Following the undergrounddaypitstone stepsstep by stepdownward, Tayfunfelt the inexplicablechill in the air.
顺着地底的天坑石阶一步步向下,泰弗伦感到了莫名的寒意。Bottom ofthislonesome and quietprofoundchurch, is hiding the Churchmostcoresecret--Hermesmechanism.
在这幽静深邃的教堂底部,隐藏着教会最核心的机密——赫尔梅斯机关。Hefirsttimesteps inthisplace.
他还是第一次涉足此地。„Does Your Excellency Maynemakemecome tohereto seehimreally?”According toconvention, inArchbishop , was regarded as of Popesuccessorto be qualified forPivotal Secret Institution, buthisagewas high, impossibletakes over the Maynepositionagain.
“梅恩冕下真的让我来这里见他?”按照惯例,大主教中只有被视作教皇接班人的那一位才有资格进入枢秘机关,而他年岁已高,不可能再接任梅恩的位置。„Youhave worked forthese manyyearsforChurch, has worked together as colleaguestogether, Your Excellencytrustsyou,”Isabellasaid with a smile, „. Moreover the pastcustom not suitableforthcomingwar, the divine will should not be buried under, itneedsto make cleartoall the followers of being at a loss, leadingusto meet the finalchallengetogether.”
“你为教会效力了这么多年,又一起共事过,冕下对你十分信任,”伊莎贝拉笑道,“而且过去的规矩并不适合即将到来的战争,神意不应该被掩埋在底下,它需要昭示给所有迷惘的信徒,带领我们一起迎接最终的挑战。”„Thisis...... Meaning of Your Excellency?”
“这是……冕下的意思?”„Right.”Shesoftens the sound said.
“没错。”她柔声道。
After entering the mechanism, twoJudgement Armywelcomed, „bishopSir, Your Excellencyhostmagic stoneexperiment, ifyouhaveto carryGod Punishment Stone, pleasegivemeto manage--itto be possibleitto affect the operation of magic powertemporarily.”
进入机关后,两名审判军迎了上来,“主教大人,冕下正在主持魔石试验,如果您有携带神罚之石的话,请将它交给我暂管——它有可能会影响到魔力的运行。”Tayfunnods, gives the opposite partyoneGod stonenecklaces.泰弗伦点点头,将一串神石项链交给对方。„Your Excellency here, pleasecomewithme.”
“冕下就在这儿,请跟我来。”Isabellaturns a longchannel, has shoved open the endiron gate, along withgrating the sound, Tayfunsawanotherwearing a maskPure One. Shegenerallystops uplike the spiritafter the gate, wrapsunderBlack Veil of whole body, ifshadeifpresentlycansee the fairflesh, as ifbesidesthistissue, onherdoes not have an inchwispagain. Whatis most noticeableis the eye of witch, is different from the pupil of average man, hereyeballpresents the non-lightsilver-gray color, insidejust likehasonegroup of eddy currentsto rotate, looksfor a long time, as ifmustbe attractedgeneral.伊莎贝拉拐进一条长长的通道,推开了尽头的铁门,随着刺耳的吱呀声,泰弗伦看到了另一名蒙着面的纯洁者。她就像幽灵一般堵在门后,包裹全身的黑纱下面若影若现能看到白皙的肌肤,似乎除了这件薄纱外,她身上再无寸缕。最引人注目的是女巫的眼睛,和常人的瞳孔不同,她的眼珠呈现出无光的银灰色,里面犹如有一团漩涡在转动,看得久了,仿佛自己都要被吸进去一般。Tayfunlowered the headsubconsciously.泰弗伦下意识地低下头。At this timehenoted, the opposite partyhas not worn the shoesunexpectedly, butisboth feet****, on the symmetricaltoecoveredrespectivelya littlebright red.
这时他才注意到,对方竟没有穿鞋子,而是双足****,匀称的脚趾上各覆盖有一点鲜红。In the bishopbraincannot help butremembered " the witchtasteis notthose words that the ordinarywomancancompare " .
主教脑中不由得想起了「女巫的滋味可不是普通女人能比拟的」那句话。Damn, thiscrowd are witch the seductresses/evil spirits?
见鬼,这群女巫都是妖精吗?
The slenderboth feetmoved out of the waypositionquickly, the earhas transmitted the reminder of Isabella, „Sir?”
纤细的双脚很快挪开了位置,耳边传来伊莎贝拉的提醒,“大人?”„cough cough,”Tayfundraws inthoughts, walks into the room.
“咳咳,”泰弗伦收拢心思,走入屋内。
The roomis not big, the resinflareexuberantcombustion that onfourwallsis hanging, hehas not actually been smelling the familiarsweetgreasyfragrance.
房间不大,四壁上悬挂的松脂火把正旺盛的燃烧着,他却没有闻到熟悉的甜腻香味。FourPure Onesit in a circlebefore a stone table, is manipulatingonepile of glittering and translucent carvingstones, butby the stone tableis standing is the currentPope, Your Excellency Mayne.
