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……„Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Mr.Sander Birdcame backfrom the whirlpoolsea! And...... Theyhave as if encountered the bigproblem!”
“陛下,陛下……桑德.飞鸟先生从旋涡海回来了!而且……他们似乎遇到了大麻烦!”
The personal guardsuddenreportletsRolandslightly. After opening the expandedcommercial scaleconference, hethenreturns to the office, plannedblueprint that continuesto improvethen to use, butthisaccidental/surprisednewsmakeshismentalityinterruptthoroughly.亲卫突如其来的报告让罗兰微微一顿。开完扩大工业规模的会议后,他便回到办公室,打算继续完善接下来要用到的图纸,而这一意外的消息让他的思路彻底中断开来。So-calledSander Bird, is the alias of Thunder.
所谓的桑德.飞鸟,正是雷霆的化名。„Henowwhere?”Rolandstands upto askfiercely.
“他现在在哪里?”罗兰猛地站起身问道。„In the castlehall, hesaid that the hopecanseeyouimmediately.”
“就在城堡大厅中,他说希望能立刻见到您。”„Bringshiscome inquickly!”Hetold, „made the kitchenprepareafternoon teaagain.”
“快带他进来!”他吩咐道,“再让厨房多备一份下午茶。”„Yes, mythismanages.”Seanhas turned around, vanishesinentrancequickly.
“是,我这就去办。”肖恩转过身,很快消失在门口。Nightingalesomewhatworries saying that „Ido wantto informLightning?”夜莺有些担忧道,“我要不要去通知闪电?”Rolandshakes the head, „he, sincecancome to the castle, oneselfshouldnot meetanythingto obstructgreatly, ascertainedsituationto sayfirstagain.”罗兰摇摇头,“他既然能来城堡,自身应该没遇到什么大碍,还是先问清楚情况再说。”Calculatedaccording to the date,Thundergoes to seaover six months1 : 00, was countedturns backonlynavigatedin the seathreemonths of distance, considered that theyalsoinHidden Shadowarchipelagostayafter a period of time, floweronroadwas shorter. Thisis much lower thanexplorerinitialplan--according to the tentative plan of opposite party, thislong-distance voyageat leastcanspendone to one and half yeartime, if possible, Thunderevenwantsto have a look at the whirlpoolseaendto haveanything, mainland that inruinssees, whetherinseadeep place.
按照日期推算,雷霆出海才半年多一点,算上折返仅在海上航行了三个月的路程,考虑到他们还在幽影群岛逗留过一段时间,花在路上的就更短了。这远远低于探险家最初的计划——按照对方的设想,此次远航至少会花去一年到一年半的时间,如果可以的话,雷霆甚至想看看旋涡海尽头有什么,遗迹中所见到的大陆,是否就在大海深处。Obviouslyhas the accident that anymanpower was unable to contend with, madethistimeto arrangefor a long timeexplorationhalfway, butfinally.
显然是发生了什么人力无法抗衡的变故,才令这次筹备了许久的探险半途而终。Rolandcannot help butlooked atoutside the eye piece.罗兰不由得望了眼窗外。Is it possible...... Alsois relatedwithRed Moon?难不成……也跟红月有关?
The aliaswasSanderThunderquickentered the officeunder the leadership of personal guard, could see that this timecame backto be truly distressedvery much, with enough timehas not pasted onincluding the beard of camouflage, the featherdecoration of thatempty boastingwas not much left, ifwere seenbyLightningnow, will recognizemost likely.
化名为桑德的雷霆很快在亲卫的带领下走进了办公室,看得出他这次回来得确实很狼狈,连伪装的胡子都没来得及贴上,那身浮夸的羽毛装饰更是所剩无几,如果现在被闪电看到,十有八九会认出来。Butat least, hefrom top to bottomas beforecomplete, toRoland, there is this pointto be enough.
