Regarding his own suspicions, Shen Hao, although anxious, still felt better than he had at first when he feared the worst possible outcome.
If the Red-eyed Wolf Race had taken the initiative to tear off their own disguise in order to "borrow power," it meant that the Barbarian Race still had some way to go before being fully prepared. On the Jingjiu Dynasty's side, they weren't trailing too far behind yet.
In truth, when it came to starting the war, the Jingjiu Dynasty would undoubtedly respond faster—even the difference between the two would be like cloud and mud. The Barbarian Race was biding its time, rising from the ruins in secret, while the Jingjiu Dynasty had never relaxed for forty years. Even now, the area around Beach Stone was strictly controlled by the military, with the Southern Border Army always ready and on guard.
The "falling behind" Shen Hao referred to wasn't about war potential, but about war awareness.
