鄰近傍晚,夕陽被厚重的烏雲吞沒,大地籠罩於一片漆黑之中,烏雲不只帶來黑暗,同時也挾帶著驚人雨勢,讓地面變得泥濘不堪,難以行走。
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貝亞姆樹林,這是位於亞拉爾大森林以及貝恩城中間的小樹林,有著幾戶獵戶以及伐木工居於此地,但是本該人聲鼎沸的伐木場此刻陷入一片寂靜。
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一夥看起來就不好惹的強盜已經光顧這個地點,在大雨沖刷下,強盜們作案的痕跡很快化作腥紅細流,消失在這個雨夜之中。
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伐木場周圍有著防護用圍欄,入口處則架設一個小高台,一般會由工人輪班,監視森林中動物的動向。而現在一個滿臉絡腮鬍的粗壯大漢佔據了這個位置,他坐在小木椅上,愜意地吃著同夥送來的烤肉,同時警惕著森林中任何動靜。
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突然間,不遠處的樹叢傳來了「沙沙」聲響,瞬間吸引他的注意。
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他放下手中的盤子,手已經握住懸在腰間的號角,不過當他看到從樹叢中竄出的人影,忍不住啐了一聲,又回復原先姿態。
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來人身披深色厚重毛皮斗篷,不僅能夠防水,在夜色之中還能夠掩蔽身形,避免身上金屬器具反射火光。
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當他靠近時,絡腮鬍壯漢笑罵道:「肯尼你這臭小子,讓你偵查不是讓你出去爽,幹什麼花這麼久時間?」
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「別講屁話了多雷頓,動動你的肌肉腦子,這種鬼都看不到路的天氣,我能跑回來都算我幸運,要是你去,我看要到明天才會回來。」
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「快滾進去吧你,團長還在等你消息,要是讓目標跑了,嘿嘿,你還有幾根手指可以砍?」
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肯尼用少了食指的右手比了個中指,沒有回話直接跑進營地裡。多雷頓也不在意,反正團隊裡嘴巴更臭的人多的是。
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肯尼直接跑到了伐木場後面的山洞中。團長柯爾森就坐在山洞入口處,一邊旋轉著烤肉架的握把,一邊望向洞穴外,憂鬱滄桑的表情讓人看不出他在想什麼。
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肯尼也不敢多問,只是跑到柯爾森身旁靜靜等待。他可不敢擅自開口,上一個這樣做的,現在還埋在不知道哪個森林的土裡呢。
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雖然只過了一會兒,但是肯尼卻覺得時間過了一世紀那麼久,柯爾森總算開口了。
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「肯特,有消息了嗎?」
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被叫錯名字的肯尼不敢有絲毫不悅,而是面帶笑意高聲答覆。
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「團長大人,您的情報沒有絲毫誤差,赤牙傭兵團現在就扎營在道路附近。」
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「哈哈,不枉費我不斷給出的假消息,卡雷爾那臭婊子中計了吧。」一掃先前憂鬱的表情,柯爾森臉上露出猙獰的笑容,「媽的,敢一直壞我們的好事,這次一定要把她抓起來。」
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柯爾森領導的強盜團夥,其在外以傭兵團的身分到處胡作非為,但是由於團長柯爾森實力強勁,再加上搶完就跑的習慣,因此大多數人對他們沒什麼辦法。
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近期在亞拉爾森林附近,到處抓捕精靈的捕奴團,正是以柯爾森為首的傭兵團主導。
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「喂,肯特。」
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「是!團長!」
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「去把兄弟們都叫起來,準備出發了。」
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「我、我知道了。」
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肯尼巍巍顫顫地點頭,隨後轉身正準備離開,就在這時,他聽到背後傳來柯爾森的聲音。
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「真可惜啊,肯尼,差一點就——」
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肯尼打了個寒顫,不敢多想,立刻撒腿狂奔離開了洞穴。
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見到肯尼被嚇跑,柯爾森面露無趣地吐了口水,隨後一把抄起放在地上的巨劍,一刀將烤肉架上的屍體劈成兩半,這才披上斗篷走出洞穴。
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「管你精靈還是半精靈,通通都給我去死。」
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距離道路不遠的距離,這裡有著一處空曠的場所,特別清理過的地面是大量小碎石鋪成的地板,這是專門整理出來讓避雨商隊暫時扎營的地點。
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商隊在赤牙傭兵團的指揮下,將馬車排成不算規整的圓形,只留下一個小出口,雖然不能說百分之百安全,但是至少可以讓危險來臨時,傭兵團不用面對四面八方湧上的敵人。
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在中間的地方,用油布搭起一個大大的平頂棚子,讓大部分的人能夠在這裡稍作休息,畢竟馬車上都裝滿了貨物,並沒有多少能夠容納人們的位置。
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夏莉娜和埃尼亞也下了馬車,她們坐在棚子的邊緣,靠著附近小火堆取暖。就在這時,赤牙團長卡雷爾手中拿著兩個木碗走她們身旁。
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「喝點熱湯暖暖身子吧。」
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夏莉娜遲疑了一會兒,這才接過了木碗。埃尼亞則是在她接過碗之前就已經大口喝起來。
