245Please respect copyright.PENANAovjkrXqrOj
很久以前,有一個國家的國王,他聽人傳說某個魔法師非常厲害,於是就把那個魔法師召進了皇宮。245Please respect copyright.PENANAst8lEoLX8y
245Please respect copyright.PENANAIgDw5PVnnf
國王對魔法師說,像他這麼厲害的魔法師,應該能為國家做出貢獻。245Please respect copyright.PENANAdbvyOZfmmh
245Please respect copyright.PENANA3JQolPICie
魔法師謙虛的回應了國王,並說自己的事蹟並不是那麼了不起,但是他確實有自信能為國家帶來貢獻。245Please respect copyright.PENANAsfTLoD8EWV
245Please respect copyright.PENANA171ryiutd7
245Please respect copyright.PENANAlrTRHrcA6z
「那財富也可以吧?」國王這麼說著,並枉想用魔法在城堡裡堆起黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANAyMK2p4JDjA
245Please respect copyright.PENANAMu7AVaWxgR
「魔法不應該用在物質的慾望上,而是應該用在改善生活的根本。」魔法師這麼說。245Please respect copyright.PENANAKRKOyxNPJw
245Please respect copyright.PENANAewP8OMHSKH
「噢!那是當然的!不過,我是說,你做得出黃金對吧?那才是最重要的。」國王顯然只想讓自己擁有財富,即使他已經是這個國家最有錢的人。245Please respect copyright.PENANAZFdbar7qxV
245Please respect copyright.PENANAkB08qaAqD8
「當然,我的魔法沒什麼辦不到的。但是像我剛剛說的,魔法不應該這麼用。」245Please respect copyright.PENANA5YO2PsiXY3
245Please respect copyright.PENANAM7eGKQkvdN
「你都沒有試過,怎麼知道不該這麼做呢?」國王對於魔法師不順著自己的心意感到很不高興,不管魔法師怎麼說,他都聽不進去,甚至他最後乾脆直接給魔法師命令,要他一個月後,必須獻上黃金給他。245Please respect copyright.PENANA3fFWtig99n
245Please respect copyright.PENANAgjXtCjWBO5
245Please respect copyright.PENANAgFtOGnw87g
等魔法師離開之後,他的大臣對國王建言說,他不應該對一個偉大的魔法師如此無禮,應該趁早把命令收回來。但國王並不覺得自己有什麼錯。245Please respect copyright.PENANArMZ3m7PT4H
245Please respect copyright.PENANA3ErJvIyLYX
「連黃金都做不出來的魔法師,你還當他偉大呢。」245Please respect copyright.PENANAztBOZYqWtj
245Please respect copyright.PENANABpzVjkKHSb
245Please respect copyright.PENANAgGiDTcy02V
然而,說出這句話的國王,卻在半個月後失蹤了。245Please respect copyright.PENANAl9hy7f9YIS
245Please respect copyright.PENANANZCBz8TXIM
245Please respect copyright.PENANAez9Dqk6NN4
大家都不知道國王在失蹤以前曾經去了哪裡,也找不到可能的嫌疑犯。245Please respect copyright.PENANApXTNfVFPwn
245Please respect copyright.PENANAheNnZfXd36
有人說,能在大家的眼皮底下讓國王失蹤的,似乎就只有那位『偉大的』魔法師。245Please respect copyright.PENANATosJvfNQ9u
245Please respect copyright.PENANAZC9YRZ8ncc
然而,這個想法在兩個禮拜後就被大家推翻了,因為魔法師如期帶著一大塊的黃金來了。245Please respect copyright.PENANAaPkaeo3ujt
245Please respect copyright.PENANAjvwD9Foh7u
245Please respect copyright.PENANAuMdtJ4PRQ1
「這是我承諾給與國王的黃金,現在我如期赴約了。」帶著黃金的魔法師這麼說。245Please respect copyright.PENANAhl1Mm89Gha
245Please respect copyright.PENANAVQa96jIG39
於是大家都不認為魔法師是兇手,畢竟沒人會給失蹤的人獻來這麼大的黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANA3MLjKI9Go5
