„Silver Elf?”Brandocrosses the body, supports the chinwith a hand, „naturally, butwith the Silver Lineagefriendshipisone of cards in a handIcanusefinally, does not arrive at the finalmoment, I willavoidslosingas far as possiblethisCard.”Heasked: „Also?”
“银精灵?”布兰多偏过身子,用一只手托住下巴,“当然,不过与白银之民的友谊是我最后可以动用的底牌之一,不到最后关头,我会尽量避免把这张牌丢出去。”他问:“还有吗?”Amandinasawletterpaper that the youngThanewritingturns yellowlightly- except for the sheepskin and cyperus rotundus, the Trentheimpapermostly came from southernGland Elsonsome of area‚papertree’. The nativescall it‚Dugold/metal’thistree, tree that which meansproduces the gold. ThesepapermostlytransporttoAmpere Searl, SifahorCorcovatheserich and populousprovinces. Butnowadays, thistrade tiesactuallybecause ofbeing ready to be set off of civil war, butinterruptedunilaterally- thismakes the young girlblink, associatesto the currentsituation. „Sir,”herraises head: „Youwant-?”At this pointshewrinkled an eyebrowsuddenly: „ButPrincess' side, even if weak, notnecessarilycan have a liking forus. Also, camecompared withus, royalistis not willingto offendCount of Radnorobviously.”安蒂缇娜看到年轻的领主笔下淡淡发黄的信笺纸-除了羊皮与莎草,托尼格尔的纸张大多来自于南方的戈兰—埃尔森的地区的某种‘纸树’。当地人将这种树称之为‘杜韦金’,意即出产黄金的树。这些纸张大多输送到安培瑟尔、西法赫或是科尔科瓦这些富庶的省份。但现如今,这种贸易关系却因为内战的一触即发而单方面中断了-这让少女眨了眨眼睛,联想到当前的局势。“大人,”她抬起头:“你想要-?”说到这里她忽然皱了一下眉:“可公主一方纵使势单力薄,也不一定看得上我们罢。再说,比起我们来,王党显然更不愿意得罪让德内尔伯爵。”„Hits, Amandina,”Brandofolds the secondletter paper, ‚crash-bang’rubsonegroup, „ifnotwithstrength, butunloads the strength, how can also?”He said that whilethrew the balled paper.
“一语中的,安蒂缇娜,”布兰多将第二张信纸折起来,‘哗啦’揉成一团,“不过如果不是借力,而是卸力,又会如何呢?”他一边说,一边将纸团丢了出去。„Unloads the strength?”
“卸力?”„Thisletter/believesindeedwritestoGryphine. Corcova. OrdefeissHer Highness the Princess,”Brandoreplied, „significancewasto makeusfromunder the airtightnumerousheavy pressurefindopportunity of the respite,”hereversed the pen tip, passed the featherpenandletterpaperevenpushtogether, pushestodamsel, „youwrote.”
“这封信的确是写给格里菲因.科尔科瓦.奥德菲斯公主殿下的,”布兰多答道,“意义在于使我们从密不透风的重重重压之下找到一丝喘息之机,”他倒转笔尖,将羽毛笔和信笺纸一起平推过去,推至贵族少女跟前,“你来写。”„To the Her Highness the Princessletter/believes?”Amandinareceived the written records, took a light breath, the pen tip in handpresseson the paper surface: „Howto write?”
