SRR :: Volume #17

#1676: Cocktail party

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Because Jenkin must attend in the evening the important cocktail party, therefore is unable one to study black tower under city resident plaza all night. Lets Jenkin with the illusion that Eyes of Truth sees to this thing vigilance, he was not clear that this black tower is anything, but actually determined that is very certainly related with Difference Engine. 詹金斯因为要去参加晚上重要的酒会,因此无法一整夜都在市民广场下研究黑塔。用真实之眼看到的幻象让詹金斯对这东西十分的警觉,他不清楚这座黑塔是什么,但却十分确定一定与差分机有关。 Because did not know the concrete size and image of that ancient wisdom weapon, therefore Jenkin could not guess correctly that between this tower and Difference Engine had what relation, what kind of function also had specifically. 因为不知晓那台古代智械的具体大小与形象,因此詹金斯也猜不到这塔和差分机之间有何联系,具体又有怎样的作用。 No matter what, should not make it stay in the ground, therefore understood after Miss Bevanna approximate situation, Jenkin then proposed that directly destroys in the ground and part of surface shallow layer black tower. 但不管怎样,都不应该让它留在地面上,因此和贝凡娜小姐了解了大致的情况后,詹金斯便提议直接将黑塔在地面和地表浅层的部分摧毁。 This is a quite rash decision, regarding this does not know that the giant object of concrete size and function, destroys its one, not only has possibility does not have any function, moreover may trigger the unexpected chain-reaction. 这是一个相当莽撞的决定,对于这样不知道具体大小和功能的巨大物体,摧毁其一部非但有可能没有任何作用,而且还有可能引发意想不到的连锁反应。 But since is Jenkin proposed that Miss Bevanna responded to the church, while convenient with the feasibility that presenting other Demigod discusses this approach. 但既然是詹金斯提出的,贝凡娜小姐还是向教堂反应了一下,顺便和在场其他的半神们探讨这种做法的可行性。 Supports the Jenkin person is not many, moreover according to the view of machinery Church, the black tower ingredient is the fine metal, moreover is the fine metal of high-intensity unknown, at present with normal method, even is unable to leave the trace in these metal surfaces. 支持詹金斯的人并不多,而且根据机械教会的说法,黑塔的成分是纯金属,而且是高强度未知成分的纯金属,目前用正常手段,甚至无法在那些金属表面留下痕迹。 Destroys the suggestion of black tower temporarily to be put aside, but actually cannot interrupt regarding the investigation of this tower. In ending peripheral exploration, confirmed has nothing after the discovery of Tajikistan, made Fate Church Miss Audrey conduct the simple divination. 摧毁黑塔的建议被暂时搁置,但对于这座塔的调查却不能就此中断。在结束了外围勘探,确认没有任何关于塔本身的发现后,又让命运教会的奥黛丽小姐进行了简单的占卜。 Because worried that this is one type will not produce influence special Strange Item to the external environment, therefore Miss Audrey not direct divination result, but with ancient „water occupies” ceremony, attempts to inquire about its origin. But the divination result is not also ideal, this black tower past, was covered by gray mist probably is being same, Miss Audrey can conduct the divination, but actually is actually not able to identify the result that the divination obtains to represent anything. 因为担忧这是一种不会对外界环境产生影响的特殊诡物,所以奥黛丽小姐并没有直接去占卜结果,而是用古老的“水占”仪式,尝试着探寻其来源。但占卜结果同样非常不理想,这座黑塔的过去,像是被一层灰色的薄雾笼罩着一样,奥黛丽小姐能够进行占卜,但却无法辨认占卜得到的结果究竟代表着什么。 Arrived this step, except for the wreckage of cleaning clock tower, Church can do almost completed completely. Sage Church consult material, could not find the record of similar The High Tower, can therefore be is defeated regarding the reconnaissance of tower completely. 到了这一步,除了清扫原本钟塔的残骸,教会能够做的就差不多全部做完了。贤者教会查阅资料,也找不到类似高塔的记载,因此对于塔的勘察可以算是完全失败。 „Therefore we planned that in enters examines the situation.” “所以我们打算进入里面去查看情况。” Close to evening time, Jenkin obtained the next step plan from Miss Bevanna there. 临近傍晚的时候,詹金斯从贝凡娜小姐那里得到了下一步的计划。 „This was too risky.” “这太冒险了。” Jenkin naturally is the opposition. 