Winter. 冬天到了。 Covers the mist of entire mid-north areas to come in time, not the loose fog and cold aura starts to cover Aldernan day after day, in light gray boundless mist, this grand Empire capital becomes fuzzy and dim, a society as if immersing oil painting, all no longer that distinct. 覆盖整个中北部地区的雾气如期而至,不散的雾霭和日渐寒冷的气息开始笼罩奥尔德南,在一片淡灰色的苍茫雾气中,这座宏伟的帝国首都变得模糊而朦胧,人世间仿佛一幅浸了水的油画,一切都不再那么分明。 The obsidian palace stands and waits for a long time high in the fog, as if Giant of giant stone casting, is overlooking the Empire capital. 黑曜石宫高高地伫立在雾中,仿佛巨石铸造的巨人,俯瞰着帝国的首都。 Roseta Augustus launches front correspondence, having the quiet expression to read the above each party writing. 罗塞塔・奥古斯都展开面前的信函,带着沉静的表情阅读着上面每一行文字。 Ferdinand Wendell stands at the Emperor desk, he sees above that correspondence to have the crest of Cecil Empire sword and plow, horizontal checker-work orderly on crest trace and paper is attractive. 裴迪南・温德尔站在皇帝的书桌旁,他看到那信函上方有着塞西尔帝国剑与犁的徽记,徽记本身的纹路和纸张上的横格都整齐而漂亮。 Typhon rule used to read off this for a long time is not very long letter/believes, later hesitated slightly, said in a soft voice: „This school expense became can accept finally.” 提丰的统治者用了许久才读完这封并不是很长的信,随后略微沉吟,轻声说道:“这笔学费终于变得可以接受了。” „This is a good start, your majesty.” The Ferdinand sinking sound said. “这是个好的开始,陛下。”裴迪南沉声说道。 Roseta slightly nodded of: „Gawain Cecil thinks that two countries need to establish a more thorough exchange- should finish with the old time that the sword and spear confronts, a more prosperous and abundant society is the thing of this time true this/should pursue.” 罗塞塔微微点了点头:“高文·塞西尔认为两个国家有必要建立起更深入的交流-用刀枪对峙的旧时代该结束了,更加繁荣且富足的社会才是这个时代真正该追求的事物。” Ferdinand calmly is gazing at own monarchy: „Your majesty, your view?” 裴迪南静静地注视着自己的君主:“陛下,您的看法呢？” „At least a little I approve of very much, the old time truly ended,” Roseta corner of the mouth as if has a smile, „ we need to make some to adapt to the new times the matter...... “至少有一点我很赞同,旧时代确实是结束了,”罗塞塔嘴角似乎带着一丝微笑,“我们需要做一些更适应新时代的事情…… „The Ferdinand Sir/minister, Gawain Cecil has been stressing his new Empire has the new system of friendly opening, then you think that...... they will welcome to come from the Typhon guest?” “裴迪南卿,高文·塞西尔一直在强调他的新帝国有着友善开放的新制度,那么你认为……他们会欢迎一些来自提丰的客人么？” Ferdinand silent several seconds, said slowly: „That only then tries to know.” 裴迪南沉默了数秒钟,才慢慢说道:“那就只有试一试才知道了。” Roseta corner of the mouth has the smile, puts out a hand, extracts letter paper from side, takes pen in hand to write down the party powerful writing: 罗塞塔嘴角带着微笑,伸出手去,从旁边抽出一张信笺,提笔写下一行有力的文字: To Cecil Emperor: 致塞西尔皇帝: Your insight made me admire, you understanding of the time made me really be the approval, how perhaps we were the time discuss in this new time...... 你的见地令我敬佩,你对时代的理解令我甚为赞同,或许我们是时候讨论一下如何在这个新的时代…… Dips the brush into ink the pen tip to move on the paper, the thin sound that brushes leaps in the peaceful study room gently, Ferdinand will look at out of the window in this quiet atmosphere, saw that will cover the Aldernan fog to surge under the sunlight slightly, as if a silent and gentle sea, the sunlight golden color will fluctuate in the sea level slowly. 蘸笔笔尖在纸张上移动着,刷刷的细响在安静的书房中轻轻跃动,裴迪南在这静谧的气氛中将目光转向窗外,看到笼罩奥尔德南的雾正在阳光下微微涌动,仿佛一片无声而温柔的海,阳光的金色在海面上缓缓起伏。 In the fog is combining some unnatural unusual smell, the unusual smell floats, Mary cannot bear sneeze. 雾中混杂着某种不自然的异味,异味飘来的时候,玛丽忍不住打了个喷嚏。 