The North, once filled with vagrants due to a lack of jobs, no longer suffered from such issues.

However, there was now a dire shortage of a productive population—particularly those with education.

These two problems weren’t something that could be solved with money or technology alone. They required a significant amount of time.

“This is why we’re aggressively encouraging childbirth and selling Medi-Kits at almost no cost. We’re also implementing mandatory education to ensure that every Northerner can read.”

“Isn’t that a bit excessive? Increasing the population is one thing, but teaching such a large population to read…”

“The North …