„Zim, younowweremycapturing.”Richardsmiledwas saying.
“希姆,你现在是我的俘虏了。”李察微笑着说。„Is! Right, Icanpay the ransom money! Youwantmany, althoughsaidthatmyfamilyis rich, so long asyouare willingto let offme! You is a genuinearistocrat, certainlywill obey the warrule between aristocrats, is right? Do not killme, do not killme!”Zimspoke offinally, startedto weep bitterly.
“是是!没错,我可以支付赎金!你想要多少尽管说,我的家族非常非常富有,只要你肯放过我!你是一个真正的贵族,一定会遵守贵族之间的战争规则的,对不对?别杀我,别杀我!”希姆说到最后,已经开始痛哭了。In the dimprofoundforest, the Zimexquisitefatwhitebodyappearsincomparablydazzling.
在昏暗幽深的森林中,希姆细腻肥白的身体显得无比刺眼。„Ransom moneynaturallywants.”Richardsaidslowly. Histhese wordsmake the ZimBengJinnerverelaximmediately, is constraining the fearis unable to suppressagain, unexpectedlyweeps bitterlyloudly.
“赎金当然是要的。”李察缓缓地说。他这一句话立刻让希姆崩紧的神经放松下来,然后压抑着的恐惧再也无法抑制,居然放声痛哭。„But......”Richardis a transition, making the Zimweeping soundstop. RichardapproachesZim, draws close tohim, approachesuntiltwofacedistancestoless than20centimeters, slowlysaid: „Ineedyouto remembermyface, myname! Thisisprevioustimewithyouhave put forward the request, butlooks likeyourmemoryis now poor, thereforeIneedto helpyoustrengthento rememberwell. How manywhips have previoustimeIgivenyour? As if several, oh, youlook, mymemoryis notverygood. Thenthistimeonadditionalonetime, 30whips, maymakeyouno longerforget that whoIam!”
“但是……”李察又是一个转折,让希姆的哭声嘎然而止。李察走近希姆,贴近他,直到两张脸距离接近到不足20厘米,才徐徐地说:“我需要你记住我的脸,还有我的名字!这是上次就和你提过的要求,但是现在看来你的记忆力并不怎么好,所以我需要好好帮助你强化一下记忆。上一次我给了你多少鞭?似乎是十几下吧,哦,你看,我的记忆力也不是很好。那么这次就加一倍吧,30鞭,或许会让你不再忘记我是谁!”
The longwhip in Gangdorhandsuch asviper-likeraises, fallsto the viscountagaincarries on the back, leaves behind the whip-mark that swells uphigh. Zimcalledsad and shrill, the whole bodyis twitchingto struggle, evenstarts the incontinence.刚德手中的长鞭如毒蛇般扬起,再落到子爵背上,留下一道高高肿起的鞭痕。希姆凄厉地叫了起来,全身都在抽搐挣扎,甚至开始失禁。Richardhas drawn backseveralsteps, by a big tree, eyes closedmaintains mental tranquility, MoShuwhipnumber.李察退了几步,靠在一棵大树上,闭目养神,默数着鞭数。UnderGangdor the whiphas the discretionvery much, among the whip-marksis not overlapped, blackweltbrightwhip-markshave not damagedtogether. A haematomamore excitingnerve, making the Zimpainenlarge. The whip-markalmostspreads the Zimwhole body, does not have the genuinesevere woundto arrive athim, especiallyhas not touched the thing of hiscrotch.刚德下鞭很有分寸,鞭痕之间绝不重叠,一道道黑紫肿亮的鞭痕也没有一道破损。血肿会更加刺激神经,让希姆的痛楚放大。鞭痕几乎遍及希姆全身,却没有真正重伤到他,特别是没有触及到他的胯下之物。30whipwith great difficulty, Zimcould not move, share that only thengroaned. UntilFlowsandgavehimto dischargeseveralHealing Spellcontinuously, the viscountreluctantlycanbend downinGangdorcarries on the back, was carried the forest.
好不容易30鞭打完,希姆已经动弹不得,只有呻吟的份。直到流砂过来给他连续施放了好几个治疗术,子爵才勉强能够伏在刚德背上,被背出森林。Fightsto decide, has not neededBroodmother, thereforeBroodmotherreturned toLand of Turmoil. Beforereturn, BroodmotheralsoremindedRichard, itneedsmassiveMagic Crystal, oris the thing of similarimplicationenergy, like thisitcanbe further strengthened.
