Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1615 Hidden Crisis
This exhilarating defensive battle broadened the horizons of the Noah crew.

Therefore, they postponed the departure plan to collect more video data for research and analysis: how to break the deadlock if Noah encountered a similar insect swarm.

The final result was quite realistic: the Noah had neither the extensive fixed defenses of the Sersorn nor the negative gravity energy blasts that could not be mass-produced to suppress the rifts.

Shipborne main guns have limited effectiveness against massive swarms of insects. Even though Star and Apollo have outstanding individual combat capabilities and can fight against hundreds of enemies, their limited mobility makes them insufficient to withstand such a large-scale mass battle.

The best strategy for everyone to retreat is to disengage from the battlefield at full speed; the best course of action is to flee.

With the support of the Tiandu and the Energy Ring, the Noah is indeed comparable in size to a combat fortress. However, both starships are large integrated transport ships. Although they have firepower, their onboard armament is geared towards self-defense and escort, and is far inferior to a specialized combat fortress.

Moreover, there were no reinforcements from other units.

It's more than enough to deal with small fleets of space pirates, but it's extremely dangerous and not worth the risk when faced with a large-scale encirclement and annihilation by rift creatures.

On the day I left Sershon, there was still a red carpet, flowers, and music.

It seemed that the same group of people who had greeted them before came to see them off.

Lin Fan saw Helian Rongjin. His position was now forward, standing above Karen in the front row. Seeing her looking over, he smiled slightly and nodded gently.

Karen, standing beside him, also wore a polite smile and waved to the crew of the Noah.

Lu Shi also arrived, surrounded by the people from Baita.

This time she was much calmer, wearing a conspicuous white pagoda uniform, and no longer stood out among the group of guides.

Lin Fan saw the complex emotions filling her eyes, and when their gazes met, she quickly put on a polite, fake smile.

On the contrary, Elder Moen, who was standing beside her, had a stern face, but his eyes held genuine gratitude.

All the people and events here, like flashes of light behind everyone, were left behind at Plame Airport the moment the cabin door closed.

Lin Fan led everyone back to the control room, where the technicians were coordinating the takeoff procedures with the Sersorn Airport tower.

The airspace of Sersorn is vast, and there are natural barriers on the outside. To jump directly from the main star Prim to outside the dangerous defense line is too far and involves too many variables.

To avoid the danger zone, the official advice from the Thrones was for departing starships to make two short jumps: the first to land in the middle of the airspace and correct their course, and the second to jump out of the Thrones airspace completely.

The Noah did not act recklessly and followed the official advice of Sersorn, and is confirming the safe coordinates for the two jumps with the control tower.

Based on Noah's destination, the control tower provided the most suitable coordinates and thoughtfully informed them of the dangerous coordinates in the vicinity, as well as vulnerable areas where spatial fluctuations might occur, so that they could avoid them as much as possible during their journey, especially during jumps.

With the roar of its engines stirring up the air currents near the ground, Noah slowly rose into the air.

As the massive starship broke through the atmosphere and disappeared from sight, someone in the control tower hesitated and spoke up.

"The spatial fluctuations at point xx have increased again... Are we really going to abandon maintenance and let the Noah approach? Once they initiate a jump in the vicinity, they will inevitably break through the weak space, and then... it may cause interstellar public opinion to hold them accountable."

The tower chief's expression was cold and stern as he glanced at his subordinates: "These are the orders from above, and we only need to follow them. The coordinates we gave them are all compliant and the danger zones were listed in advance. If they still accidentally enter a naturally vulnerable zone, we can only blame it on bad luck. The characteristics of the Sersorn space are unique, as everyone in interstellar space knows. The main responsibility will not fall on the spaceport."

The subordinates thought to themselves: Those danger points are like roadblocks set up in advance. As long as the Noah does not change course and tries to avoid the danger zones, the best route will only coincide with the trap route they have set up.

After the jump, the high temperature of the coils needs cooling time, and the engines also need to be recharged. The starship will need to travel at low speed for at least six to eight hours before it can begin the second jump.

