涅澤爾走後,霍金立刻就帶波可摸索起了地形,很快地方才尷尬的場面便被他拋在腦後,這一樓看起來實在太適合讓波可玩探索遊戲了!471Please respect copyright.PENANANAIRcjHm8r
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在陪著波可逛完一圈金製森林後,霍金就決定待會兒去問器靈能不能拿幾塊起司或肉片來藏,然而當他一研究起場景變化(免得之後發生無法掌控的情況害得波可受傷),立刻又被其吸引得忘了時間。471Please respect copyright.PENANA4j7vG1olCy
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搞懂怎麼做出涅澤爾先前展示的幾個場景之後,霍金很快地就發現,這層樓能做的變化絕對不只那幾種,涅澤爾向他示範的估計是原定的幾個模組,也就是說,這層樓最初設計的時候就預定要做出那幾種場景,但是實際使用時,他卻不是非照著原本的設計圖走不可,能透過不同的排列組合拼出千變萬化的造景。471Please respect copyright.PENANAbKf9LMG9ev
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此刻,眼前的景物就在他的測試下變得四不像:凹凸不平的岩壁東一塊西一塊的四散在周遭,樓中央的河水流到一半便被花叢阻斷盡頭,雜草與海在角落交錯。霍金幾分鐘前伸手摸過,這裡的水是真正的水沒錯,只差在海水沒有鹹味而已。471Please respect copyright.PENANA8cUjuDkRwX
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身為王子,霍金自是見過不少他人進貢的珍奇異寶,但從來沒有一項能像眼前的東西一樣令人大開眼界……這讓他幾乎忘卻原本的目的、有股想把所有排列組合都測試一遍的衝動。471Please respect copyright.PENANA3YOmNBkOL9
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魔法就是這麼厲害的東西嗎?471Please respect copyright.PENANA4DbVJFdsCj
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霍金停止更換場景元件,盯著緩緩流動的小溪,波可則在這時走入被他搞得亂七八糟的十一樓,垂首舔了幾口水。471Please respect copyright.PENANAq6116mZh2y
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少年與狗一直在十一樓待到白龍出現,才發現自己錯過了午餐時間──波可一天本來就只吃兩餐,霍金則是「玩」魔法道具玩到忘我,完全沒有感覺到飢餓。471Please respect copyright.PENANAkUI7HOXKmB
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「要是萵苣先生想把午餐拿來這裡吃也可以喔。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAdk735qKhtc
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白龍在霍金下樓時如此說道,害他瞬間驚覺、自己上午的行為完全像是個有了新玩具就樂得什麼都忘個精光的小鬼頭……縱使還沒成年,他好歹也已經十七歲了,身份又是堂堂王子,只不過是用了魔法道具居然就變得像個沒見過世面的鄉巴佬一樣,著實丟人。471Please respect copyright.PENANAJBOFt9IB1D
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──可是,雖然這麼想,他卻不打算放棄測試出更多的變化,霍金自我催眠這是為了波可的安全著想,身為主人本來就得找出最適合寵物行走的地形!繼續研究十一樓並無不妥!在暗自感到羞恥又兀自替自己開脫後,霍金的心情又平復回來了。471Please respect copyright.PENANAwzFttcUIej
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飛在一旁的小白對霍金的心境變化渾然不知,牠語氣輕鬆的續道:「第一次看到萵苣先生你玩得這麼開心呢,你很喜歡十一樓的擺設嗎?」471Please respect copyright.PENANAN0RU8LidH3
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「……只是覺得很厲害。」霍金不太甘願地承認。471Please respect copyright.PENANAH6MtvNlXl8
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「嗯,我也覺得涅澤爾大人很厲害喔!」471Please respect copyright.PENANAXUY45NcTh2
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「這層樓原本是做什麼用的?」霍金問,即使巫師塔絕非普通民宅,但一棟建築物裡竟然會出現造景,無論如何還是太奇怪了。471Please respect copyright.PENANAlDnBRiX2L6
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「這我也不曉得呢。」最先抵達一樓的白龍於樓梯口落地,牠收起翅膀,轉過身來面對霍金,「是在我遇見上上個涅澤爾大人之前就有的。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAzZKWCTbA19
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小白又說出了奇怪的名詞,但霍金明白這條龍是不會在這點上透漏更多情報的,兩人前往餐廳的路上,霍金隨口問道:471Please respect copyright.PENANA9jGKDd51Uw
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「你當初為什麼會跟他在一起啊?小白。」471Please respect copyright.PENANArQYVPerZow
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「我小時候跟龍群飛散,遇到上上個涅澤爾大人,然後我就被收留了喔。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAhldua3STRQ
