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( 童天雷從海面上飛掠過去，繞過天下第一哨，直飛前進鎮，要去辦理申請公司的最後一個步驟，海面上噴出一隻巨大的海怪，兩度差點將他吞進肚子去了 )
童天雷可不是在裝高冷或故作姿態，他是真的、從心底不想當什麼劍士。他來烏托邦，是想過平凡生活的，種菜養狗泡咖啡，才不想當那個聽起來高大上、實際上滿地血汗的劍士。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslEkhjcXIj
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尤其是，他花了整整兩個月，好不容易把家打理好，現在就叫他捨家離鄉去當劍士？不可能，沒門，絕對不幹。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbLZ0CukRP
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更別說還要跟那個死對頭達利當同事——一想到可能會天天在茶水間碰面，他就忍不住想吐。總之，他是發自肺腑地不想當劍士，連毛孔都在拒絕！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLhB4lvf4t
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他透過遠端系統，已經把申請新公司的前置作業處理得差不多了，接下來得親自跑一趟最近的行政據點──前進鎮，也就是當初舉辦「行前說明會」的那個地方。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1o5QCVPakb
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可惜現在海水還不夠深，小船一開出去就可能觸礁，他乾脆直接飛了出去，繞過天下第一哨，筆直飛向前進鎮。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpif55Xucv
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沒想到這一飛，卻讓他第一次真正見識到這片海域的海怪到底有多兇殘。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFus2diTzY
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他飛在三十多公尺的高空，竟然有兩次差點被海怪從海面躍起撲咬！幸好他反應快，及時升高，才沒成為海中餐點。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl9dTYeYbn
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這才看清那怪物的真面目——嘴裡一排排像鯊魚般可輪替的鋒利牙齒，頭部像殺人鯨，側鰭像座頭鯨，背上還佈滿鱷魚式的骨板，尾巴則像放大版的海豚尾──看起來是一場設計師開會時打架的產物。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOCY7sNlZI
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更詭異的是，它的腹部還長出一對像螳螂鐮刀般的細長前肢，一旦揮出，獵物就幾乎無逃生可能。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ38RlWWnoI
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牠那條粗壯尾巴能一舉將牠噴出水面，一口咬空中的飛禽。童天雷兩度驚險脫逃，都是差點被那鐮刀手扯下水。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8Gc0FW8ya
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幸好距離不算太遠，雖說嚇破了半個膽，但總算是安全落地。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8e60rl8Yx
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這也讓他理解為什麼戰神伊凡斯老是急著進陸地──他顯然比誰都清楚這片海域有多恐怖。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rTgTq87YG
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那頭怪物光身長就二十公尺，加上延展開來的鐮刀手臂，獵殺範圍恐怖到不講理。這等怪物速度雖不算快，但在海水尚未全淹時正是牠的獵場，若水再深，恐怕還有更大、更可怕的存在等著登場。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxn5niFJRQ
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申辦公司最重要的一關，是讓負責人腕錶與公司管理處的機器認證碰對，這一碰，身份就此確定。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl9hybzqJI
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然後會發下兩個資料夾，是用來每月與腕錶對帳的帳務文件。此外，負責人還必須在每年 3、6、9、12 月底的前後十天內，親自前往最近的鎮公所與公司機器完成同步。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJ88AtOiqb
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他住的那個小島叫「奧利佛鎮」，是為了紀念總統的狗而命名的，目前還沒有設置管理處機器，得等海水退了才能裝，因此他只需在明年六月底來一次大結算就好。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE99aNkMKXB
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而這結算的重頭戲，正是繳稅。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nCqD6SyIA
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那位公務員小姐一臉溫柔地提醒他：「我們烏托邦的稅可不低哦。不過別擔心，腕錶裡有一堆節稅教學，回去好好看看，對你公司肯定大有幫助！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XfgD9Gj2X
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結束申辦後，童天雷走進鎮上一家連鎖咖啡廳，點了杯美式，一邊喝，一邊閱讀腕錶中的節稅規則。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zpVnxR4ni
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其實對個人而言，腕錶會自動根據收入建議最佳繳稅方案，只有公司規模太大，才需要另行規劃。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadxnHgM2Qe
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以奧利佛鎮來說，有個可行的減稅方式——協助修築奧利佛路。這條主幹道目前只蓋了一半就因水患停工，只要他願意捐款或出力修建，便能合法減稅，還減得不少。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzF2PVjl4H
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正當他邊算稅邊啜咖啡，外頭突然「轟！」地一聲巨響，整間咖啡廳都為之一震！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3jbKOwuNE
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眾人驚慌探頭，外頭雖然嘈雜不已，但並無後續爆炸聲，童天雷便決定──這杯十烏幣的咖啡才剛喝半杯，不能浪費，他繼續淡定啜飲。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Pmyqr9iRu
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結果，災難還是找上門來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxhKnhIYBA
