COS :: Volume #3

#477: Ambition

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The town northern four ancient red brick constructions, are the Mage Association deliberative organs, the site of elder parliament. This building is not big, but already more than 500 years of history, although restored and interior in this period repeatedly decorates, when the semblance still retained the small town has initially constructed plain, does not know that many affected the decision-making of entire kingdom here to make finally. 镇北一座四层的古老红砖建筑,就是法师协会的议事机构,长老议会的所在地。这栋建筑不大,但是已经有500多年的历史了,虽然期间多次修缮和内部装潢,但是外表仍然保留了小镇初建时的古朴,不知有多少最终影响了整个王国的决策就是在这里做出。 In Fourth Layer, 16 Archmage level elder each have the independent office. This has 30 offices, now naturally emptied half. But in the Mage Association prosperous time, Fourth Layer not only fully occupies, could not have applied for Archmage of office. 在第四层,16位大魔导师级长老每一位都有单独的办公室。这一层有30间办公室,现在自然而然的空下了一半。但在法师协会鼎盛时期,第四层不仅占满,还有申请不到办公室的大魔导师。 From the Archmage quantity, can see the Sequoia Kingdom Mage influence already the grand occasion not. 从大魔导师的数量上,就可以看出红杉王国法师势力已经盛况不在。 Another evidence is, for more than 100 years, along with Mage Association influence huge of even more, the Mage quantity instead gradually reduces. Level 8 above Mage that now in the kingdom registers is less than 600 people. 另一个佐证则是,一百多年来,随着法师协会势力的愈发庞大,法师的数量反而逐年减少。现在王国内注册的八级以上法师只有不到600人。 The decline of Mage Association is only the phenomenon in surface, in fact the income of association has not reduced. Although the Mage quantity has been short, the enchanted equipment and other commodity quantities of providing have also been short, but the association succeeded in these years of past made the enchanted equipment price rise two times, but same time the price of kingdom wheat only rose 5%. Therefore in the association the benefit of elder actually increased the several fold, because the cake is not small, cuts the cake was actually short. 法师协会的衰落只是表面上的现象,实际上协会的收入并没有减少。虽然法师数量少了,提供的附魔装备等商品数量也少了,但协会在过去的这些年间成功的让附魔装备的价格上涨了两倍,而同期王国小麦的价格只上涨了5而已。因此协会内长老的利益反而增加了数倍,因为蛋糕没有小,切蛋糕的却少了。 Many Archmage do not like in this building the work, except for meeting, almost never appears. But also some people like here, is willing to sit here, enjoys authority flavor/smell that the history is precipitating. 许多大魔导师不喜欢到这栋楼里办公,除了开会,几乎从不出现。但也有人喜欢这里,更愿意坐在这里,享受着历史沉淀下来的权力味道。 Ryan almost sits to the office in every day. 莱恩几乎每天都会到办公室里坐坐。 As the Sequoia Kingdom recent years most outstanding magic talent, becomes in the association that Ryan did not pass on responsibilities the youngest elder, became the vice-chairman of association last year, the surcoat was also changed into dark golden magic robe of special significance by Red Robe of elder. 作为红杉王国的近年来最杰出的魔法天才,莱恩当仁不让的成为协会中最年轻的长老,更是在去年成为协会的副会长,外袍也由长老的红袍换成了具有特殊意义的暗金色法袍。 In entire Mage Association, has three Dark Gold Mage. Is the association president, Ryan, with Level 18 Archmage. That Archmage is in the association most formidable Archmage, but all the year round not in Lausanne. His Magic Tower construction in north border, it is said is guarding a huge magic crystal quarry, has the dwarf slaves of entire tribe to mine for him. 在整个法师协会,只有三位暗金法师。即是协会会长,莱恩,和一位十八级的大魔导师。那位大魔导师是协会中最强大的魔导师,但长年不在洛桑。他的魔法塔修建在北部边境,据说守卫着一座巨大的魔晶石矿,有整个部落的矮人奴隶在为他挖矿。 Ryan sits in own office, is carrying one black coffee, is reading the report in hand with total concentration. Before his desk, is standing straightly middle-aged Mage, the golden surcoat showed that he status in association is not low. 莱恩坐在自己的办公室里,正端着一杯黑咖啡,聚精会神地看着手中的报告。在他办公桌前,笔挺站着一位中年法师,金色的外袍显示他在协会中的地位不低。 „Altogether seized and held in custody ten sets of enchanted equipment?” Ryan asked. “一共查扣了十套附魔装备？”