Wolf Heart, Deep Pond Bay.狼心,沉池湾。
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……As one of the Kingdom of Wolf Heartonlytwocoastal cities, heredockareaalwaysbusyincomparable. Every daywill havepeddlerfrominland, delivers the sea boatto sell the cargotowardother country, or received exchange for the thing that oneselfneedfrommarine tradertheredirectly, therefore the dockareaalsoquitelikelyis a bigrural fair, has everything expected to findto the slavefrom the fur.
作为狼心王国仅有的两座海港城市之一,这里的码头区总是繁忙无比。每天都会有许多来自内陆的行商,将货物送上海船售往他国,或是直接从海商那里换取自己所需要的东西,因此码头区也颇像是一个大集市,从毛皮到奴隶应有尽有。Whiteis bored to deathsitsonowncarriage, listens toby the car(riage)laborto talk on endlessly, whilelooks out the seadirection.怀特百无聊赖地坐在自己的马车上,一边听着车旁的劳工叨唠,一边遥望大海方向。
Since HermesandGreycastlemake war, each regionchurchtransported the duty of orphanalsoto stopalong in toHoly City, loses his day of maximumextra incomeincometo be sadimmediately. Butmore awfulinbehind, because of the end of waris restoredby the kingdomorder that Churchoverthrew, each regionfeudal lordsmallconflictwas unceasing, the horsecart driver who sought a livelihoodin the car dealershiploses the stable incometo originatelike this backingbasically, has toarrive atDeep Pond Bayto seek for the newjob.
自从赫尔梅斯和灰堡开战后,各地教堂向圣城输送孤儿的任务也随之中止,失去了最大一笔外快收入的他日子顿时难过了许多。但更糟糕的还在后面,被教会推翻的王国秩序并没有因为战争的结束而恢复,各地领主小冲突不断,像他这种依托于车行讨生活的马车夫基本失去了稳定收入来源,不得不来到沉池湾寻找新的营生。Althoughhereprosperitycertainlywas also affected, butstrugglesauthorityGuito strive for the powerinfeudal lordwell, toenjoying the pursue also has not fallen. In additioncrosses the Cage Mountainimportant highwayto be controlledbyToken Family, the luxury goods that otherfeudal lordwantrely on the marine transportation, making the cityas beforemaintain the pre-warprosperousscene.
尽管这里的繁荣也受到了一定的影响,但好在领主们争权归争权,对享受的追求亦没有落下。加上横穿笼山的要道被托肯家族控制,其他领主想要的奢侈品更依赖于海运,使得城市依旧保持了战前的兴盛景象。Naturally, thisalsowith the Deep Pond BayBaronthroughoutinsisted that the neutralityis related.
当然,这也跟沉池湾男爵始终坚持中立有关。Whitechoosesthisplacealsoto have the consideration in stableaspect.怀特选择此地亦有着稳定方面的考虑。Hewas old, has not wantedto run aroundagain.
他年纪大了,已不想再四处奔波了。Draws inseveralsubstandard goodsagain, canbuy a house in outer city, when the time comesmakes a small business transaction, shouldalsobe ableto cross.
再拉上几次货,就能买下一座外城的房子,到时候做点小买卖,应该也能过得下去。„Uncle, todayhasn't embracedto live?”Suddenly a younglaborwas laughing and playingwas climbing uphiscar(riage).
“大叔,今天还没揽到活吗?”忽然一名年轻的劳工嬉笑着爬上了他的车。„Urges to go faster, myhas embracednone of your business,”waving of Whitelikecatching up withfly, „don'toncasualmycar(riage), broke by rubbing the wheel axleyou unable to repay.”
“去去去,我揽没揽到关你什么事,”怀特像赶苍蝇一样的挥了挥手,“别随便上我的车,磨坏了轮轴你赔不起。”„Do not say that compared withcargoImultiple, looked that hereknows.” The latterpats the belly that the racketopened widefirst, thenlies downtoward the compartment, picks the straw that alwayssets the baseto hold in the mouthin the mouth, has sized up the circlein all directions, what„yourprevioustransportingiswhat? How to have a sourstink?”
