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The Milky Way Galaxy's true form differed from the images of the Milky Way Galaxy people had often seen during the Earth Era—or rather, from what ordinary people believed based on those images.

It did indeed have four major spiral arms: the Scutum-Centaurus Arm, the Sagittarius-Carina Arm, the Norma Arm, and the Perseus Arm. There was also an outer arm formed by rotation, an extension of the Norma Arm. The familiar Orion Arm was actually a branch of the Centaurus Arm. The front section of the Sagittarius-Carina Arm was the Centaurus Arm, while the far end of the Orion Arm was the Carina Arm.

The Orion Arm lay between the Sagittarius-Carina Arm and the Perseus Arm.

Humanity's current location was in the middle-to-outer section of the Orion Arm, separated from the Perseus Arm by a vast expanse of Void where stars were exceedingly sparse.

The location shown on the star map was directly across from them. Human telescopes could see it, but the distances between stars were simply too great to cross directly.

Yes, even between spiral arms, there were stars. Like all other stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, they were bound by the Galactic Center's Gravity and revolved around the center of the galaxy.

It was simply that the stars between spiral arms were nowhere near as densely packed as those within the arms. Most existed as isolated Star Systems, surrounded by endless Void—truly stranded in the middle of nowhere.

Therefore, humanity had to find a place with more stars.

Turning back toward the Galactic Center was impossible, because according to humanity's current knowledge, that direction was a battlefield for Level Six Civilizations.

So where could they cross from?

Humanity, which had been preparing to set sail, redeployed all manner of instruments and equipment, especially telescopes used for