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Emerald Lake Province, on the outskirts of Banyoles City.

Sunlight filtered through the sparse clouds, casting a faint glimmer on the brass medals on the shoulders of Cyart soldiers and the barrels of their flintlocks.

The soldiers, dressed in uniform, lined up in formation on the grassland, with feathers on their caps swaying gently in the breeze. Officers on horseback wore military garb with gold trim.

Soon, the officers gave orders, and their soldiers began to move in an organized manner. The air was filled with the scent of horses and gunpowder—the so-called smell of war.

Heavy artillery was towed to the rear of the troops, a type of muzzle-loaded smoothbore gun. Undoubtedly, it was an important force within the army, its presence a comfort to the soldiers.