"How are the armed forces?"
"The town has thirty sheriffs. As for a militia, there isn't one. Instead, they outsource part of the defense to mercenaries."
A town with only a thousand people definitely wouldn't have much money to form an army, Lance thought. It would be more practical to contract the work out to a guild.
Considering these armed forces, even one of my Elite Squads could launch a decapitation strike, Lance considered. Once the town leader is dead, the rest will have no room to resist.
With this in mind, Walter's talk of reclaiming the territory might actually be achievable—
But he quickly suppressed the thought. I don't have enough management talent on hand. Even if I reclaimed territory, it wouldn't be of much use; on the contrary, it could drag down Hamlet's development. At this stage, it's better to focus on more significant tasks.
