On the phone, Song Shiyi's voice was a little hoarse. "The drop sites Star Orbit is choosing now are all places with relatively low population density. Mainly scattered villages, suburbs far from cities, and some small, low-density towns."
"The South Heaven Gate infrastructure in those places is poor. Orion discovered this pattern, and it's now focusing its attacks on county seats, villages, and towns. The local committees are severely understaffed, and dealing with something this highly interactive with people requires a large amount of manpower in itself."
"'Monster-Controlling Star' is extremely good at Bewitchment and persuasion. The deity authorities it grants make it hard for many people to refuse. When we caught it, it had already made contact with quite a few reserve Star Gods after a general check. A considerable number of these people are solitary elderly people, disabled people, and teenagers. These groups are already difficult to communicate with... Quite a few of them think this is a talent they awakened themselves, and some even tried to run away and hide to avoid being supervised by the committee."
"From a societal perspective, the situation has become even more complicated."
Lu Yao asked, "How are things with the Pseudo-humans?"
"The previous Feathered Ones have basically all disappeared. One moment, my throat's a little dry."
Song Shiyi took a sip of water on the other end, and a faint swallowing sound came through the receiver.
She continued, "The Pseudo-humans have completely shifted toward the Star God group. Because they now have deity authority, it's very difficult to determine whether the other party is simply a Star God or a Pseudo-human."
"The committee's current method is to inspect these newly appeared, unregistered Star Gods one by one through the 'Star Measuring Instrument.' But not everyone is willing to cooperate, and most