It must be said that Lucat's words did shake the resolve of some people. The situation is unclear, and this is not their own backyard, where they have their own country to rely on. If the situation is unfavorable, it will not be good for them on this vast sea.

However, those whose resolve had been shaken could not speak up, since only the three countries of Shenglu, Hunli, and the Delta Federation currently held a say at this table. If the people of Shenglu wanted to leave, they would have to see if the other two would agree.

Müller stepped forward, his tall frame almost touching the edge of the table. His downcast gaze was as cold as if covered in frost. He stared at Lucat and uttered his usual emotionless voice:

"Your considerations are very thorough."

Lucat thought he would object, but he never expected that Müller would agree with him.

'He seems to be a steady man,' Lucat thought to himself.

But Müller's next words immediately made Lucate realize that he had overestimated him; he coldly said:

"As a soldier, you bear the mission entrusted to you by your emperor, so you should do your best to complete the mission, instead of using this as an excuse to be afraid of battle."

“Perhaps this is the difference between us Goths and you Lukat,” Muller said, shifting his gaze from the somewhat grim-faced Lukat to everyone at the table.

"The people of Sassa are too slow to arrive."

"As the instigators of this military operation, their prior preparations were far from adequate, causing them to fall behind us and forcing us to wait here in vain."

"Although the large number of warships are already patrolling the near sea, it does not necessarily mean that there are more ships in their ports. All previous speculations were just conjectures. You arrived ahead of time, but you didn't even dare to go out and investigate."

At this point, his gaze settled on Augustus's face.

Augustus felt his face burn from that sharp gaze, but he still glared back and said:

"Your Federation fleet has been here for three days, and you haven't done anything!"

Muller said expressionlessly, "That's because you said the day before yesterday that the people of Sassa were about to arrive, and told us to wait."

“But they haven’t even arrived yet, and some people are already trying to leave with the fleet.” He then looked at Lucat.

Augustus noticed this look and immediately launched an attack:

"The people of Sauri have not even arrived yet, and you already want to go back! Do you look down on Queen Isabella's fleet, or are you too afraid of that mighty navy?"

"Speak, Lucate!"

Lucat sighed inwardly.

On the continent of Leon, Shenglu Kingdom is at most as strong as Sari Kingdom, and he is well aware of Sari Kingdom's naval power.

However, due to the known error in the intelligence, this operation was destined to deviate from the plan. If they had known that there were so many warships in Da Gan, then all countries would have sent more warships from the beginning.

It is now clear that everyone has misjudged the strength of the navy. Although the Nasari Kingdom has not yet arrived, they are undoubtedly unaware of the situation, so it is unlikely that they will send many warships.

Thus, among the nations that came to fight this time, only the Delta Federation's fleet brought more warships than expected. With the subsequent arrival of the Sassanid fleet, Lucat estimated that all the ships together numbered around a thousand.

Certainly, this is an extremely large number on the surface, and also an extremely terrifying force.

However, this "terrifying power" could not exert even 70% of its strength on the actual battlefield, or even less than half. The reason is simple: it was not a fleet of warships belonging to one country, but rather a combination of warships from multiple countries, and it had no cohesion whatsoever.

While they might not be considered a disorganized mess, this alone would be fatal on the battlefield.

Ultimately, the intelligence failure was too great. Seriously flawed intelligence caused the plan to completely deviate from its course. Judging from the continuous patrols of the coastal waters, Lucat had reason to believe that this unfamiliar country was currently in a state of "wartime readiness".

"State of combat readiness"—the implications of this cannot be ignored.

This means that those foreign ministers who went there under the guise of "making friends" are now most likely to have become "captured".

Although there was no intelligence to support this speculation, Lucat still came to this conclusion based on his intuition and judgment of the current situation.

He even suspected that the man named "Jin Jianzhong" was a bait deliberately laid out by Da Gan, but something seemed off. After all, he had witnessed the strength of these countries on the Leon Continent, and under such circumstances, he had no reason to do such a thing.

There is only one possibility: another force has emerged in this unfamiliar country.

The emergence of this force caused a serious deviation in intelligence, and it now appears that this suddenly appearing force has indeed reached a level that is cause for concern.

Therefore, launching a naval battle in these unfamiliar waters without any intelligence or understanding of the situation is definitely not a good choice, since this is Da Gan's home ground.

The people of this country understand this place better, and they have the support of their territory, which allows them to continue to grow stronger. As for us, who have traveled across the ocean, even if the country we rely on is very strong, it is too far away to help us in our immediate crisis.

If the situation turns unfavorable, it will tilt in an unacceptable direction.

Lucat regretted coming over.

These people are all determined to conquer Da Gan. However, it is understandable that, based on the information they have, Da Gan is a country with a vast territory and a large population, but not a strong military.

Based on this information, people in these major countries have already formed stereotypes, so it is indeed difficult to get them to withdraw now.

"marshal."

“Once the people of Sassa arrive, we can go together. There will be absolutely no problem,” Lieutenant Leto leaned down and whispered in Lucat’s ear.

Lucate sighed inwardly. 'Well, that's what everyone thinks, after all.'

'Am I worrying too much?'

Just as he was thinking this, Augustus shouted again, "What are you muttering about?"

Lucat shook his head and moved his lips to say:

"We're debating whether we should head to South Port immediately once the people from Sassa arrive, or whether we should send a ship over first to inquire about the situation."

“It should have been done a long time ago,” Muller replied indifferently.

He then turned his gaze to a man on the table, a naval commander from a small country. He didn't know his name, but he was an insignificant figure.

The person being watched immediately panicked, but he had no right to refute it.