“给公主殿下的信?”安蒂缇娜接过纸笔,轻轻吸了一口气,手中的笔尖压到纸面上:“怎么写?”„Formyoudecide, the contentwrites,”Brandohit a soundto refer, „Month of the Autumn Evening, wroteatTrentheim on the 17 th, the Fir Tree Baronyplace- openedGryphine. Corcova. Your HighnessOrdefeiss. During at night the day before yesterdayfight, InsidolonaspectUndead Army in Mafrom‚Black Lord’bypassedsouthern four shires, initiatedsneak attacktoFortress Fir- not onlycaused the significant personnel casualty, but alsoLord Baron Grudinduring the fightalsosacrificed for the country. Butaspassing throughthisplaceis indebtedLord Baronto receive cordially, Pioneer Knight of kingdom, and Thanedual identities in Valhallaarea below, thinks that Ihave the dutyto take on the localdefenseworktemporarily. Butafterpassing the night the fight, has repelledundead, buttopreventundeadinvadesagain, starting todaywill leadthisplace below temporarily the defense and desk work,”hestopped, „arrivesbeforenewThane of Her Highness the Princessappointmentpersonally-”
“格式你定,内容这么写,”布兰多打了一个响指,“秋暮之月17日,写于托尼格尔,冷杉男爵领地-兹启格里菲因.科尔科瓦.奥德菲斯殿下。在前天晚上的战斗之中,来自‘黑勋爵’因斯塔龙方面的玛达的亡灵大军绕过南方四领,向冷杉堡发起偷袭-不但造成了重大人员伤亡,而且在战斗之中格鲁丁男爵大人也以身殉国。而作为途经此地承蒙男爵大人款待、王国的开拓骑士,以及瓦尔哈拉地区的领主双重身份的在下,以为鄙人有义务临时担当起本地的防务工作。而经过一夜战斗,现已将亡灵击退,不过为防止亡灵再次入侵,从今日起在下将暂时主导此地的防务与行政工作,”他停了一下,“直到公主殿下亲自任命的新领主抵达之前-”Brandolooked that damselwriteearnestlyearnestly, the pen tiprustlemakes noiseto have, if the earbankwhispered.布兰多看贵族少女们埋头认真地写着,笔尖沙沙作响有若耳畔低语。„Continue,”he said that „, and below interrogatedhereLord Count of Radnorresponsibility, whyconcealsInsidolonaspectUndead Armynot to sendin the news that Southern Territorystays, as well asmakes the Madaraarmycross the dereliction of duty of four shiresarbitrarilysilently. Next, wantsto gain the understanding of Her Highness the Princess, andattaches a recordbattlefieldimagealong with the letter/believesfinally the demonstone, said with certainty below by the card.”
“继续,”他说道,“并且在下在这里质问让德内尔伯爵大人的责任,为何隐瞒因斯塔龙方面亡灵大军在南境停留的消息不发,以及擅自让玛达拉大军无声无息越过四领的失职。其次,希望得到公主殿下的谅解,并最后随信附一枚记录战场影像的魔石,以证在下言之凿凿。”Amandinais startledraises headslightly, „demonstone?”Sheasked: „How does thisiscome?”安蒂缇娜微微一怔抬起头,“魔石?”她问:“这是怎么来的?”Shefinishes speaking, out of the doorresounds‚sincere’knock-
她话音刚落,门外就响起‘笃笃笃’的敲门声-YoungThaneraises headshouldbe, the gateopenedaccordingly. Whatcoming is Flo, the elder sister in Wild Elf sisters- young girllooked uptwo peopleone in room, thenarrived atsideBrando. „Lord Thane,”shewrites in a straightforward mannerreplies, at the same timeputsin Brando's handiron greystoneball who a surfacecovers entirely the closepattern, „thing that youwant.”Misselfputs ononeto exercise self-restraintleather armortoday, belowbuildsin a simpleshort-term, carefulgoldenbraidplatebehind the head, the whole personseems likefrom, howevercapable.
年轻的领主抬起头应是了一声,门应声打开。进来的是芙罗,野精灵姐妹之中的姐姐-少女抬头看了屋内的两人一眼,然后走到布兰多身边。“领主大人,”她平铺直叙地答道,一边将一枚表面布满细密花纹的灰白色石球放在布兰多手边,“你要的东西。”精灵小姐今天穿着一件束身皮甲,下面搭一条朴素的短期内,细细的金色发辫盘在脑后,整个人看起来自然而干练。„Inspected?”Brandoasked.
