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It's an honor to meet you. My name is Bing, and I rule the city of Melby.

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　The Congress in the Orient.

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　A man from a town called Melby shouted in a room of the assembly hall, where the agenda was always discussed.

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　It was me, Ai, Hannah, and Rosa who heard him.

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　In front of several other people, the man who calls himself Bing is saying this and that while looking a little nervous.

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　There is, of course, a reason why he is meeting with all of them except Banagher, who has not returned yet.

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"The people who live in the city of Melby are already aware of this matter, as I myself have persuaded them. We are converted and hereby pledge to live according to the teachings of the Church of Barca.

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"Yes, Mister Bing. That's wonderful. From now on, you will live with us and with the Balkan religion.

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"Yes. Thank you, Hannah.

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　Bing of the town of Melby converted.

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　Until then, he had been a member of an indigenous religion or faith that few people had ever heard of.

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　However, he renounced that faith and was converted by the teachings of the Balkan religion.

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　He came all the way to the Orient to share it with the world.

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　Well, of course, there is a reason for his conversion.

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　It is because of the recent activities of the Balkan mercenaries.

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　The men of the Gies Company who were dispatched to the country of Gurgaria have done a great job.

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　They are not an absurdly large number of men, but they fought in various places and produced results.

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　However, they mainly achieved great results when they had to crush the local independent forces, and when they were fighting mainly for the Groglian Army, they were only active on the fringes of the battlefield.

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　If that is all, there are several other mercenaries who could have done the same thing.

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　If it were only that, then there are several other mercenaries who could have done the same thing, because a group of mercenaries made up of the third son of a prestigious family or those who could not succeed to the family headship would have been a great force on their own.

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　However, the power of the Barka mercenaries was not limited to their individual strength.

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　They would destroy several independent forces, quickly sell the goods they obtained and convert them into money, and then use the money to acquire weapons and food for further battles.

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　In other words, the difference from other mercenary groups was that they were highly profitable.

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　This was apparently profitable for the Glugaria.

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　The Ghee squadron, which made more than enough profit to cover the needs of 500 men, also had dealings with merchants other than those from our side.

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　The Grougary side also made a profit, and it seems to have been substantial.

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　Other countries heard about it.

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　The Orient is not fighting a major battle at the moment.

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　The reason is that they have fought and defeated five neighboring countries one after another, built a wall around their borders, and signed a truce treaty with them.

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　This means that there are other countries like the Glugaria that have a truce with the Orient.

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　And these countries were similar to the Glugaria, albeit with some differences.

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　They were in a position to be targeted by other countries because of the decline of their national power due to the battles and defeats they had suffered in the past against the Orient.

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　It was then that I heard about the Balkan mercenaries.

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　A group of mercenaries like my private army was dispatched to the country of Grougary, with which we had fought many times, and they have continued to produce results without causing any particular problems.

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　Moreover, the contract fee was clearly stated and there was no fear of being ripped off.

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　Furthermore, it seems that the Orientals are actively arranging for merchants to supply them with food and weapons.

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　All the countries were in a difficult situation with reduced forces, recession, and unresolved monetary shortage.

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　It is said that they decided that there was a good chance to secure military strength in such a situation.

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　It is enough to borrow well-trained mercenaries under a multi-year contract, as long as they work normally.

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　Not only that, but also goods are moved through the merchants who bring food.

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　Or we could do business with the merchants ourselves.

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　And perhaps even more importantly, it would have been good to be able to pull out the forces of the Barka mercenaries.

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　The Orient was attacked by neighboring countries one after another, and yet it defeated all of them.

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　While the Orientals are still alive and well, having a similarly organized mercenary army in one's own country has its dangers, but also its advantages.

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　If five countries rent 500 mercenaries each, that would mean that the Orient has paid out 2,500 troops.

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　Even though there was a ceasefire agreement, they must have been worried.

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　With this in mind, other countries also asked the Barka Mercenaries to dispatch a company-sized contingent under a multi-year contract.

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　The most difficult thing to deal with would have been the local independent forces.

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　They would invade the walled cities one after another, and take away and sell their gold and goods.

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　And no country would help them.

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　Because they had become so independent that they had to become independent from the country they were in.

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　As it is, the independent forces in the surrounding countries and even more so in the surrounding countries will be the sweet fruits of the Balkan mercenaries.

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　I don't want that to happen, but I don't know if we can win the war.

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　This is even more so since we have heard of the stories of the original forces that challenged the battle at all costs and lost.

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　And then, people like Bing of Melby town appear.

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　They must have gathered information and thought hard.

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　The reason why Barka mercenaries are dispatched from place to place to attack the city is because they are jihadists with a mission to liberate the believers.

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　Those who can use magic are the followers of the Balkan religion, and they are the allies of justice to defeat and liberate those who misuse it.

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　Then, what should we do?

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　The answer is simple.

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　We should be believers ourselves.

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　If they are followers of the Balkan religion, rather than rogue abusers of magic, there is no reason for them to be attacked.

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　So, some of the original forces with soft heads have switched sides.

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　They will be officially recognized as believers by the Balkan church by expressing their intention to convert to the Balkan church.

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　And if we also make it a rule that the main people in the city do the same, we will gain allies as well.

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　Because the Church of Barca is willing to send out troops to help the believers.

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　If they are in danger in the future, they may be able to get help from me and the Barka Mercenaries through the Church of Barka.

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　We would be independent from the control of the state, but under the umbrella of the Church of Barca.

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　Thus, the influence of the Barka Church was gradually increasing day by day as the Barka Mercenaries fought with other people's money.

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