PFC Chapter 3558 Edge of Tomorrow (4)
Chapter 3558 Edge of Tomorrow (4)
Chapter 3558 Edge of Tomorrow (IV)
Schiller knew that Harley had always been keen on forming a superhero group, and her main idea was "we must have what other universes have", and no matter whether it was good or bad, they would form it first.
Considering that she was really rich, it was not difficult to satisfy this little hobby. At least now, Victor's eyes were shining.
"Really? Half a million?"
Harry nodded and said, "Not only that, I can also advance one year's salary to solve your current financial problems."
Victor couldn't help but applaud him.
A $50 annual salary is not a small amount, especially in the millennium. Now Schiller's monthly salary is only a few thousand dollars, and after deducting taxes and insurance premiums, he only has a little over $ left.
After the "Pale Knight" implemented the new tax law, it is estimated that the tax on the two thousand yuan will be increased by another one thousand yuan. Even if the store's income can be stabilized, it is a blessing from God to have a net income of three thousand yuan a month.
If Schiller also does some additional psychological counseling, his net income per year could be around $5 to $6, which is considered a very high-income middle-class person in the United States.
A science genius like Victor can earn an extra 5 to 10 yuan a year on average.
But this money is not so easy to get. In bad years, project parties keep delaying. It is possible that the two projects this year may not be completed until two years later, and some projects are simply cut short halfway.
Fortunately, there are two of them, so it is no problem for the family to have a net income of around $15 a year. In the United States, this is no longer considered middle class, but wealthy.
However, they now have Billy, and even if he attends public elementary school, the expenses are not cheap. The house they live in is also very large, so they have to pay more property taxes. In addition, the new tax law also hits them hard, so the extra $50 annual salary seems particularly tempting.
Victor showed great enthusiasm for this. He rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, when do we start? What are we going to do? Are we going to cause trouble for the Justice League?"
"Don't be impatient." Harley took another sip of soda and said, "First we have to decide on the members. I want to select people based on their villain identities in other universes."
"What do you mean?"
"They are the counterparts of villains in other universes. I want to recruit as many as possible to form the most powerful villain alliance!"
"Oh, I see. In other universes I'm Mr. Freeze, and most Mr. Freezes are villains, so I can participate, right?"
"Right." Harley snapped her fingers and said, "That's what I mean. You can only join if your counterpart is a villain in another universe. However, villains who are too unpopular won't work either. You should look for the most powerful bad guys."
"I do have a candidate here." Victor said, stroking his chin, "What do you think of Oswald Cobblepot?"
"Penguin? It would be great if he could join."
Victor immediately took out his phone and edited the message while saying, "The economy has been bad recently, and the expansion of the Cobert Group has slowed down. He should be free. I'll ask him out for dinner."
"Professor, then you... Professor? Professor! Are you dissatisfied with something?"
"No." Schiller came back to his senses and said, "I was just thinking about how to spend the 50."
Harry rolled his eyes and said, "Do you have any recommendations?"
"How about Harvey Dent? In other universes, he is Two-Face. Although he is not disfigured in this universe, he is still very professional in law. I think our team needs such talent."
"He should be discussing marriage with Christine soon, and they are short of money right now. He should be happy to join."
"Lawyer? Well, maybe we do have legal issues to resolve. Just contact him according to the treatment I offer you."
Schiller nodded, took out his phone and started to text Harvey. He thought for a moment and then said, "What about the Scarecrow and the Riddler?"
"Professor Klein?" Harry crossed his arms and thought for a moment before saying, "I want a bad guy, not an unlucky guy. Isn't his luck a little too bad?"
"What's the Riddler's name? Edward? Is the Riddler of our universe an adult? We don't want minors here!"
"You can go look for them both," Schiller said. "I don't know where Jonathan is, but I know Edward is in Arkham Hospital for the Mental Disorder and is still recovering. Whether you can hire him depends on his attending physician."
"Let me think about who else..." Harley recalled the list of villains from various universes while drinking soda.
"Oh, and Waylon!" Harley pointed a finger and said, "I almost forgot about him because he was busy with his moving company. He's the famous Killer Croc, he has to come!"
"Did you forget the most important thing?" Victor asked, "How can we forget the most famous clown?"
"You mean Jack?" Harley said with an embarrassed expression, "Jack is on a long-distance trip, how can he have time to come and join us?"
"Come on, can he earn 50 yuan a year driving long distance? I bet he'll come back right away if you name the price."
"That makes sense. But in that case, wouldn't there be two clowns in our organization?" Harley looked at Schiller.
"Don't look at me, I'm not the Joker." Schiller shook his head and said, "Can't I be an independent super villain?"
"Of course you can, Professor." Harley gave him a thumbs-up, then added, "But I mean, it's so cool to have two clowns in my organization!"
"If you don't want to be a clown, how about we get the mayor over here? I think he's in need of money too."
