"You mean..."
Following Nini's line of thought, Theus thought it over and couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.
"I've experimented many times before. If I only write about history or events, it's not easy to produce interference. But if it's a biographical novel..."
She reached out and tapped the Reborn Theus: Industry, Starting as an Island Lord in Theus's hands.
"Many people will subconsciously pour their emotions into the protagonist, hoping for the protagonist to succeed. In reality, they're using their will to fight against this world."
"After I finished this book, I already received many letters from readers. Everyone said Monica was too pitiful and hoped I'd give her a good ending."
"And as long as I keep writing Monica's miserable story, the emotions people invest will only grow stronger. Then, at a certain moment, the readers' wills will gather together, break through reality's high walls, and forcibly reverse the novel's ending!"
Theus's eye twitched. He thought of Holmes—the detective had been brought back from the dead in his story because readers had objected so strongly. If it happened in this world...
Theus lowered his head to look at the novel in his hands. What if Chloe were made the protagonist instead? Could everyone's will bring her back to life?
But according to Cognitive Interference, even if she were revived, she would only be a monster made of Pollution...
"So, boss, does this have potential?" Nini asked excitedly.
"This... might actually be possible."
If her plan succeeded, it really could create Cognitive Interference within the Empire.
And novels were exceptionally well-concealed. At the beginning, readers would not feel much emotion; only after reaching the later parts would it suddenly erupt.
The timing of that eruption could be completely controlled. The serialization system Nini had developed could determine when