Chapter 1528 Gotham School of Magic (Part 1)

In the Forgotten Bar in London, the aftermath of the riot is far from over. Bruce had found Cain before, knocked him out with the trap of the magic circle, and obtained his blood, but it was not just the small tube he used on Thomas. Bruce drained half of Cain's blood.

Even if Cain became a clown, he was a vampire. Vampires need enough blood to maintain their strength, and once the blood in their bodies is not strong enough, they will fall into a deep sleep, just like Bennett before.

In other words, Bruce re-sealed Cain, but this led to the return of the Blood Queen Mary, who was suppressed by Cain before. She plundered the power of the few remaining elders of the Demon Party, and plundered London with the remnants of the blood clan who did not attack Gotham.

The Dark Night Master Jim and his allies could only put out fires everywhere and save ordinary people from the sharp teeth and claws of vampires.

Fortunately, the wrong decision of the Thirteen Clans caused them to consume a large number of their manpower in Gotham, and many of the elders of the Blood Clan also died there. Although the Blood Red Moon led by the Blood Queen still had remnants, it was no match for the Dark Night Master and his men.

The only place that suffered heavy losses was the Forgotten Bar, the base camp of the Dark Night Master Jim. In the final decisive battle, the battle between the two sides almost razed it to the ground.

In the end, Bennett paid the price of half of his blood to reseal his wife, and the two sides fell into a deep sleep together, but what came after the war was not peace and tranquility, but a bleak scene.

The mystic world was seriously injured, the Forgotten Bar almost became a ruin, Westminster Abbey was under martial law, London began to re-implement the curfew system, and the scene of desolation was everywhere.

Everyone hid and licked their wounds, and no longer had any hope for the development of the mystic world. Even the Dark Night Master Jim, who insisted on justice, disbanded the team he had assembled before, and just repaired the bar alone.

After this battle, Jim saw through the truth of the magic world, especially the choice made by the Grand Wizard Alliance, which made him very disappointed.

The wizards should understand that they are selling out the interests of all mankind, allowing those devils to seduce young children more unscrupulously, but they kneel to the devil without scruples for their own enjoyment. In this case, what is the need for the magic world to exist?

On this day, Jim sat in front of the bar that had not been fully repaired and wiped the glass. His thoughts flew to a distant place again. Finally, he couldn't help but sigh and showed a trace of sadness.

With a creak, the door of the bar was pushed open. Jim frowned and looked up at the figure at the door. He instinctively said, "Sorry, the bar is not repaired yet and is not open for reception. Oh, Professor Schiller, how come you have time to come here?"

Jim watched Schiller come in, and then found that there was someone following him. Constantine walked to the bar and sat down, tapping the table with his fingers and said, "Let's have a martini. This is a victory worth celebrating."

"Victory?" Jim sneered and said, "I don't think this is a victory for either of us."

Constantine waved his hand and said, "I told you a long time ago that the mages are a bunch of idiots. They don't Worthy of sympathy, there is nothing to lament if they all die. "

"But you know better than me, John." Jim lowered his head and picked up the cocktail glass, and said: "Humanity has always had to face the threat of the mystical world. Those beings outside the earth want to tempt people to fall all the time. Our souls have a special meaning to them."

"I admit that wizards don't do much good, and even less when they are sober. The people of the Grand Wizard Alliance are a bunch of fools, but if there is no orderly magic world standing in front of ordinary people to help them resist the ubiquitous temptations, then a stable family may have a monster overnight."

"What do you think of the future of the magic world?" Schiller asked.

Jim looked at him strangely, and when his eyes fell on Schiller's face, he took a breath of cold air. Constantine took the wine glass from his hand and said, "That's not the Professor Schiller you know, but I think you should talk about your opinion."

The pair of desolate gray eyes seemed to put a lot of pressure on Jim. He thought carefully for a while before saying, "I don't think the magic world can perish, but I also think there is no need to save the magic world now."

"To be honest, I am worried about this. It is not easy to rebuild a new magic world. Even if it is built, how can we guarantee that there will be no next A great wizard alliance?"

Jim lowered his head, his worried expression difficult to hide. He said: "If my reconstruction action breeds a group of human traitors, then I will definitely be blamed when a similar disaster happens again."

"So, are you hesitating whether to take action?"

Jim nodded and said: "But I am not the kind of person who does nothing to avoid making mistakes. I want to try my best, but so far I haven't come up with any good solutions."

Then he looked up at Constantine and Schiller again, and asked tentatively: "You two are here now, you can't just watch me repair the table, right?"

"Of course not." Schiller smiled at him, stretched out his hand to adjust his tie, and said: "We have the same idea as you. Rebuilding the magic world is imperative, but in order not to follow the old path of the Grand Wizard Alliance, the methods and means may need to be carefully considered."

Jim put down the cup he was wiping, rested his elbows on the table, leaned forward, looked at Schiller and asked: "So Professor Schiller, what do you think?"

"Before that, I must ask you a few questions." Schiller said in a gentle tone: "The magic world has always been an apprenticeship system, right?"

