Chapter 1529 Gotham School of Magic (Part 2)

After repeatedly confirming the feasibility of establishing a magic academy, Jim began to think about more realistic issues. He asked, "So where do you plan to build this school? Or in the current situation, where will it be safer?"

What he meant was that if all the magicians were gathered together, once they encountered an enemy, the enemy would definitely concentrate their firepower to attack the weak links. The students in the school were the best targets. First, they had weak resistance, and second, once something happened, the impact would be wide, which could hit morale very well.

Constantine smiled and asked, "Where was the place where the main forces of the Grand Mage Alliance and the Blood Clan were defeated this time?"

Jim slowly widened his eyes, staring at Constantine's face, and asked, "You don't mean Gotham, do you?"

"But, but..." Jim paused, exhaled slightly, thought carefully, and then touched his chin and said, "It seems to make some sense."

Just as Constantine was about to explain something, Jim stretched out a hand to stop him and said, "But I think the reasoning should be different from yours. Have you heard of the extreme "The curse of evil?"

"Zatanna told me about it. You don't believe it, do you?"

Jim shook his head and said, "I have discussed this with the goblins of Maia. These magical creatures see the world differently from humans. They say that the darkness of Gotham does not come from a superficial curse or the influence of magic caused by some historical problems, but from deeper reasons."

"They call the darkness of Gotham an unshakable vortex. No matter how the world changes, this will always be a city of sin, but its existence is not without benefits. The deepest evil in the world will be The vortex can effectively reduce the sin in other places. "" Although the form of human life makes it difficult for us to intuitively see this, many mysterious powerful existences know Gotham's special. Being able to understand this kind of darkness will be cautious when facing Gotham. Tao: "I'm not sure that Gotham's locals will welcome a group of magicians, and it is also necessary to consider that the address of the school in the enrollment letter is Gotham, which is a bit terrifying." Jim has said it is very euphemistic. Schiller can understand what he meant. Although Gotham is basically not involved in the business abduction and selling business, it is still unlikely to be fierce. Parents from other places will be willing to let their children come to Gotham to school. But Schiller smiled and looked at Jim and said, "This is exactly why we came to you. I heard that there are magical creatures in the Maya that specialize in opening space rifts?"

Jim raised his eyebrows slightly, showing an expression of sudden enlightenment, and said, "You are talking about builders, right? They are a kind of goblins living under the Maya. They are good at opening up separate space areas. So far, almost all the space rifts of the great wizards are created by them, and the great wizards are only responsible for stabilizing them."

"You want to open a space rift in Gotham? This is a good idea. It can not only avoid the poor security situation in Gotham City, but also provide some defense. But to accommodate a school, I am afraid that one or two builder goblins cannot complete it."

Schiller shook his head and said, "I don't plan to create a space rift as big as a school."

"Then you..."

"It's not me, but Bruce." Schiller turned the wine glass in his hand and said, "He wants to build a mirror city of Gotham, create an 'inside world' for Gotham, and move most of the dangerous facilities in to further restore Gotham. order."

Jim took a breath, his face became serious, but he still asked first: "Why doesn't he come by himself?"

"In fact, he has completed part of the work. He created a mirror-inverted magic circle to replicate the Gotham buildings in reality, and now he is testing it with Zatanna."

"But due to the human life form, he can't open a space crack like a natural space crack, or he found that the crack was not stable enough after trying several times, and it was different from what he saw at Master Andrew last time."

"John told me that you have a way in this regard, so the two of us came here."

After a moment of silence, Jim sighed and said: "The goblins underground are not very good-tempered, and the great wizards are used to squandering their power. Over the years, their appetites have been fed."

"If so many goblins are dispatched at once, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not ask for too much. I can try, but I'm really not sure..."

"We will go with you." Schiller looked at Jim and said, "I think I should be able to convince them."

Just as Jim opened his mouth to refuse, Constantine began to wink at him frantically. As a bar owner for so many years, Jim was of course very good at reading the atmosphere. He immediately shut up, nodded, and walked out from the counter to lead the way.

Schiller nodded to him with great satisfaction, and several people went to the magical world of Maya from the back door of the Forgotten Bar.

In the alleys of Gotham Street, Bruce and Zatanna leaned against the wall on the left and right, staring at a wall at the end of the alley. Zatanna sighed and said, "This is not good. All entrances and exits must have a connecting medium, not one on the left and one on the right, otherwise it will be unstable."

"But I hope the entrances and exits can be evenly distributed in Gotham City, so that it is convenient to enter and exit the inner and outer worlds."

Zatanna frowned. Her knowledge of mysticism is not rich, but relying on her special talent, magic is more like her instinct, so she can always say something shocking.

