高照的艷陽在午後的時間漸漸西斜,明亮的淡黃色光線漸轉橙黃,如此的日照已無法維持室內所需的光線,在艷陽城的東城區軍情處、指揮官辦公室裡,值勤的傭人將魔法燈裡的魔石點亮,讓辦公的軍官們能夠繼續工作。338Please respect copyright.PENANAfH9yybteRV
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坐在指揮官位置上的男人手上拿著軍情報告一字一字地閱讀,他的眉頭深鎖,似乎正為了難以解決的問題而困擾著。338Please respect copyright.PENANAUpB2QFFeqS
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「……穆里平原的邪神軍團擴張,吞噬西北區聯合軍近兩百餘士兵,並且持續併吞周遭土地,如今已經是這個月來第二次的擴張了,或許不用幾個月,它們龐大的程度會優先往艷陽城攻過來。」338Please respect copyright.PENANASp1OowYF2b
338Please respect copyright.PENANAxHlBTbNXoK
他這麼說著,坐在他身旁另一個辦公桌的副官立刻將他所說的話抄寫下來,接著抬起頭。338Please respect copyright.PENANArIsMlSeyIc
338Please respect copyright.PENANAoHpt8Dj9zD
「真的要這樣報告給高等舊人類嗎?」338Please respect copyright.PENANABtEngQXV3a
338Please respect copyright.PENANAeIIUUIAYRU
抱著這個疑問的副官不是別人,正是在早晨時和艾利法打過照面的副官:艾莫霍豪.路德,他望著桌上許多被廢案的報告書,心底的不安始終沒有停下過。338Please respect copyright.PENANA7d2BMnUQB1
338Please respect copyright.PENANAxY3qE44UKU
「她主動要求我們提供消息給她,除了這些,我們還能說些什麼?再透露得更多,會遭殃的就是我們了。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAVsT8RtvHFK
338Please respect copyright.PENANAuGxL08xBvu
比起長像斯文的路德,身為指揮官的男人顯得較有陽剛氣息,穿在身上的軍服完全掩蓋不住一身壯碩的肌肉,他就像是個即將出閘的猛獸般,有著隨時都能夠爆發的兇猛氣勢,然而此時的他,看起來卻像是個挫敗的男人般,對現況充滿不悅、卻無能為力。338Please respect copyright.PENANA7lt5cgFZG5
338Please respect copyright.PENANAYWdxGzyiUp
「貴族那邊的動向讓冒險者公會長去處理,我們這裡不能透露更多。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAg7CnfxE7Ue
338Please respect copyright.PENANAlI4UBUxgZw
路德嘆了口氣。
「指揮官,艾利法今早已經把會長給打昏了。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAhau7FbKKas
338Please respect copyright.PENANABHuGDtPiPc
男人擺擺手表示不在意。
「那頭壯牛少說躺一天就會醒了,和我們沒關係,把報告寫得緊急一點,最好把兵力損失更誇大點,讓北城那邊欠我們一個人情。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAv6hCkk7xOT
338Please respect copyright.PENANACaSomkZQzV
接受了指揮官的命令,路德抬手開始書寫起一封完整的報告,而發下命令的指揮官並沒有就這樣離開,他拿起了桌上的其他報告書看了起來,思索著別的事情。338Please respect copyright.PENANAi83VmibOQ9
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路德在寫好報告之後起身,將報告交給指揮官閱讀,但是才只是將報告書交出去之後,辦公室的房門便響起了敲門聲。338Please respect copyright.PENANAFxe25u1jLU
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「進來。」
將到手的報告書放下,指揮官沈聲喝道。338Please respect copyright.PENANAleowZAcZoX
338Please respect copyright.PENANAMGh91HHgUS
輕巧的木門在這時打開,走進一位形體消瘦,身穿深色布料衣物的男子,在見到辦公室內的兩人後,男子對著他們單膝跪了下來。338Please respect copyright.PENANAaTHmALd6OO
338Please respect copyright.PENANAbRNRwgDcxI
「抱歉讓大人久候,在下帶來高等舊人類午後至今晚的動向。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA0uryPebnfQ
338Please respect copyright.PENANAqrf4ULCv0y
聽到了重點觀察對象的消息,兩位軍官立刻回到自己的座位上。338Please respect copyright.PENANAbeUz8TSV09
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「說。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA73ne84rnsc
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指揮官重整情緒後,低聲命令男子開口。338Please respect copyright.PENANAryAkeU96dg
338Please respect copyright.PENANAbSwBnkYbxq
「是,舊人類在午後回到公會沒多久,便跟著她小隊裡的兩個男人前往伯魯特拍賣會註冊了會員。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA5uyRmJNGN2
338Please respect copyright.PENANAdY599Gha71
「伯魯特拍賣會?這傢伙到底又想做什麼?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAllXQoN9Qbq
338Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0loSPRA0C
指揮官面帶困擾地伸手抓起自己的頭,完全無法理解目標做事的原由。338Please respect copyright.PENANAY6p73pa9oW
338Please respect copyright.PENANAMMLVGlmQyL
「伯魯特拍賣會是領主分家的子企業,和本家的關係還不錯,恐怕領主大人早就得知消息了。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAUWb3i9iAxt
338Please respect copyright.PENANAi01Y7Qb4Vb
