Due to the sword intent, Ian, who was now rushing to the upper city, did not dare to let himself go at full speed. After a period of exploration, he had found a certain tipping point that would not stimulate the sword intent in his soul and speed up the process, and he had suppressed his strength and speed under this tipping point all the time.www.biquge.info

But even so, after a short moment, he still arrived at the door of the Grand Duke's mansion on time.

With the return of the messenger guards, he was led into the mansion again. However, to his surprise, this time the destination no longer seemed to be the Grand Duke's parlor, but a delicate small balcony.

On the balcony, two young girls sat at a small round table in pure white, chatting easily and elegantly while eating delicate snacks.

One of them, as always, wore a long-sleeved dress as dark black as nightfall, sipping her favorite black tea with a blank face, listening to all the novelties and anecdotes that her girlfriend had to say. The other girl was dressed in a plain and serious dress, with a large stack of heavy and simple books in front of her, and her long cherry hair swaying as she spoke.

"Phil. And Camilla, why are you here?" Ian followed the guard onto the balcony and greeted the two girls.

He didn't know why Fei'er suddenly invited him to his house today, although he was not too cold about the possibility of meeting Khan Parkes, but he had never been willing to accept Fei'er's invitation, and he didn't dare to refuse. It's just that what he didn't expect was that not only did he not see Khan Parkes, but he saw Camilla, who had not been seen for a few days.

"Ian, sit down first. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Phil motioned for Ian to take a seat first, and when Ian approached and sat down on the chair next to the small round table, he explained, "I asked Camilla to come over, and for some reason, you need to let Camilla teach you something." ”

"Let Camilla teach me something?" Ian was slightly stunned as a bad premonition came back at him.

"Good morning, Ian. Camilla greeted Ian with a smile, then pushed the heavy book in front of her, "Actually, I didn't expect Fei'er to let me teach you this, but since you need it, then I'll do my best." ”

"Wait, wait. Ian glanced at the quaint books that were pushed in front of him, raised his hand and made a stop gesture, turned his head to look at Fei'er, and asked all his questions first.

"What the hell is going on, Phil, what are you going to call Camilla, and the Grand Duke of Lancewayne, isn't he at home?"

"Father, he's not at home today, it seems that he has an important event to attend, and he goes out every year on this day. Among the three questions, Phil chose the last one and answered: "So, Ian, you won't see my father today." ”

Then, Fei'er raised her head curiously, as if wondering why he asked this question: "Ian, do you have something to look for him, do you need me to wait for him to come back and say something?"

"No, no. Ian shook his head, feeling a little strange.

Why does it seem that many events are on the occasion of today? Could it be that today is any special day other than the founding day of the Tianping Society?

It can't be that the Grand Duke of Lanceveen is also a member of the Balance Society, right?

As soon as the thought came to him, Ian threw it out of his mind.

What will be advocated is equal coexistence. Although the Empire is willing to gradually accept criminals, for now, it is a very "non-mainstream" idea to give criminals equal status and power to the citizens of the Empire. In this gradual trend, it is best to follow the trend. One step faster may cause unnecessary conflict, and two steps faster is undoubtedly self-defeating!

Just like the Grand Duke of Lancewayne, a powerful nobleman who ruled a domain and had a great reputation, he had already suffered a lot of criticism just by adopting a girl who was a sinner. And if he became a member of the Balance Society, Ian couldn't believe what kind of uproar it would cause.

Not to mention being carved into the list of no trust by the upper echelons of the empire, the position of the Grand Duke of the Northern Regions may not be guaranteed. I'm afraid that I will directly fall into disrepute and fall into the abyss that I can't see.

"That guy is a bit hypocritical, but he shouldn't have made such an unwise move. Ian muttered to himself, then quickly pointed to the heavy book in front of him and changed the subject.

"I'm just curious, what is this book for?"

"This is the coat of arms and family history of the nobles of the empire. Phil replied.

"Why do you want to turn out this old antique?" Ian asked curiously, and involuntarily opened the huge book in front of him and read it casually.

"House of Duncan, with a black sword and shield, founded in 70......6 A.D."

"The Griffin family, with a silver griffon, founded in 102......1 AH"

"The Bell family, whose coat of arms is a red maple leaf, was founded in 925 New Calendar......"

"The Lance Wayne family, with a black and white double snake coat of arms, founded in 1207 New Calendar......"

"Huh?" Ian was stunned when he read this, he remembered that this year was only 1226 in the new calendar, and Lancevein's aristocratic history was not even 20 years old.

"Why is the history of the Lanceveen family so short?"

"The Lance Vynn family is an emerging aristocracy. Camilla smiled and explained, "Grand Duke Khan Pax Lansvein was just a commoner back then, but he replaced the original ruler of the Northern Regions by virtue of his immortal merits and great reputation, and became the Grand Duke of the Northern Regions. ”

"Although the Empire kept some matters a secret, it was said to be a legend at the time. ”

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Ian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, feeling that His Excellency the Grand Duke seemed to have the potential to be the protagonist. However, just as he sighed, Camilla's next sentence suddenly pulled his thoughts back.

"Ian, from today onwards, I'm going to teach you these aristocratic histories and etiquette for dealing with them. ”

"What...... Wait!" He jerked his head up and exhaled softly, "Why do I have to learn these things?" ”

This question needs to be answered by Phil. Camilla smiled and pointed to her best friend, deflecting Ian's gaze.

Facing the silver-haired young man's sudden gaze, Fei'er took a sip of black tea very calmly: "My father said that if you want to become a qualified guard, you must be able to distinguish the major nobles in the Northern Regions, and be proficient in the etiquette required to face different nobles. ”

"Which of the guards would be asked to learn such a thing?" Ianton felt as he looked at the huge tome, which could almost be used as a weapon. He knew it must be that bastard Khan Parkes who was deliberately making things difficult for him!

"My father said that during the Chinese New Year this year, he will invite you to a private dinner at our house. If you hadn't learned the basics by then, he wouldn't have agreed to let you continue to serve as my personal bodyguard. ”

"Is that what he said was the test in the first place?" the corners of Ian's mouth twitched.

"Tell me, Fei'er, how long did it take you to learn this?"

"Ahem" The black-haired girl coughed lightly and closed her eyes: "Soon." ”

"Oh......" The corners of Ian's mouth clearly leaked a hint of distrust.

"How fast is it soon?"

"Soon is very fast. The girl turned her eyes to the left.

Seeing the dark-haired girl dodge the question again, Ian felt his eyelids jump. At the same time, Camilla was already holding her stomach and fell on the table, and it took a long time for her to recover, turn sideways, and whisper in Ian's ear that she betrayed her best friend.

What Fei'er meant was that His Excellency the Grand Duke quickly gave up the idea of letting her learn these things. ”