With the fall of Eternal Night Harbor, the Allied forces formed by the Alliance and the Corporation had officially opened a second front against the Southern Legion's colonies and even its homeland.
According to the plan, in addition to redeploying several major player corps from Boro Province, the Alliance would continue sending at least 200,000 troops to the front lines.
Half of those 200,000 would be Alliance citizens, while the other half would consist of supervised persons and Velander volunteers from various regions.
Not long ago, the Alliance Parliament passed a proposal to "raise the threshold for issuing identity cards," tightening the requirements for obtaining Alliance citizenship.
However, while closing one door, the Alliance Parliament also opened a window for survivors eager to join the Alliance.
Any wastelander willing to fight to end the Wasteland Era could become an honored Alliance citizen, provided they served in the Alliance military and committed no serious violations during their service.
Although this was not the only fast-track route through identity approval, compared to first obtaining citizenship in Utopia City, the South Seas Alliance, the Academy, or the Science Council, or completing further studies at designated research institutions and academies, fighting a war was undoubtedly the most reliable option in the eyes of wastelanders.
They did that every day in the wasteland. Some had even modified their bodies for it, installing mechanical tendons, mantis blades, and similar gear.
And for the Alliance, the military camp could also serve as an effective buffer zone.
Through militarized management during service, along with literacy education and vocational training, the Alliance could help these wastelanders integrate into civilized society after retirement at a lower cost—at the very least, teaching them discipline and giving them a skill to survive in society.
Still, although most wastelanders enlisted for Alliance citizenship,