The rabble were often blind. Many rumors would fall apart under the slightest scrutiny from anyone with a bit of sense. But the rabble didn't care whether they held up. They trusted only their own judgment.
The truth didn't matter to them. What mattered was venting their emotions. If a claim suited their anger, then it was fact to them. They would blindly take its side and plunge into a frenzy without the slightest restraint.
At present, there were certainly reasonable people throughout the Underground World, but blind hysteria was undeniably the prevailing mood.
Just as Taiyi Academy had expected, nearly all the blame was aimed squarely at Titan Academy, and all the fury was directed at them.
Countless voices across the land demanded that Taiyi Academy and Five Elements Academy take the lead in launching a full-scale campaign against Titan Academy. The traitors to the Underground Race had to pay a terrible price and be wiped from the Underground World.
One after another, people in Titan Academy's camp broke away, swiftly severing their ties. Apart from the four great Golden Clans, Titan Academy was left isolated almost overnight.
All business dealings and tribute payments were cut off almost entirely.
The various powers that had been supplying Titan Academy with a steady stream of resources took the opportunity to distance themselves and sever their ties.
Without that steady flow of support from below, Titan Academy's resources would soon run dry. Even the four great Golden Clans had their own calculations.
The other three clans said nothing publicly, but privately, different voices could be heard within their ranks.
After all, every Golden Clan had multiple factions behind it, each with its own interests and demands.
Now Titan Academy had dragged everyone into a quagmire, and some factions and interest groups were