Hearing this conversation, the King of Lanthanor couldn't help but smile seeing that Eloise was carrying out his plan quite efficiently.
Under her outer visage of an adorable princess who hadn't had much opportunity to pursue what she wanted in life, Daneel had seen a dogged determination and staunch focus that was immeasurably valuable especially in situations like these.
Because these were only the beginning stages of the Network, Daneel's only instructions had been to make people addicted to the service.
Any product could be successful if it managed to first ingratiate itself into the hearts and minds of consumers; it had to bee essential in their lives, so much so that the consumer would feel inplete without satisfying this new need that would have been generated by the product.
Of course, back on Earth, such a phenomenon was visible with product areas rather than a single product.
For instance, the smartphone which was a relatively new invention had exploded in popularity soon after its introduction, leading to most of the world adopting it as an essential in their lives.
This had only been possible because the need to have the product, in this case, the smartphone had been born in many people both by seeing the product's usefulness and the hype surrounding it.
Because of the fierce spirit of innovation and petition on Earth, there were multiple brands which vied to fulfill this need in their own unique way. Although some succeeded way more than others, it was still an open market ripe with opportunity for new contenders to enter and try their luck.
Here in Angaria, Daneel had a different plan.
He had two unique things right now: the ability to mass produce trinkets at a low cost, and the broadcasting station which he and Ripley had built together.
In fact, the latter was simply a modification of a military trinket used to transmit information to multiple soldiers at once. Although they had managed to simplify it and make it so that it could be made and deployed much more easily, it was still something that could be copied once understood the concept behind it.
This left only the former: mass-production.
Daneel knew that although the other Kingdoms were only keeping an eye on him even though they probably knew he had something this valuable up his sleeve, he was safe because they assumed that the schematic for the munication trinket was the only one which could be mass produced in this way.
Although it was still quite important, it was clearly not valuable enough to start a war over.
Besides, being someone who had lived in the 21st Century of Earth, only he knew about the importance and potential the Network had.
Thus, his goal was to utilize this knowledge he had to take dominance over this market before anyone else realized the sheer significance that such a Network represented.
Seeing that everything was going well, Daneel decided to go back to the palace to resume his training after making sure that the bigger plan which depended on the success of the NOA was going well.
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Meanwhile, at a location near the Palace of Eldinor.
Two elves stood at guard in front of a large, circular shaft which seemed to lead into darkness.
Although both of the Elves had something to cover their faces with, their expressions were still morphed into those of disgust due to the rancid smell which still made its way in.
Hearing a gasping echoing inside the shaft, both of them turned around to see a man covered in feces and waste walking towards the entrance who was looking down to make sure that he wouldn't slip and fall due to all the slimy stuff accumulated on the surface of the shaft from decades of use.
"Olfax, you're out early today.
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