一战而定,已经不需要母巢了,于是母巢返回了动荡之地。在返回之前,母巢又提醒了一下李察,它需要大量的魔力水晶,或者是类似的蕴含能量的东西,这样它才能得到进一步强化。
The requesttoBroodmother, Richardsomewhatis also helpless. Regardless ofwhichPlaneMagic Crystal is the rare and preciousthing, to put it bluntlyiscontains the massiveenergies the high-puritycrystals. But after Broodmotherpromotestep, every timeopens the Magic Crystalquantity that a newabilityneedsalsocontinuallyto rise. NowBroodmotherhas achievedRank 4, the ability that Rank 4presentsstylishlyneeds40Magic Crystal to start.
对母巢的要求,李察亦有些无奈。魔力水晶无论在哪个位面都是珍稀之物,说白了就是富含大量能量的高纯度结晶体。而母巢晋阶后,每开启一个新能力所需要的魔力水晶数量也不断上升。现在母巢已经达到四阶,四阶时新出现的能力就需要40颗魔力水晶才能启动。Broodmotheris displayingas the might of Planar Warmachinegradually, whenThrowersscalein groups, the mightstartsto assume the geometric seriesto rise. Butsimilarly, withfunctiongreatlyadapts, the consumption of Broodmothersimilarlyis also astonishing. TopromoteRank 4Broodmother, Richardinvested the completewealth that Baroncanhaveonit, butin the future that canforesee, is the wealth of duke is also not enoughto force-feedBroodmother.母巢作为位面战争机器的威力正在逐渐发挥,当抛掷兵规模成群时,威力就开始呈几何级数上升。但同样,与作用的巨大相适应,母巢的消耗也同样惊人。为了把母巢提升到四阶,李察已经在它身上投入了一个男爵能够拥有的全部财富,而在可以预见的未来,就是公爵的财富也不足以喂饱母巢。IfBroodmotherdoes not have the limit, or the limit of evolutionis high, perhapsin the futurewill havesuchoneday, mustuse the strength of entirePlane, cansupport the consumption of Broodmother. Thinks ofhere, Richardknit the browssuddenly, the train of thought of a littlenot being able to holdflashes past.
如果母巢没有极限,或是进化的极限非常高,说不定将来会有那么一天,要举整个位面之力,才能支持母巢的消耗。想到这里,李察突然皱了皱眉,有一点抓不住的思绪一闪而过。Richardis detainingZimandPersonal Guard of captive, convergeswithownlarge unit. At this timewith enough timetook inventoryvictory.李察押着俘虏的希姆和亲卫,与自己的大部队汇合。这时才来得及清点一下战果。
The warhas continued the several days, the army of ViscountZimis annihilatedfinally, dying in battleover one-third, wounded soldieralso one-third, otherturned into the Richardcaptive. Richardhas not attacked the plan of viscountarmywounded soldiercampagain, such will again only increasemanyburdenstooneself, will therefore not actually attainmanyransom money. In more than 400captiveshasdozenseliteknights, the value that buttheyput togetherwill not surpassViscountZim.
战争持续了数日,希姆子爵的部队最终全军覆没,战死者超过1,伤兵也有1,其余的都变成了李察的俘虏。李察没有再突袭子爵军队伤兵营地的打算,那样只会给自己再增加不少负担,却不会因此多拿到多少赎金。400多名俘虏中有数十名精锐的骑士,但他们加在一起的价值也不会超过希姆子爵。Recuperationonedaylater, Richarddraws in the army, detainedto be many a time of captiveto return to the territory.
休整了一天之后,李察收拢部队,押着比自己多了一倍的俘虏回返领地。
On the way of turns over to return, FlowsandandRichardwalk side-by-side. It is not farintheirfront, ViscountZimalsoridesinimmediately, was being pinchedbyseveralDesert Warrior. In the captivesalsoonly then the viscounthasgiving favored treatment of riding a horse, otherWarriormustwalk. Knew after Richardpreparesto collect the ransom money, the captivesare hanging the heartthereforefalls, did not haveotherthoughts.
归返途中,流砂和李察并肩而行。在他们前方不远,希姆子爵也骑在马上,被几名沙民骑士挟着。俘虏中也只有子爵有骑马的优待,其它的战士都得步行。得知李察准备收取赎金后,俘虏们悬着的心都因此落下,也就没了其它心思。Looks at the Zimback, Flowsandknits the brows, saidlightly: „Ido not likethisfellow.”
看着希姆的背影,流砂皱眉,淡淡地说:“我不喜欢这个家伙。”„Iverylikeactuallyhis.”Richardsaid.
