第8章 焚烧（2/2）

安德森和阿尔文看向他，等待指示。

他对安德森、管家和村中负责人说出了自己的决定：

“焚烧林地。”

“什么？焚烧？！”

安德森和阿尔文几乎同时失声。

老管家急忙道：

“少爷，不可！铁木林是寒鸦领世代积累的宝贵財富，是向王国纳税的根基啊！一把火烧了，往后税收、领地所用该如何是好？”

安德森也面露难色，手从剑柄上放下：

“领主大人，是否再考虑一下？或许可以组织卫队进行清剿，我们……”

普莱尔没有动摇，抬手制止了他们后续的话，他的目光扫过面露惊疑的村负责人和周围的护卫，语速平稳地分析：

“噬铁蛛的习性我了解。常规清剿只会徒增伤亡，而且无法灭绝。它们依赖这片林子生存，毁了它们的巢穴和食物来源，它们自然无法存留。”

“趁著噬铁蛛还未遍布铁木林，我们还可以提前隔离出一片区域，抢收部分铁木，火势控制得当，损失可以降到最低。损失一部分，总比全部被啃光，甚至蔓延到村庄要好。”

他顿了顿，声音压低了些，却更显沉重：

“更何况，我们真的有能力彻底清剿吗？”

他的记忆已基本完整，那位“精英级”的老领主，正是死於清剿噬铁蛛的行动中。

他看向那片被蛛网缠绕的林地：

“这不是败家，而是止损，更是为了將来能重新种植，可持续发展。目光必须放长远。”

普莱尔的目光再次扫过安德森和阿尔文，

“寒鸦领现在的困境一个接著一个，如果不快速果断地解决最紧迫的威胁，整个领地很快就会滑向灭亡的深渊。”

他的分析条理清晰，利弊分明，更是点出了老领主身亡的旧事。

安德森和阿尔文对视一眼，都从对方眼中看到了挣扎与无奈。

老管家张了张嘴，看著普莱尔那双沉静却坚定的眼眸，最终化为一声沉重的嘆息，低下了头。

虽然心疼至极，但他们明白，领主说的是事实，而且就连领地的主人，铁木林的主人都同意了。

最终，他们选择了服从。

说服已成。

接下来便是执行。如何点燃这片以坚韧难燃著称的铁木林？普莱尔依据之前的观察和从村民口中得到的有限信息，迅速做出部署。

“用它们自己的网！”

普莱尔指著远处林间那些巨大、黏稠的蛛网，

“这些是极佳的引火物。”

他语速加快，命令清晰：

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“集中人手，收集乾燥的易燃物，堆放在林地边缘我指定的几个区域。从燃煤锅炉那边调拨一些尚未使用的劣质燃煤过来，量不用多，但必须用在关键的点火点上。”

命令被迅速传达下去。卫兵们分头行动，铁木村的村民也在强压和惶恐中开始搬运各种物资。

很快，十几处堆放上了劣质燃煤，还些枯枝助燃，这些被布置在逆著风向的几个关键入口处。

普莱尔亲自检查了其中几个点火点，確认了风向和位置，又安排了各组人手的站位、点火时机以及撤退路线。

一切准备就绪。他站在雪坡上，望著下方那片被蛛网笼罩的林地，深吸了一口冰冷的空气，然后猛地挥下手：

“点火！”