"State your business." An officer raised a hand to stop the carriage and asked in a deep voice.
Bekasi stepped down from the carriage, took out the Silver Plaque representing his identity, and handed it to the Star Moon Fort guard officer for inspection.
The officer accepted the Silver Plaque, removed a piece of magical equipment from his waist, and placed the plaque inside it.
The next moment, a message appeared in the air.
"Bekasi, Third Secretary of the Defense Office of the City Lord's Mansion in Star Prayer City, Qixing County. Age: thirty-nine. Silver Low-Tier Swordsman. Direct superior: the Governor of Qixing County and Chief Steward of Qixing Territory, Belder."
After completing the verification, the officer returned the Silver Plaque. He then glanced at the three elves in the carriage but asked no further questions, waving his subordinates through.
His checkpoint was only responsible for verifying identities. As for the purpose of visiting Star Moon Fort, that was naturally handled by the second checkpoint.
After decades of development, three checkpoints had been established outside Star Moon Fort.
The first checkpoint verified identity information, stopping illegal intruders and those who had wandered into the castle's outskirts by mistake.
The second checkpoint rechecked the information, asked for the reason for the visit, and dispatched soldiers to report the matter to the castle.
The third checkpoint was located one kilometer from the Outer City Wall. Though called a checkpoint, it served more as an Honor Guard.
Back in the carriage, Bekasi watched the checkpoint gradually disappear from view and suddenly recalled something from the past.
It was said that Star Moon Fort had initially had no checkpoints. But Chief Steward Belder would occasionally block the gate, causing the lord endless headaches, so checkpoints had been set up to give him time to