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Your newfound empire has grown exponentially larger; which is great, as Jaxt has more then grown past even its once cramped cities. Only now, with multiple habitable plants, stations, and colonies can release the excessive pressures. Your population has grown to almost <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-i">150 billion Jaxtians</span></span>, spread out among the stars, with a few odd billion of minority races. Getting these vast swathes of people where they need to go has become your next major concern, plus streamlining the vast network of interstellar travel and industry. Right now, every system except for your home system and Xin are barely habitated; just long range outposts. It isn't hard to incentivize citizens to settle on virgin worlds; and since you have captured many systems containing <span class="mu-i"><span class="mu-s">gas giants</span></span>, your supply of fusion fuel in the form of Tritium is going strong and won't run into any shortages soon for the transport ships.
In truth, ruling the Hegemony as not merely a space fairing civilization but as a true interstellar empire is a dream come true for any Supreme Ruler. But you feel like you've been doing <span class="mu-i">all the work at expanded and securing the unclaimed territory. Now, and only now, has the Hegemony's grip on its stars grown to the point that your size and borders are crystallizing. Only now does the matter of actually fully surveying, exploiting, and benefiting from the resources you have gained through the right of conquest. The only problem- You're getting a little old.
While you started younger then any other Supreme Ruler in history, and you've steered the ship faithfully, age will catch up with everyone eventually. You feel as though there is so much left to do. However, even with the impressive natural lifespan of Eoba the first, you need to secure the future of the Hegemony; and the successor of the Supreme Rulership. It's something you've thought about for a long time. But you simply have so many things you still want to do- and focusing too much on empire development will cut off your ability to finish this great change before your natural lifespan is up. What a shame.... But then again, you seem to remember an experimental life extension drug that could boost your longevity even past that granted by the telomere lengthening procedure learned from the Haazar!
In the meantime, you are dealing with a minor logistical problem given the ever growing size of the Hegemony's assets and the distances of space and time. Even with your FTL technology, some systems are still years or many months apart, making most forms of interstellar industry and trade impractical. You'll need to come up with a solution for smooth growth.
>Research larger and more efficient transport ships (Expensive)
>Create a non-FTL system of laser propulsion for interstellar freight
>Divide Jaxt's population centers and forcibly send people all over the empire to spread your population (Unpopular)
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>Vote to take the life-extension drug or not</span>
