Schiller looked up from the thick stack of student papers and said to Roy, "You want to build teleportation gates?"
"I think it's the best way to solve Gotham's current traffic problems." Roy's tone carried a trace of despair. "In other words, other than building teleportation gates, there's no way to ease Gotham's gridlock."
Schiller lowered his head and continued grading papers. "Then there's no point coming to me. I'm neither the person who knows the most about traffic nor the person who knows the most about teleportation gates."
"But you're the one who can tolerate traffic jams the least."
Very well. A killing blow.
About ten minutes later, professors from Gotham University and Gotham Magic Academy had gathered together. The large table in the conference room had been moved aside and replaced with a circle of sofas. Mayor Roy stood at the front and said, "This is a very distressing announcement. After research by specialists from Gotham University and the city government, we have found that conventional traffic improvement measures are unsuitable for this city. I'm afraid we must resort to some extreme measures."
Strange shook his head. "Leaving aside whether using Green Lantern energy to improve city traffic is absurd, I heard from that Green Lantern, Hal, that this isn't energy just anyone can use. If it's used to create a purely magical construct, such as Earth's magic defense network, it can possess excellent defensive properties. But if it's meant for civilian use, how can we guarantee its stability?"
"Gothamites have never pursued stability."
"But if it breaks down every few days, wouldn't its efficiency still be too low?" Strange pointed out. "Besides, the only ones who can wield this energy freely are Green Lanterns. Are you expecting Hal Jordan alone to maintain an entire city's transportation network?"