RTW :: Volume #9

#885: Bad luck merchant

Dunkin thought oneself had bad luck thoroughly. 唐恩觉得自己倒霉透了。 He is just an ordinary merchant, the profit that to also calculate to pass runs between Eternal Night City and Hermes, sold to Church the Greycastle's fur and flannelette, simultaneously brings back to some holy water have infiltrated the protective charm or the statue. This business competition is fierce, he is also process nearly ten years of fighting, stands firm in two places. 他只不过是一个普通的商人,为了还算过得去的利润而奔走于永夜城和赫尔梅斯之间,将灰堡的皮草和绒布卖给教会,同时带回一些圣水浸润过的护符或塑像。这门生意竞争激烈,他也是经过近十年的打拼,才在两地站稳脚跟。 In the hand had some extra money, then wants to expand the business, therefore he bought one to bring the house in warehouse in the new Holy City surrounding, for depositing cargo. When goes all out one, has not actually thought that the north situation developed rapidly after a sudden turn-- first is Greycastle new King erupted the fierce confrontation with Church, the thing of demand belief like protective charm dropped sharply, making him have to the deadheading, almost lost one-fifth income. 手中有了些余钱,便想扩大生意,因此他在新圣城外围买下了一间带仓库的住宅,用于存放货物。正待大干一笔时,却没想到北方的局势急转直下——首先是灰堡新王同教会爆发了激烈冲突,像护符这样的信仰之物需求量大跌,令他不得不空车返回,差不多损失1的收入。 So long as the fur business can also do, is insufficient loss, the reason that in addition the conflict intensifies, the fur price instead has risen. He believes at that time, Church wins is sooner or later matter, as the Holy City patron, he naturally knows the inside story that Church has is abundant. Knight that in the kingdom can walk sideways, puts Hermes to come, perhaps also compared with one after Judgement Warrior that the strict training trains. 但只要毛皮生意还能做,就不至于血本无归,加上冲突加剧的缘故,皮草价格反而有所上涨。他那时认为,教会获胜是迟早的事,作为圣城的常客,他自然知道教会所拥有的底蕴有多么雄厚。王国里能横着走的骑士,放到赫尔梅斯来,恐怕还比不过一名经过严格训练培养出来的审判武士。 However surprisingly, Church not only lost, but also suffers a crushing defeat. His business also announced thorough shutdown, the price reduces three entirely succeed to be abegging, collapsed until the Holy City order, the warehouse that storing goods was ransacked, Dunkin realized that here turned into the place of danger. 然而令人惊讶的是,教会不仅输了,还输得一败涂地。他的生意也宣告彻底停摆,价格降低三成都无人问津,直到圣城秩序崩溃,存货的仓库被人洗劫一空,唐恩才意识到这里已经变成了危险之地。 Or since knew after cathedral night of collapsing news, he had a premonition that was not wonderful, satisfying that leaving things to chance lets the family property that he is not willing to throw down to save with great difficulty throughout. The Dawn army presented the news under Hermes mountain becomes has crashed his last straw-- that group of people to present the goal here at this moment almost obviously, comes to the wealth that a Church several hundred years of institute accumulated without a doubt, once snatched to get angry, let alone the fur, only feared that linked his life also to lose here. 或者说,自从得知大教堂一夜坍塌的消息后,他就预感到了不妙,可心中的那一点侥幸心理始终让他不愿意丢下好不容易积攒下来的家业。晨曦大军出现在赫尔梅斯山下的消息成了压垮他的最后一根稻草——那群人此刻出现在这里的目的几乎不言自明,毫无疑问是冲着教会数百年所积累下的财富而来,一旦抢红了眼,别说皮草了,只怕连他的性命也要丢在这里。 After makes the decision painfully, Dunkin follows numerous merchants to south, after several days of difficulties, withdrew in Greycastle finally safely. The soldier in guarding border has not felt embarrassed them, has interrogated merely simply, then leads in them camp that accepted specially, and considering second days later will have the northern region Duke motorcade to take along them to return to the city. 心如刀绞地做出决定后,唐恩跟随众多商人一路向南,经过数天颠沛,总算安全撤回到了灰堡境内。驻守边境的战士并没有为难他们,仅仅是简单盘问了一番,便把他们带到了一处专门收容的营地中,并告之两天后会有北境公爵的车队捎带他们返回城市。 Dunkin thinks that this nightmare hence finally comes to the end, although the several years business vanishes into thin air completely, but he is also living, in Eternal Night City can still the shelter keeping the rain off house, the wife and child in he, like his old enemy „miser” Suokas, has not died on the road of fleeing from calamity directly. Thinks of here, he felt better much. 