Chapter 817 Nini's Plan
You mean...
Hughes thought about it for a moment, following Nini's train of thought, and couldn't help but gasp.
"I've tested this many times before. If it's just writing about history or events, it's not easy to cause interference, but if it's a biographical novel..."
She reached out and pointed to the book Hughes was holding: "Rebirth of Hughes: Industry, Starting as an Island Lord".
"Many people subconsciously pour their emotions into the protagonist and hope that the protagonist will succeed. This is actually using their will to fight against the world."
"In fact, after I finished this book, I received many letters from readers. Everyone said that Monica was too pitiful and hoped that I would give her a happy ending."
"As long as I keep writing Monica's tragic story, people's emotions will only grow stronger and stronger. Then, at some point, the readers' will will come together, break through the high wall of reality, and forcibly reverse the ending of the novel!"
Hughes's eye twitched. He thought of Sherlock Holmes, the detective who was resurrected in the story because of too much reader feedback. If this were in this world...
Hughes glanced down at the novel in his hands. What if the protagonist were Chloe? Could the will of the masses bring her back to life?
However, according to cognitive interference, even if it were resurrected, it would only be a monster made of pollution.
"So, boss, is it going to work out?" Nini asked excitedly.
"That...it might actually be true."
If her plan succeeds, she could actually achieve cognitive interference within the Empire.
Moreover, novels are very subtle; readers don't experience many emotions at the beginning, but they suddenly erupt as they read on.
The timing of this outburst is entirely controllable. The update system developed by Nini allows her to control when readers will experience the climax, igniting their emotions and will.
At that time, ordinary, completely harmless readers will instantly become the author's weapons, interfering with reality out of thin air!
hiss.
"How far have you progressed in your experiment?"
"I gained a lot of experience from publishing newspapers before, and now that I've started writing novels, the results are very good. Once the novel reaches its climax, I'll see if Monica has been interfered with."
"Wouldn't that be quite dangerous?"
"The biggest advantage of this experiment is that it's controllable. If I want to avoid any problems, I just need to avoid writing major climaxes. That's what filler is." Nini spread her six hands. "I'm super good at filler."
"And there's another advantage. I chose Monica as the protagonist because she's well-known as a legend of Castel, and also because she's a banshee."
“I see.” Hughes thought for a moment and realized that the Banshee, with herself as the central hub of the symbiotic contract, was not afraid of being contaminated.
Any pollution that enters the banshee's body will be purified by the life force flowing from him within the symbiotic contract.
In other words, even if Monica successfully triggers cognitive interference, she will not be contaminated and lose control.
At worst, they would be drowned by pollution.
It just so happens that sirens don't need to breathe underwater, so they probably don't either, even in polluted environments.
Hughes stood up and paced quickly around the room. After a while, he suddenly looked up at Nini and said, "Okay, I'll give you a small island in Gem Bay as a testing ground, but all the readers will be monitored, recorded, and protected."
Nini's eyes lit up.
"There's another question. How exactly do you plan to use this... this [Author's] power?"
"It's very simple. Take this book you have, for example. It starts with the island lord. I write that the protagonist is reborn as an island lord and develops her power with great difficulty. In the middle, I constantly hint that she has a terrible background and strange and powerful abilities, so that readers will make their imaginations. Then, at the end, I suddenly reveal the foreshadowing. It turns out that she was once a god, but she lost her memory! All those traces and cheat codes are actually her own power!"
"If everything goes smoothly, Monica will be able to temporarily possess the abilities of a god, becoming omnipotent!"
Hughes's eyes widened. He had thought Nini just wanted to create some powerful weapons out of thin air, but he hadn't expected the plan to be so grand.
Although cognitive interference is limited in both scope and magnitude of world alteration, Monica might actually become a temporary god.
But something feels off about this story?
For no apparent reason, a feeling of disgust welled up inside him; he seemed to have a physiological aversion to the word "gods".
After thinking for a moment, Hughes cautiously spoke up: "This idea can be tested, but I don't really recommend it, Nini. I hope you don't carry out this plan."
"Huh? Why?" Nini was stunned. "Isn't an omnipotent god good?"
"Omnipotent gods sound great, but they're best left to fiction. I'd rather people believe in the power of industry and the power of mortals. That's what Castel was originally founded for."
That's part of the reason; the other part is harder to say.
In Hughes' dream that day, there was a group of people among the thrones, and they were discussing killing the gods.
Perhaps it was just a dream, after all, there are no gods in this world, and he is the only one left on the throne.
But he always felt that becoming a "god" rashly was not a good thing.
“However, we can keep this as a last resort.” Hughes suddenly remembered something and added, “Do you remember the Vatican’s choir? They can create things out of thin air, and maybe even more terrifying things. If we have this trump card, we will have a better chance of winning.”
Castel's Gatling gun was already considered heavy firepower, and with this, even the Banshee couldn't defeat the choir of Türer. Hughes had a feeling that the Rhine might be a tough battle.
"Moreover, novels do not necessarily have to be limited to creating gods; they can tell more stories about ordinary people or even popularize science."
"Wait, science popularization?"
"right!"
Hughes recalled his whispered lectures inside the body of the worker Hughes. He had maintained this habit for a long time, going over to give a lecture whenever he had free time, as a way to relax.
Unbeknownst to him, more and more threads were attached to his body. It seemed that the whispers were indeed having some effect. He wondered if these threads that were listening to the lecture would be of any use.
But one thing is certain: these popular science stories are quite popular around the world.
Hughes suddenly realized that he was, in a sense, an "author," so could he take advantage of it like Nini did?
For example, using Nini's plan, in the thread link, he would announce to his audience that he is actually a god.
(End of this chapter)
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