Yu Lian wasn't moved in the slightest. A young girl who still looked so innocent delivering lines that sounded like they came from an old hand was simply adorable.
If he were a little more sadistic, he might even want to punch her just to see how long she'd cry.
Suppressing a laugh, Yu Lian turned to Feifei beside him. "The King of the Sleen is still missing, right?"
"The Privy Council's orders have already gone out to every unit in the Outer Ring Fleet. They've been instructed to find His Highness, the missing King of the Sleen. They're to bring him back alive, or at least find his body."
"Then that's perfect. The Gate of Glory wouldn't turn away an Elector who'd just escaped Iron Shackles by the skin of his teeth and was seeking protection."
"But do you really not think this plan is far too idealistic?" She finally couldn't hold back her agitation. "The Gate of Glory is defended so heavily. The Knights and the Starseers both have permanent staff there. Even if you could reach the fortress aboard my cruise ship, how would you take control of it? Kill everyone? That wouldn't work. The fortress commander holds the central control authority. At a crucial moment, I'm sure an imperial general as devoted to his duty as him would lock down the system!"
Yu Lian smiled. "I thought he'd activate the fortress's self-destruct sequence."
The young King of the Sleen protested loudly. "It would never come to that! Why would anyone install a self-destruct sequence in a fortress that could house one or two million people? If word got out, who would still be willing to fight for us? You—you can think the Empire is cruel, but you can't insult its intelligence!"
Well, that was true. The