第1681章:贵族之家(Ⅸ)
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罗兰被布列塔妮的突然袭击吓了一跳,好在及时稳住心神,快速回忆了一下刚刚听到的只言片语,提炼出兄妹俩争论的核心,不慌不忙地回答:
“作为男人,我要向小艾伯顿说声抱歉,在这个问题上我更赞同您的看法,正如古代哲人所云,女人是天生的政治家。网址找回邮件:ltxsba@gmail.com”幸而大家都很捧场的笑了起来,刁钻如布列塔妮也对他的回答很满意,没有试图追问是哪位先哲说过这句名言,免得罗兰还要为钱先生临时编个瓦雷斯姓氏。
伶牙俐齿、精灵古怪的布列塔妮使罗兰感受到一丝威胁,担心等她结束与兄长的争论,自己将成为她那堪比猫儿的旺盛好奇心的目标,被追着寻根问底,万一哪句话说得不妥当就会惹来麻烦。为此他不得不主动出击,向古德曼打听艾伯顿·韦恩斯坦老头的健康状况,希望有机会拜见这位传奇长者,转达苏霍伊——老韦恩斯坦的学生——的问候。
“父亲这段时间身体一直不太好,在家休养,闭门谢客,不过您是难得登门的贵客,我想他老人家还是乐意破例见上一面的。”古德曼先生亲自带路,引领罗兰穿过一条游廊来到花园深处,远远看见一栋洁白的塔式建筑坐落在花木丛中,那就是艾伯顿·韦恩斯坦隐居的法师塔。
古德曼触发魔法门铃,道明来意,果然为罗兰争取到一次宝贵的拜访机会。罗兰迈过门槛的刹那感到一阵恍惚,立刻意识到法师塔内自成空间,是一个类似“次元杀场”的半位面,继而对一楼大厅远比外观看起来更高大宽敞也就不觉得意外了。
法师塔一层是炼金实验室,一个眉清目秀的小男孩正在实验台前摆弄炼金仪器,听见有人进来,回头好奇张望,看起来最多十岁出头,却拥有6个法师职业等级,经古德曼介绍,罗兰才得知这小家伙名叫雷文,是他最小的儿子。
雷文正在调制魔法药,小手娴熟的摇晃着装有浅蓝色液体的烧瓶,随即加入一滴银色液体,烧瓶便自动飘了起来。雷文一把抓住扶摇直上的烧瓶,用一根绳索套住瓶颈,将它固定在实验台上方,烧瓶受到牵引,无法飘得更高,拖着绳索在半空随风摇晃,活像一只玻璃气球。
罗兰惊讶地挑了挑眉梢,认出这小家伙正在调制“飞行术”药水——这是常规炼金术所能调制出的等级最高的魔法药水。从雷文熟练的手法来看,他已经完全掌握了这门精妙的技术。
“雷文,去请爷爷下来。”古德曼爱抚着小男孩的头发说。
“好的。”雷文快步上楼,很快就掺扶着一个老人下来,还很懂事地为爷爷搬来扶手椅。
韦恩斯坦老爷子已经年过九旬,须发洁白如雪,艰难地由扶手椅上站起来迎接访客,显得很虚弱。
罗兰一直听人说起老爷子的健康状况很糟糕,却不明白为何这样严重的病症会发生在一位传奇法师身上。无论如何传奇法师有太多手段维护健康,延长寿命,况且九十多岁的大法师也算不得太老。
见到韦恩斯坦的一刹那,他隐约有所明悟。这位可敬的老人并非因自然衰老而变得虚弱,更像是在数十年如一日的艰苦钻研中透支了自己的精力,给人的印象不只是身体疲惫,更严重的是心力交瘁,以至于对生命本身失去了年轻时代所具有的那种热情。或者说得更直白一些,老人家是真的有点“活腻了”。
“韦恩斯坦先生,非常感谢您的接见,希望我的冒昧来访没有过分打扰您。”
罗兰毕恭毕敬给老法师鞠了一躬,这是对方应得的礼遇。艾伯顿·韦恩斯坦先生的卓越成就与伟大名声绝非凭借好运得来,且不说他在推动瓦雷斯世界开启魔导工业化革命这一历史进程中所扮演的领军角色,单凭超凡入圣的个人实力就令罗兰油然敬佩。
系统提示:发现善意传奇生物!“财富女神”选民/0级机关术士/20级法师/5级传奇大法师!
职业等级高达35!且不说在亚珊帝国找不到旗鼓相当的对手,遍观整个瓦雷斯天宇都称得上首屈一指的超级强者!此刻在罗兰眼中,对面那位蜷缩在扶手椅中、仿佛随时都可能咽气的瘦小老头,俨然一尊光辉灿烂的巨人!幸亏老法师有着远离政治的信条,否则只要他老人家还活在世上一天,远东人就不得不继续隐忍亚珊帝国的嚣张气焰。
“苏霍伊啊……那个机灵鬼,如今也是一大把年纪啦。”听罗兰转达昔日得意门生的问候,老法师难得的露出笑容,“我听小艾伯顿说起过苏霍伊在远东研发的新型魔导飞艇,天才的构想,了不起的成就,小伙子,你回去以后告诉苏霍伊,老师为他感到自豪,祝愿他在航空领域的成就能够早日超过我这个糟老头。”
“我一定如实转达,也请您老人家多保重身体。”
罗兰恳切地祝福使老人眼中闪过一丝感动,忽然向前探头,在他耳畔压低声音说:“你召集诸神选民升级灯塔山法术网络的事我听说了,远东云网,好大的手笔呀!”
罗兰心里咯噔一下,霎时间不知所措。
老法师笑着拍了拍他的胳膊:“这个时代终究是属于你们年轻人的,我已经老了,不想成为年轻人前进路上的绊脚石,你不用怕我。”
话虽如此,罗兰心头还是一阵发毛。
“小伙子,你是小艾伯顿的好友,也是我们韦恩斯坦家的朋友,无论将来发生了什么变故,请不要忘记我的话,朋友之间以诚相待,与永恒且宝贵的人类情感相比,政治层面的是是非非不过是随风而逝的尘埃。”
“您的教诲我一定铭记在心。”罗兰看得出艾伯顿·韦恩斯坦是发自内心的厌恶政治。老爷子已经功成名就,大可远离名利场做个隐逸之士,而他自己的事业却才刚刚起步,只能继续在这个尔虞我诈的漩涡里打滚。
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