The rise of the navy was built upon the complete annihilation of the Shadow Tiger Legion, one of the three major legions of the Chu State.
When the news spread from Xiacai back to Shouchun, and then from Shouchun throughout the world, it caused a worldwide uproar. No one had expected that the navy, which they had dismissed and treated merely as a means of transport, could completely annihilate the Shadow Tiger Legion—a force feared by the lords of all the states—despite having incomplete formations and warships.
"This... can't be acting!" Throughout Shouchun, the imperial court of the Chu State could not believe this fact.
Chapter 766