莱恩问。 „Yes! Association president. Moreover this is ten sets can from the beginning arm the equipment of foot Warrior! Your excellency.” “是的！会长阁下。而且这是十套可以把一个战士从头武装到脚的装备！阁下。” „Thing, leading me to have a look.” “东西呢,带我去看看。” Gold Robe Mage said: „Has placed downstairs, please come with me.” 金袍法师说:“已经放在楼下了,请跟我来。” After the moment, in a gloomy storehouse, Gold Robe Mage opened two magic seal box personally, shows inside equipment. Ryan takes up a long sword first, stirs up with Mana, on the sword blade instantly ripples the Water Blue magic ray. 片刻后,在一间阴暗的库房内,金袍法师亲自打开了两个封魔箱,把里面的装备展示出来。莱恩先是拿起一把长剑,用魔力一激,剑身上即刻荡漾起水蓝色的魔法光芒。 „The good, good Superior Level long sword, is impeccable from the technique and material quality to the work. Looks according to you, the quality of this long sword how?” “不错,上好的精良级长剑,从手法、材质到做工都无可挑剔。依你看,这把长剑的品质如何？” „Should be similar to high-quality goods that the association exits.” Gold Robe Mage said cautiously. “应该和协会出口的精品差不多。”金袍法师小心翼翼地说。 Ryan laughs in spite of trying not, throws to return to enchanted box the long sword, said: „High-quality goods? Can make this standard on these Low Level Mage the high-quality goods? Is I personally begins enchantment, achieves this degree! In my opinion, in entire association, only then studies the enchantment class to subdue|grams old man's work to surpass it daily. How many enchantment products however Ban Ke can one month produce? Things in these two boxes, may suffice his one year of doing.” 莱恩失笑,把长剑扔回到附魔箱内,说:“精品？就那些低级法师能做出这个水准的精品来？就是我亲自动手附魔,也不过做到这种程度而已！依我看,整个协会内只有天天研究附魔的班克老头的作品才能超过它。但是班克一个月才能出几件附魔产品？这两个箱子里的东西,可够他一年做的了。” Gold Robe Mage had a scare by the Ryan words, looks that the magic seal box vision becomes somewhat unusual. 金袍法师被莱恩的话吓了一跳,看着封魔箱的目光变得有些异样。 Ryan also asked: „Do these things flow from the hand of that Richard?” 莱恩又问:“这些东西都是从那个李察的手里流出来的？” „Yes! I have traced in detail. These equipment are Chuckert Baron deliver, it is said uses to the Personal Guards replacement of Burr Earl. Chuckert Baron is the North-South Line Plan active member, now also in Bloodstained Lands. Was needless saying that the source of this batch of equipment certainly was Richard.” “是的！我详细追查过。这些装备都是查克特男爵送回来的,据说是给伯尔伯爵的亲卫们换装用。查克特男爵是纵贯线计划的活跃成员,现在还在染血之地。不用说,这批装备的出处一定是李察。” Stopped, Gold Robe Mage also heavyheartedly said: „Your excellency, hears in Bloodstained Lands, the price of Richard sell magic equipment is lower than the cost of association! This is not the good deed, this way, the aristocrats will buy the Richard thing.” 停顿了一下,金袍法师又忧心忡忡地说:“阁下,听说在染血之地,李察出售魔法装备的价格比协会的成本还要低！这可不是好事,这样下去,贵族们都会去买李察的东西的。” But Gold Robe Mage has not thought that this commentary has not obtained the recognition of Ryan. 但金袍法师没想到这个评论没有得到莱恩的赏识。 Ryan sneers, said: „Cost is lower than the association product, is very strange? It is not the Richard selling price is low, but was our costs is too high! You think well, a magic that the association produces equips, in cost what? One kilogram Lafite Refined Iron, the purchase price of association must be higher than three times compared with the outside current price on market. Moreover, attaches the Mage labor cost? Calculates? For example Grandmaster Mosey adept sharp attribute, Magic Array ready-made, so long as he consumes one to be equal to Mana of Level 6 magic, on the flower three minutes, can be completed. But this will bring the income of 500 gold coins for him. Snort, three minutes gain 500 gold coins the matters, are I also are willing to do! This is the cost of our association!” 莱恩冷笑一声,说:“成本比协会出品低,真的很奇怪吗？不是李察的售价低,而是我们的成本太高了！你好好想想,协会出产的一件魔法装备,成本里都有些什么？一公斤拉菲精铁,协会的采购价比外面市场价要高出三倍。另外,附魔法师的工费呢？都是怎么计算的？比如说莫西大师拿手的锋锐属性,魔法阵都是现成的,他只要耗费一个相当于六级魔法的魔力,前后花上三分钟,就可以完成了。而这会为他带来500金币的收入。