在維特斯洛裡,有一所魔法學院,院長暨祭司長拉弗,此刻難得地正在飲酒。501Please respect copyright.PENANAqPpDW6AYZb
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「小蝶,來,乾了這杯。」501Please respect copyright.PENANAw3mp7QwjhU
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幾縷從窗簾的隙間裏透入的陽光隨即射在他的臉上,滿布皺紋的臉上笑容可掬。501Please respect copyright.PENANAQF4SFvSJAE
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拉弗手中是一杯酒,杯是銀杯,酒是上百年的佳釀,未及入口已是醇香撲鼻,他舉起了杯,正等小蝶與他碰杯。501Please respect copyright.PENANAzAZ8wH9DeF
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「小蝶不會喝酒,且以茶代酒,敬師博一杯。」小蝶舉止優雅,緩緩倒了一杯花茶,稍稍揭開面具,緩緩入口,也是悄沒聲息。拉弗並非俗人,見狀也不怪罪,只是也無聲無息的飲盡了一杯。501Please respect copyright.PENANAE9wQpoA3aq
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今天正午飯點,一匹快馬自皇宮趕來報信,原來是皇室內閣的成員選定了,拉弗在看過探子快馬傳來的名單後,一言不發,神色自若地一路走回房中。剛剛坐下,就從左邊最低的抽屜裡拿出了一個酒樽,開始倒酒。501Please respect copyright.PENANAXwu9B9RE4L
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本來小蝶也是順道來送飯給拉弗,碰上了探子報信,便隨着拉弗進房。小蝶知趣地擺開食盒裡的銀碟,碟內都是些精制的糕點,三數件一碟,共是四碟。她把四碟小點擺放整齊,關上了食盒。501Please respect copyright.PENANAfRXh8wWL2R
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她記得,以前她家也有個一模一樣的盒子,和這個一模一樣,是分上下兩層,紅藍兩色,上有一花一葉兩款暗刻。兩層間左右兩側各有一條索帶,上層食盒有個小蓋,打開了便有小孔供散熱之用,上層的銅製把手有一行花紋,手工精美,不遜皇室所用的精品。不過她早年家中遭逢巨變,滿門只死剩她一個,此時觸景生情,心中有如刀割,卻盡為一張面具所掩蓋。501Please respect copyright.PENANA54lcSk5Ozv
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兩人各自飲了幾杯,小蝶知道師傅一向不會為甚麼計劃成功而慶祝,叫她來肯定不是飲酒這麼簡單。501Please respect copyright.PENANAyjNmPyi64k
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「現在我們在皇室內部的人安插好了,你覺得下一步該怎麼做?」拉佛用叉子從銀碟中切了一小塊蛋糕品嘗,之後不再說話,着閉上眼等着她的回答。501Please respect copyright.PENANAOsqfEbap7C
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「首先,我們現在對於皇室的情況有一定的理解了,他們要做些甚麼小動作,我們總能事先想好對策。先前他們是礙於愛麗絲的名氣,怕落下了打壓異世者的名聲,才沒有直接對我們下手。」小蝶在思索一番後,才開始慢慢梳理局面。501Please respect copyright.PENANAXSEmYou6H8
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「嗯,畢竟當年勇者也是異世者,異世者的傳說還是挺有影響力的。」拉弗又切了一小塊放進口,微微點頭。501Please respect copyright.PENANA85gRUaT8KB
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「那下一步,就是清除皇室在學院的勢力了。」501Please respect copyright.PENANAQS1bjtgiNm
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「不錯,那些甚麼監督委員會,是時候讓他們滾蛋了,愛麗絲一回來我們就授她一個監督副委員長的職務,那些東西對魔法一無所知,天天給我添亂,是時候借愛麗絲把他們給掃走了。」501Please respect copyright.PENANAANcO2VFOUi
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「師傅高明。不過,那個在皇室的內應,是怎樣收買的?」501Please respect copyright.PENANAGysQr7rwK1
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「他在家族裡一向不受待見,也就在城南近郊有幾塊田,幾間房子,家勢不但及不上族裡任何一個任官的,就是地方上隨便一個小領主也比他好多了。」501Please respect copyright.PENANAObcTAnRXo1
