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當廣場上的烈焰熊熊燃燒之際,聖盧因堡內正準備召開一場祕密的會議。
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「火很大呢!」
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尤里西斯撇了一眼廣場處的濃濃黑煙,便迅速的將窗簾拉上,朝會議室走去。
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身為一個傳統的舊帝國軍官,他一向看不慣這種濫情的煽動表演,因為這一直是老對手「革命黨人」的拿手好戲。不過,為了將來動員順利,眼下也只能睜一眼、閉一眼。
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當他帶著自己的副官跟參謀走入會議室之後,眼前是首席樞機亨德爾所帶領的樞機團成員,看來他們也沒有前往公爵府的審判現場。
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「所有人都到齊了呢!」亨德爾說道。
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「刺殺班恩的公爵已經伏誅,樞機難道都沒打算去看看嗎?」尤里西斯坐了下來,故意問道。
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「人都死透了!去了也沒用。大家還是趕緊來談正事吧!」亨德爾回道。
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哼!披著神職人員外皮的混蛋革命黨!
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尤里西斯在心中暗自臭罵,或許這才是他跟首席樞機始終都不對盤的真正原因。
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「哼!當初找那位妓女,果然就是一個天大的錯誤!」
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這時,一個不知名的樞機憤恨的發起牢騷。
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「她畢竟還是屬於公爵家的一份子,在號召上比較有正當性啊!」
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一位來自神侍軍的參謀回嘴道。
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「正當性?那位該死的『公爵』有什麼正當性可言?你們這次能叫一個妓女出來當公爵,下次難道不會又找一位乞丐出來當公爵嗎?跟我談啥正當性?」
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「你這口無遮攔的傢伙!怎麼能這樣說話?」
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「怎樣?諸王的權柄皆由吾主所賜予!區區公爵還想跟吾主比較正當性?」
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看到那位參謀被嘴的面紅耳赤,想拔槍當場將樞機槍斃的心情全展露在臉上之時,一旁的副官趕緊制止這無異的爭辯,並且勸誡這位參謀不可以如此激動。
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亨德爾出聲制止雙方的爭論:「各位,稍安勿躁!趕緊來討論正事吧!」接著便說出自己的計畫。
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「公爵已死,以公爵為尊的公爵政府自然就不需要了。因此,我建議直接解散政府,由教團出面直接統治!」
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亨德爾提議之後,其他的樞機紛紛點頭稱是,而神侍軍這邊的參謀與副官則面有難色。
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畢竟,這代表著今後教團將以「吾主」之名進行直接統治,等於是讓「吾主之國」的構想搶先在這座城鎮化為現實。
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「等一下!我有意見!」
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沉默許久的尤里西斯,這時開口。亨德爾雖料到對方一定會反對自己的意見,但仍然是很有禮貌的向前問道。
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「總司令,請說說你的看法?」
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「我同意當下解散公爵政府,不再找人擔任繼任的公爵。不過,讓教團直接出面統治,我認為為時尚早。」
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尤里西斯話剛說到這裡,剛剛那些點頭稱快的樞機們便又板起面孔,惡狠狠地瞪著他。不過,身為一位縱橫沙場的上校,尤里西斯豈會在乎這群把傻蛋當「神諭者」崇拜的樞機?
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「眼下,盧因時局動盪不安,敵人必定蠢蠢欲動。我認為:為了保衛教團,應由神侍軍出面,組織軍政府,實行戒嚴,為接下來的戰鬥籌備物資。」
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「蛤?什麼?」
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「尤里西斯總司令!你可不要忘了這次的事情你們部隊也有責任!」
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「對啊!你們怠忽職守,導致『神諭者』遇害,我們都還沒跟你算帳呢!」
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「是啊!我們沒用這件事情來處理你們就該偷笑了!現在竟然還敢提起組織軍政府?實在是太過份啦!」
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相比那些越罵越激動的樞機們,亨德爾倒是坐在位置上不發一語,眉頭深鎖。
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雖然讓神侍軍出面主持軍政府,確實是讓人有些不快,不過他卻深知自己無法拒絕總司令的這項建議,因為如不跟這位上校繼續合作,則教團將無法繼續擴張自身的勢力。況且,身為一個被主流教派所排斥的「異端」教團,如果就此貿然登上檯面,亦很有可能會陷入孤立無援之境。
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想到這裡,亨德爾不禁又開始感嘆計畫趕不上變化。原來,他早已知道自己的好友「神諭者班恩」患有幻聽症,並且病情有逐漸加重的趨勢。
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此外,他也另外察覺到公爵對於「神諭者」的崇拜已近乎痴狂,於是便打算利用她這項弱點,製造醜聞以藉機逼宮,並且在迫使公爵下台之後順勢上台取代世俗政府,作為被迫下台的交換條件,公爵可以獲得貼身侍候「神諭者」的機會,與他在監視中相伴終生。
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這樣的計謀,不僅彰顯出教團的仁慈,還能夠完美無缺的奪回權力,讓神侍軍的這群保皇派老古板毫無立足之根據,只能眼睜睜看著教團收回權力。
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不過,如此完美的計畫,如今卻因公爵一時衝動而毀於一旦,也使尤里西斯得以藉此奪權。
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「首席樞機,出個聲音吧!」
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尤里西斯完全懶得跟那群沒見識的樞機爭吵,只是冷淡地看著亨德爾,等待他的回應。
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「嗯……總司令的建議,不無道理,不過既然你說要籌集物資發動戰爭,那想必已經有目標了吧?」
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「接下來的目標?當然就是佩希斯城!該城是達契馬邦的最後一座據點,只要攻下此處,那麼整個達契馬邦將成為我們的囊中之物!」
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聽到尤里西斯說出接下來要攻擊佩希斯,就連那些嚷嚷的樞機都安靜下來,沉默地收回了先前的抗議。
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「好!非常好!如果總司令能率領神侍軍攻克佩希斯,我想逝去的神諭者一定也備感欣慰,因為這可是為實現『吾主之國』踏出重要的一步!」
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看見亨德爾帶頭同意尤里西斯的決定,其他樞機只能紛紛跟進,表情略顯苦澀。
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最終,會議初步通過由神侍軍出面組織軍政府,收拾眼下的殘局,籌備對佩希斯的戰爭。
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