《blood tax》Chapter 21 The Pearl of Bayeran
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為什麼不法者途徑的高序列信息丟失了?
格里菲斯翻閱了其他章節。
施法者、圣騎士、刺客、獵魔人……幾乎所有已知被人類吸收的非凡特性都有晉升序列4的可能。雖然高階晉升的知識和條件不會寫在書中,只有破法者沒有高階的線索。
“第一紀發生了什麼?” 格里菲斯問身邊的索倫。
“啊,啊?” 索倫撫摸著見習騎士的軍刀,半晌才恍然大悟,“那是禁忌的歷史,沒有人知道,不要探索。”
好吧~這不就是一千多年前的事嗎?也許那個時代的精神還活著。格里菲斯傷心地繼續翻著書。
按照神秘學的常識,序列9到序列7被稱為非凡。高于它們的生命形式也統稱為非凡者,但為了區分它們,在某些場合會被尊為“非凡者”。這個級別的存在,在對神秘力量的理解和使用上,都將遠超非凡者。
格里菲斯的軍團長瓦爾基里據說突破了序列7的瓶頸,只比見習騎士大幾歲。其他同階的超凡者,也是顯赫的人物。據說,任命霍蒙沃茨正式教授的條件之一是晉升序列6。
超凡者中,最強大、最神秘的是序列4,擁有近乎半神的神秘力量。他們的人數如此之少,以至于公眾都不知道他們的名字。
或者說,非凡者的提升和特征是神秘學的重要研究方向。每年都有很多瘋狂的研究人員死于失敗的實驗,甚至變成怪物和真正的瘋子,比死還慘。
書上的插圖記錄了一些可憐生物扭曲混亂的形象。身為非凡者的格里菲斯在看到這些蠕動卷曲的陰影片刻后,渾身一顫,連忙翻頁。
這是不對的!
既然這麼多的人不怕死,愿意投身于玄學,嗯,義工,為什麼我的晉升之路還不明朗呢?就算是用人命堆起來,也應該有結果的!
自從離開軍隊后,不可思議的事情接踵而至。回首每一個問題,格里菲斯都覺得比蒙不久前遇到的神話生物并沒有那麼神奇。如果他現在再次遇到,他絕對不會像以前那樣慌張。
玄學真的很迷人!
不知不覺間,晨光透過玻璃灑在了桌子上。格里菲斯回過神來,匆匆告別了心地善良的索倫先生,匆匆回到了自己的房間。
作為Shutoral,他仍然不知道自己每天會面臨什麼樣的工作和挑戰,所以他必須抓緊時間休息一下。
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午飯時間,身為預備役裝甲騎兵團訓練主任的海因茨先生再次來到拉莫爾伯爵的府邸,與伯爵在議會討論了一些議案。會議結束后,院長把他的學生叫來,看看他是否在貴族大宅的第一頓飯中幸存下來。
“聽說你演的很厲害,把菜都吃光了?你這個飯桶!” 海因茨局長連忙說道,完全不理會驚訝的格里菲斯,“不要驚訝,這里沒有秘密,昨晚的事情已經傳到我的耳朵里了。”
“如果可以的話,我希望他們允許我去街邊的餐館吃二十個蘇的晚餐。” 格里菲斯對弗拉格船長喃喃道:“這里的規律性太強了,攻擊獸人也讓我緊張。”
“嘖,二十個蘇,你吃這麼多干嘛?” 齊隊長半怒半笑的說道:“修托拉爾想進入高等學院的可以排隊!有幾位法官和學者一直在努力為伯爵服務,
就是為了讓他們的后輩也能有你這樣的機會……”
就在這時,一聲輕微的響動傳來。諾蘭和索尼婭小姐出現在圖書館門口。大哥手里拿著一大堆關于法術和藥劑的書,仿佛在給妹妹準備一本參考書。
“你好,齊隊長閣下。”伯爵長子笑著招呼二人。身旁的伯爵女兒輕輕撩起裙擺,對著急著行禮的兩人,不給他們說話的機會,便從書架上取下書本,快步離開。
“嗯,這小子倒是挺自尊的,說不定他不會亂我的計劃!” 索尼婭輕快地走出書房,心情好了很多,“我就是吃了很多。”
聽說了嗎……剛才還在聊天的兩人都有些不好意思了。海因茨局長一臉粗魯,隨便聊了幾句就離開了,留下格里菲斯和伯爵的長子盯著他看。
“下午好,見習騎士。”諾蘭的臉色和昨晚一樣蒼白,眼底的兩個黑眼圈就像東方群山中的一頭花熊。他看起來像昨晚熬夜一樣。他微笑著指了指對面的座位,示意格里菲斯坐在那里。
“昨晚我就是想問你,長劍一擊砍下你的頭是什麼感覺?” 諾蘭若有所思地問道:“你喜歡這種感覺嗎?”
“……”剛剛獲得拜仁命的格里菲斯無語。
“你對這個世界滿意嗎?”
