Chapter 379: Winter stockpiles before contact
The flame-passing account, composed of Darkest Hour and other material, was spreading its influence.
It reached countless people around the world with internet access, and those who saw it were eager to share it with people around them who had not.
Fear was contagious, but like disease, it was a feeling no one enjoyed.
Much like the nationwide excitement when Huaguo's military might had risen again, it now swept through people's emotions with a similar effect.
Whether everyone welcomed it or not, the name of the Dawn Association spread across the world.
People used search engines, asked one another, and borrowed books from libraries, seeking information about them through every available channel.
Like everyone who had searched for information about the Dawn Association before, they found pitifully little through existing sources.
Many people finally understood what "hidden guardians" meant.
It did not matter that a considerable portion of the limited material was full of "slander." Ideally, everyone would regard "Dawn" as a joke.
Some people unearthed hidden records to that effect from who knew what obscure corners.
Many believed that, had the circumstances not been so exceptional, the Dawn Association might have continued keeping a low profile.
The various member governments of the World Anti-Dark Tide Convention Alliance also offered their explanations.
It was not merely because Dawn habitually kept a low profile. Dawn's existence was also a trump card for humanity and the world, one that should not ordinarily be revealed in advance.
But people now lacked confidence. In particular, many had long been accustomed to disparaging their governments and taking a distrustful stance. They urgently needed something to believe in.
With no other choice, the Dawn Association, an important member of the World Anti-Dark Tide Convention Alliance, agreed to the alliance's request