The ceremony continued.

As one formation after another of the military appeared, everyone present, whether civil or military officials, noble families, or common folk, kept cheering continuously.

Some people on the viewing platform were so excited that they stood there, waving their hands continuously.

This parade greatly boosted the confidence and cohesion of the people of the Great Yu.

It’s not just the nobles and officials, but more so the common folk.

"Dad, when I grow up, I want to join the army!"

"Good son, you’ve done well, I support you!"

"The soldiers of Great Yu are different from those of the past, the military pay alone is five taels a month, plus various allowances!"

"One person joins the army, and the whole family is honored...!"

Amidst the noisy discussions, the ceremony reached its final stage.

"Look quickly! What’s that!"

"I know, those are balloons!"

"Balloons! So many balloons!"

"I’ve heard, this is the air force of our Great Yu, capable of striking enemies from the sky!"

"There are people up there! Immortal, they’re immortals!"

"So powerful..."

"It’s coming over!"

Amid the exclamations, one colorful balloon after another rose from the distance and flew towards the square.

There were as many as fifty of these balloons, all operated by dedicated personnel, acting as the ’air force’ of the Great Yu army.

After years of research, the Great Yu Ministry of Industry has brought balloon technology to a very high level.

Especially a few years ago, under Zheng Yi’s orders, personnel from the Ministry of Industry were dispatched to Binzhou to discover a combustible ’Black Water.’

This propelled the research on balloons into an explosive stage.

Some in the Ministry of Industry even fantasized about creating a ’giant ship’ that could travel in the air!

If this giant ship is successfully developed, it could take at least fifty people into the sky at once.

By then, the combat power of Great Yu’s air force will be even stronger!

But for some reason, this plan was shelved for a year after being submitted to the Cabinet.

There are even rumors that Your Majesty does not intend to create a flying ’giant ship.’

The thing called... an airship.

"What kind of ghost thing is that? It can actually fly!"

Among the crowd, several mysterious people stared intently at the balloons in mid-air, their eyes filled with awe.

"It can actually fly? Although it’s very sluggish, I could destroy them all on my own, but..."

"It’s said to be called a balloon? Strange, how does it fly?"

"Could it be those few allies who defected to the Great Yu Court doing tricks? Using the Artifact Refining Skill to assist Great Yu?"

"This... Such a number of artifacts requires a lot of Spirit Stones to support, does Great Yu have so many Spirit Stones?"

"Hee hee hee, as far as I know, the Great Yu Court has already sent several teams to win over the Tang Family of Shuzhou, all bringing a lot of Spirit Stones!"

"Hiss... Really?"

"How do you know?"

"I have some ties with the Du Family of Beimang Mountain, I got the news from them."

"The Du Family of Beimang Mountain? Are they going to appear in the world too?"

"Not sure..." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Boom!"

As many people fervently discussed, the fifty balloons, now drifting over the square, suddenly let out a muffled explosion.

One by one, spheres were thrown down from the sky, then exploded forcefully in mid-air.

Instantly, numerous colorful petals and strips of golden silk burst open in the sky, drifting and floating down from above.

"Colorful flowers!"

"How beautiful!"

"So fragrant..."

Countless people and children called out, scrambling to grab the colorful petals and gold threads falling from mid-air, making the entire square extremely lively.

And as the many balloons floated in, this grand parade also reached its endpoint.

"My beloved ministers."

On the city gate tower, Zheng Yi spoke: "Follow me down."

Xu Mujun was the first to respond: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Then, surrounded by many ministers, Zheng Yi was the first to arrive below the city gate, mounted a horse gifted from Black Mountain Pass, a Dragon Blood Horse.

"Neigh~!"

The Dragon Blood Horse let out a series of neighing sounds, then galloped away surrounded by many ministers.

"Father looks so majestic!"

Meanwhile, on the city gate tower, a group remained in place.

It was headed by Lu Lin’er, along with many consorts, Princes, Princesses, and others.

At this time, the eldest Prince Zheng Chengji, located at the center of the crowd, gazed down at Zheng Yi and the civil and military officials, and spoke subconsciously.

Beside him were the Second Prince Zheng Chengwu, Third Prince Zheng Chengrui, Fourth Prince Zheng Chengqian, and others.

These four Princes, due to their early birth and the influence of their maternal families, were somewhat precocious.

Although they were not yet ten years old, their speech and interaction had a semblance to adults.

Zheng Chengrui raised his head, seemingly saying very innocently: "Brother, you can go too, Father prepared a pony for you, it’s waiting below the city gate."

"Hmph!"

Zheng Chengji snorted haughtily: "I haven’t learned to ride yet, once I do, I’ll take you with me, how about that?"

"Really? Thank you, Brother!"

"Brother, you haven’t learned to ride a horse?"

Beside him, Zheng Chengwu pouted: "I learned to ride last year, and even shot a deer!"

"Shoot a deer? Our teacher teaches us to have empathy, to use benevolence to educate the world, and yet you at your young age casually killed..."

"Are you annoyed~?"

Zheng Chengwu waved his hand: "I just killed a deer, Father didn’t even praise me, why are you questioning me?"

"Besides, our Great Yu conquered the world on horseback, the Royal Family values martial prowess, Father even said he’d take me hunting himself!"