[Year 2165]
[My name is Max Piao, and it seems the thing my mother feared has come to pass. I need to go to war, or else my entire family will be killed.]
"What? Why?! That's not fair!" Angela shouted, pointing at the screen in frustration.
Her elder sister, Angel, watched silently, her eyes scanning the screen before speaking.
"When the war started, aside from those already enlisted, no one really wanted to fight for the country. While Max was growing up, Nina kept track of everything happening in the outside world."
She paused briefly, then continued.
"She was also known as the anonymous reporter 'Ice.' She had access to a vast amount of information, and that knowledge gave her a steady stream of income—on top of the wealth she already had."
"So… that's why we have so much land," Angela said thoughtfully.
"Exactly," Angel replied.
"She used that knowledge to buy prime plots—not just around their home, but across different regions. Most of it came at a discount because of the instability caused by the war."
"She's so smart," Angela said, admiration brightening her eyes.
Angel turned her attention back to the screen.
"…As time passed, the mandatory age for military service changed from 30–50 to 18–65. The country needed more manpower, so they expanded the draft."
The screen shifted again.