During the two days the Visiting Delegation prepared to depart, news of Chen Chuan's battle with Krosal rapidly fermented and continued spreading outward.
In truth, this news caused little stir among the Federation's middle and lower classes, because the West Bank Party was doing its utmost to control public opinion. The East Bank Party was likewise trying to handle it quietly rather than publicize it far and wide.
They all feared that this matter would stir up nationalist sentiment or a rebellious backlash, thereby adversely affecting their negotiations with Great Shun.
But beyond the Federation and the regions influenced by it, they had no way to exercise effective control.
Still, none of that would affect them.
In the present-day world, let alone the flow of information between nations, even Central Cities were like isolated islands of information. The people in each place relied largely on a handful of world-class publications, as well as information passed along by the branches of multinational megacorporations and government-affiliated institutions, for their understanding of international affairs.
Thus, for the middle and lower classes, the Federation merely needed to keep public opinion under control within the areas reached by its authority.
But things were different at the upper levels. News traveled at astonishing speed, and within two days, Chen Chuan's image and dossier had appeared on the desks of rulers and managers of nations and major companies around the world, drawing immense attention.
They could not help but remain on high alert. Chen Chuan had been able to directly kill part of a Profound Cave Observation Fighter's power head-on, which meant that even if he did not possess the full combat strength of a Profound Cave Observation Fighter, his destructive power was comparable.
The key was that, due to their formidable martial force, most Profound Cave