RTW :: Volume #4

#393: The new ship launches

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By around the Scarlet Water River temporary shipyard has stood the person. 赤水河旁的临时船厂周围站满了人。 Everyone knows, in this wooden shed is making strange ships, its outer covering likely is the giant bathtub, is built-- after the grey cement, but that type of thing, once solidification/coagulation, is different from the stone, throws into the water besides pū to pass one, a shadow will not see. 谁都知道,这座木棚里正在建造一种奇怪的船只,它的外壳像是巨大的澡盆,由灰色的水泥筑成——而那种东西一旦凝固后,就和石头没什么两样,丢进水里除了噗通一声外,连个影子都不会看到。 Came this work craftsmen to give an appropriate name for it: Bathtub ship. 来此工作的匠人们为它起了个贴切的名字:澡盆船。 Today is the days of first two type ship launching. 今天就是头两艘样船下水的日子。 The crowd that surrounds is divided into two kinds, one kind is the new joining Border Town's resident, they feel to this news quite curiously, or is incredible, holds the mentality of suspicion to come to look at fresh, many from eastern and southern region fisherman and sailor. But one kind is local resident, they already various miracles that was familiar with Your Highness in to create, to previous „H.M.S. Little Town” also heard, braves the flurry accumulation in this, but to see His Highness the Prince that they worshipped. 围观的人群大致分为两类,一类是新加入边陲镇的居民,他们对这个消息感到颇为好奇,或是不可置信,抱着怀疑的心态前来看个新鲜,其中不乏来自东、南境的渔民和水手。而一类则是本地居民,他们早就习惯于殿下创造的各种奇迹,对此前的“小镇号”也有所耳闻,冒着小雪聚集于此,不过是为了见一见他们所崇拜的王子殿下。 Kassim is the former. 卡库西姆就是前者。 When your highness pastes after the square bulletin column this news and new recruiting made, he said in any event must come to here to have a look. Vader does not have the means that has to ask for leave from Sir Carter, accompanies him to come-- here to be unfamiliar with the people and place together, in addition the snow is serious, he really did not feel relieved that an opposite party person rushes to the place that the crowd gathers, if were pushed to break carelessly, to injury that the old person almost may not heal. 当殿下在广场告示栏上贴出这则消息和新的招募令后,他表示无论如何都要来这里看看。维德没有办法,只好向卡特大人请了个假,陪同他一道前来——这里人生地不熟的,加上积雪严重,他实在不放心对方一个人跑到人群汇集的地方,若不慎被推挤摔伤的话,对老人而言几乎是不可愈合的伤害。 „You underestimated me, the child,” old person beckoned with the hand, hints him not to need to follow in own side, „I once had also experienced the great storms, although was old, the body was not worse than you many.” “你太小看我了,孩子,”老人摆摆手,示意他不必跟在自己身边,“我也曾经历过大风大浪,虽然年纪大了,身子却不比你们差多少。” „Is,” Vader thinks otherwise saying that „my vacation invited in any case, you said anything late. I not am quite clear, why do you want to come to see this thing to launch? Isn't a ship?” “是是,”维德不以为然道,“反正我假已经请了,你说啥都晚了。我只是不太明白,为什么你一定要来看这玩意下水？不就是艘船吗？” „But you said that it does with the gray stone,” Kassim shook the head, „can this year bathtub that big stone also float on the water surface?” “但你说它是用灰色石头做的,”卡库西姆摇了摇头,“这年头澡盆那么大的石头也能浮在水面上了？” Blames to talk too much, Vader thought when with he chatted does not know how to talk about above the announcement of square to go, „perhaps your highness was exaggerating the excuse, what cement on a wood/blockhead ship the part was by that constitutes probably?” 