Dominate the world in three weeks?

Under Terrence's sight, one of the thin, freckled teenagers shivered timidly.

Terrence noticed the subconscious behavior of the other party, and showed a gentle smile: "Good morning, everyone. Are you all Angus' classmates? He is not with me, and I am always a little worried. But seeing that you get along well, As an older brother, I can rest assured. I hope you and Angus will have a long-lasting friendship in the future."

"W-Where, Angus is an excellent talent, and we are all proud of him. Your Excellency the Duke's compliment is too shameful." The tall boy who was well-dressed next to the little man, after a short embarrassing silence, took the responsibility. The burden of communication.Facing Terrence, he was a little nervous at first, but he quickly calmed down and showed remarkable decency.

This is quite rare, Terrence guessed that he was from a good family and well-informed.

"You don't need to be cautious, Angus regards you as friends, and of course I will treat you as friends too. In school, you and I are both students, and class should not be an obstacle between us."

"You, what you said is really good!" The little man who kept his head down showed an excited expression, "The God of Light broadcasts the Gospel to the wise people in the world. We are watched by the God, and under the blessing, all are equal."

He was talking about Chapter 3 of the teachings issued by the Church of Light. Terrence looked at him: "I know these two sentences. It seems that you are a believer in the Church of Light?"

"Yes, yes, have you read the doctrine too?" The little man's eyes lit up.Seeing the close relationship between Terrence and Edward, he thought that this handsome duke was the same as that annoying weirdo.But after speaking, he realized that the duke was approachable and approachable, he didn't even look like an ordinary nobleman with his nostrils turned upside down. He really deserved to be Angus' elder brother.

Terrence nodded: "I just looked around."

"That is really a precious book that records the truth in the world. If you are interested..."

"Oh, don't talk about your beliefs at this time, how can you waste the Duke's time with those boring statements." The boy next to him interrupted the little man's words.He frowned, disapproving of the other party's behavior of promoting his beliefs regardless of the occasion.The nobles mostly maintained a cold attitude towards the Church of Light, and even some radicals were unwilling to hear even a little praise about the Church of Light.His roommate's lack of scruples made him worry about provoking Terrence's displeasure.

"It doesn't matter." Terrence waved his hand, "Although I don't believe in religion, I agree with some of the teachings of the light. In the face of hard work and diligence, everyone is indeed equal. This academy was established to cultivate Useful talents, whether aristocrats or commoners, the outstanding ones are honored, and the mediocre ones achieve nothing. The country will never miss any elite."

What he said made the tall boy look encouraged: "Your Excellency, your words make my heart surge, because I know what you said is the truth. Every commoner comes here with the intention of being famous, adding The hope of becoming an official, but at the same time, we should also dedicate everything to the country that provides us with opportunities. I admire your sobriety and wisdom."

Terrence smiled reservedly, accepting the other party's respect.Angus on the side frowned slightly, and walked over: "Brother Terrence, it's getting late, I wonder if you have a game this morning?"

"I'm scheduled to be after ten o'clock. I'm not in a hurry. I just hope I don't disturb you."

"That's not true. I'm just worried about whether you will be injured in the competition. I heard that alchemy does not have an advantage in the group arena. You must be careful."

Angus frowned worriedly.

Seeing that Terrence had a happy conversation with his classmates, Angus felt extremely impatient.He said that "excellent people are honored, and mediocre people achieve nothing", has he forgotten that he has chosen a major that is ridiculed by others?Angus thinks he is an excellent person, but Terrence, as a mediocre person, still talks nonsense, which makes Angus feel ridiculous, but also can't restrain his anger - he hates the way Terrence is attracting attention, That scenery should belong to me.

Terrence could hear the malice contained in Angus's words, but he accepted them as real concern: "The game is coming soon, you don't have to be distracted by my result. I will do my best, I believe that my hard work will definitely bring me matching results. You also have to work hard in the group arena, I know your abilities well, and I think I can congratulate my outstanding brother in advance."

His unwavering attitude made people who thought of his profession immediately transform their previous goodwill towards him into a kind of emotional trust before they had time to think of anything else.

The tall boy said respectfully: "If you don't dislike it, we will cheer for you and wish you good results."

"Thank you."

Angus watched coldly and said nothing unnecessary.He thinks that Terrence will use his fiasco to pay for his lies sooner or later. At that time, these people will know that Terrence is an arrogant person who can only talk empty words, which is better than any words that Angus confides now Both are much more useful.

After a few people chatted for a while, because the time was approaching, and it was time to say goodbye to each other, Terrence just remembered at this moment, and said embarrassedly: "Because I am so happy to talk to you, I actually forgot to ask your questions. Name, what a faux pas."

In fact, when it comes to being rude, Angus should have introduced the two parties, but Angus didn't want Terrence to have too much communication with his circle of friends, so he forgot about it.Terrence didn't care about this at first, but Angus's friend had something that he had to mind, so he brought it up himself.

They were a little excited to be asked their names by a duke, and even the flaxen boy, who had been silent all this time, whispered his name in a low voice.Terrence looked at the man standing at the end.

