「我們要怎麼找到村子裡最老的老人?」359Please respect copyright.PENANA0Qd3xAbXHy
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卡姆走到我旁邊問道,我想,我目前能夠找起的方向,也只有從以前教書的老師那找起了,於是,我對兩個孩子示意跟上,前往記憶中學堂的位置。359Please respect copyright.PENANABEW15Z5VE2
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來到幼童學堂後,我往裡頭張望一會,雖然這個時間早就沒有上課了,但是通常而言指導的老師還會留在教室裡整裡課堂用品,我走進教室裡,便看見一位有些年紀的男性正在翻著紙卷。359Please respect copyright.PENANAkg1Fj0qHN8
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「考克老師?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAKrkM3IEWYS
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我一問出口,那男人轉過來,就是他沒錯了,戴著又厚又重的玻璃眼鏡、一頭雜亂的黑白短髮,不天天刮髮子而留得滿臉的鬍渣,就是考克老師。359Please respect copyright.PENANAdDq5rKnU2i
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「……哈爾?好陣子不見了,今天怎麼會到這裡來?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAEFrn1e6Dvk
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「有些事情想向老師請教……」359Please respect copyright.PENANAYoasJVHfgY
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實際上我也只有需要念書的那兩年才見過這個老師,不用來到學堂之後就再也沒回來過了,他還可以記得我真的讓我有點驚訝。359Please respect copyright.PENANALSz7s4GeJW
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「什麼事情?和學術有關的事我可沒多少東西可以教你啊。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA74xAKnJ2fq
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「不是那方面的事,我想請問老師,在你的印象裡有沒有認識年紀最大的家長?」359Please respect copyright.PENANANzjimgrNFK
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我的問題讓考克皺起眉頭,這大概和他所預想的問題完全不一樣,但我所知道的人當中,也就只有他認識的人群面最廣,我認為他應該能幫我找到年紀足夠的長者才對。359Please respect copyright.PENANAC1aLSq1gmr
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「你要找年紀大的家長做什麼?」359Please respect copyright.PENANA74VRMgLblV
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「……我想要詢問一些和神獸有關的事情。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAfI2SWgozHM
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我不常和年長的老人接觸,但我聽說過一些孩子們曾經聽過像故事那樣的童話,好像隱約出現過神獸這個詞,也許能夠從這個地方找起也說不定。359Please respect copyright.PENANAn6lYKt7d6b
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「神獸?那應該要找老嬤嬤問才對吧。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAgdMizyy7JG
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等等,這是誰?我怎麼從來沒聽過這號人物?359Please respect copyright.PENANA6rmkaOtZZ2
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大概我的臉色已經說明了我的疑問,考克馬上為我解釋起來。
「你不知道也是很正常的事,那只有女孩們在學制皮和編織的時候,才會一起到她那裡去,男孩們只學武術,不用和她接觸的。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAoJg2hVr50F
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「那麼我去找她……會不會太突然?」359Please respect copyright.PENANASx6psoeoFX
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考克看了看外頭,低頭思考一會。
「現在去的話,她應該在指導女孩們祭祀編織吧,不要打擾她們,等到課程結束之後,她也許會聽聽你的請求,我告訴你她的家在哪。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAoPoflzxbbP
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得知了老嬤嬤的位置,我和考克道了謝,帶著孩子們立刻離開學堂,老嬤嬤的家在南門那裡,和這裡有極大的差距,看來得走上一段時間了,不知道這會不會讓孩子們太過疲憊?359Please respect copyright.PENANARGwsW5NOMk
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一面走著,我稍微回頭看看他們的臉色,卡姆精神很好,看起來完全沒有消耗的模樣,應該不需要擔心,朵菈……也沒有問題,簡直就像才正準備要進行狩獵的樣子,這兩個孩子的體力都非常好,應該是艾利法在他們身上下了頗大的功夫,既然這樣,我也就暫時不用在他們的體力上費心了。359Please respect copyright.PENANAKVDRqW3Z3d
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才走了一段距離,我們在接近寬道路口時,被一個獸人擋住去路,我認得這個人,獵豹獸人,祖寇,馬拉其雇用的打手,村子裡實力強悍而遠近馳名的人物。359Please respect copyright.PENANAhrrJKWJAFJ
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……也是讓我再也無法在崁拉姆村以獵人的身份生活下去的罪魁禍首。359Please respect copyright.PENANAZEcdN1hqOF
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「主子有令,我得耽誤你們一點時間,麻煩你們別跑。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAN2IwfpHAGP
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他不是什麼十惡不赦的傢伙,但是對於他的雇主,祖寇向來有求必應,如果不是在工作時,他的為人還算不錯,可惜現在他已經表明阻擋我們是他的工作,而他絕對可以達成雇主的所有要求,要是我反抗了,搞不好會波及到孩子們,我不能讓他們受傷,但現在時間又這麼緊迫,該怎麼辦?359Please respect copyright.PENANAHq4eB1o8K7
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「祖寇,我們現在有非常緊急的事情,能不能先讓我們找到要找的人,之後不論你要做什麼,我不逃也不躲。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAOhe60pqXUb
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只要目的能夠達成,祖寇不介意和目標妥協,我只能試著和他社交看看了。
