Sigaoxin had been right. The intelligence had leaked.
On the way to being sent to the town, the Contact Delegation got their personal network devices back.
The moment they went online, they saw that information about the Alien Intelligence was already everywhere. People held all kinds of views and positions on it, arguing without end.
"An alien that needs to eat people to answer questions? This is obviously a Fire Thief plot, isn't it? They're using it to further reduce humanity's numbers! Don't fall for it!"
"Didn't the news say parasites could be used as food too? Trading them for information valuable to humanity sounds pretty good. They're humanity's mortal enemies anyway."
"Speaking of which, the UHC coalition forces have already started fighting in Black Flag Nation. Could this all be to catch food for that alien monster?"
"No wonder they didn't make the news public. Were they afraid of public opposition?"
"Why should the UHC alone decide what questions get asked? We should have voting rights too!"
"I firmly oppose asking any questions! This is a Fire Thief plot!"
"If I were making the decision, an alien intelligence that eats people should be blasted to death with missiles. Don't give me that nonsense about using parasites as food. Who can guarantee there won't be real humans among that food!"
Besides the anger online, another matter also shocked the Contact Delegation, especially the Solloma people.
That matter was Fahuo Nation's surprise attack on Solloma.
According to information posted online, this raid alone had deployed several thousand Ascendants, along with over ten thousand ordinary people carrying firearms.
For an operation on such a scale, Solloma had received no warning whatsoever beforehand. This showed that the Fire Thief Cult in Fahuo Nation had turned the country into an impenetrable fortress. Solloma's spies