245Please respect copyright.PENANAiLGNLHzdji
245Please respect copyright.PENANAs82wlmRyyD
於是雖然國王失蹤的消息不應該對外人講,但接待的人跟大臣還是告訴了魔法師,國王失蹤的事。245Please respect copyright.PENANALf3GWs5g0x
245Please respect copyright.PENANA2PHxTsaN68
「既然您偉大的連黃金都能製造,那麼找個失蹤的人,對您而言也是輕而易舉吧?」大臣帶著希望詢問魔法師。245Please respect copyright.PENANANkQeF34ymt
245Please respect copyright.PENANAHdaQSDhk1U
「不,我的魔法只能展現在既定的事物上。對於不在眼前的人事物,就連我也是無能為力的。」魔法師這麼說,然後在大臣失望的眼光下離開了皇宮。245Please respect copyright.PENANAq8mxf3Rt4G
245Please respect copyright.PENANAJOq0rj7dmo
從此再也沒人在這個國家見過魔法師了,不過魔法師卻還是把黃金留了下來。245Please respect copyright.PENANA2dGdOT11Dm
245Please respect copyright.PENANAfiaq9GA0Rn
245Please respect copyright.PENANA9bsYkQaEfZ
又過了半年,國王還是沒有下落,但是一個國家不能沒有代表,於是大臣們便把王子推上了王位。245Please respect copyright.PENANAsOlGmGjgJR
245Please respect copyright.PENANAirdkFaYEoN
245Please respect copyright.PENANAXpS8PGpI6I
新國王喜歡打獵,常常只帶著幾個人就到處亂闖。245Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0P5socPXi
245Please respect copyright.PENANAiF0lmJ4ylC
某天,他只帶著幾個心腹,騎著幾匹馬,就又出皇宮了。245Please respect copyright.PENANASsz0TF3F0F
245Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZbB8Geg62
來到一處他從沒來過的森林,某個帶出來的心腹告訴國王,這片森林以前住著一個魔法師,皇家寶庫最大的那塊黃金,就是他獻給前任國王的。245Please respect copyright.PENANAdDQh7mqgFd
245Please respect copyright.PENANAt1mGKoDUEB
245Please respect copyright.PENANAnaFIRBq32f
「那應該要去看看這麼偉大的人住的地方。」國王這麼說,於是要那個心腹帶路。245Please respect copyright.PENANA3vdCBKQ1hl
245Please respect copyright.PENANAkxMT3xKEQb
245Please respect copyright.PENANAXZPmMmT2ds
心腹找到了地方,卻沒看到應該看到的房子,卻看到了一片位於森林中的湖泊。245Please respect copyright.PENANAacofMyE3v7
245Please respect copyright.PENANAmEd3NNIXDc
湖泊的水很清澈,甚至可以見到湖底,雖然沒找到魔法師的住處,但大家都對這樣的景觀感到不可思議。245Please respect copyright.PENANAL5SVbfB9xK
245Please respect copyright.PENANA5TnWruQHBZ
不過,細心的國王很快就發現,這裡的湖明明很清澈,卻見不到半條魚在裡面游泳,湖裡也沒有水草或青苔,樹跟草都長的距離湖有段距離。當下國王就覺得這片湖不簡單。245Please respect copyright.PENANAlQmZVuQm9q
245Please respect copyright.PENANA4qRkZhdwfg
「陛下,馬兒不知道為什麼,不肯喝這裡的水。」另一個負責照顧馬的心腹,對國王這麼說,更加肯定了國王的猜測。245Please respect copyright.PENANAIDzKH06bIO
245Please respect copyright.PENANATi5vpGZSQR
245Please respect copyright.PENANA5wnatYAOMR
說時遲那時快,國王一個比較隨性的心腹,見到了這麼清澈的湖水,就脫了上衣,想跳下去游泳,卻在一隻腳的靴子剛下去時,被國王拉了上來。245Please respect copyright.PENANAFsGugWy9nI
245Please respect copyright.PENANAneymrAuz87
「馬不肯喝這裡的水,我懷疑這水有問題。」國王這麼說,拉住了那個本來要下水的人。245Please respect copyright.PENANA2QN3d6HKTt
