Perfikot did not know how the saboteurs planned to sabotage the Energy Tower, nor which route they would take to infiltrate.
She merely set an irresistible bait for them—her own inspection of the Energy Tower.
This temptation, absolutely irresistible for the saboteurs, was like dangling a piece of fresh meat in front of a hungry pack of wolves, waiting for them to deliver themselves.
After all, for those who wished to resist the Empire, they would not miss the opportunity to send both the Empire's Regent and the city's Energy Tower skyward.
Blowing up the great figures who have been oppressing them? That would be superb!
Destroying the symbol of Victorian rule? That would be worth sacrificing a life!
If both tasks could be accomplished simultaneously? Even if it meant blowing up half the city, so be it!
They wouldn't care about how serious the impact would be on the city if the Energy Tower were destroyed, or how the residents would withstand the cold without it.
