„Your Majesty, do youplanto dispatch troopsto go on a punitive expedition againstExtreme Southern Regionnow?” The Iron Axealwayscalmfacial featurespresented the rareexcitement, „mayMonths of Demonsprobablyarriveimmediately......”
“陛下,您打算现在出兵征伐极南境么?”铁斧一向沉稳的面容出现了罕有的激动,“可邪月马上就要到来了……”„Youthought how manypeopleNeverwinter Cityleaves behind, candeal withEvil Beast that comes in swarms?”
“你觉得无冬城留下多少人,可以应付蜂拥而来的邪兽?”„This......”histook a deep breath, the excitedfacial expressionwill depressforcefully, „, ifaccording to the previousyear of scale, 1000peoplecandefend the city wall.”
“这……”他深吸口气,将激动的神情强行压下,“如果按照前一年的规模来看,1000人就能守住城墙。”„Therefore, leaves behind2500soldiers to have more than enough to sparefor conservative, let alonewas newera number of the preparationarmiesto startto recruit, defendedNeverwinter Citynot to havewhatissue.”Rolandstands up, arrives at the window, „Iwithsaying the Extreme Southern Regionmatter, youshouldmostbe familiar withthereperson.”
“所以为了保守起见,留下2500名士兵应该是绰绰有余,更何况新一批预备部队已经开始招募了,保卫无冬城没有什么问题。”罗兰站起身,走到落地窗边,“我跟说说极南境的事吧,你应该是最熟悉那里的人了。”„Yes, Your Majesty!”Iron Axegoodmilitary salute, „the Extreme Southern Regionmostlandis the yellow sand, the oasisspreadsfollowingSilver Riverwest of the desert, over 90%Mojinpeopleliveintheseoases. On the biggestoasisconstructs a city, isinExtreme Southern Regiononlycity--Iron Sand City.”
“是,陛下!”铁斧行了个军礼,“极南境大半土地都是黄沙,绿洲顺着银川散布在沙漠以西,九成以上的莫金人都生活在这些绿洲中。最大的绿洲上建有一座城池,也是极南境里唯一的一所城市——铁砂城。”„Is Silver River the striprivers?”
“银川是条河流?”„It can only calculate that halfrivers,”Iron Axeanswered, „majority oftimes, itburiedinunderground, was ordinarylike the undergroundriver of the netherworld, reveals the part of groundto form the oasis, therefore the Mojinpersonalsotook it as the river of life.”
“它只能算半条河流,”铁斧解释道,“大部分时候,它都埋在地底,就像地底冥河一般,露出地面的部分都形成了绿洲,因此莫金人也把它称作生命之河。”Rolandhas turned around, the curioussay/way, „does itoriginatefromwhere? Ilookedfrom the map,nearbydoes not have the mountain, does not have the lake.”罗兰转过身,好奇道,“它发源自哪里?我从地图上看,附近并没有高山,也没有湖泊。”„It came from the sea, is the sea godgracious gift, before”Iron Axearrives at the table, is pointing at the Extreme Southern Regionwest side and green spaceattachment point, „herehas a giantlimestone cave, the sea water that winds throughflows in backwardtoward the holeinunceasingly, standscanfeel the soleto tremble above.”
“它源自大海,是海神的恩赐,”铁斧走到桌前,指着极南境西侧与绿地的连接处,“这里有一处巨大的溶洞,流过的海水不断往洞中倒灌,站在上面可以感受到脚底都在震颤。”„Yousaid, the sea wateris the Silver Riversource? Butitcanbreed the oasisobviously.”
“你是说,海水就是银川的源头?但它明明能孕育绿洲。”Canbreed the oasis, explained that Silver Riveris a salinity of Tamsui River--sea wateris too high, is unable to be usedto irrigateanddrink, thissoundsnot to gather the common sensecompletely.
能孕育绿洲,就说明银川是一条淡水河——海水的盐分过高,根本无法用于灌溉和饮用,这听起来完全不合常理。„The mother of earthhas absorbed the salinity in sea water, thatareacompletelyfloodwhitesaltend, isolates the Greycastle'sgreen space. When needsto use the salt, so long asraises a pail, went to the groundto scoop upthen it will be alright.”
“大地之母吸收了海水中的盐分,那一片地区全部泛着白色的盐末,也把灰堡的绿地隔绝开来。需要用盐时,只要提一个桶子,去地上舀就行了。”
Is this cleveraxefinger of God in nature? The soil under yellow sandhas filtered the salinityunexpectedly, but alsohas formed the saline? Rolandexpressed admiration, it seems likebesides the petroleum, hewere also manynatural resource that has neededto collect.
