"Directly forcing something into someone's mind that contradicts their understanding is still too crude," Funes said. "But human thought is very ambiguous. It can be manipulated through certain methods."
"The Seed of the Mind's true use lies in its ability to solidify a thought, keeping it at a relatively high priority level in the mind."
"For example, when we sign a confidentiality agreement, we hold a fairly high degree of acceptance toward that agreement. If you were to use the Seed of the Mind at that moment and implant the command 'abide by the confidentiality agreement' into our minds, most people wouldn't feel anything abnormal."
"From then on, the agreement to abide by the confidentiality agreement would become the highest-priority guiding factor whenever matters related to it arose."
"Perhaps some people with extremely strong self-awareness would notice that they placed excessive importance on the confidentiality agreement, but most of them could still find reasons to convince themselves from things like penalty clauses."
"And even if a very small number among them discovered that their need to obey the agreement had been forced on them, because the agreement had termination conditions and he or she would one day be able to break free from its constraints, they would not give up hope and head down a dead end like a split personality."
"Therefore, we believe that through the second method, especially by using relatively fair agreements as commands, we can ensure that the Seed of the Mind takes effect safely."
Murphy thought it over. Compared with the first method, this application was actually closer to the Mental Seal, or something like a magical oath, as Murphy understood it.
The first method was more fitting for its name, "Seed of the Mind," or its incantation, "Slave Brand."
Although this seemed to weaken