詹金斯自然是反对的。 „But is at wit's end now, we are impossible to make this tower stand erect here. And......” “但现在无计可施,我们也不可能就让这座塔矗立在这里。而且......” Miss Bevanna lowered the sound: 贝凡娜小姐压低了声音: „You are also know that according to the view of Fate Church, Machine Artisan Association by seal that underground seeks, has certain possibility to be related with the era end disaster. We must make clear this tower whether and that has the connection, this will be concerns the Material World future matter, the 12 Churches main force combat troops assembles in Nolan, won't be for this purpose?” “你也是知道的,根据命运教会的说法,齿轮工匠会在地下寻找的被封印物,有一定可能性和纪元末的灾难有关。我们必须搞清楚这座塔是否和那有关联,这是关乎物质世界未来的事情,十二教会的主力战斗部队集结在诺兰,不也是为了这个目的吗？” Miss Bevanna said is reasonable, but Jenkin thinks like this makes the risk is too big. He knows that oneself not possible to be allowed to join the exploration squad, therefore then the plan stays here the team that waits to explore to embark then returns. 贝凡娜小姐说的有道理,但詹金斯还是认为这样做风险太大。他知道自己不可能被允许加入探险小队,因此便打算留在这里等候探险的队伍出发然后归来。 But Miss Bevanna and Mr. Gilbert, strongly suggested that Jenkin attended the Queen Isabella cocktail party. 但贝凡娜小姐和基尔伯特先生,都强烈建议詹金斯去参加女王伊莎贝拉的酒会。 „You and others absolutely does not have the significance here, moreover even really had/left the matter, are many your one person to be useful?” “你等在这里完全没有意义,而且就算是真的出了事情,多你一个人又能有什么用呢？” The Gifted quantity at this time around city resident plaza under tower gathering has crossed hundred, to prevent to have the accident/surprise, Church had even decided when black tower exists, permanent blockade this street and plaza. 此时塔下的市民广场周围聚集的恩赐者数量已经过百,为了防止出现意外,教会甚至已经决定在黑塔存在期间,永久性的封锁这条街和广场。 Gathered was also over ten at this's Demigod, Son of God was not Jenkin one person. Therefore, the surface, Jenkin remains indeed to be little significance. 聚集在此的半神也超过了十位,圣子也并非詹金斯一人。因此,表面来看,詹金斯留下来的确没有太大意义。 „Exploration about that tower, was not dozens minutes can finish, you looked at it is so high, even if walked back and forth in the aerial parts, perhaps still took one hour. Goes quickly, if really needs you, we will send people to look your.” “关于那座塔的探索,也不是几十分钟就能结束的,你瞧它这么高,就算是在地上部分来回走一遍,恐怕也要一个小时。快去吧,如果真的需要你,我们会派人去找你的。” Miss Bevanna persuaded again, Jenkin saw the situation so , can only comply temporarily to leave here. 贝凡娜小姐再次劝说道,詹金斯见情况如此,也只能答应暂时离开这里。 The time, he did not borrow a carriage to Church early, first goes home to carry the girls, this is his female companion. But when the horse car dealership drives out of this street, Jenkin turn head sees black tower from the window when the sketch in thick fog, somewhat the matter that is worried about then to have. 时间不早了,他向教会借了一辆马车,先回家载姑娘们,这是他的女伴。但当马车行驶出这条街,詹金斯从窗口回头看到黑塔在浓雾中的剪影时,还是有些担心接下来发生的事情。 Throughout the evening Jenkin is worrying about black tower, attended the cocktail party also to carry one cup of pear water and Hathaway and Blayney stands unceasingly, with goes forward to chitchat person speech of person and understanding that do not know. 整个夜晚詹金斯都在担忧黑塔,参加酒会也只是端着一杯梨水和海瑟薇、布莱妮站在一起,与不断上前攀谈的不认识的人和认识的人说话。 His absent-minded is not difficult to discover, therefore also participated in Dolores of cocktail party by the invitation, but how also somewhat curious this was. Miss Windsor guessed actually this after this afternoon earthquake black tower that presents is related, but saw Jenkin not to say, she had not asked. 他这种心不在焉并不难发现,因此同样被邀请来参加酒会的多洛丽丝,还有些好奇这是怎么了。倒是温莎小姐猜测这和今天下午地震后出现的黑塔有关,但见詹金斯不愿意多说,她也就没有多问。 „How therefore the tomorrow's newspaper will explain this tower? Today's evening news keeps silent.” “所以明天的报纸会怎么解释这座塔呢？