Chapter 772

Cat Getan University Vocational and Technical College hadn't been open for many days before several late-enrolling special students suddenly appeared, which sparked widespread discussion among the students.

As for Jason and Little Slick, they could understand; after all, everyone was from Cat Getan, so it wasn't strange for a few geniuses to emerge.

Moreover, the gang leaders all knew Little Slick's technical level, and there was no lack of those in urgent need of manpower who paid high prices to hire him to help. Many students in the college had met him once, and although he was young, they could get along well.

However, Mirror Master and Captain Cold seemed a bit out of place.

Not to mention that they were both from out of town and came from Central City, which had quite good public security, their personalities were also very different from those of Gothamites.

Not to mention anything else, as famous villains, neither of them killed. In fact, let alone human lives, they didn't even kill cats, dogs, or even fish. Upon learning that they weren't even willing to kill fish themselves, Schiller felt that, based on the halo above his own head, he really should give them the title of "Angels on Earth."

It wasn't just about killing; they also had extra-high moral standards. First, urinating and defecating in public was not allowed. Second, they had to pay attention to personal hygiene; they absolutely could not get sweaty and then fall asleep. They had to stand straight, sit upright, control their diet, strengthen their bodies, study hard, and strive for progress every day.

Especially the older Captain Cold, whose life experience was relatively bumpy. Captain Cold's father was a complete scoundrel who often beat him. Unable to endure the abuse, Captain Cold had no choice but to run away from home. He also had a younger brother and sister who lived in such a family environment.

His experience was somewhat similar to Bruce Banner's in the Marvel Universe. Growing up in a violent environment, he had resorted to violence when facing many problems, but in prison, he worked hard and, with amazing talent and willpower, achieved impressive accomplishments in cryogenics.

Just as Victor said, there weren't many people studying low-temperature physics, and even fewer with talent. After Captain Cold entered the vocational college to study, Victor ran over there more frequently. Clearly, he thought very highly of Captain Cold and believed he could become a kindred spirit in the industry.

With such a monitor-like figure, the class discipline improved quite a bit. Captain Cold was very disgusted by anyone talking loudly in class; even low-voiced communication had to be controlled in frequency.

There was no need to mention personal hygiene issues. Captain Cold took on the responsibilities of a prefect himself, including checking dormitory hygiene, organizing grade activities, notifying class schedules, and school broadcasts.

At the same time, communication between students of different age groups could broaden horizons, increase knowledge, and enhance empathy.

In this way, everything at the vocational college basically got on the right track, but there were two people who were having a hard time at this moment. The first was Bruce.

Under immense academic pressure, Bruce was forced by Schiller to stay at school every day to study.

During this time, because Schiller had too many things to attend to, he lived at the school. This made it miserable for many people. First were the students of the vocational college; slacking off was impossible—Professor Schiller was watching you.

Second was Bruce. For the papers submitted every day, there was a reply within half an hour. Small problems had to be corrected by himself, and big problems had to be discussed in the office. Although Schiller only talked about academic issues, the correction of various details alone made Bruce feel a headache.

Many people who have written papers know that this is not a question of intelligence; most of the time, it tests patience. These things don't involve any difficult problems that are hard to understand, but they are very time-consuming, especially logical deduction, wording, punctuation, etc.

If one were to say that some subjects can indeed rely on intelligence rather than time, psychology definitely does not include them.

In addition to theory, it also requires analysis combined with actual cases. And if there are no actual cases, one must focus on typical cases. At this time, the sheer variety of symptoms alone would wear away most of one's patience.

Sometimes, Bruce felt that all of this might be metaphysics, but Schiller always firmly told him that there must be realistic laws within it.

Paper writing is divided into several stages, and now, the two of them were in the stage of wearing down each other's patience and testing the bottom line.

Only until both sides' patience was completely worn out could the paper possibly be approved. But unfortunately, in this regard, Schiller was always extra patient.

Bruce believed that this professor was a righteous person, but in terms of academics alone, his requirements for academic rigor could be called nitpicking. And because of Bruce's high talent, Schiller had extra high requirements.

Some might feel that Schiller was torturing Bruce, but in fact, the two of them were torturing each other, just seeing whose endurance was stronger. This is also the current situation for most college students, graduate students, and their supervisors.

The second person who was relatively unhappy was Savage, whom Mirror Master mentioned.

Speaking of this name, many DC fans might feel unfamiliar, but if one mentions "The Immortal" or "The Barbarian," many people should feel familiar, right?

Vandal Savage, a Neanderthal born 50,000 years ago, underwent changes in appearance due to radiation from a meteorite, making him closer to modern Homo sapiens.

At the same time, the meteorite's radiation gave him the ability of immortality and improved his intelligence and physical fitness.

In the long river of history, he had many different identities, such as Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Jack the Ripper, etc. He had also joined the Nazi Party and held high positions.

