Catherine's fear of a leak came true very quickly.
It began when a Volcano Shelter hired a large number of local workers. At first, they did not explain what the underground project they were building had to do with the apocalypse.
In fact, many middle-level managers at the construction sites did not know that the underground structures they were building were shelters for the apocalypse. They were simply working according to the company's requirements.
Many Federal citizens had no interest whatsoever in the capitalists' "new tricks." In any case, there was no guarantee they would be the ones living there after construction was complete.
At the same time, everyone had signed confidentiality agreements. Anyone who leaked the information ahead of time would be taken to court. Most people were unwilling to bear the severe consequences of opposing the capitalists and ending up in court, so they kept their mouths shut.
There were indeed many people in this world who could not keep their mouths shut, but that was under a confidentiality pact saying, "You have to keep this secret for me."
Under the supervision of a "confidentiality contract," they were unlikely to casually reveal anything to outsiders.
The cost of leaking the information was extremely high, and they could even end up in prison. Although the lower classes of Federal society were often quite foolish, they were very clever when it came to matters like this.
The problem began when a worker told his close friend about the project. He merely chatted about it, saying that work had been especially busy lately and he could not go on vacation to the south with him or anything.
His friend then began taking an interest in the underground complex being built around an Active Volcano.
As everyone knew, the danger and terror