Because the event has its own group hypnosis buff, in fact, during the celebration, this city-wide carnival did not cause heated discussions on the Internet. Public opinion only broke out completely after the celebration ended.
People who went to Gotan posted photos, videos and the rewards they received, along with a review of their trip.
Among them, one of the most detailed reviews was widely retweeted. In the early days, most people's comments were relatively mild, but when the number of people retweeting it increased sharply, another voice emerged, that is -
"How is that possible? You are not lying, are you?"
This is understandable, since the experiences described in the article are not very scientific.
@Suhart:
(Famous film critic, self-driving enthusiast, video host)
[In fact, before I came to Gotham, I didn't like it at all. Gotham is as prosperous as New York, but it's too gloomy. Even if I'm driving, I don't like such bad weather. Besides, everyone knows how Gotham's reputation is. Before coming here, I practiced shooting for a long time.
Then the day came, I got off the plane and headed to the hotel. Everything was normal. I didn't encounter the specialty of Gotham City - criminals everywhere. It is said that the government had cracked down on criminals before the festival, but even if they showed up, I wouldn't mind using my fists (and eight-pack abs).
Then came the most interesting part of the journey.
You know what else there is in Gotham besides criminals, right, vigilantes.
Batman, yes, he is certainly not an urban legend. I have visited the Justice League headquarters in Washington, and it is said that if we are lucky, bat lights will be lit in Gotham at night, and we will have the opportunity to see Batman appearing in the sky.
(Photo from the internet is provided here - photo of the bat light turned on)
However, Batman did not show up that night. When I entered the city of Gotam, I received a push notification on my phone informing all tourists what would happen during the event so that we could be mentally prepared.
——I originally thought that someone would knock on the door and force us to buy local products, and tell tourists which places they need to check in, but I saw this (picture - mobile screenshot app push).
"Gargoyles", "Tin Soldier", "Magician", "Underground Maze", "Circus", okay, at first glance there is nothing wrong with it. At first I thought it was a holographic performance or something like that, but I was wrong.
The hotel gave away candies, tin-wrapped chocolates and penguin popping candies as part of the event. As soon as you walk out of the hotel, you will see colorful balloons wrapped around the railings and walls.
Then, I met the Tin Soldiers late that night. They climbed in through the vent (Photo 1) (Photo 2) (Photo 3). My photos are a bit messy because I couldn't take a stable screenshot at the time. Well, as you can see, I was turned into jelly. These little rascals didn't do anything else to me, but I decided to avenge my past.
(About 800 words describing the battle of wits and courage between the Twitter user and the villains)
I covered it with a dining plate and released it into the sky. I couldn't delay because other little people would come to "rescue" me. I was exhausted and sweating, and the only reward I got was the candy that suddenly appeared in front of me.
In reality, there is no point in doing this...but my dopamine is secreted and I feel happy in the game, pure happiness.
I don't know how these little people work. Are they micro-robots? Is being hung by balloons a defeat criterion? Is the candy inside their bodies? Is the paralysis caused by being stabbed a new type of skin-applied anesthetic? Is turning into jelly a form of hypnosis? There are so many things, but friends, does it matter?
Compared with the game experience, the essence of the game is not important. I feel the determination and sincerity of the city of Gotham to do a good job in the festival activities. So as a tourist, I should not explore the essence but immerse myself in the game.
The day after my remedial sleep, I put a bag of candy and took a balloon and walked to the East District of Gotham.
I saw gargoyles flying in the sky. Apparently, their flying style was not in line with aerodynamics, which had nothing to do with me. I also saw children selling flowers on the street. In the "Gotan City Travel Guide (self-made version for tourists who are not afraid of death)", the East District is a dangerous place and the place where Batman is most likely to be seen. However, after I came here in person, I found that this is not the case here at all - although I came here for the maze, I suggest that this part of the guide be changed.
(About 2,000 words describing the maze-playing process, and it's clear that there's more to come)
Obviously, there are many other possibilities in the maze rooms. I was unable to fully enjoy them in such a short period of time. After that, I went to experience other activities, participated in magic shows, and watched an animated film with Gotam as the background in the Gotam cinema. Unfortunately, due to work reasons, I only stayed in Gotam for four days. You can read my column article for details.
(For more photos, please download the "Gotan Celebration Guide App")]
In just a few days, the film critic published hundreds of articles and photos about Gotam, describing in detail all the activities that took place during the festival in Gotam. He was commented on, "This is really Gotam, not a city you imagined?"
If the other party's description is all true, then the city of Gotam has a large number of simulated robots of various sizes, flying vehicles shaped like gargoyles, new anesthetics, and meteorological projections covering the entire range... But considering that it is the city of Gotam, well, it seems, it seems, there is also this possibility?
