Chapter 3785: The School Doctor's
"Knock, knock, knock." Wanda's office door was knocked. Main Universe Batman heard a series of high-heeled shoe sounds, and then the door was opened. Wanda's increasingly radiant face and that mysterious red hair appeared in front of Batman.
"Hello, Professor. I have some questions about the wand usage class this morning, may I ask if you are free now?"
"Of course, the door of knowledge is always open to students." Wanda opened the door enthusiastically, invited Batman into her office, and waved her hand gently, and the coffee machine worked automatically.
Two cups of hot coffee flew to the desktop under the guidance of the Scarlet Power. Wanda waved her hand again, and the creamer and sugar cubes also flew over.
"Simply superb." Main Universe Batman sighed.
Wanda showed an embarrassed expression. Main Universe Batman immediately noticed the change in her emotions and said: "No, Professor, I am not mocking you. This is indeed very magical for me. After all, in the eyes of most people, I don't have any magical talent, and naturally I rarely come into contact with magicians, especially you who use magic so fluently."
Wanda's expression immediately brought a bit of sympathy, she sat opposite Batman and said: "Don't say that, magic will not refuse anyone with passion. Besides, only basic courses are taught now, and it is far from talking about talent. As long as the foundation is laid, even if the talent is poor, you can become a good mage."
"Really?" Batman is not testing, he is really suspicious. Because after his very meticulous and comprehensive investigation in his universe, magic requires talent.
Don't look at magicians living like neither human nor ghost, but some people want to suffer this bitterness and want to suffer this crime, but they don't have the opportunity.
"Of course." Wanda answered very happily, "As long as you work hard, there will definitely be a place for you in the magic world."
What Wanda said is also the truth. If it were before, it would certainly not work, mages really need some talent, at least they must have magical affinity, if they can't even feel the existence of magical energy, then there is really no way to contract a demon god.
But it's different now. After the recovery of Qi, everyone can feel the existence of magical energy. The lower limit of magical talent has been greatly improved, and magical blinds who can't feel any energy existence are a very small minority. Basically, as long as they are people who practice diligently, they can indeed become magicians.
And what Main Universe Batman is strange about is this point. His detective intuition tells him that Wanda really didn't lie, and she didn't deliberately say so to comfort him. But this is strange, since the essence of magic is borrowing, what is the meaning of human effort?
Batman really wanted to ask this question, but he felt that he should take it step by step, and he couldn't be too presumptuous, otherwise it would easily arouse the other party's vigilance. So he thought about it and said: "So that's it, then I'm relieved. Actually, when I was in class today, I didn't feel anything very difficult, and I thought it was because you taught it too well."
"Don't say that." Wanda looked very happy, but still maintained restraint, she said, "I must emphasize to you again that only basic courses were taught today, it is indeed the foundation of the foundation, and there are no difficult points at all, it is normal to learn fast."
"So that's it. However, what the headmaster said at the sorting ceremony made me a bit concerned. Regarding contracts and so on, I have also heard students from other grades talk about this. May I ask, who did you contract with?"
Wanda immediately showed a bit of embarrassment. To be honest, she can't be sure now whether she contracted the Great Demon Shadow, or the Great Demon Shadow contracted her.
Anyway, the current situation is that she wants to use the Scarlet Power, the Great Demon Shadow can't manage it, but the Great Demon Shadow wants to use the Chaos Power, as long as Wanda wants, she can definitely mess it up.
"My contract object is the Great Demon Shadow Chthon," Wanda still decided to say truthfully, "However, the Scarlet Power I use is different from the Chaos Power
Wanda hesitated for a moment but decided to tell the truth. She had learned from Jarvis how difficult Batman could be, and she wasn't very good at lying; it was too easy to be exposed.
"Oh?" Batman immediately showed some interest and said, "So you can modify the power of a demon god yourself? How is that done?"
"Uh..." This really stumped Wanda. Although it couldn't be said that she was unlearned, she certainly wasn't a theorist. Since she had already told the truth once, there was no need to fabricate anything else, so she said, "I am a mutant."
Very well, a new variable had been introduced. Batman felt a bit of a headache. He certainly knew about mutants and had dealt with some of them. He knew that the differences in mutants came from special genes, but human genes were like a mountain of spaghetti code; it was hard to say what colliding with what could produce some magical effects, and this was completely unreproducible.
"So your mutant ability is to modify magical power?"
"To be precise, it is to modify Chaos Magic," Wanda said after thinking for a moment. "But I don't think it's a modification; rather, when I was born, I had an organ capable of controlling Chaos Magic. Because my affinity with Chaos Magic was too high, the Chaos Magic modified itself to adapt to me."