「抱歉,哈爾,這次的對象不是你,是你後面的孩子,而且主子交代我,必須把這隻小狼抓回去見他。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA1ziwCbzNor
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你說什麼?359Please respect copyright.PENANAJZXbX5viBJ
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我還沒有動作,卡姆已經走到我前面,簡直像是已經做好被攻擊的準備,我見到祖寇立刻做出預備攻擊的姿態。359Please respect copyright.PENANAJS6GoSDB9T
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「卡姆、回來!」359Please respect copyright.PENANAjF2EJ39je7
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沒想到祖寇把我的聲音當成訊號,我一開口,他就對卡姆發動攻擊,該死!359Please respect copyright.PENANAGDYZ4Tkw6e
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「你……!」359Please respect copyright.PENANAChcrVphY7i
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我能看見祖寇強勁的右拳往卡姆直接揮去,就算卡姆同樣是獸人種,也不可能受了這擊還沒有大礙,我想阻止他,但是我的動作根本跟不上祖寇,無法即時擋住那攻擊!359Please respect copyright.PENANAfbVZ3Uqu2N
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但是祖寇的攻擊動作停下來了,卡姆在祖寇的拳頭接近他時有了動作,讓祖寇立刻收拳退後,我什麼都沒搞懂,只能看見卡姆用那迅速到看不清的速度阻隔祖寇,現在那個獵豹獸人的眼神突然間變得相當認真,已經完全沒有剛才和我說話時的從容,剛才卡姆究竟做了什麼?居然讓袓寇對他這麼謹慎?359Please respect copyright.PENANATn7m0Fs0he
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「我警告過你了,如果你還想繼續,我就不會留情了。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAp5sqN1o5HR
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卡姆?等等,他剛才揮手的動作,不只阻擋祖寇的攻擊、還順道給他一個警告?359Please respect copyright.PENANAT0No9EROn4
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祖寇壓低身子擺出作戰姿勢,甚至把他的短彎刀給拔出來反手握著和卡姆對勢……原來如此,艾利法留下孩子們的用意不是訓練他們,而是為了要保護我嗎?359Please respect copyright.PENANA0Sz8SfKjFG
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我身為一個男人,本來應該要站在保護者的位置上,現在居然要依靠小孩子來保護?我已經墮落到這個地步了嗎?359Please respect copyright.PENANAOyFRzDa3tF
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「等一下!」359Please respect copyright.PENANA5mZu4CWnaJ
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朵菈的聲音從我背後傳來,我趕緊轉身,最少我也要能夠保護她才行。359Please respect copyright.PENANAP08NPRwxy9
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「快退後!很危險的!」359Please respect copyright.PENANAwJxna9Ytyi
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我伸手擋住她,但是她沒有回應我,只是望著祖寇。359Please respect copyright.PENANArpheXwlkW2
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「這裡、這裡有三枚銀幣,我要雇用你!」359Please respect copyright.PENANAU2KRUFkpYT
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這是在做什麼、艾利法,你也給朵菈太多錢在身上了!359Please respect copyright.PENANAagL3sP5n7w
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我想要阻止她,但是接著想到……如果不想惹出太大的動靜而驚動到更麻煩的馬拉其,她的想法或許還比較好也說不定,我身上沒有那麼多錢,根本無法想到這個地方來。359Please respect copyright.PENANABxoFsE7vA0
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「……你要雇用我做什麼。」359Please respect copyright.PENANA9yX7rv1mgI
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祖寇的回答出乎我的意料,我以為他可能會為了維護他作為傭兵的信用而掙扎,沒想到他會這麼快就選擇放棄馬拉其那邊的位置。359Please respect copyright.PENANAPiQGdh5tDc
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「幫我們一起調查資料,還有,三天內避開馬拉其。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAcLj9W6JdSY
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只有三天,那根本不需要三枚銀幣,一枚就夠了,祖寇絕對會接受朵菈的雇用,只用錢來做衡量就夠本,馬拉其那小家子氣的人根本不可能付這麼多錢。359Please respect copyright.PENANAy7D1YqI8Ko
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「好,我接受你的雇用。」
果不其然,祖寇直接把武器收起,爽快的接受朵菈。
「我先收你一枚銀幣,三天後再收那兩枚。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAXo6JDo4LJC
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朵菈默默的把一枚銀幣交給他,我很想告訴她,不要在不熟悉的人面前展露這麼多錢財,要不是祖寇為人勉強算正直,他大可直接把錢搶過來,但現在不是什麼說教的好時機,我只好帶著他們繼續往前走。359Please respect copyright.PENANA7aVXxtQf7q
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「你們要調查什麼事情?」359Please respect copyright.PENANA8UNbFzsPDG
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祖寇邊跟著我們走邊問,我專心找路,讓朵菈回答他。359Please respect copyright.PENANAjn1Qxj6RpT
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「我們想要找這個村子裡流傳的神話,祖寇在這裡有聽過任何跟神獸有關的事嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAgLU5OfKqdm
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「神獸?……這可能要問女性了,我們男人不負責聽取這些故事,在曼拉希爾,男女分工是很嚴格的,你們這是準備去找老嬤嬤嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAnExHTeAI58
