This Damn Cursed Place
Seeing Walnut fall into thought, Hodgepodge nodded approvingly and said, "See? President Chen made it pretty clear in the Dreamscape. You can just slap it onto anything. And there's another very useful aspect to this theory."
"What is it?"
"When we encounter anyone who dares oppose us, we just declare them the embodiment of evil. Then we can take them down without any reservations. That way, we'll stand on the moral high ground of our doctrine and hold the right to open fire."
"—What wonderful power! But what do we do with captives? Dispose of them?"
"Not at all." Hodgepodge shook her head. "Just like the duality of good and evil we discussed earlier, White Dew is part of Meteor Star Lord, and Chen Yu is also part of Meteor Star Lord. Everything is part of Meteor Star Lord. Our enemies were merely captured by evil before. Now, we need to guide them back onto the proper path—to White Dew's side."
"I see!"
"This theory can also be used to reverse-contaminate the ideas held by the First-Generation Machines. Make them believe that joining us isn't a mistake, but a righteous act in accordance with White Dew Star Lord. After that, instead of resisting, they should join us in correcting the former district chiefs and making them one of us."
"Well said! But isn't this just fooling the masses?"
"It absolutely is. But this theory is highly adaptable, and President Chen must have left us plenty of room to work with. When the time comes, we'll just trust in President Chen's Wisdom. And think about it—President Chen had the Iron Men play the Dreamscape first. That was probably his intention."
"True—"
"Besides, the previous district chiefs implanted loyalty commands, which was also a form of brainwashing. Our