快速地從自己的辦公室裡走出來,用不過於慌張的姿態走到宅院門口,年輕的金髮男孩望著正從外頭回到宅邸的兄長。687Please respect copyright.PENANA6VXe4wY6YF
687Please respect copyright.PENANAGG9hChdNEU
「喔、艾瑞克,怎麼出來接我了?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAkzi6svEAEF
687Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3lVNWEz32
正從馬車裡下來的男性帶著微笑望著男孩,似乎意外著對方的到來。687Please respect copyright.PENANAEPkTiBqqPs
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但男孩卻是滿臉嚴肅地望著男性。687Please respect copyright.PENANAwRHg6v2uZF
687Please respect copyright.PENANAkMAitP0DQm
「鮑爾,你應該知道我們城主對外發佈的指令,我們不能夠隨意接近高等舊人類。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAVddXgTsQN7
687Please respect copyright.PENANAkk6ijpX4Lk
「還以為你要說什麼……艾瑞克,不要再把她當成傳聞中的高等舊人類了,就算接觸了也不會怎樣的。」
男性笑了笑,表示不以為意。
「你都接手父親的工作這麼久了,怎麼還會輕易去相信這種沒人證實的傳聞呢?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAB0ACBSSAj2
687Please respect copyright.PENANAaBPaATtNMl
被鮑爾這麼問道,艾瑞克頓了頓,一時之間沒有能夠說服對方的方式,於是便只能不再針對這點繼續說下去。687Please respect copyright.PENANAEjaLQgaO4r
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「更早之前為了謹慎應對暫不接觸我是能夠理解的,但你看看現在都過去多久了?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAnwlqVLASnQ
687Please respect copyright.PENANAf78hE5s2lq
走到艾瑞克面前,鮑爾拍拍他的肩膀,就像個友好的兄長一般。687Please respect copyright.PENANAU4PD4cWDZG
687Please respect copyright.PENANAcfPZBzLq2F
「她不是只在這裡設立一間萬藥釀造,她還去曼拉希爾與那裡的貴族建立關係、去收服了一個森林外的小部族、在森林裡面建立了一個營地吸收我們的人。」687Please respect copyright.PENANA3eJqQo5JcP
687Please respect copyright.PENANAeQehNGnUNq
鮑爾這時神色開始凝重。
「就算你告訴我根據你的調查,她不會對豔陽城做出侵犯的舉動,但那些虎視眈眈傢伙可不會這麼想,你應該很清楚這件事的。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAHsGArgPFpj
687Please respect copyright.PENANAa4ELZm9T6Z
「但是、這也不是你擅自和她接觸的原因……」687Please respect copyright.PENANA5sEAZJkcCn
687Please respect copyright.PENANA2SC0fmLvsZ
面對弟弟的反駁,鮑爾輕嘆口氣。687Please respect copyright.PENANAL35ygwGipX
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「不懷好意的人不會放過這些空窗時期,我們若不主動接觸,難不成要等到他們出手嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAWJ2gPQEOxI
687Please respect copyright.PENANA9iaKNWOX4M
他無奈地說道。
「父親正是因為知道這點,才會允許我這麼做的,我沒有忽視你對我的提醒,這次和她見面,我只是提出一個小小的合作計畫、順便進行一些確認和確保手段,沒有做出多餘的事情。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAW9MIKvzDXO
687Please respect copyright.PENANAomjLxUn8lH
帶著艾瑞克走進平時辦公的地點,鮑爾相當放鬆地坐到自己的位置上。687Please respect copyright.PENANAoVRiB2B6Pz
687Please respect copyright.PENANAdAEoJIDyD1
「按照我的調查,那個叫諾法拉蒂.艾利法的人,大概只是運氣好出現返祖現象而擁有舊人類血統的人類,不要說是皇族了,她甚至不是高等舊人類呢。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAmvWhJzj5eH
687Please respect copyright.PENANALoHoXM6rsB
聽著鮑爾的話,艾瑞克猛然察覺不對。687Please respect copyright.PENANAADtULdpFXo
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「你說進行確認和確保……鮑爾,你怎麼這麼肯定她不是高等舊人類?」687Please respect copyright.PENANADLrcddKwQ3
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他語帶慌張地詢問,強烈希望自己的兄長沒做出什麼蠢事。687Please respect copyright.PENANA18KjFiSt3Y
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「你沒有……沒有用那個藥吧……?」687Please respect copyright.PENANABbdE2NliEm
687Please respect copyright.PENANApWp0snL8E3
「我用了。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAaTGECYWGfl
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彷彿就是要擊碎艾瑞克最後的一點希望,鮑爾毫不猶豫地把自己所做的事說出來。687Please respect copyright.PENANARuwGMYidro
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「你怎麼可以做這種事!」687Please respect copyright.PENANAx5USOjlreR
