Two days later, the Federation government promised to investigate the attack on Head Xie.
Chen Chuan received word from Nobu Goro that the uproar surrounding the Non-Body Faction Fighting Hall was gradually subsiding. The Federation citizens who had gathered outside to protest had dispersed.
Public opinion was cooling as well. Clearly, the Strategic Affairs Department had stopped pushing the issue. This showed that Head Xie's earlier arrangements had worked: the Federation government had begun putting pressure on the Strategic Affairs Department.
This also brought an unexpected development. Because the Non-Body Faction Fighting Hall had swept its matches against the other halls, many prospective students had come to enroll.
This was particularly true of Federation citizens of Eastern Continent descent. The Non-Body Faction Fighting Hall had long traded on Cui Xuanhui's name, but his reputation among overseas Eastern Continent descendants was terrible. Aside from a handful of foreigners who admired him, most people loathed him.
After this uproar, everyone knew that the hall now belonged to a fighter from Great Shun, and that after arriving in the Federation, this fighter had defeated one powerful opponent after another. Even a veteran Federation fighter had lost to him in a public match.
To them, the fighting hall's dominant performance was a direct result of this fighter taking over.
That belief had little real basis and was merely an expression of national sentiment, yet it happened to match the truth.
After learning of this, Chen Chuan discussed it with Head Xie. They agreed that their next step should still be to find ways to recruit native Federation citizens.
This was not about winning the Federation government's approval. If the government wanted to target them, it would do so regardless. Rather, political and practical considerations meant that this could win them greater public support.
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