The news that the Salvation Army was preparing to take action against the bandits in the forest of caves quickly spread in Joan of Arc Castle.
Along with it, a papal decree was also released.
"Starting tomorrow, each Hundred Households District will thoroughly investigate any lurking bandits or former bandits. Those who know but do not report will have their tax exemptions revoked. Reporting is rewarded with a full set of iron farming tools or a large pig.
If someone confesses and their crimes are not identified by others, they only need to undergo one month of labor reform or pay a ransom, which can be reduced to seven days if they identify accomplices.
Anyone who harbors a fugitive bandit will be punished the same as the bandit, with the maximum penalty being hanging."
On the day the decree was issued, centering on Joan of Arc Castle, groups of horseback riding wandering cultivators and gendarmes began leaving the castle one after another.
