Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

The next day, Colonel Gilue Maguno and his group, including Ling Zai, arrived at the Arugeel Defense Fortress as scheduled.

This time it was Sanum who served as the receptionist again, but Ling noticed that there was obvious hostility in Sanum's eyes when he looked at Major Schneider.

Going to the conference room, Queen Bashiya herself had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as they met, Major Schneider opened his arms again, pretending to hug the Blue Queen.

On the contrary, Colonel Giru Maguno knelt on one knee before that, with his right hand placed across his chest to salute the Blue Queen.

“…” Major Schneider froze in place.

"What's wrong? Didn't your secretary teach you how to salute the Blue Queen?"

"Of course... I know how to do it."

With a look of astonishment on his face, Major Schneider forced a smile and whispered to Colonel Giroud Maguno.

"But is there no problem? You are the number one person in our Northern Fortress, with the rank of colonel, yet you have to kneel before the barbarians."

"There's nothing we can do about it. She's the leader of the Kumin clan and the 'Blue Queen' who has united the nearby small tribes. Her status is equivalent to that of a king of a small country."

“I see…I see.”

The moment he answered, the smile on Major Schneider's face disappeared, and instead, sweat poured down his forehead like a waterfall.

He quickly followed suit and knelt down to pay his respects.

He finally realized how presumptuous his behavior was.

Ling, who was also kneeling on the ground, silently thanked Colonel Giroud Maguno in her heart.

"I didn't expect to see you again in such a short time, Queen Basia." Colonel Jiru Maguno had been helped up by the Queen.

"Me too. It's great that you still look so healthy, Colonel."

Both of them had smiles on their faces.

"The Arugeel Fortress is the only way for us to enter the Principality of Diorudo, and it is also a place that our empire must fight for to expand its territory. You have agreed to the proposal of territory exchange, which really helped us a lot."

"We, the Kumin people, risked our lives to capture this fortress. I'm sorry, but I can't hand it over to you for free. Please understand."

"That's ridiculous. Although you proposed relatively strict exchange conditions, we finally found a result that both sides can accept. It's already very good that there is no bloodshed."

"The conditions I put forward were repeatedly reduced by Major Schneider over there. There was really nothing I could do. That major was a good negotiator."

They both laughed at the same time.

As expected, Colonel Giroud Maguno was no ordinary man to be able to sit on the position of colonel. He was neither humble nor arrogant in front of the queen and his tone was very steady.

The most important thing was to know how to use politeness in diplomatic occasions. With just a few words, he blocked the Blue Queen's retreat, preventing her from changing her mind at the last minute and making more demands, thus completely finalizing the terms of the transaction.

Hull's evaluation of the colonel was that he "lacked decisiveness" and "was indecisive."

But looking at this, it seems that Hull also makes mistakes sometimes?

Well... maybe it's because of Major Schneider as a foil, anyone who is slightly normal exudes a sacred light in Ling's eyes.

"Well, enough small talk, now it's time to get down to business."

Colonel Giroud Maguno took out a purple crystal square pen dipped in ink, and at the same time took out the territory exchange agreement prepared in advance, and signed his name on two copies of the document.

The Amethyst Square Pen is made of special crystal. It is a special magic prop specifically used in magic contracts. It has a variety of uses. When publicly concluding treaties with other countries, this magic prop must be used.

Because documents signed with the Amethyst Square Pen cannot be forged, if the signer does not sign his or her real name, the document itself will automatically burn immediately.

The agreement for the territorial exchange was drafted by Ling.

This was also the first time that Ling drafted such an official document, and the content of the document was written in both Imperial and Kumin languages.

The content is based on the Imperial language, and the Kumin language is only used to assist the Kumin people in understanding the content of the agreement.

There is also a suggestive text note at the end of the document - when the contents of the two languages ​​are inconsistent, the Kumin people have the right to unilaterally tear up the treaty.

This is mainly to prevent the situation where the two parties cannot reach a consensus due to errors or omissions by the drafter.

Originally, there would be a special clerk responsible for drafting such important documents, checking whether there were any unclear expressions and correcting them.

However, this time, since it involved the Kumin people and the unknown Kumin language, the clerks in the fortress were powerless to do anything.

The document drafted by Ling could only be finally checked by Major Schneider and Colonel Giroud Maguno for the Imperial language part.

After Colonel Giroud Maguno signed, Major Schneider also signed his name.

