Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

The next morning, the first ray of sunlight shone into Hull's room.

Major Schneider placed all the asset documents worth ten platinum coins in front of Hull.

Hull counted the money in person and said, "There is no problem with the amount, so the old adoption letter of attorney can be declared invalid."

The issue of Ling's adoption was properly resolved. Three days later, Major Schneider, Ling and Goliath, rushed to the Arugeil defensive fortress occupied by the Kumins.

Ling looked around. Blood had seeped into the walls and floor. The armor and weapons of the dead were gathered together.

The tragic scenes after the fierce battle can be seen everywhere.

Many people died on both sides.

Not long after, a familiar face walked towards her with a smile.

"Ling, I didn't expect to see you here! (Kuming language)"

"Sanum, long time no see! (Kumin language)"

That was the Kumin warrior who had been captured by Hull.

Ling opened her arms and gently hugged Sanum.

"Hey, hey...what is this barbarian doing? Doesn't he know that physical contact between men and women is not allowed?" Major Schneider frowned.

"…In Kumin culture, hugging is a friendly greeting and is common among friends."

Sanum was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Imperial Fortress, and it was Ling who took care of him all the time.

The two of them can be considered friends regardless of age.

"Hmph, the vulgar culture of mountain monkeys is disgusting. I'm afraid many of them don't even know who their biological fathers are. Bah!" Major Schneider spat to the side.

"..."

Ling smacked her lips inwardly; there was clearly no "friendly" in Major Schneider's tone.

Relying on the language barrier, or perhaps claiming to be a civilized person and wanting to be superior, Schneider deliberately put on the proud attitude of an envoy of a great power from the moment he saw the first Kumin man after entering the fortress gate.

He is always criticizing, mocking, and laughing...

He thought the Kuming people couldn't understand what he was saying, but they were not fools. Just by looking at Major Schneider's attitude, they could more or less guess that this imperial soldier must be saying some dirty words.

If the two countries had not reached a ceasefire agreement, and Ling was there to try to appease him, Major Schneider would have been hacked to death without even seeing the Blue Queen.

After seeing Ling, Sanum was very happy, but after seeing Major Schneider spit, he put away his smile.

He just followed his duty and led the three people to the large conference room in the fortress.

As soon as I rang the doorbell, I felt a solemn atmosphere, which was no less than the first time I entered the Queen of Blue's tent with Heer.

Hundreds of elite warriors of the Kuming tribe gathered together.

Everyone stared at Major Schneider. This scene was really frightening.

If Goliath hadn't been following her, she might have turned around and ran away.

Ling guessed that the Queen of Blue arranged so many people here, most likely to dampen the prestige of the imperial officers.

Sure enough, the only woman present was sitting in the main seat in the conference room.

She has a beauty that makes people unable to take their eyes away at just one glance.

On her shiny black hair was a luxuriously decorated green crown with three blue peacock feathers inserted in it.

It was the Blue Queen—Bashiya.

"It's so beautiful..." Major Schneider opened his mouth and stared with his eyes wide open.

The Blue Queen looked at Ling and smiled: "Ling, how are you doing recently?"

Ling knelt on one knee and placed her right hand across her chest, which was the etiquette of the Kuming people.

"Thank you for your concern, Queen. First of all, please allow me to congratulate you on this great victory. It is really a cause for celebration that you have captured the Arugeil Defense Fortress!"

The Blue Queen's smile grew wider and she raised her hand slightly, signaling Ling that she could stand up.

As soon as Ling stood up, she realized something was wrong. Why was the queen a little unhappy?

She followed the Queen's gaze and saw Major Schneider, who looked like a pervert.

"Ah! Major Schneider, wipe your saliva quickly and salute the Queen like me!"

"Salute? Okay...Okay!" Major Schneider smiled like a pervert and walked up.

Ling was stunned.

"Hey...Hey...What are you doing!?"

Major Schneider, with a lewd smile on his face, stood in front of the Blue Queen in front of everyone and pretended to open his arms.

"Hehehe... isn't it the culture of you mountain monkeys that the opposite sex hug each other? Then I have to follow the local customs."

"That's the Blue Queen!? She's the head of the clan! A hug is a way of greeting between friends of the same generation--!"

"So what? I represent the Empire. As the second-in-command of the Imperial Fortress with the rank of Major, my status compared to these barbarians is comparable to that of their clan leader!"

"..."

This idiot is ridiculously arrogant...

Ling was speechless. If it was Colonel Giroud Maguno, this might be reasonable.

Major Schneider was only the second-in-command of the Imperial Fortress. Hugging the queen of his clan was definitely an insult to the Kumin people...

It was like a woman of lower noble rank asking to hug the Emperor of the Empire.

"Ogenisiro! Kaasi! Nashiro! (Kill him!)"

