"Actually, this was arranged by Grand Marshal Andre. He said you were the most likely to stir up trouble, and that making your frigate fleet more heavily armed would mean you'd cause less of it—saving the Grand Marshal from having to clean up after you!" Minister Dalton said with a smile.
David knew it could not possibly be that simple. Super Planet Destroyer Cannons were generally used by major defensive bases. Their cost was the least important issue; many of the precious materials involved were even harder to obtain than those needed for a Battleship.
If a Battleship took over a decade to build, then a single Super Planet Destroyer Cannon required several decades to manufacture.
However, once a Super Planet Destroyer Cannon had been made, it could last for centuries as long as it was properly maintained.
A Battleship was the minimum platform capable of carrying a Super Planet Destroyer Cannon. It was only because these cannons were so difficult to manufacture that the Military had not equipped Battleships with them.
More importantly, the Military simply could not equip every Battleship with a Super Planet Destroyer Cannon, so the Equipment Department had never considered installing them on Battleships.
After David entrusted the selection of his Deputy to Grand Marshal Andre, Andre began considering how to compensate him. These two hundred Super Planet Destroyer Cannons were that compensation.
David might not care about power and might be willing to hand the authority in his possession over to Grand Marshal Andre, but Andre could not simply accept it like that. He had to make a gesture.
That gesture was not for David to see, but for anyone else who might consider pledging themselves to Grand Marshal Andre.
On Gami Star, David's main body once again expended an immense amount of mental