However, in the eyes of netizens, they are really arguing for this possibility. In fact, their emotions are controlled by Felix Media. How can it be possible that the festival is over and done with? Even if the festival activities have ended, the remaining impact of the activities is valuable. For example, they heated up the topic of Gotham City.
——The next step is the "Gotan Celebration Guide App". The predecessor of this app is the Gotan Tourism App, which mainly publishes travel guides, but it has always been tepid. The main reason is that in order to correspond to the policy, all the guides are whitewashed. No mayor wants his city to be known as a "city of sin", right?
Therefore, the travel guide only has normal content, and it is impossible to have things like "Arkham Asylum Visit Record". But after being bought by Felix, all of them were cut off and the Gotan Festival guide was released. As long as you enter the city, it will be automatically pushed to download, and there are no ads. At present, because of the second rise of the festival (even if the festival has ended long ago), many people who have never been to Gotan have downloaded the app, mainly to save pictures and see other people's repo content, and then they were attracted.
When the time was right, the app underwent its third major overhaul.
A small diamond icon representing the town of South Hinckley was added under the golden "G" logo of the city of Gotham. In addition to the modules that were completely modified for the celebration, forums related to the town of South Hinckley were added quietly, and the format of the event celebration was copied throughout, so it did not appear out of place.
However, the current town of South Hinckley is just a prototype. If it is confirmed that the town will operate around this theme in the future, there is no rush to fight for it now. The next step is the Diamond Orphanage, which requires the mayor's intervention.
This busy period lasted for another seven or eight days, from the brewing and explosion of public opinion to the realization of traffic for South Hinckley Town. All the work during this period was related to the company, Professor Daisy and the mayor.
The part about Vivi is another part.
For example, Black Mask, or Two-Face.
While people were arguing online about whether Batman was a cat, a bat, or a dark shadow, on a quiet afternoon, the fear provided by the "Long Silent Night" could no longer support the use of small props. The sky darkened briefly, and people squinted their eyes, almost falling asleep in the next second. over.
——It was Vivi who completely canceled the remaining usage time of the one-time item "Silent Night".
The props disappeared, and she hesitated for two seconds between "eating the cake and then going back" or "packing it up anyway", chose the latter, and notified Jason.
During this time, the newly appointed Warden Nan Hinckley seemed to be very busy, but Vivi would rather call what he was doing a "brother's war" because she didn't feel guilty about it anyway.
Vivi found out from the cat that although the eavesdropping device was soon discovered by Damian, Tim also investigated Damian's identity, a young assassin of the Assassin's League and the son of Bruce Wayne. Damian has come to the door and decided to teach the guy who "eavesdropped on him" a lesson, and... it seems that he also wants to find the trace of the little brown bear.
As for Tim, he was struggling with how to face two new brothers, one who came back from the dead, and one who suddenly appeared. The actions of young Robin and the assassin were noticed by the eldest brother. Tim threw out the news about Damian to lure Dick, and ran to South Hinckley himself - I don't know why, he seems to be very concerned about Jason, probably the third generation's concern for the second generation.
To Jason, it didn't matter. After the circus left, the ground was plowed at least three times by vigilantes. However, the day after the event, the Gotham City Hall issued a clear document that the old underground sewers should be developed or filled, so the place where the vigilantes sneaked in became a construction site where workers could enter and exit freely on the third day.
Everyone: “…”
During this time, Jason began recruiting prison guards for South Hinckley Prison.
This is not an easy matter... because this is a non-existent prison. Although it will not be discovered by Batman for long, other citizens must not find out for the time being.
Therefore, prison guards need the following characteristics:
They must be tight-lipped and able to keep secrets; they must be mentally stable and not be affected by special criminals; they do not have to be particularly strong, but they must be good at escaping; the focus of the job is on surveillance, and their abilities do not need to be overly outstanding.
This is what Jason concluded from his experience fighting Arkham criminals: "Considering the special nature of the prison, prison guards don't need to be very good at fighting. As long as the magic of the prison can work."
Weiwei: "Don't worry about that."
"If they are too good at fighting, I would worry that they would be hypnotized by the Arkham criminals. Therefore, their mental resistance must be particularly outstanding."
"I originally wanted to hire a retired prison guard from Arkham Asylum, who was recommended by Dickhead. He retired due to injury and has rich experience. He is now in charge of South Hinckley's work, but..."
However, South Hinckley Prison is not a prison in the legal sense, but a... hotel (?), owned by Daisy Diamond.
Sometimes Jason wondered what kind of philanthropist Professor Diamond was... or was she just a target pushed out by the mayor?