但至少,他浑身上下依旧完好,对罗兰而言,有这一点就足够了。„Your Majesty, canseevery muchhappilyagainyour--”Thundercaresses the chestto bow saying that „Ialmostthink, Idid not come backagain.”
“陛下,很高兴能再见到您——”雷霆抚胸鞠躬道,“我差点以为,自己再也回不来了。”Rolandgiveshimpersonallypour a cupicy colddeliciousChaos Drink, „exactlywhat happened? Sincewere the collectioncomplete/even the fjordislandsoutstandinglynavigationexpert, Ithink that the ordinarystormortsunamibeing insufficientmadeyousaythissayingto come.”罗兰亲手给他倒了杯冰凉可口的混沌饮料,“到底发生了什么事?既然是集齐了峡湾诸岛最杰出的航海好手,我想普通的风暴或海啸不至于让你说出这话来。”„Stormandtsunamihaveomen, buttens of thousands ofsea ghostwill not only have,”Thunderas ifstillhad a lingering fearat this moment, „let alonewemeetincessantlyissea ghost, ratiothatmore fearfulmonster......”
“风暴和海啸都有预兆,但成千上万只海鬼不会有,”雷霆此刻似乎仍心有余悸,“更何况我们遇到的不止是海鬼,还有比那更可怕的怪物……”Listened tonarration of opposite party, Rolandas ifto feeltheirthendespairs, innumerablesea ghostcame in swarmsto the fleet, the surgesbackas ifmakes the sea waterforitboiling, the speedslowsailing shipby the heartlessdrawing inhell. Butinsea ghostis also mixing withterrifying the ship of flesh, the acid liquid that theyspoutcanfalltoseveralkilometersbeyond, so long aswill glue on a pointto be bruised and lacerated, the steel and wood/blockheadare unable to resistthiscorrosion. Even iffull sailfullSu, the exploring partyis unable to spread outboth sides......
听着对方的讲述,罗兰仿佛感受到了他们当时的绝望,数不清的海鬼向船队蜂拥而来,翻腾的背脊仿佛令海水为之沸腾,速度慢的帆船则会被无情的拖入地狱。而海鬼之中还夹杂着恐怖的血肉之船,它们喷出的酸液能落到数公里外,只要粘上一点就会皮开肉绽,钢铁和木头都无法抵御这种腐蚀。即使满帆满速,探险队也无法拉开双方的距离……„Sky Sea Territory......”hissurfacesinkslike the canal.
“天海界……”他面沉如水道。„Your Majesty, what is that?”Thunderasked.
“陛下,那是什么?”雷霆问道。„Devilto the name of anothercivilization,”Rolandwas telling the opposite partyin the information of double threadcombatDevilslowly. Hull that the ribarch, flesh and internal organscompose, not only can floatlike the sea boatin the water surface, andcansneakin the sea, thesecharacteristicsare almost the samein the scene that inGod Relicseeswithhim.
“魔鬼对另一个文明的称呼,”罗兰缓缓将魔鬼正在双线作战的情报告诉了对方。肋骨般的拱顶、血肉和脏器组成的船身,既能像海船一样漂浮于水面,又能潜入大海之中,这些特点都与他在神明遗物中看到的景象相差无几。„Yourmeaningis, did weintrudetheirdomain?”
“您的意思是,我们闯入了它们的地盘?”„Perhapsso. Naturallydoes not remove the Red Moonpresentworldto makethemmore active, thusexpanded the possibility of inspectionrange.”Rolandhas changed a topic, „? How is the explorationfleetout ofdanger?”
“或许如此。当然也不排除红月现世让它们变得更加活跃,从而扩大了巡视范围的可能。”罗兰换了个话题,“之后呢?探险船队是如何脱离险境的?”„In fact, was not we have thrown offtheirpursuit, butwastheyhad the civil strife.” The Thunderforced smilesaid.
“事实上,并不是我们甩掉了它们的追击,而是它们自己发生了内乱。”雷霆苦笑道。„In...... Chaotic?”