路德稍微思索之後說道,艷陽城目前的貴族裡並沒有什麼強烈的碰撞,在領主的次子接手整合事業之後,暗中作亂的反派分子已經完全被清除,城裡的貴族們已經走向團結與利益共有,因此在軍隊方面,每一個城區的鎮守軍都不會有強烈的爭鬥,對於指揮官們而言,那是前所未有的和平。338Please respect copyright.PENANAXLCStGo2Pr
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「是嗎?那麼入會之後的事情,有那個天才次子去處理就綽綽有餘,然後呢?那個舊人類買了什麼?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAoJblfscUra
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「是,這邊是她的購買清單。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAzXjSwfV1De
338Please respect copyright.PENANAafGMILyVcE
跪在地上的男子從懷中取出兩卷羊皮紙,交到路德的桌上。338Please respect copyright.PENANAx3AQNAkzMc
338Please respect copyright.PENANAJEgsDr3N8E
「她買了這麼多東西?」338Please respect copyright.PENANA68ssY5gLh2
338Please respect copyright.PENANAGReLJW2QM4
路德皺起眉頭問道,而男子對他搖頭。338Please respect copyright.PENANAGwWmVraSmV
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「不是的,另一份是她的入會繳納物報告。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAMOX1f8Hhxo
338Please respect copyright.PENANAf1GchwgwUv
兩位軍官一聽見繳納物有如此多的報告整理,路德立刻把物品清單一把抓起,撕開上頭的蠟模後,將紙卷打開交給指揮官。338Please respect copyright.PENANAkxZN1NZOTC
338Please respect copyright.PENANAoFLSMbpDxW
指揮官立刻將目光掃向上頭的文字。338Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ps1LSsXZY
338Please respect copyright.PENANAd3rGXrvXiK
「刻有魔法震動切割的銘紋小刀?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAPUMjx3d1uH
338Please respect copyright.PENANAMeH7nh8FgX
「銘紋?」338Please respect copyright.PENANALz0QE3fpRn
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路德皺起眉頭,在他的認知裡,冥紋這樣的東西是運用在魔科技當中,通常龐大又複雜,是種基本只用在巨大產業上的技術,他從來沒想過這個技術可以使用在小刀這種簡單的東西上。338Please respect copyright.PENANAIh4uUk2Q42
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「是的。」
重新跪回地上的男子開口。
「根據實際測試後,那把小刀可以割開最堅硬的東西,是巨鐵犀牛的甲殼。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA8zmoEusqVs
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兩個軍官用難以置信的眼神望向男子,讓沉默迴盪在這個空間之中。338Please respect copyright.PENANAc9UsXXCRg5
338Please respect copyright.PENANAiH4HdpH1mI
「……這東西拍賣出去了嗎?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAxxFGlVrIvo
338Please respect copyright.PENANAgfoKpERuW1
抬手揉著眉心,指揮官感覺自己的疲勞遽增,很想撒手不管這種破事,但顯然事情的發展持續下去後,他將無可避免地必須跟這件事攪和在一起。338Please respect copyright.PENANAWZjaFORqPH
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「還沒有,舊人類所交付的三件物品全都尚未拍賣。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAIrp2YDUR6P
338Please respect copyright.PENANA4Kj9bKqonV
男人嘆口氣,將視線往報告上下滑。338Please respect copyright.PENANA32XlIK7HX3
338Please respect copyright.PENANAMZ5ayqXnL6
「沒有副作用的魔力與血量藥水,外加擁有恢復傷口的作用……雖然也很誇張,但是至少只會在貴族製藥師裡燒起來,我們暫時不受影響。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA1V4VlitjSY
338Please respect copyright.PENANA5HvSZhqKzN
聽著指揮官的喃喃自語,路德暗自嘆口氣,雖然軍隊方面肯定也想要搶到這種藥水來做研究,不過他明白指揮官話中的含義,這東西交給專業團隊處理才是最好的。338Please respect copyright.PENANAPcN2LllxLn
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不過,路德還沒有說出任何意見,眼前的指揮官猛然站了起來,棕色的雙眸瞪大,緊緊盯著紙面上的資料。338Please respect copyright.PENANA7h3DKzWGhr
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「……指揮官?」
他開口呼喚,但男人沒有任何反應。
「……瓦爾特指揮官?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAotaTqa2wmm
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直到提出了名字,震驚的男人這才有了反應,他疲憊地坐下,把手上的報告交給路德。338Please respect copyright.PENANAjwGF1whVOB
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「這是、她到底在……到底想做什麼啊……?」338Please respect copyright.PENANARG4xwxWVN9
