Sadarsa

Yup, you give the readers juuuuust enough information to keep them interested in the story to see where it goes... It's NOT a spoiler that just tells them whats going to happen. They way this should have been handled, was a quick pov change to some random banker who raises an eyebrow when the money is flagged as counterfeit.

Right... so, a magical slave brand

Download some app to continue?? Sometimes not having a phone sucks.

Right, they'll think about it and give us time to plan our actions.... Now we just wait for their move.

So basically they're trying to do exactly the same thing you are.

Countless civilizations, on only 100 systems?

meh, too much detail for me... i just skipped the whole last chapter pretty much.

Oh, I think you underestimate people's greed. They will definitely try something. It probably won't be an armed conflict, but more like legal battles. They'd try to gain control through other methods.

I've yet to see a point to any of this.

That "Chamber" would have to be larger than a sports stadium.