That island was getting more and more near, the sketch in thick fog and thick fog on island appears even more is also clear —— Lawrence to stand in the White Oak bow deck, both hands closely grab the present guard rail, points at the joint because of making an effort to appear some blanches. 那座岛越来越近了,岛上的浓雾以及浓雾中的剪影也显得越发清晰起来——劳伦斯站在白橡木号的船首甲板上,双手紧紧抓着眼前的护栏,手指关节都因为用力而显得有些发白。 Everybody will be anxious, what on Boundless Sea even if drifted old Captain of most lifetime to be no exception in —— that island to have? What thing are the shadows in that thick fog? Why does that island like having the consciousness appear around White Oak? And most important...... this piece by the sea area that the strange phenomenon covers, where is? 谁都会紧张,哪怕是在无垠海上漂泊了大半辈子的老船长也不例外——那座岛上会有什么？那片浓雾中的阴影是什么东西？为什么那座岛会像有意识一样出现在白橡木号周围？以及最重要的……这片被诡异现象笼罩的海域,到底是什么地方？ Lawrence deeply inspires, the cold air current penetration bottom of one's heart, makes the turbulent state of mind tranquil forcefully, his trying hard makes oneself do not think that other abnormal things, for example appear in oneself present Martha, as well as others excluding oneself can also see that Martha strange fact —— he knows oneself must cut off the thought in this aspect, the state of mind that because all these constantly deteriorate with oneself obviously is related, words that continue want to get down, Martha possibly really not only illusory image. 劳伦斯深吸了口气,寒冷的气流贯入肺腑,强行让动荡的心绪平静下来,他努力让自己不要去想其他异常的事情,比如出现在自己眼前的玛莎,以及除自己之外的其他人也能够看到玛莎的诡异事实——他知道自己必须斩断这方面的念头,因为这一切显然跟自己不断恶化的精神状态有关,继续想下去的话,玛莎可能真的就不只是个幻影了。 He does not have the liquid medicines, even so, that medicament also lost the function obviously. 他已经没有药水了,即使有,那药剂也显然失去了作用。 The steam core in the steady operation, White Oak approached that island that gradually has the winding coastline, this attractive white ships rolled by the sea level, the stern left behind a long contrail, in that exuded the proliferation in the contrail ocean waves, had one to wipe indistinctly quiet flashes past green. 蒸汽核心在平稳运行,白橡木号渐渐靠近了那座有着曲折海岸线的小岛,这漂亮的白色舰船驶过海面,船尾留下了一道长长的尾迹,在那泛动扩散的尾迹海浪中,隐隐约约有一抹幽绿一闪而过。 However no one noticed on the situation —— ship of stern everyone's attention at this moment centralized to that strange island. 然而没有任何人注意到船尾的情况——船上所有人的注意力此刻都集中到了那座诡异的小岛上。 The islands edge topography is steep, the grotesquely-shaped jagged rocks, have not suited the place that approaches shore, the experienced helmsman has not made the ships close up rashly directly, but controls White Oak to start to circle the island to navigate. 岛屿边缘地势陡峭,怪石嶙峋,没有适合靠岸的地方,经验丰富的舵手没有贸然让船只直接靠拢,而是操控着白橡木号开始绕岛航行。 When the ship detours to about 1/3, the sailor on observation post suddenly had discovered. 在船绕行到大约三分之一的时候,瞭望台上的水手突然有所发现。 „Has the harbor!” The sailors yelled in the stage. “有港口！”水手在高台上大叫道。 After the moment, a small-scale wharf appears in the Lawrence field of vision, the facility in wharf deep place was covered by the dense fog, does not look clearly, but it extended in the part to sea can still see clearly some —— that structures to be complete, not destroyed the trace. 片刻后,一个小型码头出现在劳伦斯的视野中,码头深处的设施被迷雾笼罩,看不真切,但其延伸到海中的部分尚能看清——那部分结构完整,并无破坏痕迹。 Has the complete pier facility, means that can anchor the White Oak whole, but does not need to use the boat to land on the island, this enhanced security —— that explored on the island to facilitate and retreat without doubt the convenience besides the supplies, several small caliber escort artillery that on White Oak brought can also provide the shield for the coastal exploration action. 