Queen Bashiya first read the content written in the Imperial language, and then compared it with the articles written in the Kumin language.

"Well...there is no problem with the content." After confirming that it was correct, the queen nodded.

As expected...the Queen has mastered the Imperial language...!

As expected of the Blue Queen, her abilities outside of combat should not be underestimated.

The content of this territorial exchange is actually very simple, and Ling tried to be as concise as possible when drafting it.

But after all, it was an important document related to diplomatic occasions. Just drafting this agreement took Ling almost half a day, and she revised it seven or eight times before finally achieving the rigor that a diplomatic document should have.

The Blue Queen could actually understand the obscure parts of it, and her understanding of the Imperial language had reached the level where she could understand diplomatic books.

It's simply unimaginable...

Queen Bashiya took the purple crystal pen handed to her by the colonel and signed her name on the duplicate document without hesitation.

At this moment, from this moment on, the agreement on territory exchange was officially reached.

Ling also let out a sigh of relief.

According to the agreement, ten days later, the four areas of Moon Bay Rock, Angry Horn Peak, Pale Lady Peak, and Julong Mountain will officially belong to the Kuming tribe.

Also ten days later, the Arugel defensive fortress was officially handed over to the Empire.

"As for the imperial people in the four regions, we will give them enough time to leave. As long as they can all be evacuated within this year, I have no objection."

“Thank you very much. This way, we will have enough time to persuade the people and relocate them to other areas.”

A friendly exchange of views between Colonel Giroud Maguno and Queen Basya.

There was a kind of harmony between the two of them, like that of friends, and they both had smiles on their faces when they talked.

Everyone was very satisfied with the successful completion of this territorial exchange.

That night, we returned to the Imperial Fortress.

Before going back, the Queen held a celebratory reception for everyone as usual.

Colonel Giroud Maguno and Major Schneider both got drunk at the party.

Even Ling was forced to drink several cups, which was really unbearable.

The two people staggered down the corridor, with Ling following closely behind.

"Colonel Giroud Magnus, I'm going to look for Captain Lorenzo now. Do you want to come with me?" Major Schneider gave a malicious smile.

"Hehehe... You really have bad intentions. Are you planning to piss off Captain Lorenzo?"

“Hahahaha, how could that be? I only went to tell him this great news. I didn’t mean to bully him at all…hahahaha!”

A few minutes later, Ling and them arrived outside Captain Lorenzo's room. Without knocking on the door, Colonel Giroud Maguno and Major Schneider walked straight in.

Captain Lorenzo was startled by the two people who suddenly broke in.

"Eh? What...what happened? Did you two drink?"

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. I just came here to see you." Major Schneider, who was drunk, came over and kept patting Captain Lorenzo on the shoulder.

Captain Lorenzo supported Major Schneider while looking at Colonel Giroud Magnus beside him for help.

Colonel Giroud Maguno just smiled and did not intervene at all.

At this moment, the three of them looked like old friends.

Major Schneider was responsible for making a scene with Captain Lorenzo, while Colonel Giroud Magnus was responsible for instigating the incident.

Perhaps they had often gotten along like this in the past.

Originally, Captain Lorenzo was also a member of Colonel Giroud Magnus's faction, and there was actually no conflict between the three of them.

Maybe the relationship before was also good?

"By the way, how is the territory exchange going?" Captain Lorenzo asked Major Schneider to sit down.

Then he brewed a pot of sobering hot tea and placed it on the table, then waved to Ling, who understood and took three teacups from the shelf nearby.

Then, Lorenzo poured the tea into the cups one by one.

"Do you still need to ask? With Colonel Giroud Magnus and I in charge, it has naturally been completely handled... burp!" Major Schneider took a sip of the hot tea and burped.

"Then I feel relieved." Captain Lorenzo breathed a sigh of relief.

Ling couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Captain Lorenzo was such a kind person. Even though he had been ordered to suspend his duties for reflection, he didn't hold a grudge and was even still worried about the territory exchange.

“So, you have to learn from us. Come on, come on, and come on… Well, Lieutenant Lorenzo, we may be very far apart from each other in the future, and you may not be able to talk to us easily then. Don’t worry, I will protect you from afar, hahahaha!”

As Major Schneider banged Captain Lorenzo's head, Colonel Giroud Maguno laughed with great joy.

Ling just thought that the three of them had a good relationship, but she didn't expect... Major Schneider took advantage of the alcohol to demote Captain Lorenzo.

