Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

"Evil...demon?"

Raghu doubted his ears.

He couldn't believe that such words would come out of the mouth of such an innocent noble girl.

He immediately looked at the lord next to him.

The other party seemed to have not heard anything and just sighed.

"Ah... that... Miss..."

"I'm not some young lady. My name is Yang Ling."

"I'm sorry, Miss Ling. No matter what, how could the Lord of our Kraken region be a demon? You really are joking."

Rag didn't know what kind of relationship the two had, but judging from the magic power on their bodies, the lord should be stronger.

So, logically speaking, Hull should have a higher status, right?

But this young lady actually dared to say such rude words directly, and the other party didn't care at all. This really made Rag a little confused.

"I'm not kidding. I'm telling you the pure truth. You'd better remember it."

"Ah... Is that so... This is really a bit confusing to me." Rag had a wry smile on his face, not knowing whether to stand on Ling's side and agree, or stand on Heer's side and stop it.

"It's okay, you'll understand later."

"..."

Ling's voice was quite loud, especially in this silent castle.

This nobleman named Hull must have heard it as well, but he didn't seem to take it to heart at all.

So what is their relationship? If they are not father and son, then they are...husband and wife?!

Rag opened his eyes wide and looked at Heer, then shifted his gaze to Ling.

If they were really a couple... a noble in his twenties married a little girl around ten years old...

This behavior can truly be called devilish.

The lord just followed Rag along the way and didn't even listen to Rag's explanation of the structure of the castle.

Wherever he passed, he just craned his neck to look around.

The lord kept walking along the way, making it difficult for Rag to keep up with his pace.

Later, the lord simply abandoned Rag and the others and began to explore the entire castle on his own.

It was as if he wanted to memorize the structure and topography of this poor city into his head.

He moved very quickly, and Rag could tell from his pace that he was indeed a powerful magician.

After a long time, the lord suddenly stopped and walked back towards Rag and the others.

"...I've looked in so many places, but I can't see anyone anywhere. Is there no one in this castle?"

"Well... Including Cersei and I, there are only five people left."

After the former lord left, many soldiers followed the lord's footsteps and evacuated Hanshi City.

Those who remain in the castle now are locals from the Clark area.

"So, why do you want to stay?"

"what?"

What does this mean? Are you trying to kick me out?!

"Without a lord, there is no one in the city who needs to be protected. As a guard, doesn't your existence have any meaning?"

"No...that."

What the Lord said is extremely true...extremely true.

So much so that Rag didn't know how to refute it.

He originally wanted to say that he needed to fulfill his guard duties, but in fact he just stood at the city gate every day and yawned like a scarecrow.

"I've visited so many places, but I haven't seen any treasures that need to be protected, nor any paintings or statues of artistic value...right?"

"Well... yes, there are none of those things in Hanshi City."

Not only that, the city’s treasury had long been empty.

Before the previous lord left, he packed up all the valuables and took them away.

The vault was also empty.

"As a lord, I already have a dedicated guard named Goliath. In this case, it seems that you have no meaning to continue to exist for me, or for the entire Hanshi City. In other words, I have not found any reason for you to stay here."

"..."

As the lord kept repeating that it was worthless, meaningless, and unnecessary to exist, Rag felt a little depressed.

There was indeed nothing wrong with what he said, and Rag couldn't find any excuse to make the other party stay.

Now, the previous lord he protected has also escaped. He who is left here can only accept willingly no matter how he is treated.

"Um... Lord... are you going to fire me?"

"No, I haven't found anything suitable for you to do. After all, I don't know you yet. If you are a guard, I need to use Goliath's sunlight to confirm. For now, you can just be my follower and run errands for me."

So... is this what it means?!

Only then did Rag feel relieved.

The Kraken area is his hometown, where his ancestors have lived for generations.

As the last descendant of the Yum family, he must stay to protect his homeland, this Hanshi City that has been protected by his ancestors for generations.

"Yes Yes!"

The Lord's words were like giving himself a probation period.

As long as you demonstrate your value during this period, you will not be kicked out.

Raghu's mood became much better at this moment.

For him, it would be very difficult if he lost this job. As a warrior trained since childhood, it would be difficult for him to survive in the Kraken area if he lost this job.

To do this, he must find a way to be accepted by the new lord.

Soon, Rag brought the lords to a room at the top of the castle.

"This is the Lord's bedroom!"

The beautiful girl with blonde ponytail opened the door while making a "ding ding ding!" sound.

"..."

The bed, the floor, the window...everywhere you look, the whole room is spotless and very clean.

Apparently Cersei the maid did a good job of cleaning every day.

But due to the lack of necessary decorations and furniture, the room looks a bit monotonous.

There were also a lot of damage to the walls and ceiling, which was a bit shabby for a noble lord.