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「這人本身頗有才幹,但不懂做人,不知巴結奉承,賄賂疏通,在族裡被閑置也不算冤枉,但他不甘於一輩子當他的地主,我便找上他了。」拉弗臉露微笑,小蝶卻知他並非恥笑那人,大抵是在笑皇室之失察。501Please respect copyright.PENANAIfRoM0EQF4
「原來是他,沒想到他今日能有這般造化。」小蝶想起他是誰了,當時拉弗叫過她暗中視察他一段時日,只是她不知道他是誰。501Please respect copyright.PENANAQHQerXKdaW
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「一年前,我教他向族裡請求個城西市集裡的差事,先別急着做官,耐心等待機會,城西裡都是些見不得光的生意居多,都是暴利,他當管帳的,由低做起,一天經手幾百金的,雖然沒有官職,但卻是實務。他整理帳目也是整整有條,總算在幾個月前,王族擢用新人,見他不錯就試着用他了,安排到財政部做文職。有我在背後指點,他自然如魚得水,升遷極快,不過幾月時光,已是年輕一輩中的佼佼者,入了內閣辦事,自此必能平步青雲。」拉弗又飲了一杯酒,心中微感得意。501Please respect copyright.PENANA1Yr8hkG2N6
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「那他為甚麼還要幫我們?難道是有把柄在我們手嗎?」小蝶轉念一想,這人已居高位,始終是特拉僕家的人,未必就願意一直幫着外人。501Please respect copyright.PENANA2LZZfWOE5u
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「沒有我一開始點撥他,他是絕無上流之機的,他知恩圖報,此其一。他生為特拉僕氏,卻受盡了族人不公的對待,生於名門望族卻一直過得不如外人,心中記恨,此其二。」拉弗緩了一緩,又繼續說道:「單有此二,已足以為我所用,但他不是普通的棋子。」501Please respect copyright.PENANA5PFJRBo9Dk
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「他想做當家,掌控皇室?」小蝶想到這點,反而放心,這樣他依然有求於拉弗。自然可繼續利用。501Please respect copyright.PENANAfAkdlEMEBB
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「此其三。因此,他將是我們最忠心的棋子,值得好好培養。」拉弗忽爾輕笑一聲。501Please respect copyright.PENANA1QPgrOyXD1
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「只可惜此子和大局相沖,終歸要棄子。」其弦外之音,不言而喻,兩人不約而同地分別啜了一口酒和茶。501Please respect copyright.PENANA40wX6kFxq6
「對了,愛麗絲和希特現在有甚麼消息?」501Please respect copyright.PENANACV1RWIPVl9
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「不死族斥候隊全滅,特斯根順帶清理了一群石像鬼。愛麗絲因爲過度摧動魔力,一度脫力昏迷,不過已正在回來的路上了,始終有特斯根在,他們沒那麼容易出事的。」501Please respect copyright.PENANAis4FOQR9Zf
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拉弗派出愛麗絲和在信中暗示特斯根派出希特時,已料到特斯根會暗中隨行,就算他不去拉弗也有辦法要他去,二人都是珍貴的異世者,自然不能真的以身犯險。501Please respect copyright.PENANA87Di0GKPtD
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「嗯,準備一下宣傳的文稿,這次應以表揚二人的勇氣和對國家的承擔為主,特斯根的救援就顯得無相大雅了。民眾自此也不會再聞不死族而喪膽,支持開戰的輿論也必塵囂日上,這仗怕是能打成了。」501Please respect copyright.PENANAYwt7GUO1x4
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「皇室那群人頭豬腦,以為在死亡山脈開發和出口稅上不讓步,形造和不死族開戰的氣氛就能轉移視線,蓋過民眾日漸累積的不滿。那我們就將計就計,看誰更怕打仗?」小蝶也舉起了茶杯。501Please respect copyright.PENANABuaLt8pmFJ
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兩人相視一笑,又細細商討文稿應當由何人執筆、要如何除去委員會、下一步要收買何人等。501Please respect copyright.PENANA2txIgFMFwc
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就在這麼一間書房裡,維特斯洛的局勢正默默被繼續攪動着。501Please respect copyright.PENANA7k9LDw4sx7
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