Time flowed quietly. Compared with the tension of his early days after transmigrating, the Northern Continent, having just gone through a full-scale war, entered a period of steady development.
The Feysac royal family, exhausted by the war, was overthrown by the Worker's Movement, with Medici as marshal, Lavish as political commissar, and Grossel as its mascot. The Forsaken Federation was established, and Medici obtained his third Conqueror characteristic. With the ritual already complete, he could ascend the divine throne again at any time.
Under the subtle influence of the Church of Light and Bernadette, Intis began promoting the idea of "revitalizing the nation through science and education." Its cultural atmosphere nearly caught up with Lenburg's. However, compared to Lenburg's grand-library-like theoretical sciences, Intis focused primarily on practical fields.
The efficient dissemination of knowledge brought by the Dreamscape Knowledge Net drove progress in medicine, industry, and related fields. The application of electrical energy pushed industrial standards forward once again. Vast numbers of patents were produced, and Bernadette gradually became synonymous with erudition.
In comparison, Loen's development lagged somewhat behind. However, its excellent industrial foundation and the output of its Southern Continent colonies continued to propel the nation forward. As the country with the most religious groups and secret organizations on the continent, it also gathered the largest number of Beyonders in the Northern Continent.
Besides these three established powers, in which Sno had secretly gained considerable influence, the rising empire of Lenburg had accumulated internal contradictions that could erupt at any moment due to its acceptance of believers from the Church of the Sun. Yet without question, all of this was within the God of Knowledge and Wisdom's plans.
As for Feynapotter, this nation had declined ever since it lost naval supremacy at the end of the Age of Discovery—Great Silence