Jim thought for a while and said: "If you mean the apprenticeship system in the Middle Ages, it's almost the same. The great wizards occupied the wizard tower to recruit apprentices, and the apprentices followed them to learn and then work for them."

"Has there never been a formal college?"

Jim frowned, as if he guessed what Schiller was going to say, he sighed and said: "Are you talking about a college like a modern university? This is difficult to achieve, because every great wizard regards the powerful existence he can contact as a valuable asset, and establishing a college means contributing his own communication channels."

"This is the drawback of the apprenticeship system." Schiller took a cup of hot red wine from Jim's hand and said, "Everyone is worried that the apprentice will starve to death. Teachers occupy an important position in the industry, so they will inevitably worry that the apprentice will surpass themselves and snatch their position, but full-time teachers don't have similar worries."

"Are you going to build a magic school?" Jim understood almost immediately. After a little thought, he said, "There are a few questions. First, the magic in this world cannot be strengthened through practice, so what is the point of learning and training in school?"

"If magic is obtained by signing a contract, then at least they should learn how to sign a contract, instead of being deceived by those demons without knowing anything." Constantine said, covering his face with his hands, and then said, "They must first know whether they are sober when facing the devil, and then they can make a decision, and then they can be responsible for their decision."

"To strengthen their basic cognition, that is, to make them disenchanted by those powerful beings, it is hard to say whether the magic world has become what it is today due to religious factors." Schiller stroked his wrist with one hand and said.

"Many mages regard demons as their gods, not trading partners. In the process of using their power, they unconsciously develop respect for them, and gradually give up their bottom line and take whatever they want. The first lesson mages have to learn is that they stand on the side of humans, not those mysterious and powerful beings."

"Negotiation also has many skills." Schiller explained in a soothing tone: "Most people who have not been professionally trained cannot be called negotiation experts, and many of them don't even know what negotiation is."

"They can't judge the other party's current psychology by the other party's tone, don't know how to bid, and don't know how to lower the other party's bid. They will not constantly explore the other party's bottom line during the negotiation process to gain a favorable position for themselves. "

"Negotiation skills are a comprehensive subject, including the essence of various disciplines such as psychology, behavioral science, and economics. Without systematic learning, it is difficult to understand effective skills and methods."

After thinking for a while, Jim said: "I think what you said makes sense. I have heard many stories about contract fraud in bars. I asked several times out of curiosity. Most of the scams are similar and not complicated, but there are always people who fall for them. Sometimes I feel strange, but when I think of many mages who have not yet finished high school, I can understand it. "

"There is another question . "Jim held up a finger and said, "Although it is important to learn negotiation skills in advance, we still have to select the contract object and reach a contract in the end. How to do this step, who will lead them?"

"Of course, it is a full-time teacher." Schiller replied: "Collect all the information of the objects that can conclude a contract, hire negotiation experts to conduct targeted research, and then match it with the characteristics of the students. "

"Before, it was all basic learning, and concluding a contract is the first stage of targeted examination. After a lot of practice and preparation, students can naturally cope with the exam with ease, and after concluding a contract, they will start the second stage of learning. , practice how to make better use of power. "

Jim shook his head and said: "It's easy to say, but the devils won't cooperate. The summoning array in the hands of the great wizard is passed down from generation to generation. Their soul breath has been filed with the devil. The devils will not answer unfamiliar numbers. It's too difficult to get them to recognize the so-called full-time teacher. "

"Even if they can be summoned by force, if they just don't want to sign a contract, no one can force them. "

When Jim looked at Schiller, he found that Schiller was also looking at him. Although his eyes were not focused, he seemed to have anticipated his question. Jim leaned forward and waited for his answer.

Schiller didn't speak, but Constantine spoke first.

"Do you think we will come to you unprepared?"

Jim frowned, Constantine picked up the glass and drank the wine in the glass, put the glass gently on the table, and said.

"We have convinced Hell and Heaven. From today on, they will only trade with students selected by the School of Magic. Any other contract signing will not be protected by the human mystical community."

Jim opened his mouth in surprise. He stared at Constantine, seemingly not believing what he said, and then looked at Schiller. Unexpectedly, Schiller also nodded.

"But, but how could they agree?" Jim asked puzzled, he stammered: "Angels and demons are very arrogant, how could they be willing to be bound by humans?"

"Of course they will not be bound by humans." Schiller shook his head and said: "They just don't want to fight the second war of the fallen angels."

"About two days ago, Bruce found Michael and told him that he felt that heaven was meaningless. While God was away, he planned to fall into hell and become Satan, and then lead hell to counterattack heaven again."

"One of my personalities supported his actions very much, and told Michael that he would definitely manage the logistics of heaven."

"Beelzebub and Azazel, the demon kings of hell, strongly protested before Michael made a statement, and claimed that they would complain to God through prayer that Michael maliciously poisoned hell."

"And when Bruce compromised after mediation by many parties and hoped to standardize the trading rules between heaven, hell and the human world, both parties agreed readily and even happily."