唐恩原以为这场噩梦至此终于告一段落,虽然数年的生意全部化为乌有,不过他好歹还活着,永夜城里仍有一处可以遮风挡雨的宅子,老婆和孩子还在等他,不像他的老对头“吝啬鬼”索卡斯,直接死在了逃难的路上。想到这儿,他心里又好受了不少。 May less than day of time, this relieved feeling instantaneously vanish without a trace-- two new King soldiers to find him, and has carried over camp him. He attempts to fill to two people several silver royal, wants to inquire under when behavior what matter, has actually been rejected. 可不到一天时间,这份安心感瞬间消失得无影无踪——两名新王的战士找到了他,并将他带出了营地。他尝试塞给两人几枚银狼,想打听下到底所为何事时,却遭到了拒绝。 Does the Is it possible opposite party want to be greedy? 难不成对方想要雁过拔毛？ Dunkin has covered bosom purse, this is his final family property, if were snatched, that may not go on living. 唐恩不禁捂住了怀里的钱袋,这已是他最后的家产,如果被人抢去,那可真就活不下去了。 But doesn't give? He also does not have this courage, can not be he can reject the savage army that Church defeats. If there is provoked this group of deicides, the fate only feared that is more miserable. 但不给么？他又没这个勇气,能把教会打垮的凶残军队绝不是他能拒绝得了的。若是惹恼了这群杀神,下场只怕更惨。 Walks is walking, Dunkin wants wailing to make noise, will he so be why bad luck? Did that many merchants, actually select themselves obviously? Is the protective charm and statue that because he selling throw into the ravine, thus was cursed by gods! 走着走着,唐恩不禁想要哀嚎出声来,为什么他会这么倒霉？明明那么多商人,却偏偏挑中了自己？难道是因为他把卖不出去的护符和塑像都丢进山沟里,从而被神明诅咒了么！ This desperate mood makes his state of mind lax, until one said when is the commanding question of vice-battation commander, he cannot recover fast. 这份绝望的心情让他心绪涣散,直到一名自称是副营长的统领问话时,他都没能快速回过神来。 „What, anything...... Track?” “什、什么……小道？” The opposite party has not gotten angry actually, but asked calmly again one time, „my hand/subordinate soldiers said that you know can not pass through new Holy City to go directly to the Hermes foot the track, right?” 对方倒是没有发火,而是心平气和地重问了一次,“我手下有一位士兵说,你知道一条可以不经过新圣城而直达赫尔梅斯山脚的小道,是吗？” „Is you tells my-- some merchants will to smuggle some value high cargos with it, you also pass through several times with them.” Another person adds. “就是你告诉我的那条——一些商人常会用它来偷运一些价值高的货物,你也跟着他们走过几次。”另一人补充道。 Wait/Etc....... Not for his arms gold royal? Dunkin looked at latter one secretly, discovered that storyteller that in the young soldier who on the road runs into, as if called Nail to come, at that time looked he was very warm, then chatted several with him, hopes that through smuggling the behavior of Church business tax sought his approval. Has not thought that this action will bring such trouble to oneself unexpectedly! 等等……不是为了他怀里的金龙？唐恩偷瞄了后者一眼,发现说话人正是那个在路上遇到的年轻战士,似乎叫钉子来着,当时看他挺热情的,便和他多聊了几句,也希望通过偷漏教会商税的行为来博取他的认同。没想到这个举动竟会给自己带来这样的麻烦！ However things have gotten to this point, regretted that has not used. 不过事已至此,后悔也没有用了。 „, Indeed has such a road, the native said that it for in the clouds ladder,” Dunkin braces oneself saying that „, only will then appear when every year snow, the haze, rains is impassable, moreover it is said several exits, but I only know that goes to the Dawn direction that.” “呃,的确有这么一条路,当地人称它为云中梯,”唐恩硬着头皮回道,“只有在每年雪化后才会出现,起雾、下雨时都不能通行,而且据说有好几个出口,但我只知道前往晨曦方向的那条。” „Is very good,” commands to nod, „person who you are bringing my goes two, so long as can pass, I will grant you.” “很好,”统领点点头,“你带着我的人去走两趟,只要能通过,我会赏赐你的。” „Does not dare, Sir!” Dunkin has knelt immediately, „how I dare to want your granting, only after hoping to walk, you can make me go home.” “不敢啊,大人！”唐恩立刻跪了下来,“我怎么敢要您的赏赐,只希望走完后您能让我回家。” „Is very regrettable, this is not good.” The opposite party words make his heart have one's heart sink with disappointment immediately, „to guarantee accident/surprise, your following several days must follow us to move, are completed to the duty.” “很遗憾,这不行。”对方的话顿时让他心都凉了半截,“为了确保不出意外,你接下来的几天必须跟随我们行动,一直到任务完成。” „But, but Sir--” the Dunkin words have not said, five gold royal then lost his front. “可、可是大人——”唐恩话还没说完,五枚金龙便丢到了他的面前。 „This is the deposit, after finishing up, five,” command the interruption saying that „you should be clear, in the Greycastle majority of places, what thing ten gold royal can buy.” “这是订金,完事后还有五枚,”统领打断道,“你应该清楚,在灰堡大部分地方,十枚金龙能买到什么样的东西。” Can buy the life, he has swallowed a saliva, these many years business do, his arms floating capital also more than 30 gold royal. The meaning of opposite party revealed that without doubt-- this then bought the life money, wanted to reject is impossible. 能买到命,他咽了口唾沫,这么多年的生意做下来,他怀里的流动资金也不过30多枚金龙而已。对方的意思表露无疑——这便是买命钱了,想要拒绝是不可能的。 „You...... Will put me to walk really?” Although knows this issue not anything significance, but he cannot bear ask. “您……真的会放我走吗？”尽管知道这个问题没什么意义,但他还是忍不住问道。 „Naturally, so long as you use up heart to complete the guide to work with every effort, I will send the specialist to return to Eternal Night City you safely, this you may feel relieved greatly.” “当然,只要你竭心尽力做好向导工作,我会派专人把你安全地送回永夜城,这点你大可放心。” ...... …… Dunkin leaves camp impressionably, actually the discovery accompanies his young Nail, as well as an age large veteran soldier. 唐恩患得患失地离开营地,却发现陪同他的正是那名年轻的钉子,以及一位年纪颇大的老战士。 „You may harm me miserably,” he smiles bitterly to say. From two people facial expressions, this matter should be only a coincidence, but framing not desirably. “你可把我害惨了,”他苦笑道。从两人的神情来看,此事应该只是一次巧合,而非刻意的陷害。 „How can this harms you?” Nail frowned, „ten gold royal are not a small number, so long as you have not cherished illegally, does not need to be worried to encounter any danger.” “这怎么会是害你？”钉子皱起眉头,“十枚金龙绝不是一笔小数目,只要你没有心怀不轨,就不用担心遇到任何危险。” „Relax, the boss speech is very reliable, he said that will put you certainly to put.” The veteran soldier digression said, „said again, bringing a road to take ten gold royal, this matter puts on me, happy without enough time.” “放心吧,头儿说话还是很靠得住的,他说会放你就一定会放。”老战士插话道,“再说了,带个路就能拿十枚金龙,这事放我身上,高兴都来不及。” „You are......” “您是……” „Called my Uncle Sang then it will be alright. Moreover the polite expression has exempted, must with also be said to Nail, he is a class leader, wants the high upper stage compared with me.” “叫我桑叔就行。另外敬语就免了,要用也是对钉子说,他可是班长,比我还要高上一级。” „Is and is this?” Dunkin somewhat is awkward, he has thought, this young young fellow is only a soldier in floor. “是、是这样吗？”唐恩不禁有些尴尬,他一直以为,这个年轻的小伙子只是一个底层的士兵而已。 „According to the beforehand name is,” Nail beckoned with the hand deprecatingly. “按之前的称呼便是,”钉子不以为意地摆了摆手。 „That two can tell me, duty that your vice-battation commander said...... What is?” “那两位能告诉我,你们的副营长所说的任务……到底是什么吗？” „We must bypass the Hermes plateau, suppresses the offensive of Dawn army under old Holy City.” “我们要绕过赫尔梅斯高原,在旧圣城下遏止晨曦军队的攻势。” „Class leader!” Uncle Sang makes noise the reminder to say. “班长！”桑叔出声提醒道。 „Has not related, for several days he has treated with us in any case in the same place, disclosed suitably a news can also make him little indulge in flights of fancy, this is helpful to us completing the task. So long as he has the change slightly, I can the earliest possible time kill his.” “没关系,反正这些天他会一直和我们待在一起,适当透露点消息也能让他少胡思乱想些,这有助于我们完成任务。只要他稍有异动,我会第一时间击毙他的。” The Nail words made Dunkin hit to tremble, just opposite party former half a word more unthinkable-- 钉子的话令唐恩打了个寒颤,只不过对方的前半句更加匪夷所思—— „Suppresses the Dawn army?” He stared in a big way eye surprisedly, „this impossible! That alley only then two people are wide, some places have the collapse, will have slightly will fall carelessly into the cliff. Even if arrives at the evening from the morning, in one week also at most through several hundred people, you do resist these Knight with what? Does not need to raise Church also to launch the attack from the back to you!” “遏止晨曦的大军？”他惊讶地瞪大了眼睛,“这不可能！那条小路只有两人宽,还有一些地方存在塌陷,稍有不慎就会跌入悬崖。即使从早走到晚,一周内也顶多通过几百人,你们拿什么来抵挡那些骑士？更不用提教会还有可能从背后向你们发起攻击！” „We alone do not battle,” Nail said calmly, „the Your Majesty's reinforcements will arrive in Cold Wind Ridge quickly, at the appointed time you naturally can see the First Army forms of combat.” “我们不是独自作战,”钉子平静地说道,“陛下的援军很快就会抵达寒风岭,届时你自然会看到第一军的战斗方式。”
To display comments and comment, click at the button