There was no other reason.
Richardson had always carried out the orders of the person behind him with complete focus—one hundred percent, even one hundred and twenty percent.
That was the secret to Richardson's success.
It was also the most important lesson he had learned during his many years serving under that person.
So when faced with the Black Stone Kingdom, which had acted contrary to expectations—not holding its ground at home, but instead taking the initiative and launching an attack with inferior forces—
Richardson had chosen to stand ready and wait to see what would happen.
Of course, Richardson had also hoped to seize the opportunity to wipe out the invading Black Stone Kingdom fleet in one fell swoop, laying a solid foundation for the future invasion of its homeland.
But the result—
In the end, the other side had sent only one Battle Star and a mere few hundred warships!
Richardson felt as though he had stood at the ready for nothing.
It was true that all the Kindling Warships fielded by the Black Stone Kingdom were high-tier.
And high-tier Kindling Warships did have a considerable suppressive effect against destroyers.
But in interstellar warfare, especially in large-fleet engagements,
firepower density remained an extremely important factor!
Especially in long-range artillery duels, where accuracy was a concern.
Sufficient firepower density could often make up for a lack of accuracy.
Moreover, while high-tier Kindling Warships could indeed suppress low-tier ones,
they could only completely ignore the firepower of most destroyers once they reached the Star Destroyer class and completed the integration of their Defense Systems.
Battleships and cruisers below the Star Destroyer class couldn't do that.
Richardson hadn't spent so much time and effort mobilizing and assembling over twenty thousand destroyers from within the Free State Conglomerate just to put on