Chapter 419, Turning the Tide of the Battle

To even join the Seven Horses Pact was to be pushed into a corner, so the governors certainly weren't going to consider joining the Alliance now.

The Seven Horses Pact was still a military agreement plus a trade agreement. As for the Imperial Tax, it had to be collected by someone, and the governors could ignore it, leaving the Empire to take it up with the Alliance.

But if they were to join the Alliance... They had all heard about the affairs of the Tianma Star Sector. Under the Alliance, although the position of Planetary Governor still existed—as after all, it was a position under imperial jurisdiction which the Alliance couldn't abolish—Planetary Governors within the Alliance were either personally appointed by Alliance leader Gu Hang, or chosen from among high-ranking leaders of the Alliance. Sometimes, the original rulers were selected, but in essence, it was a symbolic role.