In the deepest section of the banquet hall was a large round table. It was separated from the rest of the hall by a translucent barrier.
Seated across the round table were eight people. To be precise, the holograms of the six Sovereigns, one peak level 9 and a man whose level was unclear.
Given their strategic importance, a physical meeting between Sovereigns was never possible.
And even if they wished to meet, their schedule was too tight and erratic. None of them knew which planetoid would need their assistance in the next five minutes.
The previous family head of Xander family once aptly said.
"Being a Sovereign is being a guardian. You watch out round the clock for the enemy that might never strike.
Because by the millionth of chance they did and people lost lives, you'll always be tormented by the fact that you could've saved them."
Thus, even if virtually, seven of them attending the meeting was enough to explain its significance.