四名纯洁者围坐在一张石桌前,摆弄着一堆晶莹剔透的石头,而石桌旁站着的便是现任教皇,梅恩冕下。Tayfunis preparingto worship on bended kneesto salute, armhad been supportedbyMayne.泰弗伦正准备跪拜行礼,手臂已被梅恩扶住了。„Heredoes not have the bystander, does not needto be fastidious aboutthesesuperficial politenesses.”Hesaid with a smile, „wewere the old acquaintances, SirTayfun.”
“这里没有外人,不必讲究这些虚礼。”他微笑道,“我们可是老熟人了,泰弗伦大人。”Twomonthshave not seen, onMayneforeheadwere manyseveralwrinkles, senthave also emittedseveralsilver threads, but the tonestillas usualripewound, rack that has not kept aloofslightly.
才两个月没见,梅恩的额头上就已经多了几道皱纹,发间也冒出了几根银丝,只是语气依然和以往一样熟络,丝毫没有高高在上的架子。„Yourthis not good......”Tayfunimmediatelythought that surgesat heart a warm current, „does not haveotherfollowers, the Church'sorderalso to observe.”
“您这样可不行……”泰弗伦顿时觉得心里涌起一股暖流,“就算没有其他信徒,教会的秩序也必须遵守。”„However the words that Ispokeare the order,”Popesmiledwith something else in mind, „did not discussthis...... Above is situationgood? IplannedmakesIsabellaconveyyournews, sinceyoucame, toldme.”
“而我说的话就是秩序,”教皇不以为然地笑了笑,“不谈这个了……上面的情况还好吗?原本我打算让伊莎贝拉转达你们的消息,既然你来了,就跟我说说吧。”„Yes, Your Excellency.” The Tayfunnodsaid. Narrated after Church'srecent situation, hetalked about the order that Isabellamentionedfinally, „natural resource that nowwestartpreparingin view ofKingdom of Dawn, the words that transferred must spendmanytimes, whyyoudecided that suddenlycanattackGreycastlefirst?”
“是,冕下。”泰弗伦点头道。讲述完教会的近况后,他谈到了伊莎贝拉最后提到的命令,“现在我们着手准备的资源都是针对晨曦王国,重新调动的话恐怕要花费不少功夫,为何您突然决定要先进攻灰堡?”„Ireason that youcalledmainlyalsobecause ofthis,”Maynesighed, „Greycastlehad the shape of declinenow, struggle for the throneandBerserker Pillplayed the anticipatedeffect, butKingdom of Dawnwas the civil striferises from all directions, theirdestructionweresooner or latermatters, thereforewhofirst after , toohas not distinguished.”
“我把你召来的原因主要也是因为这个,”梅恩叹了口气,“灰堡如今已有衰落之象,争王令和狂化丸起到了预期的效果,而晨曦王国更是内乱四起,它们的覆灭是迟早的事,因此谁先谁后并没有太多区别。”„Ialso believe that but...... Greycastle was still a hugematch.”
“我也这么认为,但……灰堡仍然是一个庞大的对手。”„Makesmedecide that adjustsattackplan the reasonmainlyto havetwo,”Popejoins hands behind the back, saidslowly,„the firstpointbasically agreeswith the reason that youare worried about: The Kingdom of Greycastleregionis broadest, natural resourceis richest, is not only the hugeenemy, means the repayment of high quotasimilarly. Ifcansoontransform the Churchterritory, the income of bringingseizingDawnis much bigger. Program delivery that iftenyears, Idefinitelywill also setaccording toSirO'Brien, butourtimeare not much. The appearance of Infernal Dread Beastmeans that the Red Moonpresentworld could be much nearer than the date that in the biblementioned. Atthis kind of time, tooksomerisks, put in the sacrifice is worth.”
“使我决定调整进攻方案的理由主要有两个,”教皇背着手,缓缓说道,“第一点跟你担心的原因基本一致:灰堡王国地域最广,资源最为丰富,既是庞大的敌人,也同样意味着高额的回报。如果能早日转化成教会领地,带来的收益要比占领晨曦大得多。如果还有十年时间,我必然会按照奥伯莱恩大人定下的方案执行下去,可我们的时间不多了。地狱惧兽的出现意味着红月现世可能比圣书中提到的日期得要近得多。在这种时候,冒一些风险,付出更多牺牲是值得的。”
The Tayfunslight nod, thisreason is truly full, but the issueis...... Does not look like the Mayneattitude greatly, „that your secondreasonis......”泰弗伦微微点头,这个理由确实很充分,但问题是……不大像梅恩的作风,“那么您的第二个理由是……”„Western Region'sRoland Wimbledon.” The Popesaidcategorically.
“西境的罗兰.温布顿。”教皇斩钉截铁地说道。„Youmeant...... Greycastle'sFourth Prince?”Hecannot help butis startled.
“您是说……灰堡的四王子?”他不由得一怔。„Synthesisrecentoneyear of information, Ihad discovered an inconceivablematter,”Maynehas patted the shoulder of bishop, „Churchin view ofhismotion, isKingdom of Greycastlein view ofhismotion, without any exceptionfailed. The initialfailurecantracetoWestern RegionDuketo the attack that histerritorylaunches, whatat that time did Rolandhave? Ruinedsmall town. The bystandersthink that hewashires oneselfDevilto defeat the DukeKnightgroup, butweknow, exceptExceedoutside, 1-2witchtofully-armed, andprovidedGod Punishment StoneKnightto sufficeinadequateanythingto threaten.”
