The wording on this suggests that the player will
1. Get a lockbox turned into a population
2. Then be able to take a level 1/2 tech.
In this case, taking the tech reduced me to zero population. I was unable to take the second benefit as a result, or reset the turn to choose the other tech. I don't understand why the wording would be "then" if it's not sequential. The population then showed up for the income phase. Any thoughts?
1. Get a lockbox turned into a population
2. Then be able to take a level 1/2 tech.
In this case, taking the tech reduced me to zero population. I was unable to take the second benefit as a result, or reset the turn to choose the other tech. I don't understand why the wording would be "then" if it's not sequential. The population then showed up for the income phase. Any thoughts?