Although Ashton still treated Adrian with reverence, Adrian could see the difference in his attitude toward him compared to yesterday. However, he did not particularly mind. As long as the man could help him accomplish the mission, nothing else mattered.

"What do you mean by that?" Adrian asked.

"They had considered taking hidden routes before, but each time they attempted, our insiders detected them. Regardless of the route chosen, interception was inevitable," Ashton explained. "Eventually, they abandoned the notion of concealment and opted to travel directly via the main road. It's the ideal route for deploying their energy cannon."

The energy cannon stood as a crucial asset for both Silverboa and Obscura. Similar to ore veins, they were predominantly under government control, inaccessible to the common populace.

Moreover, most energy cannons were equipped with self-destruct protocols. Even if one managed to acquire such a cannon, they would lack the necessary expertise to opera