Chapter Seventy-Two: The Celebration Banquet
If cultivation is not the most difficult, then aristocratic etiquette is a mountain in front of civilian candidates.
The aristocratic etiquette assessment is divided into three parts, daily etiquette, banquet etiquette and aristocratic dance.
Daily etiquette is used to meet people, banquet etiquette is the rule at mealtime, noble dance is the dance after the banquet, for nobles almost throughout their lives, coming-of-age ceremony, succession banquet, engagement wedding, wedding banquet, etc., regardless of male and female nobles, need to be paired to dance.
Dancing was considered a symbol of elegance for the nobility and required at least two years of study and training to master one or two basic dance steps. Donald also studied with the butler Kede for a long time a few years ago, and although he was not excellent, he was basically able to cope with large and small banquets.
Fortunately, as a nobleman's housekeeper, even if he didn't have to dance, he had to master one or two basic dance steps, otherwise with the conditions of Donald's family at that time, it would be impossible to hire a noble dance teacher to learn from him.
Uther had been given some basic memories by the Book of Truth, so these were within his grasp, and it was not a problem to pass the assessment.
The final tactical command is even more difficult than that of heroes like Uther, each hero is a natural leader and commander, and these books of truth have been deeply imparted into their souls at the time they were created.
The banquet is scheduled for the end of the knight assessment, and the knights who pass the assessment will be rewarded by His Majesty the King together, which is a rare event in ten years, so the number of people participating in the knight assessment this year is far greater than in previous years.
The strength of Uther's bronze powerhouse soon stood out among them, and even Ferdinand was faintly envious of where Donald had found such a guardian knight!
In addition, Donald, who was in the High Mage Tower, spent three and a half days copying down the sleepless connections of three summoned units endowed with enough energy, and Donald obtained a total of forty-seven mage books that were rare in the outside world. Despite the fact that these forty-seven copies are not a large number, their combined value is far greater than the more than the three hundred copies he copied in the Mage's Guild.
For the remaining half of the day, Donald gave up copying the book, but took a bottle of recovery potion, and after a short rest of a few minutes, he went to the part of the continent's history to search for it purposefully.
Donald's main goal is the history of the Grand Arcanist Empire, which is much more complete than most of the continent's Celtic kingdom, a remnant of the Bannai Empire.
Soon the Donald found the name of Serra, the Grand Arcanist Lord, among them. Sierra is one of the seventeen legendary Grand Arcanists of the Arcanist Empire and one of the thirteen Grand Arcanist Lords. Not all Grand Arcanists are Imperial Lords, some are husband and wife, brothers, or masters and apprentices, so they rule a territory together, and some Grand Arcanists do not focus on developing power, but are committed to arcane research, all materials and funds are provided by the Empire, and the results of research will be published on a limited basis and shared by most Arcanists.
Serra's territory at that time was in the north of the continent, close to the Northland and the Northwest Wasteland, and the Northwest Wasteland had not yet been separated from the Northland, nor had it become a barren wasteland due to the invasion of the Abyss.
The specific situation is similar to the previous legend, but some elements of boast and fiction have been removed, and combined with these histories, Donald can deduce that his ancient map depicts the situation of an ancient arcanist ruins, and there is a good chance that it is true.
Thinking of this, Donald was ecstatic in his heart, if it weren't for the library of this High Mage Tower, he would have wanted to laugh out loud.
The day before the celebration began, the family crest that Donald had commissioned had been made, including a silver badge, a lord's seal, and a personal seal.
It was only because Donald did not return from the Mage Tower that Ferdinand took Uther to retrieve the things for his master, and was inevitably defeated by Master Bosei.
On the night before the knighthood, Donald finally returned in time for an early rehearsal in the palace.
"Donald, you're back!"
The countess waited anxiously in the palace, and when she saw her lover return, she immediately greeted her.
"I'm sorry! This trip to the Mage Tower has gained a lot, and I almost forgot the time, which makes you worried!"
"It's good to catch up, come with me quickly! The celebrant in charge of presiding over the ceremony has been waiting for a while, and if you don't come back, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch the rehearsal!"
After saying that, Catherine hurriedly pulled Donald in the direction of the venue.
The formal knighthood ceremony was even more tedious than Donald had imagined, and under the guidance of the court courtier, Donald barely memorized the steps he needed to complete.
The next morning, Donald, dressed in a splendid formal dress, came to the palace with Uther, and the master and servant entered the hall together.
In addition to the seven knighthoods and the manor's battle exploit awards, as well as this batch of candidates who have obtained knightly qualifications, the highlight is Donald, the highest-ranking kingdom hero among the recipients present.
