Chapter 785

"That concludes today's lesson. I can see that you all found it taxing, but this is material you must commit to memory.

Fortunately, you are all nobles of count rank or above, so you only need to remember the ten ducal families, twenty-nine marquis families, and fifty-one count families."

Corsa patted the exquisitely crafted thick book in his hands and continued, "If you cannot remember them, you can purchase Kingdom Heraldry, the Continental Calendar 1630 revised edition. It will help you understand the heraldry and lineage of every noble family in the kingdom, making it much easier for you to fit into the Raine Kingdom's noble circles!"

Count Isaac of the Sage family immediately spoke up. "Dr. Corsa, I'll take a copy!"

His tone was urgent. Seeing the sweat covering his head, Victor knew that the lesson had probably been quite difficult for him.

Corsa nodded in satisfaction. "Count Isaac, you have excellent taste. What I have here is the deluxe edition published by the Heraldry Institute. You can take it home for your collection. That will be five Raine gold coins per volume!"

Isaac found the price fairly acceptable. Although it was somewhat expensive—one Raine Kingdom gold coin was worth three of the duchy gold coins formerly circulated in the Vela Region, and that amount could buy a top-quality warhorse—a single volume was hardly a major expense for great nobles like them. Besides, placing it in the family library would add to the legacy they left their descendants.

At that point, the other Vela Nobles could no longer restrain themselves either. They called out, "I'll take a copy too, Dr. Corsa!" "Me too!" "I asked first!"...

Only Victor, Alex, Marquis Lloyd, and Count Edmund remained composed. Victor and Alex were both good learners and already had solid foundations in