As the airship slowly rose, the mood of the North Wind Warband soldiers immediately changed. At first, they had felt heavy-hearted and nervous about heading to an unknown battlefield, but as they climbed ever higher, that gravity was quickly replaced by curiosity and excitement. Everyone's eyes were drawn to the scenery outside, especially when the airship left the outline of the Ula Mountains and entered the sky. The vast, breathtaking view made them sigh in wonder.
"Look, that river down there is so long!" a young soldier said excitedly, pointing at the ground, his eyes shining. "That must be the Ula River, right? It's really wide!"
"Yeah, the Ula Mountains are huge. You can't even see all of them!" another soldier joined in with a smile. "The terrain here changes so much. It feels like I've never seen such a vast world before."
The words drew nods from the surrounding soldiers, and everyone praised the broad scenery spread out beneath them. Laughter and excited conversation rose from the ranks of the North Wind Warband. Though most of these soldiers came from North Wind Territory and had seen little of the world, it was as if their horizons had truly been opened at that moment, seeing such a vast expanse of heaven and earth for the first time.
"What a bunch of country bumpkins." Among Wade's party on the other side, a soldier sneered mockingly, but the remark caused little reaction. The North Wind Warband members paid no attention to those comments. Instead, they grew even more excited, completely immersed in the wonder of traveling through the sky.
Ang silently watched the cheerful young soldiers and could not help recalling his first time aboard an airship. Back then, he too had been stunned by the height and the open view, his