However, in the war, these civilian armed forces played a supporting role, with the main force still being the nobles' private armies.
On the Continent of Aslante, where power is highly monopolized, slightly larger mercenary groups are mostly dependent on major nobles.
Especially the commercial nobles, who prefer to keep mercenary groups.
After all, private armies cannot casually enter others' territories, and caravans need armed protection for safety.
The Southeastern Province Noble Alliance Army also deployed troops for the sake of profit, so to some extent, considering them as mercenaries is not far-fetched.
Thinking this through, Marquis Simon was no longer troubled.
The bills are reimbursed by the Kingdom Government, even if shared across provinces, he only needs to bear a small portion.
Considering the current situation of his home province, even if the Kingdom Government asked him to pay, he could only make a token gesture.
