The Kree were physically powerful, naturally warlike, and possessed no low level of civilization or technology, so the technologies they developed generally revolved around warfare.
The Dark Aster was Ronan's flagship and one of the Kree's symbols of military might.
It was roughly comparable to an elite force like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms era—the sort of force whose appearance could decide the outcome of a battle.
For many years, Ronan had commanded the Dark Aster across countless campaigns, nearly beating the Nova Corps into fleeing in panic. He had even slaughtered several Xandarian planets, while the Nova Corps only dared to defend passively rather than confront him head-on. That alone showed how formidable Ronan was.
Yet such an almost legendary figure had been beaten like a dog when he launched an attack on an obscure planet. The Dark Aster had been heavily damaged, and Ronan had been forced to flee in disgrace. More than half of his Necrocraft had been lost as well.
The Nova Corps' combined achievements over all these years probably did not compare to such a result.
Therefore, when word arrived that Ronan had been defeated and the Dark Aster severely damaged, everyone treated it as a joke.
After all, the initial source of the news had been Ravagers under Yondu's command.
Everyone knew what Ravagers were like. Money was their mother; they would take any dirty job. Yondu had even broken the Ravagers' rules and engaged in trafficking people.
There was nothing surprising about people like that spreading rumors.
At first, everyone waited to watch the show. After all, they were spreading rumors about Ronan. Once the hot-tempered Kree learned of it, they would surely teach Yondu a profound lesson.
Some had even begun placing bounties on Yondu and his Ravagers,