Saine did not agree immediately.
He first asked the Source-Devouring Progenitor to enlarge the image of that starfield, then selected several locations and asked about the general flow of origin energy nearby.
The Source-Devouring Progenitor answered only some of his questions.
The World-Realm Emperor Monarch took over the more specific matters. He would first need to confirm which law tides had recently passed through that region, whether a permanent Source-Devouring Beast Legion was stationed there, and whether any channels were opening nearby.
Saine did not rush him.
Expecting the Mechanical Civilization to transport an entire set of equipment based solely on an image of a seemingly harmless starfield was hardly realistic.
"Most of the materials you sent previously had dedicated containment environments," Saine said.
"Keeping them inside a device and using them throughout an entire region are two different things."
The Source-Devouring Progenitor looked at him. "Then what do you need?"
"Let my mechanical troops go there first."
At those words, the bright yellow radiance nearby dimmed slightly.
Saine did not stop, however, and continued explaining. "Engineering Corps responsible for installing equipment and gathering data. Some things here need to be adjusted in the actual environment. I can't see that level of detail through a Communication Mark."
The Source-Devouring Progenitor did not reject the proposal immediately.
Had anyone proposed leaving the Mechanical Civilization's forces in the Source-Devouring Time-Space during the previous war, he certainly would not have allowed it.
But he had selected this region himself.
The World-Realm Emperor Monarch spoke up as well. "I can handle receiving them."
"They can tell me what they need beforehand. We can also determine the size of the first contingent in advance."
The Source-Devouring Progenitor glanced at him, then narrowed the starfield image slightly.
Several locations were excluded, leaving only the original empty