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#84: Hermes mechanism

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Bishop Mayne oversteps the first-order and first-order ring-like staircase, walks toward the underground deep place. 主教梅恩踏过一阶又一阶的环形楼梯,向地底深处走去。 This was the day pit that nature formed, the depth at least can overflow the four towers of day, the diameter more than 20 zhang (3.33 m), forced in a feudal lord castle to have more than enough to spare. Hole Inaida is not dim at first, in the high vault leaves leeway the skylight, the ray sneaks into by windows underground, in cold ice mold on stone wall stays behind winds the winding light spot. 这是一处自然形成的天坑,深度至少能没过四座天之塔,直径约有20余丈,塞进一座领主城堡绰绰有余。洞井内起初并不昏暗,高高的穹顶上留有天窗,光线透过一扇扇窗户窜入地下,在寒冰铸就的石壁上留下蜿蜒曲折的光斑。 As drops highly unceasingly, the light spot gradually the tarnish, quick and stone wall fuses together. But the pothole center actually reflects the light blue light, more downward walks is more obvious, even if not hold the flare, will not be bogged down in difficulties in pitch-dark. 随着高度不断下降,光斑逐渐变暗,很快和石壁融为一体。但坑洞中心却反射出淡淡蓝光,越往下走就越明显,即使不持火把,也不会陷入伸手不见五指的困境中。 The staircase of under foot is similar to an encirclement pothole small snake, tight post on dike. 脚下的楼梯如同一条环绕坑洞的小蛇,紧紧贴在岩壁上。 The staircase board is granite stone Xueqie, assumes the rectangle, the thick middle finger, suffices two people to walk side-by-side. In end inserting dike, another end is hanging. In order to prevent the accident/surprise drops, hanging reason sets up the wooden parapet, among the parapets uses the rope to be connected. 楼梯板是花岗石削切而成,呈长方形,厚三指,够两人并肩而行。一端嵌入岩壁里,另一端悬空。为了防止意外跌落,悬空端头立有木栏杆,栏杆间用绳索相连。 He has not counted to cross here many step staircases, but he knows, laying down of each stone slab arduous incomparable. Church's Stonemason depend upon the rope suspension, knocks on the hard rock knocks out the enough deep scoop channel, then squeezes in which stone slab. Each movement must cautiously, because the rope slides or collapses to crash into the pit bottom, has 300 people fully. 他没有数过这里到底有多少阶楼梯,但他知道,每一块石板的铺设都艰巨无比。教会的石匠们依靠绳索悬吊而下,在坚硬的岩石上敲凿出足够深的凹槽,然后把一块块石板塞入其中。每个动作都必须小心翼翼,因为绳索滑脱或崩断坠入坑底的,足有300人之多。 If constructs Hermes cathedral in top of the head is the symbol of Church unyielding spirit, then deep hides in the Hermes mechanism of hole bottom of the well level is the Church true core. 若建在头顶的赫尔梅斯大教堂是教会不屈精神的象征,那么深藏在洞井底层的赫尔梅斯机关才是教会真正的核心。 Near in steps stone wall is mounting God Punishment Stone, 100 steps will have every other Judgement Army standing guard guard, in the mechanism also one team of God Punishment Army stands by to meet the approaching enemy the intruder. But the vault and between the bands of cathedral floor, is burying many sandbags and crushed stones. If the Holy City defense line lets slip, when the people have to evacuate, the Pope will start the trap, letting the gravel and crushed stone buries here thoroughly. 阶梯边的石壁上镶嵌着神罚之石,每隔100步就会有一名审判军站岗守卫,机关内还有一队神罚军随时待命迎击入侵者。而穹顶和大教堂地板的夹层之间,埋藏着许许多多沙包和碎石。若是圣城防线失手,众人不得不撤离时,教皇就会启动陷阱,让砂砾和碎石将这里彻底掩埋。 Although Mayne is not first time goes to the Hermes mechanism, but walked the feeling in midair still to make him feel to have a dizzy spell. Especially to looking around time, misconception that would producing itself crash. 尽管梅恩不是第一次前往赫尔梅斯机关,但行走在半空中的感觉仍让他觉得头晕目眩。特别是向张望的时候,总会产生自己正在坠落的错觉。 