Claude strode to the podium, stood at attention and saluted.
General Michelic returned the same greeting, then took two steps forward, reached out and took off Claude's three black star epaulette, and replaced it with a silver moon epaulette, which meant that from this moment on, Claude had already He crossed the huge gap between lieutenant-level officers and colonel-level officers, and became an official major officer in the Kingdom of Ovilas.
In peacetime, it takes at least five to seven years to go from captain to major. You also need to perform well and obtain more than three outstanding job awards in the military. Claude was only twenty-five years old and had only been in the army for seven years. He had already been promoted to major without receiving any formal training from a military academy. Just like being promoted to the line of fire for making great achievements on the battlefield, this has almost become a legend among kings.
This was the big promotion at the end of the year. Only seven of the twenty-six cadets in the Advanced Seminar moved up to the next level. One lieutenant colonel was promoted to colonel and five majors were promoted to lieutenant colonel. Then came Claude's promotion to major. His promotion made the advanced seminar finally worthy of its name and became a school-level officer seminar.
In addition, more than ten school-level officers who participated in the formation of the Ranger Division and were not trained in the military academy also received opportunities for promotion. Major Skerry was among them and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. This was actually compensation for him. He was forced to withdraw from the Principality of Karnas and preserved the effective strength of the first ranger battalion. After returning, he was framed by the noble officers of the frontline command for losing his country and was imprisoned. It wasn't until Claude wrote a letter asking Lady Maria to pass the message that the eldest prince returned and regained his freedom.
But in this way, the meritorious service of a single battalion of Rangers who went deep into the Principality of Karnas for more than a year could not be recognized by the Ministry of War. After all, that territory has been lost, nearly two years have passed, and the war has ended. Unconfirmed achievements like this can only be considered bad luck. The only consolation is that the soldiers who died were awarded heroic death and double pensions. This is also something that the soldiers of the 1st Ranger Battalion who retreated did not leave any regrets.
This major promotion is a compensation provided by the Sterling royal family to these civilian officers who were wronged and suppressed during the war like the officers and soldiers of the 1st Ranger Battalion. Basically all the officers and soldiers who originally belonged to the 1st Ranger Battalion have been promoted to 1st. Military rank. Jack the Elephant was promoted from sergeant to sergeant major, while the big man Germi was promoted from staff sergeant to sergeant. In addition, both Murield and Diaverde were promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant. As for Belklin, he was more unlucky. He was in the second battalion of the Rangers. Because he escaped from the Karnas Prairie, he was not available this time. Get a promotion.
Today is November 30, year 582 of the Holy Light Calendar, and Claude became a major officer.
This year is a very important and meaningful year for Claude, because Caifuni, who was ten months pregnant, gave birth to a healthy boy to Claude on the night of August 25th. This different world has its own blood descendants. It's just that Claude didn't know the good news that day, and on September 2, he was ordered to lead a mobile field regiment of the newly formed Ranger Division with his classmates in the advanced seminar on a long march to the Karnas Prairie. At the border, the third batch of war horses that received compensation from the Principality of Karnas returned to Kalebun Village in mid-November.
After returning to the military academy, Claude received the letter from home that had been on hold for nearly two months. He was overjoyed to learn that he had become a father. He immediately booked a hotel in the village that had just opened six months ago and held a banquet that night. Invite your classmates and friends to a banquet. Although Claude wanted to take leave and go home immediately to see his son, he restrained this idea. The journey is too far. He can only take one month's leave at most, and it will take more than half a month to go back and forth. It is better to take family leave together next year, so that he can have two months' leave and stay at home for a longer time. .
A letter from sister Anna told Claude that Kaifani and the child were safe and there was no need to worry. In addition, the child's name has been agreed upon before Claude left home, which is Tes Orefield, which means Sunshine of Hope in ancient Hertzian language. In addition, because of the birth of her grandson, the mother's health recovered quickly and she was surrounded by the baby all day long...