今天的晚报对此只字不提。” Asking that Blayney is interested. 布莱妮感兴趣的问道。 „This matter is unable to conceal, without the eye disease, Nolan city resident can discover that the original clock tower changed the shape and color. I think, the newspaper will look for geology Professor of some universities probably, attributes to the geological change that the shape and color change in tower the earthquake causes, or pushes this change to the Nolan bad air directly.” “这件事是无法隐瞒的,只要没有眼疾,诺兰的市民们都能发现原本的钟塔变了形状和颜色。我想,报纸大概会找些大学的地质学教授,将塔的形状和颜色改变归因于地震引起的地质变化,或者直接将这种变化推给诺兰糟糕的空气。” „Is this reason very difficult to make one believe?” “这种理由很难令人相信吧？” „City hall and Church need does not make people believe that such excuse, what they need gives the excuse that can take acts. ‚Explodes on underground steam conduit that’ for example the first half of this year and second half of last year successively happened, each time really believed how many? The put out excuse is unimportant, can with obtaining the excuse is important.” Jenkin answered, is rocking the stem glass in hand, like in rocking champagne. On the shoulder is lying the cat, the eye is fixing the eyes on the fruit juice in Jenkin cup, the small head rotates with rocking of wine glass. “市政厅和教会需要的不是让人们相信这样的说辞,他们需要的是给出一个能够拿得出手的说辞。就比如今年上半年和去年下半年连续发生的‘地下蒸汽管道爆炸’,真的每次都相信的又有多少呢？拿出的说辞不重要,能拿得出说辞才重要。”詹金斯解释道,晃动着手中的高脚杯,如同在晃动香槟酒。肩膀上趴着的猫,眼睛紧盯着詹金斯杯中的果汁,小脑袋随着酒杯的晃动而转动。 Was similar to had expected the breakthrough progress that such that in the conference made this afternoon, spread to the ear of people during the cocktail party with some rumors. 就如同早已预料到的那样,今天下午会议中取得的突破性进展,在酒会期间随着一些流言传入到了人们的耳朵中。 The war news coming to an end, started less than one hour at the cocktail party, was almost heard by everyone. Looked coming out not everyone is happy, as surrender side the representatives of Kieslan Kingdom, the complexion is not at least attractive. 战争即将结束的消息,在酒会开始不到一个小时,就几乎被每个人听闻。看的出来并非所有人都对此感到高兴,至少作为投降方的切斯兰王国的代表们,脸色都不怎么好看。 Hathaway and Blayney father, two navy commanders also participated in the cocktail party. They have not participated in afternoon's that close-door meeting, therefore also heard afternoon really to achieve the positive news of agreement in the cocktail party. 海瑟薇和布莱妮的父亲,两位海军统帅也参与了酒会。他们没有参与下午的那场闭门会议,因此也是在酒会中才听到了下午真的达成协议的确切消息。 Afterward then makes one hand over the paper, inviting Jenkin to discuss to the retreat. Jenkin knows probably they wanted to say anything, therefore looked for the excuse left the banquet hall the time, but also took Miss Windsor that has stood has not left. 随后便让人递纸条,邀请詹金斯到僻静处谈一谈。詹金斯大概知道他们想要说些什么,所以找借口离开宴会厅的时候,还带上了一直站在旁边没有离开的温莎小姐。 Two people go up step by step along the circling staircase, Jenkin takes the lead, Miss Windsor walks in behind. They have not spoken, Jenkin walks upwardly while sizes up here to play the part, this house is also the property of royal family, golden accessory that the indoor almost can discover everywhere, is the symbol of royal family. Although is impossible is the pure gold, but even is completely gold-plated, antique oil painting that in addition now sees, the accessory value in house surpasses this house completely. 两人沿着盘旋的楼梯拾级而上,詹金斯走在前面,温莎小姐走在后面。他们没有说话,詹金斯一边向上走一边打量这里的内饰,这栋宅子也是王室的财产,室内几乎到处都能发现的金色饰品,正是王室的象征。虽然不可能都是纯金的,但就算是全部镀金,加上现在看到的古董油画,宅子里的饰品价值就完全超过这栋宅子本身。 The cocktail party is held in a building, but two buildings also open to the guests similarly. Besides some warm young men and women, with the person who these seek for the retreat talk, few others can come up. 酒会是在一楼举行的,但二楼同样也对宾客们开放。只是除了一些热情的年轻男女,和那些寻找僻静处谈话的人以外,很少有其他人会上来。 