Based on the intelligence gathered from various sources over the years, especially from the Hiltek Empire,
Bennett did not believe for a moment that he could hold out for eight days.
Moreover, although he did not know what method the Azure Dragon Alliance had used, the fact that they had launched such a massive offensive meant they were not afraid of the Empire retaking the channel entrance.
But how exactly had the Azure Dragon Alliance managed it?
Wait.
Yesterday—
the Seed Fleet sent in by the Lan Feng Kingdom—
Damn it, I should have insisted more back then!
Gritting his teeth, Bennett finally realized where the problem lay.
Back when Sharet proposed allowing other civilizations to trade their complete technological databases for the right to take refuge in the Black Mang Empire, Bennett had opposed it.
However, his objection had immediately drawn Sharet's furious rebuke, and he had not continued to stand against it afterward.
If he had been more insistent then, would this loophole not have existed?
Bennett could not help thinking so.
However, whether he had persisted back then or not, the outcome would not have changed.
Because their emperor, Sharet, had long since made up his mind. If Bennett had continued to oppose him at the time, he might even have been stripped of his position as the Empire Fleet's supreme commander on the spot.
Fine, things had already come to this. Anything he said now was too late.
For Bennett at this moment, the only thing he could do was hold for eight days.
If he held, the Empire still had hope. If he failed, then the Empire had only one road left: destruction!
Ninety minutes later.
The war arrived as expected. The moment the two sides made contact, fierce exchanges of fire erupted.
However,