In the past, lords often spoke harshly to Cersei because the room was too shabby.

She came to Rag to cry more than once, but of course, she would forget about it two hours later and become her innocent and carefree self again.

"How is it? Lord, are you satisfied with this room?"

Cersei looked at the lord with a smile on his face.

Hull walked around the room with a satisfied look on his face.

"Well...clean and sanitary, impeccable. The room is a little shabby, but considering the financial problems here, it's not your fault. You have worked hard to clean the castle. I believe you will be a competent maid and butler."

"Hehehe... Thank you so much!"

Cersei was not harshly criticized, and Raghu was relieved for her.

But when he thought about it again, he immediately became anxious.

Why was he always criticized by the lord, while Cersei was always praised?

There was indeed nothing wrong with what the lord said, but Rag still felt a sense of imbalance and crisis.

Compared to such an excellent Cersei, isn't my position even worse? !

"Rag, I have to ask you to do something. Gather all the people in the territory to the square."

"Yes! I can do it!"

Finally, I have a chance to change the Lord's attitude towards me!

After taking a few steps, he immediately realized something was wrong: "Sir, you mean all?!"

"Oh, all of them. Every one of them."

“…” Sweat began to form on Rag’s forehead.

Indeed, the Kraken region is very barren, and after so many years, the number of people in the territory has become very small.

But the population is sparse only compared to other areas in Westerland.

There are still more than one hundred households and about five hundred people in the Kraken area.

There are still hunters hunting in the wild. At this point in time, many people are busy with farming and are scattered across farmlands in the Kraken area.

More than 500 people, and Rag is required to gather them all by himself?

This...this...this is like even if he runs to death, there is no way to call him back.

"Rag! Don't worry! I will help you too!" Ling smiled like an angel.

Like a saint, she extended a helping hand to Rag who was in distress.

that is really good!

Rag touched his chest with tears of gratitude in his eyes: "Miss Ling, are you really willing to help? Then please -"

Before Rag could finish his words, he was interrupted by the lord.

"Ling, you just stay here and let him handle this matter alone. He has nothing to do now anyway, and we can't keep an idler at home."

Evil...devil...really a devil...

With tears in his eyes, Raghu ran towards the town as fast as he could.

I happened to come across a lot of people gathered in the town.

This is...?!

When Rag got closer, he saw a sturdy man about 1.9 meters tall distributing bread to the people one by one.

I heard that he was the lord's subordinate.

Many people who were busy with farming have also returned.

Although the amount of food distributed was not much, it was definitely not enough for several hundred people.

Many subjects could only get half a piece, or a mouthful.

But the things they distributed were very precious, they were white bread!

Rag himself hadn't seen such delicious food for many years.

Looking at the people sharing the white bread, Rag also wanted to have a bite.

But when I think of the orders given to me by the lord, especially since I am still under observation.

If I fail to carry out the first instruction, I will have no good consequences in the future.

Due to the sudden incident of distributing white bread, almost two-thirds of the people in the territory have returned.

Rag asked them to stay in the square and not run around, then he rushed out of the town to call back the remaining one third.

Three hours later, the bell knocked on Hull's door.

"Teacher, the people in the territory have all arrived."

"Oh? It seems that the castle guard is quite capable. He gathered everyone together so quickly."

After Rag left, Hull went back to the carriage and moved his luggage, especially the books, to the bedroom.

He is now lying on the bed reading a book. In just a short period of time, at the speed of one page per second, he has finished reading more than a dozen books.

Only after hearing Ling's report did he close the book in his hand.

"Mr. Rag should be a local. He has a calm personality and should be familiar with the people of the territory."

"I see. It looks like he's another pushover. No wonder I always felt that he had that person's shadow."

Of course, Hull was talking about Captain Lorenzo. It’s not that they look alike, but they give people a similar feeling.

"Teacher, you are really annoying sometimes. I am obviously a gentle person."

"From what I can see, it's hard to say what kind of personality he has. Guarding this castle and doing meaningless things all day long, to put it nicely, it's responsible, but to put it bluntly, it's just wasting his time. He might be like that person, too loyal to certain people and certain things."

Heer could feel some faint magical fluctuations coming from Rag.

Especially when one deliberately says something harsh, such fluctuations in magic power are very obvious.

He must be consciously suppressing the magic power in his body and not wanting it to be exposed.

Other second-rate magicians might not be able to see it, but he happened to meet Hel's eyes.

Perhaps, the guard Rag is not a simple person.

After all, he is the last guard guarding Hanshi City, or in other words, the Kraken area.

I have to find a chance to test his depth.

Hale said as he walked out of the castle with Bell and Cersei.

Next, he had to issue his first order after taking office to the people of the entire Kraken region.