都怪自己多嘴,维德心想,和他闲聊时不知怎么就谈到广场的公告上面去了,“或许殿下只是夸大说辞罢了,一艘木头船上大概有一部分是由那个什么水泥构成的吧？” „That impossible,” old person has persisted in saying, „you think, when this wood/blockhead shed does build?” “那就更不可能了,”老人坚持道,“你想想,这座木头棚子是什么时候搭建起来的？” „As if...... One month ago.” “似乎是……一个多月前。” „Right, was recruited as the police also to compared with you early, we bring in the small town inner city zone time, here was still a stretch of open area!” His beard is vibrating, „built the shed to use for one month, that said that your highness only did use half a month time to make the first ship?” “没错,比你被招募为警察还要早,我们搬进小镇的内城区时,这里仍是一片空地！”他的胡子抖动着,“搭棚子用了一个月,那岂不是说殿下只用了半个月时间就造出了第一艘船？” „, What has not to be right?” Vader puzzled say/way. “呃,有什么不对吗？”维德不解道。 „Naturally is not right!” Kassim shouts, „in the name of sea god! I have not seen the ships that has only needed to produce for half a month, this wants with size irrelevant-- is a sailing ship, is only processes the rib to spend for over one month, after it needs to wait for the lumber complete air-drying, dries with the steam again curved, this process is quite troublesome, impossible completes in a short time.” “当然不对！”卡库西姆嚷嚷起来,“以海神的名义！我从来没有见过仅需半个月就能造出来的船只,这跟大小无关——只要是一艘帆船,光是加工肋骨就要花费一个月以上,它需要等木材完全风干后再用蒸汽烘弯,这个过程极为麻烦,不可能在短时间内完成。” Vader is surprised the different way, „you how to shipbuilding...... Such familiar?” 维德诧异道,“你怎么对造船……这么熟悉？” „I once was a captain, the child,” old person spout white clouds, „, I was carrying large quantities of cargos when he was young frequently, went through area Sea Wind Region and Port of Clear Water, but also went to Kingdom of Dawn and fjord islands. Afterward because of something...... Falls to this situation.” “我曾经是一名船长,孩子,”老人吐出口白气,“在年轻时,我常常携带着大批货物,穿行于海风郡和碧水港一带,还去过晨曦王国和峡湾诸岛。后来因为一些事情……才落到这个地步。” „You had not said these to me before.” He stared in a big way the eye. “你以前从来没跟我说过这些。”他瞪大了眼睛。 „You have not asked that child.” Kassim shrugs. “你也从来没问过,孩子。”卡库西姆耸耸肩。 „Good,” Vader carries over the shipyard the vision, „what therefore you are truly curious is your highness can make a technology of sailing ship for half a month.” “好吧,”维德将目光移向船厂,“所以你真正好奇的是殿下半个月就能造出一艘帆船的技术。” „Does not have the captain not to be curious,” he feels the beard saying that „, if your highness has not lied, you know that what this does mean? So long as 1-2 years, he can make in Greycastle domestic river run his fleet.” “没有船长不会好奇,”他摸着胡子道,“如果殿下没有说谎的话,你知道这意味着什么吗？只要一两年时间,他就能让灰堡境内的河里都跑上他的船队。” Vader moves at heart, „you plan......” 维德心里一动,“难道你打算……” The old person smiled, „I cannot eat without paying your wheat porridge.” 老人笑了笑,“我总不能一直白吃你的麦粥。” „His Highness the Prince will certainly not lie,” some side people said suddenly, „, moreover that is not a sailing ship.” “王子殿下当然不会说谎,”身边忽然有人说道,“而且那也不是帆船。” Vader has turned head, the speaker is young people, listens to the voice likely is the Western Region local area resident, „isn't the sailing ship?” 维德回过头,说话者是一名年轻人,听口音像是西境本地居民,“不是帆船？” „Right, it does not need sail to navigate . Moreover the speed is faster than any sailing ship.” The opposite party happily said, „sees in the mine to brave the white fog Steam engine? The relaxedness can of one basket ore pull-off mine tunnel, these concrete boats be the power by it, according to the view of your highness, they are the steam driven vessels!” “没错,它不需要风帆就能航行,而且速度比任何帆船都要快。”