兩人沿各個出入口橫向前進,最後漢賽爾挑了「陸上生物」這一條通道,走了進去,凱帝遲疑了一下才踏入其中,照理說,生物類別因為成本包含訓練時間,訓練得好的實際上也不便宜,雖說地上爬的會比天上飛的水裡游的來得平價一點,但依照漢賽爾的標準,大概也難稱上「經濟實惠」吧?若是訓練得不怎麼樣的商家,價錢怎麼算他就不是很清楚了,畢竟那有一定程度的危險性,他完全不會想去搭乘……559Please respect copyright.PENANAdN5a1kQuOr
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才思索了這麼一陣子,漢賽爾就已經走遠了,凱帝這才不疾不徐地跟上。559Please respect copyright.PENANA2mTEUwLHwK
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兩人一路經過了各式各樣的動植物,包含一條長得一部份的身體已經露在敞開的閘門外的巨型蜈蚣(每種生物後方都有一道閘門,待會兒出發時就是從那裡出去),有好幾十個人正要排隊爬上去;一坨糾結得像團毛線的雜草叢,每條藤蔓都不停蠕動著,草團中間凹陷的區域大概可以容納二十人左右;頭部長得像烏龜又像壁虎的生物,背上生著長滿尖刺的巨殼,一個龜殼可以容納一人,這些同類的生物一個咬著一個的尾巴排排隊站好,就像一條廂型列車……559Please respect copyright.PENANAV5akLB6VUZ
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原本凱帝以為,他們要搭的是一輛外表老舊的復古馬車,畢竟這台車的馬伕還打出了「優秀良馬費理的最後一趟旅程,各路線全面五折起」的口號,看看他拿在手上的牌子,也真是他們目前所見最便宜的了,而且負責拉乘的這匹馬看來實在是老態龍鍾得讓人懷疑牠能否勝任這項任務,非常符合牌子標示的價位,漢賽爾應該也會滿意。559Please respect copyright.PENANAchi9mpiDxh
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但心中有譜的漢賽爾卻看都不看馬車一眼,徑直走去,讓凱帝忍不住又問:「你到底想搭什麼去呀?」559Please respect copyright.PENANAh7BrRXB6Xi
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「我就說了最經濟實惠,當然是最便宜的啊!」559Please respect copyright.PENANAj2VaI3YEMZ
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沒多久,兩人就走到道路尾端,這裡被好幾隻長了六條短腿的巨蛇盤踞,牠們光滑的綠鱗佈滿全身(其中有一條的鱗片是彩色的),身體約有三人高、寬度不知道多少,一雙雙黃眼隨著可能成為乘客的人們打轉,巨蛇們的最前方還立著「耶拉六足蜥蛇,實習中」的大牌子,下面還詳細地列出牠們即將經過的路線、寫明這幾條「實習生」的訓練內容與身體狀況,當然,因為牠們還在實習中,價格亦相對低廉。559Please respect copyright.PENANAzg18vXdoDg
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或許是因為現在是上班上學時段,大多數人都在趕時間,不願意冒上搭乘未訓練完畢的實習生可能會遲到的風險,可說是無人問津。559Please respect copyright.PENANA79j6wsJM1k
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他們兩個才一走近,群蛇的頭便同一時間轉了過來,被盯得後心發毛的凱帝不由得停下腳步,周遭有一名看起來是總指揮的高階訓練師也立刻朝他們走來,熱情地推銷著──談話對象當然是凱帝,畢竟,漢賽爾在外人眼中不過是個小孩。559Please respect copyright.PENANABLu15SyYUF
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「您們好,謝謝您願意給實習生們一個機會,請問您們要到哪兒去呢?」559Please respect copyright.PENANAnVH8Q17xvR
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「水酉市。」凱帝簡短地回了,穿綠色背心制服的訓練師繼續說道:559Please respect copyright.PENANAYukI3YMz5z
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「那是我們的終點站,每一條蜥蛇都能夠抵達。這邊這一條是抓抓,牠是我們這屆表現最優異的實習生,我強烈推薦您選擇牠進行這一次的旅程……」559Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0oN0W7f1w
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每條蜥蛇的前方也都站了一名專屬訓練師,他們手上都拿著醒目的牌子,標示該蛇的評價等級和價錢。高階訓練師帶著牠們一條蜥蛇一條蜥蛇的看著,嘴裡滔滔不絕地介紹。559Please respect copyright.PENANAma1AjWKYo6
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「……這條是小優,是十分少見的色違蜥蛇,當政府有活動時,常常會使用色違蜥蛇來當大眾接駁交通工具……這一條最小的,叫阿瓜,牠很可愛對不對?這孩子當初就是我接生的呢,平常的表現也不錯……」559Please respect copyright.PENANAq7McX7cFxf
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如此繞了一圈,所有蜥蛇都介紹完畢後,凱帝沒多想便決定選擇成績最好的那一條:「謝謝你,我想我們就搭一開始那條抓……」559Please respect copyright.PENANAiYLBDOxrNB
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「我要搭這條!」漢賽爾大聲打斷凱帝的話語,並站到了成績最差的那條蜥蛇前方。559Please respect copyright.PENANAzZGhUJZT7O
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負責講解的高階訓練師顯然有些震驚:「你確定嗎?金金牠的成績不是很理想。」559Please respect copyright.PENANAEFOLhmYXvR
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「金金」是條體型最大的蜥蛇,牠全身的鱗片呈現金綠色,在發覺有人提到自己的名字時,便高高地昂起頭來。559Please respect copyright.PENANAxOlfEkcnif
