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到底還是新手,最終拍板定案的鹽場規模超出我和千椛的預想範圍。428Please respect copyright.PENANADI9FYk7zuN
已經不是單單鹽場如此簡單了。428Please respect copyright.PENANAlmwPFXOkDC
原本境內的東區住民和部份騎士團成員跟領導團隊,以及我們從境內聘用的農民和廚師,再加上來自其他同盟國的人力,總人口數輕易就破千──這在目前的世界裡都算是一個新興小國的程度了。428Please respect copyright.PENANAHEGNM88nnj
如果有人懷疑我們是企圖造反才用建設鹽場這個理由做為掩護也很正常。428Please respect copyright.PENANAGFxvcCkdZ8
不得不說,真虧國王能如此信任我們耶。428Please respect copyright.PENANAeYNWm00HmM
雖然我們也確實沒有任何想自立為王的念頭啦,就算成為國王也是自找麻煩,還是悠閒的過日子適合我們。428Please respect copyright.PENANAfoCYBKNur2
說起來,印象中國王似乎有嘀咕過『比起有人企圖篡位奪權,還是千椛更為恐怖』這種話。428Please respect copyright.PENANAGAajClPjob
……之前千椛參與有關鹽場事宜的會議時說了什麼嗎?428Please respect copyright.PENANA6RDlc9UWwX
由於動腦不是我的長項,有關鹽場一事全權交給千椛和管理團隊去規劃了。428Please respect copyright.PENANA5wMdyDBvO8
我只需要負責聽從千椛的指示從事體力勞動,或跟廚師們一起研究料理、根據農民收穫的蔬果來開發並提供營養的菜色就好。428Please respect copyright.PENANAwwcaPhjQVU
而現在,我正在城堡外邊護城河上的橋等人。428Please respect copyright.PENANANp6fDmfcDE
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「會是我認識的人嗎?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAPkEoGZhUJh
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我不由得想像。428Please respect copyright.PENANAmfDthN6EZg
雖次數不多,但比起一般民眾我和千椛也算是經常出入城堡了,城堡內的熟面孔多多少少增加了幾個。428Please respect copyright.PENANAiq5T6CaQBR
如果新區領主是熟人的話相處起來也較為方便。428Please respect copyright.PENANAI1u1WrO3N6
今天來是為了向國王通知我們已將一切布置完了,他隨時都可以派領導團隊過去。428Please respect copyright.PENANAzbwq6wK4Cf
沒想到國王早已組織好團隊,那群人正在交接王宮的工作,不用多久就會結束,讓我先在外頭等候。428Please respect copyright.PENANAvB1rOVsN9L
並且,未來以產鹽為主的新領地正名為「羅亞爾聯合共治區」,也就是羅亞爾凡密利亞與附近的同盟小國共同治理的地方。428Please respect copyright.PENANAoKe8CdpVgH
當然,治理權仍屬於羅亞爾凡密利亞,同盟國僅是輔助。428Please respect copyright.PENANAXpIj40IERK
因千椛同時想要提高人民的識字率、歡迎任何想學習的人而增設了鹽田以外的相關設施,加上住民人數也多,使得規模從普通的鹽場一下子升級成城鎮級別。428Please respect copyright.PENANAcKZJTeXFlA
但共治區的佔地面積和境內相比之下,算是很小了:分別為鹽場、農作區、住宅圈跟學院4個區塊,彼此間隔也沒多遠。428Please respect copyright.PENANA7L7U5lt2FN
住宅圈位於鹽場和學院中央,一般人徒步從鹽場到學院最多也才2個多小時左右。428Please respect copyright.PENANAbB33CjycHD
農作區則是佔據了共治區另一大半的區塊,除了種植著適合氣候的蔬果,還有一些不久前我們就已經讓境內逐漸普及的薑、茴香、胡椒等可做為香辛料的香草植物。428Please respect copyright.PENANAIC92nAYKd5
一千多名人口當然也需要大量食糧,開闢各式各樣的農地是必然的。428Please respect copyright.PENANA7bh9TN0ceH
至於糖就有些難度了。428Please respect copyright.PENANA4zS5xx7cYB
根據千椛所說,目前的建設和人力分配已是極限,若一下開發過多、將人力過度集中在共治區,反而增加王都被乘隙而入的風險。428Please respect copyright.PENANAi8Z7QtNYRj
即使同盟國全是經過魔法契約建立的可信賴對象,但人心難測,很難把話說得過於絕對。428Please respect copyright.PENANA0MzLkgyXGv
綜上所述,製糖暫且不在考慮範圍內。428Please respect copyright.PENANAKrmJA73dfD
不過千椛有同意,偶爾還是能從交易所買點給孩子們吃的糖果和甜點。428Please respect copyright.PENANAnk8YuHyL4K
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「還真是幸好八角很懂事。」428Please respect copyright.PENANA808vFh3NBF
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對小孩非常友好親切可說是千椛的優點之一,可同時也算是缺點,一沒拿捏好就會變成過度溺愛小孩子。428Please respect copyright.PENANAG6h9A7aErs
就在我無聊開始數起護城河中有幾條魚從我眼前游過之際,便有約莫十多人與車隊往我走來。428Please respect copyright.PENANAoJnszunjhi
走在最前頭的,則是相當眼熟的女性。428Please respect copyright.PENANAp707hqeqTy
原本對她的印象一直是侍者的衣著,現在換上了繡有羅亞爾凡密利亞國徽的深色長袍。428Please respect copyright.PENANAUFM41mdC72