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一眼掃過報告上的文字,路德終於理解為什麼指揮官會震驚到無法察覺周圍的事物,不是因為舊人類顛覆了他們的認知,而是她一手拋出一個能夠輕易挑撥起城與城之間的競爭物品。338Please respect copyright.PENANAr6Bi0NJJh8
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「無論如何,軍方必定需要這個附魔法陣,它將成為我們對抗邪神軍團最大的助力。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAcfvFAE73Tq
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「但是恐怕會有貴族希望優先拿到這個法陣。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAZt9ubJDGY2
338Please respect copyright.PENANABCOCswwRXX
路德開口對指揮官的說詞提出意見。338Please respect copyright.PENANAuBwAzcM9Qd
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而這句話讓瓦爾特頭痛地大嘆口氣,他站起來走動,試圖驅散心中的煩躁。338Please respect copyright.PENANAbMKqEL8NSf
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「必須等待,將軍那邊必定也收到消息了,我們得等待將軍那裡有動作之後,才能向他們發出請求,先擬好信件……你可以退下了。」338Please respect copyright.PENANArg2xRODkFE
338Please respect copyright.PENANAFu15tMWSTY
準備開始文書工作後,瓦爾特隨意對下跪的男子揮手,讓情報單位離開,接著再度回到自己的位置上坐下。338Please respect copyright.PENANAuXcQIIQdq1
338Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y0XVbV4eR
「……奴隸軍團準備的如何了?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAaZXDaAd43q
338Please respect copyright.PENANAwBu7eQurXY
「堪用的兵種沒幾個,我還是不認為那是可行的方法,就算只作為測試也沒有效率。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAr47Zht1uox
338Please respect copyright.PENANAoJ7U7mibKV
把記錄在腦中的資訊報告出來,路德從抽屜裡取出幾張羊皮紙,再度準備書寫。338Please respect copyright.PENANA8K2ag9Kwgv
338Please respect copyright.PENANA9k4aBc6G7o
「曼拉希爾的消息回來了沒?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAjapJmS8jsj
338Please respect copyright.PENANAIuqCwhBQou
話鋒一轉,瓦爾特提起當時派出去跟蹤艾利法的情報消息。338Please respect copyright.PENANA1CkL2QutTO
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「還沒有收到回應,我認為受到那邊的干擾,訊息要傳遞回來會慢上許多,能夠今天到達那就算快的了。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAarfwaVSgGg
338Please respect copyright.PENANADC7sA8xPUZ
瓦爾特哼了口氣。
「那幫下賤人種……事到如今還敢對我們做出干擾?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAK6WDeZrUzi
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路德只能聳肩。338Please respect copyright.PENANAtjpMLD89lH
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「只要邪神軍團的事情結束,帝皇大人絕對會出手的,他們只不過是在苟且偷生罷了。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAD7cduTTZv9
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兩人的談話進行到一個段落,路德再度提筆擬起信件,而瓦爾特則是取出地圖,看著上頭的分布思考著軍隊動向。338Please respect copyright.PENANA4E8tV4uUQW
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過了好一會時間,毫無人聲的辦公室裡只有羽毛筆的書寫與羊皮紙的磨擦聲,兩位軍官專心地做著自己的事務。338Please respect copyright.PENANAW4bZwydKMk
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直到牆邊的文件矮櫃上,一顆不規則的紫色水晶發出了些微的光芒之後,才使兩個男人們停下了自己的工作。338Please respect copyright.PENANAHH3GM1v14Y
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「終於來了。」
路德站起身走近矮櫃,伸手觸碰水晶,隨後那紫色的光芒擴散而出,一名恭敬下跪的男子出現在光芒裡頭。338Please respect copyright.PENANAjnAWASPqtj
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「指揮官、副官,抱歉讓您們久候,我帶來舊人類在曼拉希爾的消息。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA3tY7ut1NHA
338Please respect copyright.PENANA1zglNvHNUB
「很好,快說。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAUajOdNrcAC
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總算可以知道他國的消息,瓦爾特屏息等待。338Please respect copyright.PENANAWmcp25N9SF
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「是,舊人類這一次只是前往了邊境的村落,首先是雇用了當地傭兵調查了有關神獸的傳說。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA0yn6UqLldT
338Please respect copyright.PENANAC2oHiWVj0Q
瓦爾特與路德相互望了一眼,路德立刻回到自己的桌子前,使用魔法儀器準備調查資料。338Please respect copyright.PENANArLx8qpGubS