“综合最近一年的情报,我发现了一个不可思议的事情,”梅恩拍了拍主教的肩膀,“无论是教会针对他的行动,还是灰堡王国针对他的行动,都无一例外的失败了。最初的失败可以追溯至西境公爵对他领地发起的进攻,那时候罗兰拥有什么?一座破败的小镇而已。外人以为他是投靠魔鬼才击败了公爵的骑士团,可我们都知道,除开超凡者外,一两个女巫对全副武装且配备神罚之石的骑士够不成什么威胁。”„However the laterinformationis getting more and more unthinkable, for exampletwomonths ago delivers toHoly Cityconfidential letterto mention,new KingTimothyoncesent outabout2000people of Berserk Armyteamsto attackWestern Region, howeverputs in an appearancewas defeated, what does thismean?”
“而之后的情报越来越匪夷所思,例如两个月前送到圣城的密信里提到,新王提费科曾派出近2000人的狂化军队进攻西境,然而一个照面就败下阵来,这意味着什么?”Tayfuncould not bearinhale a cold air, twothousandBerserk Army! Even ifinHermes, is a not to be underestimatedstrength.泰弗伦忍不住吸了口凉气,两千狂化军!就算是在赫尔梅斯,也是一股不容小觑的力量。„Ifseparates the news, perhapswill not have detectedanything, butconformedin is very together astonishing--Roland Wimbledonnot to be in unfavorable situationin a war!”Popewhispered, „, moreovercanseefrominformation,hisstrengthgrowthis much faster, andthere isoutward a trend of development. Ifdragsagain the lastyear, perhapsentireGreycastlewill fall into hishand, at that timewantedto annexthislength and breadth the land, the price of payingperhapsis much bigger than the present.”Hispaused, lookstoTayfun, „the matter that inmechanismneedsto handleis many, Ihave no timeto care about the Churchupper-levelrevolution and expansion, these can only entrusttoyouimplement.”
“如果把消息分开来看,或许还不会发觉什么,但整合在一起就十分惊人了——罗兰.温布顿还没有在一场战争中失利过!”教皇沉声道,“而且从情报中可以看出,他的力量增长速度快得惊人,并且有了向外开拓的趋势。如果再拖上一年,整个灰堡说不定都会落入他的手中,那时候想要吞并这块广袤的土地,付出的代价恐怕比现在要大得多。”他顿了顿,望向泰弗伦,“机关中需要处理的事情繁多,我无暇顾及教会上层的运转和扩张,这些只能托付给你去实施了。”*******************
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After Archbishopleaves, the appearance of roomalsohad the change.大主教离开后,房间的模样也跟着发生了改变。
The flare on wallvanished, studiesmagic stonePure One and stone tablealsodisappearingtrace, the Pope'sformis gradually pale, finallyonlyremainingIsabella, ZeroandBlack Veilfemalethreepeople.
墙壁上的火把消失了,研究魔石的纯洁者和石桌也不见了踪影,教皇的身影渐渐淡去,最终只剩下伊莎贝拉、洁萝和黑纱女子三人。„Youdid not say that Ihave not known, GreycastleFourth Princeis a suchinterestingperson,”Isabellasmacks the lips saying that „whyIthoughthedoes defeatDevilcompared withChurchhopefully?”
“你不说我还不知道,灰堡四王子原来是个这么有趣的人,”伊莎贝拉咂嘴道,“为何我觉得他比教会更有希望击败魔鬼?”„ThissayingisWhat does it mean,” the Black Veilfemaleknits the brows saying that „youdo wantto betrayChurch?”
“这话是什么意思,”黑纱女子皱眉道,“你想要背叛教会?”„Betrayal? Let alonecoarse,”Isabellashrugs saying that „the Churchtenablegoaltonot guaranteehumancansurviveinWar of Divine Will, ifthere areother people ableto achievethis point, Idid not mind the object who works forwhois.”
“背叛?别说得那么难听,”伊莎贝拉耸肩道,“教会成立的目的不就是为了保证人类能在神意之战中存活下来么,如果有其他人能做到这一点,我可不介意效力的对象是谁。”„You......!”
“你……!”„Did not needto struggle,”Zerostopped saying that „Isabellahas not spoken incorrectly, so-calledWar of Divine Will, the person who only thenwonfinallywas the favorite of God.”Looking that sheunemotionallytotwo people, „whoseas forgodstosmile--will beFederation, will be a PrinceGreycastle, Ithink that thiswarwill giveus the answer.”
“不用争了,”洁萝制止道,“伊莎贝拉没有说错,所谓的神意之战,只有最终获胜的人才是神的宠儿。”她面无表情的望向两人,“至于神明会对谁微笑——是联合会,还是一名灰堡王子,我想这场战争会给我们答案。”
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