In recent years, the fortress-base clusters of Mechanical Civilization had begun to spread out simultaneously across Evil Swamp Time-Space and Mist Bone Time-Space.
These fortresses did not seek to cover vast star regions at the first opportunity.
The requirements Saine gave were very clear.
First, nail down the key nodes.
On Evil Swamp Time-Space's side, Mechanical Civilization mainly built its first batch of base clusters around the Return Vortex Deep Domain, the outskirts of the Evil Spirit King's newly built temple, and several Gray Mist Rifts leading to Mist Bone Time-Space.
These bases were garrison points, but also Observation Stations, sample-collection points, and cross-dimensional transfer hubs.
Large numbers of Mechanical Probes were deployed into the deep Corruption Tide of Evil Swamp.
They would not penetrate into the true sleeping region of the Lord of Evil Swamp.
At least not for now.
But the samples from the outer perimeter were already enough for Mechanical Civilization to digest for a long time.
The first batch of Evil Swamp bases was built very quickly.
Mechanical Civilization did not construct its bases in the form of traditional cities.
They were more like silver-white wedges nailed one by one into the Sea of Corrupt Stars.
The outermost layer of every base was a heavy shell isolating Emotional Pollution.
The middle layer was arranged with Gear Hubs, Sky Net branch nodes, and cooling chambers for low-level Mechanical Lifeforms.
Only at the very core were the high-grade sample chambers and small Magic Altars that Saine had required be preserved.
These Magic Altars were not activated in ordinary times.
Only when abnormal tides appeared once more in the deep origin of Evil Swamp would they serve as temporary observation and stabilization points, remotely activated by the Sky Net Central Hub.
The Evil Spirit King showed great cooperation in