The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics

The funeral went smoothly, without any of the ups and downs found in novels. It makes sense; no one would want to provoke Asgard at a time like this.

Yang Le and Gwen left after the funeral. Having just gone through a major battle, Asgard had many things to attend to and couldn't possibly entertain them.

The two were sensible and used official business as an excuse to decline Queen Frigga's polite invitation, taking the initiative to leave Asgard.

Naturally, distinguished guests departing meant there would be people to see them off. Queen Frigga personally led members of the royal family to see them off. As for Thor, who didn't show his face, Frigga could only offer an awkward smile, saying he had important matters to attend to.

Although Yang Le was curious, he wasn't one to investigate everything, and he didn't plan to delve into this matter.

After seeing the two off, Frigga hurried back to the palace. Her target was clear: Loki's room.

Pushing open the door, the first thing Frigga saw was Thor sitting in a chair, holding a piece of paper in his hand, looking as if he had just made a decision.

Frigga asked, "Did you find Loki?"

"No," Thor shook his head. "I'm about to go look for her."

"Is that so?" The usually observant Frigga didn't notice the oddness in Thor's words and continued.

"Then I'll arrange for people to look for her immediately. You don't need to worry about this. You still have much to learn about being a good king."

Thor shook his head again, saying, "You won't be able to find her. I need to handle this personally."

"Nonsense!" Frigga frowned. "You are a king, and the Nine Realms need you to guard them. How can you leave so easily? Just to find a…"

"Just to find my sister," Thor interrupted Frigga, his tone calm as he continued, "I know, Mother, you resent her for opening that door. Many in Asgard probably feel the same way."

"Loki is afraid of seeing that in your eyes when she wakes up, so she left first. Father said before he died that nothing is more important than family, so I must bring her back."

"She was already desperate enough when she was bound by that hammer. I can't let her become even more desperate."

Frigga wanted to say something, but a knock at the door stopped her. She turned and saw Balder standing at the door.

"Um, the envoys from Vanaheim haven't left yet. I think one of you two should go see them."

Balder was a little embarrassed, unsure if he had come at the wrong time.

"You've come at the right time, brother," Thor stood up and strode to Balder, placing a hand on his shoulder.

Before the latter could react, he felt a surge of immense energy flowing from Thor's right hand into his body. This powerful force suppressed him, preventing him from reacting.

By the time Balder came to his senses, he only heard Thor's words.

"Now you are the new king."

When he opened his eyes again, Thor was nowhere to be seen, only a helpless Frigga standing before him.

"What are you waiting for? As the new king, you have much to learn, starting with diplomacy."

"Oh… ah?!"

…

Time flies, and several months have passed since the War of the Ten Realms. In the blink of an eye, it's the end of the year again, December.

After several months, Earth's reconstruction has made remarkable progress, and almost all countries have returned to normal.

However, the map of some countries has changed slightly. Some small countries have simply merged into larger ones. After experiencing a global catastrophe, humanity's focus is no longer limited to Earth.

Faced with the unknown universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial visitors at any time, people have chosen to band together for warmth. Small countries merge into large countries, and large countries begin to unite. It is estimated that the world map will undergo a major change soon.

But all of this has nothing to do with Yang Le. Although many people have realized the necessity of superhuman existence during the crisis, considering the long-standing issue of coexistence between superhumans and humans, Yang Le has decided to do something.

Therefore, taking advantage of the previous agreement between the mutants and the High Evolutionary, he created a larger artificial island and built a city on it.

This city does not belong to any country or organization; it is completely independent. Yang Le named it Metropolis, the City of Tomorrow.

Yang Le's purpose in building Metropolis is to provide a haven for superhumans, which is also a way to fulfill his promise to the mutants. Since Cyclops has decided to coexist with humans, it is better to start by contacting superhumans who are similar to them.

Of course, Metropolis welcomes not only superhumans but also ordinary humans. The purpose of building this city is to eliminate the divide between superhumans and humans.

Here, superhumans no longer need to deliberately hide themselves. You can boldly reveal your abilities, and there will be specialized agencies to analyze your abilities and list the professions you can pursue in the future.

In short, in Metropolis, superhumans are like ordinary students with special talents. You don't need to become a superhero because of your superpowers; you can also be an ordinary person with unique characteristics.

Once this policy was publicized, a large number of superhumans flocked to Metropolis. Not everyone has heroic dreams or is a terrorist; most people still want to live ordinary lives, and Metropolis provides them with this opportunity.

After negotiation, even the Green Lanterns established their base in Metropolis. As the only superhero organization on Earth, they not only patrol the entire solar system but also serve as the Metropolis police force.

After all, you can't guarantee that everyone comes with good intentions. To manage superhumans, you can only send out superhumans, and the Green Lanterns are the best choice.

Coincidentally, the Green Lanterns were hesitant about where to build their base because they didn't want to interfere in the politics of various countries. The two sides hit it off.

The Green Lanterns can exchange their labor for the right to use a building near downtown Metropolis, just like washing dishes to pay for meals.

With the Green Lanterns stationed there, the safety of Metropolis can only be described with one idiom: people don't lock their doors at night.

According to American comic settings, there are many geniuses among superhumans, such as Amadeus Cho, Beast Hank, and so on. Because geniuses attract geniuses, Metropolis became a gathering place for geniuses within a month or two of its establishment.

Like Tony Stark, because of his father, he couldn't survive in any country and could only join Metropolis. The addition of these people has exponentially increased the technological and educational level of Metropolis.