Unfortunately, that area is the weakest point in the spatial structure of the entire airspace.

The crack, sealed many years ago, has fallen into disrepair, and the spatial fluctuations are far more severe than those points that clearly warned Noah of the danger.

The difference of two hours at low speed wouldn't be significant. If the Noah happens to activate its jump near that point, the barrier will inevitably break, and the consequences... "..." The subordinate frowned for a long time, finally unable to hold back, and asked in a low voice, "We only recently established diplomatic relations with the Noah, and our relationship is still acceptable on the surface. Why must we put them to death? If something happens to them, won't the supply of those weapons be cut off?"

The chief of staff scoffed lightly, as if laughing at his subordinates' naivety.

"It's precisely because of the weapons that they have to die. The higher-ups are wary of Noah hiding a control panel in the weapons, so they dare not activate it. But a large amount of supplies have been spent, and the unusable weapons have become scrap metal, piling up in vain."

"Instead of constantly worrying and being on guard, it's better to eliminate the source of the concern altogether. Without the Noah, we can finally use the equipment bought with real money with peace of mind..."

"You'd be better off worrying about them and reviewing the accident report again. The star field is so vast, it's not like we didn't leave them enough space to survive. If they just happen to be hit by a stray bullet, it's just their bad luck, but we'll be in trouble too... You might as well write an apology statement at the same time. Ugh! What a hassle!"

At this point, the Noah was completely unaware of the schemes being plotted against it, and had already begun its first jump.

After several successful jumps, the initial tension on board the Noah had long since dissipated.

In the interstellar era where jump technology is widespread, segmented jumps have become a routine means of navigation and are widely used on civilian transport ships.

Now that the Noah has seen so much, each jump only requires a single notification, and everyone is secured in their seats to avoid the bumps and knocks caused by the turbulence in the tunnel.

However, most of the time, when flying at high speed in the space tunnel, the ship is in a stable state, and you can hardly feel any obvious shaking. There is only a sudden increase in the feeling of being pushed back.

Some people may experience varying degrees of nausea and dizziness, which will subside shortly after the jump ends.

Antonio even joked that the elites on the Noah didn't get carsick on land, but started getting seasick in the air.

After the first jump ended, while waiting for energy storage and cooling, everyone relaxed, eating and drinking as usual.

Cen Fangyuan then held a small meeting with Lin Fan and the core management team.

The preliminary information and marketing plan for the next destination star have been finalized at the Sersorn Hotel. Now, it's time to review the details of the farewell at Sersorn while the discussion is still fresh.

Most people were surprised by Thersorn's grand farewell, assuming that the change in relationship would lead to a reduction in courtesy, even if it was insincere.

Lin Fan, however, understood perfectly: Sersorn's reputation was now ruined, and they wouldn't easily let go of such a good opportunity to win back goodwill.

Sure enough, news of Sersorn's warm farewell to the Noah had been trending on the StarNet for a while.

Logically speaking, news of this caliber wouldn't even trend on social media without some explosive event.

Antonio slammed his fist on the table, certain that Thawne had definitely bought trending topics to whitewash his reputation.

Cen Fangyuan quickly skimmed through the entire document and found no statements detrimental to the Noah, which put him completely at ease.

"It seems that although Sersorn is wary of us, he is still fairly impartial in his actions," he said with a smile. "When we first set sail, I was a little worried that he might take the opportunity to retaliate."

"Why should we?" Antonio yelled. "We didn't do anything to him, they're the ones in the wrong, okay?"

Cen Fangyuan smiled without explaining, but when he turned around, he noticed that Lin Fan seemed to have something on his mind.

"Lin Jian, is something wrong?"

"I can't quite put my finger on it," Lin Fan shook his head. "I just feel... never mind, it's best not to say anything unlucky. I should be more vigilant for the next jump; the danger zones nearby are a bit too dense. I probably won't feel at ease until I'm completely out of Sersorn."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned serious.

In an atmosphere of inexplicable solemnity, the Noah's second jump began.