Third Person's POV
He was a peak Crystal Formation Realm expert who had earned the position of captain of one of the twenty-four city gates of the Ice Emperor City, the Northern Glacial Region's power centre, purely through years of merit, discipline, and bloody effort.
The two guards approached the carriage cautiously and stopped before the masked driver, who was obviously Ivan Froststar, while he had concealed his identity.
The captain had just opened his mouth to interrogate the driver when Ivan casually tossed a small coin pouch toward him.
The captain caught it instinctively, and for a moment, both guards froze.
Then the captain's expression darkened with anger and disdain.
"How dare you attempt to bribe us? Do you take us for corrupt gua—"
His voice abruptly stopped midway because the masked driver had slightly opened the pouch toward him.
The instant the captain saw what rested inside, his entire expression changed completely.
