Chapter 279 - Fifty-Four: Reactions from All Sides
Originally, seeing the public opinion extremely unfavorable to the high-ranking rulers, some mid and small-sized nobles were secretly delighted.
But before rejoicing for too long, they suddenly realized that the flames seemed to have spread to themselves. They hurriedly tried to remedy the situation, attempting to flip the direction of the rumors back again.
Unfortunately, their actions lacked the professionalism of Anvis.
Anvis not only arranged for players to spread various rumors but also dispatched a large number of Low Rank Professionals, pretending to be the first and second type of people—those who sensed there was someone else behind the scenes.
They began to stand on the intellectual high ground, looking down on those who still firmly believed the Olivendi Family was behind the schemes.
After being questioned and despised multiple times, many of the third type of people began to doubt themselves, wondering if they had indeed made a mistake.
However, although these responses from the mid and small-sized nobles were ineffective, the Door of Pupils quickly caught on.
They sent their subordinates, pretending to be rational, neutral, objective Professionals passing by, to start questioning whether the first and second types of people had been brainwashed by the rulers.
Or perhaps they had simply taken the Olivendi Family’s bounty to whitewash their actions.
Unjustly labeled as ’brainwashed’, the first and second types of people did not show weakness either, likewise accusing the other side of having accepted benefits from the hidden manipulators, only emerging to throw dirt on the rulers.
In the process, many truly neutral Professionals who were accidentally involved were indiscriminately attacked, suddenly turning from bystanders to haters, joining one side of the camp.