这算是大自然的鬼斧神工么?黄沙下的泥土居然过滤了盐分,还形成了盐碱地?罗兰啧啧称奇,看来除了石油外,他又多了一块需要采集的资源。„How manypeopleinIron Sand Cityis occupied by?”
“铁砂城里住着多少人?”„About 40,000.”
“40000左右。”„Unexpectedlyis older than Kingdom Capital more than Greycastle?”
“居然比灰堡旧王都还多?”„Your Majesty, the Sandpeoplecityis different from the kingdomcapital city,”Iron Axesmiled, „Iron Sand City, only then a corecity, forsixclan'srulerhousings, again the surroundingbasicallyis the tentor the bushesone-story house, onelayer upon layerexpands, graduallyhas formedpresentappearance--, so long asenters the oasis the range, even ifentered the Iron Sand Cityterritory.”
“陛下,沙民的城市和王国都城并不一样,”铁斧笑了笑,“铁砂城只有一个核心城区,供六个氏族的掌权者居住,再外围基本就是帐篷或茅草平房,一层层扩建下来,逐渐形成了如今的模样——只要进入绿洲的范围,就算是进入了铁砂城领地。”„Does thatlivein the Mojinpeople of otheroases? Should theirquantitybe also many?”Rolandasked. The populationiswhetherfast to transformlocal specialasavailablenatural resourcekey, heis unlikelyto dispatchlarge quantities ofmanpowerto mine the petroleumfromNeverwinter City, in the end must work for oneselfusing the localperson.
“那居住在其他绿洲的莫金人呢?他们数量应该也不少吧?”罗兰问。人口是能否快速将当地特产转化为可用资源的关键,他不大可能从无冬城调遣大批人手去开采石油,到头来还得利用本地人为自己效力。
The commander-in-chiefnods, „nobodyhas counted, butIestimated that at leasthas100,000people.”
总指挥点点头,“没人统计过,但我估计至少有100000人。”Thenestablishedseveralminingto standwith a traffic lineshouldsuffice, how the followingissuethencontrolledthem.
那么建立数个开采站和一条运输线应该是够了,接下来的问题便是如何控制他们。„Was right, sacredduel that yourprevioustimesaidwhat's the matter? How is the Mojinperson the definitesovereignty?”
“对了,你上次说的神圣决斗是怎么回事?莫金人是如何确定统治权的?”ThisIron Axeansweris very careful, almostsaida halfhour, Roland has ravelled the Sandpeopleauthoritycontentionway.
这一次铁斧的回答十分细致,差不多说了半个小时,罗兰才算弄明白了沙民的权力角逐方式。
One side the Claninternalpromotionputsfirst, advocates the military forceforeignerpersontothese, the formidablestrengthisonly the trustworthything. The Iron Sand Cityruling circlesare usually constitutedbysixClan, theyare notten thousandworld a department, butcompetesbyownstrength. HowevertoavoideachClanbecause offighting for power and profitto kill the rivers of blood, causing the ethnic groupto deal with the outsidedanger the strengthto weaken, picks upa small numberto carry on the duelas the representativehas becomenottwochoices.氏族内部的晋升先放一边,对这些崇尚武力的异族人来说,强大的实力是唯一值得信赖的东西。铁砂城的统治阶层通常由六个氏族构成,他们并非万世一系,而是凭借自身实力争夺出来的。不过为了避免各个氏族因争权夺利而杀得血流成河,导致族群应对外界危险的力量减弱,挑出少部分人作为代表进行决斗就成了不二的选择。Gradually, thiscustomwas approvedbyallSandpeople, andhas entrusted withsacredmeaning--residentIron Sand CitybigClan, smallClan that in the oasisis born, mustobserve the result of sacredduel. The person of anytarnishduel, mustencounterspurning of allSandpeople.
久而久之,这个规矩被所有沙民所认同,并且赋予了神圣的意味——无论是常驻铁砂城的大氏族,还是绿洲里诞生的小氏族,都必须遵守神圣决斗的结果。任何玷污决斗的人,必会遭到所有沙民的唾弃。„Mojinpersonhighest is rulerClan Head of variousclans?” The Rolandpuzzledsay/way, „youdo not haveGreat Chiefand so oncharacter?”
“难道莫金人最高掌权者就是各族的族长么?”罗兰不解道,“你们就没有大酋长之类的人物?”„Big...... Chief?”
