Victor lowered his head and silently gazed at the notebook. Constantine continued, "How does a story become reality?"
Victor looked up at him. Constantine went on, "It's like making someone believe that a lie you invented is true."
"I've never thought about that," Victor said. "I try to be honest with everyone as much as possible. If I really have to lie, I only conceal certain key information."
"I can't understand it." Victor gently shook his head and continued, "Maybe it's because I've almost never been forced to deceive people to make a living, so it's hard for me to understand professional con artists. I don't know how they do it, and it's difficult to imagine."
"It's actually very simple," Constantine said. "If you want someone to believe a lie is true, the best way is to have everyone say the same thing. Let everyone around him tell him it's true. Then he'll easily start doubting himself. Herd mentality is terrifying."
"But simply repeating it probably won't work. It might even make him suspicious. So instead, you let him verify the lie himself from every angle. The people around him are saying it, and so are the media. Ordinary people are saying it, and so are professionals. Rumors are very easily believed."
"I see," Victor said.
"So, the necessary condition for turning a story into reality is for everyone to describe it from different angles. The more mysterious the story, the more people are needed to create it."
Victor looked again at the communication address book beside him and said, "I understand. To reverse the current situation, we need to create stories, then use the power of the Gray Lantern to turn those stories into reality. The larger and more extensive the changes, the more people we need to fabricate