Doctor of Science's Journey into Another World

Chapter 446: Founding Campbell's Own Higher Education Institution

Kalia's suggestion is very correct. It is imperative to establish a magic high school of its own in Campbell County. This is a long-planned major project, and the Campbell family must start preparing for it now.

What the magic academy needs is not educational talents, but academic and research talents. Scholars with creativity, imagination and strong hands-on ability are what Campbell County needs right now.

The first thing is to prepare public opinion. This can be achieved through the Campbell family's intelligence network distributed throughout the three empires. Let the spies placed in various places spread the news that the Campbell family is about to start multiple academic projects, creating an attitude of thirsting for talents.

The information promoted includes but is not limited to the Campbell family's welcoming attitude towards visiting scholars, full support for meaningful research projects, generous funding for academic research, and active and open academic policies.

Having stayed in Scott for such a long time, Bai Hao was not like a dull person who only focused on academic research every day. Chatting and exchanging ideas with scholars in the institute also allowed Bai Hao to obtain a lot of information.

What scholars like, what they hate, where they like to go, and where are the places criticized by scholars... Bai Hao has written all of these down in his little notebook. Catering to their tastes is the secret to attracting scholars to Campbell County.

Public opinion is very important. It is an important guarantee for accumulating reputation and attracting talents in the early stage. Most people like to spread rumors in various social places such as pubs and banquets, so you might as well use this to promote Campbell County.

For example, a little-known scholar received funding from the Campbell family, and within a few months, he made great progress in his experiments, and he soared to fame...

For example, a fledgling scholar attempted to conduct some expensive magic experiments, and then received financial support from the Campbell family. In the end, the experiment was successful and he gained fame and wealth...

Some scholars always like to invest all their money in an experiment, so that they are now living in poverty and have to sleep in the open. Then the Campbell family lent a hand to them and even set up various aid foundations to ensure the later life of poor scholars, creating a good story...

All these examples can become the best stories to promote Campbell County, and they can be circulated to the outside world with a mixture of true and false. Moreover, the business of magical equipment will make the Campbell family rich in the future, and it is easy to create these examples that require money. Things that can be solved with money are not a big deal.

Bai Hao himself is a scholar, and he knows too well what those scholars like. The rumors that so-called great scholars do not like money, beauty and fame are all nonsense, and are just wishful thinking of the world.

If Kalia, Xinglili, Yura, Olmia and other girls were all taken away, and he was forced to bury himself in research and career day after day for a hundred years, Bai Hao thought that he would not be able to endure it.

In fact, most scholars are like this. Money, beauty and fame are not only the spice of research life, but also necessities. Most research requires supporting funds. The saying "you can't do it without money" still applies to the academic world.

Reputation is also very important. A famous scholar means easy access to various places. Just like Scott's academic institute, even if you are full of knowledge and have a vast mind, but you are unknown and do not have a letter of recommendation from other great scholars or a guarantee from an academic organization, you are still not qualified to enter the institute.

Therefore, if someone says that scholars do not need money, beauty and fame at all, those irritable scholars will definitely be the first to jump out and point at that person's nose and scold him. Scholars also need to make a living, and the research of academic theories requires more material support. This is a very realistic point.

True scholars are indeed more loyal to academic research, and they will not give up their dignity as scholars for money and fame. However, if they are asked to choose between material and spiritual things, most scholars will still choose material things. After all, academic theoretical research pursues practical significance, not utopianism and idealism.

There are no purely idealistic scholars in any world, because they may starve to death due to lack of money to eat, and their research will be difficult to sustain without material support. In the end, their ideals will only become fantasies.

After the public opinion was fully prepared, Bai Hao planned to start using the existing advantages of Campbell Territory to attract scholars to gather. Being rich is one of the advantages. The Campbell family can invest heavily in some promising academic experimental projects, but the prerequisite is that they must be carried out in Campbell Territory.

It is even possible to directly organize various award ceremonies and academic exchange and analysis meetings, with Campbell taking the lead in awarding the "Campbell Award" to scholars who have made outstanding contributions to the academic world. This will not only give them honorary recognition, but also directly give them formal material rewards.

As a newly-launched award, the "Campbell Prize" is certainly not recognized. In fact, other scholars believe that its value is not high and its recognition is not strong, far inferior to the various medals awarded by Scott Academic.

But the free material rewards are real. Boxes of golden gold are the currency circulating throughout the continent. As long as scholars come to Campbell in person to claim the prize, they can get it. So just ask if you will come.

Moreover, the "Campbell Prize" can also refer to the nomination system. A number of nominations can be set for awards in one field, and then those respected scholars are invited to vote together to decide the final winner. This is both fair and just and increases the value of the "Campbell Prize".

Let everyone know that the "Campbell Prize" is selected by voting of great scholars, not decided arbitrarily by the Campbell family.

This operation is equivalent to a public relations image marketing for Campbell Territory. It is a matter of spending money to buy fame. At the same time, it tells everyone again that his Campbell family is very eager for talents. As long as you are a talented scholar, you will be reused, respected and given generous material support when you come to his Campbell Territory.

Of course, Campbell County has another very important advantage, which is the widespread application of life-saving magic technology. Bai Hao can completely use the most advanced city in the entire continent as a gimmick and hold an extremely attractive exhibition of magical equipment.

The life-saving magic technology will undoubtedly become the protagonist of the next era, and Captain Campbell, who entered the field first, has a huge advantage. Whether it is the research time or the many research results, Bai Hao is confident that he can surprise those scholars with far-sighted vision.

If the Shenshan Court of the ancient capital of Dongtu Shenyin is the birthplace of magical technology, then Bai Hao wants to make Campbell Territory the boiling point and focus of magical technology in the entire continent in the future. All of this is to attract scholars and talents, and all of this is to establish a high-level institution of his own in Campbell Territory.