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冒著熱氣的湯呈現混濁的黃色,量不算多,喝起來有點辣還有一絲絲甜,雖然份量不多,但是熱湯才剛入腹,夏莉娜便覺得渾身暖和許多。
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「謝謝,舒服多了。」
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「哈哈,這可是特別服務喔。」
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聞言,夏莉娜環顧四周,這才發現除了她們之外,只有少部分的傭兵團成員手上有著木碗,其餘的人大多都只是圍坐在火堆旁取暖而已。
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還沒等她有所反應,卡雷爾接著開口問道。
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「妳們離開森林之後要去哪裡?」
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「我好像沒有回答的必要吧?」
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「情報對傭兵來說可是很重要的,像您這樣的大人物特地外出一趟,應該是有什麼要事得處理,看在熱湯的份上多少透露一點給我也沒關係吧。」
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夏莉娜一時語塞。雖然說這件事是她的私事,也沒有告訴外人的必要,不過正如卡雷爾所說,反正也不是什麼大事,透露一些沒什麼關係。
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「我也不是什麼大人物啦,只不過是想去塔菲恩王國一趟。」
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「塔菲恩?那還真遠呢,精靈王國最近和塔菲恩王國有什麼交集嗎?」卡雷爾直接忽略掉夏莉娜前半段話,接著詢問道。
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「不,是我自己的私事。」這樣說完,夏莉娜低下了頭。
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「诶,這樣啊。」卡雷爾發出怪聲,明顯不相信夏莉娜的話。
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儘管如此,夏莉娜也不會多做解釋,畢竟她和卡雷爾並不熟,更何況對方因此會錯意而轉頭離開那就更好了。
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不過卡雷爾可不會輕易放棄,既然夏莉娜不想說,那麼換個對象就好了。
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「那麼妳呢?身為魔族怎麼會跟精靈一起行動?」
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埃尼亞瞪大眼睛,本來因為全身暖和而露出的笑臉瞬間消失,她鼓著嘴不滿的看著卡雷爾。
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「我才不是魔族,我是半精靈啦。」
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「嗯?抱歉,畢竟從外表上看起來確實是魔族的樣子嘛。」
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卡雷爾表面上打了個哈哈,但是內心已經發出嘆息。連續兩次提問失利,再繼續問下去應該也得不出什麼結果。
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卡雷爾本打算找個藉口直接離開,畢竟旅程還有一段時間,之後熟悉一點再問,搞不好可以得到不一樣的答案。不過在她執行想法前就被夏莉娜給打消她的念頭。
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「之前奈爾亞提到的捕奴團,方便的話可以告訴我詳情嗎?」
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「當然可以,在這附近基本上是眾所皆知的事情了,就當作贈送的免費情報吧。」
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根據卡雷爾所說,該傭兵團名為古蘭的榮光,雖然以榮光為名,但是其行事作風與一般強盜團基本沒有區別,因此又被一般人稱為古蘭的瘋狗。
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並且一般強盜相比,他們卻有著精銳的武裝,以及訓練有素的戰士,因此才能夠四處流竄而不被剿滅。根據小道消息指出,榮光傭兵團是已經覆滅的古蘭帝國遺民組建,因此才對追捕精靈這種行為情有獨鍾。
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「古蘭帝國跟精靈有仇嗎?」
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「不清楚,不過古蘭帝國跟塔菲恩王國有仇倒是可以肯定,畢竟當初揭露帝國的陰謀,讓帝國聲敗名裂,隨後拉攏盟友一舉戰勝帝國的,正是有著『黃金雄獅』稱號的傳奇劍聖,塔菲恩王國的伊維斯伯爵。」
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「帝國的陰謀?」
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「妳怎麼連這些都不知道?當初不是鬧得很大嗎?雖說精靈王國不怎麼關注外界,但是像妳這種程度,也太離譜了吧?」
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夏莉娜露出苦笑,畢竟她昏迷了兩百多年,這也是沒辦法的事情。不過話說回來,卡雷爾口中提到的伊維斯伯爵,該不會是萊爾吧?
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「那些之後有空再說,話說妳也不用太擔心啦,瘋狗之前已經被我們趕跑了,聽說最近跑到更北部的國家附近作亂,所以到貝恩城這段路,應該是沒什麼危險。」
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聽到卡雷爾所述,夏莉娜稍微感到放心,畢竟之前一直聽到捕奴團的消息,多少還是有些不安,不過看卡雷爾信心滿滿地模樣,應該沒有太大問題——
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就在夏莉娜這樣想的瞬間,坐在馬車頂部偵查的傭兵發出大吼。
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「團長,遠處有很多黑影靠近,速度很快。」
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卡雷爾跑過去,踏著木板直接躍上馬車棚頂,她一眼就看到最前方黑影背後的大劍,馬上就明白是老朋友來了。
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「被你給擺了一道啊,柯爾森。」
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