On the day the UHC meeting ended, the vast global relocation effort began on the afternoon of May 1.
It was not only island nations that needed relocating. Even inland countries such as North Star and the Solloma Empire had major coastal cities that needed to be moved.
In peacetime, cheap and efficient sea transport had given rise to prosperous coastal cities. But once a major earthquake struck, those cities would face the risk of being among the first swallowed by tsunamis.
By then, whether people lived on high ground or inside shelters, survival would be difficult. They had to relocate inland.
Island nations like the Yingqi Nation, meanwhile, had no choice but to relocate their entire populations. According to experts, they might not even need to wait for the Level 10 Earthquake predicted for the 30th. The Level 9 Earthquake expected on the 27th had a high chance of destroying the islands.
Completing the relocation before then required an enormous amount of transport capacity. Many inland nations had sent ships and planes to assist.
Yet relocating an entire nation was not so easy. People could leave, but everything else on the land could not be taken away. Many found that hard to accept.
In Yingqi's capital, government staff were earnestly persuading people in front of an ancient building. More than a thousand had gathered there, each with a headband bearing the words "Swear to Die Rather Than Move."
"We will not leave!" The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. Facing the officials, his attitude was exceptionally resolute.
"This Capital Tower was built by the founding Divine Child of our Yingqi Nation. It is a symbol of our country, the soul of Yingqi! We will never abandon it and leave just to cling to life!"
"That's right, we're