Here we need to introduce what private prisons are. In the United States, the prison industry is also a major business. Arkham Asylum was once a private prison for a period of time. It was not until a few years after the founder of Arkham drove himself insane that it was brought under government jurisdiction. The current Blackgate Prison is the official prison of Gotham City. Private prisons are more stringent and subject to government review. This part of the review cannot be handled by the city of Gotham alone, but must be reported to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
From review and connections to approval, it is definitely not something that Weiwei can do by just saying "This is the prison in South Hinckley Township". If the process is stuck, it is very likely that this prison will just be a hotel within a year or two.
According to Jason's understanding, Professor Daisy said that she would find someone to handle the audit issue, but the magic props used to imprison Xiao Chou and others could not last too long, so in the early stages, the "prison guards" they hired could not be real prison guards with contracts. As long as the prison guards chose to report, Professor Daisy and Vivi herself would have to go to jail.
What was handed to Jason was a complete mess. He could walk away at any time. He had been watching it coldly for so long anyway. Even if he didn't take over, Xiao Chou would not have an easy time in Vivi White's hands.
But Jason still chose to abide by the agreement - as long as Vivi didn't break the contract first, he didn't think he would be the one to break the contract.
Now the problem arises... How to keep a large number of criminals under control after the props become ineffective?
"And you chose them?" Weiwei grabbed the black cat in her hand and tried to lure it with cake, but was punched on the wrist by the cat. "Do you think cats can cook for criminals?"
The man next to her took off his hood and said with empty eyes: "Shut up."
Well, he has some dark circles under his eyes.
Yes, Weiwei had gotten the information from the cat before.
Jason needed a prison guard who was smart, could not be hypnotized, and was good at escaping. The cat just met the requirements, so Jason hired the cat.
——Isn’t this very reasonable?
"Strange," Weiwei rummaged through her pockets and found a bag of goat milk, and continued her seduction plan, "Why didn't the cat woman kill you?"
"Oh," an older American shorthair opened his eyes, glanced at her, and answered for Jason, "You didn't think that Serena's code name was Catwoman, so she ruled over all the cats in Gotham City, did you?"
Weiwei: “Hmm?”
It turned over and motioned for Weiwei to help it scratch its head: "Cats are never ruled. We just, uh, make a little exchange with you."
"Does Red Hood make cat food for you?"
"Well," Jason looked at her, "don't harass the prison staff."
Can you please repeat what you just said to the cat?
It is not difficult to hire a cat.
The East District hired many cats during the initial construction period, but that was "initial construction", and the cats were hired with the help of the cat lady, which was equivalent to signing a contract of equal assistance. Of course, with Sheila's help, hiring mice would not be difficult.
But Jason used a different approach, he was familiar with Catwoman.
There's no way. After all, they are old rivals. He knows that Catwoman can indeed fight with the help of a few cats, but it is impossible for her to control so many cats. Thinking of the person behind the improvements in the East District, it is obvious that Vivi also has the ability to talk to cats.
I have already decided to believe in her prison, so one or two more props won't make any difference.
He obtained the "Stray Animal Rescue Card" by "borrowing" (Jason couldn't understand why this guy insisted on borrowing). After knowing the function of the rescue card, Jason brought his sunflower Cecilia.
Not all cats can talk to each other. The information conveyed by animals is fragmented. Even with a rescue sign, you can only talk to those "smart" animals.
Jason initially ruled out carnivores and animals that would be on the human table. After hesitating for a while between cats and dogs, he went to visit an old cat.
Canines are more energetic and loyal, but... Jason can't imagine a future where he walks a hundred dogs in South Hinckley. Dogs need more companionship and feedback, while cats are less dependent on humans.
He wanted to maintain a "cold" employee-boss relationship with his small animal employees.
Weiwei: “?”
As long as you are happy.
Anyway... since Jason took over the prison, he has never asked her for money.
It is said that he buys all the cat food and meals himself.
Let’s get back to the point. The card effect has ended. The criminals who were being tortured in the miniature Gotan—
All returned to the human world.
On this ordinary evening, the colorful trees just above the glass ceiling glow with a steady blue light.
Harvey Dent opened his eyes.
Harvey Dent, the youngest district attorney in Gotham and a strong contender for the mayoral election, suffered revenge from the underworld in court, with half of his face disfigured. Since then, he has made his debut in the Gotham world as "Two-Faced Man".
"Two-faced man" represents not only his face, but also means that his way of doing things is equally uncertain. He can choose to be a good person or a bad person. It is not him who decides everything, but probability, that is, a coin in his hand - one side is good and the other side is bad.
Xiao Chou doesn't like him - because Two-Face proves his theory: anyone who has one bad day in his life will be completely corrupted.
