Satine Kryze's expression was grave. "No, it isn't a joke. Pre Vizsla intends to use that device to hold a referendum. Once he gets a referendum result in the capital, Sundari, he'll use it as a basis to pressure the other cities into holding the same referendum."
"I'm certain Pre Vizsla has never been in contact with the Separatists... with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The idea of pushing Mandalore into the Confederacy of Independent Systems is completely ridiculous. The Confederacy has no way of sending its fleet to Mandalore right now!" Hermit frowned. "And the residents of Sundari are acting like puppets. How are they supposed to hold a referendum?"
"What you saw was only part of it. This brainwashing device can make a small number of people carry out relatively specific actions. People in that state are like sleepwalkers. Keeping the entire city in this state is merely... merely a way of maintaining order. At the same time, it seems to be an experiment," Satine said.
Hermit looked at the people outside the window. "But how do they intend to wrap this up? From the state of these residents, their bodies won't be able to endure for more than three days at most. After all, they keep repeating what they did the day before."
"They don't need to wrap anything up. They just need to make them dream when the time comes. Then they can thoroughly brainwash and control me. With me stepping forward to clarify matters and push things along, they can turn the referendum into an accomplished fact. Those ordinary people will have no way to resist." Satine Kryze's tone turned icy.
"So the machine they planned to tie you to was for brainwashing?" Anger began to creep into Hermit's voice.
"That's right. But the brainwashing