Noah did not continue dwelling on the previous question with Li Chen. Instead, he reported the latest situation.
The total number of civilizations that had formally submitted applications to the Earth Civilization Alliance, hoping to join it and become part of the alliance, had now exceeded five thousand.
Hearing this, Li Chen immediately pulled up the backend.
The application information made the situation obvious at a glance. The vast majority of the new applicants were low-level Cosmic Civilizations.
For example, Level 2 Civilizations and Level 3 Civilizations.
There was even one especially outrageous case that was only Level 1.2!
Li Chen could actually understand them, and even sympathize with these weak civilizations.
Their desire to cling to a powerful patron stemmed from helplessness and compromise with reality.
But Li Chen was no saint. He had no intention of approving the applications from these low-level civilizations.
As he always said, the only one who could save you was yourself.
You had to make yourself outstanding enough before you were qualified for a benefactor to lend you a hand.
Otherwise, why should anyone help you?
What could you offer in return?
Li Chen looked through the list.
Of the nearly six thousand applicants, one-third were Level 2 Civilizations or below.
Another third consisted mainly of Level 3 Civilizations and Level 4 Civilizations.
The remaining third were Level 4 Peak Civilizations, as well as early- to mid-stage Level 5 Civilizations.
The final tiny fraction consisted of civilizations above the mid-stage of Level 5.
Those were Li Chen's favorites, but within This Universe, such civilizations were exceedingly rare.
Of course, it was also possible that civilizations of their level simply did not consider joining the Earth Civilization Alliance as subordinate civilizations.
That was why Li Chen saw so few applicants at that level.
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