Chapter 37: The Witch Academy
"The Academy? Of course, I'm going to Brewster Academy. Actually, Newist Academy is also an option; both academies have pretty good Research Departments.
However, I think Brewster Academy's Alchemy Department's Mechanical Civil Engineering major is more suitable for me. I plan to develop in that direction in the future."
Hearing the Angel Witch's question, Dorothy also breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she no longer had to endure that damn awkwardness. She quickly replied.
She had considered the question of which academy and major she would enroll in for a long time. For this, she had specifically looked up a lot of information about the Witch Academy. Her current choice was the result of careful selection.
This was a very arduous task. After all, there were simply too many academies within the Witch Academy. Just the academy directory was as thick as a dictionary, and the various majors in each academy were even more maddeningly numerous. Dorothy had buried herself in studies for a full month before finally settling on her current plan.
The so-called Witch Academy is not just the name of a single academy, but a collective term for an alliance of schools.
This is quite easy to understand. After all, all eligible Demonesses in the world need to attend the Witch Academy, and it's a 20-year compulsory education system. Currently, the total Demoness population in the Witch World is approximately 50 billion, with about 500 million of them being school-aged Demonesses.
What kind of school could accommodate 500 million students? That's just not realistic to imagine.
Therefore, the current Witch Academy system was established.
In Dorothy's hometown in her previous life, elementary and middle schools were basically scattered throughout the towns and villages across the country, with only universities being relatively clustered.
In fact, from the perspective of teaching efficiency and quality, school clusters actually work better. It makes it more convenient and faster for the teaching staff of various schools to communicate, and the academic atmosphere is also better.
But there's no way around it; ideals always have to give way to reality. You can't expect kindergarten children to live at school, allowing parents to only see their children every few months, right?
However, in this fantasy world, the distance between home and school is no longer an issue; a teleportation array can solve all worries.
Therefore, the academy cluster system became feasible. All the schools in the entire Witch World were built together, and with the essential Supporting business district around the schools, they ultimately formed an incredibly vast school-nation—the Witch Academy.
In this wondrous school-nation, over 80 percent of the citizens are students. Of the remaining 20 percent, 19 percent are teachers and professors from various universities, and less than one percent are representatives of major commercial groups stationed there.
As for how one percent of merchants serve so many citizens?
Well, various alien race servants, employees, and slaves are everywhere, but they are not considered citizens.
If these alien races, who work in various service industries, were also counted, the total population would easily exceed two to three billion.
Another point worth mentioning is that although the Witch Academywas initially established to educate the new generation of Little Witches to become successful, the Demonesses' extreme emphasis on education led to a situation where often only the most knowledgeable Demonesses could become academy professors.
As a result, the quality of professors at the Witch Academy became incredibly high. One could say that experts are everywhere. If your home isn't filled with awards and you haven't published a hundred or so papers in world-class academic journals, you'd be embarrassed to say you're involved in research here.
And with so many experts gathered, a peculiar reaction naturally occurred. Experts chatting casually might inspire each other, and then, together, they would produce a world-shattering new achievement.
Over time, various research institutions also became ubiquitous in the Witch Academy. Most of the great world-changing achievements were born here.
And such a strong academic research atmosphere attracted even more scholars and experts, bringing an even more terrifying teaching foundation to the Witch Academy.
Currently, in addition to its primary function as a school, the Witch Academy is also the research center of the entire Witch World, a kingdom of knowledge, and a paradise for all scholars.
At the same time, the Witch Academy has also become one of the largest Witch Territories in the Witch World, ranking third among the Thirteen Sage Council.
Thinking of this, Dorothy secretly glanced at Sophia beside her.
"The founder of the Witch Academy was the first Divine King. Most of the current administrators of the Witch Academy are also Angel Witches. This has almost become the Angel Witch's family business, which is why she can be the Student Council President."
She thought to herself.
But then she became a little worried.
"Hiss, I just beat her up and made her lose face. She wouldn't hold a grudge, would she?"
Dorothy projected her own feelings onto others, and then silently felt a chill in her heart, thinking she was doomed.
It should be known that the power of the Student Council within the Witch Academy is terrifyingly vast. Although, nominally, the highest decision-making body of the academy is the School Committee, composed of the principal and numerous branch deans.
But those big shots don't have the leisure to manage a bunch of mischievous kids every day. They don't even have enough time for their research. So, generally, the School Committee only convenes for major school matters, and the work of maintaining the academy's normal operation is handed over to the student self-governing organization—the Student Council.
They say, "You Student Council members will all become Witch Lords in the future, so now is a good time to practice your management skills in advance."
In fact, it really does train people, because without some serious skills, you can't manage hundreds of millions of people.
The entry threshold for the Witch Academy's Student Council is quite high; basically, only the most outstanding individuals from each school can enter the Student Council. And to become the Student Council President, you must make this group of genius Demonesses obey you, which is not an easy task, as most geniuses are arrogant and obey no one but themselves.
Almost all past Student Council Presidents have been among the most outstanding students in the Witch Academy. They either possessed overwhelming combat power, capable of suppressing everything, leaving none daring to disobey; or they had explosive personal charisma, able to make their delicate bodies tremble, causing everyone to bow in submission.
So, which type is Sophia?
Could it be that she has a particularly strong background?
But then again, why would an Angel Witch apprentice under Youfeiliya, a Dragon Witch? Don't Demonesses usually seek out mentors of their own race?
Dorothy's mind was racing with wild thoughts.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Witch and the Angel Witch, master and disciple, exchanged glances, both seeing bewilderment in the other's eyes.
"What? Brewster? Newist? Aren't those both research academies? You're telling us now, after that display of combat talent, that you actually want to be a Research Witch?"