338Please respect copyright.PENANAAuit6NxosY
「知道她所調查的神獸名字嗎?」338Please respect copyright.PENANApWuA34akzM
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「是,該神獸名為納紗羅。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA4dGl6zFfZc
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聽到名字,路德立刻把這幾個字輸入進儀器中查詢,然而經過短暫的幾分鐘後,魔法儀器向路德顯示了沒有結果的答案。338Please respect copyright.PENANACFSs430VWt
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「那件事先放著吧,問了神獸傳說之後,怎麼了嗎?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAz4AjtQeaMc
338Please respect copyright.PENANAalme2KgcDH
「之後她帶著一群人前往一區似乎是受詛咒的區域,實在抱歉,那個地方沒有一個線人敢跟著進去,所以只能等待她出來,但似乎什麼事都沒有做……」338Please respect copyright.PENANAjBrBsW7jCy
338Please respect copyright.PENANAUesIqtO7wR
瓦爾特嘆口氣,明白這些事情沒那麼好徹底搜查,便也不責怪那男子的失職。338Please respect copyright.PENANAoLJiXnr6XH
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「然後呢?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAfV86AHbzX1
338Please respect copyright.PENANAERQl5eUke2
「接下來,她把當地村子裡村長的兒子捆綁為契約奴隸,並且委任村長否決村子裡本來和貴族談好的合作建設。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAE0uz3ofQiv
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兩位男人再一次雙雙愣住,完全無法理解這中間到底是發生了什麼事才會造成這樣的變化。338Please respect copyright.PENANAoJaPGqSoYg
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「似乎在她剛到達那個村子時,便和村長的兒子引發衝突,才會發生接下來的事情。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAiYCdm6XftX
338Please respect copyright.PENANAgpa2HfsDlH
在魔法光芒裡頭的男子趕緊補充,但顯然不足以撫平男人們在這中間造成的震驚。338Please respect copyright.PENANAJqzwqZBuv1
338Please respect copyright.PENANAUqRVEKAvAI
「繼續報告。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAPaDM6Y8F3Y
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瓦爾特懶得再聽更多解釋,揮手要男子繼續報告。338Please respect copyright.PENANA9iYIXBb5PE
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「接下來她把那個村子裡的藥草店收為己有,連同店裡的所有人都納入自己的保護之下,隔沒幾天就騎著一頭純白的龍回去艷陽城。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAb1M6KgAwbs
338Please respect copyright.PENANAwLogx799LE
「曼拉希爾的貴族動向呢?」338Please respect copyright.PENANABsTOAAtawc
338Please respect copyright.PENANAZpTsHCnasU
路德趕緊接著問,把事情鬧得這麼大,必定會讓別國的貴族也想對舊人類出手,若是這樣,那麼他們的動作就必須快起來了,338Please respect copyright.PENANAB20ZxxAyxl
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「他們發現有高等舊人類的存在之後,就立刻封鎖了魔法通聯網,把消息鎖在那個小村子裡,想要察清事情的真相。」338Please respect copyright.PENANA2tSr1mHKYs
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瓦爾特握緊拳頭,顯然兩國之間的爭端已經無法避免,想到這,他便不禁埋怨起領主那裡下達的命令,若是在一開始就積極與舊人類接觸,沒準現在艷陽城裡就會有一個高強戰力,那也就不需要擔心還有什麼國家能勝過日皇帝國。338Please respect copyright.PENANAHnYQiDA9al
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「除了這些,他們還做了什麼?」338Please respect copyright.PENANAjTYkgVYjoF
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「是,他們似乎試圖對村長動手,但是那村長已經被舊人類保護起來,所以任何傷害都無法造成,於是那個村長現在成為村子裡的最高掌權人,正在安排貴族與舊人類的會面。」338Please respect copyright.PENANAEleExE3Hh0
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一聽到這個消息,瓦爾特的拳頭重重捶在桌面上,發出了巨大的聲響。338Please respect copyright.PENANAKxUa8kzrG7
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「明天要立刻要求公會長與我們會面,路德,準備寫信!」338Please respect copyright.PENANAkSzORbcG9o
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「是!」338Please respect copyright.PENANAfOWth74JpA
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取出多張羊皮紙,路德知道,接下來這幾天,他是有得忙了。338Please respect copyright.PENANAkhsky5ceJe
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