And now, after the [Society] Allied Forces invaded the Starry Abyss, they were instead refused at the gate by the Narrative Civilization!
The reason civilization is powerful is that it allows professionals to do specialized tasks, enabling everyone to showcase their specialties and become experts in their respective fields and positions.
The so-called "everyone is an emperor, gathering of heroes, forming a federation" is exactly this.
A Philosopher King can single-handedly manage 87% of the administrative affairs in the 4.7 million square light years of the Empire's starfield.
He possesses 28 times 10 to the power of 29 independent personalities; one person is a nation, capable of understanding the local sentiments, communicating with people of all genders, ages, and classes, not only respecting the dignity of a major power but also showing more concern for the common people than you.