「關於類人異生命的事情我會考慮,如果願意接受,希望到時候各位不會忘記現在的承諾。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAKdWCaCXnvu
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厄瑞嘉暫時還無法決定,她要再觀察死亡峽谷情況。37Please respect copyright.PENANAu89DTkSwSr
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奧斯維得道:「沒關係,照葵娜以前所說情報來看,幾年內類人異生命暫時還不會與席洛大陸有接觸,妳可以先處理好自己迷宮城事情,而我們的承諾隨時有效。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAsyAqRj2E56
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一旁葵娜聽了神色黯然,蛇尾頓時像死水攤在地上動也不動。37Please respect copyright.PENANAxEYIofrFH0
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「老龍呢?你這一年來有什麼發現嗎?」當作沒有看到,奧斯維得見這個問題告一段落,繼續轉移話題問道。37Please respect copyright.PENANAZG1k0OAjD9
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「龍島、龍與飛鳴之地、熔岩山脈都很正常,沒什麼需要注意。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAAsTgxHML8s
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夕巴斯汀頭也不抬的回應,他覺得對方是多問了,在龍族領地附近不可能出事。37Please respect copyright.PENANAKKQ3xbJGE9
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點點頭,奧斯維得接過話,對厄瑞嘉道:「這一年來各地異狀大致就是如此,而核心獸幾乎不會移動,活體地城附近如果有問題,眾神國度察覺到之後也會通知我,目前來說應該正常。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2mVCzm4C5
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「有件事情。」這是厄瑞嘉自參加魔王之庭前就想明白的問題。37Please respect copyright.PENANAbLqsyzPCfi
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「請說。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAARbpU2bQUA
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「一整個時代會被變革的到來毀滅,眾神國度和部份智慧種族也清楚這個過往歷史,而惡魔一族不再是威脅,甚至也願意與魔王之庭合作。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAQYRAQMEMN7
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頓了頓,厄瑞嘉皺眉沉聲續道:「可以說,現在智慧種族和惡魔種族擁有全面合作的基礎,沒有對敵的必要。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAaTQNbeXLl7
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「但是,至今仍然有大量冒險者圍繞在核心獸的活體地城附近,即使不論死亡峽谷,晴空島和迷霧淵影以外同樣也聚集不少想要侵略的勢力團體。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAVJX9MQruLC
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「表面死敵、暗地合作,為什麼關係如此扭曲。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAucTxwOc3bC
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沉吟一會,奧斯維得臉上略顯思考神色,似是在努力回憶什麼,過了好一會才如釋重負,回想起來並道:「這件事有些複雜,要從上個時代的變革之後說起。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAcTC3LNkAdp
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「混沌時代,惡魔種族和智慧種族處在對立面,壽命、習性、能力、天賦大不相同,甚至也有互為血食狀況的存在,因此一直以來就擺脫不了死敵命運。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAYYEVdee7IG
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「等到變革發生之後,壓抑許久的智慧種族終於成為新時代的天選,環境的改變讓他們可以像獵人般肆意狩獵惡魔種族,這種情況下,即使有希望和平共處聲音出現,恐怕也沒有生命會接受,甚至曾有提出者被打上叛徒標籤。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAM30TZWxHp1
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「惡性循環下,互相死傷慘重仇視的狀況,在新時代也持續數百年之久,一直到五大國度陸續建立,智慧種族開始有規劃、有製度的攻略迷宮城後,惡魔種族的處境也越來越艱難了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAQaV1dyh1ZG
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「雖然晴空島、迷霧淵影、活體地城並不畏懼攻略,但其他惡魔種族能夠棲息地方卻是越來越少,於是我試著透過原始森林聯繫上了四正教。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAEPR3Ms89d6
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「我代表魔王之庭,他們代表眾神國度,展開一次正式會談。」37Please respect copyright.PENANA0W2juXtQtc
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說到這裡,奧斯維得露出複雜笑容,道:「會談中,我『充份』的讓他們明白,雖然惡魔不再是時代的天選種族,全力之下,依然有能力毀滅五大國度其中任何一個國家。」37Please respect copyright.PENANA7aPAXBevcP
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「這一點,相信妳在成為死亡峽谷的主人後,應該有充份的理解才對。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAMbOslIXFOo
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厄瑞嘉表情未變,但心裡卻是相當讚同,只要再給她一些時間,等到能完全與三頭超獸種建立聯繫之後,最起碼也能與蒼藍帝國同歸於盡,要完全勝利也不是不可能。37Please respect copyright.PENANAzlmUDEU4Am
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而且,她和文森特擁有不死特性,只要靈魂之源不被找到,隨著時間過去,死亡峽谷依然會存在。37Please respect copyright.PENANAubxWZvk3MR
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敵人,早已消失。37Please respect copyright.PENANAeu64kHElsf
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「當然,智慧種族的國度現在也越來越強盛,他們有意識的培養神官、魔法師、戰士、弓箭手、斥侯等等戰鬥職業,甚至魔導技術也在逐漸復甦,這對迷宮城威脅很大,也因此我才與對方試著談判。」37Please respect copyright.PENANASe8OxHP1HD
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「我們談了很久,會議最後終於達成一些簡單約定,在約定範圍內互相妥協,這對惡魔種族和智慧種族都有好處,也有利於彼此防範下次變革的到來。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAB4MUnef2nC
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「什麼約定。」37Please respect copyright.PENANASokMo7C5mY