“别这么说嘛,比起货物我才多重,看这里就知道啦。”后者先是拍了拍敞开的肚皮,接着往车厢里一躺,捡起根垫底的稻草叼在嘴中,四处打量了圈,“你上次运的是啥?怎么里面有一股酸臭味?”„Youdo not get down, Imustpunchyou.” The Whiteill-humoredsay/way, thisfellowdoes not have the name, otherlaborscalledhimClever, does not know where was smart. Theydo not haveanyrelations, is busy at workindockpurely, hitsseveralto put in an appearance.
“你再不下去,我就要揍你了。”怀特没好气道,这家伙没有名字,其他劳工都叫他机灵鬼,也不知道哪里机灵了。两人没有任何关系,纯粹是都在一个码头忙活,打过几个照面而已。„Depends on your to the rainy dayon the artificial leg that the painmust unable to come to a stop?” The opposite partydoes not care at to say,„air/Qiof this dayas ifmustrain, is yourbonepainingnow?”
“就凭你那条一到阴雨天就痛得站不稳的假腿?”对方满不在乎道,“这天气似乎又要下雨了,你的骨头现在正隐隐作痛吧?”Whitehas food stuck in the throat, thisrepugnantlittle rascal, whenis怀特不禁噎住,这讨厌的小鬼,到底是什么时候„hehe, likemusteat the person should not be staring atme, butIhelpyoulookdoexactly.”Cleverlets go saying that „a shipmusttransportonthat manycargos, youwere old, pushesothers, naturallymakeslittle.”
“嘿嘿,别像要吃人一样的盯着我,我可是来帮你找活干的。”机灵鬼摊手道,“一艘船就那么多货物要运,你年纪大了,又挤不过人家,自然挣得少。”„What do youactuallywantto say?”
“你到底想说什么?”„Is very simple, my brotherscanhelpyouseize the goodposition, wants free of charge you are much more useful, interested?”
“很简单,我的兄弟们可以帮你去抢占好位置,比你一个人干要有用得多,有没有兴趣?”„Snort, youwill not always waste time.”Whitespat.
“哼,你们总不会白忙。”怀特啐道。„10% of transport expense, are very just.”Cleversmiled.
“运费的一成,很公道吧。”机灵鬼笑了笑。Heis silentfor a while. At this time the sky of top of the headalreadysomewhatgloomy, the sea breezeblows the lower hem cornerwhistlingto make noise, obviousheavy rain. Ifhad the shipto arrive inPortat this time, he is truly difficultto snatchbusinessthatartificial legfromotherwith the expertin is not only ownhindrance, is the employersieveshisreason.
他一时沉默下来。此时头顶的天空已有些阴沉,海风吹得衣角呼呼作响,显然一场大雨将至。如果这时有船到港,他确实很难从其余同行手中抢到生意那条假腿既是自身的阻碍,也是雇主筛掉他的理由。Sawhimnot to haveanswer, Cleverto hit a soundto refer, „, sincedid not reject, Iwhenyouagreed.”
见他没有回答,机灵鬼打了个响指,“既然不拒绝,那我就当你同意咯。”„Youhelp...... Andcontinuesmy, right?”Crossedsome little time, Whitestaresto say.
“你帮的……并不止我一个,对吧?”过了好一会儿,怀特才瞪眼道。„cough cough, ifeverybodycanline up, we can also savemanymattersnot?”Cleverslightly the past, „Isaid the uncledesirably, can't yourthiscar(riage)change into the arrange/clothcushion the straw? The Deep Pond Baymost valuablecargoexceptChaos Drink of fjordoutsidewas the perfume, althoughboughtwasnoble, generallywill supply for oneself the carriage, butwhichfamily/homewill not meet an accident/surprise, would the needputting on extra cars. Butinyourthiscar(riage)stinking, even ifwehelpedyousnatch the goodposition, the employermay notagree......”
