"Before the apocalypse, we were a major grain-producing nation, and we also purchased massive amounts of grain from abroad each year as a strategic reserve. That's no secret. They're coming to plunder our food, probably assuming we weren't hit hard by the disaster and still have reserves. But there's another crucial point: they're counting on our people's 'compassionate' nature."
"In times like these, who has any compassion left for them? If you ask me, the Central Base handled it beautifully. We should kill those bandits on sight."
"Liam, if the Central Base brings over ten million people to Khoros, could these grasslands even accommodate that many?" Taylor Vance was worried; an increase in population would inevitably lead to more trouble and crises.
