However, given the current situation, Lord Camelot—the Holy City—still had a trustworthy reputation.
According to the refugees, the gates of the Holy City would open at intervals. Those who passed a ritual known as the "Holy Selection" would be allowed to enter the Holy City.
According to the refugees, the Holy Selection was mainly intended to screen out evil people, preventing the impure from entering the Holy City.
The refugees said that many batches of refugees had already gone to the Holy City, been accepted within its walls, and begun living stable, prosperous lives.
What it showed people was active yet orderly disaster relief—rather than sending all the victims at once, they proceeded wave by wave, stabilizing the situation as much as possible while preventing evil individuals from slipping into the Holy City to cause trouble.
It could be said that the Holy City's disaster-relief measures were quite reasonable, though there would certainly be sanctimonious people jumping out to make insensitive remarks like, "If you're saving people anyway, why can't you save everyone all at once?"
But in truth, from the perspective of disaster relief, the Holy City's resources were limited, especially in an era like the thirteenth century, when productivity was so low.
Without allowing itself to be dragged down, carrying out relief efforts and resettling victims in batches was undoubtedly the most suitable, safest, and most beneficial method.
Therefore, when it came to saving people, the Holy City—or rather, the Lion King, Goddess Rhongomyniad—had done nothing wrong.
Moreover, the Lion King's side had also helped the locals defeat the invaders, making them allied forces.
One had to know that, according to history, this Singularity was set during the final stage of the last Crusade, and this was one of its main battlefields.
Theoretically, countless Crusaders should have been