Gotham University Career Technical College hadn't been open for many days when several special admission students who registered late suddenly arrived. This caused widespread discussion among the student body.
Jason and Little Sly, their presence could be understood, after all, everyone was a Gothamite, and it was not unusual for some to be geniuses.
Moreover, the tech skills of Little Sly were well-known among the mob bosses. Many in desperate need of his skills would hire him at high prices to help. Many students in the university had crossed paths with him, and even though he was young, he fit right in.
But Master Mirror and Captain Cold seemed a bit out of place.
Not to mention they were both outsiders, from the decent self-governing Central City, their personalities differed greatly from the Gothamites.
As well-known villains, neither of them killed, let alone human lives, they did not take the lives of cats, dogs or even fish. Upon learning that they even refused to kill fish themselves, Shearer felt, based on the halo over his head, that they deserved the title of World Angel.
Their moral standards were also exceptionally high. Firstly, public defecation was not allowed, secondly personal hygiene must be maintained, one could not be too sweaty, sleeping was only for nighttime, standing and sitting must be upright, diet must be controlled, physical fitness promoted, good study habits maintained, and one must strive for constant improvement.
Captain Cold, who was older, had a rather rough life. His father was an absolute villain 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 the same abusive environment.
His life resembled that of Bruce Banner in the Marvel World. Growing up in a violent environment, facing many problems, occasionally resorting to violence, but in prison, he made impressive progress in the field of cryogenics with his exceptional talent and willpower.
As Victor said, there aren't many people studying cryophysics, and even fewer are talented. After Captain Cold entered the vocational technical college, Victor started visiting more frequently. Clearly, he saw potential in Captain Cold, believing him to be a like-minded peer in the industry.
With such a class leader, class discipline improved significantly. Captain Cold disapproved of loud noises in class, even whispered communication had to be kept to a minimum.
Personal hygiene was a given, Captain Cold took on the role of class leader, including inspecting dormitory sanitation, organizing grade activities, notifying class schedules, and campus broadcasts.
At the same time, students of different ages could exchange ideas, broaden their views, increase their knowledge, and enhance empathy.
Thus, everything at the vocational technical college was on track, but there were two individuals who found it rather difficult, one being Bruce.
Under great academic pressure, Bruce was forced by Shearer to stay at school to study every day.
During this period, Shearer, who was very busy, stayed at school all the time. Unfortunately, this gummed up a lot of people, firstly the vocational college students, there was no way to slack off, Professor Shearer was watching you.
Secondly, Bruce. Papers handed in every day were responded to within half an hour. Small mistakes were returned for revision, big ones required a direct office discussion. Although Shearer was always objective, focusing solely on academic issues, the myriad of corrections on details alone gave Bruce a headache.
Many who have written research papers know, it's not an IQ problem, it's more of a test of patience. These things do not present challenges that are hard to understand, but they are very time-consuming, especially logical deductions, word choices, punctuation, and so on.
Some subjects can be mastered without spending much time, relying on intelligence solely, but psychology is certainly not among them.
In addition to theory, it's necessary to analyze in conjunction with actual cases. Without actual cases, one has to pay attention to typical cases, and the numerous bizarre symptoms alone can wear down most of the patience.
At times, Bruce thought, all of this might be mysticism, but Shearer would always assure him firmly, that there were definite rules in all of this.
The writing of a research paper is divided into several stages, and right now, the two of them were in the stage of mutually wearing down each other's patience and testing each other's limits.
Only when both parties have exhausted their patience can the paper possibly be approved. Unfortunately, in this respect, Shearer always had a surplus of patience.
Bruce believed, this professor was a man of justice, but academically, his rigorous requirements were nitpicking. And because of Bruce's high talent, Shearer's requirements were exceedingly high.
Some people might think this was Shearer torturing Bruce, but in fact, they were torturing each other, it was just a matter of whose endurance was stronger. This was the actual situation faced by most college students and their tutors.
The second mildly unhappy person was Savage, as stated by Master Mirror.
Upon hearing this name, some DC fans might be unfamiliar, but if you mentioned Long-life or Barbarian, it should ring a bell?
Vandal Savage, a Neanderthal born fifty thousand years ago, due to the radiation of a meteor, underwent physical changes, making him closer to modern humans.