caravanseemssomewhatpeaceful, approximatelybecause ofclose to the reason of moundSanzeyriver, inthisnearbygrovealwayssomewhatdiscomfortinglegend, let alonepreviouslyalsohadsuchmatter.车队显得有些安静,大约是因为靠近丘桑泽河的缘故,这附近的林子里总是有些令人不安的传说,何况先前还发生了那样的事情。Natsinlook around, thenloosened the boastingwater bagfrom the saddlebags of pack horse, captures the plugto raise headin the surpluswaterto toss down. Hefrowned, someflavorrounds of waterwere immediately rancid, is goodshouldbe ableto arrive in the moundSanzeyriver bankbefore being nearnight, supplementsnewwater source—— there if as expected.
那辛左右环视了一眼,才回头从驮马的鞍囊上解下牛皮水袋,拔掉塞子仰头将里面剩余的水一饮而尽。他随即皱了皱眉头,水的味道都有些发馊了,好在临夜之前应该能抵达丘桑泽河畔,在那里补充新的水源——如果不出意外的话。Hemakes an effortto tracethisdomestic animalsolidneck, grabs the strap of harnesswith the hand, againwitheredwater bagstopper. The pack horseis hitting the soundnose, thisis a nag, more than 20years of ages, sincehemakesthison the longborder line the headdon'twhen the means of livelihood on belt, thisold fellowchewed the grassinhimhand/subordinate.
他使劲摸了摸这头牲畜结实的脖子,用手抓着挽具的皮带子,重新将干瘪的水袋塞了回去。驮马打着响鼻,这是一头老马,有二十多年的牙口,自从他在漫长的边境线上做这份将脑袋别在裤腰带上的活路时,这老伙计就在他手下嚼草了。Weathernearevening, the duskyskycovered a densecolor, in the distant placegrovewas flutteringsomelightmist, severalhave left uncultivated the houseappears intermittently a corner/horn, above the streamerlightcloud, is glitteringseveralplanetesimal, is embellishingin the horizon the lightscarletred.
天色近晚,本就灰蒙蒙的天空蒙上了一层氤氲之色,远处林子里飘着些薄薄的雾气,几座早就荒废了的屋舍隐现一角,飘带似的轻云之上,闪烁着几颗星子,点缀着地平线上淡淡的赤红色。Natsinis staring atthatdirection, inplace that Sunsinks, is turning round the land of blackroseflag, crosses the statesandbroadsea of dead, it is saidprosperoushuman world.
那辛盯着那个方向,在太阳沉下去的地方,是覆着黑玫瑰旗帜的土地,越过亡者的国度与一片宽广的海洋,据说还有一个繁盛的人类世界。Westernskyhasvisionis the threedays ago matter, that night the caravanstayedinTom, everyonedrankis dead drunk, next morningwill understand the differentscenery of that nightfrom the domestic population. Butheactuallywitnessed the goldenraindropto fallfrom the sky, crashes intoWestscene under the horizon.
西方天空发生异像已是三天前的事情,那天晚上商队在托姆罗停留,所有人都喝得酩酊大醉,第二天一早才从当地人口中了解到那一夜发生的异景。但他却是亲眼目睹了金色的雨点从天空中落下,坠入西方的地平线之下的场面。Thatscenemakeshimrecallinold peoplemouth70years ago the disaster of deathtrap, the starfallsafter the sky, shortly after‚differentstrange’thenappeared, theystartto attack the village and citiesin groups, in the wild roseborderstarting fromthat timethenstartedto leave uncultivatednight of emperorfull textreading. Graduallybecomes an unmannedwilderness.
那场景让他回想起了老人们口中七十年前发生的死地的灾难,星星从天空中落下之后,没多久‘异怪’便出现了,它们成群结队开始攻击村落与城镇,就从那时候开始蔷薇边境上便开始荒废夜天子全文阅读。逐渐成为了一处无人的荒野。Fortunatelyif notso, withouttheirthesecutting edgeslicksbloodperson the value of existence, Undeadssincestartsto retreatafter the west. The bravo in thispiece of unpopulated areaeven moreis prosperous.
