"Leave a total of eight thousand civilians, preferably with a focus on Tesser Immigrants, and not more than two thousand from the Giant Dragon Coast. It's best to select those who harbor resentment against the Giant Dragon Coast, especially those who were previously persecuted by the Dark Organization."
Carl had prepared for this in advance. This place is too close to the Giant Dragon Coast, and if too many immigrants from the Giant Dragon Coast stayed here, it would be easy for the Dark Forces from there to infiltrate. However, they couldn't leave none, as they needed some people familiar with the situation over there to facilitate future conflicts.
"What about the army? Besides the Limb Severing Legion, what else do you need?"