The Vastness of the Void

"How come--"

"Jack, I'll explain Halmut's incapability to surpass lv. 99 after I finish speaking about the tiers of governance. For now, pay attention because it's pivotal that you understand this," Daruun continued, not letting Jack interrupt him.

"To recap, it takes over one thousand planets to form a system and at least one thousand systems to form a precinct. The next tier up is a zone, made up of at least five hundred precincts. And as you may have guessed, the one chosen to govern a zone must be at least a three-star cosmician. Are you keeping up?"

With his expectations and former beliefs utterly annihilated, Jack nodded. He let Daruun continue. It was a good thing that Daruun was explaining things so simply, otherwise, Jack was sure he would be in over his head.