The Oda Shogunate's True Secret!

If they were honest with themselves, even with the Zhenyuan War Star currently in Black Stone Territory, they still had no confidence in facing a Star Destroyer.

Setting aside Dark Peng's unfathomably deep strength, and looking only at the level it had shown so far, they truly weren't sure they could win.

War Stars were undoubtedly powerful.

But a Star Destroyer was called a Star Destroyer for a reason.

Destroying stars was child's play for it.

Wasn't a War Star exactly the kind of vessel it was designed to counter?

And yet, when the Oda Shogunate faced the Shannan Kingdom, which possessed a Star Destroyer, it had remained on the defensive without ever collapsing.

That showed just how deep its foundations ran.

Saito Ryutai shook his head with a bitter smile and explained.

"Everyone, do you think you may be underestimating Black Stone Territory's strength?

"The Oda Shogunate can stand up to the Shannan Kingdom's Star Destroyer head-on because of the multiple buffs provided by the Yasakani no Magatama.

"When faced with a fleet formation of dozens of battleships enhanced by the Yasakani no Magatama, even the Shannan Kingdom's Star Destroyer has to give way.

"But that is precisely why the Shogunate's Nation-guarding Ship, which carries the Yasakani no Magatama, cannot leave the front line against the Shannan Kingdom!

"Otherwise, without the ability to fight back head-on, relying on fortifications alone against a Star Destroyer would only lead to pointless casualties."

Everyone understood.

The Oda Shogunate was powerful.

But most of its strength was tied down on the front line against the Shannan Kingdom.

It couldn't spare the forces to launch an invasion of Black Stone Territory.

The Third Main Fleet they had encountered earlier was probably the greatest military force the Oda Shogunate could gather on short notice.

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