245Please respect copyright.PENANAX4PG2xg6oH
「嘿!你的靴子沾上什麼了?」後面一個跟上來的人的指著剛剛本來要下水的人詢問。245Please respect copyright.PENANAKngVdp10JX
245Please respect copyright.PENANAoVsT30f6Yx
那個人把靴子脫了下來查看,卻驚訝的發現,不是沾上了什麼,而是靴子的底部變成了黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANA6cvJA2qfVP
245Please respect copyright.PENANA1zmasdg1p2
245Please respect copyright.PENANAyGKmLCKHhy
國王很訝異,突然他想到了什麼,在附近折了一根樹枝,把樹枝的前端浸到湖裡,等拿上來時,浸到水的部份果然變成了黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANAn9xx7tvcmP
245Please respect copyright.PENANAeh3vtqttwt
眾人都很高興,以為他們要發財了。但是那個帶路來這邊的心腹,突然想到了什麼,他小心翼翼地說。245Please respect copyright.PENANASjtYR4NjX4
245Please respect copyright.PENANAmNmAwWsr6g
「這是之前那個魔法師住的地方,黃金也是他送的。而他送黃金的時候......前任國王已經失蹤了?」245Please respect copyright.PENANAySj89hTe9c
245Please respect copyright.PENANA47ziYgKmMg
於是眾人陷入了沉默。245Please respect copyright.PENANAxUvVVYs4MG
245Please respect copyright.PENANAswkSFPn8x1
245Please respect copyright.PENANAt4rCYbhmXm
晚上,國王命人把黃金抬出來,然後莫名的盯了那塊黃金許久。245Please respect copyright.PENANAYI9Lu8O75V
245Please respect copyright.PENANASA38g9B5hd
只有當天跟他出去打獵的人才知道,國王迫切的想要知道,那塊黃金的體積是不是跟他下落不明的父王一樣?
很久以前,有一個國家的國王,他聽人傳說某個魔法師非常厲害,於是就把那個魔法師召進了皇宮。245Please respect copyright.PENANAst8lEoLX8y
245Please respect copyright.PENANAIgDw5PVnnf
國王對魔法師說,像他這麼厲害的魔法師,應該能為國家做出貢獻。245Please respect copyright.PENANAdbvyOZfmmh
245Please respect copyright.PENANA3JQolPICie
魔法師謙虛的回應了國王,並說自己的事蹟並不是那麼了不起,但是他確實有自信能為國家帶來貢獻。245Please respect copyright.PENANAsfTLoD8EWV
245Please respect copyright.PENANA171ryiutd7
245Please respect copyright.PENANAlrTRHrcA6z
「那財富也可以吧?」國王這麼說著,並枉想用魔法在城堡裡堆起黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANAyMK2p4JDjA
245Please respect copyright.PENANAMu7AVaWxgR
「魔法不應該用在物質的慾望上,而是應該用在改善生活的根本。」魔法師這麼說。245Please respect copyright.PENANAKRKOyxNPJw
245Please respect copyright.PENANAewP8OMHSKH
「噢!那是當然的!不過,我是說,你做得出黃金對吧?那才是最重要的。」國王顯然只想讓自己擁有財富,即使他已經是這個國家最有錢的人。245Please respect copyright.PENANAZFdbar7qxV
245Please respect copyright.PENANAkB08qaAqD8
「當然,我的魔法沒什麼辦不到的。但是像我剛剛說的,魔法不應該這麼用。」245Please respect copyright.PENANA5YO2PsiXY3
245Please respect copyright.PENANAM7eGKQkvdN
「你都沒有試過,怎麼知道不該這麼做呢?」國王對於魔法師不順著自己的心意感到很不高興,不管魔法師怎麼說,他都聽不進去,甚至他最後乾脆直接給魔法師命令,要他一個月後,必須獻上黃金給他。245Please respect copyright.PENANA3fFWtig99n
245Please respect copyright.PENANAgjXtCjWBO5
245Please respect copyright.PENANAgFtOGnw87g
