The Holy Light Theocratic State.
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The holy land of Yebulama.
As the largest, strongest, and most cohesive religious organization on the continent, the Holy Light Church had a theocratic state founded upon its faith.
It lay at the very center of the continent, wedged between the old powerhouse Iris Kingdom and the rapidly rising Ukmak Empire.
Its territory was not large, but due to the Holy Light Church's immense influence, neither neighboring nation had ever invaded the theocratic state.
After all, attacking the theocratic state did not merely mean attacking that one country. It also involved the countless Holy Light believers within one's own borders, as well as the entire pantheon worshipped by the Holy Light Church.
Contrary to the stereotype, however, the Holy Light Theocratic State was not some "demonic" nation that neglected production and devoted itself wholeheartedly to worship.
On the contrary, the Holy Light Theocratic State was a rather developed nation on the continent.
It produced outstanding Clerics—naturally, all of them Clerics of the Holy Light Pantheon.
Of the professional Clerics registered with the Caster Association, forty percent came from the Holy Light Theocratic State, while another twenty percent had studied there.
It could be called half the Cleric profession's domain—and then some.
Thanks to the flourishing Cleric profession, they were also the continent's largest pharmaceutical producer. Other than Mana Addiction Potions and poisons, they produced nearly every kind of medicine, all of exceptional quality.
However, there were rumors that the theocratic state secretly manufactured Mana Addiction Potions as well, deliberately spreading them around. They would make them even at cost without turning a profit, because saving the "lost" who had been ravaged by Mana Addiction Potions was one of the Holy Light Church's major sources of