女子見到我,便露出親切的笑容。428Please respect copyright.PENANA0HBwT6rrP7
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「您好,一心大人。勞煩您帶路了。」428Please respect copyright.PENANABmOJWd5GJ8
「沒什麼啦,對你們來說才辛苦,因為路途有點遠……呃──對不起,請問妳叫什麼名字來著?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAS5oTm1drE8
「您居然把我給忘了!」428Please respect copyright.PENANAebvYnztdtB
「不、沒有的事!我知道妳是莎蒂的侍女,沒錯吧?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAbhAgr04Rq9
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是的,眼前的女子正是隨侍在公主身邊的3位侍女姐姐之一。428Please respect copyright.PENANAbCa0fLUZS6
但是平時我來城堡多是直接和國王談點事就離開,偶然和她碰面了也頂多點頭打個招呼而已。428Please respect copyright.PENANAXKlK0CGIoD
咳,久了就不小心忘記名字也是很正常的事,對吧?428Please respect copyright.PENANAl2x0cbuDN8
她很快收起佯裝嗔惱的反應,然後將手放在胸前恭敬地行禮後便自我介紹:428Please respect copyright.PENANAhJr7oScftR
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「我是米莉安‧泰伊。奉國王之令任命為聯合共治區的領主,今後還需要一心大人與千椛大人多加指點教導。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAOZtyUDzav8
「咦?可是妳不是公主的專屬隨侍?沒問題嗎?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAjU4nTL1NT4
「這說來話長呢。請容許我之後再向您說明。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAB7QuI5NJws
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米莉安笑了笑。428Please respect copyright.PENANAQEkcyYkGNa
僅僅是職務不同了,現在她身上流露出的氣質就像是大人物才有的從容。428Please respect copyright.PENANAWR7WXKYJ5T
彷彿這才是她的真正身份。428Please respect copyright.PENANADZYbQ7TQgK
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「況且露西亞決定留在公主大人身邊,就算有事也不會產生太大問題的。」428Please respect copyright.PENANADFadCZsB3p
「只有露西亞嗎?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAKCjLAinRq5
「是的。做為報答當年受到公主大人拯救的恩情,她想一生為公主大人效命。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAViI0g8H6V8
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我依稀記得剛被召喚到這個世界時曾聽她們提到過。428Please respect copyright.PENANANLPh8fIWsp
露西亞和米莉安以及另一位侍女曾經是他國內戰的難民,因饑餓與疾病險些客死他鄉時湊巧被外出遊逛的年幼莎蒂給撿了回去。428Please respect copyright.PENANANfAo0iuCQl
在悉心照料後恢復健康的3人得到國王允准而成為莎蒂的隨侍,平時除了服侍莎蒂她們也接受宮廷魔法師及騎士團的鍛鍊,以便外出時可以好好地保護公主。428Please respect copyright.PENANAbVlf9idbpO
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「也就是說……呃,還有一位…她也要一起搬到共治區?怎麼沒看見她?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAO3WAfQdQ6r
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雖然記得長相但我同樣想不起她的名字。428Please respect copyright.PENANAPVNluTvoNk
公主隨侍之一,同時也懂得使用簡易系統指令,可說是國王得力助手的她也要離開王城,這樣真的不會造成問題嗎?428Please respect copyright.PENANA4xdbbWGcTn
對我的提問,米莉安一臉不敢置信。428Please respect copyright.PENANAchNwS7BxqF
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「……您居然連伊凡妮的名字都忘了……」428Please respect copyright.PENANACbJGWsU7AZ
「因為很少見到妳們啦。妳是『米莉安』,那個人叫『伊凡妮』──嗯,我記住了。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAa4uE9X7gAx
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我努力地把這兩個名字塞進腦子。428Please respect copyright.PENANAFFl8ISoSFX
伊凡妮比較文靜寡言,幾乎沒有和她直接對話的記憶,以米莉安的說法是因為她很內向的緣故。428Please respect copyright.PENANAnmuCacKFiz
外加露西亞太活潑了,老是在我踏入城堡沒多久就會跑來找我聊天,導致另外兩位侍女的印象大半被覆蓋過去,所以我才想不起她們的名字。428Please respect copyright.PENANAcTjrQU2VBo
不如說,一提到「莎蒂的隨侍」這幾個字我腦海中只會浮現露西亞的臉。428Please respect copyright.PENANAXVkq3TfPGq
