After repeatedly confirming the feasibility of establishing a magic academy, Jim began to think about more practical issues. He asked: "So where do you plan to build this school? Or, judging from the current situation, where
Would it be safer?"
His implication is that if all the magicians are gathered together, then once they encounter an enemy, the opponent will definitely concentrate their firepower to attack the weak links. The students in the school are the best targets. Once the resistance is weak,
Secondly, if something goes wrong, it will have a wide impact, which can be a good blow to morale.
Constantine showed a smile and asked: "Where is the place where the main force of the Archmage Alliance and the Blood Tribe collapsed this time?"
Jim slowly widened his eyes. He stared at Constantine's face and asked, "You don't want to say Gotham, do you?"
"But, but..." Jim paused, exhaled slightly, thought about it carefully, then touched his chin and said, "It seems to make sense."
Just when Constantine was about to explain something, Jim stretched out a hand to stop him and said: "But I think the reason is different from yours. Have you ever heard of the extremely evil curse?"
"Zatanna told me about it, you don't believe this stuff, do you?"
Jim shook his head and said: "I have discussed this matter with the goblin clan of Maia. These magical creatures see the world from a different perspective than humans. They said that the darkness of Gotham does not come from a simple curse or any historical legacy.
It’s not the magical effect caused by the problem, but the deeper reason.”
"They call the darkness of Gotham an unshakable whirlpool. No matter how things change, this will always be a city of sin, but its existence is not without its benefits. The deepest evil in the world will be sucked into the whirlpool.
Effectively reducing evil elsewhere."
"Although human life forms make it difficult for us to see this intuitively, many mysterious and powerful beings know that Gotham is special."
Constantine frowned, and Jim picked up a cup again and began to wipe it and said: "In other words, the higher the status, the closer the life form is to the original existence, the better it can understand this dark power, and face it
I will be more cautious when visiting Gotham."
"Beings that are not strong enough or high enough cannot deal with Gotham's dark power, but those that are strong enough will not actively provoke Gotham. It is indeed a good choice to plan the future of the magical world there."
"But there's just one thing..." Jim looked at Schiller with some worry and said, "I'm not sure that the locals in Gotham will welcome a group of magicians, and also considering that the address of the school on the admissions letter is Gotham, it's a bit unreasonable.
It’s a little too scary.”
Jim has said it very tactfully, and Schiller can understand what he means. Although Gotham basically does not participate in the business of human kidnapping and trafficking due to special geographical reasons, it still has a vicious reputation, and it is basically impossible for out-of-town parents to be willing.
Let your children come to Gotham to go to school.
But Schiller showed a smile, looked at Jim and said: "This is exactly why we came to you. I heard that there are magical creatures in Maia that specialize in opening space rifts?"
Jim raised his eyebrows slightly, showed an expression of realization, and said: "You are talking about the builders, right? They are a kind of goblin living under the Mya underground. They are good at opening up separate space fields. So far, almost
All the space rifts created by the Archmage were created by them, and the Archmage is only responsible for stabilizing them."
"Do you want to open a space rift in Gotham? This is a good idea. It can avoid the poor security situation in Gotham City and provide some defense. But to accommodate a school, I'm afraid it will take one or two builders.
The goblin can’t finish it.”
Schiller shook his head and said, "I didn't intend to create a space rift as big as a school."
"and you……"
"It's not me, it's Bruce." Schiller turned the wine glass in his hand and said: "He wants to build a mirror city of Gotham, create an 'inner world' for Gotham, and put most of the dangerous people in it."
The facility was moved in to further restore order to Gotham."
Jim took a breath and his expression became serious, but he still asked first: "Then why doesn't he come by himself?"
"In fact, he has completed part of the work. He has created a mirror-inverted magic circle to replicate the buildings of Gotham in reality, and is now testing it with Zatanna."
"But limited by the human life form, he was unable to open a space rift like a natural space rift. In other words, after trying a few times, he found that the rift was not stable enough and was different from what he saw with Master Andrew last time.
Same."
"John told me that you had a connection in this area, so the two of us came over."
After Jim was silent for a while, he sighed and said: "The goblins in the underground are not very good-tempered, and the archmages are used to squandering their power wantonly. Over the years, they have long fed their appetite."
"If so many goblins are dispatched at once, it's hard to guarantee that they won't open their mouths. I can try, but I'm really not sure..."
"We'll go with you." Schiller looked at Jim and said, "I think I should be able to convince them."
As soon as Jim opened his mouth to refuse, Constantine started to wink at him crazily. After being a bar owner for so many years, Jim was certainly good at reading the air. He immediately closed his mouth and nodded.
He walked out of the counter and was ready to lead the way.
Schiller nodded to him with great satisfaction, and together they went to the magical world of Maia through the back door of the Forgotten Bar.
In the alleys of Gotham streets, Bruce and Zatanna were leaning against the wall and staring at the wall at the end of the alley. Zatanna sighed and said, "This doesn't work. All entrances and exits must have one."