After flat roof of Marquis Mikhail and Count Hersha in two building main halls superior Jenkin, two people of respective ends a wine glass, is standing before the parapet of flat roof looks city that the manor indoor scene and distant place of smog vicinity winds around. Tonight the mist of city is especially big, even red and blue double moon becomes indistinctly. 米海尔侯爵和赫纱伯爵正在二楼正厅后的露台上等着詹金斯,二人各自端着一只酒杯,站在露台的栏杆前看着近处的庄园内景以及远处烟雾缭绕的城市。今天晚上城市的雾气格外大,甚至连红蓝双月都变得影影绰绰。 On flat roof only then an elegant brass color landing gas lamp that depends on the corner laying aside takes the light source, connects town gas pipe that the corner is climbing up upwardly. The windproof chimney of this lamp was designed the style of lotus flower, although is not very plain, but also enough fineness. 露台上只有一盏靠着边角放置的典雅黄铜色落地煤气灯作为光源,连接着墙角向上攀爬的煤气管道。这盏灯的防风灯罩被设计成莲花的样式,虽然不够古朴,但也足够的精致。 „Marquis Mikhail, Count Hersha.” “米海尔侯爵,赫纱伯爵。” Crosses that lamp to make the giant black shadow shine through then to vanish, Jenkin brings Miss Windsor to walk into the flat roof, hears the sound two navies to command also carries the wine glass to turn around. Marquis Mikhail and Count Hersha slight nod expressed best wishes to Jenkin, but had not opposed that he let Miss Windsor also with, everyone after all was the operation target, since Jenkin believed Miss Windsor, they naturally also believed. 越过那盏灯让巨大的黑色影子透射出来然后又消失,詹金斯带着温莎小姐走入露台,听到声音两位海军统帅也端着酒杯转过身。米海尔侯爵和赫纱伯爵都微微点头向詹金斯致意,但没有反对他让温莎小姐也跟来,大家毕竟是合作对象,既然詹金斯相信温莎小姐,他们自然也是相信的。 Marquis has not given the opportunity that both sides chatted again, very straightforward said to Jenkin: 侯爵没有再给双方闲谈的机会,很直截了当的对詹金斯说道: „War will soon end, we have received the order of Queen Your Majesty, dispatches the frontline ships and seaman, temporarily keeps the mainland southern sea, preventing Kieslan Kingdom to fail to keep one's word. Second batch of combat units that now is preparing to set out, then must set sail in one week, goes north along the mainland West coast, guards against Hampavo Kingdom the opportunity of while both countries relaxing, goes south to sneak attack us.” “战争即将结束,我们已经收到女王陛下的命令,派往前线的船只和海员,暂时留在大陆南部海域,防止切斯兰王国言而无信。现在正在准备开拔的第二批作战部队,则要在一周内起航,沿着大陆西海岸北上,防范哈姆帕沃王国会趁着两国放松的机会,南下偷袭我们。” „Really.” “果然。” Similarly carries Jenkin of cup to say with a smile: 同样端着杯子的詹金斯笑道: „If I have not remembered incorrectly, once these two batch of armies send, Nolan nearby Kingdom navy elite, should, even if attacked completely.” “如果我没有记错,这两批部队一旦派出去,诺兰附近的王国海军精锐,应该就算是全部出击了。” Three Great Kingdoms has the long coastline, in addition the need in open sea territory and island, therefore each one has the powerful naval force. And the Federicter Kingdom navy, is centered on West coast most well-known port city Nolan City distributes, even the naval headquarters are located in Nolan. 三大王国都有漫长的海岸线,再加上外海领土和小岛的需要,因此各自都有强大的海军部队。其中菲迪克特利王国的海军,以西海岸最知名的港口城市诺兰市为中心分布,甚至连海军总部都设在诺兰。 Normally, the Kingdom navy will ignore the defense of Nolan to make the fleet turn out in full strength completely, therefore this time is not obviously normal, especially in just „defeating” in Kieslan situation. 正常情况下,王国海军不会完全不顾诺兰的防卫让船队倾巢出动,所以这次显然不正常,特别是在刚“战胜”切斯兰的情况下。 „She is guarding against us.” “她在防备我们。” Count Hersha of serviceman appearance sneers saying that in the people on the scene, attended official dressing up of banquet besides him, but Count Hersha stubborn still wears the own military uniform, believes by Jenkin no wonder, his serviceman makings are much stronger than Marquis Mikhail. 军人打扮的赫纱伯爵冷笑道,在场众人中,除了他以外都是出席宴会的正式装扮,但赫纱伯爵固执的依然穿着自己的军装,也难怪被詹金斯认为,他的军人气质比米海尔侯爵要强得多。
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