Although Gu Hang had already led the main force to the Alfonso Star Domain, that didn't mean he didn't care about the situation in Thistle Muster.
He had analyzed in advance that Ironclad likely didn't have spare strength to intervene in the Thistle Muster conflict.
Ironclad's main forces were still stationed on the Western Line; that was the primary battlefield, whether during the previous Phoenix-dominated era or the current Otaubis-dominated era.
Of course, just because their main forces weren't present didn't mean Ironclad would entirely disregard the Southern Line.
But even within the Southern Line, there were distinctions. Although the Thistle Muster Star Domain was near the Princess Star Domain, its internal situation had already descended into chaos due to the corruption brought by the Insect Swarm—the entire region was a chaotic mess. The Alliance's forces were bogged down here.
