"The slave traders this time caught 725 people, they didn't catch more because their spaceship couldn't fit anymore. These 725 people were all young and strong; after they were taken away, it will be even more difficult for us to gather food in the future."
The Manager scratched his head in worry, surrounded by other Ulyssians who similarly sighed.
Interstellar Slave Traders frequented Ulysses every now and then, colloquially referred to as "stocking up." Each time they abducted hundreds, sometimes even thousands of people, drastically reducing the population of Ulysses. These Slave Traders exerted great force.
The Ulyssians harbored boundless hatred, but hatred couldn't be converted into combat power.
When the Slave Traders came again, they were already incapable of any resistance.
Resistance required military power and money; they were about to lose all military power, and as for money, where could they possibly get any?
At such times, the Manager would regret.
