The chief officers of the nine departments were directly promoted to knight by Maximus, without accumulating military merits, while Legion Commander Pequot was just one merit away from being promoted to a third-rank Viscount, and Maximus specifically encouraged him for this. Camillus, Fesaros, Torrelugo, Oluus, and a few team officers with outstanding battle merits were also just a few merits away from the third-rank Viscount...
Maximus maintained balance by not focusing on allowing one or two troops to win the entire war; instead, he divided the large pie of this war equally among the four legions. Of course, the four legions performed very well on their own, and there was no lagging behind.
In any case, this tribe commendation ceremony was a big bonus Maximus gave to his loyal followers, not only awarding them 20 acres, bringing each individual's land to 100 acres, but also announcing publicly:
