If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

The Rune Empire Military Academy is the most famous military academy among the three great empires of the Holy Word Continent, the Rune Empire.

The empire has existed for a thousand years, and this military academy has been established for over nine hundred years. The academy's creator and first dean was none other than Emperor Rune Richard, the founding emperor of the Rune Empire.

For over nine hundred years, the academy has cultivated countless renowned ministers and generals for the empire. Especially among military commanders, with the exception of a very few selected from civilian soldiers due to exceptional contributions, all other generals are graduates of the Imperial Military Academy. Even these promoted generals required a period of advanced study at the academy!

In the academy's library, a handsome boy of about ten years old sat engrossed in a book on the general history of the continent. He seemed oblivious to the envious, wistful, or disdainful glances around him. At his feet, a small, entirely black pig slept soundly, occasionally letting out a soft grunt.

"Tsk tsk... Hey cousin, this must be the most famous genius-idiot young master of the Zong family in your capital, right?" A haughty voice suddenly broke the silence of the library: "I have to say, your capital is really something. An idiot is an idiot, but to save face, he insists on adding 'genius' before it. How shameful! And look at his spirit pet, it's just a completely black pig that's utterly useless! Hahaha, our food is his spirit pet? That's hilarious!"

The speaker was a red-haired boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old, clearly a member of a noble family. Dressed in a magnificent knight's outfit, his long red hair added to his handsome appearance. However, his slightly puffy eye bags betrayed his decadent nightlife and frail health.

"Cousin!" A handsome blond boy standing next to the red-haired boy blushed deeply. He was probably embarrassed by his cousin's unrestrained words. Although he personally agreed with his cousin's point, this was, after all, the academy library, and shouting loudly in the library was quite impolite.

"What? Am I wrong?" The red-haired youth seemed oblivious to the disdainful looks from the others in the library, and continued, "I know these are your true feelings. It's just that you're all afraid of your empire's Grand General Zong, so you dare not say them aloud. But I believe that the truth is the truth, and there's no need to hide it because of the people behind it!"

At this point, the red-haired boy lowered his voice, but others could still hear him clearly: "Moreover, this General Zong is just a lowly commoner. If his father hadn't benefited from our Dragon Empire and become the so-called Grand Marshal, would he have the rank of General?"

"Long Xiaotian, your father was right to give you that name. Although I don't know how to describe your strength, your voice is definitely loud enough to roar to the heavens! I just don't know if everyone in your Dragon Soaring Empire is like this. If so, I can't imagine how Marshal Zong defeated you back then. After all, if each of you roared like that, the sound alone would be quite lethal!"