Leander let out a sigh, then spoke calmly: "Each empire on Earth will send five people. Obviously, everyone will send the most talented ones they can. But unfortunately, this caught everyone by surprise. No one could've guessed, since the first time it happened was a hundred years after the original mission, and the second came fifty years after that."
"You probably know the Earth's Rookie Presentation Tournament was about to happen, right? It was already announced and will happen in six months. The rule for that tournament is a max age of thirty and a max of three rings. Since it's a big deal for the empires' morale, all the most talented people have been preparing for ages and already reached three rings. That's why... right now, our empire and the others don't have their top two-ring talents available to send."