Satisfaction level was something which dictated how happy a citizen was in being a part of the particular kingdom that they inhabited. Hence, after repeated experimentation, and due to all the efforts he had undertaken to increase the satisfaction level of his own kingdom, Daneel had an idea regarding how to influence it in whatever way he wished.
Basically, it was all about the thoughts of a citizen. He had always known that it was possible to use indirect methods in order to increase the satisfaction level drastically, such as the one that the King of Axelor was employing. Yet, he had always had the feeling that there must be some motive behind the Emperor putting this as the test for those who wished to obtain what he had hidden behind the three seals.
So, he had always endeavored to increase it in the right way, and he was happy that most of his efforts had worked out well.
Yet, he had to agree that this method of increasing the overall number of people to increase the average was something which was smack dab on top of the line between right and wrong.
On one side, it was such a gaping loophole that he was sure that the Emperor might have thought about it, and on the other, it also looked as if there was no way to stop someone from taking advantage of it. After all, if the objective was to find a King who would keep a lot of people satisfied that they were in his kingdom, then what was wrong with him assimilating more people into his dominion so that he could make them happy, too?
While questions like these swirled in his head, Daneel teleported into the Black Raven Kingdom and headed to that same village where he had started his recent task two days ago.
As soon as he arrived, he noticed that the atmosphere here was quite different from how it had been all those months ago when he and Faxul had traveled through here as part of their journey in the Black Raven Kingdom.
At that time, although the rate of development and the number of things that were being done for the people weren't anything remarkable, at all, there had still been happiness and joy in most of the families in this little village.
Yet, now, all Daneel felt was a weird atmosphere where many stares were being exchanged between various families, who had been coexisting peacefully until now.
Clearly, the differences in opinion were driving wedges between them, which was something that he had seen a lot back on Earth.
He had been loath to use this simple yet effective method of differing opinions to decrease the satisfaction level so that Arnold wouldn't directly break through the third seal, but it had been staring him right in the face, and it was the easiest method to make sure that the other phases of his plan would go ahead properly.
And of course, this fit in with the rest of it, because only troubled times would give rise to what he wished.
Putting aside his excitement for the last phase, Daneel first pointed at a specific spot in the air, where he knew a munication eye was present.
He had already planned this beforehand so that Faxul would be present in the throne room where all the display screens were present. So, as soon as he pointed his finger at it, he asked Faxul, "What do you see? Was there any sort of flickering?"
After a few moments, Faxul responded.
"None. The image remains as it was. I have to admit that I'm thoroughly impressed by this part, Daneel, even more than the rest."
To this, Daneel merely chuckled and said, "Well, it was pretty obvious that he would have to use some sort of monitoring system in order to check out what is going on in this Kingdom that he thinks is under his mand. If I wanted to deceive him in any way, I needed to prepare beforehand - and he could never have expected that I would deploy munication eyes everywhere, so that I can simply show him a loop of whatever happened whenever I want. Keep checking. If there is even a sign that anything might be exposed, I'll stop."
"Alright. Just be gentle with them. Remember, they will be under your mand soon."
To this, Daneel just said "Of course. When have I ever been anything but gentle with citizens?
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