I, who was eager to retire, became an Imperial General.

Chapter 83 Major John felt despair
He called back Sergeant Wendy, the idiot, and punished her by rubbing her fat face. Seeing Wendy's grimacing but daring not to speak out, Major John's anger subsided. After a brief thought, he took the cricket-chattering Sergeant Wendy into the Baron's mansion and casually put on a servant's clothes.

He had Wendy wear a local child's outfit, and then took some Penny coins from his own savings as expenses. After that, he and an excited Sergeant Wendy secretly slipped away from the patrolling crowd and began to patrol the town of Bahamut.

Perhaps due to the sudden occupation by the Imperial Army, the busiest commercial street near the Baron's mansion was deserted amidst the panic. The shops were either closed or wide open, but the goods inside had already been moved out.

As if afraid of being looted by the imperial army, the entire street looked lifeless and could almost be called a ghost street.

Only when he got a little further away from the troops did John finally hear the vendors' cries.

However, the voices were generally very soft, and some fruit vendors even used price tags instead of hawking their wares. They also frequently looked around nervously, as if they were afraid that a squad of uniformed Imperial soldiers would suddenly appear from some corner of the street and overturn their fruit stall without saying a word.

Although he already knew that the Imperial Army had a terrible reputation, John still felt a headache coming on after witnessing this exaggerated scene with his own eyes.

Even without careful consideration, he could be certain based on the current situation.

The task of governing Bahamut will certainly be more troublesome than he anticipated.

After all, in order to implement his policies, he first had to win the hearts and minds of the local town residents.

Otherwise, it will only result in a situation where there are policies but no one responds.

And let's look at the current state of public sentiment in the town of Bahamut, where the Imperial Army is stationed.

It's not so much bad as it is almost nonexistent.

Well, it may be difficult, but I chose this path myself, so I have to keep going no matter how hard it is.

Moreover, the common people in Longyan Territory are indeed not doing very well.

"Captain, Captain, what are we supposed to do next? Is it...?"

Wendy, looking excited, was about to ask if they were going on a secret mission when John interrupted her before she could finish speaking:
Call me John!

"Huh? This... isn't that inappropriate?"

Upon hearing this, as if recalling some strange event, the usually carefree Sergeant Wendy became unusually shy, her face turning rosy.

John felt a vein throb on his forehead at the sight of that stupid pig-like appearance.

At this moment, his heart was filled with regret.

Sure enough, he shouldn't have brought that idiot Wendy along to inspect the people's conditions.

Because this guy is clearly not the type to cooperate with me!
However, he realized that it was too late to go back and replace her, and besides, although Wendy always ruined his plans, she was still one of the most capable fighters under his command besides Leia.

Meanwhile, Leia needed to stay in the tent to monitor Serbia and prevent them from escaping.

He couldn't possibly come out with him, so even if Wendy was an idiot, he had no choice but to take this pig-headed vice-captain with him on his inspection mission.

Wait a minute? How could I have forgotten about Siegfried?
Where is that old guy now?

Suddenly remembering this SSR card that he had tricked into joining the ragtag army but hadn't even been used yet, John fell into deep thought.

Before he could even consider whether to go back and throw Sergeant Wendy the Pig-Headed back, replacing her with the reliable dragon hunter to help him investigate the local conditions, he suddenly noticed that the residents who had been chatting amongst themselves were now, for some reason, all rushing towards an unknown tavern in the distance, their faces filled with curiosity.

It was as if some grand performance was taking place in that tavern.

Why has my right eyelid suddenly started twitching? Am I overthinking it?

The moment I saw the tavern, my right eyelid inexplicably started twitching.

This instinct, which had previously served as a premonition when Sergeant Wendy caused trouble, instantly gave John an unprecedented sense of unease.

Before he could snap Wendy out of her romantic fantasies, John practically ran up a resident of Bahamut who was on his way to the tavern.

Before the other person, who was clearly annoyed, could even begin to berate him, John, without a word, pulled a 100 Penny note from his pocket and handed it to the other person. Then, amidst the other person's surprised and delighted expression, he asked:

"Hey bro, why are you all going to the tavern? What happened there?"

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin man, who was greedy for money, didn't think twice and readily replied:
"I don't know the specifics, brother, but I heard that some people from the Imperial Army were giving speeches there, and the speakers seemed to be locals from Longyan Territory. I don't know the details of what they were talking about, but it was quite lively."

"The Imperial Army has entered the city and detained the guards and Baron Micah, so nobody dares to sell anything now. I was just bored at home with nothing to do, so I thought I'd go over there... Hey? Bro, why are you dizzy? Don't try to scam me! I'm just a nobody, I really don't have any money!"

Looking at John, who suddenly became unsteady after hearing his words, she saw him standing before her.

He was overjoyed to have suddenly earned 100 Penny coins and planned to chat with this big spender with the blood of the Immortal Qin Dynasty to see if he could make some more money from him to buy drinks.

He panicked immediately upon seeing this.

He didn't dare to help the other person up, and cold sweat began to pour from his forehead at a visible speed.

His eyes kept darting around, as if he was contemplating whether he should run away or immediately kneel down and beg for mercy if a burly man jumped out, lest he fail to escape and have his underwear stolen by the small-town thugs who liked to set traps.

"I'm fine, I'm okay, really, I'm fine!"

John, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, spoke through gritted teeth, then forced a smile to reassure the trembling stranger who was terrified by him.

After waving to the other person to indicate that you are alright and that they can leave, you can wave them away.

John used almost all his strength to suppress the urge to lie down on the ground.

He first looked behind him at Vice Captain Wendy, who was still lost in her fantasies, twisting and twitching in place, her fat face as red as a monkey's bottom, looking completely like a foolish girl blinded by love.

Looking again at the sea of ​​people in the distance, even the entrance was packed with a huge crowd, and cheers and applause could be heard from time to time, as if some cult group was having an offline gathering in a pub.

Combined with what Wendy had told him on the way to Bahamut before they arrived, that Siegfried had borrowed that damned Maslow quote from her.

At that moment, Major John, who had already realized what kind of speech was taking place in the tavern, suddenly felt an unprecedented despair.

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I'm completely exhausted, everyone! My energy levels are plummeting, and I'm starting to see stars. So, I'll only be posting six chapters today, totaling 14,000 words. I'll start with two chapters to make up for it. The initial subscription results are in! At 5 PM, the Qidian backend showed over 1600 subscriptions. I don't remember the exact number, but it's much higher than I expected. According to the bonus chapter rules, that's four chapters, but since everyone's been so supportive, I'll add an extra chapter, making it five. My monthly tickets are currently 800, so that counts as two bonus chapters. My accumulated rewards are a little over 200, so that's one chapter. That's a total of eight chapters. I'll try my best to write more to make up for it as soon as possible. I'm really at my limit today; I can't take it anymore. I'm going to rest now. That's all~
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