Olympa, the strongest man of the Kumin tribe under the Blue Queen, could no longer sit still.

His face was almost twisted with anger, and he lashed out at Major Schneider. Even Ling only understood the last word, "Nasiro (Kill him!)"

“Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!” “Nasiro!”

All the Kumin warriors around stood up, excited.

Ling covered her face, unable to bear to watch any further.

He knew that Major Schneider would surely die a very miserable death.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the Blue Queen stood up.

"Stop arguing, I'm fine, everyone sit back down. (Kuming language)"

"..."

Basia smiled and gently hugged Major Schneider, completing the hug ceremony.

With just one sentence from Bashiya, Olympia and the surrounding Kumin warriors shut up instantly. However, Ling could clearly feel the Blue Queen's displeasure, and an unusual murderous aura emanated from her back.

The Blue Queen is suppressing her anger...

If I don't start negotiations soon, I'm afraid I will be killed by Major Schneider!

Major Schneider walked back to Ling with satisfaction and asked her with a smile on his face.

"Hey, those monkeys just now suddenly stood up and kept repeating a sentence. What does that sentence mean?"

"Kill you...Everyone is saying that the Queen will kill you..."

"What...what! These guys really don't know their place. I'm the empire's envoy. Killing me means going to war with the empire!"

"..."

This idiot is hopeless, definitely hopeless.

They are self-righteous and look down on small tribes like the Kumin people. Their eyes are completely blinded by prejudice and superficial knowledge!

Fawning over his superiors and condescending to his subordinates, Ling didn't quite understand Major Schneider when she first met him.

He even felt that Hull's treatment of him was a little too cruel.

But after a few days of contact, even Ling couldn't stand his self-righteousness and his bad character of flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak.

Especially now, on such an important occasion of diplomatic relations between the two countries, he actually did such a stupid thing.

If you want to die, just die alone and far away. Don't drag me down with an idiot like you to be buried with you!

After a long and painful silence, Queen Basia smiled again and raised her hand to signal Ling and the others to take their seats.

"So, Ling, you came all the way here this time. Is there something important you want to discuss with me in person?"

Indeed, it is not a good idea to let both sides remain deadlocked here. The Queen of Blue is very generous to take the lead in putting this matter behind her.

Ling kept thanking the Blue Queen for her generosity in her heart.

"Yes...Yes! Actually, we came here this time to discuss the exchange of territories between the Empire and the Kumin tribe."

"I see. Well... that's within my expectations."

"Your Majesty! Have you guessed it?"

"This fortress is superfluous to us mountain dwellers. But for the Empire, it is a treasure, right? I told you the truth. I sacrificed many warriors to seize this treasure. I don't want to sell it cheaply."

"Yes, I totally agree with this." Ling answered with an innocent smile.

"Hey! I'm the person in charge of this negotiation. Don't talk nonsense. Just translate for me!"

"okay."

I feel really uneasy about entrusting such an important negotiation to an idiot like Major Schneider.

But since he was the main person in charge of the negotiations, Ling had no way to refuse and had to translate the Blue Queen's words to Major Schneider.

After the explanation, Major Schneider stroked his beard pretentiously like a counselor.

"I see. There are also farsighted female monkeys among the barbarians. Standing in the position of the leader of the tribe, she is different from other mountain monkeys. It is the reason why treasures can be found in dung piles occasionally."

"Major Schneider... your statement is extremely rude!"

"Can't you just not translate the extra words? Do you still need me to remind you of these things one by one?"

"Yes..."

Respect is expressed not by words but by attitude! Doesn't this idiot understand this?!

Ling smacked her lips inwardly.

Why did it turn out like this... Could it be that this major has no experience in negotiating with foreign dignitaries?

Leaving all tasks to subordinates in order to hide your true incompetence?

It is entirely possible.

Queen Bashiya looked at Ling with a smile on her face.

"Ling, what is this man talking about?"

"..."

The black-haired girl was suddenly startled. Ling looked into the Queen's eyes and thought, "Could it be that Her Majesty the Queen can understand the Imperial language?"

No one in the Kuming tribe can speak the imperial language. After all, they have been fighting on the battlefield for many years. Some abusive imperial words can often be heard on the battlefield. Perhaps for this reason, Her Majesty the Queen can understand part of it?

Or is it that among the Kumin warriors here, there are some who understand the Imperial language?

No, this possibility is very low. There was no one quietly translating beside the Queen just now.

Moreover, the Kuming people are very xenophobic. There is an iron rule in the tribe that no Kuming person, whether male or female, can privately interact with people from other countries, otherwise they will be sentenced to death.

The Blue Queen definitely didn't understand what Major Schneider had just said.

Ling didn't dare let the queen know.

For the sake of her own life, Ling could only pretend that she knew nothing about it and try to cover it up.