Thinking quickly, Li Yao already envisioned the picture when the phase of the Imperium's high-speed expansion came to an end. He blurted out, "In short, the resources in the universe are limited."
"Exactly."
Li Linghai said casually, "To put it more frankly, since the Imperium has only a limited ability of expansion and a limited territory, there are certainly limited jobs, opportunities, and intimidating power. One Sector could only have one master, after all, one sect could only have one leader and one fleet could only have one commander. Even a crystal mine could only have one owner, right?
"That was the center of all the contradictions.
"In the first five hundred years, as the Imperium expanded greatly, the vested interests had already split the positions such as Sector Masters, fleet commanders, sect leaders, or even mine owners. There would be no vacancy at all until one of them died!
