"The hour of campaign has arrived
You gaze uneasily into my eyes
I catch the scent of home
Thunderstorms fall upon the distant plains
..."
Qiu Cao's voice echoed over the entire square, soft yet carrying strength, while a dozen pillars around the square played the farewell song together.
This was one of the Barbarians' favorite songs. Every time they left the territory, the women of the tribe would sing it, and by the time the song reached its fourth verse, it had become a chorus across the entire square.
When the song ended, the Barbarians cheered, "Gallop, Gallop!" The fervent atmosphere gradually infected Milady and Contani on the square, as well as their students Umoni and Raccoon.
"Gallop! Gallop!"
The shouts on the square gradually formed a unified beat. At the very front of the academy's ranks were noble and commoner children from the Royal Capital, such as Wellis, introduced by the mercenary boss Emmanuel; Merritt, who had come with Gleia; and Dandelion, Yilenda Bristle-Wolf, and Britt Lanyuan, who had come from the Royal Capital.
Some of these children were illegitimate sons and daughters of great families, some were noble children dispatched here by their families, and others carried unclear purposes. Yet no matter what faiths they had held before or what grievances they bore, they now gradually shouted the same slogan, crying out at the tops of their lungs alongside the Barbarians, Mana-Less, and even Beastmen beside them.
Around the edges of the square, students who were already approaching intermediate level maintained order among the crowd. Among them were Daqila Flying Dragon, Wufi, and Tuomokeli Lanyuan, who had joined during the Iron Mine period, as well as Patch and Little Hilt, who had joined during the Salt Mine period or even earlier.
Most of them had witnessed Night-Kirin