65Please respect copyright.PENANAUI3wgSfJup
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAnL32uksiUa
65Please respect copyright.PENANA9OpLZweWuZ
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAgln02CWoaT
65Please respect copyright.PENANA3BfDaVtHcd
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAmOodJxQnqe
65Please respect copyright.PENANAwQWegksycd
65Please respect copyright.PENANAVH1afIjBar
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAziKLFXq7b7
65Please respect copyright.PENANA74mhEsDLGj
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANA4BP52Seg0K
65Please respect copyright.PENANA28R6RCUTyR
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAoYpsFgUW6d
65Please respect copyright.PENANACpv63Va4iJ
「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。」65Please respect copyright.PENANAQCdOSP6a0D
65Please respect copyright.PENANAnczMdkK6wB
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAg4EjJSv0Cz
65Please respect copyright.PENANAkzzI6FfnMF
65Please respect copyright.PENANAQbFSrCEVEi
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAw00ovXaZm7
65Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Z1gDPuf3
「連黃金都做不出來的魔法師,你還當他偉大呢。」65Please respect copyright.PENANAV115SDRNLZ
65Please respect copyright.PENANA4tAxgwCI3g
65Please respect copyright.PENANA0T4yiTTekm
然而,說出這句話的國王,卻在半個月後失蹤了。65Please respect copyright.PENANAyvCjm0E7QQ
65Please respect copyright.PENANAduwqUR8JBw
65Please respect copyright.PENANAtdqxWjLWiW
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAt15BcGOzpD
65Please respect copyright.PENANAPi1ZZWtqqJ
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANApRkBQb5Nsf
65Please respect copyright.PENANAiFebV883ff
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAdMw4hxD8lS
65Please respect copyright.PENANASj5WWaHRMY
65Please respect copyright.PENANADfLCEf9jLB
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAPa8faie6i3
65Please respect copyright.PENANAKIaTILp1NA
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAwQxBCJ9Ojz
65Please respect copyright.PENANApzdqsqOsCj
65Please respect copyright.PENANACpjeyW3Nx7
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAdEoJqMzeqA
65Please respect copyright.PENANA7N0x9ruuKF
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAYl369HUpkt
65Please respect copyright.PENANARbTzlVU0Mf
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAQJhatiOuIi
65Please respect copyright.PENANAW5EEdBLurj
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAshVcY9dbbK
65Please respect copyright.PENANAn9TjDitPGC
65Please respect copyright.PENANA3mWxMQIJg1
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAjMvwxQYJNj
65Please respect copyright.PENANAvI6zwFAX9O
65Please respect copyright.PENANA1o5UJA0add
新國王喜歡打獵,常常只帶著幾個人就到處亂闖。65Please respect copyright.PENANAJCuLWBAodE
65Please respect copyright.PENANAUffvhcuAqq
某天,他只帶著幾個心腹,騎著幾匹馬,就又出皇宮了。65Please respect copyright.PENANAK3TtWnFAiI
65Please respect copyright.PENANAOq2J45VipZ
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANA4KF2Q0XRlD
65Please respect copyright.PENANADAj5WxKblY
65Please respect copyright.PENANAHwDDITnpR1
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAZoEBI4pH9M
65Please respect copyright.PENANAtrYPTxPkjM
65Please respect copyright.PENANA4OxXsFwLTx
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAosnCKdXDxh
65Please respect copyright.PENANAsKW9ALaXOV
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAxtMVsvWeWC
65Please respect copyright.PENANAbliSDLCHfG
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAsvnIevjZ0p
65Please respect copyright.PENANAJNH5VGRW0L
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAOYICTrGQpc
65Please respect copyright.PENANABQSm0FU4Mi
65Please respect copyright.PENANAbewloeMKQd
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANADWQK3Ls3yO
65Please respect copyright.PENANAKIA3otGaX5
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAIwd3TPc9Cb
65Please respect copyright.PENANAJuaUBI1BQo
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAHBesJq3MmI
65Please respect copyright.PENANAR7VCSeOe4l
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANA0GVoX6naZ8
65Please respect copyright.PENANAWGFwpIb86r
65Please respect copyright.PENANA9HiVGJQSJa
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANARypblgQLv9
65Please respect copyright.PENANAsHzFXyufo1
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAzUoDKeItts
65Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9Cvz8S4GB
「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?」65Please respect copyright.PENANAfEKKlrBxP0
65Please respect copyright.PENANAitadIGdJt4
於是眾人陷入了沉默。65Please respect copyright.PENANAlS5qlvTPjB
65Please respect copyright.PENANAi4ivFWbLFt
65Please respect copyright.PENANAVK7vkpwy5L
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAEEkwjXE4kB
65Please respect copyright.PENANA5hZbbdHnBa
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAnL32uksiUa
