Three more people came forward after that. Watching them, I added one more condition.

"Only those uninvolved in the riot can vouch for someone's usefulness. If no one can vouch for you, then you'll have to prove your skills directly. If you can't, you won’t be recognized."

In reality, demanding proof of usefulness was just an excuse.

Why go through all this pointless effort?

This camp had just gone through a riot. Its unity was in shambles.

If I didn’t patch up the broken trust now, internal conflicts would explode again like a ticking time bomb.

They needed time to reinforce their sense of unity. Fortunately, I had arrived in the middle of the riot rather than long after it was over.