莫拉瓦讓喬奇把店裡的東西收一收,關掉爐火,把店門鎖上後,和我一起到外頭去隨意找一間酒館坐坐。425Please respect copyright.PENANAvieMxi31od
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開玩笑,我才不要在那間待久了肯定會窒息的店裡頭談事情,我和莫拉瓦說了一會後,他也決定到外頭去,雖然他老人家絕對不想出門,但是主導權在我手上,他才配合我行事。425Please respect copyright.PENANAlMVFTMd8be
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「爺爺,我們去這間吧?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAvW2Y4hs17h
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稍微走了點路,喬奇跑到前面,指著市集裡頭一間看起來有些高檔的酒吧,名字叫『棕泉奔流』,看起來就是間以酒很多為名的酒吧,喬奇你才十五歲,可以喝酒嗎?425Please respect copyright.PENANAyoc7xmCX7o
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莫拉瓦對喬奇的疑問只是點點頭不做聲,我也表示同意,喬奇看起來喜出望外,很快就跑到酒吧門前,我知道莫拉瓦為什麼沒意見,因為他的腳實在沒辦法走太多路,我配合著他的步伐在後頭慢慢走著,沒打算催促他。425Please respect copyright.PENANAdfleJci3Y6
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其實看到他這樣子走路之後,我也開始有點不忍心,但是我打死都不要留在那間店裡,只好勉強老人家了。425Please respect copyright.PENANASxsA8b5bdC
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「歡迎光、臨……!裡面請坐!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAmSAdXFLuk9
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當喬奇把酒吧門打開,讓我們一同進入後,在吧台的服務生立刻大聲招呼,不過看到莫拉瓦後聲音卻有些頓住。425Please respect copyright.PENANAEG4Ykmsc4P
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可想而知,莫拉瓦在這中央區應該算是頗有名氣,我猜他最有名的地方就是那古怪的脾氣和固執的個性吧,大概沒什麼人會想要面對他,我要是服務生,我也會嚇一跳的。425Please respect copyright.PENANAJFrGEYlKRh
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喬奇看了下酒吧內的坐位,找了一處在角落,椅子做成類似隔牆的設計坐位,不錯,要談事情的話,這種位子比較方便。425Please respect copyright.PENANATMzo9EVHyh
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莫拉瓦坐上坐位後,看起來明顯輕鬆了點,我有點過意不去,拿出一瓶眼藥水大小的瓶子放到他面前。425Please respect copyright.PENANALf1eZXgsAa
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「喝下。」425Please respect copyright.PENANA5FWpEeXTBO
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老人家沉默一會,看著藥水搖頭。
「不行,這太貴重了,我不能喝。」425Please respect copyright.PENANALosnaFYpCA
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「這是我要求的,你必須保持體力,否則要怎麼和我談論事情?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAwh9RcRbb1F
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看得出來他是那種不示弱的老人,我沒辦用關心老人的態度來對他,只能用這種半強硬的語氣命令他。425Please respect copyright.PENANAGmYxbwqN2h
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幸好莫拉瓦人雖然老,但頭腦可清醒的很,他稍微想了一下之後,便二話不說把藥水瓶蓋打開,直接喝完裡頭不多的藥水。425Please respect copyright.PENANAwg0xKyx0xn
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「……真是不可思議的藥水,味道分明清淡得和水一樣,卻可以這麼快恢復我的體力,大人,一會要談什麼事,您直說就好,我會認真考慮的。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAp9JdwGVYVD
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「不急,孩子,你先點餐,點了什麼都算我的。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAfX6SOLKjfQ
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喬奇沒想到我會請客,瞪大了眼看著我。425Please respect copyright.PENANAP0KqhAwIRd
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「真的嗎?不管我點什麼都可以嗎?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAGZepI7LrC8
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我還沒回話,莫拉瓦就舉起手杖狠狠地敲了喬奇的頭,讓少年再度吃痛的閉嘴。425Please respect copyright.PENANAWMGEDf6lxy
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「大人要你做事,你照做就對了,不要問東問西的!」425Please respect copyright.PENANA589k1JYh7N
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好嚴厲的爺爺啊……425Please respect copyright.PENANAKqd4D8Loqk
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當服務生戰戰兢兢地過來向我們點餐,喬奇點了一大堆看起來是他早就想吃吃看的餐點,還點了兩大杯生啤酒,看得出來莫拉瓦忍住好幾次想敲他的衝動,不過我好幾次跟老人家示意沒關係,少年才躲過多次被打的命運。425Please respect copyright.PENANAK52mahFDBb
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等到服務生離開之後,我在我們的位置周圍布置了噪音干擾和視覺干擾的結界後,才準備正式開始交談。425Please respect copyright.PENANAhY91GlqcyK
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「看來您真的是高等舊人類,我活了這麼久,從沒見過不做任何動作就能夠布下結界的亞人種,而且還可以布置得如此隱密。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAxAgddacyzt
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見到結界的痕跡出現,莫拉瓦終於肯定了自己的猜測,確定我就是高等舊人類。425Please respect copyright.PENANA1x8i60G8gt
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「欸?什麼?」
聽到莫拉瓦的話之後,喬奇才後知後覺的看向地板,不過他現在當然什麼都看不到。425Please respect copyright.PENANAyPJCDk1jHS
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「就像你在店裡問我的,你和那間店,有什麼是我想要的。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAFbndTBXw0W
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我一開始說話,莫拉瓦立刻仔細地聽著,喬奇看見老人認真起來,這才趕緊做出認真的模樣,不了,你的合作等以後再說,現在用不到你,不用緊張。425Please respect copyright.PENANAsW2ZyJzEeS
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「我想要的,就是你和你這間店。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAvfsioGdbsB
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莫拉瓦點點頭。
「你想要一個窗口,替你接收各種通知是吧?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAu92IclKgE8
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他真的好厲害,我自己都不一定聽到第一句話就可以知道對方要做什麼,這個老人家馬上就可以理解我的用意,如果可以,還真想長期雇用他。425Please respect copyright.PENANA0hoXO6GTu7
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「為一個高等舊人類做窗口是沒什麼問題,但我相信只要大人宣傳出去,到處都會有人爭先恐後的撲過來,為什麼您卻是找到我這種什麼都沒有的老頭子?」425Please respect copyright.PENANADFwIFYBTge
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「心血來潮。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAlozireKIrn
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我淡淡地說著,莫拉瓦皺起眉頭來,看起來有點不滿。425Please respect copyright.PENANAfpm9WvSmXe
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「別誤會,選擇你可是有經過考慮的,我不需要外面那些滿是野心的年輕小伙子,我要的是足夠穩定,除了一份簡單的利益外就不再考慮其他事情的人,那樣合作起來,我才比較安心。」425Please respect copyright.PENANANEFtwsmlMg
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一邊說,我一邊看向喬奇。
「正好遇見你帶我到店裡頭轉轉,這才真正讓我決定這件事。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAIdxAmZWOV2
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莫拉瓦這時笑了笑,露出了精算的表情。425Please respect copyright.PENANAvCxvfn8JxW
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「要替您做這件事,我可是一點也不輕鬆,您想要做的事情我懂了,但是大人您能夠給什麼東西給我這個『野心不大』的老頭子呢?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAuaw6mwZW9b
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想要獅子大開口嗎?我怕你不成?425Please respect copyright.PENANAhlsYPPQjGX
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「不,這可不是我要思考的問題。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAKns7XTKRh8
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老人家又一次皺起眉。425Please respect copyright.PENANAGTTBJQ9pZo
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「問題是,你想要什麼?」425Please respect copyright.PENANA4fLFaJgVRR
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莫拉瓦微微睜大雙眼,大概已經懂我說出這句話的意思,他的雙手開始發抖,應該有點難以相信我真的什麼都可以給他。425Please respect copyright.PENANA7xZ4fgryrN
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這時候,服務生送來喬奇點的餐,老人家暫時不再開口,等著餐點都放上、服務生走遠之後,才又看向我。425Please respect copyright.PENANA9laxNDdHLT
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喬奇看著滿桌的食物,很想開動,但見到我和莫拉瓦都沒有動作,於是他也忍著不動手,而莫拉瓦在這時又手杖敲了地板一下。425Please respect copyright.PENANAHHHKxY09V0
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「菜來了就快吃,愣著幹什麼!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAjM6AviVW2N
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「欸?可、可是……」425Please respect copyright.PENANAhcRXE4P5L3
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「叫你吃就是了!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAgjU1oLF5kb
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大概不想讓喬奇聽到什麼,我不動聲色的補上第二層結界。425Please respect copyright.PENANARzeCJgdqsp
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「他聽不到的,想說什麼就說吧。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAXIuziy9ooV
