Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

The carriage was slightly bumpy on the way to the Arugel Defense Fortress.

Hull has re-signed the adoption agreement with Ling.

In addition, Ling has drafted a magic contract against Colonel Giru Maguno according to Hull's instructions.

This is an extremely strict magic contract of master-servant relationship.

In the servant column, the name of Colonel Giru Maguno has been signed.

No matter who signs his name in the master column, Colonel Giroud Maguno must obey that person's orders completely for the next ten years.

Considering Colonel Giroud Maguno's age, this was the beginning of a life in which he would never be able to hold his head up high.

I thought Hull would fill in his own name in the owner column.

But Heer just kept the contract.

Seeing that Colonel Giroud Maguno seemed a little confused, Hull began to explain.

"I am planning to have Captain Lorenzo establish a master-servant relationship with you."

"...Captain Lorenzo!"

For a moment, Colonel Giroud Maguno showed an expression of humiliation and unwillingness.

"Why? Don't you like him to be your master? If so, then I can be your master, too."

Hull grabbed Colonel Giroud Maguno's white hair tightly and stared at him.

"...No, no! I do! I'm happy to be Captain Lorenzo's Servant! Please don't worry!"

After hearing the satisfactory answer, Hull let Colonel Giroud Magnus go.

"From now on, you must obey Captain Lorenzo's instructions in everything. Don't even think about being a puppet. In this way, I can guarantee that you can sit on the colonel's throne and live safely until retirement, and your family will be fine too."

"..."

Colonel Giroud Maguno showed an expression of humiliation on his face.

"What? Are you not satisfied with this result? What a useless self-esteem. Captain Lorenzo is a good subordinate to you, right?"

"Yes, but I also know him well. Lorenzo is very sentimental. I don't think he would be willing to accept such a master-servant relationship."

Hull sneered: "Why didn't I ask Captain Lorenzo to come along? Why did I have to tell you at this time? You really...know everything."

Hull grabbed Colonel Giroud Magno's white hair again. The roots of the hair made a crackling sound, and the old man's face was distorted by pain.

"what……"

"You are responsible for convincing him. Whether it's kneeling down, licking the soles of his shoes, or eating horse manure, begging him to form a master-servant relationship with you, you should be able to do this, right?"

"This this..."

"What? You don't want to agree? If you refuse, I will withdraw from this matter immediately. Even if I reach a final territorial trade agreement with the Queen of Blue, I will still be able to expose the fact that you sold the Emperor's Tomb. By then, you and your family will be dead as well."

"Go and beg Captain Lorenzo with all your might! No... I should say, if you don't want to die, you must ask Captain Lorenzo to agree to you."

"Okay... okay... I understand..."

Being held in a favorable position, he could not resist Hull's orders.

Next, all he had to do was let Colonel Giroud Magnus become Captain Lorenzo's puppet and continue to occupy the position of supreme commander of the Northern Fortress, and other corrupt nobles would not be able to intervene.

With Captain Lorenzo as the actual supreme commander, and the officers and soldiers of the 4th and 8th squads who stayed behind to assist him, the Imperial Army in the North should be able to be completely renewed.

The Nandar Chamber of Commerce also has the Blue Queen's tribe, and Reinhardt who has returned to the principality.

This northern territory will soon become Helheim's sphere of influence.

At this moment, Major Schneider raised his hand tremblingly.

"So...what should I do?"

When he heard that Colonel Giroud Maguno could keep his position, he seemed to see light in the darkness.

"Ah, you really care about this. If you continue to obey my instructions, I can guarantee you the treatment of a major."

"Yes...Yes! I do! I'll do anything!"

Major Schneider has been in the North for so many years that he really knows how to adapt to changing circumstances.

Seeing Colonel Giroud Maguno being ravaged by Hull, Major Schneider is now panic-stricken and desperate to become Hull's subordinate.

As long as I can keep my position, it doesn't matter if I work like a slave.

"Major Schneider. You are different from that useless colonel. I really have something I want you to do. I will give you detailed instructions after we arrive at the Arugail Defense Fortress."

"Got it. I can do anything!" Major Schneider replied happily.

After a few hours, the carriage arrived at the gate of the Arugel defensive fortress.

Hull got off the carriage: "We are finally here. So, Major Schneider."

"Yes!" Major Schneider also hurriedly jumped off the carriage and knelt directly at Hull's feet.

"Please wear this." Hull took something out of his arms.

"……This is!?"

Major Schneider asked as he looked at what Hull was holding.

"That... Lieutenant Hull..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Hey, what is this?"

"Oh? Haven't you seen it before? It's a dog collar, a collar that goes around a dog's neck."

Hull very considerately put the collar on Major Schneider and said, "Okay, get on all fours and crawl with me to see the Blue Queen."

