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When everyone looked at it, the image on the mobile phone screen was severely exposed due to the solar storm and was completely white.
Fortunately, due to the angle, one could vaguely see the huge waves like a curtain, which were evaporated in an instant and turned into steam and dissipated.
"Look, he's coming down!" someone in the crowd shouted, and they turned around quickly.
"Can we leave now?" Mr. Gao fell to the ground holding his teaching stick and staff. He looked calm, as if the terrifying magic just now had nothing to do with him.
The rock giant stretched out his index finger and scratched his head. Gravel rolled down his nose and created countless ripples on the sea surface at his feet.
After a few minutes, she realized that she had no chance of winning, and her body, as majestic as the Tower of Babylon, slowly sank into the sea.
"Win?" A murmur came from the silent crowd.
"Of course! He escaped!"
"Won!"
Obviously, Mr. Gao never revealed that he was from Amei, and even called himself a dropout from Hogwarts, but they acted as if the magician in front of them was Amei's extraordinary.
"Mr. Gao." Neo stepped forward, "Congratulations on your victory."
"We just forced it to leave." Mr. Gao glanced at the crowd. "It's okay. I remember you guys weren't too keen on being in the public eye."
Neo was very touched. Although it was just a casual question, the head of the top Amei family almost cried: "Thank you for your concern."
Are you sick? Is that serious?
Mr. Gao was completely confused.
"Okay, go home and cry if you want." He waved his hand in disdain and continued, "We have to hurry up about the magic academy."
"Please give your orders."
"That old fellow Dumbledore is supporting the official development of science and technology in Ying country. Do you understand?"
"Our staff in Ying Country has reported it."
"The same action is also happening at the mountain gate."
"Well, I watched the training video of the disciples of the mountain sect a few days ago, and it seems that there is no relevant information."
"Nonsense, if you can gather information about Shanmen, is he still Shanmen?"
"That……"
"I tell you this to remind you that if you continue to develop at the current speed, not only will Amei be inferior to the two countries in terms of transcendence, but even the technology that you are so proud of will be left behind."
If this is true, it is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Amei, but Neo is not panicked at all.
"Mr. Gao must have a solution."
"Yes, but you have to work hard on your own." Mr. Gao moved his feet and looked back at the sea. "The construction site of the magic academy is in a remote area, so we have to set up a blockade around it."
“That’s easy, but… according to your instructions, if the school doesn’t hide the specific address, it will definitely attract people’s attention.
They have been gathering outside the blockade for a long time..."
"Don't worry, I'll handle it."
"Yes."
"As for the interior, I'll give you a blueprint later. It should roughly follow the layout of your existing school. Just leave the blank areas on the blueprint unchanged."
Nodding to show understanding, Neo asked, "So, what about technological development?"
"Originally I was planning to sponsor you directly." Mr. Gao held the railing with both hands, his shirt collar fluttering in the sea breeze, "But after I saw the methods of Shanmen and Hogwarts, I decided to learn from them."
Neo waved to the left, and the assistant who stood not far away hurried over, handed over a pen and paper, and quickly returned to his original position.
"Please go ahead, Mr. Gao." He opened the notebook and pointed his nose at the first line.
"I have dabbled in modern science, and one of the main obstacles to your progress is materials."
"Yes, just as you said, if we have the right materials, our technology can definitely be taken to the next level in a very short time."
“I have materials, materials that only exist in the magical world.
I'll pick out the useful ones, but they won't be free, you'll have to give something in exchange."
"I understand." Neo learned the specific process of the transaction from Ying Country, so he had no questions.
“Because I’m just one person and my inventory is limited, you have to open up more channels.”
Neo frowned. "I don't quite understand. There are only materials for magicians. How can I open up channels?"
"The principle is very complicated, I won't explain it in detail, you just need to know that I can process things on the moon."
He suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
"Well, these are the important things for now. We can talk about other things after we get them done."
After Mr. Gao finished speaking, he walked straight towards the crowd, glanced at their slightly frightened eyes, and smiled: "Do you want to learn magic?
Come and register at my school."
Chapter 309: Concerns of other countries, mission rewards
After promoting his soon-to-be-opened school, Mr. Gao took off into the clouds.