“我倒是挺喜欢他的。”李察说。„Icanfeelthathehas not lost heartthoroughly. Yourthistimehas puthim, soonhecanaskusto trouble. Will youprepareto hithis60whipsnext time? Didn't thatwithkillhimto be the same directly?”
“我能感觉到,他还没有彻底死心。你这次放了他,用不了多久他又会来找我们麻烦的。难道你下次准备打他60鞭?那不是和直接杀了他一样吗?”Richardsmiles: „Helooks forourtroubles, isn't that the good deed?”李察笑笑说:“他来找我们的麻烦,那不是好事吗?”„Good deed?”
“好事?”„Naturallyis the good deed, by the Zimdisposition, beforeoneselfrevenge, certainlywill preventotherpeopleto look forourtroubles, in order to avoidcannotrevengepersonally. Me, ratherhasZimsuchenemyactually.”
“当然是好事,以希姆的性格,在自己报仇之前,一定会阻止其它人来找我们的麻烦,以免不能亲手报仇。在我来说,倒是宁可有希姆这样的敌人。”
After Richard explained that Flowsandsuddenly, butactuallymaliciouslystared atRichardone, said: „Sometimesreallythought that youstartedlikely an old man!”李察解释之后,流砂恍然,但是却狠狠盯了李察一眼,说:“有时候真觉得你开始象个老头了!”Richardsnort|hum, said: „Ifbyscheme, youcontinuouslycompared withme.”李察哼了一声,说:“若论心计,你一直都比我强吧。”Flowsandhas straightened up the body, shows a pure and good-heartedinnocentexpression, said: „Imaygrow upintemple, anythingdoes not understand.”流砂挺直了身体,摆出一副纯良无辜的表情,说:“我可一直在神殿长大,什么都不懂的。”Seesherappearance, Richardhates the toothto itch. On the road, mostlymustpush overher, when the time comesmust haveis the major drama that a revoltandconquers.
看到她的样子,李察又恨得牙齿发痒。要不是在路上,多半又要把她按倒了,到时候少不得又是一场反抗与征服的大戏。
But why does not know, Richardhas thought ofSharonsuddenly. Thiscamouflagenaivegoodpureplay, if developedbyLegendary Mage, mostsuits. Thinks ofher, Richardsomewhatcannot restrain the train of thought in heartsuddenly, has an inexplicablebitternessunexpectedly. WheninitiallytoFaelor, Richardcannotthinkher, becausehedoes not know that can also return toNorland.
可是不知为何,李察忽然想到了苏海伦。这种伪装天真善良纯真的戏,若是由传奇法师来演,才最是适合。一想到她,李察忽然有些抑止不住心中的思绪,竟有种莫名的酸涩。在初到法罗的时候,李察根本不敢去想她,因为他自己也不知道还有没有可能回到诺兰德。Until nowpassed the initialcrisis, returned toNorlandto have the first linedawnfinally, Richardhas daredto turnthesememoriesin the heartdeep place.
直到现在度过最初的危机,回归诺兰德终于有了第一线曙光,李察才敢在心底深处把这些记忆翻出来。Flowsandhas not noted the subtle change of Richardmood, sheinponderinganything, after the moment, said: „ThatPerrin, how do youprepareto process?”流砂没有注意到李察情绪的细微变化,她在沉思着什么,片刻后说:“那个佩林,你准备怎么处理?”„Processes?”Richardis startled, hehas not thoughtthisissueactually.
“怎么处理?”李察一怔,他倒是从没有想过这个问题。Flowsandsaidseriously: „Perrinis a truetalent, ifobtainedDragon of Eternity and TimeDivine Favor, has relieved the accelerationsenilecurse, maycompletefoundation laying of magicmathematical. YouknowthatFaelorPlanecould not be weaker than manyNorland, if the magiccivilizationwent forwardagainonestep, andobtainedotherPlaneresources, mightpromoteintonewMain Plane, althoughthisis an extremelylongprocess, butin the futureactuallyobvious. From, is onlybecause ofDivine Punishment, Perrincannothave an achievementin the magiconlyat present. But once relievesDivine Punishment, hisachievement is almost limitless. Canfor the person who entirePlanelayssomeaspectfoundation, howto describe that itstalentis not overrated. If not makeprocessing, perhapsagaincrosses for tenyears, Perrinwill becomewein the Faelorbiggestenemy!”流砂严肃地说:“佩林是一个真正的天才,如果得到了永恒与时光之龙的神恩,解除了加速衰老的诅咒,就有可能完成魔法数学的奠基。你知道,法罗位面比诺兰德弱不了多少,如果魔法文明再前进一步,并且获得其它位面的资源,就有可能提升成为一个新的主位面,虽然这将是一个极为漫长的过程,但是未来却是可见的。单从眼前来说,只是因为神罚,佩林才在魔法上没能有所成就。可是一旦解除神罚,他的成就几乎不可限量。能够为整个位面奠定某一方面基础的人,无论怎样形容其天才都不为过。如果不做处理,也许再过十年,佩林就会成为我们在法罗最大的敌人!”Thistime, Richardfaces up to the Perrinissuefinally. Perrinistheyreturns to the Norlandkey, only thendepends upon the strength of duke to obtain the sacrificial offering of enoughcomponent, mayjust likealsoFlowsand said that inreturning to the Norlandprocess, maystand erect the most fearfulenemyforoneself.
