Human civilization had become a spectrum of safety and sophistication. The center of human civilization was Gaia Prime, the origin of humanity. It was the safest place in the entire civilization, protected by the largest number of space defense systems, warships, and superweapons.
It was also protected by the second most powerful lifeform in the entire civilization, the world serpent Jormungandr, one of the greatest military assets humanity possessed.
And it was protected, of course, by the Emperor of Water himself.
It was impregnable.
The further one went away from Gaia Prime, the lower the protection, the greater the risks, the greater the dangers. The frontier was one of the most dangerous places in human civilization, where anything could happen, laws and law enforcement were often lax, and protection from external threats was also limited.
