Guide to Becoming a Tyrant in Online Novels

Soon, the authors and readers who had been staying up all night noticed something was wrong, and a wave of comments began to appear in the comment section.

They tried to awaken the monsters at each station that had fallen into slumber, but to no avail.

The next morning, everyone witnessed an extremely bizarre scene.

On the suspense lists of each station, there sits a monster named Po Ji, and its name also appears on other lists.

The online literature community is in an uproar!

"Holy crap! What did I just see?!"

"No way, how did this thing suddenly jump up there overnight?!"

"Blackie, come out! The Breaking Taboo Alliance fears nothing!"

"Count me in! But I'm already over forty, can I still join the alliance...?"

"I'm leaving my family in your care for now. I'm too tired, I need to go and finish this..."

"Vertical web, cat web, fruit web... Hahahaha! The entire online novel world's suspense genre has been blown up by an atomic bomb!"

"@Editors of all websites, wake up! Your home has been bombed!"

"The atomic bomb may be late, but it will never be absent! Gentlemen, are you prepared for the final fission of nuclear weapons?"

"I can't access Miaowang anymore, but I can still access Shuwang and Guowang, though they're very laggy..."

"(Screenshots of him appearing on multiple lists across various websites are circulating widely.) This time, I also have evidence!"

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The transportation management departments at various stations, who were on their way to work early in the morning, were bewildered when they saw the ghost book that had broken through the category barriers and firmly held the top spot, as if they had really seen a ghost!

The algorithm, which was supposed to allocate and manage data, has "betrayed" us. Instead of suppressing it, we've become its biggest accomplice. We've not only slapped various labels on it and pushed it onto major lists, but we've also been pouring resources into it like crazy!

Because of channel contracts, they dare not arbitrarily move books off the charts or remove them from shelves; they can only adopt a strategy of limiting traffic. However, if the algorithm encounters a violation, it will trigger a certain underlying bug, causing the algorithm to malfunction and indirectly leading to system crashes!

The transportation management department leader grabbed his head with both hands: "Where's my brain?!"

The editor, who hadn't even started work yet, woke up to find that the various author groups had turned into boiling kettles.

"Boss! What happened? Did the platform inflate its numbers? Why didn't they notify us?!"

"Who was it that said they'd break the taboo with both hands? Can you still see the soles of their shoes now?"

"Holy crap, not only has the suspense chart been wiped out, but all the other charts have been affected! This isn't a monster, this is a natural disaster!"

"Take it off the shelves immediately!"

In the internal groups of editors at each station.

"While others use their workdays to slack off, for me it's all about being humiliated and bullied! I hate you!"

"@Baiwang editor, is your monster a bug?! It's even become sworn brothers with the algorithm!"

"That guy talked too big, and now he's getting slapped in the face!"

"That record was screenshotted and leaked. Some people photoshopped it with captions like 'missed out on a billion,' tsk tsk tsk, I've got my popcorn ready!"

"Damn, I can't find my bro anymore. This speed at which he left the group is even faster than the Harmony Express train."

High-ranking officials at each station.

Vertical Network CEO: "I knew this would happen! A sneak attack! How's our website?!"

Vertical Network CEO: "We took precautions in advance, so the damage to the ecosystem wasn't too severe. However, it still ravaged the suspense section. Should we take it down?"

Vertical Network CEO: "We can't take it down. We have channel contracts, and we have indeed received a significant traffic boost from it... We need to get the operations department to find a solution as soon as possible!"

Apple's CEO: "Our algorithm system has been completely misled by it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed such a thing could happen!"

Guowang CEO: "This is a deliberate scheme by Baiwang; we suffered because of the information gap. We should have their legal department investigate whether their actions violate any regulations."

Guowang CEO: "Our legal department has investigated and confirmed that the copyright holder of the work has the right to make adjustments to the work. We, as a distribution channel, can only release the content online simultaneously. Moreover, the content and structure of the book have not been modified; only reading optimizations have been made, which does not involve any violations."

The conference room for senior management at Miaowang was chaotic and noisy. Miaowang's CEO, pinching his temples, wished he could take a few ibuprofen tablets: "How's the situation?"

"The technical department is working on it as quickly as possible, but it will take time."

"The white net's operations did not violate any regulations, and we have no legal grounds to stand on."

"The finance department has calculated it; our KPIs have seen a significant increase. The revenue from just one 'Breaking the Taboo' book is equivalent to the revenue from thirty books!"

"Boss, a screenshot has been leaked and our PR team can't stop it. Now everyone knows we rejected the taboo, and our official Weibo account is flooded with comments from book fans and comedians."

The CEO of Miaowang raised his head and slammed the data report onto the table.

White Network Operations Management Department.

"As expected of Squidward, he can tear off his own face and also tear off other people's faces."

"We built a cage for Squidward in advance and expanded the area, and this time Squidward didn't blow up his nest again."

"Boss, colleagues from various websites have contacted us seeking technical support."

"I need to ask the boss first, and ask him if you can make any substantial preparations for assistance."

White Web Authors Group.

"Well done! Those comments from those guys on other sites really infuriated me!"

"My good little one, I'll never report you again, mwah~"

"Ugh, that's disgusting. 'Broken Taboo' is a story from our suspense group; it belongs to our suspense team, not your romance group!"

"Your own people in the suspense/mystery section were reporting you even more fiercely than those in the romance/fiction section, and now you're jumping out to steal my face. Don't you feel embarrassed?"

"Breaking Taboo's nickname has been upgraded again: Industry Catastrophe! Hahahaha!"

WhiteNet's senior management meeting room.

Operations Management Department: "The test results are in. All stations have suffered significant damage. Their systems couldn't react as quickly as ours. Octopus Brother (the octopus character) moved in like it was nothing. Boss, the stations have sent out technical support requests. How should we respond?"

The CEO, with his legs crossed, tapped his fingers on his arm: "Yes, we must confirm that this was an accident and prevent outsiders from accusing us of malicious competition. But we don't have a ready-made solution, so we can only discuss it with our competitors for now."

Marketing Department: "Boss, we've already received quite a few inquiries from IP owners who want to purchase the adaptation rights to the 'Breaking Taboo' IP."

CEO: "You guys discuss the plan, then bring it to me for approval."

Marketing Department: "Boss, shouldn't we ask Yaoguang to do an interview to maximize this traffic?"

The CEO shook his index finger: "No, this weapon isn't ready to be revealed yet. It's more valuable for it to remain hidden than to appear."

The editorial department of Baiwang has suspended the review process and is now just watching and observing.

Group editors: "Octopus Brother is causing more trouble outside than at home. Ugh, I don't know whether to laugh or not."

"The suspenseful scoundrel is about to grow eight legs."

Lin Ke was surrounded by a group of editors.

"Xiao Ke, how exactly do you feed your pet?! I'm going to have to call you a monster-breeding expert from now on!"

"Sister Ke, please give me some tips on how to spot monsters!"

"Treat us to a meal! You absolutely have to treat us! Otherwise, we won't feel right!"

Lin Ke looked at the data in the backend of the game, and her mouth was practically stretched to the sky in a wide grin.

She now understood the editor-in-chief's intention in that flash photo. Although she had been acting as a liar, it didn't matter. Nothing was more important than her own bratty kid becoming successful!

She sent Yaoguang a message: "Congratulations!"

The phone screen lit up, Yao Guang frowned, turned over, and continued to snore.