The Federation had already begun implementing measures to restrict the Demon Race's development.
Trade with caravans from the Demon Race was to be restricted, and the threat level assigned to Huo Yuhao, the Demon King, was to be raised.
Missions began to be issued through the Demon Hunt Squad Mission Tower to destroy roads, mining areas, farmland, and contact points with Demon City... within Demon Race territory; to eliminate sites within Demon City such as metal smelting factories, Soul Tool manufacturing plants, granaries, schools, and hospitals; and even to hunt down demons currently engaged in production, so as to effectively slow the Demon Race's development.
A deadline began to be set for whether Huo Yuhao would join the Federation, and preparations had already begun for a plan to hunt down Huo Yuhao, the Demon King.
Of course, Chen Zidian himself also felt a sense of crisis over the Demon Race's development in recent years. However, he still felt uncomfortable with the scope of these missions' targets. In his view, these missions went somewhat beyond bounds.
The Federation's explanation was that the disappearance of these locations and facilities would help weaken the Demon Race's fighting strength, delay its development, and hasten humanity's steps toward ending the Dark Age.
Some extreme voices had also emerged within the Federation, calling for clear lines to be drawn between humanity and all humans connected to the Demon Race.
In particular, those rescued human women whose children were human-demon hybrids were being called upon to sever all ties with those human-demon hybrids and maintain no contact of any kind.
They called for preserving humanity's purity, preventing Demon Race infiltration of humanity, and purging everyone who did not agree with or support the Federation.
Although very few council members voiced or supported these views, Chen Zidian still