所幸若非如此,也没有他们这些刀口舔血的人的存在的价值,亡灵们自从开始向西退却之后。这片无人区上的亡命徒就愈发兴盛起来。Because ofZallinorBlack MoonThanesneedsthisfraillifeline, the skeletonsresting that if the momentwill not have perishedforever. Theyneed all kinds ofmaterials, manypeopleare smuggling the corpse and skeleton, Zallin'sThaneonprohibit strictlysuchbehavioroutwardly, who does not know that ZallinFrontier forceis the biggestsmugglingpeddler.
因为无论是罗萨林还是黑月领主们都需要这条脆弱的生命线,骨头架子们若一刻没有永亡的安息。它们就需要各种各样的材料,许多人都在偷运尸体和骨骸,罗萨林的领主明面上严令禁止这样的行为,但谁不知道萨林边防军就是最大的走私贩子。What a pitythisbusiness must cut offnow.
可惜这门生意如今也要断绝了。Natsinlooks in the grovethesedepressedvillages, does not feelstrange, hadtoosuchvillageinZallinborder, previouslyunder the invasion of Undeads, human can also barely manage to maintain a feeble existence the multiplicationto livein the forest. But the appearances of thesethingschangedall.
那辛看着林子里那些凋敝的村落,丝毫不感到奇怪,在罗萨林边境上有太多这样的村庄了,早先在亡灵们的侵扰下,人类还能在森林中苟延残喘繁衍生息。但那些东西的出现改变了一切。Now the after resident of thisplacemoves back toZallin'ssightall wall, crossed the channelto go toNine Phoenixesto work as the refugee, orchanged toonepile of white bones.
如今此地的住民要不是搬回了罗萨林的叹息高墙之后,要不是渡过海峡去九凤当难民,要不就是化作了一堆白骨。
The differentstrangeactivitieswere getting more and more frequent, one of the UndeadseastSea of Dead Moondraws backdraws backagain, nowthisfrailtrade routebecomeslongdanger the even more, walkedare also getting fewer and fewer in the person who thisroadreceived work.
异怪们的活动越来越频繁了,亡灵们在亡月之海东面一退再退,如今这条脆弱的贸易路线变得愈加漫长危险,走在这条路上活下来的人也越来越少了。„Natsin.” A middle-aged manrode a horseto catch upfrombehind, hemade the one's ownmountwalk slowly and aimlessly the step, slowed down the speedsideNatsin. When the shadowblocked fromNatsin, heraises headcomes to seealways, thatsitsunder the mansmoothforehead on horseback the facial featuresis serious. By the stiffbridge of the nosehastwoto be sharpmakes the personpalpitationvision, the lookvicissitudesas ifhasmanystories, seeminglyexperienced hardship to the full. But the exposedskinoutsideactuallymaintainsverywell, completelynotlikethemon the knife pointin the bravo who sways back and forth, seems likeperson who has a high and respected position.
“那辛。”一个中年男子骑马从后面赶了上来,他让自己的坐骑踱着步子,在那辛身边减缓了速度。当阴影遮住了那辛时,他才抬起头来看向来者,那坐在马背上的男人平坦的额头下面容严肃。挺直的鼻梁两侧有两道锐利得令人心悸的目光,眼神沧桑其中仿佛藏有很多故事,看起来饱经风霜。但裸露在外的皮肤却保养得很好,完全不像他们这样在刀尖上打滚的亡命徒,看起来是个养尊处优的人。Thispersongenerallyisnoble, eitherKnight that came from Zallin, Natsinlooks athiswarhorse——thatis the truewarhorse, does not seem likepack horsedraft horsesuchhybridbastard, hasonepersonthathorseto the horsebackhigh, the physiqueis slender, furas smooth as glass. Thathorsestands still, the line of one after anotherperfectmusclelooks like an artwarejust likeinNatsin.
