A Full Recovery [Future]

In 2101 AD, Earth's population had reached its limit. Natural resources were critically scarce, and the survival of the human race hung in the balance. Then a new energy source was discovered, and that year was officially named Year 1 of the New Era. In Year 20 of the New Era, humanity began making long-distance space jumps, and alien races truly became part of human history. This shook the foundations of every religion on Earth. The old faiths were forced to reform, new beliefs sprang up everywhere, and religion descended into chaos and schism. But humanity had to face reality. We couldn't act like a child who cried at everything! After years of effort, humanity finally overcame its many divisions, including differences in race, region, and culture, and formed a unified federation. It drafted and passed the New Era Charter, pooled military resources, and established the Federal Defense Committee. The slow-moving economic and political globalization that had been developing since the twenty-first century reached its peak in a remarkably short time. In Year 41 of the New Era, the unified community was established. Just half a century later, humanity officially took its seat in the Interstellar Alliance Council. Yet its rapidly growing strength could not earn it matching political status overnight. The Schwicks had long coveted the