哼,三分钟赚500金币的事情,就是我也很愿意去干！这就是我们协会的成本！” In the Gold Robe Mage heart shocks, he has not thought that Ryan will analyze so thoroughly, moreover such disregarding another's feelings. Suddenly he does not know how should reply. The passing experience told him, such dialog has had the opportunity, possibly was the fatal trap. 金袍法师心中震惊,他没想到莱恩会剖析得如此透彻,而且如此的不留情面。一时间他也不知道该如何应答。过往的经验告诉他,这样的对话充满了机遇,也可能是致命的陷阱。 Ryan has postponed some expressions, said: „Actually more than 100 years ago, the enchanted equipment quality of association product is much better compared with the present, even not compared with us at present these difference many. Moreover that time selling price, is lower than in the Bloodstained Lands selling price Richard. However, that was more than 100 years ago matters.” 莱恩放缓了一些语气,说:“其实在100多年前,协会出品的附魔装备品质比现在要好得多,甚至不比我们眼前这些差多少。而且那时候的售价,也比李察在染血之地的售价要低。不过,那都是100多年前的事了。” Gold Robe Mage does not know how should reply, must answer the sound ambiguously is, then asked: „Does association president, how Burr Earl these cargos process?” 金袍法师不知该如何回答,只得含糊地答了声是,然后问:“会长阁下,伯尔伯爵这些货物怎么处理？” „Did the Richard details look up?” “李察的底细查出来了没有？” Gold Robe Mage braces oneself saying: „Is looking up! At present some clues say Richard as if some Whiterock Dukedom relations. However you know that Whiterock Dukedom that side Mage Association and our relations are not happy. Therefore can only carry on secretly, this...... Requires the time.” 金袍法师硬着头皮道:“正在查！目前有线索说李察似乎和白岩公国有些联系。不过您知道,白岩公国那边的法师协会和我们的关系并不愉快。所以只能秘密进行,这个……需要时间。” Ryan nodded, said: „This matter takes your time, he cannot in any case be inescapable there. However Burr Earl this matter, cannot such consider as finished but actually! I remember that the association does have the business of stipulation large-scale magic equipment in the kingdom range to pass the association?” 莱恩点了点头,说:“这件事慢慢来,反正他在那里跑不了。不过伯尔伯爵这件事,倒不能就这么算了！我记得协会有规定在王国范围内大规模魔法装备的买卖必须通过协会吧？” „Truly so.” “确实如此。” The Ryan sound transfers ice-cold: „That this, you take a group of people, the name of according to Association, the secret brings to try to Lausanne Burr Earl, the charge is to smuggle the magic equipment!” 莱恩的声音转为冰冷:“那就这样,你带上一批人,以协会的名义,秘密把伯尔伯爵带到洛桑来进行审判,罪名就是走私魔法装备！” Gold Robe Mage is surprised, busy say|way: „Association president, the seizing on the spot aristocrat is an important matter!” 金袍法师大吃一惊,忙道:“会长,抓捕实地贵族可是一件大事！” Ryan asked back: „Doesn't have the precedent several years ago?” 莱恩反问:“就在几年前不是有过先例吗？” „That is different! That time is only small Baron, but this time is Earl! It is not good, this matter may arouse the meddling of other royal courts and Great Noble very much.” “那不一样！那次只是一个小小的男爵,而这次是伯爵！一个不好,这件事很有可能激起王室和其它大贵族的插手。” Ryan sneers: „No, Burr is neutral aristocrat. The neutral aristocrat does not have the clique, does not have asylum. So long as we grasped to be good him, other people were most can only protest, do they also really dare with the Mage Association resistance? Now, is the association show of force time!” 莱恩冷笑:“不,伯尔是中立贵族。中立贵族没有派系,却也没有庇护者。我们只要把他抓来就好了,其它人最多只能抗议一下,他们难道还真敢和法师协会对抗吗？现在,正是协会显示力量的时候！” Gold Robe Mage heart trembled, knows finally the Ryan ambition is not restricted in Mage Association. 金袍法师心头一凛,终于知道莱恩的野心绝不限于法师协会。 The Richard regulations passed the rare half a month tranquil time. 李察则度过了难得的半个月平静时光。 His daily life, is draws up Rune and Meditation, restores Mana fully. Tranquil life condition makes Richard draw up the Rune speed also to speed up, 15 days pass by, Richard has made eight Rune actually, simultaneously Mana also restores Level 12. 他每天的生活,就是绘制构装和冥想,全力恢复魔力。宁静的生活状态让李察绘制构装的速度也有所加快,15天过去,李察倒是造出了八件构装,同时魔力也恢复到十二级。 