Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

Walter Doria has been making a name for himself on various battlefields since he was a teenager.

So far, it has fought on more than a thousand battlefields, and its achievements are enough to be recorded in the history of the empire.

At that time, he was a top general who was feared by several countries.

He has been awarded the first-class special merit by His Majesty the Emperor himself more than once, and is one of the four earls of the previous generation.

He retired from the military in his forties and later founded a military academy.

In less than ten years, it developed into one of the four major military academies of the empire, continuously supplying top generals to the empire every year and training a large number of outstanding generals.

Many senior officers who are still serving on the front lines are students of Walter Doria.

Even though he has now retreated to the second line and his title has been downgraded, he is still the top noble among the upper nobles.

As the lowest among the upper nobility, William was not even qualified to sit at the same table and talk with that great man.

The two sides are in completely different worlds. That adult is in the Sky Palace at the center of the empire, one of the giants supporting the entire empire building.

As soon as Walter Doria entered the door, he found Hull in the noisy crowd at a glance, and then walked over with a smile on his face.

"Hel Heim, hahahaha! I heard about you from that kid Ying Ma."

"You have made great contributions in the North!"

"He concluded a truce with the Kumins, repelled the invasion of the principality with a small force, defeated that General Thunder one-on-one on the battlefield, and after the war, he took down the Arugail Defense Fortress that my empire had been dreaming of for a long time with bloodless means. With so many merits, he was only promoted two levels. Those idiots in the Central Command are really stupid, hahahaha!"

This cheerful big shot enumerated Hull's achievements in the North one by one, and William and Kent beside him both widened their eyes.

"Don't be discouraged, I am very optimistic about you!" Walter Doria patted Hull's shoulder heavily, again and again.

The sound of his hearty laughter even drowned out the noise in the meeting hall.

Everyone present immediately focused their attention on Hull.

"You are really praising me too much. I am just carrying out my mission seriously. I really don't deserve it."

"Hahaha! Still the same as always, not caring about the opinions of others! Very good, a man should speak with strength, and the rest is just clouds, don't worry about it at all!"

The strong old man laughed loudly, and the beautiful girl next to him just sighed and looked at Hull.

"Really, Heer, you are still the same as before, doing everything in a hurry. I know everything about you in the North in the Sky Palace. Many people are talking about you, the rising star."

"Eima, long time no see, thank you for coming all the way here, it's nice to see you here."

"I...I didn't come here just for you. I'm usually very busy. This time, my father said he wanted to come and see you, so I took some time off and came along."

Ying Ma blushed at this moment. Her gorgeous appearance eclipsed all the noble women present, and all the single noble men were fascinated by her.

Especially Kent, he is already the father of two children and has a wife of seven years at home. When he saw Yingma's shy look, his eyes became blurred, as if he was in a daydream.

"So, what other rumors did you hear about me in the Sky Palace? Can you tell me now?"

"Hey! Hull! You, do you think I'm a information dealer?"

Just as Yingma expressed her dissatisfaction, Ling, who was holding a plate with her mouth full of cream, appeared in her sight behind Heer.

"Eh? Heh... Heh... This kid... Could it be?!"

Yingma pointed his index finger in the direction of Ling, his fingers shaking as he looked at Heer's wide eyes.

"Ah, this girl's name is Ling, she's my sister."

"Oh... just a sister... I thought--Eh!? Hale, you have a sister?"

Ying Ma, who had let out a sigh of relief a second ago, immediately became excited again.

"Yes, my mother gave birth to her secretly."

"Oh...Ah?! Is it Hel's mother's illegitimate child?"

Ying Ma's startled look also attracted Ling's attention.

Heer gave Ling a look. Ling sighed and handed the plate in her hand to Xino beside her.

The plates in Xino's hands, which were piled up like a mountain just now, were now licked until they were shiny. She took Ling's plate with shining eyes.

"Don't steal my food...if you want to eat it, go get it yourself later..."

Ling turned around and gave Xino an instruction, then immediately changed her expression and bowed heavily to Yingma and Walter according to aristocratic etiquette.

"Hello, my name is Ling Heim."

"Wow, so cute. She's totally different from Heer!"

Looking at Ling, a pretty girl who looked like a doll and was about ten years old, Ying Ma muttered to himself while suppressing the urge to hug Ling in his arms.

Heer just smiled bitterly, handed the plate in his hand to Xinuo, and whispered: "Clean these up for me."

Xino's eyes immediately lit up and he nodded rapidly. He took the two plates and walked aside to enjoy them alone, while thinking about how to bring so much food back.

She was in her evening gown and it would be difficult to pack up the food.

At this moment, William came over. He stood beside Hull and coughed softly: "Cough cough cough..."

Hull glanced at him. Is he catching a cold? Don't infect me.

In just a moment, Heer immediately looked at Ying Ma again.

"Eima, don't be fooled by Ling's appearance. This girl is very cunning and very good at lying."

When Yingma wasn't noticing, Ling glared at Heer fiercely, then turned around and showed her angelic and innocent smile again.

"Heer likes to say weird things like this. How could such a pretty girl lie to you, right~~"

Yingma squatted down and held Ling's little hands, with indescribable love in his eyes.

