Time was the best medicine for forgetting. Even though the Forward Legion had once been unrivaled in prominence, ordinary people soon forgot such distant affairs once newspapers stopped covering them for a while. Life had to go on, after all, and in this era, life was far from easy for ordinary people.
Of course, when the occasion demanded it, when they were needed, people would certainly remember the Forward Legion's name.
There were exceptions to everything, however. Besides the people of Dierjia, a great many people in Kingsbia, especially the young and the well-educated, became devoted supporters of the Forward Legion. Some even wrote books about the legion, drawing on its righteous war in Kingsbia.
In the eyes of the vast majority of Kingsbians, the Forward Legion had indeed come to wage a just war. Not only had they driven out the cult and restored order, but they had also toppled an incompetent king and helped capable people take charge of Kingsbia, giving its people a new lease on life.
Not to mention that the Forward Legion maintained strict discipline, and incidents that upset local civilians were rare.
Of course, part of this goodwill also came from Nisheriel's decision to release ninety percent of the hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war after achieving her goals and securing enough benefits. Only the small number judged guilty remained in Dierjia to work in the mines.
This left countless Kingsbian families whose men had been forcibly conscripted profoundly grateful to the Queen of Dierjia and the Forward Legion.
For the people of Dierjia, and even its government, the war was already a thing of the past. Beyond tangible gains such as reparations and trade, a Kingsbia firmly aligned with Dierjia was a more important, less visible benefit.
Of course, certain things with