Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 43 The Usefulness of the Harry Potter World

Egyptians believe that the main villain Imhotep in the first two films of The Mummy was based on the ancient Egyptian historical figure Imhotep; but to be fair, apart from the similar pronunciation of their names and the fact that they both served as high priests, there is almost nothing in common between the lives of Imhotep and Imhotep.

Even the times when the characters were active are different.

Considering that the historical records of ancient Egypt are already vague, when the worlds merged, it was entirely possible to "fill in" Imhotep into the history of ancient Egypt by treating Imhotep as a person whose name was simply similar to that of Imhotep but who lived in a completely different era.

This fusion process does not even require the use of a quill pen to make modifications.

But the third movie of The Mummy is not so friendly to the "Big World Project"; its plot is a big bad movie that even the writers of fan fiction are unwilling to explain in detail to the readers.

Compared with the adaptations of Yinhetian in the first two parts, the adaptation of Qin Shihuang in the third part went to the other extreme. Except for changing the emperor's title, nothing else was changed.

Unified the six kingdoms, built the Great Wall, constructed the imperial tombs, and produced terracotta warriors...even the name of the Qin State did not change.

The only person who did so many things in history at the same time - especially firing the Terracotta Warriors - was Qin Shi Huang! What's the point of just changing his title? Can't you recognize him by changing his vest?

The most crucial point is that, unlike ancient Egypt three or four thousand years ago, China two thousand two hundred years ago already had detailed and complete history books; regardless of the authenticity of the historical records, as long as there are detailed records in the history books, the vague space that can be used to tamper with history is very limited.

In the history of China where the title of "Emperor" appeared, there is simply no ambiguous time space to fit the character of "Dragon Emperor" into.

In other words, in order to successfully complete the integration of the world, Lin You must equate the Dragon Emperor with Qin Shihuang. Apart from this, there is no other feasible modification plan.

If the time continuity of The Mummy trilogy could not be broken, Lin You really wanted to treat the three stories separately, abandon the story of the third part directly, and only integrate the plots of the first two parts.

Now, how do we integrate the plot in the movie where the "Dragon Emperor" himself and his army are transformed into the Terracotta Warriors, with the historical record that Qin Shihuang died of illness in the Shaqiu Palace?

There are also supernatural powers in the movie; the existence of "Black Book of the Dead" and "Golden Book of the Sun" can be attributed to gods, but how can we give a reasonable source for the powerful witchcraft and spells presented by Qin Shihuang and the witch?
"That's why I want to consider Harry Potter as one of the initial frameworks of the big world." Lin You muttered to himself while holding a quill pen. "A magical world that covers the whole world, has a grand story framework, but is seriously lacking in relevant details. I can do a lot with it."

Yes, when the "Second Phase of the Great World Plan" was first promoted, the plan of the gods was the same as the "First Phase", and only regarded the Bible and several mainstream mythological worlds as the initial framework of the great world.

It was Lin You who argued for the integration of the world of Harry Potter, which became one of the original frameworks.

This story is based on modern times, and its macro-world view covers the whole world; however, it pays little attention to the current situation and history of the magic world in other countries besides Britain and the United States. This is like the vague history of ancient Egypt three or four thousand years ago, which gives Lin You too much room to use.

For example, now is the time to use the Harry Potter worldview.

In the distance, the battle between the Terracotta Warriors and the "corpse" army has entered a fierce stage; overhead, fighter planes are roaring in, pouring ammunition downwards to assist the protagonist's side.

Lin You also picked up the quill pen and wrote the first paragraph of the day.

"The King of Qin swept across the world, and all the soldiers in the world became the Jin people. The soldiers in Guandong built the Jingguan. The remaining people of the six kingdoms were unable to fight against the First Emperor, so they changed their ways and visited sorcerers all over the world to seek the left-handed witchcraft to assassinate Qin. The sorcerer is what the West calls a wizard." "However, the First Emperor also followed the sorcerer to practice the five elements magic, and he also had thousands of brave soldiers following him day and night. It was really impossible for one or two sorcerers to assassinate him."

"So, the descendants of the six kingdoms took the opportunity of the First Emperor's quest for immortality to present the beautiful sorcerer Ziyuan to them, and seduced the generals of the Tiger Guards to be traitors; in the name of helping the First Emperor to achieve immortality, they secretly built a witchcraft formation in the Shaqiu Palace, and lured the First Emperor and his army into the formation."

"Although the First Emperor captured the traitor and killed him, he still fell under the spell of witchcraft; his flesh and blood turned into sand and was buried in the First Emperor's Mausoleum with his brave soldiers."

Having written this, Lin You temporarily stopped writing and chuckled maliciously; with this, the tampered history largely blackened the character Ziyuan played by Michelle Yeoh, turning her from a hero who eliminated the tyrannical emperor in the plot into a remnant of the Six Kingdoms restoration with ill intentions.

However, calling black white and calling a deer a horse is a common trick used by those who tamper with history, so it is not surprising.

Next, we need to explain why the "First Emperor" became the "Dragon Emperor", and why after more than two thousand years, there are still soldiers who are loyal to him.

“However, the most terrifying thing about witchcraft curses is not that they turn flesh and blood into mud and sand, but that they gradually erode the minds of those who are cursed, turning them from human to non-human.

The body of the First Emperor turned into clay figurines, but in fact his consciousness was still retained and he was not completely dead. Locked in the depths of the underground palace for two thousand years, his unwillingness and resentment distorted his mind. His clay figurines, like Horcruxes, constantly emitted evil thoughts, luring ambitious people to become their believers, just like a cult that bewitches people's hearts.

Over the past thousands of years, he has gradually forgotten himself and all the titles such as 'First Emperor' and 'Ancestor Dragon'.

"In the end, he only remembered the word 'dragon' in 'Zulong'. Even if he was resurrected by some strange coincidence, he would only be the 'Dragon Emperor', not the original Qin Shi Huang."

After writing the above text, as expected, Lin You was almost exhausted again.

"I must learn the writing style of classical Chinese in the future and use more concise words to describe 'facts'." Lin You panted and talked to himself, beads of sweat on his forehead falling like a waterfall.

These written texts can probably explain the main issues such as the Five Elements Magic and witchcraft curse of the First Emperor; as for the giant snow monster on the snow mountain, it can be attributed to a magical animal, and the Fountain of Youth can be regarded as some kind of natural magic potion with great side effects that requires constant drinking and bathing.

They are all "historical details" that can be supplemented by natural deduction, and there is no need to waste precious "truth factors".

Outside the noisy battlefield, the golden text successfully sank into the earth, also indicating that the fusion of the two worlds had officially started.

At this time, Lin You, who was basically free, strolled into the battlefield and sneaked into the tomb where the final battle was held.

He vaguely felt that after the fusion of the worlds, there was still an important logical loophole that needed to be filled.

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