Kang Ji and Mang You really got carried away chatting.
A social creature like a "Genetic Species" could always gain continuous positive feedback from effective interaction.
Even Celestials, even an Acolyte Priest candidate, were no exception.
Kang Ji mainly relayed what she had seen and heard at school. Because the Divine Palace School itself was so high-level, her information was especially valuable:
"In the past two years, the Supreme Council and the Senate have already let word out that they're going to increase the quota for Covenant States again.
"A lot of instructors at school say quite a few aristocratic clans and powerful families—including some ambitious, hmm, Grand Dukes making long-term plans—are very interested in this."
Mang You thought about it seriously. "Grand Duke Paino barely meets the minimum requirements for a 'Grand Duke founding a state,' but forcing his way into this still feels a bit..."
Kang Ji said in a low voice, "But what if Grand Duke Paino's founding team is the same sort as your former superior's team?"
"There's someone above them?" Mang You was jolted into realization. "Right, a Grand Duke starting a venture could be a partnership too."
The two "Star Alliance natives" discussed it enthusiastically, while Ronan used the chance to search for information on "migrating outward to found a state."
Lao Pu provided part of it, Pitfall Fire Hell provided part of it, and after searching online as well, the general outline was there.
But it was only an "outline." This topic already touched on the fundamental model of Star Alliance governance, a methodological issue concerning the survival of an interstellar civilization, and it was somewhat too vast.
The Star Alliance had been founded for six thousand standard celestial years. On the scale of cosmic history, that was hardly worth mentioning, but for