Dominate the world in three weeks?

Terrence finished talking with the two little nobles with a smile, and took a sip of the fruit juice in an unhappy manner.

He has never liked the social games that these nobles pretended to be snakes, even though his current communication skills are far from what they used to be.The aristocratic traits of honey, honey, belly and sword are already annoying, and because he is young now, some people always think that he can manipulate him at will, and the people who talk to him are either blatantly flattering and praising, or they have the vanity of elders in their words, and their faces are ugly.

Terrence straightened his neckline and exhaled. He was about to grab another drink when no one was around, but when he turned around, he immediately spotted the gray-haired boy walking towards him not far away.

The hand holding the empty cup was suddenly clenched, and Terrence felt as if he had been hit by an invisible impact, and his steps staggered.

Edward Winslet——the name rolled on the tip of his tongue, as if a hard rock with sharp edges was swallowed into his mouth, drawing out a string of burning pain.

Terrence's childhood can't be said to be very happy. He was noble, and he was loved by his mother like fragile porcelain.Most of the children of his age among the aristocrats of the imperial capital were not qualified to play with him, even if they were with him, they were all silent like servants. Among these playmates, only Edward Winslet was different.

He won't carefully look at Terrence's face, and he won't listen to Terrence's opinions without any opinions. He will secretly take Terrence out of the manor to play, even if he has to bear the scolding of his parents after returning... For Terrence, all the happy memories of childhood are connected with Edward.

He regards Edward as his only true friend in his life, and this feeling sublimates into hazy love in the changing time.But it was Edward Winslet who put him to death several times.

In the first life, Edward participated in Angus's conspiracy and induced him to act out of line several times. It can be said that Edward's shadow was everywhere in Terrence's injustice of treason. These are after a long time Terrence realized.But Edward's position in Terrence's heart is too special. He would rather believe that his best friend was deceived by Angus's rhetoric than that Edward really wanted to kill him.So even in the second life, he vowed to make all those who betrayed him pay the price, but he was still as close to Edward as before. He thought that as long as he was strong enough, as long as he was good enough to Edward, the things in his previous life would never happen again. He even thought that when all the dust settled, he and Edward could live together without any problems.

But what did Edward do?

He revealed his identity as a dark wizard, which attracted the assassination and siege of the Holy See; he secretly passed on his actions and power to Angus, allowing the other party to gain the upper hand; he stabbed himself in the end, making all his efforts in vain. Returning to nothing... He let himself finally understand what wishful thinking is, and let himself know how stupid and ridiculous the so-called forgiveness and forgiveness are.

"Terrence, are you okay, are you too tired?"

When Terrence was deep in old memories, Edward had already walked by his side.A boy who was a head taller than him held his shoulders and asked with concern.

The heat from the opponent's body was transmitted through the thin clothes, making Terrence feel cold from the bottom of his heart.He restrained his trembling body and looked at his "friend" with a smile.

"Ed."

"Your complexion is not very good, why don't you go to the sofa over there to rest for a while?"

Edward's fingers caressed Terrence's face, and his eyes were full of worry and concern. Who would believe that there was an evil beast hidden in this man's heart.

Terrence resisted the urge to wave the opponent away, but reached out and hugged Edward's body: "It's okay, just let me take a rest like this, Ed."

Edward looked at the soft black hair on the side of his neck, and patted Terrence's back lightly - it seemed that even though Terrence became the Duke, he was still as attached to himself as before.

Seeing the gazes from around him, he smiled happily, and the superiority and confidence that had just disappeared returned to him again.

Terrence, who buried his head in Edward's shoulder socket, showed a gloomy expression without any scruples.

He used to love this person so much, and now the hatred transformed from this love is equally strong.Wanting to kill a son of an earl who has no right of inheritance is very simple for Terrence today, but he will never bypass Edward Winslet so easily.He wants Edward to taste the despair and shame that the other party has poured on his head bit by bit. He wants to let Edward fall into the misery of the world when he is the most prosperous - but now, enjoy this short-lived glory and wealth , dear Ed.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the hall. Terrence looked over Edward's shoulder, and his eyes were suddenly darkened by the guests who had just arrived.

The latecomers were none other than Duke Lionel Pacino and his only son Xavier.

Terrence let go of Edward, smiled apologetically at him, and walked over to him.

"Uncle and cousin, Ye An."

Lionel showed a kind smile: "It's late for more business, my dear little nephew, you won't blame me, will you?"

"Uncle's words really terrified me. It is a great honor for you to honor me. How can I blame you?"

Terrence made an inviting gesture and ushered Lionel into the hall.As a duke of the same rank, he should have walked side by side with Lionel, but Vezel Pacino stepped ahead of him.

Adam, who was standing at the door to welcome guests, noticed this scene and gently pressed Terrence's shoulder.Terrence turned his head slightly calmly, and nodded his chin at Mr. Butler.

He understood that Adam was telling himself to be careful of Duke Pacino's family, not to lose his sense of proportion at the banquet.

There is a saying that goes well, the one who knows oneself best is always the enemy.