Ling got off the car later and saw Major Schneider wearing a dog collar, lying on the ground with all fours, sticking out his tongue like a dog. Beside him, Hull showed a hearty smile.

"This...this is really too much!" A girl's voice came from behind Hull.

Heer smiled bitterly: "Ling, do you still sympathize with this scumbag? Didn't you say that he called the Blue Queen a bitch? The Queen must be very angry to be scolded by such a guy. This is the only way I can think of to calm the Queen down."

"This... I understand what you mean... but..."

Ling wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Major Schneider: "I volunteered! I volunteered!"

"Bang, bang, bang!" With three loud bangs, General Hull smashed his hands hard on Major Schneider's head.

"Hey, didn't I tell you to be a dog? Dogs can't speak human language."

It was so tragic that Ling couldn't bear to watch it.

Hull also understood that for a young girl like Ling who was not very worldly-wise, even if she had a glimpse of Major Schneider's scumbag nature, she still could not understand that scumbags absolutely did not need sympathy or forgiveness.

"Heer, what on earth have you been through in the past? Why did you become such a person?"

Hull looked up at the sky, as if recalling something from the past.

He was not the legendary magician before, but just a waiter in a street tavern.

Because he accidentally spilled wine on a noble, he was beaten up in public and his head was smashed.

Unable to pay for the laundry, Hull was forced to wear a dog collar and let the nobleman lead him for a walk on the street as compensation.

At night, he slept at the door of the noble mansion and ate from a dog bowl, eating with other dogs.

This kind of life lasted for a whole month.

Hull was finally released by the nobleman.

"I can't quite remember it, it was a long time ago..."

Heer could no longer remember the name of the nobleman, nor did he remember whether he sought revenge on him after he became stronger.

But this humiliation has always been engraved in his heart, and even if he wakes up again in this world, the memory is still difficult to erase.

"…Ah, the memories of a mentally ill person? Never mind, I don't want to hear it. It's definitely not a good thing anyway."

Hull smiled bitterly and moved his gaze to Major Schneider at his feet.

"Major Schneider, as I said just now, only by calming down the Queen can your stupid behavior be forgiven. Even if you are asked to eat horse manure, you can't refuse. You should be able to stand it!"

"Wang! Wang Wang Wang!"

Answering in a dog's voice proved that Major Schneider agreed.

"What a good kid."

Hull led Major Schneider, who began to crawl, into the fortress gate leisurely.

Realizing that the person behind him had not caught up, Hull turned his head.

Ling looked a little embarrassed. As expected, this child was too kind.

Only after Hull's repeated urging did Ling reluctantly follow behind.

Colonel Giroud Maguno stood there, pinching his cheeks.

"Colonel Giroud Maguno, what's wrong with you? You don't have to be a dog. You just need to stay by my side and pray to God that the negotiations can be concluded."

"…It wasn't a dream after all." Feeling the pain, the old soldier on the battlefield showed an expression of giving up struggling, and walked in like a zombie.

"I really can't stand it. This is not a battlefield, and you are a colonel at least. I really don't know why you joined the army."

"Of course I am doing this for His Majesty the Emperor."

"You are such a liar. If you are so loyal to the emperor, you would not forget the location of the Blood Emperor's Tomb, right?"

"..."

"I don't deny that you may have been an excellent officer in the past, and it was indeed your wish to serve the emperor and the empire. However, as you became more prominent, you fell into a trap that many people easily fall into."

"…What trap?"

"I thought that superiors just gave orders to their subordinates and did nothing else. Is that what you think?"

"..."

I don't know if he was pretending not to understand or if he really didn't understand. Colonel Giroud Maguno just walked forward woodenly.

"In a sense, it is necessary to convey instructions to subordinates. Even I have to rely on the help of others. However, this does not mean that you can sit back and enjoy comfort. From the bottom of my heart, I despise those vampires who only know how to use their subordinates and do not work hard themselves, but still succeed in the end."

"..."

"You've encountered similar superiors before, right? The kind that takes all the credit for your hard work, proudly showing off their authority to their subordinates even though they did nothing. You do the work, but they get the promotion and the reward. Don't you hate this kind of person?"

"..."

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked too. Disgust...obey...understand...in the end, even you will become that kind of person.

In a sense, Colonel Giroud Maguno became what he is today because of that unfair treatment.

The poisoning is too deep...

That's why Hull wanted to stand at a higher position to change all the injustice.

"Whatever you think is your freedom. Your promotion path has been cut off. From now on, you must obey Captain Lorenzo's instructions. When you reach retirement age, the effect of the magic contract will disappear. At that time, you can freely enjoy the rest of your life with your family."

"..."

Without answering, Colonel Giroud Maguno just staggered slowly into the fortress gate like a sleepwalker.

As they entered the fortress, all the Kuming people along the way looked towards Hull with expressions of astonishment.