65Please respect copyright.PENANA9OpLZweWuZ
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAgln02CWoaT
65Please respect copyright.PENANA3BfDaVtHcd
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAmOodJxQnqe
65Please respect copyright.PENANAwQWegksycd
65Please respect copyright.PENANAVH1afIjBar
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAziKLFXq7b7
65Please respect copyright.PENANA74mhEsDLGj
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANA4BP52Seg0K
65Please respect copyright.PENANA28R6RCUTyR
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAoYpsFgUW6d
65Please respect copyright.PENANACpv63Va4iJ
「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。」65Please respect copyright.PENANAQCdOSP6a0D
65Please respect copyright.PENANAnczMdkK6wB
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAg4EjJSv0Cz
65Please respect copyright.PENANAkzzI6FfnMF
65Please respect copyright.PENANAQbFSrCEVEi
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAw00ovXaZm7
65Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Z1gDPuf3
「連黃金都做不出來的魔法師,你還當他偉大呢。」65Please respect copyright.PENANAV115SDRNLZ
65Please respect copyright.PENANA4tAxgwCI3g
65Please respect copyright.PENANA0T4yiTTekm
然而,說出這句話的國王,卻在半個月後失蹤了。65Please respect copyright.PENANAyvCjm0E7QQ
65Please respect copyright.PENANAduwqUR8JBw
65Please respect copyright.PENANAtdqxWjLWiW
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAt15BcGOzpD
65Please respect copyright.PENANAPi1ZZWtqqJ
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANApRkBQb5Nsf
65Please respect copyright.PENANAiFebV883ff
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAdMw4hxD8lS
65Please respect copyright.PENANASj5WWaHRMY
65Please respect copyright.PENANADfLCEf9jLB
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAPa8faie6i3
65Please respect copyright.PENANAKIaTILp1NA
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAwQxBCJ9Ojz
65Please respect copyright.PENANApzdqsqOsCj
65Please respect copyright.PENANACpjeyW3Nx7
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAdEoJqMzeqA
65Please respect copyright.PENANA7N0x9ruuKF
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAYl369HUpkt
65Please respect copyright.PENANARbTzlVU0Mf
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAQJhatiOuIi
65Please respect copyright.PENANAW5EEdBLurj
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAshVcY9dbbK
65Please respect copyright.PENANAn9TjDitPGC
65Please respect copyright.PENANA3mWxMQIJg1
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAjMvwxQYJNj
65Please respect copyright.PENANAvI6zwFAX9O
65Please respect copyright.PENANA1o5UJA0add
新國王喜歡打獵,常常只帶著幾個人就到處亂闖。65Please respect copyright.PENANAJCuLWBAodE
65Please respect copyright.PENANAUffvhcuAqq
某天,他只帶著幾個心腹,騎著幾匹馬,就又出皇宮了。65Please respect copyright.PENANAK3TtWnFAiI
65Please respect copyright.PENANAOq2J45VipZ
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANA4KF2Q0XRlD
65Please respect copyright.PENANADAj5WxKblY
65Please respect copyright.PENANAHwDDITnpR1
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAZoEBI4pH9M
65Please respect copyright.PENANAtrYPTxPkjM
65Please respect copyright.PENANA4OxXsFwLTx
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAosnCKdXDxh
65Please respect copyright.PENANAsKW9ALaXOV
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAxtMVsvWeWC
65Please respect copyright.PENANAbliSDLCHfG
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAsvnIevjZ0p
65Please respect copyright.PENANAJNH5VGRW0L
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAOYICTrGQpc
65Please respect copyright.PENANABQSm0FU4Mi
65Please respect copyright.PENANAbewloeMKQd
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANADWQK3Ls3yO
65Please respect copyright.PENANAKIA3otGaX5
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAIwd3TPc9Cb
65Please respect copyright.PENANAJuaUBI1BQo
「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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAHBesJq3MmI
65Please respect copyright.PENANAR7VCSeOe4l
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANA0GVoX6naZ8
65Please respect copyright.PENANAWGFwpIb86r
65Please respect copyright.PENANA9HiVGJQSJa
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANARypblgQLv9
65Please respect copyright.PENANAsHzFXyufo1
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAzUoDKeItts
65Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9Cvz8S4GB
「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?」65Please respect copyright.PENANAfEKKlrBxP0
65Please respect copyright.PENANAitadIGdJt4
於是眾人陷入了沉默。65Please respect copyright.PENANAlS5qlvTPjB
65Please respect copyright.PENANAi4ivFWbLFt
65Please respect copyright.PENANAVK7vkpwy5L
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。65Please respect copyright.PENANAEEkwjXE4kB
65Please respect copyright.PENANA5hZbbdHnBa
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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