Ye Feng again...?
What is the highest form of manipulation?
It is not the one where you control people like puppets, nor the one where they are merely slaves at your command.
"The pinnacle of manipulation lies in the ability to reveal your intentions to your victims and yet they choose to remain under your influence..." ~ Quote by Zhang Wei
It is the stage where the boundaries between manipulation and free will become indiscernible; where the puppeteer and the puppet merge into one.
Such is the insidious power of manipulation in the hands of a true master.
Zhang Wei was driving peacefully down the winding road in his luxury car, enjoying the cool breeze on his face and the sound of the tires softly rolling over the asphalt.
Suddenly, a nagging thought crept into his mind, and he glanced up at the dashboard display. "How many points do I have?" he asked the system.
[You have 150 villain points, host.] the system replied cheerfully.