Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

After coming out of Lieutenant Mosbia's office, Hull moved to the dungeon where the Kuming prisoner was held.

Hull walked down the stairs and heard laughter coming from the dungeon.

"Yiluha, nona, bahalu, jilu"

"Dagu, nehou, gulalukana"

The two were having a conversation in Kumin language.

Maybe it was because Ling was a child, the other party was not on guard and seemed to be chatting happily.

Ling seemed to be aware of Heer's arrival, but she didn't care because Heer couldn't understand what they were talking about anyway.

Heer didn't want to disturb them, so he deliberately kept his distance and waved to Goliath beside Xiang Ling.

Tell him to go and fetch Private Etan.

Soon after, Private Etan was taken to the dungeon.

Hull held out his hand to beckon him closer, then began to talk to him in a low voice.

"You record all the conversations between Ling and the Kuming prisoners. After you come down, have Ling translate all the conversations. Keep a record of all the translated content as well."

"Okay, I understand."

The private brought parchment with him and borrowed a pen from the dungeon guard, and soon began to write and draw on the paper.

"By the way, from now on, apart from resting, you will stay in my room all the time and learn Kumin language with me."

"...Go to your room, sir?"

"What? Is there a problem?"

"No, no, no! I'm just a little nervous."

"I'm not the Emperor, there's nothing to be afraid of. You don't have to be so reserved in front of me."

"..."

Private Etan smiled bitterly. Hull didn't know what was wrong with him.

Hull was too lazy to care about these little things, so he continued.

"I plan to spend about a week to fully master the Kumin language. You also need to master the Kumin language within a month."

"One...! One month?!"

"This is a special mission I have assigned to you. You can be absent from all military training during this period. I don't have any books on the Kumin language at the moment, so from now on you will write down everything Ling and the others say in Kumin language, and use it as a textbook for your study, so don't miss anything."

"it is good..."

Eitan answered without confidence.

Hull also knew that time was tight, but he had to do this now.

A test will be required every week from now on, and based on the test results and learning progress, Hull will personally arrange Etan's sleep and rest time.

We strive to enable Eitan to master the Kumin language within one month.

"After Ling and I leave, I want you to be the specialist in liaison with the Kumins. This is a very important position. If you can overcome this difficulty, I will report and promote you to private first class."

"Eh?!!"

"I've told you before, haven't I? I will reward my subordinates according to their abilities and achievements."

This is a field that is very dependent on experience.

Normally, it takes four to five years to be promoted from a private first class to a private second class.

However, Hull does not care about such so-called qualifications at all. Hull believes in pragmatism and result-oriented thinking.

Everything is result-oriented.

After listening to Hull's explanation, Etan swallowed and his eyes were full of light.

"...Shangguan, will you still go to the training ground to direct everyone's training?"

"Of course I have to go. I'm the commander of Team 8. I can't give up my daily work, not just training."

"Even though you're so busy, you plan to master the Kumin language in just one week?!"

"Don't worry about me. Just focus on learning from Ling. I'll study the notes you wrote down and listen in on your conversation with Ling. That way, we can make rapid progress."

"How can this be?!"

"What's so surprising? Don't forget, I came to the army after passing the general officer exam. I have been specially trained in the skills of multitasking. I recommend that you try it. Once you master it, you will be able to learn other things much faster. If you use it well, you can save a lot of time in your life."

"Um...Shangguan, I understand what you said. But not everyone has a brain as smart as yours. I don't think someone like me can learn it."

"I won't suggest others to do something that is impossible. I ask you to do it because I know you can do it."

Eitan was silent for a while, and his expression became serious.

"I understand!"

Seeing Eitan's enthusiasm, Hull smiled and nodded.

After a long while, Ling finally finished talking, and Hull called Ling over.

"Why did you call me here?"

"Ling, besides you, there should be another person who can speak the language of the Kumin people, right?"

"...Why do you think so?"

"Language learning can be roughly divided into two types - innate learning and acquired systematic learning. The former are mostly mother tongue, imitating the language of parents since childhood, while the latter requires understanding word choice, grammar, word meaning, etc., which is the so-called second language. You obviously belong to the latter, and there must be a teacher who knows both Kumin and Imperial."

"...You are right. Someone did teach me the Kumin language. You are a terrible person."

"What's so scary about me?"

"You've seen through my whole body. This feeling is really disgusting."

"On the contrary, I find it disgusting that people cannot see through this simple logic."

"You...how dare you talk like that in front of a little girl like me."

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking nonsense. What kind of person is the teacher who taught you Kumin language?"

"Alas... His name is Nandar, and he is a merchant from our village."

"Can you call him over to meet me?"

"Do you... have any intentions?"

"Don't let me get into it. I just want to talk business with him."

"What? Since when are soldiers of the Empire allowed to do business?"

"I just want to entrust him to do some things as a businessman. This does not violate military law."

"...But Mr. Nandar and I still have a good relationship, and I really don't want him to meet someone like you who is good at deception."

"I understand your opinion. I promise not to let him suffer any loss. Help me find him."

Hull said as he patted Ling's shoulder gently.

Ling looked into Hull's eyes suspiciously.

"You won't lie to me, will you?"

"I won't lie." Hull said seriously.

At this moment, Ling suddenly ran towards the stairs leading to the outside of the dungeon.

While running, he said: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? I won't believe your lies anymore!"

Hull winked at Goliath, and a few seconds later, Goliath picked up the bell and slid it back like a kitten.

"Was hide-and-seek fun? Do you want to play again?"

As he spoke, Heer looked towards Goliath.

Goliath understood and put down the bell with a sad face.

Ling knew that if she didn't meet Hull's demands, she would never be able to leave this dungeon today.

There was no choice but Ling could only agree to let Hull find Mr. Nandar tomorrow.

She prayed silently in her heart, praying that Hull would not find any way to harm her friends.