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莫拉瓦愣了一下,臉色有些鬆動。
「大人,我只是一個生命快到達盡頭的老人,以我的歷練,我只能大概看出您真的沒有要欺騙我的意思,但是……這是真的嗎?我能做的事情也就只有這些,您……還讓我可以開口要求所需?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAgM9ffbYOzZ
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欸?425Please respect copyright.PENANAH5R9rSNmju
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怎麼變成這樣?425Please respect copyright.PENANA6yA5vvsrIN
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他看起來好像終於可以放下身上所有重擔的感覺是怎麼回事?425Please respect copyright.PENANAEP17SBUPgm
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這事情好像完全超出我所想的樣子耶?425Please respect copyright.PENANAw6U7zjczdy
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「不,我要麻煩你做的事情,絕對不是『只有』這些,我認為你的閱歷對我而言非常重要,所以,一定要給足你所需要的,才能符合我心中所認定的交易。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAxEkN250xqs
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莫拉瓦深呼吸幾口氣,把自己的情緒收歛好。425Please respect copyright.PENANAwptM1GOQ7s
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「你同意和我交易嗎?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAVAa5Scy1mk
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雖然我是滿頭問號,但是老人家看起來好像已經準備好接受我的指示,為了確定,我用一個做總結的方式問他。425Please respect copyright.PENANAo06zZkPXWH
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「哼……既然給了我這麼重要的工作,你最好有所心理準備,這要價絕對很貴的!」425Please respect copyright.PENANALfioy4PAsv
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「我期望看到物超所質的成果。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAfX2dapZl2l
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莫拉瓦望了一眼開心吃飯的喬奇。
「我希望那孩子可以幫忙我。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1NzgyA56J
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「那是一定的,我不會把他給排除在外。」
說完,我把二重結界解開。425Please respect copyright.PENANAyZKm4rNufH
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「爺爺,大人,你們不吃嗎?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAT51XpNU2gv
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在魔法的影響下,喬奇完全沒發現我們已經私下交談了一次,只是轉過頭這麼問道。425Please respect copyright.PENANAjGA0Ek2UWV
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莫拉瓦點點頭,拿起其中一道餐點吃了起來,我則是沒有任何動作。425Please respect copyright.PENANAEP1VLAhH8o
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為什麼?我戴著全臉的面具啊,有這個面具在我是要怎麼吃東西?425Please respect copyright.PENANAtk3e8BL4ez
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只能說失策,下次去做個半臉面具還是遮單眼的面具好了,不然完全沒辦法吃東西真是有夠痛苦。425Please respect copyright.PENANAirMoy1Ms7j
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「那麼我現在做一次自我介紹,我是高等舊人類,名叫艾利法。」425Please respect copyright.PENANACw2ech8uIo
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「我是莫拉瓦,如你所知,經營著迷幻泡沬。這孩子叫喬奇,是我的孫子兼學徒,目前當然一點也不成氣候。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAcIDUj4UwKf
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被莫拉瓦這麼說著,喬奇雖然臉上有點不服氣,但是沒打算辯駁什麼,應該也是怕又被手杖敲頭吧。425Please respect copyright.PENANA7ChVMmCeYP
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「我希望你可以為我做窗口,但你們那間店不適合,我給你們一筆錢,這段時間內你們整理一下,去另外找一間適合的地方開店,想要任何器材或是道具就和我說。」425Please respect copyright.PENANATsjyAqcZe1
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我拿出四枚戒指放在桌上,戒指上沒有任何裝飾,全都是一公分寬的金屬粗戒,差別只在於兩個是鐵製的,兩個是銅製的。425Please respect copyright.PENANA8RUk2oGKvi
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「這個你們拿去戴著,我擔心有人會對和我接觸過的你們做出什麼事,鐵戒指是可以保護你們的護身戒,銅戒是可以喚出信使的召喚戒,想聯繫我的時候隨時可以用。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAY9J47EjvJ0
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莫拉瓦二話不說就把戒指戴上,喬奇遲疑了一下後才收下。425Please respect copyright.PENANAFlI5GOpPzV
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「我居然會把這麼貴重的東西戴在身上……」425Please respect copyright.PENANAYTqnDZFded