When the double foot treads in solid ground, he slightly relaxed. 当双脚踏在坚实的地面上时,他才稍稍松了口气。 The day pit bottom is huge disc-shaped white whetstone, the surface is similar to the mirror is smooth, stands even can see own inverted image above clearly. Designs after the artisan ingeniously, shoots the come in ray from the vault skylight, in the side refracts repeatedly, exactly will gather on the whetstone of hole bottom. Even if has not ignited the flare, bottom of day pit is not a darkness. 天坑底部是一块巨大的圆盘形白色磨石,表面如同镜子般光滑,站在上面甚至能清晰地看到自己的倒影。经过工匠巧妙设计,从穹顶天窗射进来的光线,在坑壁内多次折射后,会恰好汇聚在洞底的这块磨石上。即使没有燃起火把,天坑底部也不是一片漆黑。 Only then places the pit bottom to discover, the sunlight is not colorless. After whetstone was shone, reflects the light blue light, looks up, the entire day pit was wiped the blue light to lighten by this, presents the cold luster. Words that carefully looks, but can also note the ray bright place to have the innumerable dust to fly upwards, is similar to small life that in ancient book records. 只有身处坑底才会发现,阳光并非是无色的。磨石被照耀后反射出淡淡的蓝光,抬头望去,整个天坑被这抹蓝光点亮,呈现出冷冽的色泽。仔细看的话,还能注意到光线较亮处有无数尘埃在飞扬,如同古书中记载的微小生灵。 Using the hole that on hole bottom mountain wall naturally forms, Church it makes a connection with the connection, further expanded, has constructed the Hermes mechanism. Also had been lucky hole that these extend in all directions, making this place air circulation carefree, has not placed oneself the underground deep place like that decayed depressed feeling completely. 利用洞底山壁上自然形成的孔洞,教会将其打通连接,进一步扩大,建造了赫尔梅斯机关。也多亏了这些四通八达的孔洞,使得此地空气流通畅快,完全没有置身地底深处那般腐朽沉闷的感觉。 Mayne enters the mechanism front door, defense capacity was strict immediately. Here Judgement Army five people are one group, guards each checkpoint-- they are being the Church most loyal warriors, once accepted this responsibility, all people will pass the life in the mechanism, can never return to the ground again. 梅恩迈入机关大门,防卫力量顿时严密了许多。这里的审判军五人为一组,守卫着每道关卡——他们都是教会最为忠诚的武士,一旦接受了这个职责,所有人将在机关中度过一生,永远不能再回到地面。 In fact only then he and Pope can come and go out the mechanism, Heather and Tayfun two Archbishop both are unable to step in this place. 事实上只有他和教皇能出入机关,就连希瑟和泰弗伦两位大主教都无法涉足此地。 But Mayne is not clear, in mechanism many branch roads. Besides this southern main road, some both sides also many branch channels, walk following them, often will discover many branches. Somewhat was used by Church, but some simply block. He once had heard, when constructs mechanism, several artisans astrayed these not to have the labelling crossing, finally lost the direction in inside, road that cannot find again. 但梅恩也不清楚,机关中到底有多少条岔路。除了这条正南方的主道,两旁还有许多分支通道,顺着它们一路走下去,往往会发现更多的分支。有些被教会利用起来了,而有的则干脆封死。他曾听闻过,修建机关时,有几名工匠误入了那些没有标注的岔道,结果在里面迷失了方向,再也没能找到回来的路。 The straight main road has led to mountain massif deep place, every other 30 zhang (3.33 m)( approximately 100 meters) about, are equipped with together the checkpoint. Mayne knows the duty that the mechanism between each checkpoints assumes is different. Most outside one is the quarters, defends for the value in the hole bottom warriors lives. Second is archive library, for depositing document/secretary, remnant volume and old book. Third is the jail area, detains criminal who some are unable to be exposed to light...... With innocent person. 笔直的主道一直通往山体深处,每隔30丈（约100米）左右,便设有一道关卡。梅恩知道每段关卡之间的机关所承担的任务不同。