"Dear Mr. Gracie Shelley, I am very happy to hear that you have made great contributions and been granted the title of Viscount!
We will set up a tea party for you sir at 3pm tomorrow, and many viscounts and barons will be present at that time. We look forward to your arrival!"
The invitation was signed by a man named "Finx Jordan". Judging from the gold-foiled invitation, this man must be wealthy.
Chai Anping sat on the sofa, rubbing the invitation with his fingertips.
This time Mrs. Liz unexpectedly did not invite her to meet the girl. It seemed more like a gathering of a small aristocrat.
"Go ahead, always fit into your own circle."
Chai Anping, who is outside the circle of alchemists, has already felt that his information is blocked. Since the invitation has been politely sent over, if he doesn't go... it will not be so easy to go back in the future.
"Finx Jordan, who is he?"
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Time always passed quickly when he was addicted to studying. When he went out the next day, Chai Anping did not put on his cool uniform, but wore his most decent suit, which should not be too embarrassing.
The venue for this invitational gathering was a private house. When we arrived at the place in a carriage, Chai Anping discovered that this was also the property of Finks Jordan.
It is a small private manor with a large yard that is well taken care of by servants.
Chai Anping took out the invitation letter and entered smoothly. At this time, there were many people gathering together in twos and threes on the grass to talk. Several small round tables were covered with white tablecloths, and tempting sweets were placed on them.
"Is this a tea party?"
The scene in front of him was full of high-end and elegant temperament. As soon as Chai Anping found a seat to sit down in a daze, a meticulous middle-aged man wearing a plain robe and blond hair came to him.
"This must be Your Excellency Shelley!" He took the initiative to extend his hand and said with a smile: "My dear Finks Jordan, I am very honored to invite you today!"
"Ah... Good afternoon, Mr. Jordan!" Chai Anping had to stand up again before his butt was hot from sitting: "Thank you very much for the invitation!"
"Haha! We are all viscounts, so it is a good thing to interact with each other more on weekdays!"
Finks Jordan smiled even more when he heard this: "Come here quickly, I have to introduce you to everyone. I didn't expect that Mr. Shelley is so young and promising."
He pulled Chai Anping to the center of the crowd:
"Everyone! Everyone!"
"Today's hero is here!"
"Oh?" Everyone's attention was immediately attracted by his shout, and all their innocent and searching eyes were looking at the young man being pulled by Phinks Jordan.
"This is the new Viscount Gracie Shelley!"
"You are so young..."
Chai Anping's somewhat immature face immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. Sometimes youth is a kind of capital that is difficult to surpass. He is already a viscount at such a young age. If someone helps him to go to the army for gold plating in the future, he might come back in a few years.
That's the earl.
No one dares to look down on others because of their age. After all, Galen and his ilk are all stars who started to shine at a young age.
After this session, the atmosphere of the entire tea party began to become more lively. Many guests wanted to come over and get to know Chai Anping. Fortunately, this was a tea party, otherwise there would be no doubt whether Chai Anping could stand and walk out of the manor gate today.
Finks Jordan was also actively introducing the identity of the visitor to him with great enthusiasm.
This made Chai Anping secretly lament that he was worthy of being a man who could buy a private manor and hold a tea party of this scale. Perhaps this was the difference between the viscount and the viscount... He might only be able to control Proseci.
That little fat guy.
"Good afternoon, Lord Shelley!"
Another well-dressed man walked towards them. He looked to be in his thirties and his hair was a deep dark red.
"This is the second head of the Lawrence family, His Excellency Amda Lawrence." Finks Jordan introduced in a low voice: "Your Excellency Shelley should know the Lawrence family, right? Although the Lawrence family emblem has been tarnished, it cannot be tolerated.
Look down upon.”
"oh?"
Chai Anping's already somewhat confused mind suddenly became clear. He unexpectedly met Amda Lawrence, whom Simmons and Simons had just talked about last night, at the Viscount's party!
When it comes to the Lawrence family, the word "trap" comes up.
It's still the kind of thing that pits each other against each other.
Originally, the patriarch of the Lawrence family, Fiona's biological father, arranged a political marriage for her, and the marriage partner was a collateral blood relative of a certain Crown Guard family.
(I just learned that the surname Crownguard may not be exclusive to the Galen family. It is most likely a surname given by the royal family. There is no official background explanation. I was a bit dumbfounded. This is from Fiona's heroic biography. I should ignore this in the future.
, refers only to the Galen family.)
But Fiona is not a submissive little girl. She will not obey the order of sacrificing herself as a tool. She openly resisted at the wedding scene where all the big families sent people to watch the ceremony, causing the Crown Guard family to suffer great humiliation.
, so the opponent proposed a death duel.
Fiona has practiced swordplay since she was a child and immediately stepped forward. As a result...it was her father, the patriarch, who accepted the duel. This Crown Guard family sent an extremely powerful warrior. Although Fiona's father was also very powerful, he
There was almost no chance of winning, so he came up with the bad idea of poisoning.
The point is... he got fucking caught!
Demacia's laws are strict. Once the trap is pierced, even the great nobles will not be spared. What's more, what the patriarch violated was the most basic "code of honor." Originally, the entire Lawrence family would be expelled from Demacia.
Marcia was exiled, and the patriarch was also about to be hanged.
But in the end, Fiona adopted an ancient rule in the same honor code: a member of the family can pay the price of blood to wash away the shameful crime.
She applied for a life-or-death duel with her father and killed him with her own hands to save her family.
Of course, she had already discussed this life-and-death duel with her father. After that, she became the new head of the Lawrence family, and she was dedicated to restoring the family's glory.
"I took your life because of honor. Even though you have no honor to speak of, you still deserve to die." This sentence in Sword Princess's quotations can give a glimpse of her emphasis on the word honor.
Her second brother Amuda Lawrence is not well-known, but Chai Anping knows that he is about to serve as the deputy minister of the fourth unit of the Demon Searcher Corps!
After such a long period of dormancy, this ancient family will finally make its voice heard again.
While others are about to get up... hurry up and give him your best!
Chai Anping's eyes shone brightly and he took two steps faster: "This must be His Excellency Amuda Lawrence! I have admired your name for a long time! I have admired your name for a long time!"