Huang Fulai and several hundred officials from Xu Base City had been placed under house arrest the very night they arrived in Haijing City. Under the pretense of a temporary review, they were confined to a modest hotel called the Lijing Hotel.0

Meals and drinks were delivered by designated personnel. However, none of them were allowed to leave their rooms or have private contact with the outside world. The treatment of these officials sparked a heated public debate.  0

The debate was broadly divided into two camps. One side argued that the officials of Xu Base City had failed in their duty to defend the city, resulting in its fall. The severity of their negligence demanded heavy punishment to serve as a warning to others.  0

The other side countered that the fall of Xu Base City was primarily due to the ferocity of the star beasts and inadequate support...0