“内……乱?”„Indeedso, the chase of enemyday and night, as ifneverwill knowexhaustedlygeneral, whencloseSea Line, welostmore than 50%sea boats. The majorityalsolivingbecause the sailoralsolong timeis unable to rest, butcollapsesclose, H.M.S. Snow Wind that only thenyoumakestillhadample force--hernot to needto adjust the sail and directionafter allwhen necessary.”
“的确如此,敌人的追逐不分昼夜,仿佛永远不知道疲惫一般,等到接近海线时,我们已经损失了一半以上的海船。大部分还活着的水手也因为长时间无法休息而接近崩溃,只有您制造的雪风号仍有余力——毕竟她不需要随时调整风帆和航向。”„Ineverybodysoonin despair, a figurehugesea monsterruns out of the water surfacesuddenly, has tied down a sea monster, thatsceneprobablytwofleshmonstersmutuallyis worrying. Althoughis the monsters, but the formeris obviously stronger, stretches out the vice-extremityandtentacles that from within the bodythenrips the latterquicklyscattered about. Laterothersea ghostsea monsters, stopped the pursuit, was similar totarriessamehas encircledsideboth, wethenseized the chanceto surmountSea Line, returned to the fjordarchipelago.”
“就在大家快要绝望之际,一只身形更为庞大的海怪突然冲出水面,缠住了其中一只海怪,那景象就好像两只血肉怪物在互相撕咬。尽管都是怪物,但前者显然更强,从体内伸出的副肢和触须很快便把后者撕得七零八落。之后无论是海鬼还是其他海怪,都停止了追击,如同呆住了一样围在两者身旁,我们这才趁机翻越海线,逃回了峡湾群岛。”Reallyalsohassuch a matter, Rolandlongputs out the tone, „the luckstandsthis sideyouluckily, it seems like that this ship namereallydoes not haveto be white.”
竟然还有这么回事,罗兰长吐出口气,“幸好运气站在你们这一边,看来这个船名果然没白起。”„...... Ship name?”
“呃……船名?”„No, whatdoes not have,”hebeckons with the hand, „what do youthenhaveto plan?”
“不,没什么,”他摆摆手,“你们接下来有什么打算?”On the face of Thunderappearedunprecedentedexhausted, „to be honest, the loss of sea boatinnext, thisexplorationhas still mademostly the personbe scaredcertainly. Now the fjordis fillingonestrangeatmosphere, thesehave striven for successsailorin the seafor a lifetime, nowlooksto the seaonlook blue. Iestimatea long time, somepeopledo not dareto go on boardto go to the Hidden Shadowsea area.”雷霆的脸上浮现出了一种前所未有的疲惫,“老实说,海船的损失还在其次,这次探险已经让绝大多人吓破了胆。现在峡湾弥漫着一种奇怪的气氛,那些在海上拼搏了一辈子的水手,现在一望向大海东边就脸色发青。我估计很长一段时间内,都不会有人敢登船前往幽影海域了。”Rolandis silent. Thisis not accidental/surprised, likesuch that the opposite party said that the storm and tsunamicanknow in advanceahead of time, the bravevoyager can always findwith the method of italtogetherdance, butthistypedid not have the strength of revolt, onlyto be able the experience that went all outto run away, was unable to call the risk.罗兰默然。这并不意外,就像对方所说的那样,风暴和海啸都可以提前预知,勇敢的航海者总能找到与之共舞的方法,但这种毫无反抗之力、只能拼命逃窜的经历,已根本不能称之为冒险。„Thesebigchambers of commerceareholdmeto have the wordstoyou, hopes that canopen the high priceto buyplaceto comeinGreycastle, astheirpreparationrefuge.”Thundersighed, „after allno oneknows that they can also stage a comeback the--seaare the natural defenses in fjordpersoneyes, but if the enemycanin the searound tripfree, the entirefjordislandwas equalto the empty city that did not garrison.”