There was also a secret message in the letter. Claude took out a bottle of healing potion and applied it on the inside of the envelope, revealing a large passage about his younger brother Blovik. This little Booker is also fifteen years old this year. His sister Anna found an opportunity to test his magic talent. It turned out that his younger brother Blovik also has the conditions to learn magic, but his magic talent is not very outstanding.
Master Landers said in his diary that an elemental affinity of seven to eight and a spiritual power of seven to eight represent excellent magical talents. However, the result of the test given by his sister to Little Booker was that the earth element affinity was seven and the spiritual power was six. It is a number between excellent and qualified. Considering that Master Landers took the magic talent test at the age of twelve, while his younger brother Little Booker was already fifteen, it is obvious that if Little Booker was also twelve years old, his magic talent test result would only be between five and five. Between six and six, it is only qualified, not outstanding.
Her sister Anna said in the letter that if her younger brother Booker is not interested in magic, then he should pretend to know nothing. Anyway, it will be very difficult for him to learn magic with his magic talent. It's a pity that she was a little too excited when she discovered that her brother, Little Booker, had magic talents. She let her brother know that she knew magic, and now she is pestering her to learn. It's just that she is worried that her brother is too out-of-touch and will go out to show off after learning magic, which will cause great disaster to the family. So sister Anna felt very embarrassed and asked Claude in her letter what to do and whether he should let little Booker learn magic.
Claude put down the letter and closed his eyes in deep thought, thinking of his dead father, Mr. Morsant, and his mother, who was in poor health. What is certain is that the father, Mr. Morsan, and the mother should actually have extraordinary magical talents, so the children they gave birth to also have their own talents for learning magic. It's a pity that the father and mother don't know this, and the eldest brother Albert, who hasn't been home for several years, also squandered this magical talent.
Claude once saw a document in the cave library left by the mother of the young mage Sheila. The general idea was that if both husband and wife are magicians, then most of their first children will have magical talents. It's just that I can't be sure whether this talent is good or bad. If they continue to have children, it is difficult to say whether the second and third children will have magical talents. The better the magical talent of the couple, the better the magical talent of the first child, but the magical talent of subsequent children will gradually weaken.
According to the description of this document, Claude can be sure that both his parents in this body have extraordinary magical talents, so Claude, his sister Anna, and his brother Little Booker all have magical talents. You must know that Claude and his sister Anna are only the second and third eldest children. Although their magic talents have not been tested, they are definitely excellent. Only the magic talents of younger brother Booker have begun to weaken.
If his eldest brother Albert also learned magic, maybe his magic talent could be called a genius. It's just that he doesn't have this opportunity. At his current age, his magic talent is of no use. He can no longer access this hidden magical world and can only live his ordinary life...
In fact, there is no shortage of geniuses in any world, it's just that they don't get the opportunity to show their talents, or they don't realize their genius at all. In the vast world, it is easy for them to lose their edges and become one of countless mortals.
Claude decided to give his younger brother Booker a chance to learn magic. He also sent a secret message to his sister Anna, telling her that there was no need to teach his brother Booker meditation. Instead, he handed him the magic recipe and the two diaries of Master Landers, and asked Little Booker to first translate the magic recipe and the contents written in the two diaries in ancient Hertzian. Give him a year. If his character becomes calm and thoughtful, it will not be too late to teach him magic.
His younger brother Booker's magic talent is not very good, so the key to learning magic lies in his perseverance and perseverance. If you can endure loneliness, then no matter how long it takes, you will one day become a fifth-ring mage. As for going one step further, Claude has never thought about this. It is not a question of persistence, but a matter of requiring massive magic resources and taking great risks to become a sixth-ring mage.
The mother of the young mage Sheila wrote in a handbook that since magicians were driven out of the continent of Farea more than 600 years ago, no one has been heard of being promoted to a sixth-ring mage, and even Many magicians don't know how to be promoted to a sixth-ring mage. Even on Shigros Island, many new magicians have always believed that the fifth-ring magician is the pinnacle of magicians.