By the way, the mayor of Metropolis is also a super genius. Her name is Valeria Richards, and Yang Le pushed the troublesome matters to her at the first opportunity.

Everyone in the world knows that Metropolis has the best universities in the world, and many parents want to send their children there, but those who can study at Metropolis schools are either geniuses or superhumans.

Metropolis, with its philosophy of coexistence, naturally welcomes all comers, accepting them as long as the school has vacancies. However, even if ordinary people enroll, they will take the initiative to transfer because they cannot keep up with the geniuses and cannot integrate into the superhuman environment.

After Metropolis could operate, Yang Le naturally moved into the city with Gwen. Kitty also moved in, and the two attended Metropolis High School together.

The two showed great interest in this school, where 80% of the students are superhumans. This interest then turned into satisfaction, and it seemed that both of them liked the atmosphere of this high school.

The teachers here are not only ordinary people but also mutants (Cyclops and others), and even superheroes (Peter also comes to work part-time). For the children, this is simply the best school in the world.

It is also the safest. Any student who wants to cause trouble will be pinned down by the school security at the first opportunity.

By the way, the school's security includes a middle-aged man who is only 1.6 meters tall but weighs as much as a car, and an old man in a wheelchair who can summon countless chairs with a single glance to press people to the ground.

There is also a rarely seen but burly blond man who always has a hammer at his waist and arms thicker than a person's thighs, and a blond, handsome young man who is always smiling but can cause terrible things to happen if he gets angry.

And an Asian youth who looks unremarkable but is respected by all faculty and staff, is close to the famous beauty Gwen Stacy, and always wears a watch on his hand.

These people are called the Four Heavenly Kings by the rebellious teenagers in their adolescence. Why are there five people but they are called the Four Heavenly Kings? Because it is normal for the Four Heavenly Kings to have five people.

Yang Le, the fifth member of the Four Heavenly Kings, lives a comfortable life. He sits in the security room every day, and goes home with Gwen after school, living like a retired old man.

But today is different. Yang Le is going to perk up today, not because it is December and Christmas is coming soon.

Metropolis is a city that has accepted people from countless countries, so it must pay attention to the culture of all countries. Major festivals such as the Spring Festival and Christmas are celebrated.

As Christmas approaches, the school has also made many decorations. Both students and faculty are smiling. Festivals always bring some emotions that are not usually there.

What's more, this is the first Christmas after the war. Everyone is holding back their energy, wanting to celebrate the festival in a grand way to celebrate the new life.

Yang Le naturally has this in mind, but his excitement today has nothing to do with these, because today is Gwen's birthday.

Since crossing over to the Marvel universe, Yang Le has celebrated Gwen's birthday several times, but today is a bit different, because today is the day Gwen comes of age.

In the past, although he and Gwen were not much different in age, one was an adult and the other was a minor. Gwen may not care, but Yang Le was always afraid that others would look at her with strange eyes.

But today is different. After today, Gwen will be an adult, so he decided to give Gwen a big one.

Yang Le pretended to be nonchalant and waited early at the school gate, looking like he was waiting for Gwen to get out of school as usual.

Old Magneto, who had recovered from his vegetative state, was on duty with Yang Le. He used his abilities slightly and knew what Yang Le was going to do, so he didn't expose him and sat in his wheelchair to complete his job.

As the urgent bell rang, students in various clothes walked out of the school after a while. The crowd was so large that it was dizzying.

However, Yang Le still saw Gwen at a glance. Spider-Woman was walking out of the school with Kitty and her newly acquainted mutant friends such as Illyana, talking and laughing.

The group had not walked a few steps when they saw the nonchalant Yang Le. Amidst the teasing of Kitty and others, Gwen left the main group with a normal expression and walked towards Yang Le.

If she would have been shy because of the teasing at the beginning, Gwen has become accustomed to it after a long period of torture. She is not like a child now.

"Let's go?" Gwen didn't know why she was a little excited. Her spider-sense would ring from time to time after the school bell rang. Although she didn't know why, she always felt it was a good thing.

"Let's go." Yang Le rarely said anything witty today, but honestly followed Gwen home, which made the latter very strange.

"You're a little strange today," Gwen frowned. "What? Are you hiding something from me?"

Yang Le was about to break down. He originally wanted to tell Gwen when he got home, but he couldn't help but hold back when he looked at her face.

So he took out a small box from his coat pocket, opened it and said to Gwen.

"Today is your birthday, so I want to propose to you."

This sentence not only stunned Gwen, but also stunned all the students and faculty at the school gate. Just like you think, there is no shortage of atmosphere groups at any time.

However, before the atmosphere group could shout anything like 'promise him', Gwen took the small box first and said with a smile.

"You're a little anxious, great hero, but I like your efficiency."

With that, Gwen took out the ring in the box. It was an ordinary-looking diamond ring, which didn't look special at first glance.

"It's a little hard to say," Yang Le scratched his head at this time. "That's what I took from my heart after I became Diamond Warrior, meaning my heart is all here with you."

After hearing this, Gwen first showed a disgusted expression, but the eyes, which were as moist as lakes, could not hide her happiness.

"It's corny, but it's useful. I like this," Gwen blinked playfully. "Congratulations on passing the test, Mr. Yang Le, but you still have to pass my dad's test."

Yang Le also smiled when he heard this and said.

"I couldn't ask for more, Miss Gwen Stacy."

The Marvel Universe is officially over, and DC will start tomorrow.