Xiao Ran rejected Melda's request to leave. Naturally, he had his own reasons. First, this Gamillan who had been with the Victory Fleet for quite some time had already formed strong bonds with the people of the Yamato. If he truly let her leave, they might encounter each other on the battlefield in the future, needlessly bringing sorrow and trouble to both sides.
Second, Melda's departure could very well expose the Victory Fleet's current whereabouts. Even if Melda had already sided with the Victory Fleet in her heart, who knew what kind of interrogation she would face if the Gamillas military rescued her after she left? If they tortured her, how long could a weak woman like Melda endure?
Third, Xiao Ran felt that Melda leaving now would not bring any benefit to the Victory Fleet. So even if he were to let her go, he had to personally confirm her intentions and find the most suitable opportunity. At the very least, her departure had to bring greater benefits to the entire Victory Fleet.
No matter what, now was indeed not the right time for Melda to leave.
When Xiao Ran gave the order to set off again, the Yamato's Automatic Navigation System determined a new route based on the newly entered time and data. The Automatic Navigation System was something even the Yamato's own crew had never fully understood. They only knew that it could guide them to Iskandar, yet it had nothing to do with the Star Map. To the people aboard the Yamato, it had once been the last straw they could cling to.
But now that they possessed a complete Great Magellan Star Map, they no longer valued the Automatic Navigation System quite as much. After all, it was more like a navigator that had no