拿堤爾再度睜開眼睛,回頭望向沒有門扉的羅芙工房,對於將他和艾芙娜一起傳送到外面的轉移魔法,還是覺得不可思議。116Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1OKtYQC7j
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「我會帶你去裘德先生的店,請跟我來。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAzc1UUILnPM
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艾芙娜背對著拿堤爾說道,此時的她穿著和昨晚同樣的深藍衣裙,並披上寬大的蓋頭斗篷。116Please respect copyright.PENANA93WStI8ef8
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「謝謝……」拿堤爾跟艾芙娜道謝,但對方並沒有回應他,只是快步走在他面前。116Please respect copyright.PENANAO9GvPRj5dz
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雖然要跟上艾芙娜的腳步並非難事,拿堤爾卻無法拉近兩人之間若即若離的距離,艾芙娜嬌小的背影,在拿堤爾眼中是她隔絕自己的一道高牆。116Please respect copyright.PENANAtwdoyP1gwq
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在幽靜無人的窄巷裡,拿堤爾隨艾芙娜走了一小段路,很快就來到諾維爾市著名的巴諾提市集附近。116Please respect copyright.PENANARpjMY2wL2N
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巴諾提市集位於市中心的寬闊大道,此地在百年前就是諾維爾市的核心商業區,匯聚了從各地而來的商品,除了有各式商家進駐於大道兩旁的樓房,還有大大小小的攤販散佈於市集各處。116Please respect copyright.PENANANE4DkgpE9q
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艾芙娜避開朝市集聚集的洶湧人潮,將拿堤爾帶到一旁無人經過的暗巷裡。116Please respect copyright.PENANAkqoulU1dqh
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「艾芙娜小姐?請問是走這裡嗎?」感到異狀的拿堤爾出聲詢問,原本背對他的艾芙娜轉過身來,呼吸顯得有些急促,臉色也不太好看。116Please respect copyright.PENANAUS6GLP2uWH
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「艾芙娜小姐,妳沒事嗎?」拿堤爾慌張地問。116Please respect copyright.PENANA4m3gLNlkAD
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艾芙娜搖搖頭,輕聲說:「沒事,請等我一下。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA9u8vKsnIxm
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艾芙娜很快在衣領別上一枚寶石胸針,拿堤爾馬上看出那是小型魔具,寶石胸針的底座是有助於穩定魔力的銀灰石,上頭鑲嵌的寶石則是高純度的魔晶,閃爍燦金色的光芒,不是一般人能擁有的東西。116Please respect copyright.PENANAXbuYh7MHsT
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「裘德先生的店在巴諾提市集,我一樣會帶你過去,只是……」116Please respect copyright.PENANADkKRBXcELI
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即使艾芙娜面對著拿堤爾,她依然將視線撇向旁邊的陰暗處,微微皺眉且欲言又止的模樣,讓拿堤爾感到困惑且擔心。116Please respect copyright.PENANAtVFkPqvCAe
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「請問有什麼困難的地方嗎?如果我可以幫忙的話……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAxTpbgTW2Uq
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「沒什麼……不過……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAa4nG73uJvC
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艾芙娜的白皙臉龐泛起微微的紅暈,拿堤爾還以為是過於昏暗的光線讓他不小心看錯了。116Please respect copyright.PENANA9A0dejSi4P
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接著艾芙娜對他伸出雪白柔軟的手,像是下定決心般說道:「請你握著我的手,千萬不要放開。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA5UBHqTBqjd
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「咦?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAjISz5tuL2S
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伴隨從心底浮升的微妙心緒,拿堤爾的臉龐也泛起了微熱的紅暈。116Please respect copyright.PENANApuKr0Dfxrx
