Glenwy answered, "This method is to report it to the Council and let them make a ruling."
"Uh... will the Council lords even bother with it?" Su Yu found it hard to believe. Could such a minor matter of his really reach the Council's level?
"They probably will." Glenwy nodded. "After all, the compensation you're seeking isn't a small amount, and the latest legal system adopted by the Council is Precedent Law... That's a long story. You can look into the specifics yourself."
"Since it involves Precedent Law... then it really does need a proper ruling. It could indeed reach the Council." Su Yu understood.
Su Yu had read about Precedent Law. It was a very common form of legal system.
Simply put: suppose Zhang San ate at a restaurant but did not pay. Instead, he beat up the owner, leaving him Grievously Wounded. Zhang San would be sentenced to more than three years in prison.
Precedent Law meant turning this kind of case into a precedent, so that similar cases in the future would be handled according to it.
For example, if another person, Li Si, committed the same crime as Zhang San—eating without paying and beating someone until they were Grievously Wounded—then Li Si would immediately receive the same sentence as Zhang San.
This eliminated many judicial procedures, simplifying the entire legal process and allowing for swift sentencing. That was the advantage of Precedent Law.
Applied to Su Yu's current claim,
there was no doubt that his claim would also become a precedent.
If the Council decided to compensate Su Yu, then if any civilization that had not received compensation after a Civilization Ascension War came knocking in the future, Feige Hub would also compensate them.
If the Council decided not to provide compensation, then civilizations that came