“咳咳,如果大家都能排队来,我们也能省下不少事不是么?”机灵鬼刻意略了过去,“我说大叔,你这车就不能把稻草换成布垫子吗?沉池湾最值钱的货物除开峡湾的混沌饮料外就是香水了,虽然买的都是贵族,一般会自备马车,但谁家不会遇上个意外,总会有需要加车的时候。而你这车里臭烘烘的,就算我们帮你抢到了好位置,雇主也不一定会同意啊……”Swept the fellow of speaking with confidence, someWhiteclearopposite partyhas been called the Cleverreasonsuddenly, buthelivedis not beingis a vegetarian the agegreatly, „was right, youdid not ask that whatbeforeIhad drawnother day?”
扫了眼侃侃而谈的家伙,怀特忽然有些明白对方被人叫做机灵鬼的原因了,不过他活着大把年纪也不是吃素的,“对了,你之前不是问我上回拉过什么吗?”„Yeah?”
“嗯?”„The cow dung that draws, is usedto work asfuel/thinShaothat.”Hesaidslowly, „, althoughhas seasoned, but after having moistened the humidity, leaves behindresidualanything is also very normal.”
“拉的牛粪,用来当柴烧的那种。”他慢慢说道,“虽说都晒干过,但沾了潮气后留下点残渣什么的也很正常。”Clevercomplexionimmediatelyonestiff, turns headto put out the straw of mouth, liescoughson the frame.机灵鬼的脸色顿时一僵,扭头吐出嘴里的稻草,趴在车架上干咳起来。Eventuallyisbabylittle rascal. Whitewith the nostrilsnort/hum the sound, lookedonce moreto the sea, afterward in same place.
切,终究是个毛头小鬼罢了。怀特用鼻孔哼了声,再次望向大海,随后愣在了原地。Sees onlyseveralthreemastsea boatsto appearin the field of visionend, is drivingslowlytowardDeep Pond Bay. Eachis the steamship of FjordChamber of commerceflagshiprank, main mastclosetenzhang (3.33 m), the mastheadis flutteringneargold/metalDiheiflag, butbusinessconference symbolflag that anyhedoes not know very well.
只见数艘三桅海船出现在视野尽头,正缓缓朝沉池湾驶来。每一艘都是峡湾商会旗舰级别的大船,主桅接近十丈,桅顶飘着金底黑边的旗帜,而那并不任何一家他所熟知的商会徽旗。Howeverlets him do what he pleases, so long asthere is a shipto have the business, whichfordraws the goodsis not? Moreoveronetimecomesthree, even if not asktheselaborsto help, heshouldalsobe ableto receive the goods of 12car(riage)s.
不过管他呢,只要有船就有生意,为哪家拉货不是拉?而且一次来三艘,就算不找这些劳工帮忙,他应该也能接到12车的货。Whiteturns the frame, 2-3untiehorserope, when is preparingpullsmount the unloading cargoareato wait, Cleversuddenlyputs out a handto hold onhisclothes.怀特翻下车架,两三下解开马绳,正准备牵着坐骑去卸货区等着时,机灵鬼忽然伸手拉住了他的衣服。„Hello...... As ifsomeare not right.”
“喂喂……似乎有些不对。”Canhaveanyincorrect, Whitedoes not bearto turn the head, butthislookingmakeshimdumbfounded.
能有什么不对的,怀特不耐地转过头去而这一望让他目瞪口呆。Afterthreesea boats, manymastsreveallittle, the sail that raiseslinks up into a single stretchindistinctly, has formedonein the sea level„whitewall”.
在三艘海船之后,还有许多船桅正一点点显露出来,扬起的风帆隐约连成一片,在海面上形成了一道“白墙”。„My God......”
“我的天哪……”When a numerousgray-blackhullenters the view, almostcoveredseaoriginal, actuallyWhitehas tried from the beginning also the numberto be clear many onlyto come the ship, but after numberto50, hethendiscovered that oneselfvisioncould not follow the appearancespeed of ships. 100? 200...... No, perhaps must be much more!