Black hair female apprentice stands the crossroad before Viscount Hemil mansion, she knits the brows, the mist of looks at silk threads flutters in the line of sight slowly, in the mist the mixed unusual smell is affecting her mood. 黑发的女学徒站在赫米尔子爵府邸前的路口,她皱起眉,看着丝丝缕缕的雾气在视线中缓慢飘动,雾气中混杂的异味影响着她的心情。 This unusual smell perhaps has not been in that unendurable degree, but the nose of Mary is quite sensitive, she thought that aura seems like some type of harmful haze, pungent brings the little stink. 这异味或许还没到那么难以忍受的程度,但玛丽的鼻子是比较敏感的,她觉得那气息就好像某种有害的烟气,辛辣中带着一点点臭味。 She raised the head, above sees is a thicker fog, the sunlight scatters by the fog, the ray disseminates to be weak, the obsidian palace in distant place is standing and waiting for a long time in the fog, can only see some dim outlines. 她抬起头,看到上方是更加浓厚的雾,阳光透过雾撒下来,光芒弥散而虚弱,远方的黑曜石宫在雾中伫立着,只能看到些许朦朦胧胧的轮廓。 Covers a Aldernan fog as if depressing and profound sea, in the sea is flooding the unpleasant smell, here is lively and wealthy, but in the winter, seems far from the wind and cloud and sunlight of hometown comfortable- at least there, no big pile discharges the exhaust gas unceasingly the chimney. 笼罩奥尔德南的雾就仿佛一片压抑而深邃的海,海洋中充斥着令人不快的气味,这里繁华而富裕,但在冬天,似乎远没有自己家乡的风云和阳光令人舒适-至少在那里,没有一大堆不断排放废气的烟囱。 Female apprentice waves, summons Wind Shield, was cut off in the mist these as if to the health harmful ingredient, envies with the respectful and submissive sound transmits from side: „Your such Spellcaster is fierce, the mobile air can obey your instruction.” 女学徒挥了挥手,召唤出一层微风护盾,阻隔了雾气中那些似乎对健康有害的成分,一个略带羡慕和恭顺的声音则从旁边传来:“还是您这样的施法者厉害,流动的空气都会听从您的吩咐。” Mary has turned the head, what sees speaks with is attendant that wears the overalls- this is attendant that Viscount Hemil sends, specialized comes to here to accompany itself, before the teacher comes back, this humble man will listen to himself to tell. 玛丽转过头,看到和自己说话的是一名身穿罩衫的侍从-这是赫米尔子爵派来的侍从,专门来这里陪着自己,在导师回来之前,这个谦卑的男人都会听自己吩咐。 But Mary does not adapt to this type to appoint others' status, too does not adapt to others to own thinking highly, she shakes the head, said with the equal tone: „But if not here, I am also basic the need not manufacture to protect the shield to filter air- this should be in a year the air freshest time.” 但玛丽并不适应这种可以指派别人的身份,也不太适应别人对自己的恭维,她只是摇了摇头,用平等的语气说道:“但如果不是在这里,我也根本不用制造护盾来过滤空气-这本应该是一年中空气最清新的时候。” attendant is smiling reluctantly: „......, In fog of the winter of this year some truly strange tastes.” 侍从无奈地笑着:“……唉,今年冬天的雾里确实有些怪味。” „But I remember that here last year was also not this,” Mary recalled just to arrive at the Imperial Capital scene with the teacher together, „the year before last was not.” “但我记得这里去年还不是这样,”玛丽回忆着自己刚和导师一同来到帝都的光景,“前年更不是。” „If you, when is earlier Imperial Capital, the scene of your more surprised the winter of this year,” attendant will certainly spread out the hand, „our natives are clearer to here change.” “如果您在更早的时候来过帝都,那您一定会更加惊讶今年冬天的光景,”侍从摊开手,“我们本地人对这里的变化更清楚。” Mary looks at this attendant, spoke thoughtlessly words that listened to: „I heard, the strange taste in fog was because these chimneys- these burnt the carbolic acid chemical plant, the haze that they arranged could not disperse, turned into the ill-smelling fog.” 玛丽看着这个侍从,随口说着自己听来的话:“我听人说,雾里的怪味都是因为那些烟囱-那些燃石酸化工厂,它们排出来的烟气散不掉,就变成了难闻的雾。” attendant is smiling bitterly shaking the head of: „This saying you can say, we actually do not dare- factory is Lord opens, they do not like some people discussing their machines and chimneys.” 