221: Sowing the seeds of destruction

Chapter 221: Planting the Seeds of Destruction

Switching perspectives, Dick entered Victoria's dream, or more accurately, the dream created by Anberer'er.

This was a bustling street, with pedestrians shoulder to shoulder, a constant stream of people.

Looking around, Dick spotted a large number of Magical Industrial products.

Magical Vehicles driving back and forth, Magical neon lights on both sides of the street, men with Magical cigarettes in their mouths, women carrying Magical bags...

This was a street scene that was absolutely impossible in the Northern region at the moment, and Anberer'er had never seen it either. This must have been moved from Victoria's memories.

Dick heard that Victoria had once traveled to the Central Continent, and these should be what she saw and heard back then.

Soon, Dick found a girl with pigtails in the crowd, looking about three or four years old.

She was young Victoria, currently looking around with excitement.

Following behind her was a stern-looking old man, whose features bore a seven-tenths resemblance to Victoria. This was the current Emperor of the Toya Empire, Emperor Kaiye.

Victoria was Emperor Kaiye's last daughter, and she had shown extraordinary talent since childhood, making her highly favored and taken almost everywhere.

"Imperial Father, Imperial Father, I want to eat that thing that looks like a cloud..."

Hearing this, Emperor Kaiye's stern face squeezed out a smile, and he said gently, "Alright, alright, Victoria can eat whatever she wants."

With that, Emperor Kaiye signaled with his eyes, and two guards immediately ran off to buy cotton candy. After several rounds of testing for poison, it was finally handed to Victoria.

The father and daughter had a very good relationship. Victoria told Emperor Kaiye almost everything, and Emperor Kaiye's cold face only disappeared when he was facing Victoria.

Suddenly, a Magical Vehicle zoomed past. It was a luxury carriage that almost brushed past the father and daughter.

"Disrespectful Central people, driving a lump of steel around recklessly, truly barbaric..."

"Your Majesty, let me go give them a piece of my mind..."

Listening to the indignant words of the guards, Emperor Kaiye had a gloomy face. After a few seconds of silence, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, that's a vehicle from the local Royal Family. Don't cause trouble."

This trip south, ostensibly for tourism, was actually a diplomatic visit. Emperor Kaiye intended to cooperate with the Central countries and introduce some advanced Magical technology.

Unfortunately, the trip was not smooth. Emperor Kaiye visited over a dozen countries in the Central Region consecutively, yet not a single one was willing to cooperate equally with the Toya Empire.

These Central countries all looked down on the Toya Empire, disdaining the barren Northern market. When Emperor Kaiye visited, they proposed a large number of unequal cooperation agreements.

In the end, after half a year, Emperor Kaiye returned empty-handed, and the introduction of Magical technology failed.

The dignity of an Emperor did not allow him to humble himself, nor did it allow him to sign those unequal cooperation agreements.

Emperor Kaiye angrily denounced the people of the Central Region as completely lacking in manners, satirized Magical Industrial as barbaric technology with an advanced facade, and criticized every monarch of the Central countries.

It was also after returning from this trip to the Central Region that Emperor Kaiye's health began to deteriorate. Now, he was even confined to bed, and rumors said that he was sick with anger.

Regarding Emperor Kaiye's predicament, Dick thought it was well-deserved. The principle that a weak country has no diplomacy applies not only to politics but also to economics, culture, and various other aspects.

Even if you, the King of a country, personally came to the Central Region, so what?

Even with the utmost sincerity, it couldn't change the fact that the Northern region was a barren and backward place. If you were to be looked down upon, you would still be looked down upon.

"Child, you must remember, Magical Industrial is not a good thing. It is a fallen technology. When you become the Toya Empress in the future, you must never touch it..."

Emperor Kaiye held up young Victoria and admonished her with a serious tone.

This was the idea Dick wanted to implant, to make Victoria harbor malice towards Magical technology and subconsciously want to stay away from it.

And under her leadership, the Toya Empire would stay away from Magical technology, thus losing international competitiveness, and its potential would forever be limited.

In the Northern struggle for dominance, the Toya Empire's stagnation was tantamount to decline, because the Aimiya Empire would become increasingly powerful under Elizabeth's leadership.

In the past, Emperor Kaiye had not said these words to Victoria. This was a memory maliciously modified by Anberer'er.

Although doing so could also achieve the effect of implanting an idea, in Dick's opinion, it was too abrupt and very easy for Victoria to self-correct.

Indeed, in the next second, young Victoria directly retorted, "Imperial Father, what you said is wrong. How can technology be fallen or not fallen? There is only advanced and backward differentiation..."

"Shut up, Victoria. What your father says is right. You just need to obey. When did you learn this bad habit of talking back to your elders?"

"But, but..."

"No buts, what your father says is the truth!"

Seeing this, Dick gently shook his head. As long as Victoria had doubts, the idea implantation was a failure.

Now, Victoria not only had doubts but even spoke up to refute, which was a complete failure. Anberer'er was indeed too young.

"Anberer'er."

Dick called out softly. The next moment, the surrounding time and space froze, and Anberer'er, with six wings on her back and snow-white skin and hair, appeared before him.

This was Anberer'er's appearance in the dream, and also the next evolutionary form of the Nightmare, the Fallen Dream Emissary!

"M-Master, I..."

Dick pouted, too lazy to scold Anberer'er. This was her first attempt at implanting an idea, and failure was normal.

"Come here, give me your dream-making authority," Dick glanced at the father and daughter who were still arguing, and shook his head, "I'll show you a real idea implantation!"

Hearing this, Anberer'er's pretty face flushed, and she obediently flew towards Dick, then kissed him.

After a few seconds, Anberer'er was panting slightly and wanted to leave, but Dick pulled her back domineeringly, saying lightly, "Not enough, kiss a little longer. Give me all your authority, without reservation!"

Half a minute later, Dick licked his lips, closed his eyes, and felt the surging power within him.

"The key to implanting an idea lies in the insight into human nature, in utilizing all the characteristics of the target person. Emotion and logic are the most important."

After speaking, Dick waved his hand, and the dream time and space rewound to five minutes ago, back to the moment when Victoria was clamoring to buy cotton candy.

This time, that Magical Vehicle did not just brush past the father and daughter but directly crashed into them, forming a tragic traffic accident.

Emperor Kaiye was seriously injured protecting Victoria. Although he was later cured, he was left with a hidden ailment, and after returning to the Toya Empire, his health deteriorated day by day.

At the same time, facing the humiliation from the Central countries, Emperor Kaiye suffered a great blow, his mental state was very poor, and he often fell into severe depression.

Under the dual breakdown of body and spirit, Emperor Kaiye was now not long for this world, and the culprit for all of this was Magical technology.

Dick used Victoria's personality to plant a seed in her heart, making her disdain Magical technology and subconsciously want to stay away from this technology that had harmed her Imperial Father.

Even if Victoria knew that Magical technology was excellent and advanced, she would resist it in her heart.

Victoria's arrogance was at work. She didn't believe that without Magical technology, the Toya Empire couldn't rise?

Relying on her talent for governing, Victoria believed that the Toya Empire would definitely become the Northern overlord, making the Central countries look at them with new eyes!

Now, the seed of the idea had been planted. When Emperor Kaiye passed away, and when Victoria ascended the throne, the seed would sprout and grow.

At that time, Victoria would use her unyielding arrogance to refuse Magical technology, thus leading the Toya Empire towards decline and becoming a defeated opponent of Amyia.