Earth. The mother planet. The cradle of humanity. The symbolic capital of one of the greatest human empires in history.
On the surface, there was nothing special about the third satellite of the Sol System.
Terrestrial globes like these were like a dime in a dozen in the Milky Way.
While there weren't many of them that happened to satisfy all of the harsh conditions to foster organic life, this still amounted to a huge number given that there were hundreds of billions of star systems in the galaxy!
From a galactic perspective, Earth really wasn't that special. Even the Red Ocean featured a lot of livable planets that played host to comparable plants and wildlife.
In fact, not only was Earth rather common as a life-bearing planet, it also ranked among the lowest of classes!
The home planets of the once-dominant Seven Apex Races were much more impressive in comparison!