有完整的码头设施,就意味着可以把白橡木号整体停靠过去,而不必使用小船登岛,这无疑提高了在岛上探索的安全度——除了补给便利和撤退方便之外,白橡木号上自带的几门小口径护航炮也能为沿岸的探索行动提供掩护。 Lawrence returned to the bridge, under his direction, White Oak starts discretely close to wharf —— of that nobody left, because does not have the assistance of ashore guidance personnel, the entire approaching shore process is quite slow, but finally is well completes. 劳伦斯返回了舰桥,在他的指挥下,白橡木号开始谨慎地靠近那个空无一人的码头——因为没有岸上引导人员的辅助,整个靠岸过程极为缓慢,但最终平安无事地完成。 Lawrence looks to the wharf, saw that in the island the mist fills the air, the pier facility of short distance also seems dim because of the influence of mist, does not know is the misconception, he thought that the fog on this island even observed also wanted much richly compared with before. 劳伦斯望向码头对面,看到岛上雾气弥漫,就连近距离的码头设施也因雾气的影响而显得朦朦胧胧,不知是不是错觉,他觉得这座岛上的雾甚至比之前观察到的还要浓郁了不少。 „Has not seen the person,” first mate arrives at side Lawrence, is observing the situation on island while said that „, but can see that indistinctly some lights...... seemed like the harbor construction to send.” “没有看到人,”大副来到劳伦斯身旁,一边观察着岛上的情况一边说道,“但隐约可以看到一些灯光……好像是港口建筑发出来的。” „Does radio have the response?” “无线电有反应吗？” „No, after approaching this island, the Cold Frost signal that even has been able to receive could not receive,” first mate shakes the head, „light signal has not received the response.” “没有,在靠近这座岛之后,甚至连一直能收到的寒霜信号也收不到了,”大副摇了摇头,“灯光信号也没有收到回应。” Lawrence slightly does to hesitate: „You choose 12 astute cautious sailors, takes the spear/gun, explores with on my island together.” 劳伦斯略作沉吟:“你去挑选十二名精明谨慎的水手,带上枪,和我一起上岛探索。” „Can you on personally the island?” The first mate is startled immediately, „this island looks very strange, you will do that will perhaps have......” “您要亲自上岛？”大副顿时吃了一惊,“这座岛看起来很诡异,您这么做恐怕会有……” „Risk? Keeps the risk on ship perhaps is also same,” Lawrence shakes the head, „strange is not this island, is this trim sea area, we were surrounded by large-scale Vision, in the Vision range the danger is everywhere, on the island exploration at least might find the useful information.” “风险？留在船上的风险恐怕也是一样,”劳伦斯摇了摇头,“诡异的不是这座岛,是这整片海域,我们被一个大型异象困住了,异象范围内危险无处不在,上岛探索至少有可能找到有用的情报。” The first mate opens mouth, but he has to acknowledge, the experience and judgment of Captain are useful. 大副张了张嘴,但他不得不承认,船长的经验和判断都是有用的。 „Good, my prepares.” “好,我这就去准备。” After a while, the first mate then chose 12 qualified sailor —— in the crew is the senior seaman with several years of experience, moreover was determined, the belief devout person, in addition first mate oneself, altogether 13 people, the preparation and Lawrence landed on the island together. 过了一会,大副便在船员中挑选出了十二个符合条件的水手——都是有着多年经验的老海员,而且是意志坚定、信仰虔诚的人,再加上大副自己,一共十三个人,准备和劳伦斯一起登岛。 The remaining business on White Oak gave two temporarily. 白橡木号上的留守事务则暂时交给了二副。 The rope ladder extends to the wharf trestle on, Lawrence brought he small exploration army to step by the mysterious island that the dense fog covered. 绳梯延伸到码头栈桥上,劳伦斯带着他小小的探索部队踏上了被迷雾笼罩的神秘小岛。 Conscientious feeling many weakened the restless emotion in exploration personnel heart, Lawrence stood in the wharf, made an effort to step on the ground, has turned head to mutter: „At least this pavement real.” 