amaotonovel Chapter 3610: Seeing the Magic Academy Again (Part )
Chapter 3610: Seeing the Magic Academy Again (Part )
Chapter 3610: Seeing the Magic Academy Again (Part )
Schiller was stunned. He had never thought that this was the reason. Mainly because he really had no idea about magic, so he asked, "How much does it cost to build this school?"
"How much does it cost to build the Hogwarts of your dreams?"
"Stop, stop, stop, don't say that name." Schiller looked around furtively. Do you have the copyright? Just say the name?
Schiller had never really thought about this problem, because after all, in the magical world of "Harry Potter", magic is almost a pure idealistic force and does not require any cost, so building a school should not cost much.
So he estimated the cost of building a castle of that size based on the average human being's cost, and came up with a rather high number. It wasn't that the building materials would be expensive, the key point was that the land was too expensive.
It is not easy to buy such a large piece of land with a castle, lake and forest. Schiller did not know much about the land price in the UK, but he knew the land price in the United States. To buy such a large piece of land, it basically requires a wealthy person like Stark to make a move.
"That's a bit of a hassle," Shiller said. "I'm not short of money, but if you rely on me alone to invest, it would be difficult."
"Of course I don't intend for you to invest alone. In fact, there are many people who want to invest. The new school will be a joint-stock company, and I need our own people to own enough shares in it."
"I see." Schiller said. He knew that if Batman was among those who proposed this, they would definitely propose a shareholding system so that they could also understand the operation of the school and conduct supervision and inspection.
"How are people from other universes going to invest? Are they going to use Doujie currency? Will it be a bit of a loss for Kamar-Taj?"
Strange knew what Schiller was referring to. There were not many magicians with accounts in Doujie, and even fewer with DC. In this case, it would be difficult to exchange Doujie currency with others for good magic items, which would be a loss for Kamar-Taj.
"So we have a three-party deal," Strange said. "You use our universe's money to invest in building the school, and the Doujie currency they give me when they become shareholders will also be given to you. You can exchange it for technology, or simply skip this process and let Batman or Kamar-Taj from other universes invest with technology."
"That's good." Schiller fell into thought. They helped the people in the opposite universe improve their magic power, and Batman on the opposite side used his wisdom to help improve the level of technology here. It was actually a win-win situation of mutual benefit.
And although their technology is developing fast, the Earth in other universes is not as advanced. They can also resell Batman's technology to make some good things from other universes.
For example, the power of dreams in Doctor Strange's hands. Both Strange and Schiller have been coveting it for a long time.
Doctor Strange's strength is in the top tier of Marvel, but the universe he lives in is nothing special, basically at an average level. He himself doesn't care much about it.
But sales is about creating demand even when there is no demand. It doesn’t matter if you don’t pay attention now, after two intrusions from outside the boundary, there will be demand naturally.
If he could use the technology he had acquired to exchange for some of Doctor Strange's power, or simply ask him to work for him, it would be a sure win.
"I think this is a good plan," Shiller said. "How much do you think we should own? 51%?"
"It doesn't have to be that high," Strange said, "as long as our shares are higher than those of other people in this big world. Batman is next door after all, and he can't come over easily."
"Yes, in that case, the budget can be lowered. But it's not easy to build such a large magic academy. From what you said, you don't plan to use magic on a large scale?"
"The main reason is that ordinary people are very good at building things now," Strange said. "It won't take Stark's engineering team long to build a Mercury base. It's just a magic academy, it won't take much material, and it won't take much time."
"If I must use magical energy, I would prefer to use most of it to add a defense system to the school after it is built, rather than wasting power during the construction process."
Schiller nodded and said, "Indeed. When it is possible to draw energy from the sun, the energy of Stark's mechanical engineering team is worthless. It is better to use their energy. The more versatile magic energy should be used in more important places, and good steel should be used on the blade."
"Here's what I think," Strange said, "All of us in the universe together will have to own about 30% of the shares."
"Are there that many people who want to invest in our big world?" Schiller frowned slightly. "If they only take 30%, it means that the other investors in the Marvel World will each get much less than this number. That's actually a lot of people."
"We don't have many people right now, so we have to rely on ourselves to develop." Strange raised his eyebrows and said, "I have already convinced Loki that Asgard will also get involved."
"They want to invest too? Why do they need to... Oh, I think Loki told me about this before."
"Yes. There are also some races in the nine kingdoms that covet human magic. Even within the Aesir, there are some people with weaker constitutions who are more suitable for practicing magic."
