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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAXFa3vdelYT
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「喔、艾瑞克,怎麼出來接我了?」565Please respect copyright.PENANACMtNybDW35
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAKjaMPjgy9Q
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但男孩卻是滿臉嚴肅地望著男性。565Please respect copyright.PENANAKrVuGisjW8
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「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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANACv5fuhaxWD
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「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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANA2xKv980ewc
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAUhf1hj54gk
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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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAE1Onz0QFvl
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAXKrqh4PvP0
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「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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAmavWyoKKSg
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAgSewHZxJK1
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「但是、這也不是你擅自和她接觸的原因……」565Please respect copyright.PENANAe50TIyYkOT
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面對弟弟的反駁,鮑爾輕嘆口氣。565Please respect copyright.PENANAWcZuh0dtGz
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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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAyrUkV9He4b
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAHm1ATIPnq4
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAC0YwhH1ZCv
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「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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAx2JmrCyKUF
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聽著鮑爾的話,艾瑞克猛然察覺不對。565Please respect copyright.PENANAQZl8cZhHgq
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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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAAdgX34M574
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAUqWCfMlCWy
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「你沒有……沒有用那個藥吧……?」565Please respect copyright.PENANA9dzOzRC7Go
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「我用了。」565Please respect copyright.PENANA1CsDrtjzTE
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAat64y3ZRKV
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「你怎麼可以做這種事!」565Please respect copyright.PENANAyqjMwSuh1e
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAsGda7jH2Kh
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAoqDM5HyT4b
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「那不是重點!」565Please respect copyright.PENANA4O5NEtrzum
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANASflAD6IIrZ
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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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANALaSzW1kyZ2
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAt2ZJL6bhFO
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「我知道了,這件事,我會盡量不做的。」565Please respect copyright.PENANANSss7CJBjx
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「……如果有跟她的合作商談,我能夠參加嗎?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAp3fIhUhsgV
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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!」565Please respect copyright.PENANA5abLH4triV
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAunP3SXPHja
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「我明白了,抱歉耽誤你的時間,我先回去了。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAZsRsMac6XT
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANApMuVvuD0I9
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「嘖!這個小子、就是不懂我在擔心什麼。」565Please respect copyright.PENANApCmShnzzR1
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他煩躁地扒過髮絲,碎嘴地抱怨著。565Please respect copyright.PENANAg2Fy6MUyTh
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAbefGo7wQym
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「少爺,您還好嗎?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAk0FOgcPn0j
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聽到僕人對自己的呼喚,艾瑞克這才望向對方。565Please respect copyright.PENANAUVEVj6M1bn
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「安排他那邊的人給我消息,鮑爾告訴我他對那個人下藥了。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAJhP0GIUnfb
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此話一出,辨公室裡的所有人都為此停下了所有動作。565Please respect copyright.PENANAhCeYBz4by5
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「什……少爺、這是真的嗎?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAA42iTB3SSw
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANA8Z6Ds5oa6z
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「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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAtKWTRI0QVK
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANA5sFAJbGFBL
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「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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAnfx78vWkrh
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「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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAlwXWBI0U7o
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAvU75LRxMZE
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「……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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAhyJqzA8lEP
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANA6UunzcNsup
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「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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAkmyYzibCeH
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聽到這句話,艾瑞克立刻揉起自己的眉心。565Please respect copyright.PENANAPHGzTGTk97
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「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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAZ81xvgI2vD
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAL4BeyV3AK3
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAKpjLA1NYfL
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艾瑞克最先回過神,開始試著思考自己能做的事。565Please respect copyright.PENANA1yGKdmwytA
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「羅德,你們對藥的研究有什麼成效了嗎?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAnAs8rweQOf
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAyL8isHl1z4
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAzFXgveOSmP
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女性點頭聽領導,他再度望向另一人。565Please respect copyright.PENANAwzB95Xcng0
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAxb8kDyyXa6
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「少爺,是用貴族信件寄送嗎?」565Please respect copyright.PENANA3WxZDqsSWe
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聽見傭人的問題,艾瑞克立刻搖頭。565Please respect copyright.PENANA3brNr6eLGb
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANANYQ5VUo9jy
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接著,他重新坐到自己的桌前。565Please respect copyright.PENANAilvrXJ88Gu
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「拿貴族用的信紙給我,我要寫信給傑瑞德。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAi65autgZcp
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAvJGQDFQq9Y
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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。』565Please respect copyright.PENANAqpKXRp8kkv
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAkxwU9yO9jN
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAOvIIkPZWoh
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAtvekDghsqE
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAffpPcVPOPe
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAYDv9PqRnJG
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傑瑞德真心這麼想著。565Please respect copyright.PENANAuYZNxa5RVc
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAoj38rps03h
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAPAZCPbIcjn
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAHQsSll5GAI
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANA8CfsFCWsvd
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAczdaxx7zx3
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAgdZZXEZVVx
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAz3VwgOgRPq
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAK7leGB4SQk
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANARUW2jzCpdY
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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?」565Please respect copyright.PENANAM2AYSbpN5X
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAAk2SCyPTzy
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAh8hoVm8FXt
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「是的,主人他知道領主次子的存在。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAwBt0HNXrtR
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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。」565Please respect copyright.PENANAXhG0eyakd8
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANAjFGNlxnyAx
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這已經是最完美的忠告。565Please respect copyright.PENANAmZnL8SIDa2
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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。565Please respect copyright.PENANA6d5UsSjY5n
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