Chapter 3809

"Oh, I understand. So, magic energy is actually universal etheric power, and it can also be compressed like other energies, which will cause a qualitative change during the compression process. So, the electron movement of energy itself is a kind of power; there's no need to output magic straight out like a mage, but one can use certain methods to compress the energy..."

In the room under the castle, Main Universe Batman and Arkham Batman were studying Stark's magic energy core.

Stark organized a magic machinery research club, and many Batmen signed up, but the most active ones were Main Universe Batman and Arkham Batman. Strange approved them to use a room underground as an activity room, but also urged them not to cause any trouble.

Stark brought over a few mechs, thinking he would hear the Batmen's praise, but in reality, the two of them weren't interested at all. The only things they were interested in were the magic core Stark used for plugging and unplugging and the arc reactor on his chest.

Comparing the two, they were more interested in the magic core. Although it was actually just a device for storing energy, it made the two Batmen see some other tricks.

"This material is no good."

"Right, although the compatibility with magic energy is good and it can prevent energy overflow well, it's too conservative."

"Yes, too conservative. There should be better choices."

"What do you think of a crystal ball?"

"The one you use to make the magic network? It's a bit stronger than this, but I think there are better materials."

"Has Dr. Schiller been staying in the Magic Forest every night recently?"

"That's right. He's probably still teaching Owlman knowledge about contracts. We can go over there tonight and see if there are better materials."

"What are you talking about?" Stark said, sitting at the table in his mech. "What's wrong with Schiller? What contract?"

"Nothing. We plan to go to Dr. Schiller's office to see if there are better magic energy storage materials."

"You plan to go there and steal things?!" Stark said, somewhat shocked. "You haven't known Schiller for just one day, have you?"

"Of course not. Even for this doctor, we have been famous for a long time. We won't touch his own collection, just go and rummage through those decorations left in his office by the Magic Academy."

"That won't work either, right." Stark said skeptically. "Once you enter his territory, it's his. Don't count on him spitting it out."

"Then we'll get on the bus first and buy the ticket later." Arkham Batman said. "Take it first and talk later. As long as we turn that thing into a bomb, even if you return it to him, he won't want it."

Stark looked at them with a strange expression and said, "Aren't you superheroes? Isn't it too shameless to steal and snatch?"

"We will pay." Main Universe Batman said. "It's precisely because it's Dr. Schiller that we dare to do this. Because no matter whether you go to steal or what you steal, he will open his mouth like a lion to us anyway."

Stark opened his mouth and found that he couldn't refute it. Schiller's reputation was like this: whether you provoke him or not, he will come to provoke you sooner or later. So why not provoke him first and talk later?

Provoke him first, and at least you can scrape some things from him, which can barely be considered a fair trade. Once he finds you and throws the bill in your face, you can only pay unilaterally.

"You're going tonight?"

"Yes, we won't take you." Arkham Batman directly blocked Stark's words and said, "If we take you with us, you will classify everything as Schiller's collection, stop us from taking anything, and then make the situation very chaotic. So you'd better not go."

"How could that be!" Stark said stubbornly. "I know what he would collect. If you don't take me and take away his most important treasure, let's see how you end up!"

But the two Batmen still insisted, firmly not taking Stark, which made Stark half-dead with anger.

After Stark left the activity room angrily, Arkham Batman looked at Main Universe Batman and asked, "Why must we refuse him? Aren't you afraid he'll go and report to Dr. Schiller?"

"That's exactly what we want him to do. Otherwise, wouldn't Owlman's learning process be too smooth?"

Arkham Batman suddenly realized. No wonder Main Universe Batman took the initiative to reveal that Schiller would go to the Magic Forest at night; it was all to let Stark go to the Magic Forest to find someone.

Stark, who left the activity room, was indeed getting angrier the more he thought about it. These two hateful Batmen wanted to be thieves; he must go and tell Schiller!

But when he came to the office, he couldn't knock the door open no matter what. Stark had to fly to the window and look inside from outside the window; he didn't see Schiller's figure, and only then did he remember what the Batmen said about Schiller going to the Magic Forest at night.

Although he didn't know why Schiller had to go to the Magic Forest at night, because the Batmen said they would act tonight, Stark had to hurry to report. He didn't think too much and flew toward the Magic Forest.

Stark didn't know that Schiller was role-playing there. After he flew into the Magic Forest, he soon discovered the light in the cabin. He hid his tracks very carefully and approached the cabin, but he was discovered the first time.

"Who's there?" Schiller, who was drawing a magic circle, stood up and looked out the window. Owlman also turned his head to look, but there was clearly nothing outside the window.

Schiller's figure suddenly disappeared, leaving only a pile of ashes. Stark turned his head abruptly and saw the thin, tall figure in a black robe appearing abruptly in the pitch-black forest.