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真不愧是情報資訊豐富的傭兵,居然馬上就能猜到我們現在的目的。359Please respect copyright.PENANAYBmLfaTOhq
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「對,你認識她嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAk67rCP9jUO
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「勉強算認識,但她可不是一個好溝通的人物喔。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAT6plE6RlAY
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我愣了一下,轉頭望向祖寇。
「這句話是什麼意思?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAeMAmMdgtYU
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「意思就是,她如果授課到一半,絕對不允許任何人中途打斷她。不論你有多緊急的事情,都只能等到她願意見你之後,你才能和她對話……順便和你說,就連馬拉其也不敢對她放肆。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAIrUTCrLTvp
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態度這麼強硬?這下糟了,艾利法的事情如此急迫,我們不知道能不能在有限的時間內找到情報。359Please respect copyright.PENANArS1E2ZEfTN
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「你知道哪裡有辦法找到和神獸有關的故事嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAoC38JlZtCn
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我的問題讓祖寇再度思考一會。
「也許有地方能找到,我們要分頭行動嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAAJIZIhBnvL
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我瞥了朵菈一眼,她立刻點頭。359Please respect copyright.PENANATfPv9RkSUC
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「先分頭吧!有越多線索越好。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAvJeB7S8Afw
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「明白了,找到資料之後,我再和你們會合。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAGG6DhCqGoJ
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說完,祖寇直接轉身和我們分開,我們隨後在一段時間後,來到了老嬤嬤教導手工的住宅。359Please respect copyright.PENANAC2dfyN5rJe
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與其說是住宅,其實就只是一大片空地,中間有各種木頭支柱,撐著上頭暗褐色的遮陽布料,一群女孩子們盤腿坐在地上,手上都拿著不同顏色的草繩進行著編織。359Please respect copyright.PENANA57Hk8cpcYA
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老嬤嬤就坐在她們的前方,同樣也在編織著草繩,但是她的動作非常熟練快速,編織的物品看起來也非常紮實,完全看不出來眼前這位皺紋深得看不見眼睛的老人會有這麼俐落的動作。359Please respect copyright.PENANAquhKl87ALa
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祖寇說的沒錯,看來因為老嬤嬤授課時不允許中斷,發現我們幾個人站在旁邊之後,馬上有位女性走過來詢問我們有什麼事。359Please respect copyright.PENANANYKEkhoZZw
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對她說明我們的來意後,她露出了為難的神色,我大概能夠理解她的意思,在授課結束之前,我們應該完全無法和老嬤嬤對話了。359Please respect copyright.PENANAdGlI3JcXHC
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我們正在猶豫著該如何是好時,艾利法的身影出現在我們的對面,和賽克利一起往我們這靠近。359Please respect copyright.PENANAZD6unMsh6j
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「艾利法!」359Please respect copyright.PENANABPdqEdBMuu
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見到她,朵菈想也沒想地往她那裡跑過去,讓我想起在艾利法分開前我突然間發現的事情。359Please respect copyright.PENANA5kNEL5ny8M
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我甩甩頭,逼自己別再想這些別人的家務事。359Please respect copyright.PENANABrIaR4zH12
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艾利法先是停住腳步,直到伸手接住往她飛撲過去的朵菈後,才接著往我們這繼續走近。359Please respect copyright.PENANAZvp3qIJPaN
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「我這邊準備得差不多了,你們的調查有什麼收穫嗎?」359Please respect copyright.PENANApxTNFXQFvC
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「……抱歉,艾利法,我們目前只找到這位可能知道一點線索的人,只不過,她不喜歡自己的事被人中斷,我們正在等她,想看看授課結束之後,她會不會願意和我們談話。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAudBqcwTe7Z
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我這麼對她解釋,她什麼也沒說,轉頭看了老嬤嬤一會,接著便看向我。359Please respect copyright.PENANAVwfZsqYF4p
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「那麼我們就先來處理另一件事情吧。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAmXcSYhW8JG
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還有其他事?
「要做什麼?」359Please respect copyright.PENANAfVaHfveqQa
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「治療你的傷。」359Please respect copyright.PENANAtO8YnzbryG
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我愣愣的看著她,我的傷……她究竟知道了多少事?359Please respect copyright.PENANAcNKQoZMZ5Z
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