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A lot of Confederacy troops have that base level of 'living off the land' expectance too- it's a requirement of the Turtle Warriors, and because a lot of the Confederacy's soldiers are drawn from its more rural regions and then trained at Bonfire Base, they come with that rough-living experience. Seems like there could be tons of interesting opportunities here. Also, what's Ronto's navy like? I've mentioned that the Confederacy has one for the Great Lakes (since they view themselves as the rightful owners of it,) does Ronto have an equivalent?

And, yeah, the Confederacy is actually against chattal slavery- they know people aren't animals, but equally speaking, there's an element of entitlement. If you're weak enough to be beaten and captured, you're definitely not deserving of the same standing as the Confederacy's citizens.