脚踏实地的感觉多少削弱了探索人员心中的不安情绪,劳伦斯站在码头上,用力踩了踩地面,回过头咕哝道:“至少这水泥地是真的。” „Light in that direction,” big assistant is mid-level a high power rifle, looks up to the distant place, „here can also see, but still could not see sign that some people move.” “灯光在那个方向,”大副手中端着一支大口径步枪,抬起头看向远处,“这里还能看到,但仍然看不出有人活动的迹象。” „Do not disperse, do not touch the thing that does not know at will, if around hearing has the sound to talk with oneself, before the confirmation sound origin and teammate position, do not reply,” Lawrence serious is telling, „, if saw that in the fog presents any suspicious thing, first warned to everyone, cannot open fire or leave the ranks to explore.” “不要分散,不要随意触碰不认识的东西,如果听到周围有声音跟自己搭话,在确认声音来源以及队友位置之前,不要回答,”劳伦斯一脸严肃地吩咐着,“如果看到雾中出现任何可疑的事物,第一时间向所有人示警,不能自行开枪或离队探索。” Speaking of this him stopped, observes the situation the team that oneself brought. 说到这他停顿了一下,环视了一眼自己带来的这支队伍。 12 sailors, a first mate, as well as his oneself. 十二名水手,一名大副,以及他自己。 „Finally, remember, we have, and before , only then 14 people of —— return to the ship, the person can be few, cannot be many.” “最后,记住,我们有且只有十四人——返回船上之前,人可以少,绝不能多。” The sailors respond immediately: „Yes, Captain!” 水手们立刻回应:“是,船长！” Lawrence nods, bringing the team to move toward that thick fog. 劳伦斯点点头,带着队伍走向了那片浓雾。 They pass through the wharf trestle, went to an open place, here seems like used for the temporary collection and distribution cargo the stack to locate —— also to see some surviving the stack facilities and small-scale load lifting mechanism, but besides these facilities, still could not see any „person” form. 他们穿过码头栈桥,来到了一片开阔的地方,这里看上去是用来临时集散货物的堆栈处——还能看到一些残存的堆栈设施以及小型的起重机构,但除了这些设施之外,仍然看不到任何“人”的身影。 „Here seemed like does not seem like left uncultivated long time completely,” first mate observed the surrounding environment, the mouth is whispering, „simply several days ago was a busy wharf.” “这里看上去完全不像是荒废了很长时间,”大副观察着周围的环境,嘴里嘀嘀咕咕,“简直就像几天前还是个繁忙的码头。” Lawrence has not spoken, he carefully is observing vicinity these port facilities, suddenly, his vision fell on a data plate. 劳伦斯则没有吭声,他仔细观察着近处那些港口设施,突然,他的目光落在了一块铭牌上。 „Dagger Island harbor commodity.” “匕首岛港口物资。” Dagger Island, is the name of this island. 匕首岛,是这座岛的名字。 „Is here Dagger Island?” The first mate walked, looks at the writing on data plate, in the look is somewhat surprised, „I listen to this place...... am a island near Cold Frost City-State, before produced Boiling Gold, but it is said many years ago transferred the military facility...... this is really Dagger Island?” “这里是匕首岛？”大副走了过来,看着铭牌上的文字,眼神中有些惊讶,“我听过这个地方……是寒霜城邦附近的一座小岛,以前出产沸金,但据说很多年前就转为军用设施了……这真的是匕首岛？” „Before here all incredible —— us, still ’ the place has depended on the shore in seems like ‚ Cold Frost shortly,” Lawrence shakes the head, „continues, a moment ago the place of residual light possibly was the harbor office, perhaps there had the thing to answer our questions.” “这里的一切都不可信——我们之前还在一个看起来很像‘寒霜’的地方短暂靠过岸呢,”劳伦斯摇了摇头,“继续走吧,刚才残留灯光的地方可能是港口办公室,那里或许有东西能解答我们的疑问。” The exploration team left the wharf stack area, starts to go to that along an inclined upward slopeway in the light that in the dense fog shines, everyone nerve ties tight, is paying attention to the sound in fog. 探索队伍离开了码头堆栈区,开始沿着一条倾斜向上的坡道前往那盏在迷雾中亮起的灯光,每个人都神经紧绷,关注着雾中的动静。 