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「伊凡妮正在指導準備接下她職務的孩子,完成後就會和最後一批人過來了。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAYhyPwpxneZ
「一下少了兩人,公主會覺得很寂寞吧?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAIQdFPbsvli
「呵呵,說不定反而覺得以後多了一處可以去旅行的地方呢。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAejKp8omPhV
「那倒也是。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAbJzIPKS2cu
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我十分贊同米莉安的推測。428Please respect copyright.PENANAlUB3y5OwSs
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在米莉安坐上共治區的領主之位後又過了半年。428Please respect copyright.PENANAAcTWR5Ldrq
雖然期間發生過大大小小的亂子,但米莉安真不愧是國王選出來的人才,確實擁有治理能力,加上千椛的輔佐,全部迅速地無事解決了。428Please respect copyright.PENANAdmAQ2Bl0c5
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「我以前也是某個國家的貴族呢,伊凡妮和露西亞則是我的家臣。因此這些工作雖是第一次接觸,但不至於手足無措。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAMEP1SmTdAf
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工作休憩之餘,米莉安道出了驚人事實。428Please respect copyright.PENANA7VuwZ3PvN5
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「某日王室被其他勢力奪了權,不服的人都被殺害了,我們運氣夠好才能逃出來。只不過流浪的日子實在不好過,我都不願去回想。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAxkVKLyD9N2
「幸好妳們遇上了莎蒂。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAFxU13jZi4U
「是的,公主大人一家待我們也很和善,所以我們願為羅亞爾凡密利亞傾盡心力。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAinBdUkRrkP
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此時為我們端來茶點的伊凡妮聽見了米莉安的一番話後,語氣稍微有點嚴厲:428Please respect copyright.PENANAiHxVTosNqY
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「但是該休息的時間還是必須休息,要是您倒下了我會很困擾。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAYpJ1fAujD2
「啊哈哈……我這不是在休息了嘛。」428Please respect copyright.PENANArfhLUG1CLU
「您總是這樣打馬虎眼,想必待會又要動身去察看鹽場進度了吧。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAeeWqWS9xiQ
「這是──唔,像公主大人經常親自走訪視察人民的生活情況也是很重要的……」428Please respect copyright.PENANAMYC5AGF6EM
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被看得透徹,米莉安以傻笑回應。428Please respect copyright.PENANABnSRXYMmma
原來是個妻管嚴。428Please respect copyright.PENANAYpdTTlrq2Q
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「共治區的事宜大抵也穩定下來了,再過一段時日,領主就能給自己安排幾天休假,這些天請再睜隻眼閉隻眼吧。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAgdCwYti1SG
「既然千椛大人都這麼說了……」428Please respect copyright.PENANANqC2OGWhC8
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我瞥見米莉安悄悄鬆了口氣,只差沒把「得救了」3字說出口。428Please respect copyright.PENANA4OJeD5naaj
不過我很能理解伊凡妮的心情。428Please respect copyright.PENANAiitQsPauho
畢竟在國王的旨令下,米莉安和伊凡妮在境內成婚後就直接開始治理領地的職務。428Please respect copyright.PENANARRrSqTsqS8
平日裡伊凡妮偶爾會向千椛訴說些事,米莉安幾乎是不分晝夜地忙於領主工作,疲倦了就喝藥水解除疲勞或趴在桌上休息。428Please respect copyright.PENANAeNW25bJml4
完全不像是有時間可以好好和愛人相處的樣子。428Please respect copyright.PENANAy5bPCxidQH
換作是我也會感到寂寞。428Please respect copyright.PENANAJohwkvVgt1
幸好磨合期就快度過了,手下也多為出色的菁英,兩人往後應該可以過過悠閒的恩愛生活了。428Please respect copyright.PENANAtEEDXJ2whP
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「米莉安也是個超出想像的,了不起的人。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAORpzqHhXpi
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我們離開領主堡後,千椛充滿敬意的對我說。428Please respect copyright.PENANAtUzo9wr6EX