等魔法師離開之後,他的大臣對國王建言說,他不應該對一個偉大的魔法師如此無禮,應該趁早把命令收回來。但國王並不覺得自己有什麼錯。245Please respect copyright.PENANArMZ3m7PT4H
245Please respect copyright.PENANA3ErJvIyLYX
「連黃金都做不出來的魔法師,你還當他偉大呢。」245Please respect copyright.PENANAztBOZYqWtj
245Please respect copyright.PENANABpzVjkKHSb
245Please respect copyright.PENANAgGiDTcy02V
然而,說出這句話的國王,卻在半個月後失蹤了。245Please respect copyright.PENANAl9hy7f9YIS
245Please respect copyright.PENANANZCBz8TXIM
245Please respect copyright.PENANAez9Dqk6NN4
大家都不知道國王在失蹤以前曾經去了哪裡,也找不到可能的嫌疑犯。245Please respect copyright.PENANApXTNfVFPwn
245Please respect copyright.PENANAheNnZfXd36
有人說,能在大家的眼皮底下讓國王失蹤的,似乎就只有那位『偉大的』魔法師。245Please respect copyright.PENANATosJvfNQ9u
245Please respect copyright.PENANAZC9YRZ8ncc
然而,這個想法在兩個禮拜後就被大家推翻了,因為魔法師如期帶著一大塊的黃金來了。245Please respect copyright.PENANAaPkaeo3ujt
245Please respect copyright.PENANAjvwD9Foh7u
245Please respect copyright.PENANAuMdtJ4PRQ1
「這是我承諾給與國王的黃金,現在我如期赴約了。」帶著黃金的魔法師這麼說。245Please respect copyright.PENANAhl1Mm89Gha
245Please respect copyright.PENANAVQa96jIG39
於是大家都不認為魔法師是兇手,畢竟沒人會給失蹤的人獻來這麼大的黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANA3MLjKI9Go5
245Please respect copyright.PENANAiLGNLHzdji
245Please respect copyright.PENANAs82wlmRyyD
於是雖然國王失蹤的消息不應該對外人講,但接待的人跟大臣還是告訴了魔法師,國王失蹤的事。245Please respect copyright.PENANALf3GWs5g0x
245Please respect copyright.PENANA2PHxTsaN68
「既然您偉大的連黃金都能製造,那麼找個失蹤的人,對您而言也是輕而易舉吧?」大臣帶著希望詢問魔法師。245Please respect copyright.PENANANkQeF34ymt
245Please respect copyright.PENANAHdaQSDhk1U
「不,我的魔法只能展現在既定的事物上。對於不在眼前的人事物,就連我也是無能為力的。」魔法師這麼說,然後在大臣失望的眼光下離開了皇宮。245Please respect copyright.PENANAq8mxf3Rt4G
245Please respect copyright.PENANAJOq0rj7dmo
從此再也沒人在這個國家見過魔法師了,不過魔法師卻還是把黃金留了下來。245Please respect copyright.PENANA2dGdOT11Dm
245Please respect copyright.PENANAfiaq9GA0Rn
245Please respect copyright.PENANA9bsYkQaEfZ
又過了半年,國王還是沒有下落,但是一個國家不能沒有代表,於是大臣們便把王子推上了王位。245Please respect copyright.PENANAsOlGmGjgJR
245Please respect copyright.PENANAirdkFaYEoN
245Please respect copyright.PENANAXpS8PGpI6I
新國王喜歡打獵,常常只帶著幾個人就到處亂闖。245Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0P5socPXi
245Please respect copyright.PENANAiF0lmJ4ylC
某天,他只帶著幾個心腹,騎著幾匹馬,就又出皇宮了。245Please respect copyright.PENANASsz0TF3F0F
245Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZbB8Geg62
來到一處他從沒來過的森林,某個帶出來的心腹告訴國王,這片森林以前住著一個魔法師,皇家寶庫最大的那塊黃金,就是他獻給前任國王的。245Please respect copyright.PENANAdDQh7mqgFd