“检查好了?”布兰多问。Flonods.芙罗点点头。AmandinarecognizesonFlo‚demonstone’Buga thewizardartisanswithmagical item that the mysteriousMagicitetechniquemanufactures, itcanrecordandgive the video information. In factbeforeSilver Allianceestablishes, the wizardartisansdiscover a quartzto be ablein a short time( in1-2 days) recordimage data, butSilver Lineageinductsinthemmagic formation, thusmanufacturescanpreserve the materialin several years‚demonstone’; The demonstoneis not rare, butdamselcarefullylooked atyoungsterone- „Lord Thanepreparedbeforeyesterdayall these,”inherheartthinks, „Lord Thane, althoughimpulsed, butactually not crude......”安蒂缇娜认出芙罗手上的正是‘魔石’-布加的巫师工匠们用神秘的魔导技艺制作出的魔法物品,它可以记录并传递影像信息。实际上早在银色联盟建立之前,巫师工匠们就发现一种石英可以在短时间内(1-2内)记录影像资料,不过白银之民将它们导入法阵之中,从而制作出可以在数十年内保存资料的‘魔石’;魔石并不罕见,但贵族少女仔细看了年轻人一眼-“领主大人在昨天之前就准备好这一切了,”她心中想到,“领主大人虽然冲动,但却并不鲁莽……”Brandoreceivesstoneball, thensaidtoAmandina: „Hadthisletter/believes, but must look atGryphine. Corcova. Your HighnessOrdefeissresponse, butHer Highness the Princessis a smart person, Ibelieve that shewill takethisopportunitywell.”布兰多收好石球,然后对安蒂缇娜说道:“有了这一封信,还要看格里菲因.科尔科瓦.奥德菲斯殿下的反应,不过公主殿下是一个聪明人,我相信她会好好利用这个机会的。”„YourveryfamiliarHer Highness the Princess?”damselbyheruniqueholds the focus of issuekeenly, „Lord Thane?”
“你很熟悉公主殿下?”贵族少女以她特有的敏锐地抓住问题的重心,“领主大人?”„Can the one person aloneleaveundercurrentturbulentCorcova, from afarsneaks the one's ownterritory, with the aid of the strength of royalistopposedyoung girl who elder brotherone's own, like thismental is not very maturefirmly?”Brandohas turned headto reply, „Amandina, do not forgetthis yearherless than16 years old,”hestopped, „drew back10,000steps saying that herpersonis not the deaf personblind person, has experiencedroyalist of palacestruggle, will unable to seethisletter/believesbacksignificance.”
“一个能孤身离开暗流汹涌的科尔科瓦,千里迢迢潜回自己的领地,借助王党之力反对自己的兄长的少女,这样的心智还不够成熟坚定?”布兰多回过头答道,“安蒂缇娜,不要忘了今年她才不满十六岁,”他停了一下,“退一万步说,她身边的人也不会是聋子瞎子,经历过宫廷斗争的王党,不会看不出这封信背后的意义。”HereceivedletterfromAmandina, shotletter paper‚to make noise’. „Count of Radnorsnakemouseboth sides, inplacefactionandnew and oldroyalistindecisive, all partiesare gladto see that hasoursuchuncertaintiesto appeartohimbrings the pressure,”Brandoreplied, „, therefore the key of thisletter/believesnot the outcome of lying on itwritesreal, butwasitcanappearreal. royalistattainsthisletter/believes, iscompels a turning point that Count of Radnortook a stand-”
他从安蒂缇娜手上接过信笺,弹了弹信纸‘哗哗作响’。“让德内尔伯爵蛇鼠两端,在地方派、新旧王党之间摇摆不定,各方都乐于见到出现我们这样一个变数出现给他施加压力,”布兰多答道,“因此这封信的关键不在于它上面写的究竟是不是真的,而是它可以显得有多真。王党拿到这封信,就是逼让德内尔伯爵表态的一个契机-”„When weak trend, choosingto become the board game pieceno doubtis a goodway,”Amandinawrinkled an eyebrow, „may, onceCount of Radnorreverses toroyalistat the same time, wewill becomeabandonedchild-”
“弱势之时,选择成为棋子固然是一个好办法,”安蒂缇娜皱了一下眉,“可一旦让德内尔伯爵一面倒向王党,我们就会成为弃子-”„Withoutis so simple,”youngThaneshakes the head, „Count of Radnoris an old fox, the natural dispositionis discrete, whichpossiblyeasilyis a sideorganizes. Hischaracteris indecisive, oncereceives the pressure, the angerwill substitutefor the vigilance. As the matter stands, ourpressureswill at least alleviatetemporarily. Butfor a long timelooked, so long asthere is the opportunity of respite, to ushasvariable-”heraised the letter paper, replied: „In the final analysis, strengthdecisiondestiny.”