This explanation gave Batman an even bigger headache because he had no way to judge whether what Wanda said was true. It was possible that Wanda truly believed this, but the truth was not so, and it couldn't be considered lying; it was just that she herself didn't understand it either.
"Actually, I don't think you need to worry too much," Wanda keenly sensed Batman's anxiety and said, "There are simply too many demon gods in the universe; you will always be able to encounter one that suits you. Even if the affinity isn't as high as mine, using some basic magic is no problem. Of course, you have to get a good score on the final exam, otherwise, even if the Sanctum staff had a silver tongue, they wouldn't be able to sell you. So studying hard is the right path."
The amount of information in these words became significant again. Batman decided to ask the key question: "What is on the final exam?"
"History of Magic, Magic Theory, Magic Manipulation, and basic elemental affinity testing. Don't worry, the exams aren't difficult and won't exceed your capabilities. But to get a high score, you must be focused and meticulous..."
Wanda mentioned some exam techniques one after another. Batman could tell that this academy seemed to have a very complete training system; these exam precautions didn't seem like they were thought up on the spur of the moment.
But in reality, Wanda was just reciting lines. Wasn't the second film about to start shooting? Because there was a final exam plot in the second part, and Wanda, as the careful, gentle, and completely righteous good teacher in the film, had a scene where she tutored the protagonist group. Although she hadn't finished memorizing her lines, she remembered the gist, so she just said them to Batman first.
These lines certainly couldn't have been thought up on the spur of the moment. Due to the success of the first film, the screenwriters for the second film had also put in a great deal of effort, basically making all kinds of small details seamless. Batman was also caught off guard by this, and the matter was glossed over.
Because it was already quite late, Batman couldn't linger in Wanda's office for too long. Before the lights went out, he hurried back to the dormitory.
The dormitory was for two people, and he shared it with Arkham Batman. When he returned, Arkham Batman was already preparing for a night stroll.
"How was it? Did you get any intelligence?"
"Professor Wanda is a mutant," Main Universe Batman said. "Everything that happens to her has no reference value. We might still have to go ask other professors."
"How about that Hippo Goddess? The history of mythology she lectured on this afternoon was quite good; she looks very gentle and talkative and should be willing to chat with us."
"Is it because you didn't take a nap that your IQ has dropped?" Main Universe Batman couldn't help but say. "Mutants have no reference value, but does a hippo?"
"Uh... alright. We need to find that kind of purely human professor, with a clear contract object, who looks relatively normal, right?" Arkham Batman thought for a moment and said, "Our choices don't seem to be too many. Perhaps, Wong?"
"He looks just as difficult to deal with as the Sorcerer Supreme. Let's go to the library and take a look first." Batman also gathered his things. The two of them walked toward the library without any scruples.
Although the school did not allow night strolling, there were actually no security guards or the like patrolling, and the entire school could be described as unimpeded. In fact, Strange had discussed whether to hire a security guard, but Shiler stopped him.
"If Batman wants to go to a place, it is best not to try to stop him, otherwise it is only possible to cause a bigger mess. Anyway, more important places, such as the school infirmary with medicine, have magical barriers. For places without barriers, it doesn't matter if you let them go; it can also consume their energy and make them find less trouble." Strange felt that what he said made sense, so he agreed.
"Perhaps I'll choose Mercury and Venus?"
Suddenly, Main Universe Batman's line of sight was attracted by a few books on the bookshelf. He nudged Arkham Batman with his elbow and said, "Do you feel that the colors of these few books are a bit abnormal?"
Arkham Batman went over and took a brief look, then suddenly realized: "The colors of these few books correspond exactly to the colors of the lights above the registration desk at the entrance. This should be some kind of puzzle, right?"
Arkham Batman had too much experience in this regard; after all, he had solved all the Riddler's trophy puzzles in one night.
Main Universe Batman walked out of the restricted section, returned to the registration desk, glanced at the light above the counter, and then said, "The colors are the same, but the order is different, and the heights are also different. Let's try to adjust both of these to be the same."
No sooner said than done. The two of them immediately started working; this puzzle actually wasn't that difficult, and they set it up in a few moments. Then the two of them heard a rumbling sound coming from the registration desk, accompanied by a slight tremor.
The two of them walked over and discovered that a door had actually opened behind the registration desk's bookshelf, and inside was a secret room.
The two looked at each other. Main Universe Batman immediately said, "Take those books away and put them on a bookshelf further away. Let's go in and take a look."
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