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巴諾提市集大道鋪設的米黃色地磚,以及兩旁樓房的象牙色磚牆與紅瓦屋頂,在明亮陽光下顯得鮮明而生氣蓬勃,加上熙來攘往的人潮以及人聲鼎沸的喧鬧,展現了屬於巴諾提市集的朝氣與活力。116Please respect copyright.PENANA4S4sMNeDeN
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「抱歉,不好意思。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAnL9B18dp5I
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拿堤爾向不小心撞到的一名路人道歉,他正在市集川流不息的人潮中行走,同時被一股無形的力量給拉住,而這股力量的源頭,便是在他面前隱形的艾芙娜。116Please respect copyright.PENANAh3eHbY4PkU
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不久之前,艾芙娜使用了魔具胸針把自己隱形起來,但為了繼續替拿堤爾帶路,她只好牽著拿堤爾的手,一起在熱鬧擁擠的市集中前行。116Please respect copyright.PENANAIJwYiHfjzV
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隱形術屬於相當高階的魔法,其術式也是不對外公開的秘傳術式,可見那枚胸針魔具的不凡價值。116Please respect copyright.PENANAHrEDWm5QlA
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雖然艾芙娜沒有說明隱形的原因,但拿堤爾隱約感覺她似乎不想讓其他人看見自己的樣貌,來到市集之前,艾芙娜也是盡量帶他走無人經過的小徑。116Please respect copyright.PENANAQAoHj7yXCu
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現在的拿堤爾看不見艾芙娜的身影,但藉由與她牽繫的手,拿堤爾感受到屬於她的柔軟與溫度,讓他得以在一片紛雜喧鬧之中,清楚感觸艾芙娜的存在。116Please respect copyright.PENANAkw79UImZ6U
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然而,艾芙娜彷彿害怕著什麼的微微顫抖,也經由她的手傳遞給了拿堤爾。116Please respect copyright.PENANA26S8an6FK5
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拿堤爾想起了第一次見到的艾芙娜,她是那麼嬌小又柔弱,連她的手也是出乎意料的小而纖細,拿堤爾結實的大手幾乎能包覆住她的整個手掌,他心裡悄悄升起一股憐愛之情。116Please respect copyright.PENANAcJro1UIR6w
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拿堤爾不自覺牽緊了艾芙娜的手,力道不乏堅定與溫柔。116Please respect copyright.PENANAwgz8uQl25g
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艾芙娜驚得顫了一下,拿堤爾才發覺自己正緊緊握著艾芙娜的手,嚇得稍稍鬆開了自己的手。116Please respect copyright.PENANAZDMuyYCgKu
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但沒想到,艾芙娜反而回握了拿堤爾的手,沒有厭惡排斥的反應,讓拿堤爾有些意外。這樣是否代表自己和艾芙娜的距離稍微拉近了呢。116Please respect copyright.PENANAlRJIjxoCXG
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拿堤爾馬上壓下自己盪樣的心神,拼命提醒自己專注於修復音樂盒的事。116Please respect copyright.PENANAdM7l6HjIgp
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當拿堤爾內心天人交戰的時候,艾芙娜突然放開和他牽著的手,瞬間失去的溫度與柔軟,使拿堤爾有些悵然若失。116Please respect copyright.PENANAxbFfPbRKg7
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「到了,就是這裡。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAHrMZETZ6k1
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艾芙娜的聲音傳到他的耳邊,拿堤爾定睛一看,眼前是與周遭店家並無二致的尖塔樓房,門口處懸掛一塊招牌:「裘德魔具鋪」116Please respect copyright.PENANAzLC2dkSDDR
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店鋪的門被緩緩打開,拿堤爾知道是艾芙娜開了門,便跟著她進入店鋪裡。116Please respect copyright.PENANALsAtjhSyuO
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店裡沉澱著一股古舊溫和的氛圍,陽光越過窗戶灑落進店內,使整個空間顯得明亮寬敞,店裡種類繁多的魔具,皆井然有序地陳列在木製貨架上,一般家用的清掃工具到冒險者專用的魔法道具,都安詳地等待與適合的人邂逅。116Please respect copyright.PENANAkgwMghCSec
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「歡迎光臨。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAp1VtQU9zV2
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蒼啞的聲音從店裡的某個角落傳來,拿堤爾朝聲音源頭看過去,一名頭髮花白的矮小老人正拄著拐杖,從裡面的房間慢慢走出來,他滿臉的細小皺紋,呈現歲月層層堆疊的痕跡,圓框眼鏡掛在他肥厚的鼻頭上,眼鏡後的雙眼則瞇成一條細縫,老人的氣質和藹可親,卻又隱約流露一股精明銳利的感覺。116Please respect copyright.PENANALCMRJuN3So
