Maximus tapped his head with his finger: "Do you agree?!"
"Yes..." This time, the recruits didn't respond in unison, as some of them were lost in thought.
After Maximus left, Tierks nudged the dazed Tini Bazus: "Kid, you've made an impression on the leader now!"
Tini Bazus, his thoughts revealed by Tierks, changed the subject without a change in expression: "Captain, I've been a street performer, a soldier, a slave, and Leader Maximus is quite different from all the other important figures I've encountered before."
"Of course, he's different!" Tierks said sincerely: "Leader Maximus knows a lot, like those lofty scholars, but he's very willing to teach us!"
Then he put on a stern face: "Since you said you want to learn, I'll be watching over you carefully, to make sure you don't get sent back halfway and embarrass our squad."
"Captain, what do you mean?" Tini Bazus caught the implication in his words.
