Chapter 1328: Chapter 895 Erosion and Transformation

“Okay, I think this is Yuriya’s conscious world.”

Standing in front of the grand manor entrance, Duanmu Huai stretched his body. This was the first time he had used this ability to delve into someone’s subconscious since returning from that future world.

Of course, this ability had several uses, such as stealing others’ desires to make them repent, like the Gang of Thieves. But Duanmu Huai couldn’t be bothered to make it that complicated, and to be strict, he actually didn’t have a clear idea of how the Gang of Thieves precisely stole desires. Hence, Duanmu Huai intended to adopt a more straightforward method.

After all, this was the other person’s conscious world. Which means, as long as he could persuade the consciousness itself, then the person outside would be affected as well.

To put it bluntly, it’s brainwashing.

As for whether it would be successful or not, he would find out soon enough.

But speaking of which, this eerie place is really odd.

Duanmu Huai walked into the manor gate, carefully looking around. From the outside, it seemed just like a tremendously extravagant manor. But upon closer examination, everything here didn’t seem real. For instance, the flowers, plants, and trees at first glance seemed real, but on closer look, one would realize that these things didn’t seem alive, they appeared more like imitations made from plastic or something similar.

Not only that, the whole manor gave the impression that it had not been cleaned for a long time. How to put it… It was more like an abandoned theme park.

“Yuriya?”

Duanmu Huai started shouting loudly, but there was no response whatsoever.

It should be here, right, didn’t take a wrong turn?

In any case, going in to take a look should reveal the truth.

Thinking this, Duanmu Huai pushed the door open and stepped into the room ahead, and then…

“Wow, what the hell is this?”

He was instantly startled by the scene in front of his eyes.

He saw that the interior of the hall had walls on both sides densely hung with various portraits. Of course, Duanmu Huai didn’t recognize anyone in these portraits, but luckily, there were names below them — Oh, all the same name, must be portraits of the Yuriya family?

What’s she doing hanging these things for no reason?

Of course, the conscious world reflects everyone’s inner world. If he had to explain, it meant that Yuriya had a deep attachment to ancestral worship… Damn it, he’s not Freud, why worry about this?

Duanmu Huai shook his head and continued walking forward.

However, as if triggered by some mechanism, as Duanmu Huai moved, the portraits on both walls suddenly began to speak.

“The Mazantas are an ancient and prestigious family.”

“We have never neglected our duties.”

“Fighting for this country and for the Royal Family is our obligation.”

“Yuriya, you have to become a perfect Queen Consort, supporting the King.”

“This is your responsibility.”

Are these the words other people have said to Yuriya?

Duanmu Huai walked forward, carefully listening to the voices emanating from the portraits. Indeed, Yuriya was to be a Queen Consort and must have undergone strict education. Just like a Queen beside an ancient Emperor, becoming a capable and virtuous Queen is no easy feat.

Clearly, from the way Yuriya conducted herself, she indeed tried very hard.

Unfortunately, their paths do not align.

“Your Highness Algard.”

Suddenly Yuriya’s voice rang out; Duanmu Huai followed the sound and saw that it came from an oil painting. It portrayed Yuriya and Algard sitting in the courtyard, having tea and chatting — Well, it makes sense, being a betrothed couple, it’s quite normal to date.

“Yuriya, what do you think about the current state of the country?”

“Eh? I don’t understand what you mean…”

“Don’t you think it’s foolish for the nobles to regard themselves as superior just because they rely on Elf Magic and lineage? The Human Magic System is spreading, and Elf Magic is no longer as needed as before, yet the nobles still hold their heads high. Isn’t this a problem?”

“Indeed… I think there’s some truth in what Your Highness Algard said, but isn’t this what we’re supposed to do? To make nobles and commoners understand each other, to bridge gaps, I believe that if we can make the nobles understand this, we can gradually change the current situation…”

“Wow…”

Hearing Yuriya’s answer, Duanmu Huai sneered. Now he understood why Algard would say he and Yuriya were incompatible. From Yuriya’s response, one could tell that she thought there were issues with the nation but didn’t believe it was a class problem but a human problem.

It was as if to say it’s not the landlord class that’s bad, but certain landlords. So all we have to do is to encourage landlords to be benevolent, and then we can continue to sustain the system.

But on second thought, it’s quite normal. After all, Yuriya herself is a noble, if she had that kind of political awareness, she’d have taken action against her own family by now.

“Yuriya Mazanta!”

Soon after, another oil painting appeared in front, followed by Algard’s voice.

“I couldn’t imagine you would commit such a shameless act. Do you still remember your duty as a Queen Consort?”