China Unicom cannot be used as a media for communication, and cannot be used one on the left or the other on the right, otherwise it will be unstable."
"But I hope that 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 occult knowledge was not rich, but thanks to her special talent, magic was more like her instinct, so she was always able to speak astonishingly.
Suddenly she said "Ah", then showed an expression of realization, looked at Bruce and said: "Gotham River!"
Zatanna turned and walked out of the alley together with Bruce. She took Bruce towards the Gotham River and said at the same time: "The medium must be integrated, but at the same time it must run through the entire Gotham, so the Gotham River is the most suitable entrance and exit.
, as long as a certain section of the Gotham River is magically turned into an entrance and exit to the other world, then you can realize what you said about being able to enter the other world as quickly as possible in any area of Gotham."
The more Zatanna spoke, the clearer her thoughts became. She ignored Bruce who was following her, and instead walked faster and faster on her own, and spoke faster and faster.
"Perhaps it can also be derived from this that the entrance is not fixed in a certain place. Water is a very magical thing. It not only provides humans with the nutrients necessary to make a living, but also is the swaddling clothes for humans before they are born. It has the source of life.
And the properties of things that attract things, if you cast magic on the water of Gotham River, then maybe it can become a key."
"The enchanted Gotham River can become a moving entrance. As long as you drink the river water, you can enter the other world."
By this time, the two of them had reached the Gotham River. Zatanna held on to the fence and stared at the water in the river. She thought while saying: "The darkness of Gotham has naturally penetrated into the water here, and it has nothing to do with Gotham City and Gotham City."
Tan people’s darkness is in the same vein.”
"The people of Gotham have long been accustomed to the undetectable dark factor in their drinking water, so they will have no side effects when drinking the river water. In other words, if the Gotham river water is the key, then only Gotham people can
If you can use it, other people who drink this water will be completely seeking death. This achieves key encryption."
"If different magic raw materials are mixed, it may be possible to have different Gotham rivers pointing to different locations in the inner world. This way, there is no need to build a unified teleportation station and then run to the destination."
"What about students from out of town?" Bruce asked.
"They have to study here for a long time, and sooner or later they will be infected by darkness." Zatanna shook her head and said, "One year is enough."
Zatanna added some practical plans intermittently, and finally she looked at Bruce and asked: "I still don't understand. Even if you want to build a magic school, you won't spend so much time building a world for a huge city.
Bar?"
But Bruce pursed his lips, showing a trace of hesitation. Just when Zatanna was about to change the subject, Bruce said: "There are too many problems in the transformation process of Gotham, and these problems cannot be solved by theoretical calculations on paper."
fixed."
"At least half of the cost of the Gotham renovation project is spent on trial and error. Wayne Group can no longer afford such a horrific expense." Bruce sighed, but still told the truth: "There is something wrong with the ongoing seventh phase of the project.
It conflicted with the previous design plan, but it was already too late when I discovered it.”
"The soil survey results indicated that more than ten residential buildings were built in places that were not suitable for residential areas. Because the construction period was very tight, the quality of the foundations was not well tested. When the construction was completed, it was discovered that the acceptance did not pass. Now they must be demolished and rebuilt.
"
“What’s even more frightening than the wasted investment is that the residents who had packed their things and were ready to move into their new homes couldn’t understand why everyone else could move in on time but they couldn’t, and the areas that hadn’t been renovated subsequently also couldn’t.
Rumors and criticism began to arise."
"So, you need a testing ground to preview 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 can be! Have you heard of the skinny gangsters?"
"Bag...what?" Zatanna asked in surprise.
"They forged a gangster family called Neway, which is Wayne's spelling backwards, and created all kinds of troubles in Gotham and used the identities of various mysterious people to disrupt the situation to break the long-term
The power structure has been dominated by the Twelve Houses since Gotham - they want to turn the Waynes into the Thirteenth House."
Zatanna was stunned, and Bruce continued: "The fake cultural activities they created have at least defrauded real funds, which can allow Barbara to save the situation, but if they continue to fight for Gotham like this, I really don't know what to do.
How do I 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 think of a way to send them back?"
"The problem now is that their relationship is developing too fast, and I can't separate them. If the Flash takes them all away, then Gotham in another universe that has long passed the gangster era will usher in a new era.
The biggest gangster family."
Bruce held on to the railing of the Gotham River and said: "Now I can only ask Alfred to watch them and make sure they don't leave Wayne Manor. When I build the mirror city, they can fully display it there.
Director."
"Like father, like son." Zatanna commented, but then she said with some uncertainty: "But because of this, are you sure you can lock them up?"
Bruce immediately raised his hand to look at his watch and said to Zatanna: "What you said makes sense. Send me back to the manor. I have to make sure they stay in the room to do their homework."
But when Zatanna and Bruce walked out of the portal, they were faced with an empty hall, and all the Robins who were supposed to be here disappeared.
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