The Bloodstained Lands situation is steady, the Richard follower attacks separately, exterminates to threaten to go through vertically the mounted bandit of trade route. This trade route almost everywhere gold, the massive mounted bandits smelled gold coin flavor/smell, comes in swarms. They do not dare to move the large-scale caravan that the aristocrat jointly composes, actually to various general kind of small caravans on the trade route drools with envy. Moreover in the mounted bandit also has the generations of many harboring ulterior motives, for example Red Cossack remnants of defeated troops. 染血之地的局势平稳,李察的追随者分头出击,四下清剿威胁到纵贯商路的马匪。这条商路几乎遍地黄金,大量马匪嗅到了金币的味道,蜂拥而来。他们不敢动贵族联合组成的超大规模商队,却对在商路上通行的各类小商队垂涎三尺。而且马匪中也藏有不少别有用心之辈,比如说红色哥萨克的残部。 The enormous benefit of trade route sufficiently crazy, the Bloodstained Lands mounted bandit is maneating, the persuasion naturally useless, the threat does not have the effect, order that therefore Richard issues, in the trade route both sides 50 kilometers scopes, so long as has discovered the mounted bandit, kills without the amnesty. Killed a lot, the mounted bandit who lived naturally can become intelligent, knows that cannot move the Richard cheese. 商路的巨大利益足以让人疯狂,染血之地的马匪凶悍残忍,劝说当然是没有用的,恐吓也没有效果,所以李察下达的命令,就是在商路两侧50公里的范围内,只要发现了马匪,就杀无赦。杀得多了,活下来的马匪自然会变得聪明点,知道不能动李察的奶酪。 But Iron Triangle Empire to was quite been completely angry by Richard wiping out in the Bloodstained Lands foothold, has sent out the envoy, requesting Sequoia Kingdom to hand over Richard. Sequoia Kingdom is certainly impossible to comply, on Bloodstained Lands, the benefits of kingdom half aristocrats has tied up in Richard together, but strengths of these aristocrats, although there is a possibility to affect the domestic power balance slowly, but generally speaking , helping the national strength growing, kingdom how from breaking arm. Iron Triangle Empire already knew the result actually, to comfort domestic aristocrats, clear(ly) knows that the useless matter must do. 而铁三角帝国对在染血之地的据点全部被李察拔除一事极为愤怒,已经派出了使节,要求红杉王国把李察交出来。红杉王国当然不可能答应,在染血之地上,王国半数贵族的利益已经和李察捆绑在一起,而这些贵族的壮大,虽然有可能缓慢地影响到国内的势力平衡,但总体上来说,还是有利于国力增长,王国怎会自断臂膀。铁三角帝国其实早就知道结果,但是为了安抚国内的贵族们,明知道无用的事也要去做。 This is the politics, this is the diplomacy. 这就是政治,这就是外交。 The empire and Richard have carried on two wars actually. A blue water 2-Japan current meat grinder service, the direct descendant strength loss of Salenville is serious. But twice goes through vertically the war of line, empire influential Lambert Earl actually collapses at the first blow in front of Richard, Blue Side Camp and caravan guards are Earl elite, finally wiped out. Moreover in eight footholds of Richard wiping out, pours three to belong to Lambert Earl. From all sides, Lambert under the buckle has surpassed 4000 in Richard elite, but also lost two Saint Realm powerhouses. Let alone is Earl, even if to a duke, this loss must lose sleep several evenings. 帝国和李察其实已经进行过两次战争。蓝水绞肉机一役,撒伦威尔的嫡系力量损失惨重。而前后两次纵贯线之战,帝国颇具实力的兰博特伯爵却在李察面前不堪一击,蓝方营地和商队护卫都是伯爵手下的精锐,结果被全歼。另外李察拔除的八处据点中,倒有三个属于兰博特伯爵。前前后后,兰博特在李察手下已经折损超过4000精锐,还损失了两名圣域强者。别说是伯爵,哪怕是对一名公爵来说,这种损失都要失眠几个晚上的。 But now Iron Triangle Empire own trouble are also many. Rishi Longtu fell into the mire of Giant Dragon believer, but the east side makes a connection with the estuary the campaign not to be smooth. Under this situation, empire is really hard to make war with Sequoia Kingdom officially, the consequences of three combats are Iron Triangle Empire are also hard to withstand. The economic interest of Bloodstained Lands trade route, although is huge, but will capture the estuary more significant regarding the future significance of empire. 但现在铁三角帝国自身的麻烦也不少。李施龙图陷入了巨龙教徒的泥沼,而东面打通出海口的战役也不顺利。在这种局势下,帝国实在难以和红杉王国正式开战,三线作战的后果就是铁三角帝国也难以承受。况且,染血之地商路的经济利益虽然庞大,但是夺取出海口对于帝国的未来意义更为重大。
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