the mayor
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 8 (“Yet its engine lights up. We’ve observed that. When it went out for a second time, Blue Shadow wasn’t close enough to capture an image in time, so we don’t know where the light came from.”)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 8The new mayor, a bespectacled hibernator and Shi Qiang's former superior, took office the day before after the former mayor died in a car crash in a riot area.
- Ch 8The mayor admired Luo Ji two centuries ago, saw him because he was a selected Wallfacer, and offered Shi Qiang a job in city government.
- Ch 8He refuses to help Luo Ji and Shi Qiang with their request, as he is overloaded and already receiving many self-styled messiahs.
Connections
- related toShi Qiangformer superior and fellow hibernator countryman
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 8Luo Ji seeks the mayor
Hearing of the Battle of Darkness, Luo Ji declares himself vindicated and goes with Shi Qiang through the chaotic underground city to City Hall to meet the new mayor.
- Book 2 · Ch 8Meeting the mayor
Luo Ji and Shi Qiang meet the mayor, who refuses help, describes social collapse and Escapism riots, and offers Shi Qiang a job.