这种人一般是贵族,要么就是从罗萨林北边来的骑士,那辛看着他的战马——那是真正的战马,不像是驮马挽马这样的混血杂种,那马到马背足足有一人多高,体格修长健壮,毛皮油光水滑。那马静立下来,一条条完美的肌肉的线条在那辛就像是一件活脱脱的艺术品。Thislead horseinZallindoes not know that whatsky-high pricemustbuy. ButNatsinknows that thisat all is not the issue of money, becausethisis a typicalghostcar(riage). InNine Phoenixesalsoonly thenfamily backgroundmostpositiveKnightcan the usefulsuchmount.
这头马在罗萨林不知道要买到什么样的天价。但那辛知道这根本不是钱的问题,因为这是一头典型的鬼车。在九凤也只有出身最正的骑士才能用得上这样的坐骑。Thereforehedoes not dareto have the idea of thishorse, thesetruebravospossiblyprojectin the crookedthoughtNine Phoenixesnoble, butheis only a street sweeper, is notthesebutchers on blackroad.
因此他丝毫不敢打这匹马的主意,那些真正的亡命徒可能把歪念头打到九凤的贵族身上,但他只是一个清道夫,还不是黑路上的那些屠夫。Thatmiddle-aged manwears a frailcheongsam, halflongblack hairhangon the shoulder, after the brain, was a carefulponytailpigtail, in the surfacewears the blackskineye-shade, blocked from the halfface, the scar that just likeearthwormrevealedpointfrom the skineye-shade, probablyTattoocarvedonhisrightface.
那个中年男人穿着一件单薄的长衫,一头半长的黑发垂在肩上,脑后系了一根细细的马尾辫,面上戴着个黑色的皮眼罩,遮住了一半脸孔,一条犹如蚯蚓似的疤痕从皮眼罩下面露出个尖儿,像是一条纹身般刻在他的右脸上。Hewears the hand of marten skinGlovealwaysto graspin the reins, anotherhanddoes not leavehangslong swordsword hilttoofar the positiononsaddle, thatisoneswallows the mouthbrave the azurebronze sword, has in a big wayunlikeotherVaundeplacessword.
他戴着貂皮手套的手始终抓在缰绳上,另一只手不离悬在马鞍上的长剑剑柄太远的位置,那是一口貔貅吞口的青铜剑,与沃恩德其他地方的剑式有很大不同。
The warhorseis hitting the soundnoseunder the control of Knight, spouts the lightmistfrom the cagemouth.
战马在骑士的控制下打着响鼻,从笼口后面喷出薄薄的雾气。
The middle-aged manvisitshimexhaltedly, saidtohim: „Water?”
中年男人居高临下地看着他,对他说道:“还有水么?”Natsinlooks at the opposite partyrespectfully, replied: „Somewaterroundswere rancid, wasMissFeng Huois thirsty, butfrontwas the moundSanzeyriver, Mr. Liu?”
那辛毕恭毕敬地看着对方,回答道:“水有些发馊了,是凰火小姐口渴了么,不过前面就是丘桑泽河了,柳先生?”„Isthatperson who youpick.”
“是你捡回来的那个人。”„Did heawake?”
“他醒了?”Natsina littleaskedpleasantly surprised.
那辛有点惊喜地问道。Thatpersonafterthreedays ago thatdifferentscenery, hefromTomnearbymain roadpicks, when theydiscover the opposite party, thatyoungsterpoursunder a piece of shortstone wall, wears a somewhatstrangecoat, the surfacetowardbelowunconscious.
那个人是在三天前那场异景发生之后,他从托姆罗附近的大道上捡到的,他们发现对方时,那个年轻人倒在一片矮石墙下,穿着一件有些奇怪的大衣,面朝下人事不省。
Before Natsinknowsthatplace, ismain road that Tomfarmerstend sheep, but since differentstartsto wreak havocstrangely, the herdsmenmovedTomRowseysurface, left behind an unpopulated area, theydo not know how longhas not run into‚peer’ there besidetravellerevildoer/monstrous talent of lifefull textreadingrebirth.
