When the truth of the matter was revealed to the Union Government, Jiang Shan immediately held a video conference.
The final outcome of the discussion was that the actual situation would be shared with all the Virtual Gods, but it was not to be disclosed to the lower levels.
There were too many individuals below virtual god-level. If the news spread, it would only cause widespread panic; things would also be difficult to control.
Besides, this war with the invaders was essentially a battle between gods, and the outcome depended on high-level combat strength above virtual god-level. It did not matter if the common people were aware of the actual situation or not. To avoid civil unrest, concealing the truth was the best way of dealing with things.
After determining their plan of action, at noon that day, Dongfang Bai gathered the group of people in the Abyss Brink together.