Schiller now remembered everything. Loki had complained to him before that being a wise and benevolent king was not easy.
In the Age of Odin, everything was for war. Just like the Spartan civilization eliminated weak babies, the Aesir did the same. If you have no value in war, then stay in the corner and don't get in the way. The father of the gods can only give you a meal, but don't expect more.
Even though Loki was a prince, he still encountered all kinds of troubles due to differences in physical condition, and this was even more so for other Aesir gods who were in poor health.
Although this proportion is not very high, it does exist to some extent. For example, some pregnant women are affected by certain forces or seriously injured during pregnancy, which results in insufficient energy for the child, and the child is born with congenital deficiencies.
This was possible in Odin's time, but not in Thor's time, because they are now trying to get closer to a normal civilization. The direction of a normal civilization is to ensure that everyone has a place to rely on when young and a place to take care of when old, rather than directly eliminating the weak.
In this case, the whereabouts of those unfortunate babies with poor health becomes a problem, because the Aesir has no education system for them.
If you let them practice fighting like normal children, they will probably get hurt in a few hits. But if you don't teach them anything, they may develop psychological problems due to being excluded by their peers.
Loki had said before that he wanted to send these children out of Asgard, but he had no idea where to send them. It would be a good idea to send them to Vanaheim to learn magic, but these children actually did not have as good magic talent as the people in Vanaheim, so it was very awkward to be stuck in the middle.
Loki actually didn't even mention sending them to Earth, because he knew Earth wouldn't agree. After all, no matter how weak the Aesir were, they were still much stronger than humans, and if something went wrong, many people would die.
The idea proposed by Strange was actually a compromise. It helped Thor and Loki. In addition to obtaining their investment, it also made them owe him a favor.
Moreover, the Aesir who grew up on Earth will naturally have more feelings for Earth, and may choose to work directly on Earth in the future instead of returning to their hometown. To some extent, this can be regarded as adding talents to Earth.
Again, although they are not as physically fit as other Aesir, they still have racial advantages, and are even physically fitter than most races in the universe. With strong bodies and the ability to use magic, who can stop them?
The more he thought about it, the better it seemed. Schiller nodded and said, "How many shares do they plan to take?"
"Loki wants 20% at once, but I think that's too much. I'll give them 10% at most, just a little more than the people in other universes."
"Let Nick negotiate with them," Schiller said. "He will come back with a price that satisfies us."
"What I think is that they are mainly investing resources and are responsible for the materials of the school building. After all, the things they can get are much stronger than those of humans. Some of them have the property of immunity to energy, which can effectively prevent naughty children from destroying the house."
"You can arrange these," Schiller said. "You are an expert. I will listen to you."
"Loki has announced this news among the Lokis, and many of them are interested. But I think there won't be many that can be negotiated at the beginning. One or two universes will be enough, and the others will have to be left to the other side."
"Then I'll go ask Doctor Strange, the power of dreams," Schiller said, and then he thought for a moment and said, "Oh, by the way, there are still two spots for Iron Man."
Schiller is talking about White Can and the Mechanical Overlord Iron Man, also known as the Computing Element Iron Man. The technologies in the hands of these two Iron Men are quite special, one is the Extremis virus, and the other is virtual technology, which should be useful in this universe.
"Then we have everything now," Strange said. "I have sent you the information of the Batman who first asked me about this through the chat system of the fighting world. See if you recognize him."
Schiller received the message, opened it, and found that he actually knew the person. It was the adventurous Batman who had previously gone to the DC universe to complete a mission.
But this is not surprising. He has shown interest in magic defense networks before, so it is normal for him to want to build one for his own home. I just don't know who he will let come to learn. Schiller guessed that it would be one of Damian and Cassandra.
Then Strange sent him some more Batman information. The main universe Batman was involved, and Schiller guessed that he might have been coveting this system for a long time, after all, the main universe was particularly troubled.
Then there is Arkham Batman. This is not surprising, Arkham Batman has become president, and the three powers are unified, which is unprecedented. He has greater responsibility for the earth and naturally has higher requirements for security.
There are also some universes that use the name of the Dark Justice League, but Schiller speculates that Batman must be the leader behind this.
"But I have to warn you," Schiller said after reading the list, "People from different multiverses will be very complicated, and various courses and study arrangements may be a big hassle."
"Fortunately, I have a ready-made reference," Strange said, "I plan to spend more time to complete the wonderful world in your dream."
"But there's no way to copy it completely," Schiller sighed. "The students in that magic school are all from the same country. Ours is even a different universe. You'll have your hands full then."