"First-year." William replied with a slight bow.
Even as an Excellent Cultivator and a student of the Filem Academy, it was still wise to show respect to the guards as they had some level of control over the region in which they operated. If William made things difficult for the guard, the rules of Great Rouge said that guards had the right to detain suspicious individuals for up to 1 week.
For William, that could be a huge problem, and he wasn't willing to risk the success or failure of his System Quest over a simple matter.
The guard nodded, "Do you have a letter of recommendation or otherwise?"
William produced his envelope and handed it over, allowing the guard to take his time reading the Professor's handwriting. The guard didn't cast any Spells or try to verify the information outside of a cursory glance and handed the envelope back to William, simultaneously opening a small gate.
