72Please respect copyright.PENANAzHFtgtYI2n
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANALiO5fJf5cU
72Please respect copyright.PENANA5fVnpYnJqm
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAdHloNjmorI
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtSawQESkRv
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAXPu3elF7Lo
72Please respect copyright.PENANAYLZoLi2hxS
72Please respect copyright.PENANAV0bqCZm2Zn
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAQUkrOE0tOF
72Please respect copyright.PENANA886i71webe
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAVmhCUIzeae
72Please respect copyright.PENANAxJw4FgkC5Y
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAFlFFopxoef
72Please respect copyright.PENANAlAxbvGEHrf
「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。」72Please respect copyright.PENANAj05YC2QEfj
72Please respect copyright.PENANAejO9bNiYk1
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAWEL8poNAmj
72Please respect copyright.PENANAty4u1A4ppe
72Please respect copyright.PENANAcixNHh8J2P
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANA1njPg4n5Rd
72Please respect copyright.PENANAFnPdzpSHb4
「連黃金都做不出來的魔法師,你還當他偉大呢。」72Please respect copyright.PENANADRYeB9eTur
72Please respect copyright.PENANAXDehxpDlQi
72Please respect copyright.PENANAlQTa2UGy9G
然而,說出這句話的國王,卻在半個月後失蹤了。72Please respect copyright.PENANArSs1UjJeaN
72Please respect copyright.PENANACSVSis5hla
72Please respect copyright.PENANAVW5Hff6WqR
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAdsnX0xy7qF
72Please respect copyright.PENANANstgMKVe8o
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAKfd4G0zPJn
72Please respect copyright.PENANAfJN06vggpo
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAxlUWQRdLi1
72Please respect copyright.PENANAfsz1jKIfdo
72Please respect copyright.PENANA9S73DXjO5Q
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANArf2AiLC8zA
72Please respect copyright.PENANAFSRqEL6733
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAPyJYtwu3Go
72Please respect copyright.PENANAscw3G8TlfQ
72Please respect copyright.PENANAIZSuremZIf
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAfAXzgqR5Lv
72Please respect copyright.PENANA2UKO7Vobk7
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOW9x2MlO9S
72Please respect copyright.PENANAkUoPdcnILi
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANACn4IEc2zLX
72Please respect copyright.PENANAlfbFJWMqBH
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAuewt1UEKsD
72Please respect copyright.PENANATK26ZZkGON
72Please respect copyright.PENANAdZ0cFWgHgf
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAcqemiVEQwe
72Please respect copyright.PENANARX2E6TdKvM
72Please respect copyright.PENANAUxCva357bj
新國王喜歡打獵,常常只帶著幾個人就到處亂闖。72Please respect copyright.PENANARZKHCFMJB3
72Please respect copyright.PENANAaT7YnBuJuw
某天,他只帶著幾個心腹,騎著幾匹馬,就又出皇宮了。72Please respect copyright.PENANAsQOoPBTnDN
72Please respect copyright.PENANAFe1eNFWz2u
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAIwuOIvEtAt
72Please respect copyright.PENANAVHuErjAiZS
72Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2OYDoOlaJ
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAdl606WryKv
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtECUn6oose
72Please respect copyright.PENANA5oHDAtkJLo
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANA4yNf5VZXQD
72Please respect copyright.PENANAc8lWhu6gER
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOM1ZL6jwNV
72Please respect copyright.PENANAKTqiFETSGQ
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAztmDnyF5vm
72Please respect copyright.PENANAeaJ4bngvBS
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANATQfiZIcG9w
72Please respect copyright.PENANA3HZA5LVJ3x
72Please respect copyright.PENANAHpsIZb2VZC
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANACs6lOh3x1T
72Please respect copyright.PENANAVFhP82pL60
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAN0ThGsoezN
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtK4302E2aX
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAIdkpuaa0D1
72Please respect copyright.PENANAx8g4dtrDt9
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAhJ8xngmqic
72Please respect copyright.PENANAi41w2jZzYR
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtWCYm6RWcd
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOieBWNCCnp
72Please respect copyright.PENANAT2R2PAWrfd
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOcwyDS9pDS
72Please respect copyright.PENANAQlQmS6kNAH
「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?」72Please respect copyright.PENANAgNUissPJ0U
72Please respect copyright.PENANAGvTAhDvGfQ
於是眾人陷入了沉默。72Please respect copyright.PENANAjpxU6iObvC
72Please respect copyright.PENANAYfSUNOR2Jc
72Please respect copyright.PENANAh4Ydtioo3J
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAPvCjNotKI7
72Please respect copyright.PENANAILv5NifzZM
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANALiO5fJf5cU
