Not long after Saine descended upon Gear Time-Space, he subdued a level-11 Gear Being. This harvest was already quite substantial for him.
Of course, he had never forgotten the agreement he had made with the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord for a surprise attack.
During the period that followed, Saine's true body never left the outskirts of this Mechanical Star District.
Even along the outer border regions of this star district, clashes still frequently erupted between the armies of Mechanical Civilization and Evil Swamp Time-Space.
All of this was necessary "acting."
After all, the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord's secret collusion with Saine had already placed him under immense pressure within Evil Swamp Time-Space.
At the very least, on the surface, the Mechanical Civilization led by Saine had to remain hostile toward Evil Swamp Time-Space beings such as the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord.
Even that level-11 Azure Mountain practitioner had by no means been deliberately released by Evil Swamp Time-Space. The explanation given to the outside world had always been this: Mechanical God Emperor Saine, who possessed Level-12 Combat Power after merging, was simply too powerful. After weighing the pros and cons, the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord had strategically abandoned the still-unconquered hard bone that was the level-11 Azure Mountain practitioner in order to preserve his own forces, obtain greater Dimensional Plane War spoils, and avoid unnecessary casualties.
These explanations were mainly meant for outsiders and those middle- and lower-echelon beings.
After all, when clashes of level-11 power were involved, even those Level-9 beings might not be able to clearly participate or perceive the true reasons beneath the surface.
As for the Level-10 and level-11 Evil Swamp Time-Space practitioners, anyone who knew such inside information should have been a direct subordinate of the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord. If not, then the Heavenly