So this was the new King of Sleen!
Admiral Kaijielu gazed at the girl appearing on the screen. He couldn't help thinking of the late King Bielle, and a complicated mix of emotions welled up inside him.
He was an old subordinate of the late king himself, and felt some attachment to the royal family of Slenburg. He had always believed that guarding the Gate of Glory, protecting the borders of Talai and keeping the trade routes to the L3 colony zone open were duties that naturally fell to the King of Sleen. By that logic, the New Continent Highway connecting New Jade Gate and Southern Heavenly Gate—and even Dawn Nebula—should have been territory the Sleen royal family could manage.
If the Galactic Empire could return to the age of great cosmic exploration under Emperor Ywenya, or even to the era before the Common Calendar, all of these would have fallen within the Sleen royal family's sphere of influence.
He had connections in both the Privy Council and the Senate, and knew that many people were already discussing this. Such talk had always existed in the Empire's upper classes; the war had simply made it louder.
But if they truly returned to the age of exploration, how could a frail, underage girl like her shoulder such a heavy responsibility?
At the thought, Admiral Kaijielu's heart filled with remembrance for the late king, and his eyes betrayed a trace of scrutiny he could hardly conceal.
He knew that attitude wasn't very polite. Still, he had received a video message, not a live call, so surely she couldn't see his expression?
Probably...
Then the young Empress-elect gave a reserved nod and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Gate of Glory Garrison Command, this is the Sleen royal flagship, Slen Summer. I was forced