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不敢相信那個被自己無比唾棄的藥物居然會被兄長再度拿回來使用,艾瑞克失望無比地對著鮑爾大喊。687Please respect copyright.PENANAF0H3Itm3me
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「我說了我沒有做多餘的事,況且我也是靠這種方式才確定她不是高等舊人類的,不用擔心我會對她怎麼樣的。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAhBEDfhyGYB
687Please respect copyright.PENANAYKLtYctTVJ
「那不是重點!」687Please respect copyright.PENANAAvuDHUQ42l
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實在無法理解鮑爾究竟是想做什麼,但艾瑞克也明白現在再爭論這件事也毫無意義,他的氣勢便在那一刻弱了下來。687Please respect copyright.PENANARO65lZ8np9
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「鮑爾……你可以答應我嗎?千萬、千萬不要試圖利用藥物的效果,跟她發生什麼關係,可以嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAeO4rgg1aDP
687Please respect copyright.PENANAooFSSWoGw1
鮑爾揚起眉頭,儘管不懂艾瑞克為何要對用藥件事抱著這麼強硬的態度,但他也不想與弟弟的關係過於惡化,因此他再度嘆氣。687Please respect copyright.PENANAFIKQtdOnSa
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「我知道了,這件事,我會盡量不做的。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAypTt2NZHyh
687Please respect copyright.PENANAi6Ayz3T40B
「……如果有跟她的合作商談,我能夠參加嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAuWVhoKHXxC
687Please respect copyright.PENANAigMt1UfoZX
至此,鮑爾露出了有些不耐的神色。
「等她真的答應商談再說吧!」687Please respect copyright.PENANANNOImBONZJ
687Please respect copyright.PENANACmNocxjAV0
不難看出對方的不悅,艾瑞克理解自己不能繼續說下去,於是他退了一步,對著鮑爾微微點頭。687Please respect copyright.PENANAPVgvvErS1Z
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「我明白了,抱歉耽誤你的時間,我先回去了。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAzQmY4h6zBI
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說完,艾瑞克頭也不回地離開鮑爾的辦公室,留下還想攔住弟弟卻來不及開口的鮑爾在原地。687Please respect copyright.PENANALIT4dej598
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「嘖!這個小子、就是不懂我在擔心什麼。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAUOkgLRtsJc
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他煩躁地扒過髮絲,碎嘴地抱怨著。687Please respect copyright.PENANArhMTkaZ5UZ
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快步離開長廊,艾瑞克回到自己的辦公室,在裡頭人們的視線下走近自己的位坐,將自己摔進椅子裡,接著大嘆了一口氣。687Please respect copyright.PENANAw3cG9OXpgc
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「少爺,您還好嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAaFoVfRX03g
687Please respect copyright.PENANAkXdH0GTj8p
聽到僕人對自己的呼喚,艾瑞克這才望向對方。687Please respect copyright.PENANAfyieERj7CC
687Please respect copyright.PENANAbgyXLl4QsR
「安排他那邊的人給我消息,鮑爾告訴我他對那個人下藥了。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAW9TjUHMl4O
687Please respect copyright.PENANAV8TagYpURp
此話一出,辨公室裡的所有人都為此停下了所有動作。687Please respect copyright.PENANAU3dZoFI4SI
687Please respect copyright.PENANAFSdNMIovDY
「什……少爺、這是真的嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAZT1XHdeOHO
687Please respect copyright.PENANAJo1uLOU7Fh
正在為艾瑞克整理文件的女僕臉色蒼白地問道,她無法想像如果出了什麼差錯,整個豔陽城都得陪葬的景象發生。687Please respect copyright.PENANA1DhmRT6JiA
687Please respect copyright.PENANAMxhMNybPXY
「我也很想當這是一個玩笑,但很可惜不是,我們要做好心理准備。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAbQkycoDPD5
687Please respect copyright.PENANAmtXeSgu94E
望著女僕擔心的神色,艾瑞克心裡也非常不安,但他不會在自己屬下面前表現出來,因此他仍舊保持著鎮定的模樣。687Please respect copyright.PENANANy7ZyV19iW
687Please respect copyright.PENANAEqm5e2yErI
「已經發生的事我們無法去改變,現在要做的事是確保挽救的路線,我們也該試著去聯繫那位高等舊人類了。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAUrAqCM7k8f