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「這位客人是第一次來吧,請問需要什麼呢?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAJXH4rOU2Ml
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老人笑咪咪地看著拿堤爾,拿堤爾有些尷尬的說:「不是的,我不是來這裡買東西的……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAVcAIV9gn8t
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「裘德先生,是我帶他來的。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAWIw4N6CHrd
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艾芙娜解除隱形魔法,在裘德面前現身。116Please respect copyright.PENANAN58ynWWbJd
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「唉啊,是艾芙娜啊,正想說有好一陣子沒看到妳了,羅芙大師最近還好嗎?」116Please respect copyright.PENANA29Ihw3JPe1
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裘德開心得像是見到久未謀面的孫女,滿面笑容地說。116Please respect copyright.PENANAaDkGpzp8iF
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「謝謝您的關心,師父一切安好。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAG6F4fa5KeM
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艾芙娜的態度謙恭有禮,但相較於裘德對她展露出的熱忱,就顯得有些疏遠。116Please respect copyright.PENANA74Vlqep39k
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「這樣啊,妳回去再幫我跟羅芙大師問聲好吧。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5pVswpZ9o
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裘德似乎已經習慣艾芙娜這樣不冷不熱的回應,他接著對拿堤爾說:「那你應該就是拿堤爾先生了,羅芙大師已經先用通話機,跟我說明大致的情況了。」116Please respect copyright.PENANACRpYfiNQCu
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「我就是拿堤爾,請問需要修復的魔具在哪裡?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAooTpe0mU7d
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拿堤爾迫不及待地答道,裘德瞇起雙眼,透過眼鏡細細打量拿堤爾,滿是皺紋的臉上浮現淡淡的笑意。116Please respect copyright.PENANA7JmHcRMx4w
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「就在這儲藏間裡面,跟我來。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAcPy6iAfG4l
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裘德引領著拿堤爾及艾芙娜,進入另一邊的儲藏間,裡面的景象壯觀到讓拿堤爾幾乎移不開目光。116Please respect copyright.PENANAp8nPAtwGFI
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儲藏間的整體格局寬闊,裡面一塵不染的潔淨,打破一般人對儲藏間狹窄雜亂的印象,高掛於天花板的輝石燈,散發橘黃色的柔亮燈光,照亮了整個空間。116Please respect copyright.PENANAgUhXGSuexn
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儲藏間四面牆都是做工精緻的透明琉璃櫃,裡頭儲放著難以數盡的各式魔具,在隱約流動的琉璃光彩之下,更加耀眼奪目,另外還有一些無法放進琉璃櫃的大型魔具,則安放於鋪了絨巾的大理石台座上,這裡與其說是儲藏間,不如說是展示間更貼切一些。116Please respect copyright.PENANASaMFgIcBZM
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裘德對魔具的細心呵護,令拿堤爾心生敬意,他也注意到儲藏間裡的魔具極具價值,有些甚至是只在文獻看過的絕世珍品,店鋪販賣的魔具跟這裡的魔具比起來,根本是雲泥之別,他不敢想像裘德收藏這些魔具花費了多少時間與心力。116Please respect copyright.PENANAopbpOVPRiO
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「請問,這裡的魔具都是裘德先生您的嗎?」116Please respect copyright.PENANA391AW8v5IC
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拿堤爾壓抑不住澎湃的好奇心,想要更加了解有關這些魔具的事。116Please respect copyright.PENANAB7H3l3YqqD
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「呵呵,你看傻了嗎。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAGtDyzDn4H4
