The Light Kingdom had relied on mercenaries from the moment it was founded.
This was because of the Light Kingdom's terrain.
It was surrounded by mountains.
When the land was first being developed, large numbers of mercenaries poured into the plains between the mountains.
They hunted magical beasts in the mountains and transported them back to the plains to sell.
Over time, large mercenary groups and bands of thieves soon emerged.
After several major battles between the two sides,
the mercenary groups emerged victorious and began building cities on the plains.
Later, they were invaded again and again by Lannister and Hastings.
After a century of bloody warfare, the mercenaries finally seized the fertile plains and established the Light Kingdom.
They then supported another mercenary force, biting off a large chunk of Hastings' territory.
That force established the Leighton Kingdom.
From then on, the Light Kingdom gained a defensive line to the north.
It then expanded westward and southward.
It fought other kingdoms, savage tribes, and magical beasts for territory.
Only after more than two hundred years of bloody warfare did it establish its current foundation.
Throughout its long history,
the Deven Duchy Territory held a special position in the Light Kingdom.
That was because this territory was where the Light Kingdom had first risen.
Its first city had been built here.
The Grand Duke Devon was actually a branch of the Light Kingdom's royal family.
As the territory expanded,
the first Duke Devon remained behind to hold the area.
Once the territory had grown, this land was granted to the Duke Devon and officially became his fief.
The greatest feature of the Deven Duchy Territory was its convenient transportation.
Another was its enormous number of mercenaries.
As a city built by mercenaries,
the Deven Duchy Territory had always followed