侍从苦笑着摇了摇头:“这话您可以说,我们却不敢-工厂都是大人们开的,他们不喜欢有人谈论他们的机器和烟囱。” In the Mary heart exudes the train of thought that as to say anything, however the mansion front door of not far away has opened, wears the black robe rickets old mage of body to walk. 玛丽心中泛起思绪,似乎想说些什么,然而不远处的宅邸大门已经打开,身披黑袍佝偻着身体的老法师已经从中走了出来。 Young female apprentice drops out attendant immediately, goes forward to greet own teacher. 年轻的女学徒立刻抛下侍从,上前迎接自己的导师。 „Teacher, do we want to go home directly?” Mary is supporting by the arm the arm of Daniel, inquired respectfully. “导师,我们要直接回家么？”玛丽搀扶着丹尼尔的胳膊,恭敬地询问道。 „No, first goes to a labor to make the association, takes something,” Daniel looked at own apprentice one, „also good, knows to open Wind Shield, otherwise in such bad weather you will fall ill sooner or later- your brain always cannot make a turn.” “不,先去一趟工造协会,去取一些东西,”丹尼尔看了自己的学徒一眼,“还行,知道打开微风护盾,否则在这么糟糕的天气里你迟早会生病-你的脑子总是转不过弯来。” Mary lowers the head, but has not disputed, not depressed, instead has a superficial smile. 玛丽低下了头,但既没有辩驳,也没有沮丧,反而带着一丝浅淡的微笑。 How long she has recorded the unclear teacher time not to come „to criticize” with such superficial words quickly. 她已经快记不清导师有多长时间不曾用这么轻描淡写的话来“批评”自己了。 While that magical car(riage) that is distributed by Empire with limited quantity, Mary and Daniel heads for the Empire labor to make the association, on the vehicle, Mary could not bear whisper: „Here winter compared with the countryside, is much colder, moreover there is a fog of irritating the nose.” 乘上那辆由帝国限量配发的魔导车,玛丽和丹尼尔启程前往帝国工造协会,在车上,玛丽忍不住嘀咕了一句:“这里的冬天还比不过乡下,冷得多,而且还有呛人的雾。” Daniel looked at female apprentice one that complained indifferently, put out several words: „Does not amount to something.” 丹尼尔冷漠地看了正在抱怨的女学徒一眼,吐出几个单词:“不上台面。” Mary caught up to reduce shrank the neck, made listens to the lesson respectfully look. 玛丽赶紧缩了缩脖子,做出恭敬听教训的模样。 But the teacher has not taught her as usual, but will not have made noise in the following several seconds, Mary cannot bear raised the head curiously, actually saw that the teacher calmly is gazing at himself. 但导师并没有像往常一样教训她,而是在接下来的几秒内都没有出声,玛丽忍不住好奇地抬起头,却看到导师正静静地注视着自己。 She is somewhat puzzled, but may I ask, to the Daniel driving opens the mouth: „Mary, do you want to return to the countryside?” 她有些困惑,但不敢问,一直到丹尼尔主动开口:“玛丽,你是不是想回乡下了？” „I? No, no,” Mary gawked, then hurries to beckon with the hand, „I was only...... am only speak thoughtlessly, Teacher, I have not thought......” “我？不,没有,”玛丽愣了一下,接着才慌忙摆手,“我只是……只是随口说的,导师,我没有想……” Daniel calm looks at somewhat flurried female apprentice, when the opposite party is busy explaining shakes the head to break the opposite party: „I found your parents.” 丹尼尔一脸平静地看着有些慌乱的女学徒,在对方忙着解释的时候才摇头打断对方:“我找到了你的父母。” Mary all movements and spoken languages instantaneous static, her some delay looks at oneself teachers, first used for several seconds to understand the words that opposite party, what kind of expression used for several seconds to think deeply about itself should later to make- she thought that oneself expression was very certainly funny, because she can feel that oneself face was stiff, even does not know that should happy this/should sad, she seems listening to a strange concept, but this concept was actually and related. 玛丽所有的动作和言语都瞬间静止下来,她有些呆滞地看着自己的导师,先是用了几秒钟来理解对方的话语,随后又用了几秒钟来思索自己应该做出怎样的表情-她觉得自己的表情一定很滑稽,因为她能感觉到自己的脸是僵硬的,甚至不知道应该高兴还是该难过,她仿佛在听着一个陌生的概念,但这个概念却偏偏是和自己有关的。 Her parents. 她的父母。 Her that had completely forgotten the parents of appearance. 她那已经完全忘记了长相的父母。 „They in countryside, moreover lives leaves that town too to be not far. They after you are lost had once moved, but civilians, even if moves is also very difficult to move, as one of the Empire chief mage, I found them is not difficult,” Daniel continued tranquilly, „your also Elder Brother and an elder sister, but your Elder Brother already several years ago had the plague died of illness, your older sister has gotten married, but did not have the child.” “他们就在乡下,而且住的离那个镇子不算太远。他们在你走失之后曾经搬过家,但平民纵使搬家也很难搬得很远,作为帝国首席法师之一,我找到他们并不难,”丹尼尔平静地继续说着,“你还有一个哥哥和一个姐姐,但你的那个哥哥已经在几年前发生瘟疫的时候病死了,你的姐姐已经嫁人,但还没有孩子。” Mary decided looks at own teacher, looks at this twists, the callous, tyrannical and fearful old person in the past many years, looks at he was saying calmly these with her related matter, in that pair of tan eyeball, do not have the slight callousness and out-of-control again, there is only shining upon her own vacant face. 玛丽定定地看着自己的导师,看着这个在过去很多年里都扭曲、冷酷、暴虐、可怕的老人,看着他平静地说着这些与她有关的事情,在那双黄褐色的眼珠里,已经再也没有丝毫的冷酷和失控,那里只映照着她自己茫然无措的面孔。 Her nie, were actually not clear that actually want to say anything: „Teacher, I...... I do not know......” 她嗫喏着,却连自己都不清楚自己到底想说什么:“导师,我……我不知道……” Daniel broke her again: „If you want to see them, I meet them, if you want to go home, goes back.” 丹尼尔再一次打断了她:“如果你想见他们,我就把他们接来,如果你想回家,就回去吧。” „...... I do not know.” “……我不知道。” This is the weak and scandalous reply, if placed the past, certainly will trade severe reprimanding even to punish, however today's Daniel actually nods lightly: „I understand- I give you time consideration.” 这是软弱而不成体统的回答,如果放在往日,一定会换来严厉的斥责甚至惩罚,然而今天的丹尼尔却只是淡淡地点了点头:“我明白了-我给你时间考虑。” Mary lowers the head, after long-term silence, she opens the mouth finally again: „Do their these years pass well?” 玛丽低着头,长时间的沉默之后,她才终于再度开口:“他们这些年过得好么？” „Has not starved.” “没怎么挨饿。” „That is good.” “那就好。” Daniel is gazing at Mary, long time later muttered one: „Does not amount to something.” 丹尼尔注视着玛丽,良久之后才咕哝了一句:“不上台面。” Spoke these words, he then takes back the line of sight, seems to have no longer paid attention to the Mary sound, but his spirit actually sinks slowly, in maintaining basically pays attention to and under the premise of response to the real world, old mage connected on the mind network of secret quietly. 说完这句话,他便收回视线,仿佛已经不再关注玛丽的动静,而他的精神却慢慢下沉,在维持对现实世界基本关注和反应的前提下,老法师悄然连接上了隐秘的心灵网络。 Dreamland that in the mind network, Eternal Sleepers creates right noon time flatters brightly, clear weather. 心灵网络中,永眠者创造出来的梦境之都正阳光明媚,天气晴朗。 The breeze has blown the broad street, is moving roadside these just right golden color fallen leaves, hangs cloth curtain that falls to swing in the wind from the palace and tower, shows the magnificent sense of reality, the incarnation is appearing for middle-aged scholarly mage Daniel in the street, with the stream of people of coming and going, takes a step to face forward to walk. 微风吹过宽阔的街道,吹动着路边那些恰到好处的金色落叶,从宫殿和塔楼上垂坠下来的布幔在风中摆动着,彰显着华丽的质感,化身为中年儒雅法师的丹尼尔出现在街头,随着来来往往的人流,迈步朝前走去。 His spirit whisker has actually proliferated, the secret is connecting the train of thought of nearby Eternal Sleepers believer, is extracting newly, useful intelligence. 他的精神触须却已经扩散开,隐秘连接着附近永眠者教徒的思绪,提取着最新的、有用的情报。 Most intelligence were filtered by him: In this day after day in the huge network, there is too bored Eternal Sleepers to issue that some meaningless content, these meaningless content makes the responsible Management network Priest complain- great master this behavior that issues the insignificant content is called as „water post”, although Daniel is unable to understand the glossary that alien traveller creates is what meaning, but from the attitude of master he can also judge that this is not the praise. 