687Please respect copyright.PENANA2Gj84xuu7A
「但是、您不是說過高等舊人類感官非常敏銳,多半已經察覺到我們對她的監視,所以盡可能不要去招惹她嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANACj5iRniK9Y
687Please respect copyright.PENANAh94ROXmSDL
獸人女僕一雙白色的狗耳朵垂下來,那是明顯的害怕象徵,也使艾瑞克心中感到不捨。687Please respect copyright.PENANA0mAoKzRU2Q
687Please respect copyright.PENANAMxAcWjeKck
「……你說的沒錯,但現在的情況如果我們再不去接觸她,恐怕會讓她更加生氣。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAztQ50VV2vZ
687Please respect copyright.PENANAWdgzQ3cx97
說到這,艾瑞克無奈地再次嘆氣。
「因為鮑爾不相信艾利法是高等舊人類,所以他才會不知死活的對艾利法下藥,我必須想想該怎麼對舊人類解釋才好。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAYtDTiLmOHK
687Please respect copyright.PENANAKAaN51f7x5
「大人、您欽定的法師不是正在舊人類大人那裡學習魔法嗎?要不要透過他去對舊人類大人示意呢?」687Please respect copyright.PENANA6KR2B1x5v1
687Please respect copyright.PENANA9wM2o0S5tB
聽到這句話,艾瑞克立刻揉起自己的眉心。687Please respect copyright.PENANAgAaMIYBm6s
687Please respect copyright.PENANAbtFQPc4B4K
「傑瑞德不要激怒舊人類就夠讓我讚美眾神了,我哪來的膽量託付他去試探舊人類?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAyNH0iSm43o
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此話一出,所有人這才想起傑瑞德平時的態度,他們不禁也深深地發出嘆息。687Please respect copyright.PENANAVkoahGVDU3
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「……總之,先試著聯絡我們的線人,讓他去試探舊人類對貴族的看法,其他的……我再想想辦法。」687Please respect copyright.PENANA6GXgMAISkG
687Please respect copyright.PENANAOgHUIZdGS9
艾瑞克最先回過神,開始試著思考自己能做的事。687Please respect copyright.PENANAfD8gS4SRgA
687Please respect copyright.PENANAajYaqC5Jpr
「羅德,你們對藥的研究有什麼成效了嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAgo0wpprO1i
687Please respect copyright.PENANA4MthCYqwRi
被呼喚名字的男人立刻對著艾瑞克下跪。
「非常抱歉、少爺,那種藥實在過於複雜,我們至今都很難對其進行有效的解析。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAvR8OEL1Zr1
687Please respect copyright.PENANAgas6xMCOfr
艾瑞克沒有責怪羅德,只是轉頭望向另一位女性。
「替我安排行程,之後一週裡要有三天裡安排藥物解析的工作。」687Please respect copyright.PENANATxyiDqqv6x
687Please respect copyright.PENANAyMVI55M0pN
女性點頭聽領導,他再度望向另一人。687Please respect copyright.PENANALxZvX0tl4u
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「我需要擬信,作為通知舊人類用,在線人給出消息之前擬一個希望與她會面的信件。」687Please respect copyright.PENANA32VKppBruB
687Please respect copyright.PENANANK58BJm74y
「少爺,是用貴族信件寄送嗎?」687Please respect copyright.PENANA2xTjqkQp5B
687Please respect copyright.PENANAy07N2I30qZ
聽見傭人的問題,艾瑞克立刻搖頭。687Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ3S2aSylU
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「別忘了一般信件會遭到各種勢力的監控,用我們的魔力信件,送去萬藥釀造,至少讓她知道我們願意遵守她的規則。」
少年說完後仔細地想了想。
「把信件隱藏起來,但是不要藏得太極限,要讓她能夠發現、又不會被貴族們的眼線察覺。」687Please respect copyright.PENANA9dvt9L45Iq
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接著,他重新坐到自己的桌前。687Please respect copyright.PENANAzJRD5PV1uc
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「拿貴族用的信紙給我,我要寫信給傑瑞德。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7LgB2CYp7
687Please respect copyright.PENANAGnfN9m7TXR
等待著手下們做事的階段,艾瑞克再次暗自嘆氣。
「只希望這小子可以懂我的意思,不要再擅自行動了……」
他低聲喃喃自語道。687Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1zNzZhJ7f
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『……鑒於我們已經先做出不禮貌的舉動,你在舊人類手下做事必須更加言行謹慎,不得再做出違背她旨意的事情,避免任何自作主張,安份作為一位學徒即可。』687Please respect copyright.PENANAdlBYJV4soy
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手上捏著艾瑞克所寫的信件,傑瑞德臉上盡是思索的表情。687Please respect copyright.PENANAXh7oRSo9QZ
