The local Fighting Halls' successive defeats, amplified and promoted by certain media outlets, had indeed stirred nationalist sentiment among some Federation citizens.
What had begun as a dispute over Fighting Hall techniques had turned into a conflict between nations and races. Especially since the Federation and Great Shun had historically spent far more time in opposition than cooperation.
This led some civilian Fighters in the Federation Capital to challenge the Non-Body Faction Fighting Hall. Through the spread of information by telegraph and newspapers, Fighters throughout the Federation began to take notice.
However, the East Coast was far more orderly than the West Coast. Without strict approval from the government and council, Fighters were absolutely forbidden from moving about at will.
That did not mean there was no impact. Since the Non-Body Faction Dojo had branch halls in every Central City, those branches had all suffered some degree of disruption under the pressure of public opinion.
After several decades of development, the Non-Body Faction had spread across nearly the entire Federation. Almost every Central City, and even some remote towns, had its halls. The more distant places, where information was slower to arrive, had not been greatly affected yet. But the instructors and disciples at the dojos in several Central Cities had all begun to feel the pressure, and some had no choice but to leave their dojos.
Head Xie knew full well that this was a standard tactic of the Strategic Affairs Department. They had the home-field advantage, and there was no way for him to stop whatever they wished to do.
Fortunately, he had prepared in advance. He immediately called Great Shun companies across the Federation, asking them to stabilize the dojos under the name of social donations, while also recruiting personnel from all over the Federation.
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