"Well, this is much better than I expected," Zaos said.
"It seems you underestimated your fame, captain," Cohnal said. With this many participants, I would say you can afford to be a bit tough with the selection."
Zaos looked around and could see around two thousand soldiers trained by the kingdom, almost one thousand mercenaries, and around fifty kids of the magic school that were about to graduate. He wished that he could hire everyone to make a good impression, but in the end, it would be a bit too much to try to lead so many people on his first mission as Captain.