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拿堤爾的反應讓裘德有些得意,裘德以柔和目光凝視此處的魔具,沉聲說道:「其實這裡的魔具,不是屬於我一個人的。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAnmOJNXAlsZ
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「這裡的每個魔具,都有屬於它們的『命中註定之人』,我只是給這些魔具一個暫時的棲身之所,等到有適合它們的人出現,我就會把魔具交給那個人。」116Please respect copyright.PENANABNNuKg0Dl6
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「平常我這裡不會輕易讓人進來,但因為你是羅芙介紹的人,還有你的眼神直率而清澈,我便覺得你不是會心生歹念的壞人,我看人的眼光可是很準的。」116Please respect copyright.PENANADBCa4VRkQU
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裘德的話語有如和煦的春陽,一股暖意流進拿堤爾的心裡,自己竟然被一位初次見面的人如此信任,令他更不想辜負裘德的信賴與期待。116Please respect copyright.PENANAM4cWW4Qi7z
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艾芙娜聽到裘德的話,忍不住偷瞄拿堤爾幾眼,清麗面龐浮現了有些微妙的神情。116Please respect copyright.PENANA0DDEMEwRLL
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「回到正題,我想請你修好的東西是這個。」裘德從門邊的琉璃櫃中,拿出一個正八面體的水晶方塊。116Please respect copyright.PENANAT2c7sviagU
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水晶方塊在裘德手中,流動著璀璨的奇異光芒,內嵌於方塊中心的菱柱型魔晶,卻充盈著詭異的漆黑色彩,是彷彿能吞沒所有光采的深邃幽暗。外在的光彩與內在的黑暗,形成強烈的對比,卻又渾然天成地融合在一起,和諧且獨特的光影之美,讓人不禁讚嘆這絕妙的魔具工藝。116Please respect copyright.PENANAZmTHpfnK7Y
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「本來這魔具我已經用了很久,但我這個老糊塗,最近不小心給它摔到地上了,結果現在不管怎麼弄都毫無反應。然後我請過不少魔具工匠,但他們都束手無策,有些人甚至看不出這是做什麼用的,真是讓我傷透腦筋啊。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAtHFBV0kQCN
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「這個魔具是很重要的東西,現在就把它交給你囉。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAFX4uC9QpRB
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裘德將這個棘手的難題交到拿堤爾手上,他沒有說明魔具的用途,無非是想考驗拿堤爾的真正實力。116Please respect copyright.PENANAmRdyMm3zl5
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「好的,請交給我吧。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAOq9Ip1l5No
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拿堤爾接下了裘德給他的挑戰,他細細查看手裡的水晶方塊,方塊的大小並不大,他只要一隻手就能將其握在掌心裡,重量也比想像中還要輕。116Please respect copyright.PENANARcgxVz4qRq
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拿堤爾的朱紅眼瞳,同時映照出水晶方塊的明燦流光與幽深黑暗,他將全副精神投入的專注,讓自己與周遭的事物完全隔絕,身處於只有他跟魔具存在的世界裡。116Please respect copyright.PENANAPkqA5cjidt
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不一會兒,他終於發現了答案。116Please respect copyright.PENANAjJJgo9dOJY
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拿堤爾從腰袋拿出一把鑿子,他將鑿子尖端抵在方塊的菱角邊緣,再稍加施力,方塊的水晶外殼就像豆腐一樣被切成兩半。116Please respect copyright.PENANA3GneP5EAEa
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「!?」艾芙娜露出驚疑的神色,她沒想到拿堤爾居然毫不猶豫地切開魔具,但她看著身旁裘德老神在在的模樣,決定跟他一樣靜觀其變。116Please respect copyright.PENANAvdD108RPVF
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接著,拿堤爾用鑷子小心翼翼取出漆黑魔晶,他再拿出一把小錐子,等到錐子尖端發出微光,便將錐子淺淺地刺入魔晶內部,魔晶表面立刻浮現帶有淡淡光輝的繁複紋路,拿堤爾用錐子沿著魔晶紋路仔細調弄,動作俐落又不失細心。116Please respect copyright.PENANAkTh3WVBqy3
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最後他將魔晶放回剖半的水晶裡,再把兩塊水晶貼合在一起,菱角邊緣的切口居然漸漸黏合復原,切成兩半的方塊變回原本完好無缺的模樣。116Please respect copyright.PENANAsx7P8rQr4D
