Mandara's will to survive was fierce.
But unfortunately, Saine was not Lilith.
If Level-9 Dark Summoner Master Lilith of the Wizard Civilization had appeared here, she would certainly have had a way to restrain a Half-Level-9 Being like Mandara.
However, the Truth Arcana Saine truly excelled in were mechanology and the Ash Arcana.
In the field of Rule Contracts, Saine's attainments among the True Spirit Magicians of the Wizard Civilization could only be called fairly ordinary.
Then there was the fact that the cutting-edge Truth Arcana he now dabbled in might be overly advanced, allowing him to gain some conveniences in the process of drafting contracts.
But if he wanted to thoroughly restrain a Half-Level-9 existence like Mandara... Saine had no absolute confidence!
Not just Saine—even if beings like Gray Mist Level-9 Cthulhu and Demon Fall Supreme were brought here, they would likely find it difficult to completely infiltrate and influence Mandara's will.
Since the field of Rule Contracts was not Saine's forte, he would naturally follow what he knew best, taking a roundabout route to save the nation and achieve his goal.
Saine could not guarantee that he could restrain Mandara with a Rule Contract, but he could basically guarantee that if he killed Mandara and then modified her corpse into a Mechanical Element Dominator... Saine had at least a seventy percent chance of thoroughly controlling this woman!
That was enough!
Moreover, when she underwent Mechanical Awakening in the future, her brain would still be the original one. Even though its will would have been replaced, most of her memories should still remain.
Those memories could undoubtedly be browsed through at Saine's leisure afterward, allowing him to find things that interested him.
Mandara was a woman with a wealth of experiences.
Besides the events of when she led the