对方得意地说道,“见过矿山里冒着白雾的蒸汽机没？轻轻松松就能将一篮子矿石拖出矿洞的那种,这些水泥船正是以它作为动力,按殿下的说法,它们统统都是蒸汽船！” „Doesn't need the sail to navigate?” Kassim questioned, „boy, you were talking nonsense anything, if a ship did not have the sail, can only paddle by the oarsman, such speed impossible compared favorably with other sailing ships. Also, they now have not launched, you see have not seen, how also to know them active?” “不用帆就能航行？”卡库西姆质疑道,“小子,你在胡说些什么,如果一艘船没有风帆,就只能靠桨手划动了,这样的速度不可能比得上其他帆船。再说了,它们现在还没有下水,你连见都没见过,又怎么知道它们能动？” „I have certainly seen,” young fellow grins saying that „you are the newly arrived foreign person, does not know also normally. Still in the summer, I once had transformed a steam driven vessel for the channel opposite caravan. However that ship was still wood/blockhead made, was inferior that these stone ships were durable.” “我当然见过,”小伙子咧嘴道,“你们是新来的境外人吧,不知道也正常。还在夏天的时候,我就曾为海峡对面的商队改造过一艘蒸汽船。不过那艘船仍然是木头造的,不如这些石头船耐用。” Vader also wants to say anything, opposite party eye suddenly one bright, the directional shipyard direction, „looks there, His Highness the Prince came out!” 维德还想说些什么,对方眼睛忽然一亮,指向船厂方向,“看那里,王子殿下出来了！” In the crowd has resounded cheers, all people hold up both hands, expressed best wishes to their feudal lord. 人群中响起了一阵欢呼声,所有人举起双手,向他们的领主致意。 Prince Roland is on the wooden table that near the shipyard temporarily builds, said briefly after several congratulation words, immediately announced that the new ship launches. 罗兰王子登上船厂边临时搭建的木台,简短说了几句祝贺词后,随即宣布新船下水。 In the melodious slogan sound, the workers disassemble to Scarlet Water River one side the wooden shed, has 40 meters gray hull fully following the snow downhill stream bank, plants in the ice-cold river water. 在抑扬顿挫的口号声中,工人们将木棚面向赤水河的一侧拆开,一条足有40米长灰色船体顺着积雪滑下河堤,一头栽进冰冷的河水中。 The Vader heart one has raised, he almost thinks that under water this thing will sink directly, but has not thought after the other parts enter the water, the bow has curled upwards, but also was raising one in a big way to hold the water splash. 维德心一下提了起来,他几乎以为这东西会直接沉入水底,但没想到余下部分入水后,船头又翘了起来,还连带着掀起了一大捧水花。 In the crowd bursts into the warm applause once more. 人群中再次爆发出热情的掌声。 „Day, it floated,” Kassim has gawked the moment, „, but, was really that makes with the stone?” “天呐,它真的浮起来了,”卡库西姆愣了片刻,“不过,那真是用石头造出来的？” Vader also had the surface of similar question-- bathtub ship looks like was too smooth, looks like has polished fine granite stone slab, but it could not find the trace that pieced together from top to bottom, entire hull unified whole. Has not laid down the cabin of deck to be very shallow, is unable to go to sleep for the person . Moreover the bottom is very smooth, is unable the fixed mast, to such that everybody said that this completely is a bathtub. 维德也有同样的疑问——澡盆船的表面看起来实在太光滑了,就像是精细打磨过的花岗石板,可它浑身上下都找不到拼凑的痕迹,整个船身浑然一体。没有铺设甲板的船舱很浅,根本无法供人入睡,而且底部十分平坦,根本无法固定桅杆,就跟大家所说的那样,这完全是个澡盆。 No matter what, your highness truly in half a month time ship making. 但不管怎样,殿下确实是在半个月的时间内把船给造出来了。 He looks to Kassim, discovers is glittering the full of enthusiasm brilliance to the grid. 他望向卡库西姆,发现对方眼中闪烁着兴致勃勃的光彩。 „I must respond to the position of captain,” old person said. “我要应聘船长之位,”老人说道。 …… ……
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