The Knight's Journey to the Empire

It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when this grand coming-of-age ceremony ball officially began.

A relatively formal dance like this one always starts with a specific set of procedures.

The ball began with Viscount Ayudukai coming out from the second floor of the castle, hand in hand with his daughter, Miss Vivian, the Viscountess and other close family members, to meet the distinguished guests.

Because according to the aristocratic tradition of the Kingdom of Midburg, when a dance or cocktail party is held, the moment when the host comes out to participate is the moment when the dance or cocktail party officially begins.

Therefore, before the dance or cocktail party officially begins, the host usually stays in the room or study to avoid meeting the guests.

Of course, this does not include heirs to the nobility.

Because they have to entertain guests and receive guests, generally speaking, unless it is a special ball like a coming-of-age ball, the heirs of the nobility need to come out and receive the guests on behalf of their parents.

Just like that Master Joseph!

Next, the first heir of Viscount Ayudukai, Master Joseph, read out the list of guests attending the meeting.

This list is always in Master Joseph's hands and is updated in real time.

At the same time, before the ball officially begins, he will present a copy to his father so that Viscount Ayudukai will know the guests and guests attending the party, and then he will toast them one by one to thank them for coming and supporting him.

However, because balls or cocktail parties held by aristocrats are usually important places for socializing, they inevitably involve clashes of interests.

Therefore, one of the purposes of this list is to allow Viscount Ayudukai to think of corresponding countermeasures before the ball officially begins, based on his own experience or understanding, as well as the possible interests of the guests, so as to reduce possible misunderstandings or embarrassment at that time!

The list of guests read out by Master Joseph could not have included all the people who came to the ball.

Therefore, he only selected a few important guests to read the speech.

For example, there are nobles with hereditary titles, such as Viscount Stenmogre and Baron Soren Lipton!

Or the heir of a hereditary noble family, such as the eldest son of Viscount Molson, the only heir of Baron Zonaras, the eldest son of Baron Antnonst Emil - Comer Emil, etc.

It is worth mentioning that in the western area of ​​Ganise City, there are six hereditary viscount families and twenty-three hereditary baron families.

However, there were only three hereditary viscount families and eleven hereditary baron families invited to attend the ball.

In addition, due to the special nature of the ball, most of the people who came to attend the ball were young aristocrats and single young people.

Of course, if there are also single noble ladies in these noble families.

Unless one is already engaged, one will generally attend this kind of coming-of-age dance.

After all, there are so many single young people here, maybe they can also find their own place.

So in this case, this so-called coming-of-age ball is actually a blind date party for young aristocrats.

After Master Joseph finished reading out the list, Viscount Ayudukai and his family once again expressed their gratitude to the guests.

Then he brought his daughter and wife down the stage to toast to some distinguished guests one by one.

For others, it's time to play freely.

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"Hello! Baron Soren! Thank you for coming to Vivian's coming-of-age ball and witnessing this important moment in her life!" Viscount Ayudukai came over with a glass of fruit wine in his hand and prepared to toast Baron Soren.

Of course, before this, he had already toasted to the heirs or representatives of some hereditary aristocratic families.

The order of respect first and inferior later also applies here.

Moreover, nobles attached great importance to this etiquette in their interactions.

This is also one of the reasons why the host will not appear until the dance officially begins.

After all, the more distinguished the nobles are, the more arrogant they are, and the later they arrive.

If one is not careful, one might end up making a fool of oneself and affecting the dignity of the nobility.

"You are so polite, Lord Viscount! I feel very honored to be able to attend your daughter's coming-of-age ball!" Soran responded politely.

Then Viscount Ayudukai gestured to Vivian beside him and introduced her: "This is my daughter, Vivian!"

"Vivian, say hello to Baron Soran!"

Vivian, who was standing by, had been secretly looking at Soran since she came here.

Now, after hearing his father's words, he gracefully performed the noble greeting to Soran.

Then a clear and pleasant voice rang out: "Hello, Baron Sauron! Thank you for coming to my dance party, I wish you a good time!"

"Ms. Vivian! Hello! Congratulations on growing up today! You are so beautiful today!" Soran complimented her with a smile on his face.

Over there, Vivian's face looked a little shy!

In fact, someone had praised her like this before when Viscount Ayudukai took her to toast other nobles, but she did not show any psychological waves.

On the contrary, she felt a little embarrassed here with Soran!

So when she expressed her gratitude again, she felt a little embarrassed: "Thank you Baron Soran for the compliment! Actually, you look very handsome today!"

After saying that, she buried her head behind her father.

“Hahahaha…” Viscount Ayudukai laughed happily upon seeing this: “Come on, Baron Soran, I’ll toast you a glass! Have fun!”

Then the three of them raised their glasses together, clinked their glasses with each other, and each took a sip.

According to the social etiquette among nobles, this toast does not need to be drunk in one gulp. Just take a sip to show your thoughtfulness.

After the toast, Viscount Ayudukai continued, "Baron Soren, I need to take Vivian with me to continue toasting to the other guests to express our gratitude!"

"I'll come and talk to you in detail later! Our whole family is very curious about your outstanding performance in the Western War!"

“Haha! Please go ahead, I’m here waiting for you anytime! If you are interested, I can also tell you in detail!” Sauron also smiled slightly.

Then Viscount Ayudukai took Vivian to toast other guests!