As a famous villain, he also had a very big ideal, which was to become the master of humanity. He believed that since he possessed a long lifespan, he should naturally obtain a higher status, preferably higher than all of humanity.

In his long life, he had accumulated countless wealth and collections, but the only problem was that these things were difficult to convert into usable power.

Possessing wealth does not mean one can perfectly utilize that wealth. First, you need to have a sufficiently large scale to influence human society.

However, Savage was not a completely modern person. His understanding of modern society was insufficient, and his understanding of capital power was also insufficient. Therefore, his methods of ruling humanity were still very traditional: hiring a bunch of people at high prices to cause destruction in various cities to spread his fame.

He hired many ordinary humans, such as Lady Cat Getan and Leon. His way of buying them off was to give them some collections and cash.

At the same time, he also hired some people with special abilities, such as Mirror Master and Captain Cold. His way of buying them off, besides wealth, also included the power he promised them.

Like many villains outside of Cat Getan, he was power-oriented, and his goal was to rule all of humanity. Basically, he didn't have any particularly special philosophy, nor was he very crazy. Although his settings were strong, he didn't have high performance.

His only highlight was in the comics, where he sent Mirror Master to steal the Justice League's contingency plans from the Batcave. Mirror Master's ability was very special, so he succeeded in one strike. Savage used these plans to successfully defeat the Justice League. It's just that in the end, he still lost to Batman, but this led to Batman quitting the Justice League.

And in one universe, he successfully wiped out the Justice League and became the only human on Earth, but he felt boundless loneliness. Therefore, he demanded that the Superman who traveled there return to the past to save the world. Only then did Savage understand that power developed to the extreme is not power, but just loneliness.

And now, Savage felt very uncomfortable because, ever since he came to Cat Getan, no matter how much he invested, he lost it all.

Leon was originally a subordinate he relied on quite a bit because he knew many celebrities on the West Coast and also developed many subordinates like Lady Cat Getan for Savage. But after entering Cat Getan for only a few days, he lost contact.

The contraband heavy weapons invested in by Savage and produced by the Cat Getan family also disappeared without a trace. The entire Cat Getan family shipyard was blown up.

He spent a lot of effort to win over Mirror Master, but after entering only a few times, he disappeared without a trace. Since that last phone call, he had been out of contact.

And Captain Cold, whom he relied on most in Central City, also completely disappeared after entering just once.

This dark city was like a giant beast lurking in the abyss. Anyone who jumped down from the cliff would never have thought that they would be buried here forever.

Yes, Savage believed that everyone he sent in had died. He never thought that these people had the possibility of betrayal because he felt that he had already given enough.

Just as Savage was thinking about the next strategy, in Schiller's office, Mirror Master and Captain Cold exchanged a glance. Captain Cold coughed and said, "Are you saying you want us to call Savage and then have him send people to rescue us?"

"The plan is like that, but the reality is not. I want to ask you a question, just answer truthfully." Schiller looked at the two of them and said. Both nodded.

"What do you think of this place?"

Both were silent for a moment. Captain Cold spoke first: "In fact, I have always longed for school, so my evaluation might not be objective enough."

"If you ask me, this city is simply terrible: bad weather, poor public security, violent citizens. However, I like this school very much."

"Yes, the students here are also so daring, crazy, and violent. But it cannot be denied that they are the most energetic people I have ever seen, as if they will never get tired. They are also extra talented in learning and always have novel ideas. When I am with them, I feel as if I have become younger."

Mirror Master was silent for a long while. He sighed and said, "I also think this place is terrible, but I have to admit that the teachers here are very capable and the requirements are very strict. At least they are much better than the professors at the university I attended."

"I don't know if you have friends in your hometown who have similar experiences to yours. If you do, you can take this opportunity to let them come here to study." Schiller tapped the table lightly with his pen tip and said, "I believe you can also see that we are very short of excellent students here."

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"As a teacher, I deeply know that family education and social education will occupy a large proportion in the process of human growth. Many people go astray not because they are born bad seeds, but simply because they lack education."

"This society is unwilling to give these people a second chance, or rather, long-standing concepts make them feel that they don't have a second chance. But in fact, that is not the case."

Schiller turned his head to look out the window. Cat Getan's dusk was still so brilliant. He said, "That's right, this is a city of sin, but only here can those who were once thought to have no chance have one more opportunity to return to normalcy, because everyone here is a sinner."

"Some people call this place a garbage dump. Many people say that garbage is a resource in the wrong place. The true meaning of this sentence is that there are too many people who narrowly call what they don't need 'garbage'."

Mirror Master and Captain Cold saw Schiller sitting in front of the windowsill, against the light, turning into a silhouette under the sunset. His low voice echoed in the room:

"Perhaps Cat Getan will never have light, but that doesn't matter. If this place is destined to be the darkest shadow in the world, it will also condense into a rising black sun..."

"It doesn't need light to illuminate all things."