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「已經修好了,請您看有沒有問題。」116Please respect copyright.PENANArW7E1Fu2Xd
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拿堤爾將水晶方塊還給裘德,裘德仔細端詳手中的方塊,神情帶有幾分驚喜。116Please respect copyright.PENANAVHN9gt26JU
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「你是第一個說自己修好這個魔具的工匠呢,現在,讓我確認看看吧。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAZegUERUPaR
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裘德將水晶方塊置於掌心,方塊便緩緩浮升於半空中。116Please respect copyright.PENANA9GUXZqByqX
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「安加爾˙波亞。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAVxByqaROhT
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裘德說出兩節短咒語,水晶方塊內的漆黑魔晶立刻透射出數道光線,再經過外在水晶體的折射,於空中交織成一幕幕的影像。116Please respect copyright.PENANAohEqyM05xz
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艾芙娜看見眼前的景象,驚訝地說不出半句話。116Please respect copyright.PENANA9uwfqjIA3F
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「啊啊……真的是……」116Please respect copyright.PENANADfas7q8QG9
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無數影像圍繞在裘德周遭,如跑馬燈一般不停轉動著,那些影像有些是遙遠邊境的遼闊風景,異國的風土人情,或是鮮有人跡的秘境,而在裘德臉上洋溢的喜悅,彷彿為他注入新的活力,令他整個人神采煥發。116Please respect copyright.PENANAlyNxwoFUur
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裘德伸手觸碰某張影像,那張影像便在裘德面前停下並放大,影像裡一名英氣勃發的高挑男子,就佇立於高聳的峭壁之上,如鷹隼般充滿傲氣地凝望遠方的風景,彷彿所追尋的理想,就在他目光所向的不遠處。116Please respect copyright.PENANAjEo1r164Mi
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「這是我的弟弟。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAopr2CwjG3X
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裘德指著那名男子,他微微沙啞的聲音,牽引著艾芙娜和拿堤爾回溯他的記憶:「我的弟弟和我從小感情就很好,我們成年後,我繼承了父親的店面,我弟弟則是成為冒險者,懷抱踏遍世界的夢想離開故鄉。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAXDKOK7Zdzx
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「雖然現在這種紀錄影像的魔具相當普遍,但在四十幾年前,卻是難得一見的稀有品,當時我的弟弟在冒險途中,得到了這個稀奇的水晶方塊,便想要用這個紀錄在世界各地看到的景色,帶回故鄉給我看。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6RiE8Jmns
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「但就在我弟弟離開故鄉的十年後,他就遭受魔獸襲擊而死,他的同伴便將這份遺物送到我的手上。」116Please respect copyright.PENANALnYkj1koNh
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說到此處,漂浮在空中的水晶方塊收斂了光輝,流動的影像也漸漸淡去,然後方塊緩緩落下,靜靜躺回裘德的手心裡。116Please respect copyright.PENANAcy5x1fjbLK
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「即使最後只有這件魔具回到這裡,但對我來說,它是等同於我弟弟的存在。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAFH5VDnGo45
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雖然裘德的口吻,是訴說陳年往事的雲淡風輕,但其中蘊含的深厚思念,在拿堤爾與艾芙娜的心中,生出幾分傷感的情緒。116Please respect copyright.PENANA1YDYALUTrZ
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「我不太能理解,您弟弟的想法。」原本一直保持沉默的艾芙娜突然開口,讓拿堤爾有些意外。116Please respect copyright.PENANAdMk1GHH2PZ
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「明明家人就在身邊,為什麼想要離開呢?如果您弟弟沒有出去冒險的話,說不定就能活下去,一直跟您在一起了。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAqibuRNkPAQ
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受略微悲傷的氛圍所感染,艾芙娜道出肺腑之言。116Please respect copyright.PENANAXRrfvKUmt5
