蒼藍帝國,首都巴蘭多。51Please respect copyright.PENANAHWs6ZK3w7W
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位於這座繁華城市最中心的華麗建築,擁有『城中巨城』之稱的皇家宮殿,此時城門緊閉,氣氛嚴肅,在一處隱敝的豪奢大廳裡,帝國身居高位者正齊聚一堂。51Please respect copyright.PENANA32Oappeb2a
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一個大圓桌邊,帝國宰相艾布納、騎士團總團長奧斯頓、皇家冒險團團長莫雷以及數位重要大臣皆在列,他們未說話,而是無聲的看向圓桌之外主位。51Please respect copyright.PENANAhKYhWkwDqO
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主位位於階梯之上,高度明顯勝於其它,四名壯碩而健美侍女如標杆在後方挺直站立,左右還有一名獨臂中年男子和正裝年輕女子靜靜站立,不發一語。51Please respect copyright.PENANAZiaby0WRda
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蒼藍帝國女皇,英格里德,此時正一手斜托臉頰,閉目沉思想著前幾日從邊境傳來的報告內容。51Please respect copyright.PENANA7743TJ33wM
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靜默氣氛壓的在場眾人心裡沉重,年約四十的女皇,不論手段、閱歷還是權勢一年比一年可怕,沒有人想要看到她發怒。51Please respect copyright.PENANAokR4mrI26c
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上一個有此殊榮的人,已經連其家族徹底消失在席落大陸。51Please respect copyright.PENANA9V0zLD5Y59
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「莫雷。」終於,女皇開口點名。51Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1iTNWf3vn
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被叫到的皇家冒險團團長,戰戰競競起身來到主位前單膝跪下。51Please respect copyright.PENANAlEl7s0hVnD
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「你能不能告訴我,為什麼帝國每年給予皇家冒險團這麼多資源,結果你的手下都是一群廢物?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAId6R2NbcCl
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髮色有些花白的莫雷,這名曾為帝國出生入死數十年的皇家冒險團負責人,深深低下頭,跪落的單膝改雙膝,沒有做出任何解釋,只是道:「辜負陛下,請陛下賜予懲罰。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAbGfhNucpYv
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聞言,女皇並未生氣,輕笑幾聲道:「對於誠實認錯的人我向來寬容,你一上來就要求懲罰,是為了逃避責任嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAcqwgbsrAiQ
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「不敢。」莫雷回答同時雙手已是貼地,頭重重磕在地板上。51Please respect copyright.PENANAg09MyI2WFn
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見他死板如此,女皇至此似是有些厭煩,揮手道:「行了,當年支持我上位的老人也沒剩幾個,辭去皇家冒險團團長吧,宮殿外面還有幾個你的年輕孫子孫女在擔心呢。」51Please respect copyright.PENANA8q1BCcOCcG
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「是,女皇陛下!即使無職,臣及家族依然誓死為帝國效忠!」51Please respect copyright.PENANA28EAD4aj1Q
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答謝完,莫雷低頭跪著後移,直至遠離圓桌來到門口,他才重新站起身,頭也不回的離開這座豪奢大廳。51Please respect copyright.PENANAsjUV4uzd0O
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待人走遠,女皇這才咐吩身邊侍女,淡淡的道:「削去杜諾一切軍職爵位,除非重新立功,否則就讓他一輩子在皇家冒險團當名小兵,直到死。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAnCgm6GFvlA
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說完,她又將視線投至圓桌其中一人身上,道:「另外,那個懷智派的小鬼,看起來不像真的擁有智慧呀,內政大臣,你覺得呢?」51Please respect copyright.PENANA0r8oG56dTR
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被點名的布魯瑪,肥胖身體頓時汗如雨下,他立刻起身離開圓桌,慌亂間還撞倒椅子,忙了好一會才來到女皇面前單膝跪下。51Please respect copyright.PENANAkFDoA7Coly
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「他......他當然是個愚蠢傢伙,任何人在被稱為『百年來第一女皇』的您面前,都不配稱為擁有智慧。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAoqeLobl7zb
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女皇聞言,雙目微挑,意味深長的道:「喔,既然這樣,那為什麼貴族之中有人敢自稱懷智派?是覺得我配不上第一女皇的名號?還是他們覺得可以在背後掌控我呢?」51Please respect copyright.PENANArUXPlCTrca