当一众灰黑色的船身进入视野,几乎覆盖住了大海本来的面貌,怀特一开始还试图数清楚究竟有多少只来船,但数到50后,他便发现自己的目光已跟不上船只的出现速度。100?200……不,恐怕还要多得多!Manygiantthreemastsea boats, butmoreisbraves the white smokeStream Shipregarding the new-styleships of thistype of non-sail, heoccasionallyalsohas seenseveraltimes, butonetimepresentsthese manynow, it may be said thatcompletelyhas exceededhisimagination. Hepledged that is occupied by the sailorinPort, has not seen the sohugefleet!
这其中不乏巨大的三桅海船,但更多的则是冒着白烟的明轮船对于这种无帆的新式船只,他偶尔也见到过几次,但如今一次出现这么多,可谓完全超出了他的想象。他发誓就算是住在港里的水手,也没有见过如此庞大的船队!In the harborotherpeoplealsonotedthisinconceivableone, the commerce, sailoror the labor, cannot help butput down the manual labor in hand, held one's breathto gaze atapproaching of enormous and powerfulfleet.
海港里其他人也注意到了这不可思议的一幕,无论是商贩、水手还是劳工,都不由自主地放下手中的活计,屏气注视着浩荡船队的逼近。dock that made noiseis unexpectedly peaceful.
原本喧闹的码头竟然安静下来。Along withnearness of ships, the flag that flutterseven moreis also clearabove the gold/metalbottom, Whitevaguelysaw the symbol of high towerlong spear/gunstyle. Butallsea boatsallare hanging the sameflag, whenseveral hundredemblemflagsflutter in the breeze, when composes the newsea horizon, appointeveryonecanfeeldignity of implication.
随着船只的靠近,那飘扬的旗帜也越发清晰金底之上,怀特依稀看到了高塔长枪样式的徽记。而所有海船皆悬挂着同样的旗帜,当数百面徽旗迎风招展,组成新的海天线时,任谁都能感到其中蕴含的威严。Cleverhas held breath a cold air.机灵鬼倒吸了口凉气。„Thisis...... Greycastle'sKing's Flag?”
“难道这是……灰堡的王旗?”Whitedoes not dareto believemutters, „yourmeaningis...... Did King of Greycastle, come?”怀特不敢置信地喃喃道,“你的意思是……灰堡之王,来了?”BecauseDeep Pond Baydoes not stopthese manysteamships, thereforemostshipsfallto haul down a sailoutsidePort, buttensteam driven vesselsstraightlyadvanced the harbor.
由于沉池湾根本停不下这么多大船,因此大多数船只都在港外降下帆来,而十艘蒸汽船则笔直开进了港口。Theyjustapproach shored, onecrowdwears the person of same coloruniform/subduethenone after anotherto gush outfrom the springboardplace, forms the sequenceteamintrestlevolume onerapidly, marched intodockuniform. Thesepeopleunemotionally, in the lookbringsto let the ray that the personis afraid, likelyis the experiencedsoldier, absolutelydoes not havethattypeto revealoutsidestubbornwithmaking widely known.
它们刚刚靠岸,一群身穿同色制服的人便从跳板处鱼贯涌出,迅速在栈桥上集结成数列正队,整齐划一地步入了码头。这些人面无表情,眼神中带着让人不寒而栗的光芒,像是老练的战士,却又完全没有那种显露在外的桀骜与张扬。Whitehas swallowed a saliva, althoughhehas never seensuchteam, butfeltheartfeltfearat heart, moreoverheknewandcontinuessotheseoutcomersquicklyoccupiedeachtrestle, actuallynobodydaresto raise the objection.怀特咽了口唾沫,他虽然从未见过这样的队伍,但心里却感到了由衷的畏惧,而且他知道并不止自己一人是如此这些外来者很快占据了每座栈桥,却没有一个人敢对此提出异议来。Whiterealized,thisfleetis notdoes business.怀特意识到,这支船队绝不是来做生意的。
The atmosphere on dockas ifsolidifies/coagulates.码头上的气氛仿佛为之凝固。
The cloud layer in skyalsopressedmore and morelowly.
天空中的云层也压得越来越低了。
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