Before leaving the Despair World, Saine did one more thing.
—He added a second layer of insurance for all the Wanderers following him.
A type of miniature bomb developed from the Ancient Ruins of the Source Energy Civilization was one of Saine's primary research achievements.
Years ago, the Source Energy Civilization seemed to have used this very method to control alien creatures from other civilizations that were not of their own race.
It was not only the Source Energy Civilization that did this. The Galente Federation, likewise a top-tier technological civilization, had also used this tactic during Civilization Wars.
The legions Saine had encountered before, whether the Sea Planet Legion led by Ohm or the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Legion led by Sairen, had similar arrangements.
This seemed to be a common failing of technological civilizations.
They always wanted to use such methods to control their subordinate servants.
If Saine had only had a small number of followers, there naturally would have been no need for such arrangements.
But the number of Wanderers who would follow him out of the Despair World was rather large.
After considering it for a long time, Saine still decided to make these arrangements.
He could not possibly place all his hopes in the loyalty of others.
When Saine put forth this demand, however, it did not provoke much objection among his followers.
This was mainly because Saine had already carefully screened his followers several times before leaving Mechanical City.
Moreover, the battles afterward against Sharu and the scruffy old man had further tempered these followers' yearning for Saine and their willingness to obey him.
For them, what did it matter to implant a tiny device in their brains or near their hearts, one that normally would not affect them at all?
So long as