"Then why don't you go find the one doing the talk show?" Victor said. "He just finished his national tour and his TV show. He probably wouldn't mind making some extra money."
"If I bring both of them in, then we'll have three clowns. That would be so cool!" Harley twisted her body in her seat and clapped the table excitedly.
"Oh, and Papa, she is Poison Ivy in other universes, but she has never worn her uniform. I must make a new uniform for her this time."
Harley turned on her phone and began browsing the homepages of various fashion brand websites to select styles.
Victor's cell phone rang. He waved it at Harley and said, "Oswald has replied to my message. Let's go have dinner together later. If you're free..."
"Go ahead," Harry said, waving his hand.
Schiller also glanced at his phone, then said, "I'm going to have dinner with Harvey and Kristen in the faculty cafeteria..."
"You go too," said Harry. "I'm going to go home and video call Pamela to ask for her advice."
After the three of them broke up, Schiller and Victor walked back together. When they reached a fork in the road, Victor asked Schiller, "Aren't you going to the restaurant?"
"I did make an appointment with Harvey, but he said he's not available tonight and will meet at noon tomorrow."
"Well, me too. Oswald and I have dinner scheduled for tomorrow, so I don't have anything to do tonight."
"Go play cards again?"
"also."
The two figures disappeared on the road to the activity building.
In front of the huge stained glass window, Pamela wrapped up the last handful of dried flowers and placed them in a glass vase. She patted the crumbs off her hands and said, "Okay, that should be enough."
She took a few steps back, walked to Merkel's side, and looked at her masterpiece.
Schiller's shop was almost ready, the shelves were set up early, the goods were put on display, and there was even a certain amount of customer traffic. Many students and teachers from the magic academy and wealthy people who came here to look at houses had already visited the store.
The store is currently divided into two parts. The left side sells specialties from the magical world. The shelves are filled with all kinds of beautiful stones, feathers, animal horns, and some rougher handmade products.
The right side is used to display various exotic plants, some of which were picked by the residents of the magical world from their hometowns, and some were made by Pamela.
Most of the time it is a combination of the two. The creatures from the magical world bring beautiful plants from their hometowns, and Pamela uses plant magic to make them adapt to the environment of the other world so that they can be put in the window for sale.
Near the stained glass, there are dried flowers made by Pamela. The dried flowers she made are indeed different, not the wrinkled and dark ones sold outside. Although the petals of the flowers have lost moisture, they still maintain the maximum stretch, and the color does not change much, combining the beauty of the blooming period and the withered period.
He also studied many unique flowers. For example, each petal of a flower has a different color. Some flowers can emit a faint light at night. Some flowers will change color if exposed to the sun. Some flowers can change from red to blue as they lose water, and even have different patterns.
These flowers are the most popular, and the rich people who come from the outer world to look at houses like to buy them the most. It is not enough to just buy them, they also hire Pamela as a florist at a high price, and bring the materials to their houses to help them match them.
Pamela simply signed a contract with Merkel. Rather than being a simple supplier, it was more like renting a corner of the store to operate independently, paying a fixed rent and a portion of the turnover.
But the good thing is that Pamela can sell her products here by herself, attracting the attention of wealthy people and earning more door-to-door delivery fees and service fees. When she goes out, she can also leave the goods here and Merkel will watch over them for her, and she can sell them normally.
Because the goods in the store are of high quality, even during the few days of trial operation, the store still has sales of thousands of dollars a day, and there are many repeat customers. There are even some creatures from the magical world visiting, such as elves and centaurs.
Of course, there are some uninvited guests. Some guests from the magical world don't know the rules and shout or run around in the store; there are also rich humans who see the elves as pretty and cute and want to catch them with bottles or nets, but end up getting beaten up instead.
Merkel could mediate most of the disputes. Those that could not be resolved were tied up by Pamela's vines. Most of them were easy to talk to, and nothing serious happened.
In front of the French window made of colored glass, various flowers are stacked one after another. As the sky gradually darkens and the lights in the room are turned on, the flowers appear even more colorful and gorgeous.
Although she is not an employee of the store, Pamela will help clean or put things away. This is a piece of cake for her. Ivy grabbed the broom and vacuum cleaner and finished it in a short while.
After get off work, Merkel would drive Pamela home as a token of her return of courtesy.
Today, while sitting in the car, Pamela received a call from Harley. After hearing about her idea, Pamela couldn't help but be moved.
She had obtained a lot of supplies from Greed before, and after converting them into money, she had several million. Not only did she pay off her mortgage, but it was also more than enough to pay for her tuition loans and living expenses.
However, the economy is not doing well now, the interest rates offered by banks are not high, and there are no good investment opportunities. If there is no other income, the money will become worthless due to inflation every day, and sooner or later, it will be gone.
Pamela thought about it and decided that she still had to earn the $50, but she decided to give up the uniform designed by Harry. She would rather design one for herself.