This is also the main reason why Sheila's mother insists on excavating the undiscovered magical ruins on the continent of Nubisia. For this reason, she would rather leave the young Sheila to live alone in the Witch Wood. Only after becoming a fourth- and fifth-ring mage can a magician have further hope to pursue and explore more magical mysteries...
Let's end the matter of his younger brother Little Booker like this. Perhaps Claude can examine his younger brother Little Booker during his next family vacation to see if his temperament can learn magic.
Claude watched the writing on the letter paper disappear one by one. After the letter paper became blank again, he placed another blank piece of letter paper on top of this letter paper, replaced a bottle of ink, and began to formally write to his family. write a letter.
First, he told them that he had just returned from a mission, and now he received the letter. He was happy that he became a father, took care of the health of his mother, Kaifani, and wished them a happy new year. At the same time, Claude also told them that he had been promoted to major, and now his mother, sister and brother could also enjoy the benefits of national status.
As long as the younger sister is not married and the younger brother is underage, and he is still the surrogate head of the Field family, then his immediate family members who are related to him by blood can enjoy national treatment. For example, the family tree farm can be tax-free for one-third every year, and new members of the family can enjoy national treatment. The tax on the street-facing shops in that row of two-story buildings can also be reduced by half. Although the tax-free money is not much, it is also a symbol of status. At the very least, if something troubles the administrative power departments of Bailu City, no indifferent civil servant will shirk it as casually as he does with civilians.
As for the banquets and dances held by the well-established upper-class people in White Deer City, they can invite their mother, sister and Kaifani to attend. Of course, this is just talk. As Claude's wife, although she is a citizen, Caifeni never likes to attend these banquets and dances. However, Claude hopes that his sister can attend. After all, she is already in her twenties. Perhaps attending these banquets and dances can meet an outstanding young hero, so that she can solve her life-long problems...
Claude told his family in the letter that he would not be able to take leave to go home at the end of this year. He wondered if he could get two months of family leave in the second half of next year to go back and see. But I will finish my military school training in the first half of next year and will immediately serve in the newly formed Ranger Corps. I wonder if I can make up for this vacation. Claude said that he missed his family and his precious son whom he had never met. He just joined the army and was not free. He could only silently wish his family happiness and health and not have to worry about himself...
After being promoted to major, the salary will be improved. The logistics department of the military academy will send people to Bailu City to handle the procedures for Claude's family to be upgraded to national status. This will be the time to send this checked letter from home directly to Claude's family. At the end of December, the dispatched officer came back and brought Claude another letter home.
This letter home said that I was very happy to receive a letter from Claude. Everyone was worried that there had been no news from Claude for more than two months. The only consolation was that the letter sent home was not stamped and checked. This person's seal will be returned. Now I am relieved to know that Claude was out on a mission and did not receive the letter. Especially knowing that Claude was promoted to major made the family happy...
The family letter also contains a secret message from her sister Anna. She said that regarding her brother Little Booker, she will do what Claude said. She will keep a close eye on Little Booker and let him learn the ancient Hertzian language well. If he even does this If he couldn't do it, he would give up on learning magic as soon as possible.
At the same time, my sister was happy in the letter that she, her brother and her mother all had national status, but she was dissatisfied with what Claude said in his letter at home, asking her mother and Caifuni to take her to some banquet and dance to meet some young talents and solve a lifelong problem. Da Shi was very dissatisfied. She had no idea of getting married. She even said that if possible, she would prefer to be single so that she could devote herself to exploring the mysteries of magic...
Claude could only smile bitterly. His sister expressed her anger to him in a secret letter. This was because if she dared to write it openly in a letter home, her mother would nag her for three days and two nights, so she could only use this method. way to express his annoyance at Claude's dog meddling with mice. But considering that my sister is only twenty-one years old, there is no need to worry about her life-long events. It will not be too late in a few years.
On December 30, the military academy held a grand welcome night party. General Michelich attended the party and welcomed the new year with all the officers and soldiers of the military academy. Lieutenant Colonel Skerry quietly told Claude that after the training at the military academy, General Michelich will step down as the chief instructor of the military academy and become the first division commander of the Ranger Division...