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「碰!」的一聲,布魯瑪已是雙膝跪地,拼命磕頭求饒道:「不敢!不敢!那都是......都是有人一時起興才這麼取名,臣回去後立刻要求他們改名!叫愚蠢派!不......不,是立刻解散!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAg7A0ar8mFA
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磕頭聲音碰碰作響,混合著哭求聲音迴繞大廳,聲淚俱下令人動容,但沒有人出來說第二句話,只有那肥胖身影依然在不斷求饒。51Please respect copyright.PENANActJNljS69k
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面對重要大臣如此下作姿態,女皇只是微微點頭,像是讚同的道:「布魯瑪,內政大臣是非常重要職位,必須聽從我的命令、執行首相的政策、輔助總團長的騎士團、照顧好帝國的子民。」51Please respect copyright.PENANA7tziKZfvRG
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「是!是!臣一定對陛下效忠,一定為帝國盡力!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAC8aG0ayRcK
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布魯瑪見有台階下,連忙點頭附和。51Please respect copyright.PENANApBxe00yQYn
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「那你知道,為什麼我把這個重要職位,交給總被人嘲笑不論外表和內在都蠢笨如豬的你嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAuuPOvMmA88
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挑明的貶低言語令布魯瑪有些愕然,不過他很快反應過來,洪亮聲音大力的道:「陛下一定是發現,臣隱藏在醜陋外表之下,對您和帝國效忠之心!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAaafPZFcSHU
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「不是。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAmkFYOyIYKz
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女皇似乎很樂於跟內政大臣說話,嘴角微微笑著,些許皺紋令她看起來有點老態,但那雙精明眼睛卻仍顯得非常有神。51Please respect copyright.PENANAvT6fameVL8
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「那......那是陛下覺得臣擁有......擁有不為人知的非凡才華......」說到後面,聲音越來越小,因為連他自己也不信。51Please respect copyright.PENANA4mFcTA6Yc0
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知道再逼下去也只是場笑話,女皇緩緩解答,道:「其實你說的也沒錯,是因為你夠蠢也夠聰明。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAt4iKws0TB3
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「臣......臣......」吶吶張嘴間,布魯瑪一時想不出來要說什麼。51Please respect copyright.PENANAU2PSmMGtcY
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「蠢是因為你控制不了私慾,留下太多把柄,讓我隨時可以換掉你,聰明是因為你能把各方的要求都做好,明白嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAGtge009LIL
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聽到女皇握有自己把柄,布魯瑪臉色蒼白,不禁回想起自己還有犯下什麼重大過錯,嘴上同時連忙道:「明......明白。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAC483DIkAiV
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「出去,不要再讓我知道你試圖凝聚貴族勢力。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAkLujZaWMKa
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「是!誓死效忠陛下!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAGNRPYforqp
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肥胖身體宣誓完,立刻連滾帶爬飛也似的跑出大廳,女皇沒有說再讓她知道會如何,但布魯瑪卻是一點也不想知道。51Please respect copyright.PENANA12MQWKRduT
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他只知道,從今之後貴族再也沒有懷智派!51Please respect copyright.PENANAslSYdIDXib
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幾句言語間,圓桌上的重要大臣已經少去兩位,除去帝國宰相和騎士團總團長兩人以外,其餘人不禁汗珠微冒,將身體坐的更直了。51Please respect copyright.PENANA3454LxCb6Q
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「那名懷智派的小鬼既然喜歡動腦,就讓他去當冒險者好好動腦,站在攻略迷宮城的最前線為帝國好好效力,我的要求不會太多,一樣到死就可以了。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAeOfpaauLkG
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女皇再次淡淡說著,旁邊一名侍女立刻領命下去。51Please respect copyright.PENANAYbuurdT8G7
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雜事終於處理完,此時她也收回托腮的手,挺身正坐,雙手放在王座靠手之上,沉聲說著。51Please respect copyright.PENANAxKT7JERbBj
