Chapter 312: Rest, At Last.

Ten years later.

To the public eye, the galaxy was ruled by the Galactic Concordat, and at its helm sat President Charles Sparkborn.

He was the perfect statesman: charismatic, tireless, and fiercely dedicated to the new doctrine of Universal Equilibrium. Under his administration, the concept of a backwater planet had been abolished. The System provided equal resources, equal education, and an equal shot at the stars.