The clock towerpeakis flooding the mechanicalimpact noise of gear-drivenandleverage, butMr. Hoodstillheard the footsteps of rustling sound. Immediatelylooks back, firstwas a whiteyoungcatran, then was a strangeman.
钟塔顶端充斥着齿轮转动和杠杆传动的机械撞击声,但兜帽先生仍然听到了悉悉索索的脚步。立刻向后看,首先是一只白色的幼猫跑了上来,然后便是一个陌生的男人。„Good evening, Mr. Hood.”
“晚上好,兜帽先生。”Heappears the purplefiveglowstarsymbols, whilebends the waistto seizealsoinstrugglingChocolate.
他一边将紫色的五芒星徽记显现出来,一边弯下腰捉住还在挣扎的巧克力。„Good evening, Mr. Candle.”
“晚上好,蜡烛先生。”Shrugs, thenhas turned aroundto continueto observethesemechanism.
耸耸肩,然后转过身继续观察那些机械结构。As a result ofJenkin„testimony”, Churchhas knowninnowNolan Cityalsohasonecode-named„Mr. Candle”newgodfollower. Butthisfollowerwas very likelyto obtain the Saviourstatus, forthereforedid not cause the unnecessarytrouble, Churchhas not putinhim the warrant for arrest, insteadincreasedregardingposting a reward of black robeperson.
由于詹金斯的“证词”,现在教会已经知道诺兰市内还有一名代号为“蜡烛先生”的新神信徒。但这名信徒极有可能获得了救世者的身份,因此为了不引起不必要的麻烦,教会并没有将他放到通缉令中,反而是加大了对于黑袍人的悬赏。Alsotherefore, Miss Magiccanguess correctly something probably, butMr. HoodstillveryfriendlyandJenkingreeted.
也因此,魔法小姐大概能够猜到一些事情,但兜帽先生依然很和气的和詹金斯打招呼。„Ilistened to the native saying that thisbell towerthreeyears ago had just maintained.”
“我听本地人说,这座钟楼三年前才刚刚维护过。”Hehugs the owncatto arrive atsideMr. Hood, listenssound that the metalis colliding, in the fronttransmits.
他抱着自己的猫走到兜帽先生身边,听着金属碰撞的声音在前方传来。„, Iforgot that youwerepeople from other place. Yes, thisbell tower, but one of the citysymbols, the city hallwill put outsometax moneyto maintainitevery year.”
“哦,我都忘记你是外地人了。是的,这座钟楼可是这座城市的象征之一,每年市政厅都会拿出一些税款来维护它。”Mr. Hoodas ifthought ofanything, withcracking a joke the tonesaid:兜帽先生似乎想到了什么,又用开玩笑似的语气说道:„Hears for more than tenyears ago servicestime, peopleinthat side......”
“听说十几年前维修的时候,人们在那边......”Heputs out a handaims atto rotate the center of mechanism.
他伸手指向转动着的机械结构的中央。„Peoplediscoveredunnecessarycomponentsin that side. This is almost not possible, after allthisdesk clockwill maintainevery three years, the artisansnevermake a mistake. Afterwarddiscovered that geardid not belong tothisclock tower, insteadwas were specialgoods that had the serial numberwhich......”„?”
“人们在那边发现了一枚多余的零件。这几乎是不可能的,毕竟这座钟每三年就会维护,匠人们从不出错。后来才发现,那枚齿轮不属于这座钟塔,反而是一种有编号的特殊物品......”“是哪一个?”„, Mister, thisis only‚hears’. The concretematterexcept forTrue GodChurch, no onecantalk clearly. Thismatteralsocausedafter that herefrequentwas patronizedbysomeGifted, Churchwas driven beyond the limits of forbearanceto organize an action, arrestedat least ten unluckyfellows who wantedto try one's luck. From then on, no onedaresat the nighthere.”
“哦,先生,这只是‘听说’。具体的事情除了正神教会,没有人能够说清楚。这件事也就导致了在那之后,这里频繁的被一些恩赐者光顾,教会忍无可忍组织了一次行动,逮捕了至少十名想要碰运气的倒霉家伙。从那以后,再也没有人敢在夜晚来这里了。”Jenkinsnort/hum, thereforeMr. Hoodchooseshere, assuredno oneguessed correctly that somepeople are so bold.詹金斯哼了一声,所以兜帽先生选择这里,就是笃定没人猜到还有人这么大胆。People who attend the meetingorlateorlate, arrived. It seems likeno one matter that becausehasrecentlyfrequentlyloses the life, thismadeJenkinbesomegratified.