After a solemn and lengthy knighthood ceremony, Donald's back was soaked with sweat.
Then came the celebratory dinner, and under the Countess's intimate arrangement, he hurriedly changed his clothes, and the Donald master and servant, who had changed into new dresses, entered the banquet hall with the other nobles.
Different from the local aristocratic banquet in Donald's impression, this kind of royal banquet that is rarely held is dozens of times larger, and the number of participants alone exceeds 500, and basically the local nobles who can come will not let go of participating in such a grand event.
After the two-hour banquet, it was time for the exciting ball, and many young aristocrats were already eager to try their hand at it, hoping to have a romantic song with their favorite object.
Before the ball officially began, I saw that many noble children were discussing the news of the most famous beauties in the kingdom. And the ladies and ladies are also paying attention to several young men who are in the limelight. Among them, the two princes, the heir to the Marquis of Ansel's family, and Donald, the new mage nobleman, attracted the most attention from them, because they were the most outstanding among the many young male nobles in terms of appearance and status.
Donald didn't want to listen to these rumors and gossip, but as a mage, his mental talent was more outstanding than ordinary people, even if the two noble ladies more than ten meters away were secretly whispering, as long as he concentrated, he could hear it clearly.
In addition to the ladies and ladies, the male nobles were also discussing the situation of the beauties present, among which the Miss Ansel family was the hottest.
Other famous female aristocrats are either married to women, or their status, status, appearance and talent are not as good as this marquise lady.
Miss Cornelia, the flower of Ansel, who had been studying with her teacher in the eastern part of the kingdom, also returned to the royal capital this time to participate in this grand event. In the eyes of those male aristocrats, this undoubtedly gave them the opportunity to show themselves, and for a while, many pretentious young aristocratic children showed their best posture and prepared to win the favor of beauties. Even if you can't arouse the interest of a beautiful woman, it's a great honor to be able to dance with such a beautiful lady.
According to the convention, the older generation of nobles do not have to dance in the ball, and generally the highest status of the present, or the master of the young generation, the highest status of the male and female nobles to lead the dance, followed by free social time, which can provide good communication opportunities for the nobles.
This rule is also suitable for the royal ball, and the highest position present is undoubtedly His Majesty, who is the lord of a country, but he and the queen do not have to dance in person, not to mention that His Majesty's body cannot support such an event.
Then the two highest-ranking princes of the younger generation invited their female companions to do the first dance.
However, this first dance was very hot, and for the nobles who were familiar with the two princes, it could be seen that these two did not forget to compete when dancing.
At the end of the song, Donald was about to look for the countess, when he heard a soft voice beside him say:
"Can I dance with you?"
Looking back, it was Ferdinand's sister Cornelia.
Donald didn't think much about Cornelia's invitation, after all, it was not uncommon for noblewomen to invite men as dance partners.
So he smiled: "My dancing moves are terrible, I hope you don't mind!"
With that, the music played, and the two quickly melted into the dance floor.
Unlike Donald's calmness, Cornelia, who danced with him, couldn't calm down.
In the days leading up to the royal capital, the marquis heard all the stories of Donald's miraculous deeds, including his mother and brother, and the young lady became intrigued by the young mage.
She wanted to see if the genius mage, who was highly respected by her mother and brother, had three heads and six arms!
You must know that she has grown so big, it is the first time she has heard her excellent brother praise a noble son so much, even if it is the heir of those great noble families in the royal capital, except for the two princes of Celt, none of his peers is really in Ferdinand's eyes.
After the actual meeting, the Marquis was actually a little disappointed. The so-called genius mage seems to be nothing more than an ordinary aristocratic child with a handsome appearance, and although it is rare to see a man who is as handsome as him, it is not uncommon.
But then Donald's attitude and his words made Cornelia, a girl from an ancient family, feel the extraordinaryness of this man who was only one year older than herself.
The other party did not pursue him as soon as he saw him, as the aristocratic young masters in the eastern part of the kingdom thought they were romantic, but treated her as just a friend's sister, with an equal attitude and respect, but no other intentions.
And the other party's erudition and the fact that he also has a deep and unique insight into martial arts theory as a mage made Cornelia suddenly put this man who was one year older than herself in a position of almost equal respect to her brother.
Donald, who was completely unaware of the other thoughts of the girl in front of him, was still distracted by Catherine's figure while dancing. It wasn't until the end of the song that the lights came on, and I saw the beauty behind the throne.
Then he invited the countess to the dance floor, but he didn't notice the slightly finished eyes of the girl behind him.
On the dance floor, the Marquise and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, Edwina, who was sitting next to the king and his wife, took this scene into her eyes, and her eyes were deep and she didn't know what she was thinking.
(To be continued)