“我沒有想到這一點,”格里菲斯搖搖頭。
“我們有土豆、玉米、紅薯,各種高產作物,可以養活數千萬人和無數牲畜。還有亞麻、絲綢、橡膠、鐵礦石和稀有黃金,讓我們的生活比樹木更好..上面的卷毛狒狒還不錯,”諾蘭笑著看著剛剛遇到的騎士見習的眼睛,問了一個他從未想過的問題,“騎士見習先生,你不覺得嗎?世界太美了?太美了。剛剛好。”
“作為一名在戰場上多處骨折的士兵,我恐怕不能說這個世界如此美麗,”格里菲斯回答道,“但我能理解你的意思。這個世界提供了如此多的種類。材料,如果沒有戰爭,人類和其他種族將生活在一個像神國一樣的世界里。”
“沒錯,就是這個意思。我們享受這個美妙的世界,而我們認為理所當然的一切,都像是鳥籠里的金絲雀。” 諾蘭抓起一個梨,咬了一大口。“今晚和我一起參加國王最喜歡的梅耶公爵的舞會,我將向你展示世界的中心是什麼樣的。”
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傍晚時分,拘謹奢華的馬車將諾蘭和格里菲斯帶到了邁耶公爵的府邸。雖然他體驗過伯爵府邸的奢華與美麗,但邁耶公爵府邸的精致,每一塊石頭都能讓見習騎士目瞪口呆。
細白的沙子從正門一直延伸到大堂,馬車經過時發出悅耳的沙沙聲。來自世界各地的奇花異草非常巧妙地擺放在院子里,花盆小心翼翼地埋在地下,不留一絲痕跡。
“看,這就是拜仁的新明珠。”
“拉維爾小姐是今天最耀眼的春天,你看她拿第二名的時候是多麼的奇怪。”
“這個好難買到的笑容,哦,神明在上面……”
幾位客人聚集在大廳里。格里菲斯從他們身邊走過時看到他們的眼睛閃閃發光,陶醉和欽佩的表情幾乎溢出了。
“他們在說什麼?” 格里菲斯輕聲問道。
諾蘭用奇怪的表情看了他一眼。
“我的姐妹。”
在舞池中央,剛滿十六歲的索尼婭·德·拉莫爾小姐被正式介紹給拜仁社區。
格里菲斯的目光從層層疊疊的人群中擠了過去,當他看到金發女郎的時候,他仿佛看到了薄霧中綻放的晨光,公爵府那璀璨的水晶吊燈失去了光芒。
少女身穿鑲有星光水晶的長裙,露出白皙圓潤的肩膀,高挑的身材嫵媚動人,跳舞時還有些害羞內斂。她不需要張開嘴,藍色的眼睛可以傾瀉出她的心聲,時而低下,仿佛在說,如果你是我的心上人,你會多麼的乖巧乖巧。
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“格里菲斯·布蘭頓見習騎士,”格里菲斯正在欣賞美景的時候,一名貼身男仆走過來,在他耳邊低語道,“一位女士讓你在二樓房間休息。”
不知道發生了什麼事的格里菲斯乖乖的被帶到了二樓。幾名侍女忙得不可開交,急忙宣布他的到來。
“格里菲斯~”清脆悅耳如山泉水一般的聲音抓住了見習騎士的心神,讓他看到了一個熟悉的身影。
她的瀑布般光滑的黑色頭發上有漂亮的尖耳朵。
“好看嗎?” 幾天不見的加拉迪亞脫下游俠的盔甲和斗篷,身著露肩的長裙向他招手,“我的同伴被叫走了,你會看到待會兒。你陪我一會兒好嗎?”
當然!這個需要問嗎?當精靈少女站起身來時,格里菲斯正要撲騰起來。
剪裁得當的長裙勾勒出高挑完美的曲線,精致的裝飾點綴讓曲線顯得不凝重。 靈動的眼眸里流露出一種毫不掩飾的快樂和活力。
“你覺得我會把頭發豎起來嗎?” 加拉迪亞在人高鏡前轉了一圈。
“那挺好的。” 格里菲斯費了好大勁才吐出兩個字。用長矛沖鋒并不那麼累。
“哼~”精靈少女的嘴角微微上揚,下巴微微上揚。“是我錯了,我不應該讓第一次參加舞蹈的士兵為難,你會跳舞吧?”
什麼?你是認真的嗎!?
格里菲斯感覺自己的心臟快要跳動了。
“如果我手里拿著兩把劍跳進一群獸人中就好了,但這種事情我只嘗試過六次。”
“我的上帝!六次!這麼多!” 加拉迪亞驚訝地捂住了嘴,“你真的為了保護家人和國家而努力奮斗嗎?!”
“每贏得一場大戰,我們就聚在一起慶祝,”格里菲斯抬起手臂,讓他幾天未見的精靈舞伴抱住了他。教會了我一些東西。”
學徒修女克里斯塔……與她共舞是戰后對許多學徒騎士最大的贊美。
格里菲斯的語氣和表情隨著記憶變得模糊。
“哦~” 加拉迪亞歪著頭,乖乖閉上嘴,和格里菲斯一起緩步走向大廳,“我不問。”
“行……”
兩人默不作聲地走了幾步,安靜的走廊里的氣氛瞬間尷尬得要死。最終,加拉迪亞終于忍無可忍,湊近見習騎士的肩膀低聲說道:
“她甩了你!?還是拒絕了你!告訴我!”
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