When Simon led his forces in storming the planet, he happened to receive a reply from the Duke's Mansion.
"Li Yifei and the others' request is approved. Count Simon will temporarily govern the New Star System. The New Star System shall be named... Loyalty and Trust."
Loyalty and trust. Interesting.
But no one else objected. A name was ultimately just a designation; with enough strength, it could be changed whenever they wished.
Simon did not sense anything amiss either. His views differed somewhat from Virut's.
Compared to Virut, he trusted his own fists more.
When it came to authority, Simon leaned more toward might, while Virut leaned more toward power.
List was more balanced.
Simon then announced the good news to everyone else.
Standing before him were the captured natives of the Native Civilization.
So why talk about peace negotiations? There was no need.
Of course, their losses had been heavy as well.
Even with the Six-Winged Power Angel leading the charge, large-scale clearing operations and siege-breaking missions still inflicted devastating losses on the knights.
This was especially true for the Blue Star Federation's knights. Most had only just begun their training, and by Great Xia Empire standards, they were unfit for battles of this level.
But no one cared. Genius or not, before they demonstrated their value, they were nothing but expendable supplies in the eyes of the higher-ups.
Take the Li Family's knights, for example. In Li Yifei's eyes, if they had no other identity, they could all be measured in money.
Anything money could buy was no different from dirt.
Buying an entire planetary system with money was an extremely worthwhile deal for them.
If another opportunity like this arose, they would certainly be willing to open their purses generously again.
Li Yifei smiled happily at the