"Who are you?" Stark naturally didn't recognize Schiller either. But he didn't quite believe that Strange would let a dangerous person wander around the school, so he thought it might be a specially hired actor or something.

But what he didn't expect was that the other party attacked him without saying a word. Stark hurriedly controlled his suit to gain altitude. Because he couldn't figure out the other party's moves, he didn't rush to fight, but fought while running, wanting to lead the other party toward the school.

As a result, just after leaving the Magic Forest, the other party flew back, making Stark feel a bit inexplicable. The other party didn't seem to want to kill him, but rather seemed to just want to drive him away. And Stark's intuition told him that the other party wasn't an enemy.

Stark searched the sky above the Magic Forest again, but didn't find Schiller's trace. At this time, no matter how slow he was, he reacted: that wouldn't be Schiller, would it?

But why did Schiller have to disguise himself as someone else? And why did he have to get mixed up with that Batman?

The more Stark thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. So he sent out a small drone and placed a nano-camera near the cabin, preparing to see what was going on.

Then he heard Schiller actually teaching that Batman how to contract Mephisto.

Stark was greatly shocked. This was truly one daring to teach, and one daring to learn. "Is he a mage? And you're learning from him?"

And Mephisto, he was also truly one daring to recruit, and one daring to come. "Is he a local? And you're signing a contract with him?"

Until he came to Strange's office, Stark was still a bit dazed. Strange was already a bit irritable after being pulled out of his dream, and seeing Stark not talking there, he was even angrier.

"What on earth are you here for?!"

Stark woke up with a start, then said, "What on earth is Schiller doing? Why does he want to..."

"Don't worry about that." Strange said. "Just pretend they're filming a movie. A confidentiality contract has been signed, and you can't talk nonsense."

Although Stark was still very curious, he also knew how powerful a confidentiality agreement was. Moreover, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't reveal it after knowing the plot. If he let it slip, he would pit both of them.

"How is your machinery club doing?" Strange asked.

"Um, not bad. They want to find a material that can store magic energy more efficiently. They want to go to Schiller's office tonight to look for it."

"Schiller's office?"

"They said there are some decorations stuffed in there when the school was built that might be useful."

"What do they want this thing for?"

"They might want to compress magic energy." Stark thought for a while and said, "Their thinking is more extreme than mine, almost having nothing to do with magic, purely that set of high-energy physics. Maybe they even want to build a particle collider."

Strange thought for a while, turned and walked back into the lounge, then took out a box and walked out, saying, "You put these things into Schiller's office and see if they will take them away."

"What do you want to do?"

"Help them out. Maybe they will give us a surprise."

Although Stark didn't fully understand what he meant, he didn't really want to let those two Batmen rummage through Schiller's office. It would be best if Strange provided the materials here.

So he took the material and went to Schiller's office. But he didn't see the Batmen; it seemed they intended to wait until late at night to act. Stark put the box into the decorative cabinet and then went back. He still had to keep an eye on what was happening in the Magic Forest.

In the second half of the night, Main Universe Batman and Arkham Batman successfully sneaked into the school infirmary and came to Schiller's office. They didn't touch the bedroom and private reception room at all, just rummaged around the decorative cabinet in the office.

They found a magic telescope, a globe, and the box Strange had brought over. After opening it, inside were some brightly colored gems. Main Universe Batman just touched these gems and felt their specialness, so he took the box away.

The two Batmen returned to the club activity room and began to study these gems, and then discovered that the gems were indeed the materials they wanted, capable of storing a large amount of magic energy.

They almost emptied their wands for two years before barely filling one gem. But how to compress the energy in the gems, they still had no clue. The two studied for a whole night, but still had no progress.

The next morning, just as they arrived in the classroom, the great mage gave them each a ring and said, "Today's lesson is very important. I hope you concentrate, because I will show you the most precious treasure in the history of human magic—the portal."

A discussion suddenly erupted in the classroom. Even the usually reticent Batmen couldn't help but whisper to each other. They had heard of the portals on the Marvel side for a long time.

Although the situation in different universes was not quite the same, almost every mage in the Marvel universe would use a very convenient small portal, which looked like it had no cost and didn't limit distance, simply extremely easy to use.

"Now, the ring you are holding is called a sling ring, which is a medium used to activate portals. Of course, if it were me or the Sorcerer Supreme, we wouldn't need a medium. But even adult mages who have completed their contracts must use a medium to assist when they first learn to use portals, otherwise, it may cause very serious consequences."

"Now, put the ring on your hand. Just like what you learned in the meditation class, concentrate and start guiding the magic power in your body into the ring. Feel the changes in the ring, and at the same time meditate on a door in your mind..."