In the Forgotten Bar in London, the aftermath of the riot is far from over. Bruce found Cain before, used the trap of the magic circle to knock him out, and obtained his blood, but it was not just the blood he used on Thomas.
With a small tube, Bruce drained half of the blood from Cain's body.
Even if Cain becomes a clown, he is a vampire himself. Vampires need enough blood to maintain their strength. Once the blood power in their bodies is insufficient, 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 Scarlet Queen Mary, who had been suppressed by Cain. She robbed the power of the few remaining elders of the Demon Party and the remnants of the Blood Tribe who had not attacked Gotham.
Plundering in London.
Night Master Jim and his allies can only put out fires everywhere and save ordinary people from the fangs and claws of vampires.
Fortunately, the wrong decisions of the Thirteen Clans caused them to consume a lot of their vitality in Gotham, and many vampire elders also died there. Although the Blood Red Moon led by the Scarlet Queen still has remnants, they are not the Master of the Night.
their opponents.
The only person who suffered heavy losses was the Forgotten Bar, the headquarters of Dark Night Master Jim. In the final battle, the battle between the two parties almost razed the place to the ground.
In the end, Bennett paid half of his own blood to seal his wife again, and both parties fell into a deep sleep. However, what ushered in after the war was not peace and tranquility, but a bleak scene.
The vitality of the occult academic community was greatly weakened, the Forgotten Bar was almost reduced to ruins, Westminster Abbey was under martial law, and London began to re-implement the curfew system. Everywhere you look is a desolate scene.
Everyone hid and licked their wounds, and no longer had any hope for the development of the occult world. Even Jim, the dark night master who insisted on justice, disbanded the team he had assembled before and silently repaired the bar by himself.
After this battle, Jim saw through the truth of the magical world, especially the choice made by the Archmage Alliance, which made him very disappointed.
The mages should not fail to understand that they are betraying the interests of all mankind, allowing those devils to seduce young children more unscrupulously, but for their own enjoyment, they kneel to the devil without any scruples. In this case, the magic world
What else is necessary to exist?
On this day, Jim was sitting in front of the bar that had not been completely restored, wiping the glass, his thoughts flew to distant places again, and finally he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, showing a trace of sadness.
With a "squeak", 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 has not been repaired yet. We are not accepting guests now. Oh, Professor Schiller."
,Why do you have time to come here?"
Jim watched Schiller walk in, and then found that there was another person behind him. Constantine walked to the bar and sat down with ease, tapped the table with his fingers and said: "Have a martini, this is a celebration worth celebrating."
victory."
"Victory?" Jim sneered and said, "I don't think this can be called a victory for either of us."
Constantine waved his hand and said, "I've told you a long time ago that mages are all idiots. They don't deserve sympathy. There's nothing to lament if they all die."
"But you know better than me, John." Jim lowered his head and picked up the mixing glass, and said: "Human beings always have to face threats from the occult world. Those existences outside the earth are always trying to lure people into corruption. Our souls are facing
It has special meaning to them.”
"I admit that mages don't do many good things, even less when they are sober, and the people in the Archmage Guild are even more of a bunch of idiots. But if there is no orderly magic world standing in front of ordinary people to defend them, there will be no way to protect them.
Without the temptation, a stable family may have a monster overnight.”
"What do you think about the future of the wizarding world?" Schiller asked.
Jim gave him a strange look. When his eyes fell on Schiller's face, he took a breath. Constantine took the wine glass in his hand and said, "That's not the one you know."
Professor Schiller, but I think you should share your opinion."
Those barren gray eyes seemed to put a lot of pressure on Jim. He thought very carefully for a while before saying: "I don't think the magic world can just perish, but I also think there is no need to save the magic world now."
"To tell you the truth, 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 the next Grand Mage Alliance will not appear?"
Jim lowered his head and couldn't hide his worried expression. He said: "If my reconstruction actions have raised a group of human traitors, then I will definitely be responsible for the same disaster if it happens again."
"So, you are hesitating whether to take action or not?"
Jim nodded and said, "But I'm not the kind of person who does nothing just to avoid making mistakes. I want to try my best, but so far I haven't come up with any good solutions."
Then he raised his eyes again and glanced at Constantine and Schiller, and asked tentatively: "You two are here now to watch me repair the table, right?"
"Of course not." Schiller smiled at him, stretched out his hand to straighten his tie, and said: "We have the same idea as you. It is imperative to rebuild the magic world, just to not repeat the mistakes of the Archmage Alliance.
It’s an old path, and I’m afraid the methods and methods 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 to say?"
"Before that, I must ask you about 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 the powerful presence we have received 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 that the apprentice will starve to death. The teacher occupies an important position in the industry.
It is inevitable that you will worry that your apprentices will overtake you and take your position, but full-time teachers do not have similar 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 first 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 the other party'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 and powerful beings."
"There are also many skills in negotiation." Schiller explained in a soothing tone: "Most people without professional training cannot be called negotiation experts, and many even don't 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 raised 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. How to do this step, and 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. After the conclusion of the contract, the second stage begins.
Stages of learning, practicing how to better utilize power.”
Jim shook his head and said: "It sounds simple, but the devils will not cooperate. The summoning array in the hands of the archmage has been passed down from generation to generation, and their soul breath has been registered with the devil. The devils with unknown 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, waiting 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, placed 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, how could they agree?" Jim asked in confusion. He stammered: "Angels and devils are both arrogant. How could they be willing to be restrained 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."
"About two days ago, Bruce found Michael and told him that he found heaven to be meaningless, and 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 was very supportive of his actions and told Michael that he would be able to manage the logistics of heaven."
"Before Michael made any statement, Beelzebub and Azazel, the demon kings of hell, protested strongly and claimed that they would complain to God through prayer that Michael was maliciously poisoning hell."
"And when Bruce retreated to the next best thing after multi-party mediation, hoping to standardize the rules of transactions between heaven, hell and the human world, both parties followed suit and even happily agreed."