Just as Two Rivers County dispatched reinforcements, the Barbarian main force officially arrived at the Forward Base. Bone Baldy personally led the officers from his camp—including Heshima's three trusted Commanders of Ten Thousand and Priest Sparison—to the camp gate to welcome Great Chieftain Heshima and Keledu, the Faith Order's envoy.
Seeing the dust gradually rising in the distance and the dense mass of banners behind it, everyone was deeply awed.
Although they had long known that the Iron Bone Tribe had called upon most of the grasslands' Barbarian Tribes to join this battle, seeing so many tribes display their banners for the first time was truly a magnificent sight. Moreover, Heshima had ordered his men to hang up the banners of the Tribal Alliance that had been wiped out, adding an even more murderous air.
When Heshima rode to the front of the Forward Camp, Bone Baldy immediately led the group in saluting him.
Bone Baldy suddenly waved his hand, and people within the formations behind him immediately began playing traditional Barbarian instruments. Drums and horns rose and fell in succession.
Then Gutur shouted loudly, and the people around him joined in: "Welcome, protector of the Northlands Wasteland and ruler of the Barbarian Tribes! May the Great Chieftain be invincible in battle and unstoppable in conquest, becoming the true overlord of the grasslands!"
Heshima had not expected Bone Baldy to arrange such a welcome ceremony for him. He was very pleased with the titles Bone Baldy had given him.
He did not notice the smile that appeared at the corner of Keledu's mouth as he followed half a step behind him.
This simple welcoming ceremony had been suggested by Keledu to Sparison, who then worked with Bone Baldy to arrange it.
Keledu knew Heshima quite well. Although Heshima was temperamental,