「January 15th, 9:00 PM.」
Nine hours have passed since the intelligent entity from the Alien Star was placed on Celestial Water Star.
So much time has passed since the live broadcast was cut, yet officials have still offered no explanation.
In the face of public outcry online, the official response was simply: "The situation is currently being assessed. Please remain calm. We will release information at the appropriate time."
This vague statement only fueled public curiosity.
On the Ascender's Home forums, related discussion threads were completely flooded. Everyone was speculating about why the government was keeping things under wraps.
Some believed there might be some benefit that a small group of people wanted to monopolize;
Others believed this alien entity was a threat to humanity, and the government was in the process of dealing with it;
Strangely, in past Rule Stages, "insiders" would often come forward to leak information.
