Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

As a military stronghold, normally, the fortress in the north prohibits any unauthorized persons except military personnel from entering or leaving.

Of course, no military facility can be maintained by soldiers alone.

Therefore, in addition to the soldiers, there are many other relevant personnel in the fortress.

For example, cooks, guards, secretaries, traders, etc., these people are not part of the military organization, but can enter and exit the fortress freely.

For now, the Hull Guard spot has been given to Goliath.

As for secretaries, that authority is only available to those with a rank of lieutenant or above.

And traders don't live in the fortress every day.

Linghou's position is indeed not very convenient.

"..."

It is not impossible to incorporate Goliath into the army and give the vacant guard position to Ling.

But after being enlisted in the army, Goliath’s stay or departure is no longer up to him, and he may be transferred to other battlefields.

After all, Goliath was an excellent warrior, even better than many officers.

If possible, Hull still hopes to keep Goliath by his side.

Moreover, Goliath is one of the few people who has a close relationship with Hell.

If encountering special situations, with such a trustworthy partner by his side, Hull can rest assured and leave his back to him.

Come to think of it this way, without any Kumin prisoners left, there was only one place Ling could go.

"Ling, do you know how to cook?"

"Well, I helped in the kitchen at an orphanage, so I know a little bit, but I'm not very good at it."

"...Yeah?"

In this case, Ling should be able to stay in the kitchen and help out as an apprentice.

Hull also knows some of the rules in the kitchen. It is a traditional rule for old chefs to have apprentices to help in the kitchen.

Ling looks to be only about ten years old. It is not common to see apprentices of such a young age, but it is not impossible.

Moreover, Team 8's head chef Guy is trustworthy and can help Ling hone her cooking skills, which may be useful in the future.

Cooking and biology actually have a lot in common, and your hands will become more dexterous once you get used to it.

Ling will have to leave sooner or later, and this is a skill that she can use in her future life.

It’s never a bad thing to learn more.

"Sir Hull, are you planning something bad again?"

"I have always only thought about constructive things. You have a lot of prejudices against me. By the way, why do you suddenly call me Your Excellency? It sounds a bit awkward."

"Doesn't calling us this make it seem like we're not that close? It's fine. I like calling you this."

"That was not what I meant."

Hull wasn't the type of person who liked to dwell on address. It was just that adding the words "Your Excellency" after her name made her look too mature and didn't fit her current age.

Ling's actual age is almost 16 years old. According to the imperial law, women become adults at the age of 16, so he can be considered a quasi-adult.

But he looked only about 10 years old, and the personnel information reported by Hull also used this age.

If Ling's tone is too mature, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

"You are not a soldier, so you cannot address me by my military rank, and neither can [Sir]. Calling me by my name will make others feel disrespectful. For now, you are the translator between the army and the Kumin people, and your relationship with the army is an employment relationship. After I obtain the status of a noble, I plan to formally adopt you as my adopted daughter."

"Daughter? You and I are only a few years apart in age, how can I be your daughter?"

"Judging from your apparent age, it's possible for me to get married at the legal age. Of course, according to the imperial law, young men like me can only adopt children after getting married or having a de facto marriage with a stable partner. In this case, I have to hire a woman to fake the marriage."

Hull went over all the legal provisions of the empire in his mind.

I screened through the imperial laws and regulations and loopholes that I had already memorized. As expected, in order to comply with the law, I had to prepare a lot of information to adopt Ling.

"Whether it's a fake marriage or preparing documents, it takes a lot of time..."

At this time, Heer thought of a way, which would be more efficient than letting Ling be his adopted daughter.

"You can become my adoptive mother's adopted daughter and register your household registration under my adoptive mother's name first."

"What? Can you please stop talking to yourself there?"

"I was just talking to myself, I didn't ask for your opinion."

"Thank you! I'm the person involved, okay?"

"I am your guardian. You are under my control."

Whether from a legal or human perspective, an underage dependent like Ling certainly has no right to make decisions.

Even in the imperial legal system, when parents were divorcing, the children did not have the power to decide which parent to follow.

In the end, it's up to the judge to decide.

Hearing what Hull said, Ling put her hands on her face and started crying.

"Wu...Wu...Wu...Hey! By the way! What kind of person is your adoptive mother?"

When it comes to the unique art of face changing, you have to watch Ling's performance.

Crying and laughing switched in an instant, without any sense of incongruity, it was so natural.

This made He Er laugh and cry. This child still hasn't realized that he is not someone who can be defeated by tears and performance.

"She is a receptionist at the Imperial Union Headquarters and currently lives in the commercial district of the Imperial Capital."

"Hey! I didn't expect Heer to have such an excellent adoptive mother!"

"Is that true? Her side job is to work for the Slave Union, and she trades slaves. She has sold at least 800,000 children."

He is a dangerous person who has been wandering in the gray area for many years.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you? You had to save such explosive information for later."

"No, I wouldn't bother to tell you if you didn't ask me."

Take back your thoughts.

The reason why Heer obtained the imperial civilian household registration was that he forced his adoptive mother, Gulia Heim, to marry someone else in a fake marriage and then adopted Heer as his son.

The same goes for bells.

In this way, there is no legal risk, which is a good idea.

"Well, that's it. From now on you will be my sister."

"[Just be my sister], you put it so lightly..." Ling exaggerated and imitated Hull's tone, and the second half of the sentence turned into a cold tone.

"This is certainly not an easy matter, but it is extremely necessary."

"When I obtain the status of a lower noble, you must also be raised to the position of a noble. This is my promise. To do this, we must be in a direct family relationship."

The laws of the empire stipulate that after becoming a noble, as the clan leader, one can allow direct relatives within both clans (grandparents, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren) to obtain noble titles equal to that of the clan leader.

Therefore, if Helheim obtained the status of a lower noble as the patriarch of the family.

As the adoptive mother, Gulia Heim, and Ling will automatically become lower-class nobles.

Ling listened carefully to Hull's patient explanation.

Sure enough, this child has a great interest in knowledge.

Especially when it came to important matters concerning her future, Ling's expression was very serious when she was listening to Hull's explanation.

There was also less wariness in the look he gave Hull.

It was as if she felt relieved after confirming that Hull was really considering her future.

"So, as a family, we will be brother and sister in the future."

"Then I'll call you brother!" Ling deliberately raised the tone of the word "brother".

Heer turned his head away and said calmly, "Uh...I am disgusted by your name. Don't call me that next time."

"Didn't you say that we are brother and sister from now on? How can you talk about a little girl like me like that!"

"I'm sorry...it's not your fault. I just recalled some bad things."

"...Forget it! You have the final say on everything anyway, just be happy!"

Ling turned her head away.

"Then I will obey your wishes. I will decide what to call you."

Hearing what Hull said, Ling smiled bitterly and said nothing.

"If we consider it as a teacher and student, it should be appropriate to address each other. From now on, you can call me Master or Teacher."

"The world is so big, but I have to take you, the person I despise the most, as my teacher... Fate is such a joke..."

Ling lowered her head and muttered to herself, as if she was disappointed with the world.

But Hull was very curious about who Ling learned all these weird words from at her age.

Fortunately, Hull didn't care.

After dealing with Ling's affairs, Hull had to get back to his work.

Afterwards, Hull came to Mosbia's lieutenant's office with the written battle report.

In the office, in addition to Lieutenant Mosbia, Lieutenant Mosbia's immediate superior, Captain Lorenzo, was also present.