After news of Brom's death spread, the Ulysses People began publicly putting their administrator on trial.
During the trial, the administrator tearfully explained that he had worked with the slave traders because he wanted to sacrifice a few to save the majority.
Some of the Ulysses People said they understood, but times had changed. They had already decided to resist to the bitter end, and they simply couldn't forgive the administrator for bringing Brom here even though he knew what they had chosen.
Amid the public outcry, the administrator was hanged.
Vik stood in front of the gallows for a long time before shaking his head with a sigh and leaving. He found Bai Fu looking for information on the interstellar network.
"Is something urgent?"
Vik said, "The administrator is dead. Now everyone hopes you'll become the new administrator."
Bai Fu walked over to the window. Outside, the Ulysses People were already crowding together, all worked up.
This wasn't a question of whether to force a crown on her anymore. It was a question of how many crowns to force on her!
Bai Fu figured that if she wanted to, she could become a queen in the truest sense of the word. After all, on Zu Yuan Star, she had only gotten the nickname of queen.
Maybe not.
Being treated like royalty by a crowd of people would feel pretty good, but it didn't fit the image she'd put on for the players.
How could the great Darknight Sovereign really become a queen?
Besides, even if she didn't become queen, her current standing among the Ulysses People still made her no different from one.
"Ulysses Star belongs to the Ulysses People. You're the right person to be its administrator."
"This..."
Vik wanted to say something, but Bai Fu was firm