The disorder of very slight wind on the island is blowing, making that grayish white thick fog roll up and push along slowly, the strange sketch that the distant place visibled faintly as if followed, the thing that some probably type had the life is swaying the own body slightly, but in the fog of this gloomy chaos, that light was even more obvious, and little is approaching in everyone's field of vision. 非常轻微的风在岛上无序地吹着,令那灰白的浓雾缓缓卷动,远处隐约可见的怪异剪影都仿佛跟着动了起来,像是某种具备生命的事物般微微摇晃着自己的身体,而在这晦暗混沌的雾中,那盏灯光越发明显,并一点点在所有人的视野中靠近着。 Walked to stop in the team front first mate suddenly. 走在队伍前面的大副突然停了下来。 „What thing is this?” The first mate lowers the head, knits the brows to observe one pile of strange things of roadside. “这是什么东西？”大副低下头,皱眉观察着路边的一堆怪异事物。 Lawrence takes the revolver, takes the inspection lamp single-handedly, after arriving at the first mate side, saw that bunch of things. 劳伦斯一手拿着左轮手枪,一手拿着提灯,来到大副身旁之后看到了那堆东西。 That seems like one pile of gray-black mud —— to be dry, the edge presents the crack appearance, but can still see it in last minute surging. 那看上去是一堆灰黑色的泥浆——已经干涸,边缘呈现出龟裂的模样,但仍能看出它在最后一刻的涌动。 As if one group of previous seconds also in the ebullition muck of bubbling, next was then drained all moisture contents to be the same instantaneously. 就仿佛是一团前一秒还在冒泡的沸腾软泥,下一个瞬间便被抽干了所有水分一样。 „Silt?” Lawrence is knitting the brows, without touches that strange gadget rashly, „why will here have the silt?” “淤泥？”劳伦斯皱着眉,没有贸然触碰那诡异的玩意儿,“这里为什么会有淤泥？” „Before also saw some similar black mud that side the wharf probably,” a sailor in this time team not too definitely said suddenly, „, but that thing mixed up with one pile of junks at that time, I also think that is only some trash......” “之前在码头那边好像也看到了一些类似的黑色泥浆,”这时候队伍中的一名水手突然不太肯定地说道,“但当时那东西跟一堆杂物混在一起,我还以为只是些垃圾……” Lawrence nods , the sailor called suddenly: „Here also has one pile!” 劳伦斯点了点头,紧接着又有一个水手突然叫了起来:“这里也有一堆！” Lawrence looks following the sound, sees in path another side ground is also a pile of black mud. 劳伦斯循声看去,看到道路另一侧的地面上也是一堆黑色泥浆。 In this island everywhere is this thing? 这座岛上到处都是这东西？ The feeling of unease fills the air in the heart, but no one can explain that mud is anything, Lawrence drew in the team discretely, lets everyone avoids with strangely that „silt” contact, later continues to turn toward the thick fog deep place to walk. 不安的感觉在心中弥漫,但没有人能解答那泥浆到底是什么东西,劳伦斯谨慎地收拢了队伍,让所有人避免和那怪异的“淤泥”接触,随后继续向着浓雾深处走去。 Also after a while, they arrived at the end of slopeway finally, such —— this that just like Lawrence previously judged is the harbor office position. 又过了一会,他们终于来到了坡道的尽头,正如劳伦斯此前判断的那样——这是港口办公室所处的位置。 The small-scale construction that reinforced concrete constructs set up here, the slightly yellowing light sprinkled from the window, inside could not hear any sound. 一座钢筋水泥建造起来的小型建筑立在这里,略微泛黄的灯光从窗户中洒了出来,里面听不到任何动静。 The main entrance of building opens a slit slightly, on the front door is sewing the data plate, on the sign writes „harbor comprehensive office” the inscription. 建筑物的正门微微开启着一条缝隙,大门上钉着铭牌,牌子上写着“港口综合办公室”的字样。 Before Lawrence arrives at the gate, cocked the ears to confirm an inside sound, later prepared to shove open that door. 劳伦斯来到门前,侧耳确认了一下里面的动静,随后准备推开那扇门。 But suddenly, his movement stopped. 但突然间,他的动作停住了。 On the front door wall surface, one line as if maps in his eye with the scratch that the dagger carves hurriedly, that impressively is a few words —— 在大门旁的墙面上,一行仿佛是用匕首匆忙刻下的划痕映入他眼中,那赫然是一句话—— „Human has and only has two eyes!” “人类有且只有两只眼睛！”