Chapter 816: Writing a novel also led to the collapse of the Vatican?
Hughes stopped turning the page, and then began to tremble.
There's still a lot of the book left, but the pages seem glued together, and I can't turn them no matter what I do. I can only stare blankly at the later chapters.
"What's next? Don't tell me there's nothing next!"
"We do have some, but you have to pay."
Zoe looked at her lord with a guilty conscience.
Hughes had just asked her about Nini's novel, and in a moment of impulse, she took out the book she was holding.
It's only now that I've realized, will she be punished for secretly keeping these forbidden books?
Sigh, I hope only Nini will be punished, not her. She was just reading a novel, what could she have done wrong?
Even if I frequently tip and subscribe to Nini, well, there's nothing I can do about it. The readers shouldn't be blamed!
"How do I read the following chapters?"
"Oh, this is Nini's latest research result. Combining the sealing ritual of the Candlelight Society, she cleverly modified the sacrifice-gifting ritual. We sacrifice Leo to Nini, and Nini grants us renewal."
Hughes paused, then asked seemingly casually, "Is this technology from the Candlelight Society? Where did she get it from?"
"The fountain earlier... I mean, Miss Beatrice brought a batch of technology, including the Mechanical Sanctuary's human modification technology, and the Candlelight Society's knowledge-sealing technology... uh."
Zoe realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly covered her mouth, her eyes darting around as she began to search for an escape route.
"So, I gave her the technology to research, and then she developed paid novel reading!?" Hughes's voice trembled uncontrollably.
"I used to think Richard and Tata's research was outrageous, but now it seems I was wrong about them. Richard's artillery was indeed useful, and Tata's railway guns could at least blow things up."
Hughes rang the bell and instructed Connor, who had just entered, "Call Nini over and tell her I want to give her a tip for Leo."
"Oh, right, tell her she doesn't need to wear a vest."
Connor's gaze fell on the novel in Hughes's hand, a look of realization crossing his face, before he nodded and left.
Nini arrived quickly, excitedly pushing open the door: "Boss, I heard you're going to give me overtime pay!"
Upon entering the house, Nini's first sight was Zoe, who had shrunk into a corner. She was crouching against the wall with her hands behind her head, trying to minimize her presence.
Nini was stunned.
When she turned around, Hughes was sitting behind his desk, one hand supporting his head as he glanced at her. Her novel was on the desk.
Yes, it's still the story where Monica transmigrates into Hughes; I just happened to flip to the paid chapter.
Nini's tail twitched, and she forced a smile: "My lord, look at my brain, I almost forgot that you are a permanent VIP and do not need to pay for a subscription. I will unlock it for you right away!"
She pointed at the novel, and the pages that were stuck together instantly fell apart, making them easy to read.
Hughes glanced at the novel, raised an eyebrow, and was about to say something when he looked up and Nini was no longer in the room.
The door was gone; it seemed she had just stormed out.
With a sigh, Hughes picked up his novel and turned a few more pages. A moment later, Ash, fully armed, walked in and threw Nini, whom he was carrying, on the ground.
"This novel is quite well written."
"It's really good, sales are much better than the previous newspapers. It seems everyone likes reading this." Nini jumped up from the ground. "So, boss, can I go now?"
"You'll be able to leave soon, but first explain to me how this paid subscription feature works. I remember when you submitted your application, you said it was for use against the Vatican."
Hughes was very angry.
But what angered him wasn't that Nini was writing novels. There were plenty of people in Castells who did useless research all day long. When the Tata shipwreck almost raised the sea level, he didn't say anything, after all, it was a legitimate development project.
Although the process was a bit too convoluted.
If Nini had said from the beginning that she wanted to research this, Hughes would most likely have approved the funding with a sigh, but Nini didn't say she wanted to write a novel when she applied.
She said she wanted to research a new concept weapon to deal with the Vatican.
"What, your novel is capable of bringing down the Vatican?"
Hughes was really angry this time. If Nini couldn't give a reasonable explanation, he would hang her on the top of the church next holiday.
"Yes, you can."
"You know you can't, so why did you apply so recklessly? What did you just say?"
"I can write badly, really, that's what I'm best at."
Nini said with a serious face, "Boss, you might think that I started a newspaper just for fun, but actually it's a sociological experiment."
Hughes: "."
Hughes shifted his posture, a look of anticipation on his face. He was curious to see how Nini would make up her story.
"Boss, have you noticed that my newspaper always includes some unofficial historical anecdotes?"
"That's indeed hard to miss."
"But unofficial history is also an adaptation of history, that is, a change to reality. Therefore, it meets the conditions for the formation of cognitive interference."
Hughes blinked, his expression somewhat strange: "You still know? You think the reason I always shut down your newspaper and even set up the Banshee Inspection Team is because I'm afraid you'll cause something big?"
Although Nini's history is unconventional, it is quite entertaining, and everyone in Castells, from top to bottom, loves her writing.
Although he often made up all sorts of nonsense, Hughes didn't really care that much. However, he still forbade the distribution of Nini's newspaper, just in case something went wrong.
It's important to understand that the reality and physical laws of this world are not so stable. People's convergent perceptions can easily change reality, and popular fan-made fan fiction can really overshadow the original work.
However, when reality is breached, pollution will occur, which is cognitive interference. If it happens in a well-protected testing ground, it will be fine, but if it happens in a city, it will be a disaster.
Therefore, no matter what Hughes thought, he had to completely deny everything Nini wrote on the surface, and his attitude had to be firm and thorough, so that everyone would know that "what she wrote is not reality".
Therefore, there must be a female demon inspection team to conduct a large-scale investigation in the city, causing chaos and disorder.
Only when everyone in Castel, regardless of whether they follow Nini or not, clearly knows that what Nini wrote is false, can safety be guaranteed.
There's nothing we can do about it; cognitive interference hangs over our heads, so we have to be careful.
"So strictly speaking, boss, you are also part of my newspaper. The Banshee Investigation Team completed the final step in my writing these unofficial histories—making it clear to people that they are false."
"But the Vatican doesn't have a banshee inspectorate, and the people there can't distinguish between the real and the fake."
(End of this chapter)
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