The other party's hair was messed up and covered his eyes, only half of his face was exposed. He was silent all the time, but it didn't look like he was afraid of cowardice. Terrence thought he was dissatisfied with himself—not all civilians Enthusiasm for the aristocracy - but it now appears that this is not the case.What made Terrence more concerned was the other party's name.

He looked at the boy again, but the boy seemed to be unmoved, and still stood with his back straight. Under the cover of his hair, Terrence didn't even know if the boy noticed his gaze.

He put this matter aside for now, and said goodbye to several people.

Terrence rushed all the way to the stands, thinking about what happened just now.He knew Angus too well, and he was too close to his friend just now, which must have caused his displeasure.He was delighted to hear this.Since Angus can use himself to establish an image and spread his reputation, he can of course use Angus to get closer to the common people and build a good relationship. So far, it is still impossible to determine who has the upper hand in this game.

Putting aside his rivalry with Angus, it was the spread of the Church's faith that worried Terrence.

It has been more than half a year since the church was established, and all mechanisms have been on the right track.In this short time, they have attracted quite a few followers.It can be seen from the fanaticism of that young man just now, the other party is still a mage wearing a magic robe.

The teachings of the Guangming Church advocate equality, good rewards, and selfless dedication. Of course, this is very attractive to ordinary people. The more cowardly people are, the more they seek religious sustenance. They do not believe that they can get what they want by themselves. , you will want to find support from elsewhere-whether it is a real person, or an empty thought, or an invisible god.But on the contrary, most of the clergy in the church are hypocrites who can ruthlessly extract wealth from believers.

The commoners thought that the church and them were of the same mind, but they didn't know that the church was only using their beliefs. With this as their backing, they had a bargaining chip that was equal to or even better than the nobles.

And the basis of all this is the life magic monopolized by the Church of Light.

Thinking about these things, Terrence stepped onto the stands step by step.The queen of the game on the first day will be present to watch, and of course he has to go to meet him.

Beside the Queen sat Duke Pacino and several ministers. After seeing the ceremony, Terrence sat down on the right side of the Queen.

"I've never seen Terrence wearing a mage's robe. You look really bookish. It's much more beautiful than the old-fashioned look in a dress." The Queen covered her face with a fan and laughed with Terrence.

"Your Majesty, are you going to tease me with 'beautiful' after 'cute'? I want to hear you praise me for being handsome."

"It's not a joke. Your looks are the best of your parents. Whenever I see you, I think of them when they were young. Oh, I'm the only one who is getting old now."

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Whenever I see you, I will forget the passage of time."

"Your mouth is still so good at talking. Put this topic aside for now. I haven't seen you recently. I just want to ask now. Do you know about your brother who often goes to and from church recently?"

Terrence looked at the queen as if the other party was still smiling, but his eyes were already shining brightly.Terrence looked directly into that line of sight, and said unhurriedly: "Although I shouldn't ask about my brother's whereabouts, I have indeed heard about it. But because of the reason just now, I can't choose his behavior." Make a request. You know his mother, maybe it's in nature. I'm afraid he won't like it if I get too lenient."

Terrence didn't know if it was nature, but after seeing those people just now, Terrence guessed that Angus was probably just accompanying his friends—he was smart, and he must know how defensive the empire is against the church. At this time, the beach is muddy.But whoever made Angus portray himself as a righteous person who is eager to help others may not be able to withstand the entanglement of the other party in the end.

In fact, no matter whether Angus intends to contact the church or not, according to his secret relationship with the church, Terrence should guard against it.But he intentionally allowed Angus to behave like this - it was very simple, he was more worried about Angus getting the Queen's favor than Angus forming an alliance with the church.An external enemy is much less dangerous than an internal competitor, which can be seen from the comparison of the previous two lives.

But the queen was not satisfied with Terrence's explanation. For the first time, she said in a stern tone: "Terrence, you are too soft-tempered. Is this what a duke should have? If you don't even have your own brother How to discipline, and how to deal with the huge things in your territory?"

Terrence said: "You are right, Your Majesty. I paid too much attention to blood relationship and lost my sense of proportion. But please rest assured that an Aldrette knows what he should do, and he will never stand in the wrong position. Angus' wrong behavior, I will make up for it with actions."

"Oh?"

The queen's tone softened slightly, and she motioned for Terrence to continue.

"The influence of the church is impacting people's minds. We want to completely eradicate this power, and we can't do it all at once. You know, the church has a unique killer weapon. But we can use the influence of other things to temporarily resist This wind direction, this is what I have been thinking about recently. If you believe me, I will prove it to you soon."

The queen's anger this time was more due to anger caused by the rapid spread of church power, and she was surprised to hear Terrence's remarks.But Terrence insisted on refusing to reveal his plan, so the Queen had no choice but to give up—if Terrence could really do what he wanted, of course she would be happy.Even if he can't, there are still a group of ministers behind the Queen who are trying to figure it out.

The queen finally regained her composure, and Terrence also deepened the smile in her eyes—a rational and affectionate candidate for the throne, I believe the queen will relax her guard against him even more.

The two moved on to other topics until it was Terrence's turn to step into the ring.

His first opponent was a fourth-level female thunder mage.

The author has something to say: Thank you Yuan Shiyi for throwing a grenade. For a scumbag author who has never seen the world, the grenade is really too expensive qaq