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It was completely dark.
After brushing off God Almighty, Edward saw that it was getting late, tidied up the things at hand, and prepared to stroll back.
He had nothing much to do all day now. The gods were each busy with their own affairs, guarding their own little patches of territory. The Demon of Knowledge had peacefully taken in some fleeing believers of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, improved basic education in Trier, and raised compulsory education to ten years. Apparently, he wanted to extend it further, but unfortunately, in this era, far too few people could afford schooling or had the time to attend.
Thus, the Demon of Knowledge began promoting night schools, encouraging adults to work during the day and spend a few hours learning arithmetic and grammar at night.
Considering the current situation in Intis, where anyone with hands could find work, the night schools were widely welcomed by workers.
Meanwhile, the Demon of Knowledge also retained the examination system of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, recruiting many exiled believers as academic directors and exam graders. This increased the efficiency of examinations and grading severalfold, leaving the Church members with ever darker circles under their eyes.
The countries of the Southern Continent were working hard to recuperate. The Highlands were doing all right apart from their extreme poverty, but Balam faced the problem of a soaring death rate.
The policies Death had previously come up with without much thought were now taking some unpleasant turns. This actually had little effect on Death, however, since both the living and the dead were his anchors-the only one who would worry about it was his biological son, Azik Eggers, whose humanity had yet to fade.
The situation in Loen had largely stabilized, and