“没那么简单,”年轻的领主摇摇头,“让德内尔伯爵是个老狐狸,生性谨慎,哪可能轻易为一方所摆布。他性格优柔寡断,一旦受到压力,怒火就会为警惕所替代。这样一来,至少暂时我们的压力会缓解。而长时间看,只要有喘息之机,对我们来说就有变数-”他把信纸扬了扬,答道:“归根结底,实力决定命运。”noble ladylooked athisoneeyes, butimmediatelydanglingeyelid. Brandotoldthemin secret, hewasPioneer Knight, but where Pioneer Knightmightknowso manysecrets. Regarding the noblefamily tradition, characterknows from A to Z, only thenthesereceive the noblejuniors of specialeducation to achieve. Althoughyoungstertruthone after anotheropened, butAmandinaeven morerecognized that onhimhas certainly the story.贵族千金看了他一眼,不过随即垂下眼睑。布兰多私下里告诉他们,他不过是一个开拓骑士,可一个开拓骑士哪里有可能知道这么多辛密。对于贵族的家族传统,性格了若指掌,只有那些受到过专门教育的贵族子弟才有可能做到。虽然年轻人身上的谜底一个个揭开,可是安蒂缇娜越发认定他身上一定有故事。Perhapsnot onlyshe, followsBrando'smost peopleto think.
不只是她,恐怕追随布兰多的大多数人都是这么认为的。„Butwekilledhis son,”wild elf girlis somewhat puzzled, opens the mouthto ask: „Considers as finished?”
“可我们杀了他的儿子,”野精灵少女有些不解,开口问道:“就这么算了?”„Regardingestablishednoble , compared with the position and power, the heiris notanything.”Amandinacalmlyreplied, „Grudinwas not the Radnoronlydescendant, butstemming fromfamily'shonor, hewill not give up. Regardless of a matter of time, we must always facingcoming from the Radnorarmy.”
“对于一个老牌贵族来说,与地位和权力比起来,子嗣不算什么。”安蒂缇娜静静地答道,“格鲁丁不是让德内尔唯一的后代,不过出于家族的荣誉,他不会就此善罢甘休。无论时间早晚,我们始终要面对来自让德内尔的大军。”
The Brandonodapproves the damselwords. „Board game piece must have the value of existenceto be good,”hereplied: „WemustmakeHer Highness the Princessnotice that wecanresult in the pressure on be goodtoCount of Radnor, the ability that ifbasescontinuallydoes not have, isno oneis willingto make the venture capitalonyou.”布兰多点头认同贵族少女的话。“棋子也要有存在的价值才行,”他答道:“我们要让公主殿下看到我们能对让德内尔伯爵造成压力才行,如果连立足的能力也没有,是没有人愿意在你身上作风险投资的。”„Venture capital?”
“风险投资?”„Just likes the gamblerto bet.”Brandoanswered, „wisegamblerandnot onlybelieved the luck.”
