My Core is the Boss

The seventh prince was momentarily stunned. "A public vote?"

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Seeing that the seventh prince and Gongyi Cai didn't understand, Qi Yuan explained patiently, "It means letting the people vote on their outcome. I'll have my robot collect all the information about their lives. Everything they have done, both good and bad, will be displayed for all to see. Then, people will vote on whether they die, go to prison, or walk free.

Since he had never met those people, he didn’t feel anything toward them. Therefore, he would leave the decision to the public. Wouldn’t that be more fun?

Not expecting that, the seventh prince hesitated. "This..."

He had thought Qi Yuan meant a vote among the Seven Martial Stars. Such a vote was unheard of, unseen before.

"Could it be that the citizens of Qin Yuan Kingdom have no right to vote?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but ask, raising his tone slightly. "Strange, I clearly recall that everyone has voting rights, or is that just empty talk?"

The seventh prince's heart tightened, and he hastily replied, "They do! They absolutely have the right to vote!"

Truthfully, it was indeed mostly just lip service, as Qi Yuan had said. Yet now that he had brought it up, there had to be a vote. However, the implications were enormous. A nationwide vote with everyone acting as judges had too many variables.

"If it's possible, why hesitate? Can't you even find university students to build a voting website? Or are your outsourced systems so poorly managed that a surge in votes would crash them?"

The seventh prince appeared confused, then immediately reassured him, "The royal family will fully support this matter and serve you, Mr. Qi!"

Qi Yuan stretched lazily. "Don't serve me. I don't need servants. You should serve the people."

The seventh prince nodded quickly. In truth, he didn't even have the authority to decide such matters on behalf of the royal family. Such a public vote would require the consent of all Seven Martial Stars. Still, how could he dare refuse? The Seven Martial Stars would surely agree as well, lest they too be subjected to a public vote.

Then, Qi Yuan turned to Gongyi Cai. "Long time no see, old man. Hmm, you've gotten younger."

Gongyi Cai was startled, then quickly lowered his head. "Greetings, uh, Mr. Qi? Have we met?"

His posture was extremely humble, completely different from when he was at Lost Path Mountain.

Qi Yuan said casually, "Mm, not exactly ten years later, but my skeleton met you. At that time, you brought some younger members of your family. I remember one named Gongyi Qing. He had quite a decent attitude.

"But there was another, one who looked drained by wine and women. Gongyi Lang, I think? He was condescending and extremely arrogant, almost blaspheming by insulting a corpse."

Back when Qi Yuan was exhumed, Gongyi Qing had treated him with respect. That Gongyi Lang, however, had spoken nonsense and vulgar words.

Gongyi Cai's face crumpled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He understood that Qi Yuan was a rebooter. Ten years later, the Gongyi family would send people to communicate with his corpse.

Canary asked considerately from the side, "Husband, should I pay the Gongyi family a visit?"

Gongyi Cai immediately dropped to his knees, panic-stricken. "Mr. Qi, spare my life!"

If the woman who destroyed thirteen Eyes of the Sky visited his family, would anyone survive? Naturally, he was terrified and began kowtowing for mercy.

Qi Yuan said to Canary, "Do I look like some kind of demon who fights and kills all the time? It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. If I hadn't seen Gongyi Cai, I would've forgotten about it."

Gongyi Cai finally let out a sigh of relief as the heavy weight in his heart lifted. As long as she didn’t visit the Gongyi family, it was fine. He found himself hating Gongyi Lang to the core. That useless second-generation brat had dared to mock Mr. Qi!

"Thank you for sparing our lives, Mr. Qi."

At the same time, he felt goodwill toward Gongyi Qing. Though Gongyi Qing wasn't from the main branch, he was diligent. Recently, someone in the clan had proposed supporting Gongyi Qing, but the suggestion was rejected.

Now that Qi Yuan had mentioned him, that rejection was naturally void. They would not only support him, but also promote him as the true leader of the younger generation.

Qi Yuan said casually, "You two, clean this up. I'm too lazy to bury them. Arrange for the funeral banquet as well. I still have some time. Since I've come to the capital, I'll go have some fun for a couple of days."

He then disappeared while holding Canary.

Only the seventh prince, Gongyi Cai, and a floor full of corpses remained. The seventh prince opened his palm. It was soaked with sweat, showing just how tense he had been. But now, he felt excitement and exhilaration.

He slowly asked Gongyi Cai, "Shall Gongyi Qing and I handle the public vote?"

Though he didn't know who Gongyi Qing was, since Qi Yuan had mentioned him, Gongyi Qing had to be promoted.

Gongyi Cai nodded repeatedly. "Alright!"

Normally, such matters required the clan head's approval. Yet under these circumstances, what was a clan head worth?

Mr. Qi is the true king! A king who overshadows the entire world!

***

Meanwhile, the entire capital was in chaos, especially the Seven Martial Stars. It didn’t take long before their upper echelons discovered the fall of the Mu family's thirteen Eyes of the Sky.

The earth-shattering event terrified all of them. The Eyes of the Sky—the very foundation of the Seven Martial Stars—had fallen. It was more devastating than a global nuclear war.

Countless personnel, vehicles, and streams of information rushed toward the Mu family, trying to determine what had happened. However, the conclusion they reached only horrified and confused them even more. A single person had destroyed all thirteen Eyes of the Sky.

How could that be? Weren’t the Eyes of the Sky supposed to be capable of slaughtering gods? Yet a woman had effortlessly incinerated them!