Chapter 1035 - 15: An Ideal World of Creation?

Chapter 1035: Chapter 15: An Ideal World of Creation?

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With a cold expression, Alice turned her eyes away, showing her rejection through her actions.

She didn’t even need to think much about it; she was already determined that it would be better not to befriend the Demon girl opposite her...

Moreover, just like the plots in the fairy tales from her Magic Guidebook, characters like "stepmother" and "stepmom" were never considered likable roles. Now, for Yakumo Zi, who seemed to faintly bear such labels—

Alice was undoubtedly harboring a subconscious vigilance and wariness.

After all, this was a class enemy you couldn’t afford to lower your guard against.

"Oh my, oh my, so this is a rejection? Don’t be so petty, Xiao Ai... I’m serious."

The Demon girl feigned a low, forlorn sigh, appearing quite unhappy.

Yet, even though she covered the lower half of her face with her folding fan, her enchanting and beautiful eyes were still subtly smiling.

While no one likes failure and everyone desires things to go as planned and smoothly, one cannot entirely disregard facts and neglect current circumstances, so naturally, the Demon Sage did not expect her goals to be achieved so easily.

After all, where’s the easy in that...

Shenqi is still around, and good fortunes don’t just fall from the sky, moreover, no matter how you look at it, Alice hardly seems like a child lacking love...

—emmmmm, at least she’s certainly never lacked motherly love, almost suffocating from it.

It was for this reason that she secretly ran away from home from the Demon Realm, fleeing the suffocating tenderness woven from her fool mother’s infinite affection, and she still doesn’t plan to return even now. This shows how heavy and overwhelming the amount of motherly love she received from childhood really was.

Since she doesn’t lack motherly love, it naturally can’t be expected that the girl would have any flaws in this aspect, and to accept it calmly, to choose to recognize a thief as one’s mother so quickly... ahem, in any case, it’s just not realistic, nor very likely.

Yakumo Zi was not imagining things; she wasn’t in the state when strange information kept bombarding her and loosened some screws in her mind, making her spirit become unusual. Now that she’s calm, she undoubtedly has immense patience and is very clear on what she wants and what she needs to do.

Indirect combat is the strategic goal, while taking gradual steps is the process.

Although launching a sudden attack now appears abrupt and unwise, as it immediately reveals her intentions and not only fails to achieve her desired outcome but also prematurely alerts Alice, triggering her vigilance and repulsion...

In fact, though, it was a strategy Yakumo Zi decided on after careful consideration.

By directly pointing this matter out, it prepared Alice’s mind. Although it’s impossible to achieve her goal directly, it allowed Alice to know there was such a thing, giving her a concept in her mind... Although initially, she would undoubtedly bristle at it and feel resistant and wary, eventually she would get used to it.

Habit is a dreadful power—

Something initially unacceptable, if it constantly exudes a strong sense of presence, will gradually become a norm over time, making people instinctively recognize its existence as legitimate.

Once accustomed, it no longer shocks;

Once accustomed, it no longer feels overwhelming;

Once accustomed, what originally couldn’t be accepted becomes natural subconsciously.

All of this happens quietly and subtly, as long as something happens early and keeps reminding people of its occurrence, it will continuously and imperceptibly change their perceptions and attitudes, and the rest... can just be left to time.

The Great Sage among Demons, unquestionably possessing astonishing precision and insight in grasping the human heart, retracted her gaze, humming lightly a couple of times, seemingly in a very good mood.

Although this strategy is challenging in truly winning over Alice, she doesn’t really need her approval... the difficulty is too high, so it’s better to focus on more practical goals—even if it doesn’t lead to clear opposition, at least it doesn’t become obvious resistance...

—That is already enough.

Yakumo Zi was in a great mood, while Alice was not happy at all.

The Blond Maiden kept her face tight and expressionless, taking large strides forward.

However, after walking for a while, she suddenly felt somewhat doubtful about life, subconsciously lifting her head towards the colossal architectural structures piercing into the dark sky like swords, obscuring the sun and sky... Indescribable grandeur, she felt like an ant navigating the gap within a gigantic Rubik’s cube with thousands of steps.

Yet this gap, was an immensely spacious avenue that could house several large cities.

The Blond Maiden merely took a glance around, and the oppressive aura of those oversized constructs overwhelmed her, leaving Alice somewhat breathless.

The staggering heights of these buildings and facilities, stretching thousands or tens of thousands of kilometers into the sky, formed a barrier like the wall of the world—ancient and boundless, especially awe-inspiring... There were even more exaggerated ones, yet even such grand scales were merely the patchy textures on the band they were on.