Time passed.
The West Continent completely stabilized.
Supplies were also ready.
The West branches had enough reserve stock to continue operating even without constant production from the main territory.
Production in Lootwell did not stop.
It simply shifted.
More and more output now will flow toward the next expansion.
The Middle Continent.
Automaton sales remained limited.
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Meanwhile, the allied factions of the West continued growing.
The factions that had surrendered Origin Core fragments in exchange for deep alliance had not been abandoned after payment. Lootwell had done exactly what it promised.
It strengthened them.
Limited technologies were shared.
Law Books were opened under supervision.
Training schedules improved.
Advance automaton assistance stabilized labor.
Communication priority improved their regional coordination.
