But this Death Starship, powerful enough to dominate several nearby river systems,
had been completely powerless against another Death Starship!
What did that mean?
Anyone with even a shred of sense understood the terrifying implications!
So even though Li Zongxu had just called himself the "Purple River Guardian," a name bound to set everyone in the Purple River Kingdom imagining all sorts of things,
no one in the First Princess's fleet—not even the First Princess herself—dared to cross the line!
"What do we do..."
"Normally, it wouldn't matter.
But this is a crucial period in the succession struggle.
If we hand over half our fleet, our odds of defeating the First Prince afterward will drop considerably."
"But we can't refuse, either.
That ship can easily subdue another Death Starship!"
A tense discussion was underway aboard the First Princess's flagship.
"Your Highness, we're not far from the Star Gate.
Perhaps we could try to escape this person's pursuit."
One of the advisers suggested.
"The risk is too great.
Don't forget what just happened to us.
How do you know the other side doesn't have some kind of restraint like the one they used before?"
Another adviser immediately objected.
The argument continued.
But the First Princess of the Purple River Kingdom seemed to have already made up her mind.
"Granny Rong, what do you think?"
She turned to the old woman beside her, who wore a black felt hat and a veil over her face.
"In my view, our most urgent task is to reach the royal capital as quickly as possible and make everything that happened here known to the public!"
The old woman known as Granny Rong rasped.
"Handing over half our fleet would certainly be a considerable loss.
But if we can prove that the Third Prince colluded