"Any captain, when his warship and the enemy vessel were in close proximity, would not make any major mistakes." — The Fourth Empire's Star Generals, Sefrans Tann, p. 185.
In fact, even across the entire Milky Way Galaxy, Rendili Planet ranked among the top three in scale. Or, to put it more plainly, Rendili Planet was second only to Coruscant!
At its peak, Rendili Planet's total population had reached as many as 600 billion! This was an inconceivable figure, because it meant there simply was not enough space on the planet's surface to accommodate so many people.
Therefore, like Coruscant, Rendili Planet had a layered structure, with more than 3,000 levels excavated beneath its crust.
However, unlike Coruscant, which could be considered a comprehensive planet, Rendili Planet's industries were primarily industrial. The more than 3,600 Space Shipyards surrounding the planet were supported by countless processing plants, logistics companies, labor service companies, Research Departments, administrative departments, and other links in the chain.
The reason Rendili Planet had such a huge population was that its industrial model consisted of alliances of small workshops. Countless shipbuilding companies had joined together to form Rendili StarDrive. Those small companies each had their own systems and personnel. Over time, the population grew larger and larger, while the planet was continually excavated and expanded, eventually becoming this behemoth of 600 billion people.
Their greatest competitor, Kuat Drive Yards, had taken an entirely different path. Quat Planet had only 3.5 billion people in total, and Kuat Drive Yards was just a single corporate group. It had no need for so many personnel. It directly adopted corporate management and formed industrial chains with other planets across the Milky Way Galaxy, which was enough to meet its needs.
Therefore, Rendili StarDrive's inability to compete with Kuat Drive Yards was