He had heard about what had happened during the previous war, and obviously, Alterra still had the confidence to make such bold moves with slaves back then.
Now that they were a legitimate Town, they could no longer do that.
It felt satisfying to pick down this arrogant territory by a notch.
That said, the vanguard slaves were locals. After all, they became a Town because they weren't idiots who'd send precious elementalists as meat shields.
Quite a few Terran territories had fallen during the past few months.
This meant that there were Elementalist Slaves scattered around this region, and there was even a subtle 'hunting' of them that had begun.
With his guidance, Basset Town, in fact, managed to secure hundreds of them.