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「轟！！！」這次是正門連同兩側牆壁一起被炸翻！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGZEEh2wol
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濃煙中，一個高大威猛的身影緩步走入──戰神伊凡斯來了！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirAVWuwe2o
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眾人紛紛驚慌閃避，童天雷則已悄悄在角落穿好自製盔甲，只待時機。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK32u093ahN
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伊凡斯大搖大擺走到櫃檯，對著顫抖的女服務生露出微笑：「小妹妹，肚子很餓啊，把玻璃櫃裡那塊加奶油、沒櫻桃的巧克力蛋糕給我。對了，再來杯不加糖、不加奶的美式，還有──餐盤上放一疊十元鈔票，我跑路的時候還挺需要現金的。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRzNcq0xt1
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坐下啃了幾口蛋糕，他目光一掃，看見角落那個披著盔甲、正冷眼看著他的童天雷。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0py4PaYXAL
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「你怎麼老像陰魂不散似的出現在我面前？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoqnxl3lyJ
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童天雷端起咖啡回敬：「這句話該我問你。我剛搬家你殺過來，現在喝咖啡又遇上你，是你專門來找我麻煩吧？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7fHujMRgz
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「上次那架被歐陽丹凰打斷，真不甘心。我想知道，我跟你，到底誰比較強？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyAJ7vqHsk
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童天雷抿一口咖啡：「看你點咖啡沒加糖也沒奶，我這杯請你，算你沒搶，做個好人情。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSUQNwExIu
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伊凡斯大笑：「我這一路搶了好幾萬烏幣，還真沒人請我喝咖啡！你小子，有種！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVLOVBxw79
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「上斷頭台前總得有頓像樣的餐點。我這人挑剔，你點的還不錯，所以才肯請你。那塊蛋糕油得嚇人，你多吃一口，等下招架我就少一招。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxwiljBp9f
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「靠，你現在才說！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWSvVcR5wm
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「你是敵人，開口就算我仁慈了，怎能讓你少吃幾口？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6psHSoQ7HU
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這時，一名肥胖禿頭店經理戰戰兢兢地過來：「兩位大爺，我們店實在太小……能不能移駕外頭開打？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaH2QJp2Xm
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伊凡斯怒瞪：「先把我的咖啡端過來再說！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7g3daTuSC
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童天雷接話：「記得，不加糖也不加奶，這杯算我的帳。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRbgQ907Uy
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咖啡送上，沒現金，自然也沒人敢多嘴。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwop0SKPqX0
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童天雷這時招手叫來經理，伸出腕錶道：「只記我那杯咖啡的帳。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYlcqGWrf5
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「連蛋糕都不幫我記一下？」伊凡斯抗議。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4M4mk7VV4
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童天雷搖頭：「那塊蛋糕滿嘴油，這要是幫你付帳，我的消費紀錄上會留下買這種蛋糕的紀錄，這會看起來像我生活不節制，我不能留那種紀錄。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMwnt43H0p
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店經理趕忙補充：「我們的奶油是健康有機款，不含地球上的化學油脂。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF31gjSrbbf
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童天雷一挑眉：「你這話說得好，那塊蛋糕我也付。不過他砸壞的東西，別算我頭上。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFkDlrUNbU
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伊凡斯邊啜咖啡邊問：「你是不是喜歡那個紅衣神將，歐陽丹凰？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrEbMNwi0K
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童天雷淡淡道：「人家長得美，我當然喜歡。不過她會找我，是因為你太討人厭，才願意跟我多說兩句──這點還真得謝謝你。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblTNLm655J
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此時，伊凡斯右手端著咖啡，左手從腰間抽出一根綠竹短杖，輕輕一按，一截綠竹槍成形，放在桌面。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHoK9AtsdN
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童天雷也拍出一把金光閃閃的鋼刀，橫放桌上。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw3DHHdooA
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兩人之間，氣氛已然劍拔弩張。
這一集的封面人物，由左到右分別是童天雷、戰神伊凡斯和伊莉莎。正前方的便是巨蛙怪。