Colonel Giroud Magnus just watched the show and acquiesced to the demotion of Captain Lorenzo.

"So, which territories did we take out to exchange with the Kumin people?"

Captain Lorenzo didn't seem to care about their attitudes, nor was he angry about the demotion. His expression remained calm, but he was worried about the territory exchange.

Perhaps, he was not the type to be obsessed with official positions.

As Hull said, Captain Lorenzo was even willing to sacrifice himself for the benefit of the empire.

What a fool...

"Oh? Do you want to know? Do you want me to tell you?" Major Schneider tested Captain Lorenzo in a mocking tone as if he was teasing a child.

"Um...can you tell me?"

"Of course not! Hahahahaha!"

"Hahaha, Schneider, please don't bully Lorenzo too much."

Although he said not to bully Captain Lorenzo, Colonel Giroud Magnus was the one who laughed the happiest.

There was no hint of restraint in his tone, it was completely the rhythm of a drunkard.

To be honest, Ling really hates people who get carried away after taking a few sips of horse urine.

"…well."

Captain Lorenzo sighed in an extremely lonely voice.

"I can't help it. Since you asked sincerely, I will be merciful and tell you. First, Moon Bay Rock and Angry Horn Peak..."

"Well, that was originally the land of the Kumin people, so it makes sense to give it back to them."

"What? That's why I say you're no good. Those two places belong to Colonel Giroud Maguno. You don't pay attention to them, so I have to demote you back to the lieutenant level and train you properly!"

Major Schneider breathed alcohol into Captain Lorenzo's face, and Captain Lorenzo was immediately unable to open his eyes. He rubbed his eye sockets and turned his head away.

Despite this, Captain Lorenzo did not get angry. Perhaps he had encountered similar situations before.

Ling felt genuinely disgusted and quickly distanced herself from Major Schneider.

"Besides this, do we need to hand over other territories?"

"Of course, those barbarians won't be so kind. The next step is the most important thing - the Pale Lady Peak and Gathering Dragon Mountain also need to be handed over to them!"

When Captain Lorenzo heard that he had to hand over these two areas, his pupils suddenly trembled: "...Huh?"

"Um...Major Schneider, what did you just say?"

"Are your ears and brain moldy? I say, we should hand over the lands managed by Lieutenant Colonel Kenek! The Pale Lady Peak and the Dragon Gathering Mountain to the Kuming people! What do you think? I'm a genius, right? Hahahaha!"

Unlike Major Schneider who was laughing wildly, Captain Lorenzo's face turned pale with fright at this moment. He almost couldn't stand and fell directly to the ground.

With a "bang", the teacup on the table was accidentally hit by Captain Lorenzo and smashed to pieces.

“…Am I dreaming?” Captain Lorenzo sat on the ground in a daze.

"Hahaha, look at you, you idiot! We have indeed handed over the Pale Lady Peak and the Dragon Gathering Mountain to the Kumin people, right, Colonel Jiru Maguno?"

"Yes! I personally signed the official agreement on the territorial transaction, officially assigning the Pale Lady Peak and the Gathering Dragon Mountain to the Kumin people!"

Colonel Giru Maguno said this, and took out the agreement signed by him, the Blue Queen and Major Schneider from his arms and placed it on the table.

As two copies of the document, the Empire and the Kumins each held the same agreement as proof.

Captain Lorenzo struggled to get up and quickly picked up the agreement to examine it carefully.

After a long time, Captain Lorenzo's hands began to tremble, and an expression of anger and laughter appeared on his face.

"You actually did such a stupid thing...! You... You are really hopeless!!!"

Captain Lorenzo threw the crucial agreement heavily to the ground, then squatted on the ground and hugged his head, rubbing his scalp with his fingers, making a crackling sound.

"You...what's wrong with you?" Colonel Giroud Magnus was shocked by Captain Lorenzo's actions.

He had never seen Lorenzo behave so violently before, and he was about 70% sober now.

Captain Lorenzo raised his head and stared at Colonel Giroud Magnus.

"The mausoleum of the thirteenth emperor of the empire, the Blood Emperor Xiliu V...is located in Julong Mountain..."

This sentence made Colonel Giroud Magnus and Major Schneider feel like they were falling into an icy cave, and their hair stood on end.

"You two idiots handed over the Blood Emperor's Mausoleum to the alien tribe with your own hands!!!"