Time flew by, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.
The Alpha Kingdom's strategy of relocating people to settle and defend the frontier triggered political chain reactions that exceeded everyone's expectations.
Relations between the two great Human powers eased, greatly promoting unity within the alliance. There had been hardly any disputes in recent years.
Seeing the internal conflicts among humans ease, the alien races were also affected, with the various races constantly strengthening exchanges and ties.
Anyone with even a little political sense knew this was the calm before the storm.
Judging by past precedent, the more harmonious the internal relations of the two camps became, the more likely a Continental War was to break out.
Feeling the pressure, every side kept making moves, and wave after wave of reforms surged higher.
The conservative-led Alpha Kingdom remained especially focused, spending all three years carrying out its frontier settlement strategy.
Nearly 3.5 million able-bodied young men were recruited in succession and sent to the front lines to reclaim land, farm, and defend the border.
As the front-line commander, Hudson's authority also increased substantially during this period.
Yet this commander-in-chief kept an exceptionally low profile. Aside from important military meetings, he rarely showed himself.
Hudson directly handed the authority to manage the frontier-settling serfs to the local noble lords.
Each lord was responsible for his own serfs. If trouble arose, Hudson would only hold the serfs' owners and the local lords accountable.
With responsibility assigned to individuals, everything naturally appeared peaceful. No one knew whether anyone was covering things up below, but at least no trouble reached Hudson.
Farming when busy and drilling when idle—such was the life of these reserve soldiers.
The results were extremely apparent. Through everyone's joint efforts, the relocated young men had already achieved self-sufficiency