When the Death Mourning Civilization War fully began, Saine was still conducting his own experiments in the laboratory.
He had merely shown himself in the form of an avatar at the very start of the war and delivered a mobilization speech.
His main focus remained on the White Spine Scepter before him.
Although the Evil Tide Civilization had not explicitly stated when Saine had to return this Civilization Supreme Treasure, Saine himself wanted to dismantle and make use of one of its functions.
If it succeeded, Saine might next have to make a trip to the Land of Divinefall.
And make another deal with the Gray Mist Level-9 while he was at it.
In the great struggle of the coming age, Saine would still need the Gray Mist Level-9's power.
Especially at critical moments, this fellow might play an exceptionally crucial role.
This was, after all, a living Level-9 Being.
Leaving everything else aside, merely keeping it by his side as a specimen to observe held unimaginable value.
Inside the laboratory.
With a crisp Crack!, the trident-shaped White Spine Scepter before Saine was actually dismantled, with one-third of its components separated.
All around it stood densely packed, cutting-edge experimental equipment.
The Electronic Robot Wall-E was also assisting Saine at his side.
Aside from Wall-E, there were at least several dozen other support-model Intelligent Robots in this laboratory, all of them possessing life levels above Rank Four.
Mel and the other assistants were present as well, but as Saine's strength rose and the Truth Arcana he explored became ever more sophisticated, the help ordinary assistants could provide him was truly limited.
Even a Level Six Bloodline Warlock like Mel now served more often as little more than a "tool person" in Saine's laboratory.
Saine had actually told Mel to go