Chapter 60: Lord Token

"If the military enlistment was required earlier, maybe more people would have survived."

Harold said, imagining the scenario of a population filled with strongmen who knew what to do in a disaster. 

Although he didn't want to experience it himself, having the skills would've definitely made him less dependent on the girls. 

Although he was old, he still cared about his masculinity! 

To some degree, anyway. 

What they didn't know yet was that a lot of Edenian men survived after the transfer, relative to other demographics, primarily because of this mandatory enlistment requirement.

In terms of survivability, it could be said that Edenian citizens, especially young men, made up for a large bulk of the population. 

"Well, our world had entered a time of utter peace and integration," Eugene told them. "Even as a soldier, the number of fights I encountered wasn't much, not compared to our predecessors."