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他敬佩著艾瑞克先生,但卻總是覺得艾瑞克過度謹慎了。687Please respect copyright.PENANAvYlGrhnH4C
687Please respect copyright.PENANAOS64ByOhI2
艾利法縱使強大也只是一個人,而不是像過去的舊人類那樣,有一整個國度作為背後的支撐。687Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ3GHQATLG
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哪怕她有一個小聚落的舊人類成員,傑瑞德都會更加小心應對,但自從成為艾利法的學徒之後,他很明白,這個世界裡,就只剩下艾利法一個高等舊人類而已。687Please respect copyright.PENANAkznEzoHzqD
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僅僅一個高等舊人類不會構成對一座城邦造成什麼威脅。687Please respect copyright.PENANAXAymZmGxCZ
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傑瑞德真心這麼想著。687Please respect copyright.PENANAo4VFh4t4c5
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即便艾利法確實有強大的技術,但也不是強大到足以顛覆一個城鎮的程度。687Please respect copyright.PENANAPnpulAqW9u
687Please respect copyright.PENANAm9Ebf5bRHb
他以學徒身份對身旁的魔像進行過研究,魔像身上法陣的精細程度非常高,以傑瑞德現在的能力還不足以複製,也不清楚這個魔像是以什麼金屬來製作。687Please respect copyright.PENANA9G998ZJweZ
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但是透過解析,他知道這個魔像僅僅只是很普通的家事用魔像,完全不是外人所說的那樣可以用在軍事用途上。687Please respect copyright.PENANAyUO3GRlHMQ
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他研究過魔像身上所有法陣,確定這些魔像會使用的最強發生僅僅只是中級的火球術,這種程度的魔法,只要是貴族裡的高階魔法師都可以輕鬆應付。687Please respect copyright.PENANArV7X2J2zdN
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傑瑞德相信自己用不了多少時間,也能夠成長到足以破壞這些魔像的實力。687Please respect copyright.PENANAFqfdLZBW3T
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只是這種程度而已,實在沒必要這麼膽顫心驚的,傑瑞德認為艾瑞克的擔心太過多餘了。687Please respect copyright.PENANAv3z6KFHp6y
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況且,艾利法這個人對於學生的要求機乎是有求必應,他認為如果是自己去要求那些非課程相關的事情,那個舊人類大概也不會拒絕的。687Please respect copyright.PENANAnpY2Dl149x
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扣除掉居然買下骯髒的獸人奴隸還放牠們自由這件愚蠢的事,傑瑞德判斷艾利法這個舊人類人還算是個正常的人。687Please respect copyright.PENANAYvOnCEzwIA
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那麼適時地告訴她不要對艾瑞克有異心,或許能夠有效地減少二少爺身上的負擔。687Please respect copyright.PENANADf4Vfsd9eM
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「魔像,艾利法老師,她知道這個城市的領主次子,偉大的艾瑞克閣下吧?」687Please respect copyright.PENANAuXlQlJsYe3
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想到就做,傑瑞德從來不認為自己的行為有任何錯誤,他始終堅信自己走在正確的道路上。687Please respect copyright.PENANAidJsQPQ6xD
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魔像看似對傑瑞德的問話沒有任何反應,但大約五秒鐘後,它擬人的面孔轉向傑瑞德,這突然的反應也使自命不凡的孩子有些嚇到。687Please respect copyright.PENANAVAsGNjssjl
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「是的,主人他知道領主次子的存在。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAQ86fT6epPm
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順了口氣,傑瑞德立刻開口說下去。
「那就好,因為他在這個城鎮裡有著非常大的責任,難免有時會遇上頭痛的傢伙利用領主大人的頭銜搞事,艾瑞克閣下很難完全阻止所有人的冒犯,希望艾利法老師可以理解,不要意氣用事結果犯下難以挽回的錯誤。」687Please respect copyright.PENANAbDh7tIWr1u
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從傑瑞德的視角來看,這已經是他用詞非常委婉後所說的提醒,艾利法就算是舊人類,也要知道在這個城鎮裡,她因為艾瑞克而獲得多少優待與照顧,即便艾利法不懂回報,也應該理解自己必須對領主次子多幾分尊重,不能夠把自己的脾氣胡亂發洩到別人身上。687Please respect copyright.PENANAVVtDcwfZdb
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這已經是最完美的忠告。687Please respect copyright.PENANAyUbeFX2KoP
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而另一端接收到訊息的艾利法則是滿臉疑惑地待在原地,完全搞不懂這小子現在搞這一齣是要做什麼。687Please respect copyright.PENANAD6YizkpIOc
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