72Please respect copyright.PENANA5fVnpYnJqm
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAdHloNjmorI
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtSawQESkRv
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAXPu3elF7Lo
72Please respect copyright.PENANAYLZoLi2hxS
72Please respect copyright.PENANAV0bqCZm2Zn
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAQUkrOE0tOF
72Please respect copyright.PENANA886i71webe
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAVmhCUIzeae
72Please respect copyright.PENANAxJw4FgkC5Y
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAFlFFopxoef
72Please respect copyright.PENANAlAxbvGEHrf
「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。」72Please respect copyright.PENANAj05YC2QEfj
72Please respect copyright.PENANAejO9bNiYk1
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAWEL8poNAmj
72Please respect copyright.PENANAty4u1A4ppe
72Please respect copyright.PENANAcixNHh8J2P
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANA1njPg4n5Rd
72Please respect copyright.PENANAFnPdzpSHb4
「連黃金都做不出來的魔法師,你還當他偉大呢。」72Please respect copyright.PENANADRYeB9eTur
72Please respect copyright.PENANAXDehxpDlQi
72Please respect copyright.PENANAlQTa2UGy9G
然而,說出這句話的國王,卻在半個月後失蹤了。72Please respect copyright.PENANArSs1UjJeaN
72Please respect copyright.PENANACSVSis5hla
72Please respect copyright.PENANAVW5Hff6WqR
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAdsnX0xy7qF
72Please respect copyright.PENANANstgMKVe8o
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAKfd4G0zPJn
72Please respect copyright.PENANAfJN06vggpo
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAxlUWQRdLi1
72Please respect copyright.PENANAfsz1jKIfdo
72Please respect copyright.PENANA9S73DXjO5Q
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANArf2AiLC8zA
72Please respect copyright.PENANAFSRqEL6733
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAPyJYtwu3Go
72Please respect copyright.PENANAscw3G8TlfQ
72Please respect copyright.PENANAIZSuremZIf
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAfAXzgqR5Lv
72Please respect copyright.PENANA2UKO7Vobk7
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOW9x2MlO9S
72Please respect copyright.PENANAkUoPdcnILi
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANACn4IEc2zLX
72Please respect copyright.PENANAlfbFJWMqBH
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAuewt1UEKsD
72Please respect copyright.PENANATK26ZZkGON
72Please respect copyright.PENANAdZ0cFWgHgf
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAcqemiVEQwe
72Please respect copyright.PENANARX2E6TdKvM
72Please respect copyright.PENANAUxCva357bj
新國王喜歡打獵,常常只帶著幾個人就到處亂闖。72Please respect copyright.PENANARZKHCFMJB3
72Please respect copyright.PENANAaT7YnBuJuw
某天,他只帶著幾個心腹,騎著幾匹馬,就又出皇宮了。72Please respect copyright.PENANAsQOoPBTnDN
72Please respect copyright.PENANAFe1eNFWz2u
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAIwuOIvEtAt
72Please respect copyright.PENANAVHuErjAiZS
72Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2OYDoOlaJ
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAdl606WryKv
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtECUn6oose
72Please respect copyright.PENANA5oHDAtkJLo
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANA4yNf5VZXQD
72Please respect copyright.PENANAc8lWhu6gER
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOM1ZL6jwNV
72Please respect copyright.PENANAKTqiFETSGQ
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAztmDnyF5vm
72Please respect copyright.PENANAeaJ4bngvBS
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANATQfiZIcG9w
72Please respect copyright.PENANA3HZA5LVJ3x
72Please respect copyright.PENANAHpsIZb2VZC
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANACs6lOh3x1T
72Please respect copyright.PENANAVFhP82pL60
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAN0ThGsoezN
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtK4302E2aX
「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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAIdkpuaa0D1
72Please respect copyright.PENANAx8g4dtrDt9
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAhJ8xngmqic
72Please respect copyright.PENANAi41w2jZzYR
72Please respect copyright.PENANAtWCYm6RWcd
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOieBWNCCnp
72Please respect copyright.PENANAT2R2PAWrfd
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAOcwyDS9pDS
72Please respect copyright.PENANAQlQmS6kNAH
「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?」72Please respect copyright.PENANAgNUissPJ0U
72Please respect copyright.PENANAGvTAhDvGfQ
於是眾人陷入了沉默。72Please respect copyright.PENANAjpxU6iObvC
72Please respect copyright.PENANAYfSUNOR2Jc
72Please respect copyright.PENANAh4Ydtioo3J
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。72Please respect copyright.PENANAPvCjNotKI7
72Please respect copyright.PENANAILv5NifzZM
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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