As Blue Moon Territory liberalized its population policies, many wanderers from the Wilderness and adventuring parties flocked to join.
Although these adventuring parties and wanderers were a motley crew—escaped slaves, convicted criminals, fortune-seeking opportunists, brave adventurers, and homeless orphans left behind by disaster—they did indeed remedy Blue Moon Territory's population shortage.
Blue Moon Territory's population grew from 600,000 to 700,000, but compared to its former prosperity, it still felt sparsely populated.
Furthermore, Blue Moon Territory hired the Red Scorpion Mercenary Corps, an army of 20,000, to garrison the territory for a hefty sum.
This mercenary corps was not part of the Southern Mercenaries. The Southern Mercenaries lacked the courage to accept the offer, as they dared not offend Mary Frank.
