The Baron's fury
"Tell everyone to stand by in case we're attacked again."
"Is that all?"
"What else do you want to do?"
"We're just chess pieces in other people's hands at the moment."
However, as he finished speaking, Maxime suddenly had an idea.
"No, we can also make preparations on our own."
"There are some young, weak men in the village. Go and ask them if they'd be interested in becoming strong men, gaining glory and honor for their families."
Maxime did indeed have the idea of recruiting new men.
He still had plenty of money, enough to feed many people for a long time.
"Why young, weak men?"
The mercenaries were confused.
"Because if we take the strong ones, our relationship with the villagers would diminish. What's more, those who are weak have complexes and therefore dreams that stem from these complexes that are far more powerful than those who were born strong."