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 silently by himself.
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 ready 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 always has to face the threat of the mystical world. Those beings outside the earth are always trying to seduce people to fall. Our souls have 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 not be another Grand Wizard Alliance?"
Jim lowered his head, and his worried expression was difficult to hide. He said, "If my reconstruction action breeds "If I have betrayed 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 I haven't come up with any good solutions so far."
Then he looked up at Constantine and Schiller and asked tentatively, "You two are here now, not to 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 go the old way of the Grand Wizard Alliance, the methods and means may need to be carefully considered."
Jim put down the cup he was wiping, put his elbows on the counter, leaned forward, looked at Schiller and asked, "So Professor Schiller, what do you have in mind?"
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"Before that, I have to 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 are referring to the apprenticeship system in the Middle Ages, then it is almost the same. Archmage occupy the mage tower to recruit apprentices, and the apprentices learn from them and then do things for them."
"Was there never a formal academy?"
Jim frowned, as if he had 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 archmage thinks that he can contact We regard our strong presence as a valuable asset, and establishing the academy means dedicating our own communication channels.”
"This is the disadvantage of the apprenticeship system." Schiller took a glass of mulled wine from Jim's hand and said: "Everyone is worried about teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death. The teacher occupies an important position in the industry. It is inevitable to worry that the apprentice will take over his position after surpassing him, but a full-time teacher does not have such worries. "
"Do you want to build a magic academy?" Jim said almost immediately. After thinking for a while, he said: "There are a few questions. First of all, the magic in this world cannot be strengthened through practice, so learning and What’s the point of exercising?”
"If magic is obtained by making a contract, then at least they should learn how to make a contract instead of being deceived by those demons without knowing anything." Constantine said, covering his face with his hands, and continued: " They need to know whether they are sober when facing the devil before they can make a decision, and then they can take responsibility for their decision.”
"To strengthen their basic cognition, that is, to disenchant them with those powerful beings, the magic world will become what it is today. It is difficult to say whether there is any influence of religious factors." Schiller touched it with one hand. own wrist, said.
"Many mages regard demons as their gods rather than as objects of trade. They unconsciously develop respect for them in the process of using each other's power, so they gradually give up their own bottom line to get what they want. The first lesson that mages must learn is They side with humans, not those mysterious powerful beings."
"Negotiation also has many skills." Schiller explained in a soothing tone: "Most people without professional training cannot be called negotiation experts, and many even don't even know what negotiation is."
"They cannot judge the other party's current psychology through the other party's tone. They don't know how to bid or 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 is a comprehensive subject, including the essence of psychology, behavior, economics and other disciplines. Without systematic study, it is difficult to understand effective techniques and methods."
Jim thought for a while and then said: "I think what you said makes sense. I have heard many stories about contract fraud in bars. I have asked several times out of curiosity. Most of the scams are similar and not complicated, but people always fall for it. , sometimes I feel strange, but when I think that many mages are children who have not finished high school, I can understand it.”
"There is another question." Jim held out a finger and said: "Although it is important to learn negotiation skills in advance, in the end you still have to select the contract partner and reach a contract. What about this step? Who will lead them?"
"Of course it's a full-time teacher." Schiller replied: "Collect information on all those who 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 study, and the conclusion of the contract is the first stage of the targeted examination. After a lot of practice and preparation, the students can naturally handle the examination with ease, and after the conclusion of the contract, the second stage begins. Stages of learning, practicing how to make better use of power.”
Jim shook his head and said: "It sounds simple, but the devils will not cooperate. The summoning arrays in the hands of the archmage have been passed down from generation to generation. Their soul breath has been prepared by the devils. The devils with unfamiliar numbers will not cooperate." It’s very difficult for them to recognize the so-called full-time teachers.”
"Even if they can be summoned by force, if they are unwilling to sign a contract, then 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 did not speak, but Constantine spoke first.
"Do you think we're going to come to you unprepared?"
Jim frowned, Constantine picked up the wine glass, drank all the wine in the glass, put the glass gently on the table, and said.
"We have convinced Hell and Heaven that from today on, they will only trade with students selected by the Magic Academy. Any other actions to conclude a contract will not be protected by the human mystical community."
Jim's mouth opened wide in surprise. He stared at Constantine, as if he didn't believe 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 strongly supported his actions 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, claiming 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 to it happily."