大部分情报都被他过滤掉:在这日渐庞大的网络中,有太多无聊的永眠者在发布一些毫无意义的内容,那些毫无意义的内容让负责管理网络的神官怨声载道-伟大的主人把这种发布无意义内容的行为称作“水贴”,虽然丹尼尔无法理解域外游荡者创造出来的词汇是什么意思,但从主人的态度上他也能判断这不是什么夸奖。 How it is said these are responsible for the Management information flow Priest should control the situation that in the research this insignificant information runs rampant, some Daniel regarding this actually interests, but before then, he must first complete the task that the master delivers. 据说那些负责管理信息流动的神官已经在研究应该如何控制这种无意义信息泛滥成灾的情况,丹尼尔对此倒是有些兴趣,但在此之前,他首先还是要完成主人交付的任务。 After removing these insignificant information, his with emphasis attention is the mind network recent operation, as well as Repose of Eternity Order recent activity. 排除掉那些无意义的信息之后,他重点关注的便是心灵网络最近的运行,以及永眠教团近期的活动情况。 He „listening” to and „looks” to some intelligence: 他“听”到和“看”到一些情报: Cecil Empire domestic mission activity even more difficult, everywhere mana is monitoring tower and more and more public order officer forward extrusion the illegal Extraordinary existing space ; 塞西尔帝国境内的教团活动正在愈发艰难,无处不在的魔力监测塔和越来越多的治安官正挤压着非法超凡者的生存空间; Upper-level nightmare Archbishop conducted the new round computation strength collection recently, some large-scale project as if just need many calculation strength maintain, Eternal Sleepers of some middle and lower level are discussing this matter, they seemed to think that the order of this collection computation strength was getting more and more frequent recently, and slightly has the complaint ; 上层的噩梦大主教们最近进行了新一轮的计算力征集,某个大型项目似乎正需要更多的算力来维持,有一些中下层的永眠者在讨论此事,他们似乎觉得这种征集计算力的命令最近越来越频繁了,并对此略有怨言; Children of the Storm a short time ago and land conducted the last time contact, later then did not have the message thoroughly ; 风暴之子前不久和陆地进行了最后一次联络,随后便彻底没了音讯; Some Eternal Sleepers in the aspect that the sigh three big Religion stood and waited for a long time past together does not know when has disintegrated, sighed that the change of human affairs is above the expectation ; 有永眠者在感叹昔日三大教派共同伫立的局面不知何时已经分崩离析,感叹世事的变化超乎预料; Information have delimited in the Daniel mind, field of vision, his complexion is walking on the street quietly at will, seems only an ordinary passer-by. 一条条信息在丹尼尔的脑海中、视野中划过,他面色沉静地在街道上随意行走着,仿佛只是一个普普通通的路人。 A golden fallen leaf falls gently from the , is circling falls to Daniel behind, the fallen leaf turned over in the midair, suddenly becomes jet black one piece, the edge revealed that the innumerable irregular vibration cracks, vanish do not see. 一片金色的落叶从附近飘落,打着旋坠向丹尼尔身后,落叶在半空中翻转了一下,突然变得漆黑一片,边缘显露出无数参差不齐的抖动裂纹,紧接着消失不见。 But as if no one notices this „imperfect”. 但似乎没有任何人注意到这“不完美的一幕”。 Also there is a meaningless information never to know that in which festival point group floated, Daniel swept this at will „water post” information. 又有毫无意义的信息从不知道哪个节点群中浮了上来,丹尼尔随意扫了这段“水贴”信息一眼。 It seems like only some bored rumors, or discussed strangely- 看上去只是些无聊的传言,或者说怪谈- Has the nameless believer to mention that the mind network recently the somewhat strange phenomenon, and claimed, when Dreamland wander encountered the unusual cavity suddenly, some people said that walks , on the road saw suddenly the present person disappears baseless- is not a broken line, but seemed swallowed by anything baseless, some believers think oneself during leaving the network lost some networking memories...... 有无名的教徒提到心灵网络最近有些诡异的现象,并声称在梦境之都中游荡的时候突然遭遇了反常的空洞,又有人说行走在路上的时候突然看到眼前的人凭空消失-并非断线,而是仿佛被什么东西凭空吞噬,更有教徒认为自己在离开网络之后丢失了一些联网期间的记忆……