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面對艾芙娜的疑問,裘德只是莞爾一笑,淡淡地說:「或許吧,但我認為,他不會對自己的選擇感到後悔。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAEN6YpqZoOO
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「有些人就是寧願付出一切,也想要完成自己真正想做的事,我的弟弟就是那樣的人,他的性子我最清楚了。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAXoWrm82Zwq
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裘德的話撥動了拿堤爾的心弦,他的腦海浮現某人堅毅的身影,一股懷思之情油然而生,讓他心中的感傷更深。116Please respect copyright.PENANA9jLY11krcE
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一旁的艾芙娜則悄悄低下頭,她半垂的眼簾之下,似乎隱藏著無法向他人訴說的心思。116Please respect copyright.PENANACenw1gPFY3
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「拿堤爾先生,謝謝你,你修復魔具的技法真是大膽又細膩,我想要請教你是怎麼修好的。」察覺到周圍氣氛過於沉重,裘德趕緊轉換話題,他也對拿堤爾的高超技藝感到好奇。116Please respect copyright.PENANABk8L26P5KZ
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「您太抬舉我了,雖然這種魔具相當罕見,但構造並不複雜,只要能夠理解構造的話,我想其他魔具工匠也能夠修好。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA3JrNDvsOrF
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拿堤爾的目光落在裘德手中的水晶方塊,開始向他解釋:「這個魔具外層像是水晶的部分是拉莫晶石,可防止魔力散失,內部魔晶的材質則是安洛爾鋼玉,能將魔力轉換為光源,雖然很難看出來,但魔晶的表面其實包覆了一層薄薄的黑曜岩殼,才讓他看起來是黑色的。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAJtbm6iHhU1
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「而這層黑曜岩殼就是關鍵,黑曜岩殼裡鑲嵌了難以用肉眼看見的魔力鍊,比較特別的是,這個魔力鍊也是魔晶裡術式的一部份,所以不但能夠輸送魔力,也能將魔力的光轉化為影像。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAazWpH8by32
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「這個魔具之前會損壞,就是黑曜岩殼中的魔力鍊因撞擊產生些許偏移,導致魔法術式無法發動,所以我只是稍加調整魔力鍊,並不是多麼高超的技藝。」116Please respect copyright.PENANA2lI64lCC1t
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拿堤爾簡潔扼要地說明魔具構造及修復原理,他認為太過深入的高談闊論,在裘德這樣經驗老道的魔具商人面前只是班門弄斧。116Please respect copyright.PENANA6xhYCD2Rx9
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「你太過自謙了,你是第一個將這個魔具看得如此透徹並加以修復的人,這水晶方塊,是我弟弟從大陸邊境得到的工藝品,鍛造的技法及構造相當特殊,大多數魔具工匠因為沒接觸過這種魔具,一開始就放棄了,其他工匠也是看不出其中奧秘而半途放棄。拿堤爾先生,你是出自於哪個工房的呢?有這樣的高人一等的技藝,怎麼我到現在都沒聽過你的名字呢?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAye6ZAqHABy
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裘德毫不掩飾他對拿堤爾的讚賞,拿堤爾有些不好意思地擺手說道:「我沒有隸屬的工房,實際上我只是名採礦工人而已,您沒聽過是正常的。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAakpxptBujP
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「什麼,採礦工人?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAOcZZUCplGM
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裘德的驚訝與困惑,在聽見拿堤爾回答的瞬間脫口而出,但他很快恢復鎮定,睜開原本半瞇著的雙眼,注視著拿堤爾。116Please respect copyright.PENANAY3WROGSqwU
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「那麼你願意跟我合作嗎?你幫我鍛造魔具的話,我會給你很豐厚的報酬的。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAyosyiZw6EM
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親切溫和的老者,在此時展現商人精明幹練的一面,裘德之前積極徵求各地的魔具工匠,除了修復水晶方塊的目的之外,也想藉此找出才華傑出的工匠,作為長期合作的對象。116Please respect copyright.PENANApvnwIabgxQ
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「這個……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAJufB9UYPLv