“那些大商会更是托我向您带话,希望能开高价在灰堡买下一块地来,作为他们的预备避难之所。”雷霆叹了口气,“毕竟谁也不知道它们还会不会卷土重来——大海一直是峡湾人眼中的天险,但如果敌人能在海中来去自如的话,整个峡湾岛都相当于毫不设防的空城了。”Reallyplansto might as wellchangequickly, 1-2 years ago, healsoplanned that treated as after the fjorddefeated, for the survivorpassed the remaining years of life the finalfootholdto come, nowsituationactuallyentirein turn.
真是计划不如变化快,一两年之前,他还打算将峡湾当做战败后供幸存者度过余生的最后据点来着,现在情况却整个反过来。
If hejustarrived atBorder Townandallfamily belongingsless than300gold royal the time, thistransactionwishes for earnestlyabsolutely, butnow, the paper moneystartedto circulatein the territory, so-called„high price”no longeris an attractivecondition.
如果是他刚到边陲镇、所有家当不到300枚金龙的时候,这种交易绝对是求之不得,但现在,纸币已经开始在领地中流通,所谓的“高价”已不再是一个具有吸引力的条件。„How do yousee?”
“你怎么看?”„I said that ifhitsis constructingto found a nation the idea of country's, good that gives upas soon as possible.”Thundershrugs, „youwill not allowtheyinGreycastleestablishesnewly‚archipelago’.”
“我说倘若是打着建立国中之国的想法,还是尽早放弃的好。”雷霆耸耸肩,“您绝不会容许他们在灰堡建立新的‘群岛’。”Rolandhas smiled, worthilyisfjordmost outstandingexplorer, „, to go on living, butfor the privilege that the generationwill accumulate, Greycastleforeverwill not welcomethem.”罗兰笑了起来,不愧是峡湾最杰出的探险家,“如果只是想活下去,而不是为了世代积累的特权,灰堡将永远欢迎他们。”„Iwill pass ontruthfully, Your Majesty.”
“我会如实转告的,陛下。”„Thisnavigationshouldbe exhausted, Ihave prepared the afternoon tea, youcantake a hot bathfirst, thenwellchattedthisto travelonstorywithme. RestoresH.M.S. Snow Windalsoto requireseveraldays of time, whenyourestored the energy, returns to the fjordnot to be lateagain.”
“这次航行应该累坏了吧,我准备了下午茶,你可以先去泡个热水澡,再好好跟我谈谈此行路上的见闻。修复雪风号也需要好几天时间,等你恢复了精力,再返回峡湾也不迟。”„Thattroubledyou.”Thundercaresses the chestto say.
“那就麻烦您了。”雷霆抚胸道。
When hepreparesto ask to be excused, Rolandstopped by calling outhimsuddenly, „was right, Lightningmatter...... Do youalsoplanto conceal?”
就在他准备告退之际,罗兰忽然叫住了他,“对了,闪电的事……你还打算隐瞒下去吗?”„I......”Thunderopened mouth, for a whilebecomes silent.
“我……”雷霆张了张嘴,一时哑然。„Youhad said that after thisexplorationended, recognizes each otherwithher, althoughthisline is too not successful, butSky Sea Territoryoccupied the mostseanow, the fjordis also flustered, thinks that a long timeyoudid not have the danger to search.”Rolandsupports the chin saying that „, butIneedeveryto come and Devilfight, Lightningalso hopes to see ownfatheralsolives in world--such being the case, after the trivial mattersterminate, remainswhat kind of?”
“你说过等到这次探险结束后,就与她相认,虽然此行不算太成功,但如今天海界已占据大半个海洋,峡湾又人心惶惶,想必很长一段时间你都没险可探了。”罗兰撑着下巴道,“而我需要人手来和魔鬼战斗,闪电也希望看到自己的父亲还活在世间——既然如此,等琐事完结后,留下来怎么样?”
After Thundersilentseveralseconds, lowered the head, „Iwill consider...... Your Majesty.”雷霆沉默数秒后低下头来,“我会考虑的……陛下。”
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