Of course, the main reason is that this is a world map, so just drawing a circle is a large area.
"Where exactly?" Charles was curious.
"Mount McKinley."
"Snowy mountain?" Charles raised his eyebrows: "It's very high there, covered with snow all year round, and the temperature is very low. Is this appropriate?"
"This is the most suitable." Eric responded: "A place that is inaccessible is less likely to be disturbed by the outside world, and it is not easy to climb there. It just prevents some people from intruding inadvertently, even the students themselves.
It's not easy to escape. Isn't that one of the reasons why you put the school in your house in the first place? Moreover, even if someone wants to ambush us, it will be difficult to hide their tracks in a place like that."
After saying that, he looked at Hong Fei.
Hong Fei naturally responded with encouraging and satisfied eyes.
Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America in Alaska, with an altitude of more than 6,000 meters.
In fact, Hong Fei originally wanted to choose the Himalayas, but considering the location and future development factors, he had no choice but to reject it.
Eric put forward a very practical reason that fit well with Charles' psychology.
But in fact, both he and Hong Fei knew that this was far from the main basis for site selection.
The geographical conditions and location of Mount McKinley are indeed very good. For many people and equipment, there is not much difference between an altitude of more than 6,000 meters or more than 8,000 meters. Anyway, it is impossible to go up. And it is surrounded by a large area
There has been no human development within the area, and there is a large area of relatively flat terrain outside the mountains.
This is conducive to Hongfei’s goal of establishing the city in its six-stage plan.
Of course, he could change his destiny and build the city around the mountain, but that might become an out of reach area for ordinary people, and would not be conducive to the integration of mutants and humans.
Eric also didn't know that Hong Fei had never thought of developing mutants into beings whose status on earth was much higher than that of humans.
This is not in line with his core values.
Moreover, even if mutants can do everything humans can do, mutants may not be able to do anything humans can do, so are humans really useless to him?
no.
People who have no power will want to pursue power.
With the development of mutants, more and more people are awakened, and supernatural powers become more and more common. At that time, those who will be most stimulated will of course be the still huge number of ordinary people who have not awakened.
People without power will become more determined to pursue power after seeing many people with power.
Humanity's current pursuit of power mainly focuses on the development of science and technology, and the more powerful such power is, the higher the group attributes will be, which cannot be completely controlled by an independent individual.
And Hong Fei will give them a choice that is completely different from technology and completely belongs to each of them.
In this way, Hong has achieved a win-win situation again.
At this time, Charles, who was frowning and thinking hard for a while, asked with confusion: "Then how should we build a school at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters?"
Hong Fei smiled and said: "Charles, you can change your thinking again. Why do we have to build it at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters?"
Charles is a smart man, and Hong Fei made him very clear in just one sentence.
"You mean, we build the school first and then you move it up?"
"This... is also possible, and I don't have to do it, he can do it too."
Eric nodded: "This is not a difficult task, but it is best to use more metal for the foundation."
Charles nodded slightly, but his question was obviously not over yet: "So, where should we place the school on the mountain? And how to ensure that the students can adapt to the climate there?"
"You will know this question later."
In fact, the best solution is to learn from Karma Taj or Kunlun, put the real living area in the mirror space or another dimension, and only open the door in that place.
But if we do this, we will not be able to achieve the effect that Hong Fei wants to stimulate humans in the future.
People's reliance on vision makes them always more willing to believe what they see with their own eyes. This can also be regarded as an explanation for "seeing is believing and hearing is false".
Furthermore, mutants do not need to be hidden in the first place, and they cannot be hidden now or in the future, otherwise they will be on the same old path again.
Hong Fei doesn't have a real solution to the problem raised by Charles yet.
But he will soon have it.
"Okay, more questions will be discussed later, or time will give you a more intuitive answer." Hong Fei took the initiative to stop the discussion and said: "Next, you two have tasks.
.”
Hearing this, both Charles and Eric temporarily put aside their worries and looked over seriously.
"Charles, your mission is to register all mutants in the world as soon as possible, and give priority to those who are of school age, those who will become X-Men in the future, and those with relatively excellent qualities in other aspects. This is the foundation of the school.
Where."
"I will, but is it really good to expand the scope to the whole world? We may not be able to bring them all to schools."
