Awakened Agency
It turned out that the Agriculture Project progressed much faster than Michael had anticipated. The issues in the Sacred Desert, alongside the food scarcity in the Frozen Tundra, also known as Frozen Cataclysm, created a huge demand for highly nutritious, energy-rich food.
Before the Barren Lands turned into somewhat fertile lands thanks to the Agriculture Project, the human race had been forced to pay a heavy overpay for most food from the Origin Expanse. It was possible to bring food from the outside world into the Origin Expanse, but it was not as energy-rich and nutritious, and therefore not good enough to train Soldiers and maintain the citizens' morale.
Furthermore, the production of food outside the Origin Expanse was a much slower process, resulting in a low supply. The supply couldn't meet one-tenth of the demand.