Before massive social upheaval and simmering panic could erupt in full.
Philip Boreas Greyrat showed everyone the masterful touch of a first-rate politician.
On one hand, he drew on the Boreas Greyrat Family's deeply entrenched influence within the territory.
And on the local officials whose interests had long been tightly bound to the family's.
With lightning speed and overwhelming force, he crushed every attempt to spread rumors or incite the people to resist.
On the other hand, he mobilized large numbers of people and employed methods that bordered on brainwashing.
Throughout every town and village, they vigorously promoted the sanctity of the blessed child prophecy and the absolute necessity of this Great Migration.
Philip deftly portrayed the suffering of being uprooted from one's home as an act of supreme grace and preemptive protection from their lord and king.
He also solemnly promised every resident that once they reached their designated temporary resettlement areas.
The kingdom and the lord's administration would provide everyone with the basic necessities of life.
And after the disaster had passed, they would lead everyone home.
Amid this complicated, tense atmosphere, driven relentlessly forward by an irresistible force, the Great Migration.
Officially began.
According to the detailed plan that the Supreme Council, Sauros, and Philip had drawn up together during seven sleepless days and nights in the Royal Capital.
The evacuation of the entire Fitoia Territory would proceed gradually, in three stages:
The first stage, which had already begun:
Priority would be given to evacuating villages in the mountains and along the forest fringes, where locations were most remote, transport most difficult, and populations relatively sparse.
Residents of these areas would be organized by local officials from the lord's administration and escorted by advance troops dispatched by the kingdom.
They would follow the safest routes, mapped out