Falsifying history is good business

Five years later, Lin You came to the Garden of Eden again.

Counting from the day when Voldemort fell to the ground and could never get up again, five years had passed in the big world, and human society had entered the third millennium of the AD era. But for the God Realm such as the Garden of Eden, which lived in accordance with the timeline of the real dimension, only two weeks had passed.

In the past two weeks, Lin You has lived a very peaceful life. In the meantime, he has integrated several small stories into the timeline of the big world, such as Mission Impossible, John Wick, Die Hard, etc. It is not realistic, but it is definitely not supernatural. In the end, they are all small worlds that cannot affect the overall situation and do not require the writer to pay attention to them.

Everything in the big world is calm and peaceful.

When God called him, Lin You knew that his peaceful days were over. So when they met, he took the initiative to ask.

"What did you call me to do today? Help Odin complete the new version of 'Ragnarok', or integrate the DC story world?"

"Odin has not made the final decision yet. Regardless of the new version or the old version, Ragnarok will inevitably lead to the death of a large number of gods. He is still hesitating." God said.

Lin You was indifferent to the matter, but he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos: "Why hesitate? I can ask you or Olympus for help and easily suppress Loki's clan. Afterwards, I will use the quill pen to write the ending of the new version of Ragnarok into the background of the big world, and that's it."

God asked back: "If it were you, would you allow the power of other pantheons to interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Norse pantheon?"

“I haven’t secretly contacted the will of the big world, nor have I destroyed the stability of the big world, nor have I offended all the gods because of this; but Odin is different, he has made all the mistakes mentioned above, and you won’t let him go easily unless I take the initiative to cut off my flesh and bleed, right?” Lin You downplayed the scene of swords and sabers.

If the Great World Plan is compared to a joint venture company, the Nordic gods, as an important shareholder, have made the mistake of harming the overall interests of the company, and their shares will inevitably be reduced and their voice in the board of directors will be reduced; and the struggle in the world of gods will only be more cruel and bloody than the commercial struggle.

If the Norse pantheon does not take the initiative to kill a batch of main gods, this matter will never be resolved. The only question is how many gods must die to satisfy the gods without making Odin completely angry and flipping the table.

The balance here takes a long time to consider and establish.

"We can't be impatient in holding Odin accountable. The gods all have long lives. As the world is now stable, they have more time, so they have enough patience to deal with Odin."

Lin You sneered: "Will it be forgotten after a long time?"

"Of course not; the immortals can be indifferent to anything except those that destroy their immortality. The gods will not let Odin have an easy time."

"Since it's not the Norse pantheon, then it must be the DC story world?"

"Are you ready?" God asked.

"We are prepared, but I cannot say whether the preparations are sufficient or not."

God nodded in understanding: "There is never an absolutely sufficient and perfect preparation."

The writer was relieved after being understood: "The biggest logical contradiction between DC Comics and the big world is not the various supernatural powers. After all, the sources of supernatural powers mostly come from outside the earth, either aliens with special genes, or simply from other time and space dimensions outside the material universe. It doesn't matter what you want to write. The most obvious contradictions that are most likely to cause logical conflicts are mostly in geographical location."

Among the most famous cities, such as Metropolis, Central City, and Star City, what the hell are they? Just looking at these names makes people wonder if all the comics editors of DC in the early years were in the late stage of Chuunibyou?
On the contrary, the name Gotham, whether it is the Chinese translation or the original meaning in English such as "House of Goats" or "Fools", is generally in line with the traditional naming habits of Westerners.

How to unify these fictional cities with the real American map is the biggest challenge facing the author.

"First, 'Metropolis'... This name sounds more like an evaluation, or an adjective, than a city name. Any world-class city on Earth can be described as 'Metropolis'; therefore, Superman's residence does not need to be added to the map, it can be merged with New York.

