倾诉一番豪言壮志之后，诺文立即將思维转回实际问题上。
大话谁都会说，大事却不是谁都能成。
接下来面对的问题相当棘手：既要阻止收税，又不能引起领主的过度反应。
莱茵虽然允许他们留宿，却依然保持著距离，不愿意將他们捲入这场反抗中。山体是鼠鼠们的最终堡垒，也不允许外人进入。
当然，以诺文和安卡拉的体型，也根本挤不进去。
山中隧道状况不明，诺文也只能去探查地表地形。
这是一个典型的谷地村庄，防御能力近乎为零。半潜式的地穴看似隱蔽稳固，实则脆弱不堪，一旦被堵死或灌入浓烟，后果不堪设想。
而那片丰饶的麦田，又是另一个致命弱点，万一有人成功纵火，整片村庄都会被烧成焦土。
必须拒敌於村外。
直接打，是下下策。先不说能不能贏，税官一死，必然引来领主的注意。
让安卡拉帮忙，只会让事態升级。一个能徒手撕裂巨熊的怪物参与其中，领主派来的恐怕就不是一队士兵，而是军队了。
更別提这世界上还有“魔法”...这玩意才是最大的变量，谁知道领主手下有没有几个超脱常理的法师。
他不了解魔法的本质，也不想用这些善良的生命去赌。
诺文放缓脚步，一阵头疼。
龙娘不知道诺文在想什么，她第一次来到村里，看什么都稀奇，一会儿戳戳土丘上种的蔬菜，一会儿又去推著大石头，尾巴在身后欢快地摇摆，勾著一个篮子。
她钻进田中，挤开一片麦苗，又抓著一只大青蛙跑了出来，眼睛亮晶晶的：
“诺文！蛙蛙！”
诺文回过神来：“放到篮子里吧。记得把盖子盖上。”
“好！”
龙娘攥紧那只可怜的蛙蛙，塞进小篮子里，又摸了摸旁边的麦穗：“诺文，软软草是怎么变成麵包的呀？”
“要把麦粒脱壳，再磨成粉...”
他的话音未落，安卡拉突然偏了偏头，望向不远处的一片麦田。
诺文顺著她的视线看去，只见一个鬼鬼祟祟的小脑袋正藏在麦秆后面，只露出一双圆溜溜的眼睛，紧张地盯著他们。
那是个鼠人男孩，比生姐妹要高一些，披著一套红色方布，努力模仿著人类骑士的样式。
他见自己被发现，非但没跑，反而鼓起勇气，举著一柄小木剑冲了出来。
诺文饶有兴致地仔细端详，反倒看到了一条毛茸茸的大尾巴，像是松鼠。
鼠人居然还有不同的亚种？
“站住！你们这两个...大傢伙！”小骑士努力让鼠人尖尖的声音变得威严，目光却忍不住在安卡拉身上打转，“不许欺负我们村子！”
“村庄的守护骑士！松果！要打倒你们！”
“啊，好厉害的剑技！”诺文配合地向后退去，举起双手，“我被打倒啦！”
安卡拉疑惑地看著他们，也晃了晃尾巴：“被打倒啦！”
见他们这么配合，松果反倒有些不好意思。
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“唔，別逗我玩啦。我还不是骑士呢。”
他挥著小木剑，脸上满是憧憬：“大傢伙，你知道骑士是什么样的吗？我想成为能保护弱小的骑士！打跑大坏牙那个叛徒！”
“大坏牙？”
“就是来收税的坏鼠！”松果气鼓鼓地嘟起嘴。“他可坏可坏了，每年都要抢走我们好多吃的！”
“大人们都神神秘秘的，不让我们小孩子掺和。可我都快成年了！我也有力气，也能保护弟弟妹妹！”
诺文听他从大坏牙强抢锅碗瓢盆讲到晚上偷油偷柴，村內所有坏事全都干了个遍，这才理解了来龙去脉。
大坏牙自號军阀，做人乘十，肥膘能压塌车板。號称有壮鼠上百，良田千亩，兵器盔甲无以计数...