“大……酋长?”„Canseriesallclan'sleaders, be similartoGreycastle'sKing.”
“就是能一统所有氏族的领导者,类似于灰堡的国王。”„This......”Iron Axehesitant, „amongClanspreads a view, wishhas madeallSandpeoplesubmit, only thentwoway--oneareto obtain the affirmation and blessing of Three Gods, anothercanopen the broadboundlessoasisfor the ethnic group, eliminatesdust storm that blocks the sky, makingSandpeoplebe far away from the threat of hunger and thirstanddeath.”
“这个……”铁斧犹豫了下,“氏族间流传过一种说法,想要让所有沙民臣服,只有两条途径——一个是得到三神的肯定与祝福,另一个是能为族群开辟出广阔无际的绿洲,消除遮天蔽日的沙暴,使沙民远离饥渴与死亡的威胁。”„Affirmation of Three Gods...... Howthis can calculate?”Rolandknits the browsto say.
“三神的肯定……这个要怎么算?”罗兰皱眉道。„Offers the correspondingsacrificial offeringinBurning LandstoThree Godsthen, iscontrols the earthiron shell giant scorpion, to governextremely the alonecorner/hornseabeast of Southern seacorner/hornseparately, as well asdominates the skyFour Wings Eagle.”Iron Axepaused, „thesethreewild animalsmysteriously appeared and disappeared, have claimed the lives of countlessperson, butsomepeoplehad never foundtheirlair, the bait and trapdid not have an effect--Ievento guess that theymight beEvil Beast Hybrid(s), had the most basicwisdom.”
“在灼火之地向三神献上相应的祭品即可,分别是主宰大地的铁甲巨蝎、掌管极南海角的独角海兽、以及称霸天空的四翼雄鹰。”铁斧顿了顿,“这三只野兽神出鬼没,夺走了无数人的性命,但从未有人找到过它们的巢穴,诱饵和陷阱更是不起作用——我甚至猜测它们有可能是混合种邪兽,已经拥有了最基本的智慧。”Twoconditionsare not both goodto realize, especially the secondtype, canmake the desertgrow the oasis, almostapproached the strength of gods. Rolandcannot help butwas lost in thought that ifmakesEchoremount the position of Clan Head, reported the fiveyears ago enmity of framing, did not have the bighelptointegrationentireExtreme Southern Region. AlthoughsixClanstatusare able to discriminate, the directmembership, has not actually lefttheseto scatterSandpeopleinoasis. Mustthink that means that becomesbyoneselfMojin ClanGreat Chiefis good.
两个条件都不好实现,特别是第二种,能让沙漠长出绿洲,差不多已接近神明之力了。罗兰不由得陷入了沉思,如果只是让回音重登族长之位,报五年前的陷害之仇,对统合整个极南境也没有多大的帮助。虽然六个氏族地位有别,却并没有直接的从属关系,更别那些散落在绿洲里的沙民了。得想一个办法,让自己成为莫金族的大酋长才行。
The matter that moreover the sacredduel must consider, First Armycoulddefeat the Iron Sand Cityguardeasily accomplished, butwishlets the Sandpeopleawareobediencerule, perhapsis not easy.
另外神圣决斗也是必须考虑的事情,第一军或许能摧枯拉朽般的击败铁砂城卫队,但想要让沙民自觉服从统治,恐怕就没那么容易了。Most appropriatemethod, the custom that setsusingMojin Clanrealizes the annexationplan.
最合适的方法,还是利用莫金族自己定下的规矩来实现吞并计划。„When duelcaninvite the person of other familiesto go on stage?”
“决斗时能邀请外族的人上场吗?”„This pointdoes not have the issue,” the Iron Axeaffirmationsaid,„Iam a person of mixed blood, but can still replaceBrave Sand Clanto attend the duel. In fact, the fiercewrestlerregular sessionreceivesmajorclan'swelcome, after this is also onlyhopes-- that smallClanturns over/stands upDheri, ifcanpresent34formidables, hopefultakes a goodpositionin the sacredduel.”
“这一点没有问题,”铁斧肯定道,“我是一名混血儿,但依然可以代替傲沙氏族参加决斗。事实上,勇猛的角斗士常会受到各大氏族的欢迎,这也是小氏族翻身的唯一希望——后代里若能出现34名勇者,就有希望在神圣决斗中拿下一个较好的名次。”„Yes?”Rolandshows a faint smile, „, sincewerethisis easier to do.”
“是么?”罗兰微微一笑,“既然是这样就好办多了。”
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