参加聚会的众人或迟或晚,也都到了。看起来没有人因为近来频繁发生的事情而丢掉性命,这让詹金斯感到了些欣慰。
The peopleas usual, arein turn the exchangeinformation. Thistimedoes not have anymakesJenkinfeel that freshmatter, everyone discussed that also is completely the 31 st matterorononeweek of chaoticwar.
众人照例,还是依次交换情报。这次没有任何让詹金斯感到新鲜的事情,大家所讨论的,也全部都是31日的事情或者上一周的乱战。Mr. Black Catsaidespeciallymany, heseemed likewent to the fightfirst lineandobtainedsomeinformation. Hestartsincomparably the ceremonysummoned the Inverted Hanging Shadowdetail, the descriptionWitchcareful, as ifheinscene.黑猫先生所说的尤其多,他似乎是前往了战斗发生的第一线并获得了一些情报。他将魔女们发动仪式召唤倒悬之影的细节,描绘的无比仔细,仿佛他就在现场似的。
Others probably are also thisidea, thereforesubconsciousmovedseveralstepstoside.
其他人大概也是这个想法,因此都下意识的向旁边挪了几步。
The time of thisexchangeinformationmustbe longer than the past, after allthis period of timeNolan Cityhadtoomanymatter. ButMr. Black Cattoldeveryone, hehas been aboutto leavehere.
这一次交换情报的时间比以往都要长,毕竟这段时间诺兰市发生了太多的事情。而黑猫先生就告诉大家,他已经准备离开这里了。Although the frequency of mattersendssomeadvantage, buthethinks the ownlifeis more important. Alsotherefore, thisisMr. Black Cat attended everyone'smeetingfor the last time.
虽然事情的频发有些好处,但他还是认为自己的生命更重要。也因此,这是黑猫先生最后一次参加大家的聚会。Butregarding the so-callednewgodfollower, the view of people are mostly same. Nowno onesuspectedauthenticity that thisgroup of peoplehave, the key point of discussionis, which people have.
而对于所谓的新神信徒,众人的看法大都相同。现在没有人怀疑这群人存在的真实性,讨论的重点在于,都有哪些人。Mr. Hood believes that the follower of newgodshouldbesomeranksextremelyhighnon-registersGifted, moreovershouldnot have the closerelation. Compared withorganizational structureclearChurch, theyare more liketake ordersinthatFalse Goddirectly.兜帽先生认为,新神的信徒应该都是些等级极高的非注册恩赐者,而且互相之间应该不存在紧密的联系。比起组织架构清晰的教会,他们更像是直接听命于那名伪神。Considering that the newgodappearsandnot long, hisfollowersnumberis scarce, isunderstandable.
而考虑到新神出现并没有多久,他的信徒们数量稀少,也是可以理解的。LatertransactionlinkJenkinhas not participatedagain, except foris not easy to carry, for example the fruit tray, caneandSpirit Communicating Board, hiscompletefamily belongingsreimbursedin the puddle under tree, the bodydid not havemanycash. What is only valuableisthatthreebone ashes, becauseconsideredat that timeoneselfmustenter the puddle, has not thrown downthem.
之后的交易环节詹金斯没有再参加,除了不方便携带的,比如果盘、手杖和通灵板,他的全部家当都报销在了树下的水潭中,身上也没有多少现款。唯一值钱的是那三份骨灰,因为当时考虑到自己要进入水潭,就没有把它们丢下去。
The people but who participate in the meetingare not interestedinthisthing, Miss Magicevenexpressed some mood of fearing. To come, on that dayshereallychased downis very miserable.
但参与聚会的众人都对这东西不感兴趣,魔法小姐甚至表现出了一些惧怕的情绪。想来,那天她真的被追杀的很惨。
After the meetingended, Mr. Hoodannounced that the nexttime and placewill be calculatedtimeby the date of nextsnowing. Nolanin the winteralwaysdoes not lack the precipitation, thereforedoes not needto be worried that canbe separated the toolongtime.