最靠外的一段是生活区,供值守在洞底的武士们居住。第二段是档案馆,用于存放文书、残卷和古籍。第三段是监牢区,关押着一些无法见光的犯人……和无辜者。 After crossing the Sandaoguan card, Mayne stopped the footsteps. Proceeds again, is mechanism Pivotal Secret Area, Church all research and inventions came from there, not by the words that the Pope agrees with, oneself are unable to go arbitrarily. Holds the post of Archbishop for the past three years, he has only gone in one time. 越过三道关卡后,梅恩停下了脚步。再往前走,便是机关枢秘区,教会所有研究和发明都来自于那里,不经教皇同意的话,自己也无法擅自前往。担任大主教三年多来,他只进去过一次。 Mayne turns around toward left, turned into a crossing. 梅恩转身向左,拐入了一条岔道。 The crossing is very short, shortly after he then has arrived at the head, sees the bishop to appear, guarding a gate Judgement Army grasps the boxing chest immediately, „Sir!” 岔道很短,没多久他便走到了头,见到主教出现,守门的审判军立刻握拳击胸,“大人！” Mayne nods, „opens the door.” 梅恩点点头,“把门打开。” In the gate is a corridor, on the wall is hanging the resin flare of combustion, likely is in the darkness the luminous spots of innumerable leaping, extends to the end along the aisle unceasingly. Both sides compound are distributing many thick wooden doors, among each shutters hangs together the numberplate. 门内是一条走廊,墙上挂着燃烧的松脂火把,像是黑暗中无数跃动的光点,沿着走道向尽头不断延伸。两旁并列排布着许多张厚实的木门,每个门板中间挂有一块号码牌。 Judgement Warrior holds up the flare, takes the lead to lead the way. Mayne walks while is paying attention to numberplate the change of digit. When sees marks the motley house number plate of No. 35 inscription, he stops the footsteps, pulls out the key insertion locking hole, turns gently. The sound that the lock opens appears especially grating in this silent hole bottom, the corridor end hears the faint echo. As if sends out together the signal, after many entries, has resounded the wail sound, has the man, there are woman. Words that listens respectfully to carefully, mostly is some „puts me to exit quickly!” „Saves me!” „Asked you, has killed me!” And so on entreaty. 审判武士举起火把,走在前面引路。梅恩边走边注意着号码牌上数字的变化。当看到标记着35号字样的斑驳门牌时,他停下脚步,掏出钥匙插入锁孔,轻轻一扭。锁头开启的声音在这寂静的洞底显得格外刺耳,走廊尽头传来隐隐的回声。仿佛是发出一道信号般,不少门洞后响起了哭嚎声,有男人的,也有女人的。仔细聆听的话,大多是些“快放我出去！”“救救我！”“求求您,杀了我吧!”之类的哀求。 Mayne remains unmoved. He assigns the warrior to defend after the entrance, enters the room, closes the wooden door, these chaos noisy sound isolation outside. 梅恩不为所动。他命武士守在门口后,走进房间,关上木门,将那些纷乱嘈杂的声音隔绝在外。 Was away from the metal rail, the bishop saw by sitting was not perhaps old in the old man-- his age of head, but is the hair is at this moment graying, on the forehead has covered entirely the wrinkle. The beard has not blown for a long time, almost soon hangs to the neck place. Because too long has not seen sunlight, his skin presents the scary paleness, the hands and feet is skinny is similar to a bamboo pole. 隔着铁栏杆,主教看到了一名靠坐在床头的老者——或许他年纪并不老,但此刻已是头发斑白,额头上布满了皱纹。胡子许久没有刮过,几乎快要垂到脖子处。由于太久没有见过阳光,他的皮肤呈现出骇人的苍白,手脚枯瘦得如同竹竿。 Mayne looked at the eye bar parapet box, inside food has almost not moved, he sighed, „you should to yourself good, Church did not lack such point to eat. Your three meals a day according to the King standard generation, besides not having liquor. Preys, came from the Port of Clear Water good cod. You should be very familiar its flavor, Wimbledon Your Majesty?” 梅恩看了眼铁栏杆边的餐盒,里面的食物几乎没有动过,他叹了口气,“您应该对自己好点,教会不缺这么点吃的。您的三餐都是按国王标准制定的,除了没有酒之外。就连鱼肉,都是来自于碧水港的上好鳕鱼。您应该很熟悉它的味道吧,温布顿陛下？”
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