Thirty kilometers west of Okla City, in front of an outpost, the officer on duty raised a hand to stop the advancing group. "Please present your travel documents."
The officer standing at the front turned and walked toward the rear of the group.
Before long, a Low-rank Gold Warrior came forward. Looking at the officer blocking the middle of the road, he said nothing and simply took out the order signed and approved by the Second Corps command headquarters.
The officer on duty reached out and took the Command Document, skimmed it quickly, then returned it and said, "General Sakari, according to General Cassius's instructions, the mission of escorting the Kingdom of Skelly's delegation will now be taken over by the Okla City garrison."
"Food and fine wine have already been prepared for you in the camp area on the left."
"You have worked hard on this ten-day long-distance escort."
The Low-rank Gold Warrior took back the Command Document and said in a deep voice, "I obey orders."
The officer on duty waved over a soldier and had him lead the way, taking this group of comrades from the Eleventh Corps to rest in the nearby camp.
Under the orders of the Low-rank Gold Warrior, the five hundred and thirty-seven men of the Eleventh Corps' Third Battalion, Third Regiment formed up neatly, four men to a row, and headed toward the camp several hundred meters away.
In the middle of the road, many members of the Kingdom of Skelly's delegation whispered among themselves, but no one dared to do anything out of line.
In front of the outpost, the officer on duty narrowed his eyes slightly and secretly observed the group. The entire delegation had twenty-five carriages, with between one hundred and fifty and one hundred and sixty people, and