A month of continuous jumps had nearly spanned the entire galaxy. In truth, with the Fleet World's current technology, they could completely ignore spatial barriers and make a single ultra-long-distance jump directly to the vicinity of Earth. However, that would make the jump process extremely lengthy and consume a terrifying amount of energy.
Prolonged travel would also place an enormous burden on the warship itself. Thus, six jumps were the optimized number and the most reliable method.
Aboard the Galaxy Diva, the captain had now changed from Mwu to Bargyll, while the helm officer had changed from Bobby to Neumann, the former helmsman of the Archangel. The remaining positions, such as weapons control, intelligence control, and communications control, had all likewise been filled by former Archangel personnel, allowing the Galaxy Diva to enter a Mission World at full complement for the first time.
The changes were not limited to the bridge crew. The other posts throughout the Galaxy Diva had also undergone tremendous changes. Led by Uncle Cojero, the former Archangel maintenance crew had brought nearly half of their original members aboard the Galaxy Diva, supplemented by quite a few people from the Fleet World. The same was even more true for the mid-ranking officers.
Xiao Ran sat below Captain Bargyll's seat. Though he had his eyes closed as if dozing, he had not relaxed just because of the numerous jumps and safe passage over the past month. Even with his eyes shut, he remained aware of every movement on the bridge.
This jump had already been underway for some time. It was also the last of the six jumps, and their final destination would be Earth, though they would exit the Jump Channel in orbit beyond the Moon.
From the moment the jump began, the atmosphere aboard the ship