Anyway, Win! (5400)

You put that very well.

After expressing his appreciation for Ian's statement, the Terra Dragon cautiously voiced his doubts as well: I sensed darkness within your heart, vast as the ocean... Prophet, I must tell you something here.

Killing all opponents and leaving behind only those who agree with you is useless.

The Terra Dragon warned: because the wills of the dead will also be recorded.

Aether was a power that transcended time and space. Under normal circumstances, the dead who could be consulted were those from the most recent twenty years—roughly one generation.

But if the Perpetual Motion Machine detected data that did not conform to normal circumstances, it could trace back through as much as a hundred years.

Terra's situation is rather special. The souls of the dead from twenty, even fifty years ago might be counted. But if you wish to take a shortcut through slaughter, it will not work.

Just as Ian opened his mouth, preparing to say something, the Terra Dragon shook its head vigorously again: No, no, no, no. Don't think of killing everyone and then applying after the fifty- or hundred-year statute of limitations has passed. That will not work either.

The Perpetual Motion Machine is a creation of the Star Gods and possesses great intelligence. If it detects people being killed for the sake of votes, it will immediately enter a special investigation state.

What it would do then, even I do not know.

"No... I wasn't considering anything that dangerous."

Ian laughed brightly, without the slightest embarrassment on his face. "If you knew what I've done in this world, you'd discover that I'm a lord who cherishes his people and wishes to build a harmonious society. I don't even want to be this lord. If possible, I'd only like to be