这一次,李察终于正视佩林的问题来。佩林是他们回归诺兰德的关键,只有依靠公爵的力量才能得到足够份量的祭品,可也正如流砂所说,在回归诺兰德的过程中,也有可能为自己竖立一个最可怕的敌人。
The Richardponderlong time, slowlysaid: „Flowsand, youknow that ourArcheronhasmanyenemies, many peoplewantmylife, andis willingto pay the enormouspricefor this reason. For exampleJoseph, Mensa and Schumpeterthreealliances, the disturbancesto our Planar War, areuntil now the most typicalexample. Youthoughtthattheydo do thisto be worth?”李察沉思良久,才缓缓地说:“流砂,你知道我们阿克蒙德有许多敌人,有很多人想要我的命,并且愿意为此付出极大的代价。比如约瑟夫、门萨和熊彼德三家联盟,对我们此次位面战争的干扰,就是迄今为止最典型的一个例子。你觉得,他们这样做值得吗?”FlowsandcomesTemple of the Eternal Dragon, the natureis very familiarwithSacrificial Offering: „So far, theyhave owedin a big way. Delivers toFaelorus, againsendsSinclairandhersubordinate, the price of paysenoughobtainednewsecondaryPlane. So long astheirluckare nottoobad, spends the enoughmuchtimeto develop, thatPlaneincomeoverwill definitely pay.”流砂出身永恒龙殿,自然对献祭无比熟悉:“到目前为止,他们已经亏大了。把我们送到法罗,再把辛克蕾尔和她的部下送来,所付出的代价足够获得一个新的次级位面了。只要他们的运气不是太差,付出足够多的时间去开发,那个位面的收益肯定会超过付出的。”Richardsmiles, said: „Thisand that's the end. TodayIeliminatedPerrin, perhapstomorrowImusteliminateanotherPerrin. A Planepersonbyhundred millionideas, if countedotherracesagain, will frequently present the talent, do Iwantto eliminate? Actuallyso long asare formidable, is the proper way and trueshortcut. Today'senemy, tomorrowno longerwill perhaps have the qualificationsbecomesmyenemy. Thislike the climbmountain, somepeoplewantsto pull downotherpeople, somepeopleactuallywholeheartedlyclimbto the peak. Thesewantto drawotherstoand a person of level linewith all one's heart, foreverdoes not have the opportunityto mountextremely.”李察笑笑,说:“这就是了。今天我消灭了一个佩林,或许明天我就又得消灭另一个佩林。一个位面的人以亿计,如果再算上其它种族,时时刻刻都会出现天才,难道我都要一个个去消灭?其实只要自己强大,才是正途和真正的捷径。今天的敌人,或许明天就不再有资格成为我的敌人了。这就象攀登高山,有的人想把其它人拉下来,有的人却一心向顶峰攀登。那些一门心思想把别人拉到和自己一个水平线的人,永远都没有机会登上绝顶。”Flowsandknit the brows saying: „But...... Ifourenemies, for examplePerrin, ifgrowstoalsowants the formidablesituationcompared withus? At that timewewill not regret, whenhad the opportunityto eliminatehim?”流砂皱眉说:“但是……如果我们的敌人,比如说佩林,万一成长到比我们还要强大的地步呢?那时我们岂不是会后悔没有在有机会的时候消灭他?”„Perrinfinallygrew, Ionlywholeheartedlyto the words that the peakclimbs, wouldascendingis higher. What matteralsothere isnot to needto pay the price?”Richardis smiling the rhetorical question, thensaid: „Iratherstrove , was also not willingto askunder.”
“就算佩林最终成长了,我只一心向顶峰攀登的话,总会登得更高一些的。又有什么事情是不需要付出代价的呢?”李察微笑着反问,然后说:“我宁愿求上得中,也不愿求中得下。”
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