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白龍搧動翅膀,飛過餐廳入口,獵犬也先少年一步踏入餐廳中。471Please respect copyright.PENANAXvfbJTta8Z
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「你一直說什麼上一個上上個,反正就是跟現在的不一樣吧?這樣當初收留你的和現在這傢伙不就是不同人嗎?」471Please respect copyright.PENANACMB2qhnghB
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霍金一面說一面拉開椅子坐下,他伸手去拿餐盤,坐在桌上的白龍則用力甩了甩尾巴,湯水因為桌面震動而蕩起細小的漣漪。471Please respect copyright.PENANA2kZQycnaZW
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「才不是這樣呢,」白龍的語氣挾帶著霍金無從分辨的情緒,「涅澤爾大人就是涅澤爾大人啊,就算變得不一樣了也是涅澤爾大人。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAGNBU8nTytc
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吃完午餐後,霍金本想回十一樓繼續玩……不、是繼續研究,但又考慮到他或許拿張紙把各種組合的結果全記下來比較好,小白說要借紙筆得問巫師,於是他改道至書房,卻不見巫師的蹤影。最後他隨便抓了個器靈問人在哪,繞了一大圈又回到餐廳。471Please respect copyright.PENANA8OjnyVaDEg
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霍金推開通往廚房的門,站在裡頭的青年原本背對著他,但他才剛開了條門縫那人便轉過身來,廚具餐具們也在同一時刻紛紛轉向、似乎是想轉頭「望」向來者。471Please respect copyright.PENANAwmLZBnsvt4
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「不會吧,萵苣你午餐都吃那麼多了居然還沒飽?我還以為你已經過了發育期呢。」471Please respect copyright.PENANA6j2WRHdgMq
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涅澤爾的態度跟在十一樓與他道別時完全不同,恢復了如往常般的惹人厭,這讓霍金鬆了口氣──然而,直到他產生這種想法的當下,霍金也不明白自己為什麼會有「鬆一口氣」的感受。471Please respect copyright.PENANA87jXzY3M9G
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霍金沒再多想,白了故作驚訝的巫師一眼。471Please respect copyright.PENANArsSmKy17ul
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「我又不是要來討吃的。」王子嗤聲,隨後開門見山地直入主題:「你有沒有紙筆可以借我?」反正連樓層改造這麼誇張的事都做了,他已經懶得糾結借筆這種小事了。471Please respect copyright.PENANA4tE3kMdm2s
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涅澤爾揚眉,「你要做什麼?」471Please respect copyright.PENANA5swaakxoQv
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……總覺得要是直接承認他想記錄十一樓的造景變化,真是有股說不出來的彆扭,親口表明自己喜歡巫師的東西對霍金來說就是有疙瘩,最後他只用不耐煩的口吻回答:「拿紙筆除了寫字還能做什麼?」471Please respect copyright.PENANADmCOZTXo6u
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「想不到堂堂王子連幅畫都沒見過?還是你的藝術鑑賞老師沒教過你,筆除了寫字也能拿來畫畫?」471Please respect copyright.PENANAPCjFYaZrxF
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涅澤爾邊說邊走出廚房,波可立馬跟進,鍋碗瓢盆也一路緊隨其後,弄得霍金反倒成了最後離開的人,兩人之間隔了一拖拉庫的雜物,現在他無論想說什麼都來不及了。涅澤爾踏上鋪了紅毯的樓梯,階梯隨著樓層數遞增而愈加狹窄,金屬製的大鍋在樓梯間移動時與牆面擦出乒乒乓乓的噪音,器靈們留在四樓,巫師、王子與獵犬繼續向上走去。471Please respect copyright.PENANAus9aDJKEuf
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涅澤爾走進十樓時,倉庫大門自動敞開,霍金望著巫師步入他只在夜晚造訪過一次的庫房,在光線充足的白晝,裡頭的陳設看來更是雜亂無章。471Please respect copyright.PENANAWpoHczZY08
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褐髮青年翻出一支鋼筆丟給少年,他接住後差點沒漏接隨後拋來的墨水瓶。「我想萵苣你應該沒有常識不足到需要我教你怎麼吸墨吧?」471Please respect copyright.PENANAkQeHb2kQfc
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我才不信你這個平常根本沒寫字的巫師會懂得墨要怎麼吸──霍金硬生生地嚥下這句話,他反覆提醒自己這不是對待救狗恩人應有的態度,臭著臉將咒罵改成了問句:「這支筆是你的嗎?」471Please respect copyright.PENANAtOUCIRcPob
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「不是。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAIlmhKwdfSk
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波可在倉庫裡晃了一圈又跟著涅澤爾走出來,庫門慢慢關上,已經走下一級階梯的涅澤爾站在通往九樓的樓梯口,他由下往上看著霍金:「紙我沒有,你隨便挑本書拿去寫吧。」471Please respect copyright.PENANAit7W0IGhtG