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裘德突如其來的提議,讓拿堤爾不知該如何是好,以前會找他修復魔具的人只有安德,其他人對他的才能一無所知,而為了得到艾芙娜的認同,他才在別人面前修復魔具,更何況過去的經歷,讓他對於魔具的鍛造不禁有所排斥。116Please respect copyright.PENANApp3V28NsRo
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但是裘德誠懇的合作邀請,他也不好意思斷然拒絕。116Please respect copyright.PENANAmSaOcbhgMZ
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「你可以慢慢考慮,不用現在就給我答案,只是我認為你的才華不應該白白類浪費啊。」查覺到拿堤爾的猶豫,裘德給了考慮的時間,消除他立刻拒絕的可能性。116Please respect copyright.PENANAXUlNOyyv8y
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「對了,我要給你這次修復的報酬,你和艾芙娜在這等我一下。」116Please respect copyright.PENANAGcn0RZky20
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「啊,裘德先生……」116Please respect copyright.PENANAU3ckTI720Y
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不給拿堤爾婉拒的機會,裘德轉身踏出儲藏室大門,留下他和艾芙娜兩人。116Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZYPpEKwsa
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拿堤爾從沒想過會和艾芙娜獨處,他轉頭望向艾芙娜,艾芙娜正靠在一邊的牆壁上,清麗面龐露出不苟言笑的嚴肅表情,彷彿陷入深思。116Please respect copyright.PENANAZrdp6OyPPv
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拿堤爾心裡暗自鬆了一口氣,他自認自己不善交際,更不會應對女性,不知如何跟艾芙娜相處。然而現在艾芙娜並沒有將注意力放到自己身上,至少免除了兩人獨處時的尷尬,他只要在這裡等裘德回來就好。116Please respect copyright.PENANAvcs0my0vhU
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但拿堤爾仍不免感到一點失落,在他展現能力之後,裘德雖對他頗為青睞,但是艾芙娜似乎沒有特別的反應。116Please respect copyright.PENANAMsJUZ5c7q3
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「拿堤爾先生…你有聽到什麼奇怪的聲音嗎?」突然間,艾芙娜向拿堤爾發問。116Please respect copyright.PENANA1uUQ7uwZwR
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「我沒有聽到什麼聲音,這裡只有我們兩人啊。」拿堤爾認真的回答,讓艾芙娜的臉色更加凝重,她的視線緩緩移到儲藏間的一個角落。116Please respect copyright.PENANAScrzUbpNEq
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拿堤爾循著艾芙娜的視線看過去,那裏堆放了一些被防塵布覆蓋的大型魔具,似乎沒有什麼特別詭異的地方。116Please respect copyright.PENANA6xDKgGciFY
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艾芙娜卻異常謹慎地朝那裏走過去,她走到比自己身軀大上一些的魔具面前,立刻將覆蓋在上面的防塵布掀開。116Please respect copyright.PENANAhuvCp9xvP5
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「啪唰。」116Please respect copyright.PENANANnKPHyPFLJ
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防塵布癱軟在地板上,佇立在艾芙娜跟拿堤爾眼前的,是一面巨大的鏡子,平滑鏡面如清澈湖面,映照出兩人的身影。116Please respect copyright.PENANANN4nA8vrhz
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鏡子的方形鏡框雕刻著繁複精美的花紋,而鑲嵌在鏡框頂端的深藍魔晶,深深吸引了艾芙娜的目光,她的聲音驚愕地顫抖著:「怎麼會…要趕快告訴師傅才行!」。116Please respect copyright.PENANA1iHQpAaf7E
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「發生什麼事了?這面鏡子有什麼奇怪的?」116Please respect copyright.PENANAsAXGhmpeYQ
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拿堤爾查覺到不對勁,正當他想細細端詳這面鏡子時,鏡子突然發出強烈白光,讓他們一瞬間睜不開眼。116Please respect copyright.PENANAslqAqQ9ie8
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「艾芙娜!!」116Please respect copyright.PENANAen5z2kP9wL
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拿堤爾反射性護在艾芙娜身前,在將兩人徹底吞沒的純白光芒中,他們的意識漸漸遠去……116Please respect copyright.PENANAKNoLwYUcY8
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