The intersection between him and Lionel in the first life was not too deep—although the queen had misunderstood Angus's misleading and secretly joining forces with the Pacino family.But for the second life, Lionel is his biggest political enemy. He has been fighting openly and secretly with this old fox for many years.

Just from Lionel's late arrival at such a grand banquet, it can be seen that the other party did not sincerely invite to come, but to give Terrence a blow.Not to mention Terrence himself, the nobles present probably knew it well—now is a good time for the two generations of dukes to compete with each other and suppress each other.

Lionel didn't even have to hide his thoughts, who told Terrence to be so weak now, but Lionel was too strong.If he didn't beat the wolf cub while its claws were not sharp, it would be too late when Terrence grew up.

The seasoned Duke Pacino looked at Terrence's displeased expression, thinking that the other party was still too immature after all, and couldn't even hide his expression.He took out an exquisite gift box and put it in front of Terrence, and said, "This is a gift to congratulate you on your award, Terrence, you must work hard for Aldrette in the future."

Terrence took the box and held it in his hand. He sensed some subtle danger from Lionel's tone, so he didn't open the box on the spot.

But Lionel urged: "My nephew, don't you see what I gave you?"

Terrence raised his face and glanced at the old prince. In order to avoid telling others, he obediently unwrapped the ribbon.Lying in a wooden box inlaid with jeweled enamel is a book with a beautiful and luxurious cover.

The diamonds used to splice the book title and color pictures on it are all crystal clear and priceless, but this does not change the fact that it is just a book.

Terrence's face turned ugly this time from the bottom of his heart.

Lionel didn't seem to notice Terrence's sudden change of color, and said in a calm tone: "I remember your father said that your magic talent is not very good, you must know that Xavier can already use it at your age. The third-level magic has been released. Now that you have become the head of Aldelete, you must follow the example of your father and mother to improve yourself."

Because of Lionel Pacino's special status, when he appeared, the guests gathered slowly. What he said to Terrence was not loud, but it was enough for some people to hear.Terrence could feel that everyone was looking at him with scrutiny.

Apparently Lionel's words reminded them that the Aldelete family no longer has a Duke who is a ninth-level water mage and a duchess who is a tenth-level wood mage. Its leader is only a ten-year-old and Children without magical potential.

Who knows what the twist will be before Terrence Hyman Aldrett officially comes of age.

Without a powerful and mature enough master, the future of the Aldrette family is like a candle flame flickering in the wind, and it will be annihilated at some point.

Terrence secretly clenched his hands, his nails deeply embedded in his skin.

If it wasn't for Lionel, he would have almost forgotten that he was no longer the powerful black mage in his previous life. At the age of ten, he had no power to restrain a chicken, so he could only keep silent and let others insult him.

Secretly telling himself to be calm, Terrence pulled out a smile: "What uncle said is that I do have some training to do."

——Not only do you have to push yourself down, but you even take the opportunity to let your son trample on your dignity.Lionel's words and deeds did earn enough prestige for the Pacino family, but Terrence vowed to repay the humiliation to the two people in front of him one day.

But no matter how angry Terrence was in his heart, today's banquet obviously lost its function just as Lionel designed.

Terrence closed his eyes tiredly, wondering if he had made a wrong decision on the first day of his rebirth - he really shouldn't have entered the social circle so soon.

But it was clear that Terrence was not only plagued by bad luck tonight, and when the atmosphere of the banquet became a little subtle, more distinguished guests had arrived.

"Her Majesty has arrived at—"

As soon as the servant in charge of libretto uttered the trembling words, everyone looked at the door.

Queen White Pearl is still wearing a long white dress today, but the folds of the skirt are decorated with a few circles of dark blue gemstone fragments, and a royal blue ribbon is tied around the neck, which looks elegant and pretty.

Lionel looked a little surprised, even Terrence was a little surprised - he hadn't heard that the queen would be here today - but Terrence quickly covered his redundant look and walked towards the queen quickly.

"Dear Terrence, you look so lovely today."

Fredericka bent down affectionately and gave Terrence a close kiss. Terrence blushed pretending to be shy, and complained softly, "Auntie...don't use cute to describe me anymore. La."

"Haha." The queen pinched Terrence's red face and teased, "You are obviously a pure boy, when will you stop blushing so easily, come and complain to me again!"

The intimate dialogue between the two has become a new weather vane in the eyes of the nobles. What happened tonight has brought too many twists and turns to the nobles of the imperial capital. .But no matter what, the little duke, who was appreciated by Her Majesty the Queen, became hot again in everyone's eyes.

After being greeted by everyone, Fredericka stretched out her hand to grab Terrence, she turned sideways/smiled and said, "Little Terrence, I have prepared a big surprise for you today—look, Who did I bring?"

The middle-aged man standing behind the queen didn't have any distinctive features, but he had black hair like a crow's feathers. Terrence suddenly had a guess in his mind, but he still turned his eyes to the queen, hesitating and not speaking.

"After all, I've never seen it before. No wonder you don't know him." Fredericka smiled. "This is your cousin, the Grand Duke of Sealand. He came here to see you."