is very likely to cause impact on the land or natural plants.

Kamar-Taj can't see it, because that place is too desolate, even if some villages are not that close, coupled with few mages and infrequent use of magic, even if it might cause any impact, it won't show up.

But the magic school to be built is different. Massachusetts is a city in the northeastern United States, very close to New York, and not far from several important cities in Canada. Within the state, there are two world-famous prestigious schools, and Greylock Mountain is the only reserve nearby. It will be troublesome if it really causes any impact on the environment.

Shiler looked at those environmental protection testing data for a long time, and really couldn't understand it. He put the documents aside, leaned on the chair to rest for a while, but suddenly remembered something, sat up straight and took out a document from the pile of documents next to him.

Then he picked up the phone and said: "Hello, I want to confirm, the Hopkins Psychiatry Exchange Meeting held in Baltimore a week later will be held as scheduled, right? Yes, I am one of the participants. I need to confirm that my itinerary has not changed. Alright, I know."

Shiler opened the flight software again and found that the flight ticket for attending the meeting had been bought, 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, Shiler. Are you attending the Hopkins Medical Exchange Meeting? The one a week later. Yes, I have something to talk to you about. Alright, see you then."

Shiler packed up the testing report in front of him, walked out of the office, came to the shuttle station next to the nursing home, and took the shuttle to Huaerjie.

Huaerjie and its surroundings at noon were still busy, there were fewer cars on the ground, replaced by swarms of tourists. Shiler wanted to reach the Sanctum Sanctorum at the fastest speed, but was still stopped by several anchors for interviews on the way.

Considering that congressmen might make the matter of the Magic Academy public, Shiler naturally couldn't say that he was here to find the Sorcerer Supreme, he just said he was here to work. And many people recognized him and made jokes about the mental state of Huaerjie staff.

After finally reaching the Sanctum Sanctorum, he had just walked in when he heard that Strange was not there, and it was estimated that it would take another half an hour to come back. Shiler could only wait in his office.

After waiting for a long time, Strange finally came back. Shiler saw that his face was not good, so he asked: "What's wrong? Did you get a cold shoulder in Washington?"

"Next week I have to attend an inquiry meeting about magic—I am not the president, not a congressman, and don't even participate in politics, but they just want to hang me in the Capitol hall like a piece of air-dried bacon to show, to figure out whether magic is really true, and what is the difference between magic and magic tricks."

"Calm down," Shiler said, "So is magic really true?"

Strange looked at him in disbelief.

"I know, you can use magic. But I want some real things."

"What?"

"I need some magic energy. Yes, I know I have it too, but I need you to put it into something that ordinary people can understand, but will not cause harm to them."

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to take it to experts to see," Shiler said, "I have an old classmate who graduated from Harvard, I am preparing to take various samples to find him, and then let him find an expert in Harvard to see if the radiation brought by magic energy will harm the local water quality and land."

Strange opened his mouth, but closed it again in the end, saying: "I don't mean to not allow you to do this, but if you think this thing can harm the land and water quality, then how did I and other mages survive?"

"You are gifted. Alright, 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 testing reports to prove to congressmen that magic really exists and has no harm."

"I just think it's very absurd," Strange threw himself into the single sofa, and then said, "We have studied magic for thousands of years, and even magic energy forms a cover over the heads of all humans, and then now you think of figuring out whether magic has any harm?!"

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

"I hope I can," Strange said worriedly.

?? Sorry, I forgot to write the author's note just now while defending Super Shanghai

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