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「是啊,只比我們大幾歲就當上了領主,真的很厲害。」428Please respect copyright.PENANA44VlyaVg7n
「我不是指這個。米莉安的稱號是『不屈者』,我好奇稱號的含義就看了她的經歷……並不是她說的運氣好逃離國家,她為了保護躲藏起來的家臣獨自引開叛軍、遭到長時間拷問後被扔到街頭,是露西亞和伊凡妮冒著生命危險救回來的。」428Please respect copyright.PENANACUorm6nF91
「拷問……稱號是『不屈者』就是說,被嚴刑拷打也絕不屈服透露家臣的去向嗎?這可真是帥氣。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAsnsE31IORw
「接下來能一直幸福下去就好了呢。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAW7IsDxNHiL
「就是說啊。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAnGYezDhHBs
「話說,半個月沒回去境內了,一心要一起回去嗎?」428Please respect copyright.PENANA50uI5lfrPF
「嗯,反正現在這邊也沒什麼事,就回去看看八角吧。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAwxH7cyNm9G
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我倒是三兩天就跑回去,誰叫冒險者長時間不接公會任務會被除名。428Please respect copyright.PENANA8c0vwkdqVq
而八角和雙月都留在了境內,原因在於八角不想離開捌鹿,實在沒辦法,就將她託給雙月照顧了。428Please respect copyright.PENANA1PhvPqgArS
比起雙親還是喜歡的人更重要,看來我女兒也是個深情種。428Please respect copyright.PENANAh3SHj2gbsi
再說共治區雖有設立學校,可八角從雙月和百狩七草那學到的東西都比學校來得多,也不是必須隨我們過來啦。428Please respect copyright.PENANAVRzfriq6Kd
叮咚。428Please respect copyright.PENANAImuwfyaape
因為想散步所以走在新區與境內之間那條已開拓好、回境內的主道上,我收到來自系統的通知音效以及憑空浮現的視窗。428Please respect copyright.PENANAzJijolnn40
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『〈世界箱〉聊天室 一則來自 凱汀‧索夫利 的 訊息』428Please respect copyright.PENANAhxZQosKsXn
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〈世界箱〉,就是我和凱汀都有在玩的那個連線遊戲,就算不在遊戲中也能使用聊天室進行即時交流。428Please respect copyright.PENANAAxgXYRSARY
這還是凱汀第一次在我沒上遊戲時傳訊息給我。428Please respect copyright.PENANA0I6Qh0ISmS
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「怎麼了?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAYNjn1i01N7
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見我停下腳步,千椛湊了過來。428Please respect copyright.PENANAsYLu3DVuFn
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「是凱汀發來的。我看看……『非人大概死了,有不是非人的魔王的氣息』……什麼意思?」428Please respect copyright.PENANA6nyN2RLC1e
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非人是當代魔王的名字。428Please respect copyright.PENANAv88dkPraI4
不是非人的魔王的氣息……428Please respect copyright.PENANAGuRkHqKGXN
記得這個世界只有在該任魔王被勇者成功討伐後,才會隨機誕生新一代魔王。428Please respect copyright.PENANAW1dF0mGiD5
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「這意味著非人的確被哪個地方的勇者給消滅了?」428Please respect copyright.PENANASy3BtnRwt0
「哇…!」428Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4dSDjw4E8
「千椛?」428Please respect copyright.PENANAaodsHqoNNz
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正當我打算回覆凱汀的訊息時,身旁的千椛突然發出驚呼聲。428Please respect copyright.PENANACZdRaZK3QO
我連忙回頭,但太遲了,千椛早已被不知名的力量拽上空。428Please respect copyright.PENANAeAltMDnPZS
錯了,距離太遠一時沒看清楚──千椛正被全身以銀色鎧甲裹覆的巨人單臂鎖在懷中。428Please respect copyright.PENANAu6t5qA26Va
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「勇者啊,想救回公主就來魔王城找我吧。」428Please respect copyright.PENANAJBXFCmCq7b
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低沉卻又十分響亮的聲音向我傳達了這句話。428Please respect copyright.PENANA15wEiJNLuw
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