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Chapter 675 Duke Invitation Post ([-])

Richard was defeated by Newton's move, and now his personality has become much more restrained. Seeing Su Zixuan and Li Sansi coming together, he just stood aside with the sword in his hand, without saying a word.

The Duke of Stoke waved to Li Sansi after seeing everyone coming together.

Everyone was a little confused, especially Mrs. Selina. She knew that the Duke of Stoke actually disapproved of Li Sansi becoming Su Zixuan's boyfriend. There was nothing against them, but relying on the intuition of the couple for so many years, Selena knew that the Duke of Stoke actually wanted Su Zixuan to marry Wang Zi of the Smith family, who was a trustworthy middle-level nobleman of the Eagle Empire.

Wang Zi is the best candidate. The Smith family also has Chinese blood. Wang Zi is also a hybrid of China and the Eagle Kingdom. Mrs. Selina also likes the handsome and tall Wang Zi, just because the Smith family is an earl after all. Compared with the Duke of Humington, they were too far behind. Naturally, the leaders of the family did not dare to offend the Duke of Humington. This divorce is undoubtedly a great regret.

However, the arrival of Li Sansi just helped them, and the Duke of Stoke could no longer raise any objections. In fact, even Mrs. Selina didn't know where to object, saying that they were young The living environment is different, the two people are clearly people from two worlds, but the two of them get along very well, these seemingly geographical and time-space boundaries do not seem to exist for the two of them.

So everyone is holding a wait-and-see attitude. I don’t want the Duke of Stoke to call Li Sansi into this family meeting for the first time. It's the same as everyone announces something.

Li Sansi came to the Duke of Stoke anxiously, stood quietly, looked at the Duke in front of him, and felt a little panic in his heart. He was not afraid of Newton or any force, but when he was facing the Duke of Stoke, Feeling weak for a while, he is Su Zixuan's father, his opinion can judge his position in the Stoke family from one side.

"Your Excellency." Li San wanted to perform a standard etiquette, but was stopped by the Duke first, "There is no need to salute, this place is no longer outside, and I am not wearing a Duke's robe."

The Duke of Stoke stood up from his chair and paced back and forth, "I called you all here this time to announce something."

The Duke of Stoke paced to the side of the drawer, opened it, and took out a gilded letter from it.

Richard, who saw the appearance of this letter, slowly let go of the hand holding the sword, his eyes sparkled.

"Twenty years ago, at the Royal Fencing Conference of the Eagle Empire, I once represented the Duke of Stoke's family, which was weak at the time, and won the championship in one fell swoop and became the champion. The voices of those families who opposed me becoming the Duke of Stoke, and I also ranked first among the nine sword masters of the Eagle Empire nobles." Duke Stoke paused, as if recalling the past "The fencing competition is held every four years, and 20 years ago, there have been four sessions, and this is the fifth session. In the past, we, the Stoke family, would not participate in order to avoid the limelight. But this time is different, our Duke of Stoke’s momentum has fallen to a trough, if we can win the Royal Fencing Championship again this time, then we will be able to create another glory!"

When the Duke of Stoke said this, Richard took a step forward in surprise, "Father, you have decided that the Stoke family will participate in the competition!?"

The Duke of Stoke nodded, and handed the invitation card to Li Sansi. Li Sansi looked at the bronzing invitation card in front of him flattered.

Richard originally took a step forward, but after seeing Li Sansi accepting the invitation, the remaining expression on his face faded in an instant, and the change was uncertain.

Mrs. Selina gently covered her mouth with one hand, looking at the Duke of Stoke, Su Zixuan also had an expression of disbelief.

"Duke. Your Excellency. You want me to participate.?" Li Sansi stood still, holding the invitation in his hand, not knowing what to do.

"That's right," the Duke of Stoke nodded, "I want you and Richard to participate in the Royal Swordsmanship Competition, so that our chances of winning the championship will be even greater."

Richard breathed a sigh of relief, but still looked at Li Sansi without any relaxation. His father actually gave the invitation to Li Sansi instead of him, which showed how much his father valued Li Sansi!Richard felt a kind of sadness that he had never felt before.

"The Royal Swordsmanship Tournament is a grand event for the entire Eagle Empire. Like the Royal Jockey Club, it is the most luxurious sport for the upper class of the nobility in the country. The Swordsmanship Tournament is also the place where a nobleman is most likely to stand out. Therefore, the Swordsmanship Tournament every four years is held by all nobles. The best time for the princes to compete to show their strength. The top three members of the Eagle Empire Royal Swordsmanship will be awarded the Knight Medal personally issued by the Queen, and will be awarded a title. The Royal Medal of the Eagle Empire is divided into six levels, from low to high. The Order of the Thistle, the Order of St Georgia, the Grand Cross, the Order of Great Britain, the Order of Queen Victoria and the highest honor, the Order of the Garter. In addition, there is the Order of Merit awarded to Hiraga."

Mrs. Selina showed a smile. You must know that the Duke of Stoke rarely explained things to people so patiently. Now he took the trouble to explain the origins and ranks of various medals to Li Sansi, which is obviously never before. Things, for Li Sansi, also seem to be more important.

"The person who won the first place in the swordsmanship competition will be awarded the St. Georgia Medal by the Eagle Queen herself, while the other two will be awarded the Wild Thistle Medal. This is the highest honor. As the Duke of the Eagle Empire, I can only receive Georgia, and we have only one Order of the Garter in the entire history of the once-prominent Duke of Stoke!" When the Duke of Stoke said these medals, his eyes lit up, "So, if you this time Bring me another Order of St. Georgia or the Order of Wild Thistle, it will be of great benefit to the reputation of our duke family!"

Li Sansi thought to himself that he didn't know how many grades the medal he won was considered in the Eagle Empire, but just looking at the quality of polishing, it should be of an extraordinary variety, and when Li Sansi won the medal, he didn't think about it. I used my GP mobile phone to find out which class I belonged to, but Li Sansi didn't care about it at all. For him, so what if he knew which class he belonged to?In contrast, the honor of one of the "Top Ten Youths" in one's own country is much stronger than this medal.

(End of this chapter)