"You have seen the brainwave enhancement machine used countless times around the world. How many mutants do you think are suitable for admission?"
Charles thought quickly and gave a vague answer: "Globally, there may be about five thousand, more or less. Sorry, I have not made statistics on the number of mutants at this stage before.
.”
"Don't be sorry, Charles, your ability is still the backbone of the school. Five thousand? This number is actually not much. Even if it is doubled, it is nothing special. It is not even as many as the number of students in some universities.
Our schools and students will be allocated to different grade levels for teaching. Although there will be more things to do, the pressure will only be less."
Charles nodded: "You make sense."
Hong Fei continued: "So, before that, I think you need to find more assistants for yourself. With you as the center, let them plan and handle different matters in different categories, so as to shorten our preparation time as much as possible."
"I will."
Hong Fei gave him an encouraging look, and then looked at Eric.
"Eric, your mission is the school itself. First, I want to take down the mountain and the surrounding large area of land. I will give you 400,000 pounds of gold and try to get as much land as possible."
Hearing this, Charles and Eric couldn't help but be speechless.
Even though today's gold is far from rising to its later exchange price, it is still undoubtedly the hardest hard currency in the world, and the U.S. dollar in this era has not experienced wave after wave of deterioration, and its purchasing power is relatively higher.
400,000 pounds, 6.4 million ounces, this is undoubtedly a huge amount of money.
But after being surprised, Eric suddenly chuckled: "Maybe I can do it without spending a penny."
"Eric!" Charles called.
He shrugged, looking indifferent.
Hong Fei said: "It's not good not to spend money, but it's good to spend less money."
Charles: "We don't need any surprises on this one."
"I know, don't worry, leave it to me, I guarantee it will be perfect."
At the moment when Charles didn't notice, Eric and Hong Fei's eyes intertwined for an instant, each other's thoughts unspoken.
Those who can spend no money are of course the best. No one’s money comes from the strong wind. Hong Fei’s gold was also earned through hard work with his own hands.
"Second, the school has been entrusted to you from design to construction. There are many things you have to consider, not only the current scale of more than 5,000 people, but also the future expansion if the number of people increases. Similarly, you also have to consider
Find yourself as many helpers as possible, there is no need for us to waste too much time in the early stage."
Eric completely understood the unfinished meaning of Hong Fei's words. His eye contact showed no flaws but he was able to convey his thoughts perfectly. He said: "I know many people. I can call them back. I
I believe they will not fail to do their best.”
Hong Fei laughed.
It feels really comfortable to let go of the boss. He has been doing this from the beginning in the Avengers universe.
Charles and Eric were originally people who could pull together a team and do great things independently. Now they are blended together, each taking on different division of labor tasks, working hard for the same goal, and efficiency.
It's definitely worth looking forward to. Hong Fei didn't even think about how they would fill the gaps after they failed.
"This is all the things we have to solve at the moment. Charles is in charge of general affairs, and there are more and more complex things. Eric's task is not easy either. Anyway, I'll leave it to you for the rest."
The two agreed, but Charles said again: "From your tone, it seems that you have something else to do?"
"Yes, I have to go home. Should I say it or not, I miss them quite a bit."
"your family?"
"Well, there are still friends. I haven't been back for a long time."
Charles took it for granted: "Then you really should go back. I'll prepare some gifts later, and you can bring them to your family for me. If it's convenient, you can also take us to visit together in the future."
Hong Fei smiled happily: "I will definitely do it."
After finishing this round of conversation, Charles rushed to the brainwave enhancement machine non-stop. On the one hand, time was tight and the task was important. He himself also wanted to see a brand new school take shape as soon as possible.
Eric stayed.
"when are you leaving?"
Hong Fei looked out the window: "Pietro will be back soon, I should leave tonight."
"Charles is preparing gifts for your family, and I can't help but express it. How many people are there in your family?"
"It's quite a lot. You can prepare as much as possible."
"No problem. I took this picture back for collection. I won't want it for long. It will become one of the most historically significant items in the world." Eric rolled up the world map on the table and held it in his hand.
, and said: "The money is no longer needed. I have never used that kind of thing a long time ago."
Good guy, a confident gangster tone?
"I never really intended to give it to you."
The two looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.