The sulfuric acid and disfigurement reminded Two-Face of the torture he suffered in his childhood. He completely fell into the dark side, broke the agreement with his friend Bruce Wayne, and became a part of Gotham's darkness.
And since he has already fallen, there is nothing "interesting" about him. I guess Xiao Chou thinks so.
The moment Harvey's eyes came into contact with the light, he curled up subconsciously.
——This is the physical reaction after staying in the long and silent night for a long time.
Because light means danger, it means numbing pain and death. There is only one place with light there, the tree in Crime Alley. If it curls up in the darkness, it may be able to avoid the inexplicable attack, but as long as it is in the light, it will definitely be killed.
Pain, death, and resurrection repeat over and over again, with no distinction between day and night. Suicide is also useless. They are locked up in an isolated prison, without even the freedom to die.
Not only Black Mask, but even Xiao Chou has been affected to a certain extent after nearly a month of imprisonment - he is certainly not afraid of pain, but Xiao Chou has become more impatient than before. He must have something in the darkness that he is afraid of.
But he waited numbly for a moment, and Harvey was not hurt.
His sluggish thoughts began to function normally. In the bright and clean room, he raised his head, ignored the bright incandescent lights around him, and saw the sky through the glass after a long time.
There were a few clouds in the evening sky, but the stars were already beginning to shine.
This is a prison.
There were two figures in front of him, but Harvey was too lazy to look. He just stared greedily at the real sky in front of him until the girl raised one foot and stepped on the cell bar.
"Harvey Dent," she read to the screen of her mobile phone, "when you first debuted, you robbed a bank, killed seven bank employees and two ordinary people who went to withdraw money, then sent the stolen money to the Tzu Chi Institute, broke into the court, cut off the court's power switch, murdered the judge in the dark, and walked away. You cooperated with the Whisperer..."
Weiwei ignored Harvey's reaction. She just calmly read out the evidence she had collected. Finally, she said, "You have one chance to defend yourself."
"Will you let him go just because he refutes it?" Jason asked coldly.
Weiwei shrugged.
Harvey's eyes finally focused. He glanced at the two people and looked into the distance. This was obviously not a normal prison. He made a judgment: "You... are illegally imprisoned."
When he uttered the first word, his voice was still hoarse. The long-term torture made him not quite clear-headed. But probably because Two-Face was a mentally ill criminal - he was suspected of schizophrenia - he quickly recovered to his original level.
His emotions were like a dried-up pond, but the starry sky and the lights gave him strength again, and he seemed to be "getting better."
At this time he squinted his eyes, and a point of silver light fell on his palm. At some point, his two fingers pinched a silver coin. There were human heads on both sides, but one side was broken.
"Night Watchman," he said Weiwei's code name as a vigilante, and everything in the past was as clear as yesterday. "Do you want to break the law?"
He could be locked up in Arkham or in Blackgate prison, but he couldn't be illegally imprisoned by vigilantes, not for long.
"So you've given up on your crimes? Confess?" Vivi put her feet down, adjusted the glass to gas, and moved closer to the railing. "Harvey Dent, Batman told me about you."
The coin spinning around Harvey didn't stop at the word Batman.
"You were affected by schizophrenia, and you changed from a Knight of Light in Gotham to a criminal today, but he thought you could be saved. It's so sad for a good person to become a bad person," Weiwei lowered her voice, "so I told him that I could use magic to save you and drive out your bad personality."
The shorthaired American shorthair beside them grabbed Jason's calf and jumped onto his shoulder, meowing in cat language: "Won't the bat be suspicious?"
It had a sleazy tone to it, but Jason didn't know why it made him laugh.
My dear, even the cat knows that you are suspicious?
"If everything goes well, Harvey Dent will still be the original Knight of Light. Batman will of course doubt the role of magic. He asked me to give him the props for research, but the props have a time limit, so he gave you the choice - I think if it were you, you would use coins to make the decision. If it is the good side, then become a good person. If it is the bad side, then refuse this 'gift'," she shrugged, "Magic has a price, and the price is paid by Batman. He paid it when he didn't know it."
That's right, the "Crazy Gotam" rose was planted by Bat himself when he was a florist in the rose garden, and he had no idea.
But Weiwei didn't notice that when she said this, Jason behind her breath quickened for a moment.
Harvey paused twirling the coin between his fingers, his expression showing that he was lost in thought.
Weiwei suddenly grasped a water pipe in her hand, and the end of the pipe was against Harvey's chest. She pulled the man, who was seven or eight times heavier than her, closer and let his face rest against the railing. She said coldly: "Batman gives you the choice--"
“But I won’t.”
She didn't care about the terrifying half of Two-Faced's face. She pinched his chin with her other hand, pried open his mouth, and showed a "friendly" smile: "In my place, criminals never have the right to choose."
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