The Pact claiming a planet in the core of the Veskarium definitely is gonna have some consequences regarding their diplomatic relations for •sure•.
Let’s hope the Vesk and the Azlanti keep each other occupied for a long time to come.
I'm so glad to have confirmation that Pulonis became a Pact World myself, since the first images of a pathra solarian hinted but didn't quite guarantee this.
Pulonis was really only nominally conquered by the Veskarium, as rebellion against their empire never really stopped. The fact that tech is unreliable on the planet helped, since that is a big part of any space age warfare.
And to be honest, it's actually not all that strategically valuable to the Veskarium. The conquered it before Drift travel was a thing pretty much just because it was in their sphere of influence. That isn't to say though that it isn't a political minefield that they lost a planet to their ceasefire partner, but the Veskarium certainly does have higher priorities in the wake out the Drift Crisis ending. Kehtaria, the planet that the Veskarium and the Azlanti Empire are warring over, is likely the top of their list since it's a Drift lane hub now and it has flora just as vast and scientifically useful as the megaflora on Pulonis without the electronic interference (though Kehtaria's wildlife is by no means harmless either).