No matter what the nobles said about Blanche behind her back on weekdays, today was the princess' birthday, and they all gathered around Blanche, expressing their admiration for her beauty and their blessings.

Blanche responded politely that every year on her birthday she felt like a princess surrounded by stars.

"Your Highness, the shawl around your neck seems... a little different?"

The vision of noble ladies and young ladies is still very unique, not to mention that clothing is their main focus in daily life.

They had already noticed the difference in Blanche's shawl.

Because the shawl has a unique luster in appearance, while the dresses they wear, although made of high-grade wool and fluff, have a relatively low glossiness.

Blanche looked down at her shawl and two small dimples appeared on her face when she smiled.

She introduced happily: "This is a birthday gift given to me by Earl Ronin of Wushan Territory. It is said that it is woven with special materials from Wubei Territory."

"Oh? What kind of material is so special?"

This immediately aroused their stronger curiosity.

Enjoyment and beauty are what they pursue. When they hear something new, and it happens to the princess, they naturally want it too.

"I heard from Earl Ronin that it seems to be called silk. He named the fabric woven with silk silk."

Silk, silk.

It was the first time the ladies had heard such words.

Suddenly, many people began to ask the difference between silk and silk.

Blanche had no idea what silk was, she had never seen it. As for silk, she could use a shawl as an example.

"In addition to its high gloss, this fabric is also very soft and smooth to the touch. It is also very breathable, making people feel cool and comfortable."

This introduction aroused the curiosity of the nobles to the extreme.

"Your Highness, can I touch your silk shawl?" Some people even made such a request.

Blanche was stunned for a moment, then smiled and took off the shawl: "Of course!"

She knew that this silk would likely become an economic product of Ronin's territory, so taking the initiative to introduce it would be beneficial to Ronin.

If it weren't for the fact that her and Luo Ning's names were engraved on the white cup, it would be inappropriate to take it out now, and she would have thought of taking out the porcelain to introduce it.

You don’t know until you touch it, and the feeling will be even stronger once you touch it.

“It’s definitely different from the fabrics we have now!”

"Yes, yes, our shawls can't possibly be this silky!"

"This cool and refreshing feeling is also very good..."

They chatted with each other, and kept exclaiming in admiration.

Blanche was very happy to hear this. After all, this was a gift from Roning to her. The fact that it was loved by so many people not only showed Roning's sincerity, but also made her feel proud.

"Your Highness, do you still have this kind of shawl?" Finally, someone asked this question.

Blanche took the shawl back, smiled and nodded, "There is more. But Count Ronin didn't bring it with him. He said he would use silk to make skirts, dresses and other clothes."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Then can you introduce us to some silk clothing?"

Suddenly, the stands seemed to have turned into sales booths.

Blanche had never met so many people who asked her such sincere questions.

She pointed in the direction of Luo Ning: "He is preparing for the upcoming martial arts competition. I can introduce him to everyone when the dinner starts tonight."

In an instant, dozens of noble ladies all looked towards Roning.

"My Lord, they seem to be looking at you!"

David was startled by this scene and immediately gave a warning.

Luo Ning looked over and was also surprised.

But judging by the way these ladies were smiling and greeting him, it seemed that Blanche was introducing him.

Out of courtesy, Roning stood up and nodded.

This action made them happy for a while, as if they were sure to get silk fabrics from Roning.

…

In the square, the cheers became louder.

Although there are many types of events in the competition between knights, such as riding competition, archery competition, spear competition, etc., today's event is close combat, which can be regarded as a sword competition, agility competition, and fighting skills competition.

The list of contestants had already been written on small wooden sticks of the same length. The host of the competition would draw lots on the spot, and the contestants whose names were drawn would go on stage to compete.

The clashing of swords and the roar of fighting skills made the entire arena seem extremely noisy, but the more intense the battle, the louder the cheers it attracted.

Soon it was Roning's turn to make his first appearance.

His opponent was a nobleman named Yar from the Duchy of Ferensburg, who was said to be studying at the Royal Knights Academy.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, he was cheered by the nobles of the Duchy of Ferensburg.

"Yar, beat him up!"

Harrington Gregor, who had clashed with Ronin a few days ago, was cheering.

Although he knew that Yar could not defeat Ronin, he still hoped to leave a few scars on the latter's body.

Compared to the cheers of his opponents, only Tom and David cheered for Roning. Reese was like a mute.

However, the ladies in the stands suddenly started shouting, which made Roning a little confused.

Not only him, many nobles also didn't understand.

Could this be Blanche's support group?

It's unlikely. Blanche doesn't have that much appeal, right?

The battle started instantly.

Everyone came back to their senses from their confusion and focused on the martial arts competition.

Everyone has heard the rumors about Roning fighting ten people at once these days.

They also wanted to see what kind of strength this young knight from the long-lost Wushan family had.

Whoosh! Whoosh! The two knights began to speed up and rushed towards each other, their speed making a friction sound with the air.

In the first move, they did not use fighting qi, but just fought hand to hand.

In the stands, Blanche's heart was in her throat. She clenched her hands and stared without blinking.

Clang! The long swords collided, and a sharp metallic sound broke out.

In the first fight, the knight named Yar was knocked away by the huge impact force and fell heavily to the ground. The long sword in his hand also flew out of his hand and fell far away.

This was a crushing victory.

Tom and David were so excited that they shouted wildly.

Seeing this scene, other spectators were no longer stingy and cheered.

Yar stood up unsteadily and picked up the sword, "You win!"

Although he could still fight, there was no need to.

The gap in strength is too big. If you continue to fight there, not only will you embarrass yourself, but you may also get seriously injured.

Instead of doing this, it is better to admit defeat gracefully. After all, losing in a martial arts competition is not a shameful thing.

Ronin fought several more times afterwards, but basically won within five moves, including the victory over Facundo from Screaming Island.

Although the opponent was at the bronze level, stronger than the other opponents, he lost confidence in front of Roning before the battle even started and was defeated very smoothly.

In addition to Roning, there were several other people who continued to win.

Among them is Missy, and the ordinary-born Karada knight introduced earlier.

As for Reese, he was quite strong but unlucky. He faced Karada and after a battle he was injured and admitted defeat and left.

The tournament continued, but fewer and fewer knights were able to take the stage.

By the afternoon, there were only four people left who could go on stage.

Ronin Oshan, Missy Cox, Franz Silva, Karada.

The top three were born from these four people. (End of this chapter)