聚会结束后,兜帽先生宣布下一次的时间和地点将由下次降雪的日期推算得到。诺兰的冬天从来都不缺少降水,因此也不用担心会间隔太长的时间。When the clock towersounds12timescontinuously, the peopleleavethrough the way of ballot. WhatJenkinis very luckyisfirst, but after hehugs the catto arrive in the lane, has not leftimmediately, butiscalmlyis waiting.
当钟塔连续敲响十二次的时候,众人通过抽签的方式离开。詹金斯很幸运的是第一个,但他抱着猫来到巷子中后没有立刻离开,而是静静等待着。
After 15minutes, Miss Magicalsoappeared.
十五分钟后,魔法小姐也出现了。„Whatmatterasksmeto have?”
“找我有什么事情吗?”Shelooksveryvigilant, Jenkinstandsinbehind of onepile of wooden crates, sheis not willingto step intoinwardhalfstepin the lane entrance.
她看上去非常警惕,詹金斯站在一堆木箱的后面,她则是在巷口不肯向内踏进半步。„Whatsometrulythings...... youmakediscretely, we are also the acquaintances, youalsoworried that Iwill harmyou?”
“确实有些事情......你这么谨慎做什么,我们也算是熟人,你还担心我会害你吗?”„Iknow nothingabout the followers of your newgods.”
“我对你们这些新神的信徒一无所知。”Shereallyguessed correctly, guessed correctlyJenkinknittingLie.
她果然猜到了,猜到了詹金斯编织的谎言。Shrugs, approachestwostepstoward the woman, althoughshesomewhatshrinks, buthas not retroceded. SinceMiss Magicto the people of meetinghad not disclosed that a moment agotwo peopleonceat the matter that Evergreen Forestmet, thenexplained that nowshedoes not look likedisplaysdreadedandis afraid.
耸耸肩,向着女人走近两步,她虽然有些畏缩但没有后退。既然魔法小姐没有向刚才聚会的众人透露两人曾在常青森林见面的事情,那么就说明她并不是像现在表现的那么畏惧和害怕。„RecentlyImusthold an important matter, the nextmeeting may be unable toparticipatepromptly, ifIhave not really appeared, but alsopleaseinformme, time that gets togetheragainnexttime. When usesprevioustimeusto trademeans of communication.”
“最近我要办一件大事,下一次的聚会有可能无法及时参加,所以如果我真的没有出现,还请你通知我,再下一次聚会的时间。就用上次我们交易时的通讯方法。”„What do youwantto make?”
“你们又要做什么?”Heranxiousasking.
她紧张的问道。„Will not involveyou...... like this, I mean, althoughIdo not knowyourrealstatus, butthismatterwill not involveordinarycity resident. Nowpleasetellme, do youagree?”
“不会牵扯到你的......不要这样,我的意思是,虽然我不知道你的真实身份,但这件事不会牵扯到普通的市民。现在请告诉我,你同意吗?”Womensilenta while: „Ok.”
女人沉默了一会儿:“可以。”„Thatis good.”
“那就好。”Hesmiles, comforted a kitty that has the yawn, turns around to leavethought of a matter:
他笑了笑,安抚了一下打哈欠的猫咪,转身想要离开的时候又想到了一件事:„A matter, previoustimeentrustedthatceremonysomeissues that yourestored.”
“还有一件事,上次委托你修复的那个仪式有些问题。”„Is impossibleto have the issue.”
“不可能有问题。”Regardingthisissue, sheonebecomesstrongly:
谈起这个问题,她一下就变得强硬很多:„Is absolutely impossibleto have the issue.”
“绝对不可能有问题。”„Not, Madame, leavingis so excited.”
“不不不,女士,别这么激动。”
The menput out a hand, presseddownward, „yourrestoreis very successful, butrathersomewhatsuccessfulexcessiveness.”
男人伸出手,向下压了一下,“你的修复很成功,但未免有些成功的过了头。”PS: in additionis a verybadcustom, becausemyretaining the draftquantityis limited, thiswill spoilmyrenewal program. Butsincein addition, Iasked a wave of ticketto be goodwhile convenient, wasfor that to ask the ticketupdated.
PS:加更是一种很坏的习惯,因为我的存稿数量是有限的,这会破坏我的更新计划。但既然加更,我就顺便求一波票好了,算是为了求票而进行的更新。
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