“犹如赌徒下注。”布兰多解释道,“高明的赌徒并不仅仅只是相信运气。”Twoyoung girlsnodded , indicating that understood what is heard. ButBrandoputs downletter, turns on the drawerto put outanotherto believefrominside, saidtoAmandina: „Moreover, Amandina, youcopythisletter/believesagain.”
两个少女都点了点头,表示听明白了。但布兰多放下信笺,打开抽屉从里面拿出另一封信来,又对安蒂缇娜说道:“另外,安蒂缇娜,你再把这封信抄一遍。”damselis startled.贵族少女一怔。„Thisletter/believestoLetotheir, thenweandGrudinretainers, as well asCount of Radnormusthave a war.”YoungThanereplied, „nowIcandepend uponon handonly thenoutsidetheseMercenary, theyby not reliablewere an unknown.”Helooked atone, „youknow,Ido not likedepending upon the uncertainfactor, thereforeIneedthemto give upplanningoriginally, comesto convergewithmetohere.”
“这封信是给雷托他们的,接下来我们与格鲁丁的家臣、以及让德内尔伯爵必有一战。”年轻的领主答道,“现在我手头可以依靠就只有外头那些佣兵,他们靠不靠得住还是一个未知数。”他看了门外一眼,“你知道,我不喜欢依靠不确定的因素,因此我需要他们放弃原定计划,到这里来与我汇合。”Amandinaopensletter, read a content, in the eyeflashed throughsurprised. Shethinks, raises headaskedsuddenly: „Do greenvillagethesepeople, howyouplanto placethem?”安蒂缇娜打开信笺,读了一眼内容,眼中闪过一丝惊讶。她想了一下,忽然抬起头问道:“绿村那些人,你打算怎么安置他们?”This is also the issue of Brandoalwaysconsideration, hecan look, thesewerewolvesare willingto followhim, butlowdoes not dareto open the mouthconcerned about the status. Howeverhedoes not care aboutthis point, the greenrural populationmouthhas more than 300, reason that becausewerewolfinbornConstitutionas well assurviveinenvironmentally harshBlack Forest, inthesepeople the larger partis the strength of Black Ironlevel. Dischargedotherfactorsnot saying that was also a powerfulboost. Thereforehe thought that „Aouiniannot necessarilycanacceptSenianat once,”hereplied, „the onlymeanswereto letthemreturn to the greenvillagetemporarily. WhenIfoundthatplace, happen toneedsa large number ofpeople-”
这也是布兰多一直以来考虑的问题,他看得出来,那些狼人愿意追随他,不过碍于身份低下不敢开口而已。不过他并不在意这一点,绿村人口有三百多,因为狼人天生的体质以及在环境恶劣的黑森林之中生存的缘故,这些人中一大半都是黑铁级的实力。排出其他因素不说,也算是一支有力的助力。因此他思索了一下,“埃鲁因人一时之间不见得能接受塞尼亚人,”他答道,“唯一的办法是让他们暂时回绿村。等到我找到那个地方,正好需要大量的人口-”„Thatplace?”Bothyoung girlsstare.
“那个地方?”两个少女都是一愣。„A illusioncountrynamedValhalla, is quickyouto understand that”Brandouses a fingerdesktop, „right, howtheseDruidwere a matter. Ihave not askedyou, Amandina.”
“一个叫做瓦尔哈拉的幻想国,很快你们就会明白的,”布兰多用手指点点桌面,“对了,那些德鲁伊是怎么一回事。我还没问过你,安蒂缇娜。”„Thatis only a coincidence,”Amandinareplied: „When Iagitate the greenvillagevillagershas not expectedthemto come. HoweverIthink-”
“那只是一个巧合,”安蒂缇娜答道:“我鼓动绿村村民时并没料到他们会来。不过我想-”Herraises head, looks atBrando.
她抬起头,看着布兰多。„Theyarelook forFuniya.”
“他们是来找芙妮雅的。”„Funiya?”
“芙妮雅?”Brandoknits the browsslightly.布兰多微微一皱眉。
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