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站在金金旁邊專屬於牠的訓練師,原本壓根不抱期望地倚著巨蛇呵欠連連,在意識到自己居然有客人後也是嚇了一跳,整個身子幾乎彈了起來、馬上立正站好。559Please respect copyright.PENANAPXO8zUprYI
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「請稍等我一下。」凱帝給高階訓練師賠了個笑臉,立即把漢賽爾拉到角落,「你沒看到那條蜥蛇只有低空飛過的六十分嗎?其他條少說也有七十分以上!」559Please respect copyright.PENANA1LuqZ2EIH2
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漢賽爾輕鬆地回:「當然有,你不知道是不能以分數取人、也不能以分數取蜥蛇的嗎?分數又不能代表一個人的一切!」559Please respect copyright.PENANAn2A0zfKLM8
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「我當然知道,可是這關係到交通安全耶。」559Please respect copyright.PENANArm9EoNj0i2
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「如果牠真像你想得那麼糟,才不會及格,也不會來這裡實習啦。就算真的發生事故,我也會大發慈悲的罩你的好唄?」559Please respect copyright.PENANA2G0lmWkLDk
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一個連魔力能源廠都炸掉的人說什麼罩不罩啊……凱帝無語,漢賽爾又推著他到了那條名為金金的蜥蛇面前,指著站姿端正的訓練師手上拿的牌子,「你看,從這裡到水酉市只要三十元耶!便宜多了吧!」559Please respect copyright.PENANAz9HydRC55Q
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訓練師立刻接話推銷:「是的,從米唐鎮到終點站水酉市不但只要三十元的票價,一到七歲兒童還有完全免費的優惠。」559Please respect copyright.PENANAzwGksZXqa1
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「我七歲!」559Please respect copyright.PENANAgyzdtmj15V
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一聽到免費,漢賽爾半點也不害躁的公然撒謊,訓練師低頭看了漢賽爾一眼,凱帝連忙幫腔:559Please respect copyright.PENANAJzidhx05v8
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「嗯,他今年七歲,不過平常都吃很多所以發育得比較好。」怎麼看也是十歲或九歲好嗎!十歲和七歲的小孩還是有差異的!這講得他好心虛啊!559Please respect copyright.PENANAmoyziCHqaJ
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訓練師頷首以示理解,「那麼,如果確定要搭乘的話,免票兒童需要成人抱著或放在嬰兒球裡,還請您配合。」559Please respect copyright.PENANA4aClsB1v0m
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聽到這句話,原本還在考慮的凱帝也忍不住動搖了,他們沒有嬰兒球,漢賽爾當然是由他抱著……這豈不是長時間摟抱軟綿綿小孩軀體的大好機會!縱使漢賽爾個性欠扁得要命講話又白目,但現在這小子的身體就是個貨真價實的小男孩呀!559Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2rxASzJWg
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於是,兩人總算達成共識,付了錢後,訓練師給他們一張寫著「到水酉市」的票券,蜥蛇的大嘴張開,兩人跟在訓練師身後走了進去。559Please respect copyright.PENANAKF79Lr4TK2
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蜥蛇的口腔十分溫暖,也沒有潮濕黏膩的感覺,他們踩在黑色的大舌頭上,走沒幾步便進到紅肉色的喉嚨裡,此處恍若一個寬敞的洞穴,四周都被肉壁包圍,左右兩側的底部皆有軟墊般的肉塊,訓練師示意他們隨意坐在肉塊上。559Please respect copyright.PENANAE2C1jccOop
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凱帝抱著漢賽爾慢慢地坐了上去,肉塊隨著他們的重量微微凹陷,這觸感有點像是坐在一顆裝滿熱水的大水球上,沒有多少不適,其實好像也沒那麼糟啦……559Please respect copyright.PENANA9zH37ruNjJ
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「很抱歉,金金的脾氣比較不好,所以不能像其他蜥蛇那樣,在體內放置抱枕或椅墊。」559Please respect copyright.PENANABwPw29VmMq
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訓練師說,凱帝猜想這或許就是價格低廉的主因?如果只是這樣,那可能還可以接受。但幾分鐘過後,他就會曉得自己猜的大錯特錯。559Please respect copyright.PENANACwxYK54noR
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「蜥蛇行進期間請勿隨意走動,最前方通往嘴巴的開口要等停止時嘴巴張開才會開啟,若在行駛中您們需要我幫忙,只要在車票上注入魔力就可以了。」訓練師拿出一捆像是膠帶的東西,替他們兩人在腰腹的位置捆了兩圈、末端貼到肉墊上,「安全帶已貼上,請檢查是否會太鬆或太緊。好了嗎?那麼,沒有問題的話,祝您旅途愉快。」559Please respect copyright.PENANAxrk3Y7lHuO
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語畢,訓練師就從出入口處退了出去,從嘴巴連往此處的洞口,也在不久後慢慢緊縮、最終完全關閉。559Please respect copyright.PENANAadGfPMQ9cZ
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