1968, Alliance
"The Csapla family controls the resources, finances, personnel management, and colonies of the Chiss territory. They are the largest family and hold the most stable position."
"The Nuruodo family controls the military and diplomacy. They are the most powerful, but because they are constrained by the Csapla family, they have always remained the second-largest family."
"The Inrokini family controls scientific research, education, and communications."
"The Sabosen family controls law, public security, education, and healthcare."
"Those are the Four Great Families of the Chiss territory. Beyond them are another five families. These nine families form the Chiss territory's highest governing body—the Cabinet—and are also known as the ruling families. However, it should be noted that the ruling families of the Chiss territory are not fixed, and the number of Cabinet members often changes."
"For example, among the five lesser families, the Chaf family has risen rapidly over the past few years. They are considered second only to the Four Great Families and may even be capable of challenging the Inrokini and Sabosen families. So, in order to gain greater political standing, the Chaf family often puts forward radical and unconventional proposals."
"You mean their proposal to quietly wipe us out? Hah! How did they even come up with that? Do they really think we're idiots?"
"You need to understand that they proposed it for political reasons, not rational ones. You'll find that the older and more powerful a family is, the more cautious its proposals become. Only emerging families seeking to challenge the old order are willing to undertake a series of political gambles... because only then do they have a chance to break that order."
"So?"
"Hehe... so, quietly wiping us out while counting on the Duchy of Dawn never finding out—isn't that the lowest-cost, highest-return plan? If