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厄瑞嘉聲音冷峻頗為不悅的問著,她現在也屬於惡魔種族,更是決定加入了魔王之庭,不希望有太過於莫名其妙的約定綁縛住自己。37Please respect copyright.PENANAGQFYJC96TV
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「五大國度積極拓荒擴大人口和勢力,只有眾神國度的建立形式特殊,所以並不在意自身發展狀況,願意將他們那一方向未曾探索過的土地和資源都讓給惡魔種族。」37Please respect copyright.PENANA2SVPPK3kz9
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厄瑞嘉聞言心中微驚,這代表眾神國度在立場上,確確實實背叛了智慧種族,而且若是那天惡魔種族真的反撲,他們將會成為對外作戰的第一線!37Please respect copyright.PENANAWCHW9wURqC
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不論輿論或實際戰場上,都是!37Please respect copyright.PENANAjmhY4y9Ype
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「付出這麼多,他們要求了什麼?」厄瑞嘉接著問道。37Please respect copyright.PENANApSwI1vGtrY
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「眾神國度希望表面上能維待現狀,並且惡魔種族各勢力不能再主動出現於智慧種族面前。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAr5R1XF0UxT
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「換句話來說,除了迷宮城的領地以外,惡魔一族只能在他們還未拓荒的地方生存和活動。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAZmcZmGTJLs
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「這條件聽起來很嚴苛,但對被時代遺棄的惡魔一族來說,我們本來就沒有太多選擇餘地,光是找到適合生存地方都很困難,尤其是在各地世界之心因為失去主人陸續崩壞之後。」37Please respect copyright.PENANArUP8wWacaW
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「所以......最後我同意了這個條件。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAEetAeL8sl9
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笑容變得頗為落寞,奧斯維得聳聳肩說著。37Please respect copyright.PENANAYONeGWphuI
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「龍族和超獸種呢?」想起魔王之中還有另外兩個種族,厄瑞嘉問道。37Please respect copyright.PENANA3eutOsVL68
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聽著歷史介紹,夕巴斯汀不耐的自龍鼻噴出熱氣,惡聲道:「那是惡魔種族與智慧種族的約定,跟我們有什麼關係。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAJKKI7re3f2
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不過,龍族與超獸種確實很少出現在席洛大陸之上,厄瑞嘉稍微思考一下便明白,變革對這兩個強大種族並不是沒有影響!37Please respect copyright.PENANAMFqMO0gwIE
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不然不用一個棲息在海外龍島,千方百計進行各種嘗試和抑止變革,另一個更是大量消失,已知的少數不是成為迷宮城就是被迷宮城豢養。37Please respect copyright.PENANAygEoy0CEil
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龍族和超獸種必定有自己的難處。37Please respect copyright.PENANAcQtxHfeJPr
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見雙方不再言語,奧斯維得也繼續解說。37Please respect copyright.PENANAlkWNqMKJoi
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「之後數百年,我和眾神國度一直保持良好關係,合作愉快,其它四大國度則以為惡魔種族被消滅的差不多,只剩下所謂的三大魔王,但是因為我們的迷宮城比較特殊,他們始終無法成功攻略,情況就一直僵持下去直到現在。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAZuloCgm4au
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「目前來說,維持現狀對雙方其實都有好處,智慧種族也不可能無限拓荒擴張下去,否則或許會提早引發變革到來。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAfBOA3jKoX0
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「例如,曾經發生過的『血染薔薇』事件,當時我還以為眾神國度背叛約定,想要提早誘發變革到來,魔王之庭曾一度要全員出動搶先滅亡五大國度,這之前也向妳說過了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAszMzAM4461
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那次事件之惡劣,影響層面實在太深太廣,就連幾乎沒有牽連的惡魔種族都差點因此加入混戰當中。37Please respect copyright.PENANABDUNb1fgvx
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「所以,在智慧種族永遠不會滿足情況下,迷宮城正是個很好的替代對象,讓他們的欲望可以在這裡得到釋放,不論......生存或死亡。」37Please respect copyright.PENANABpmpQmSRox
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「而對惡魔種族來說同樣有不少好處,以活體地城為例,那些進入後死亡的冒險者都成為核心獸的養份,就算不以智慧生命為血食的族群,也可以拿來補充世界之心豢養守衛。」37Please respect copyright.PENANANeUKccjDWb
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「所以,這樣是目前對彼此最好的狀況和方法,妳明白嗎?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAN7r2WHSUu3
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擔心原本是人類的兩名魔王無法接受,奧斯維得用委婉一些的方式簡單說明,雖然他不覺得對方會是那種自以為代表真理、非我族類其心必異,沒有殺盡對方不肯停下的生命。37Please respect copyright.PENANA5DgGxNVUke
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但是,目前維持數百年的平衡局面他並不希望被打壞。37Please respect copyright.PENANABjsyp4T8zf
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果不其然,厄瑞嘉搖搖頭,嗤笑一聲道:「種族對我來說沒有差別,任何生命都必須為自己的行為付出代價,我只有這個最基本原則。」37Please respect copyright.PENANA8gMFHCqeqm
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不論是對皇家冒險團數千人的全數屠殺,還是招募精靈與亞人村落,厄瑞嘉從來就未因為種族之分動搖過,在她眼中只有行為者個體本身而已。37Please respect copyright.PENANAGCMRS7nHF4
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微點點頭,奧斯維得相當滿意新夥伴的回答,便道:「很好,今年的魔王之庭討論到這裡也差不多,現在只剩下最後一個問題了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAdJnhjGGMnv
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轉頭,他看向那片不定形的柔和光體。37Please respect copyright.PENANA7UhWzOnAVk
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神靈,夢。37Please respect copyright.PENANABKfgoLLbJX