The able-bodied men had been conscripted, but the matter was far from over.
The wealthy households that had fled the city were only part of them, and they had not taken all their property with them.
Thus, a new round of confiscations began.
If Charles had intended to use this settlement as his base, he might not have been able to plunder wealth and seize property so forcefully.
But he had never planned to occupy this territory in the first place, so why the hell should he care?
Squads of cavalry led the newly conscripted men through the town, looting every wealthy household clean.
Especially the dozen or so families whose members had already been hanged.
The ordinary residents, meanwhile, were spared. Charles had not fallen so low as to prey on the poor, and besides, there was nothing much to take from them.
Valuable materials and Magic Stones were what Charles needed.
Even every last animal in the town was taken away—cattle, sheep, horses, all of them hauled off.
Charles even ordered, "This is my territory. We need to maintain our reputation. Pay market price for livestock requisitioned from poor households!"
There were several kinds of currency in this plane. Magic Stones containing elemental power were precious currency; aside from that, gold coins were what ordinary people used.
The wealthy households had the most gold coins. Charles had no particular need for them, so he spent them freely without a second thought.
The battle had taken Charles an entire morning.
Yet gathering the spoils in the town took even longer.
It was not until the next day that everything valuable had been packed away.
The most valuable items were still the Magic Stones, the main wealth gained from this venture.
After confiscating the property of the wealthy households throughout