In the United States, which city is more qualified to be a metropolis than New York? Los Angeles and Chicago are both inferior in comparison. Especially since the "metropolis" is clearly specified as being located on the Atlantic coast in the comics, it can only be New York. "

The writer muttered to himself, and paused for a moment when the quill in his hand was halfway through writing, then shook his head and laughed;

"No, we can't limit 'Metropolis' to Manhattan. It should be the concept of the entire Greater New York. Manhattan is so small that Superman can pass through it with just one start and acceleration. The stage is too small for him."

God did not disturb Lin You's work, but just stood aside quietly; they were no longer in the Garden of Eden, but in the void, looking at the layers of fragments of the DC world from afar.

"Since 'Metropolis' is the entire New York, then 'Gotham' across the river must be located in New Jersey; a city that can be 'ruled' by gangs shows that the government's public power is seriously insufficient... In the United States, this can only happen under one circumstance, that is, poverty. With insufficient tax revenue and low salaries for the police, they are bribed and collude with the gangs.

Let me think about it... a city with a declining economy and residents falling into widespread poverty; located in the vicinity of a 'metropolis', not only did it not enjoy the dividends of the 'metropolis', but it also suffered a continuous loss of population and resources due to the siphon effect. "

Lin You gradually fell into deep thought, his mind completely immersed in "work"; at least in front of the gods, his work attitude as a writer was impeccable. "It just so happens that there is a relatively empty space between several large cities in New Jersey, such as Jersey City, Paterson, Newark, and it just happens to be across the river from New York - this is it! Adding a Gotham City, the population does not need to be too large, a few hundred thousand will be enough, anyway, Americans don't like to build big cities, and a population of a few hundred thousand is already not small.

Although Batman is a wealthy man, he is still far from the size of Marvel's Iron Man, who was involved in half of the world's economic activities at his peak; with a net worth of less than 10 billion and a company market value of 30 billion, it is appropriate for him to be a local tyrant in a city like Gotham with a population of hundreds of thousands. If he were to be in a big city like New York or Los Angeles, a market value of tens of billions would not be able to achieve the status of Mr. Wayne in Gotham. "

DC and Marvel each have their own unique characteristics in constructing their worldview.

You want to say that Marvel is closer to reality? It can create a super-rich man like Iron Man who interferes with the world economy, and also create a weird "advanced" country like Wakanda in Africa.

You want to say that even DC cities are fictional, and completely out of touch with reality? Their superheroes and super-rich people are basically "one person, one city", which is extremely consistent with the political and economic system of the United States in reality. In terms of describing personal wealth and local political power, it is even a bit restrained, almost deliberately keeping in sync with the real environment.

If Marvel editors were to write the story of Batman, Mr. Wayne would not have a clue how to proceed unless he had a net worth of hundreds of billions.

After finishing "Metropolis" and "Gotham", the rewriting of DC's geography was mostly completed; but Lin You still couldn't relax.

"Star City is in California. Oh, and nearby is Coast City where Green Lantern lives. There's also a 'Gateway City' or 'Gateway City', also known as 'Gateway City'. Is that where Diana lives? Pah! She has moved to Forrester Manor to live with me. She will only live in London in the future. There's no 'Gateway City' for you!"

Involving his own girlfriend, the writer openly abused his power for personal gain and directly wiped out "GATEWAY CITY" in the northwestern corner of California from the map; this should have been the city where Wonder Woman lived the longest in the comics.

"By the way, in the story of Green Arrow, the villain once wanted to rely on earthquakes to destroy the urban area of ​​Star City; so the location of some urban areas of Star City should be carefully selected. Um... move Star City and Coast City a little to the south, and place them on the edge of the famous San Andreas Fault Zone on the west coast of the United States. They will be more susceptible to earthquakes, but not so serious as to completely destroy them..."

Apart from abusing his power for personal gain in the "Gateway City", Lin You is otherwise very reliable, trying his best to relate the plot to the real geographical environment to ensure the rationality of the story and reduce logical contradictions.

After all, adding cities out of thin air itself increases the possibility of conflicts.

"Then there is 'Midtown' where the Flash is; this is a bit difficult!" Lin You turned the quill pen and scratched his head with the tip of the quill. "In reality, there is such a city located in the geographical center of the United States. It is a large urban area spanning Kansas and Missouri. It is called Kansas City."

Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas; well, it's a dizzying name whether you say it or hear it.

Simply put, at the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas River, there are two cities across the river from each other; because of the Kansas River, both cities are named "Kansas City", but one is located in Missouri and the other is located in Kansas.

The way Americans name things is fucking weird...why don't you at least add "东西" or "左右" in front of the city name to distinguish it?

Okay, let’s get back to the topic!
As the city developed and expanded, more and more bridges were built to connect the two banks of the Kansas River. The two suburbs of "Kansas City" gradually came into contact and merged, and finally evolved into a large urban area with an area of ​​hundreds of square kilometers, including a large number of "urban-rural fringe areas".

There is no doubt that this bizarre "Greater Kansas City" is also one of the prototypes of Central City in DC comics; because the border between Kansas and Missouri is exactly the center of the geographical map of the continental United States.

After pondering for a while, Lin You decided to use a major modifier to move the Flash's main activity area slightly south and merge it with a real city, but not as completely integrated as "Metropolis" and New York.

"Central City and Keystone, as part of the greater Kansas City area, are under the jurisdiction of Missouri and Kansas respectively. Administrative separation cannot stop the Flash from traveling between the two cities; not only Central City and Keystone, but the entire greater Kansas area is a stage for superheroes to perform heroic deeds."

Having written this, Lin You paused for a moment.

"This should be fine, right? Instead of adding two cities directly, we added two districts to the existing cities. Although these two districts are relatively prosperous, their impact on reality is no greater than that of Gotham City appearing out of thin air."

In DC comics, Central City where Barry lives and Keystone City where Wally lives are nicknamed "Uncle and Nephew Cities" by fans. They are adjacent to each other. Merging these two fictional cities into the Kansas metropolitan area may be a return to the roots to some extent.

"The rest is up to you..." Lin You breathed a sigh of relief. Although he said "it's up to you", he did not dare to be casual with the quill in his hand.

"Fawcett City on the Great Lakes is where Shazam lives. There is also a Midway City where Hawkman and Hawkgirl live. They don't seem to be very famous. Although the coastal areas of the Great Lakes are prosperous in waterway shipping, most of them are small cities, and there are many blank areas that can be used. These two cities are given the size of satellite cities, not too big or too small, and their influence is limited.

Or, why not just change the names of some small cities and put them into the stories of Fawcett and Midway? They are all small cities anyway, and people in small places have no human rights, so changing the place name is not a big deal. Hmm... let me revise the history and say that in the 19th century or earlier, the city council held a referendum and asked residents to officially name the city, and from then on, the names of Fawcett and Midway were born. Ha, don't Americans like to hold such nominal and empty votes to show their democratic power? Citizens' power is not enough if they can change the name of the city?"

After the names of major cities in the United States were changed, the names of fictional places in other parts of the world were easier to deal with - the main point was that the place was unknown and no one paid attention to it. The smaller the place was, the smaller the logical contradiction and chain reaction caused by the name change would be.

A mountain that is deserted, unknown and has never been the site of any major historical events is called the Scary Death Mountain today and the Scary Life Mountain tomorrow. What impact will this have on the world?
"There's also Aquaman among the main superheroes, so Atlantis doesn't matter. Neither the comics nor the movies specifically mention the exact location of this underwater city. So, you can live wherever you want under the sea. The entire Atlantic Ocean floor belongs to you, Aquaman. No one can take it away from you, and there's no need for me, the writer, to change it."

At this point, Lin You already had a long article in front of him. But the modification and integration of the DC world had just begun. (End of this chapter)