245Please respect copyright.PENANAt1mGKoDUEB
245Please respect copyright.PENANAnaFIRBq32f
「那應該要去看看這麼偉大的人住的地方。」國王這麼說,於是要那個心腹帶路。245Please respect copyright.PENANA3vdCBKQ1hl
245Please respect copyright.PENANAkxMT3xKEQb
245Please respect copyright.PENANAXZPmMmT2ds
心腹找到了地方,卻沒看到應該看到的房子,卻看到了一片位於森林中的湖泊。245Please respect copyright.PENANAacofMyE3v7
245Please respect copyright.PENANAmEd3NNIXDc
湖泊的水很清澈,甚至可以見到湖底,雖然沒找到魔法師的住處,但大家都對這樣的景觀感到不可思議。245Please respect copyright.PENANAL5SVbfB9xK
245Please respect copyright.PENANA5TnWruQHBZ
不過,細心的國王很快就發現,這裡的湖明明很清澈,卻見不到半條魚在裡面游泳,湖裡也沒有水草或青苔,樹跟草都長的距離湖有段距離。當下國王就覺得這片湖不簡單。245Please respect copyright.PENANAlQmZVuQm9q
245Please respect copyright.PENANA4qRkZhdwfg
「陛下,馬兒不知道為什麼,不肯喝這裡的水。」另一個負責照顧馬的心腹,對國王這麼說,更加肯定了國王的猜測。245Please respect copyright.PENANAIDzKH06bIO
245Please respect copyright.PENANATi5vpGZSQR
245Please respect copyright.PENANA5wnatYAOMR
說時遲那時快,國王一個比較隨性的心腹,見到了這麼清澈的湖水,就脫了上衣,想跳下去游泳,卻在一隻腳的靴子剛下去時,被國王拉了上來。245Please respect copyright.PENANAFsGugWy9nI
245Please respect copyright.PENANAneymrAuz87
「馬不肯喝這裡的水,我懷疑這水有問題。」國王這麼說,拉住了那個本來要下水的人。245Please respect copyright.PENANA2QN3d6HKTt
245Please respect copyright.PENANAX4PG2xg6oH
「嘿!你的靴子沾上什麼了?」後面一個跟上來的人的指著剛剛本來要下水的人詢問。245Please respect copyright.PENANAKngVdp10JX
245Please respect copyright.PENANAoVsT30f6Yx
那個人把靴子脫了下來查看,卻驚訝的發現,不是沾上了什麼,而是靴子的底部變成了黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANA6cvJA2qfVP
245Please respect copyright.PENANA1zmasdg1p2
245Please respect copyright.PENANAyGKmLCKHhy
國王很訝異,突然他想到了什麼,在附近折了一根樹枝,把樹枝的前端浸到湖裡,等拿上來時,浸到水的部份果然變成了黃金。245Please respect copyright.PENANAn9xx7tvcmP
245Please respect copyright.PENANAeh3vtqttwt
眾人都很高興,以為他們要發財了。但是那個帶路來這邊的心腹,突然想到了什麼,他小心翼翼地說。245Please respect copyright.PENANASjtYR4NjX4
245Please respect copyright.PENANAmNmAwWsr6g
「這是之前那個魔法師住的地方,黃金也是他送的。而他送黃金的時候......前任國王已經失蹤了?」245Please respect copyright.PENANAySj89hTe9c
245Please respect copyright.PENANA47ziYgKmMg
於是眾人陷入了沉默。245Please respect copyright.PENANAxUvVVYs4MG
245Please respect copyright.PENANAswkSFPn8x1
245Please respect copyright.PENANAt4rCYbhmXm
晚上,國王命人把黃金抬出來,然後莫名的盯了那塊黃金許久。245Please respect copyright.PENANAYI9Lu8O75V
245Please respect copyright.PENANASA38g9B5hd
只有當天跟他出去打獵的人才知道,國王迫切的想要知道,那塊黃金的體積是不是跟他下落不明的父王一樣?
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此篇原發表於創作革命、後移至冒險者天堂與巴哈姆特。
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