The crowded crowd was reluctant to disperse and milled around the dam, searching for any magical items that Mr. Gao might have left behind.
In the end, of course, nothing was gained.
Neo did not hang around. He held the notebook and drawings tightly in his arms as if they were his father's ashes, and boarded the returning helicopter.
After returning to the villa, he began to carry out Mr. Gao's orders.
First, contact the family with which you have a strong relationship.
If Neo is to fully promote the academy and material trading, he needs more than just himself.
Although his family is powerful, its influence does not extend throughout the United States. Cities outside his control still require cooperation from other families.
After his two old friends arrived, he immediately repeated Mr. Gao's instructions and then arranged the specific matters.
The most important thing is undoubtedly the school.
This is the basis for cooperation and will also be of great benefit to Amei.
They have already finalized the address for building the school, and construction of the external walls and some general facilities has already begun.
Neo originally estimated that if the school was built in the style of Hogwarts School, it would only take one year to complete, regardless of the cost.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Gao said that there was no need to imitate it, just use the template of modern schools, which would be much more convenient.
Neo called in a construction expert to develop a plan overnight. After a rough calculation, he concluded that the completion time could be shortened by one third.
The three old men slammed the table and said, "What are you waiting for? Get to work!"
The person in charge of the construction team was very happy when he received the order to “work regardless of cost” and he immediately called the workers to the construction site.
Neo and two other people were the only ones left in the conference room, and they began to discuss the school's publicity work.
There is no shortage of students for magic academies on Blue Star, especially for Amei, who is not extraordinary. Anyone who knows that a magic academy is recruiting students will go crazy.
The premise is "knowing".
Even in today's technologically advanced world where information spreads explosively, there are still people who are extremely slow to respond to the latest hot topics.
For example, people who are not keen on visiting social platforms, video sites, and portal websites.
In order to ensure that the news that Ami will soon own a magic school spreads quickly to the world and to attract more people to sign up, Neo decides to mobilize all his media companies to devote the front page of newspapers to the magic school for a year.
The two old men were somewhat puzzled after hearing this.
The world is changing, the future belongs to the extraordinary, and only by mastering extraordinary powers can the continuation of the family's prosperity be ensured.
If Mr. Gao were to open a school now, he would have to enroll his own direct descendants first, and then open the school to the public when there are extra vacancies.
How can we seize the initiative when you start recruiting openly right from the start?
Neo smiled slightly, indicating that you two had better not do anything stupid.
Mr. Gao did not emphasize that students must be recruited from all over the society, but if a school hopes to have as many high-quality students as possible, the number of applicants must be sufficient.
If I use the usual set of magic tricks in Mr. Gao's magic school, and if Mr. Gao is not satisfied with the students' talents, who will be responsible?
After hearing this, the two of them were very hesitant.
The habits they have developed over the years have made them instinctively seize more benefits, and this time is no exception.
However, they dared not ignore Neo's warning.
Not to mention their first meeting, just talking about the "sun" at the beach this morning, they felt that even with the whole country's strength they might not be able to resist.
After all, Mr. Gao didn't look tired after casting magic, he even looked relaxed.
They really didn't have the courage to disobey such a terrifying person.
The two of them struggled for a long time, and finally nodded at Neo's smile.
Neo was very pleased: "My old friend, I saved your life."
With this matter settled, the three of them moved on to the next thing - materials trading.
They had reported to JD in Ying Country about exchanging their own country's resources for materials from the extraordinary world, so they were all familiar with it and Neo didn't need to explain it in detail.
So it only took half an hour to perfect the details.
By this time, the sky outside the window had already darkened, and the three old men, who had not had a drop of water for the entire day, were beginning to feel unable to hold on any longer.
They stood up and walked towards the restaurant, intending to continue the meeting after eating.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the conference room, he was stopped by the assistant.
"Master Neo, there are a large number of people gathering around the construction site, causing serious interference to the transportation of construction materials and construction."
Construction site?
Neo was so hungry that his head felt a little dizzy. He didn't react to what the construction site was at first. It was only after a few seconds that he showed anger.
"Who dares to cause trouble for Mr. Gao?!"
"Master Bunio, those people... they didn't steal construction materials, nor did they destroy the wall or anything else. They just... simply surrounded the construction site."
Hearing that no one was making trouble, Neo asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"