Chapter 1897: Is There Anything You, Boss Mag, Can't Settle?
"Did you really draw this out last night?"
Irina sat by the dining table, and looked closely at the thick stack of blueprints. She looked up at Mag, who was sitting in front of her, and was in disbelief.
"It's as real as it can get." Mag smiled and took a sip of soybean milk.
"Shameless, shameless, shameless…" A string of words flashed past Mag's mind, but he simply ignored them.
"Wow, what a pretty school. It's even prettier than Chaos School." Amy walked over to take a look, and her eyes lit up instantly. "Can I also study in this school?"
"Teacher Krassu can't move his magic lab easily, so Little Amy can't attend lessons in this school for the time being." Mag shook his head.
"Alright." Although Amy was a little disappointed, she did not insist on her wishes.
"This school is pretty good. As long as we can confirm the site of the school, I can tell them to start the construction." Irina placed the blueprint down, and looked at Mag. She felt that there were even more mysterious things about him that made her even more curious.
Mag nodded. "After the morning operations, I will make a trip down to the city lord's castle to vie for a valuable piece of land."
After breakfast, the ladies started arriving.
Mag wrote on the small blackboard, and hung it at the door. New product launch this afternoon—Mapo Tofu!
It was a very simple announcement.
"Mapo Tofu? Sounds like something with a strong taste?"
"This tofu is really something."
"Did Boss Mag recently hire a new employee called Mapo?"
"I wanted to complain about Boss Mag standing us up for a day, but on the account of the new launch, I'll let it go."
The customers discussed the notice, and were quite excited about the new dish.
"There are more customers in the line today. Boss Mag has cured my years of severe laziness."
"You have no idea, Boss Mag has grown popular teaching people how to cook during the Delicacy Extravaganza."
"That's terrible. Those lining up behind must be having it worse."
It was still early, but there was already a long line in front of the restaurant. That also made a lot of customers complain.
The morning operations ended in a flash, and Mag cycled to the city lord's castle after that.
It was still Dicus who came out to greet him.
After hearing Mag's intention in coming, Dicus looked at Mag in shock. "You mean, you want to build a new campus?"
Mag nodded, and said, "Yes. With the current scale of Chaos City, just the Chaos School alone would no longer be able to satisfy the needs for all children's basic education, especially those from poor families at the age where they should be schooling.
"For the things that Chaos School is unable to do, we want to build a whole new campus to fulfill them. Our motive is not to replace Chaos School, but to allow those children who have been left out by the system to learn in a classroom like the others of the same age. With their knowledge and their hard work, they would be able to change their fate."
Dicus listened intently, and said, "Please hold on for a while. This matter requires the city lord to make the decision. I will check if his meeting has ended."
Mag did not wait for long before Dicus returned quickly. "Mr. Mag, the city lord happens to have 10 minutes now. Please follow me."
Mag entered the city lord's office, and Michael looked up from a pile of documents. He looked at Mag, and asked, "How much land do you need? At which location? How much money do you need?"
Mag was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Michael to be so straightforward.
Dicus was also slightly shocked. He did not expect the city lord to offer Mag money so quickly without asking anything.
"We intend to build a campus…"
"I know. Go ahead. Is there anything you, Boss Mag, can't settle?" Michael smiled. He pointed at the map hanging on the wall at the side, and said, "The gray areas are empty plots. Choose a place."
Since Michael was already so straightforward, there was no reason for Mag to dillydally. He reached out, and pointed out a spot on the map as he said, "Here. This place, in the north of the city, but slightly close to the center of the city. It would be convenient for the children to go to school. I want 1,000 acres."
"How much budget do you need?" Michael asked.
"I know that the city lord's castle doesn't have much money. Capital-wise, the foundation will settle it on its own. We just need the city lord's castle support with administration and operations." Mag shook his head.
"I like your straightforwardness." Michael nodded. He turned and looked at Dicus, who still had his jaw down, and said, "Dicus, you will follow up with this matter. Settle all the relevant paperwork as quickly as possible, and support Boss Mag's work in any way you can."
"Yes, Sir." Dicus nodded. Although he still had not gotten used to the tempo of how things were moving, he still nodded.
"In that case, I will thank you on behalf of the children, and I will not disturb you further." Mag left the office.
Dicus followed Mag out the door, and looked at him as he asked, "Mr. Mag, it would take some time to get the paperwork for land transfer done. I will also need more time to ascertain the specific administrative support required. Can I hand you the land deed tomorrow?"
"Thank you." Mag nodded and left on his bicycle.
For the transfer of such a large piece of land to only take one day showed the city lord's castle's sincerity. Mag naturally had no reason to ask to expedite it.
Mag rode to the north of the city. The land he drew out was between the slums and the wealthy enclaves. It happened to be on the same central axis as Chaos School, one in the south and one in the north.
This was a piece of barren land. There were some small areas used for farming, but most of the land was overgrown with weeds, and the land belonged to the city lord's castle. Therefore, there were no land dispute issues.
20 days to build a thousand-acre campus on barren land. I think it's possible. Mag looked at the piece of barren land, and could almost see a whole new campus on it, and hear the laughter and sounds of children reading.
Mag turned to go to the textile factory. He told Irina, who was patrolling the factory, that he had already confirmed details of the land, and proceeded to discuss the small details of having the Night Elves take the construction works.
"What about the materials? You will need many materials of different types to build such a large school. Do you all have any connections?" Mag asked his greatest worry.
Mag was not at all worried about the craftsmanship and aesthetics. However, the materials were an issue that they could not escape from.
"I've taken a look at your design. Most of the building above ground would require wood, and since you've already ascertained the location, I'll bring them to plant trees to grow a forest. You'll have to settle the material used for the flooring. I don't like to deal with dwarves and goblins. They always think that we elves are stupid but full of money," Irina said in a relaxed manner.
"I can buy the stones. However, are you serious about planting the wood from today?" Mag looked at Irina with confusion.