"Hahaha, such a pretty girl is really great. It would be great if our Ying Ma could also give birth to such a cute child. Then I can just retire and take care of the child at home! Our Doria family doesn't have a male heir yet."

Walter laughed that loud laugh again, but Yingma frowned.

She knew that her father was urging her to get married again.

“Lord Walter, Miss Yingma is still young, it’s not the right time yet.”

Hull saw that Ying Ma was unhappy and quickly stepped forward to rescue her.

"Okay, okay, you guys decide on this. I don't care anyway. As long as I can hold my grandson as soon as possible, hahahaha!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ying Ma blushed immediately.

Unlike the three people who were chatting animatedly here, William just stood aside and smiled apologetically, without any chance to interrupt. Hull and the others didn't even look at him or pay attention to him.

William stood there stupidly, as if he was completely ignored, with an awkward smile on his face.

"Cough cough cough..." As if to remind himself of something, William coughed again.

"...Um, Lord William." This time, Hull finally looked at him.

"Huh? What's wrong?" William immediately put on a smile, his eyes moving back and forth between Hull and Walter's faces, as if hinting at something.

"If you're not feeling well, why don't you go see a doctor? It would be fine if it was passed on to me, but it would be inappropriate if Lord Walter and Miss Yingma also caught a cold by accident."

William's smile froze on his face, and he immediately nodded and bowed in the direction of Walter and Ying Ma, but all their attention was focused on Ling, and they didn't even look at him.

"Um...Lord Heer, please come here for a moment."

William pulled Hull's sleeve and put some distance between himself and Walter and Ying Ma.

As soon as he turned his head, the smile on William's face disappeared.

"Hey... look at the situation! Why don't you introduce me to those two distinguished guests!?"

"Ah? Do you want me to introduce you to Lord Walter and the others?"

"…It's not that I want you to introduce me to them. It's that the Kraken region where you are is still under my jurisdiction. As a lord under me, isn't it your duty to introduce me to the distinguished guests you invited?"

"Duty? There shouldn't be such a rule between upper nobles and lower nobles."

"That's why I asked you to consider the occasion! Facing such distinguished guests, as my subordinate lord, shouldn't you come forward and introduce me to them? Do you understand the etiquette of the nobility?!"

"I see. This was my oversight."

Hull immediately took William back to Walter and Ying Ma.

"Gentlemen, allow me to introduce you. This is the superior noble of West Territory, Lord William Hector, my direct superior lord."

As Hull raised his hand and introduced him, William immediately smiled and straightened his chest.

Even the lieutenant rank on his shoulder seemed to be shining.

“Dear Lord Walter, I have been honored to be invited to attend the dinner held in your mansion twice. I am very honored to see you here again. Please take care of me in the future.”

"… Um, who are you?"

!! ?

"Father! You are so disrespectful!"

Ying Ma hurriedly covered up for her father.

But Walter just squinted his eyes and carefully confirmed the appearance of William in front of him, showing a confused expression.

"Hmm? This should be our first meeting, right? Even though I'm old, I can remember the faces of the guests I've met and greeted before."

Walter's honesty made Ying Ma turn his head silently.

Hull was a little surprised. When he heard William say that he had attended a dinner party held at Walter's house, he actually thought they had met before.

But seeing Walter's puzzled look, Hull was sure that this was the first time they met.

Lord William is really shameless.

"That... indeed, with the nobility of Lord Walter, a small noble like me certainly does not have the blessing to thank you in person. So, in fact, this is indeed the first time I meet you. I said something that caused you to misunderstand. I am really sorry."

"Hahahaha! Is that so? It's mainly because I have too many social engagements, and I can't remember all the guests that passed by me."

"Hahaha...yes." William just smiled apologetically and looked at his toes with a red face.

Originally, as the highest-ranking noble present, William enjoyed the attention of the lower-ranking nobles. However, when he met the real nobles, his true nature was immediately revealed, and he became humble to the dust.

Many lower-ranking nobles in West Territory began to whisper among themselves.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Lord William, my father is just a little rough around the edges, I hope you don't mind."

Ying Ma bowed deeply and apologized.

Looking at Ying Ma's face, William swept away his previous dejection and immediately smiled brightly.

"No, no, no, that's my fault. Anyway, seeing is believing. I've heard that among the talented ladies who entered the Sky Palace last year, Miss Yingma was the most beautiful. I didn't expect that she was as beautiful as the rumors said. No! Miss Yingma is ten times more beautiful than the rumors said!"

Ying Ma responded to William's flattery with a polite smile, but Walter next to him suddenly stood between the two of them, separating them.

"This Lord William Docker..."

William, whose name was mispronounced, straightened his back: "Sir, my full name is William Hector."

His expression seemed as if he was a little bothered by the interruption of his conversation with Ying Ma, but due to the difference in status, he didn't dare to get angry, so he just corrected it with a red face.

"It doesn't matter what name you give me. I'll be frank. I won't give you my precious daughter. If it's Helheim, I'd welcome it. Hahahaha!"

"Father! What are you talking about!"

Ying Ma's face flushed as he pinched Walter's sleeve, and he looked in panic at Hull, who had a faint smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, William just gave an awkward yet polite smile, then nodded stubbornly, and finally stepped aside tactfully.

The core of the entire venue was left to Hull and his team.