Adar Talon's Resolve
The Imperial military's reply had actually been very clear. They had undoubtedly gained a clear understanding of the modernized Destruction battleship's power, as well as the deterrent posed by shield-piercing missiles.
After so many years of fighting, if they still underestimated the Kingdom of Dawn's technology as they had before, then it would be fair to question whether they possessed normal intelligence.
That was why their reply merely told Adar Talon to hold the border, without forcibly demanding that he eliminate General Grievous. It showed that the Imperial military still had a very clear understanding of the situation.
Yet that reply also conveyed another message—reinforcements? A general born a commoner like you does not deserve them.
The Galactic Empire's focus remained on the Rakghouls ravaging the Northeastern Territory, on Fondor Planet and Denon Planet with their tens of millions of troops massed there, and on the Northern Territory front line that was struggling to hold on. Compared to those places, the Eastern Territory? That had to wait.
Adar Talon sighed, shook his head, and continued writing his report. He now judged that General Grievous's situation could not be much better either. If the Kingdom of Dawn had truly intended to make Grievous responsible for the main offensive, then the Destruction battleship and Typhoon-class battlecruisers would certainly have been accompanied by far more ships than this.
This showed that the Kingdom of Dawn had never possessed much determination to launch an offensive. They were merely making a raid while testing new weapons and warships, such as those shield-piercing missiles.
After analyzing a large amount of combat footage and data, Adar Talon discovered that even shield-piercing missiles had a considerable chance of failure. Some struck the shields, while others vanished into thin air and never reappeared. Moreover, the warheads