781. The New King (Added Chapter for Monthly Votes)

New King (Bonus Chapter—Please Vote)

The Hormong Kingdom's historical records stated:

"'The Orcish Southern Campaign lasted three years and ended with the commander Bloodfang being slain and the orc army collapsing across the board. From that day onward, Jupiter's title of 'Legend' resounded throughout the continent, and he was honored as the 'King of Mercenaries'!"

That same year, Jupiter and Herak led the mercenaries into the Royal Capital to receive their rewards. Both were granted knighthoods and the right to establish city-states.

Not only that, Terin III married his most beloved youngest daughter, the kingdom's pearl—Princess Atia—to Jupiter.

Jupiter brought his family north of the Hormong–Chiton defensive line and established Mercenary City, drawing many humans from across the continent to settle there under the name of a Legend.

Moreover, because of the friendships he had forged with orcs such as Chiron and Tavia, he was not blindly harsh toward the orcs.

Gradually, Mercenary City also gained the reputations of the "City of Justice" and the "City of Commerce." It became the only trading hub between the human and orc kingdoms, gathering vast wealth.

At the same time, he secretly transported the Obelisk into the city and studied it closely.

However, it was never opened to the public.

Several years later, Tavia, the daughter of Brutus, the Lionman Grand Duke, came to seek help.

After the Werewolf Hoffman Dynasty's defeat, the werewolves had gone mad with their exploitation of the other orcs. The Lionman tribe suffered unjust treatment and rose in rebellion, only to meet with crushing defeat.

Out of the bond they had formed during their adventures together, Jupiter led the mercenaries north once more. He defeated the werewolf army again and saved Brutus's tribe.

Brutus moved his tribe south to gain Mercenary City's protection and announced that they would