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「帝國從不吝嗇,只要各位付出相應的努力,想要什麼我就給你們什麼,但是當我給了你們什麼,卻得不到相應報酬時候,我就會來取走這份溢出的代價。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAc2Sb0g2F9N
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「明白嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAi8JsCqJLiJ
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女皇輕聲問著她的重要大臣們。51Please respect copyright.PENANAP9CdQUHIpO
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「是!誓死效忠陛下!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAlkB7OFuRU6
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圓桌旁,所有人都起身大聲宣誓,沒有人敢再坐著,即使帝國宰相和騎士團總團長也不行。51Please respect copyright.PENANAEtZGv5Drgo
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「好,我相信有各位在,帝國能夠走的更久更遠,直到聯合所有智慧種族征服席洛大陸,不再有遺憾事情發生的那一天。」女皇微笑稱讚著。51Please respect copyright.PENANAtvS5jFqg1s
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「你們可以開始了。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAmO8ufESKLB
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揮揮手,女皇重新托腮靠回王座,不再言語。51Please respect copyright.PENANAfOs4US11Di
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眾人坐回椅子,只留宰相艾布納一人站著,他走到圓桌之前,背對女皇,聲音蒼老但溫和的道:「這次會議,主題是邊境的迷宮城。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAoz9UuBafj6
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「據了解,迷宮城已接連引起兩次天象異變,這個狀況席洛大陸上從未發生,至少在智慧時代以來從未見過,就連最古老的眾神國度也沒有相關記載,循律之塔也因此希望加入調查。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAgAFqdJQIHo
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「以上是各國皆知情報,接下來是皇家冒險團掌握的資訊。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAbKpilb3pjf
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「第一次天象異變後,從男爵文森特於迷宮城被救回,事後發現其身上藏有重大秘密,在偵辦過程中,已知他可以變身成與野蠻人正面力拼的高大怪物,並擁有多項不同於技巧、魔法、神術的能力,或許是某種惡魔種族,目前正在調查詳細狀況,推測已躲入迷宮城......」51Please respect copyright.PENANAzgbtP76RkA
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經過宰相講解,眾大臣才漸漸明白,為什麼女皇突然要求召開圓桌會議,為什麼對莫雷與布魯瑪懲罰如此嚴重。51Please respect copyright.PENANAQUG7qNcx0E
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這次的迷宮城,帝國或許發現不得了的東西!51Please respect copyright.PENANAis34o4W2M4
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「我們要通知各國和各勢力協助解謎迷宮城嗎?」外交大臣問。51Please respect copyright.PENANAEOiXLh1bJ5
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艾布納回頭看了女皇一眼,見她沒有任何反應,便搖頭道:「暫時不需要。」51Please respect copyright.PENANADPUDzbo7Ai
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「文森特從男爵原本只是一名人類,居然能得到變身成怪物這種強大能力,而且還保持自我和理智,這......是可以複製的成果嗎?」防務大臣有些心動的問。51Please respect copyright.PENANA91RRP7ixjj
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「一切還不清楚。」51Please respect copyright.PENANAmj2jWecpKt
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眾人七嘴八舌討論間,騎士團總團長奧斯頓,突然開口沉聲道:「消息,封鎖了嗎?」51Please respect copyright.PENANAdUSQXnskwW
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「當天情形混亂,看到和知道的冒險者不少,甚至雙子教會的光騎士也在其中,消息遲早會慢慢洩露出去。」51Please respect copyright.PENANArFxdGUIOui
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聽完後,奧斯頓皺眉道:「那就立刻出兵!在最短時間內挖掘出所有關於迷宮城的秘密,不要給其它國度和勢力插手機會!」51Please respect copyright.PENANAIiBFW5zRST
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艾布納再次回頭,這次女皇微點了點頭,他明白的轉身宣佈道:「接下來,會議就以最快速度攻略迷宮城為主,各位可以盡量提出意見......」