Suddenly she said "Ah", then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, looked at Bruce and said: "Gotham River!"

Zatanna and Bruce turned and walked out of the alley together. She took Bruce to the Gotham River and said: "The medium must be integrated, but at the same time it must run through the whole Gotham, so the Gotham River is the most suitable entrance and exit. As long as a certain section of the Gotham River is magically transformed into the entrance and exit of the other world, then you can achieve what you said that any area in Gotham can enter the other world at the fastest speed."

Zatanna's thoughts became clearer as she spoke. She ignored Bruce who was following her, but walked faster and faster, and spoke faster and faster.

"Perhaps an entrance that is not fixed in a certain place can be derived from this. Water is a very magical thing. It not only provides the nutrients necessary for human survival, but also is the cradle of human beings before they are born. It has the attributes of the source of life and the object of guidance. If the water of the Gotham River is enchanted, then perhaps it can become a key."

"The enchanted water of the Gotham River can become a mobile entrance. As long as you drink the river water, you can enter the other world."

At this time, the two had walked to the Gotham River. Zatanna leaned on the fence and stared at the water in the river. While thinking, she said: "The darkness of Gotham has naturally penetrated into the water veins here, and Gotham City and the darkness of Gotham people are of the same origin. "

"Gotham people have long been accustomed to the undetectable dark factor in their drinking water, so they will not have any side effects when drinking river water. In other words, if Gotham River water is the key, then only Gotham people can use it. Others who drink this water are completely courting death. This is the key encryption. "

"If different magic ingredients are mixed, perhaps different Gotham River water can point to different locations in the inner world, so there is no need to build a unified transmission station and then run to the destination with great effort. "

"What about students from other places?" Bruce asked.

"They will be infected by darkness sooner or later if they study here for a long time." Zatanna shook her head and said, "One year is enough."

Zatanna added some practical plans intermittently. Finally, she looked at Bruce and asked, "I still don't understand. Even if you want to build a magic school, you don't have to go to such great lengths to build an inner world for a megacity, right?"

Bruce pursed his lips and showed a hint of hesitation. Just as Zatanna was about to change the subject, Bruce said, "There are too many problems in the transformation of Gotham. These problems cannot be solved by theoretical calculations on paper."

"At least half of the cost of the Gotham transformation project is spent on trial and error. Wayne Group can no longer afford such a terrible expense." Bruce sighed, but still told the whole story: "The ongoing seventh phase of the project has gone wrong and conflicts with the previous design plan, but the development It was too late when they found out. "

"More than a dozen residential buildings were built in places that were not suitable for residential areas according to soil survey results. Because the construction period was very tight, the foundation quality was not well tested. It was not until the completion that it was discovered that the acceptance was not passed. Now all of them must be demolished and rebuilt."

"What is more terrible than the fact that the investment was wasted is that the residents who had already packed up their things and were ready to move into their new homes could not understand why everyone else could move in on time but they could not, and rumors and criticisms began to appear in areas that had not been renovated later. "

"So, you need a test site to rehearse the Gotham renovation project in advance?"

"More than that." Bruce showed a helpless expression and said, "You don't know how destructive the gang of little bastards living in Wayne Manor are now! Have you heard of the Bag Gang?"

"Bag...what?" Zatanna asked in surprise.

"They forged a mafia family called Neway, which is the reverse of Wayne, and created various incidents in Gotham, using the identities of various mysterious people to disrupt the situation in order to break the power structure of the twelve families that have long ruled Gotham - they want to turn the Wayne family into the thirteenth family."

Zatanna was stunned, and Bruce continued, "The fake cultural activities they created at least swindled real funds, which can help Barbara save the situation, but if they continue to fight for Gotham, I really don't know how to explain to Falcone that I don't want to be the Godfather."

Zatanna hesitated and said, "Half of them are from other universes, why don't you find a way to send them back?"

"The problem now is that their relationship is developing too fast, and I can't separate them. If I let the Flash take them all away, then Gotham, which has long passed the gangster era in another universe, will usher in the largest gangster family."

Bruce said, holding the railing of the Gotham River : "Now I can only ask Alfred to watch over them and make sure they don't leave Wayne Manor. When I build the mirror city, they can fully display their talents there."

"Like father, like son." Zatanna commented, but then she said uncertainly: "But because of this, are you sure you can keep them?"

Bruce immediately raised his hand to look at his watch and said to Zatanna: "You make sense, send me back to the manor, I have to make sure they stay in the room and do their homework honestly."

But when Zatanna and Bruce walked out of the portal, they were facing an empty hall. All the Robins who should have been here disappeared.