News that the Lord would lead the Knight Squad on a campaign had long since spread throughout the Wubei Territory.
Many of the common folk, especially those living in Swamp Town, were worried they would be conscripted for the battlefield.
After all, that was how Baron Reisen had operated. As a Vassal of Wushan Castle, he would answer the call to arms, but that didn't mean he would send his most elite troops to fight.
When Reisen thought there was a profit to be made, he would send a few more Knights; otherwise, he would send fewer. It seemed that on one occasion, he sent a force led by only three Basic Level Knights.
If he sent few Knights, he would naturally send fewer of his well-trained Cavalry, Infantry, and Archers as well. But to make his force seem larger, Reisen would temporarily conscript Peasant Slaves and poorly trained militia to pad the numbers.
You couldn't say he didn't answer the call to arms, as he genuinely sent over a hundred men to fight;