简单来说，这就是个鼠奸，负责替人类老爷收鼠鼠们的税。
怪不得莱茵不想让他们掺和进来。
诺文默默將这个情报记在心中，看向那身方布罩袍，笑了笑：“衣服很帅气啊，谁做的？”
“是妈妈！”松果骄傲地挺起胸膛，“妈妈是最厉害的裁缝！”
裁缝...
诺文看向他纤细的手指，心中一动，一个计划开始成型。
“挺好，不过骑士可不是光外表光鲜就行。”诺文向他招手，“想学两招吗？”
“想！”
松果立刻兴奋起来，握紧小木剑，咿咿呀呀地大喊一声，闭著眼睛就直衝过来！
诺文甚至没动，只是在木剑即將击中时，隨意用拐杖向外一拨。松果的冲势顿时被带歪，一头栽倒在地，摔了个屁股墩。
“再来！”松果揉揉屁股，不屈不挠地爬了起来。
这一次，他努力睁著眼，但结果还是一样。
臂展、身高、体重的差距太大，在成年人类面前，鼠人的攻击毫无作用。
诺文沉吟片刻，改变了策略。
“骑士不光要会近战。试试丟石块和木棍。”他看向跃跃欲试的龙娘，“让安卡拉姐姐陪你练练。”
他展示了一下动作，松果立即学著丟出去，自己踉踉蹌蹌地退了好几步。
龙娘疑惑地盯著那些缓慢的小石子，略微偏了偏头，尾巴隨意一甩，破空声瞬间炸响！
木棍直接在空中就被砸出了两节。
“哇呀！”
诺文敏锐地注意到，即使安卡拉离得很远，松果还是会不由自主地闭上眼睛。
他怕。
或许除了莱茵，每个鼠人都会对龙娘这种超规格的生物本能地感到恐惧。
恐惧，是比刀剑更强大的武器！
诺文脑中立即构想出了一个大胆的计划。
他要演一齣戏。
在这齣戏里，没有鼠人叛乱，没有外人插手，只有天灾！
“今天就到这吧。”他摸摸松果的大耳朵，“我有件事情想要你帮忙。能帮我们找些旧衣服和红顏料吗？”
“嗯！妈妈那儿有好多！”松果点点头，犹豫地看向龙娘，伸出小手。“姐姐！”
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安卡拉欢快地甩著尾巴：“握握手！”
小骑士轻轻碰了一下，抱著自己的小木剑往山中跑去。
...
教堂內，听完诺文阐述的莱茵沉默了许久。
这个计划太过离奇，甚至有些荒诞。
修女最终还是缓缓地点了点头：“要是真的有效，那就再好不过。如果失败...也不会更糟了。”
“谢谢您。”
“成功了再谢谢也不迟。”诺文看向窗外，语气严肃，“我说过，我们会帮忙的。”
安卡拉则歪著脑袋，听得一知半解。
她只记住了自己要做的事情：在指定的地方拔麦苗吃，再时不时抓起几只塞满稻草的假鼠鼠拋著玩。
听起来好有趣！
就在鼠鼠们刚开始赶製稻草人时，一支乱糟糟的队伍已经从丘陵中钻出。
爪牙们推著板车，胡乱地嘰嘰喳喳，为首的，是只肥得连脚都看不清的灰毛鼠人。
脸上的肥肉从破铁桶的洞里挤出来，两颗大板牙坑坑洼洼。左披几块烂铁片，右穿一层破麻布，脖子上还掛著一串果子。
大坏牙耀武扬威地骑著一只堪比棕熊的巨型仓鼠，边走边扯著尖细的破嗓子：
“老爷叫我来巡山~吶！抓只鼠鼠当早餐~吶！”
“喂！破村杂！大牙军阀~驾到！”