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「既然我們合作了,你們的性命就是非常重要的,這些戒指絕對不可以離身,才能全天候的保護你們。」
停頓了下來,我思考一會。
「考慮到你們只有兩個人,會不好整理你們的店面,等會回去之後,我給你們兩個魔像幫助你們整理,下達指示給它們就可以了,如果沒地方住,就用我給你的錢去住旅店。」425Please respect copyright.PENANA7ISoxgzpwT
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「等、艾利法大人,我、我有事情想確認。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAf0gWb1lWBh
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喬奇突然間舉手打斷我,我只好停下來看著他。
「什麼事?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAOqI3D4mtBf
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「魔像……魔像是那個吧?冒險者們在地下城裡會遇到的石頭魔像,巨大、粗壯,有很強的攻擊力……嗎?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAWLDNq5AEDz
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我點點頭。
「你的理解沒有錯誤。」425Please respect copyright.PENANA6NUKEWWv5q
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少年立刻緊張起來。
「大人、不是我要說,但是……您也看過我們的店了,那麼大的魔像,您認為能夠進去我們的店面嗎?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAqAqfdRHvfN
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「我的魔像很輕巧,足夠你們的店面支撐。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAR6v9Zkb0vN
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說完之後,我看向莫拉瓦。
「你接下來要做的事情會非常多,我不希望累壞你,所以這瓶藥水去,一定要喝,確保你不會在中途累倒,這藥只要早上起床的時候喝這個杯子的量就足夠。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAshM2jFErtE
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我拿出一瓶很像營養藥劑的瓶子給莫拉瓦,另外多給他一個寶特瓶蓋子大小的杯子,然後又拿出一包裝著錢的袋子。425Please respect copyright.PENANAf9tfdBSeIJ
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「明眼人肯定現在就知道我和你們接觸了,所以只要你感覺有任何問題,請務必要聯繫我,這筆錢你收著,不論是錢還是藥水不夠了,也都要通知我。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAnwpGoCjIiD
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莫拉瓦拿過錢袋,看了裡頭一眼,接著深呼吸一口氣。425Please respect copyright.PENANAtHB4YzrPEi
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「另外開一間店可沒那麼快的時間,大人您大約一週後再和我們連絡吧,我會說明進度的。」425Please respect copyright.PENANATSHgWAES3I
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我點頭。
「喬奇,這段時間也會需要你做很多事,你有任何問題,也可以直接連絡我,別忘記了。」425Please respect copyright.PENANATbM5ycfy11
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「知、知道了!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAND0acbpCo5
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少年嚇了一大跳之後說道,莫拉瓦拿起他的手杖。425Please respect copyright.PENANACJ4FZElQ0b
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「既然事情談好了,那我們就回去吧!今天開始立刻整理店面!」425Please respect copyright.PENANA58uXYONaFh
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「欸?可是、爺爺!我們還沒吃完……噢!」425Please respect copyright.PENANAx6NBEq4brm
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在喬奇又挨了一杖之後,我撤銷了原本設下的結界,起身走向吧台。425Please respect copyright.PENANAFao9oL8Qct
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「客人,您要買單了嗎?」425Please respect copyright.PENANAkaxFJAl04x
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我取出三枚金幣放到吧台上,讓服務生嚇了一跳。425Please respect copyright.PENANAa51SM13cOC
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「客人!這、這太多了,我們沒法找您……」425Please respect copyright.PENANAuNO5eqywki
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「我們來這裡用餐的事,希望你們別四處張揚。」425Please respect copyright.PENANAy8DhDqKEBd
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這句話說出來之後,在那裡的服務生們立刻就懂了我的意思,於是全員安靜下來,默默地目送我們離開。425Please respect copyright.PENANANuW7jZv0OZ
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回到迷幻泡沬之後,我因為不想再進去那間店裡,所以在門口給他們三台魔像,吩咐魔像們完全聽從莫拉瓦的命令之後,我就借口有事往中央的市集區前進了。425Please respect copyright.PENANA5pcSgaNwxp
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好啦!425Please respect copyright.PENANAurp5PZTfZs
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幸好剛才也沒有花上多少時間,現在還只過了午後的時間,我可以慢悠悠的閒逛囉!425Please respect copyright.PENANAQYEKgojdG6
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