那辛知道那地方以前是托姆罗的农民们牧羊的大道,但自从异怪开始肆虐之后,牧民们就迁徙去了托姆罗西面,留下一个无人区,他们不知道多久没有在那里遇到过‘同行’之外的旅行者了重生之妖孽人生全文阅读。Howeverheconcluded that youngstermostlyis not a street sweeper, firsthegrowsandthispersonis not similar, the hairis not the black, butis the attractivedeepchestnutcolor, the bridge of the nose , the lip is very very thin, the skinis very white, isquitesomewhathandsomeyoungster, Natsinseesdarknoble in severalundead, the subconsciousnesshad thought that the opposite partyandthesepeoplelook likevery much, is onlynot a thattype of gloomy and coldaura.
不过他断定那个年轻人多半不是清道夫,首先他长得和这一带的人都不类似,头发不是黑色的,而是漂亮的深栗子色,鼻梁很挺,嘴唇很薄,皮肤很白,是个颇有些英俊的年轻人,那辛见过几次亡灵中的黑暗贵族,下意识觉得对方和那些人很像,只是身上没有那种阴冷的气息。Thenalthough the opposite partyclothing of wearsveryseriously, butlookscomes outto workveryfine, insideshirtdaresto be the silkunexpectedly, thisquitemakeshimbe startled. Hehad not heardthatstreet sweeperis so luxurious.
然后对方身上的衣物虽然磨损得很严重,但看得出来做工十分精细,内里的衬衫竟然敢是丝质的,这颇让他吃了一惊。他还没听说过那个清道夫有这么奢侈的。„Alsono,”middle-aged personshakes the headto reply: „At leasthadto respondto the outside world, MissFeng Huois taking care ofhim, youfound the wayto make a water.”
“还没有,”中年人摇摇头答道:“不过至少对外界有反应了,凰火小姐在照顾他,你想办法弄点水来。”„Thatmaynot really have the means that Mr. Liu,”Natsinhas gotten back one's composureto reply: „Only thenwaits till the moundSanzeyriver, cansupplement the water source, the remainingwaterhad been polluted, ourtheseservantsdrankno, butthatyoungsterlookedis the family background that has a high and respected position, moreoveris just weak, drank the remainingwater, has not known that will annoyto go wrong.”
“那可真没办法,柳先生,”那辛回过神答道:“只有等到丘桑泽河,才能补充水源,剩下的水已经被污染了,我们这些下人喝了没什么,但那年轻人一看就是养尊处优的出身,而且身体正虚弱,喝了剩下的水,还不知道会惹出什么毛病来。”Is called the Mr. Liumiddle-aged manto lookthisimmediatelybelittlescalls it‚street sweeper’or‚vulture’ the manforZallinresident, somelatterfigurehunched back, does not know that was livedto rush aboutto compel the itselfissuchshrinkingcharacter.
被称为柳先生的中年男人在马上看着这个为罗萨林市民蔑称之为‘清道夫’或者‘秃鹫’的男人,后者身形有些佝偻着,也不知受生活奔波所迫还是本就是这样一副畏缩的性格。Howeverhepourshas not looked down upon the meaning of opposite party, hegoes tomanyplacesto watchmanymatters, nottheseoutsidehuman affairstonoble that takes for granted, knows, althoughsteals and sells the skeletontoundeadis not the matter that is worthpraising, butsometimesgoes on livingis really more important than regarding the respect of dead.
不过他倒并没有看不起对方的意思,他去过许多地方看过许多事,并不是那些对外面的世事想当然的贵族,知道虽然盗卖尸骸给亡灵不是什么值得称道的事情,但有时候活下去真的比对于死者的尊敬更加重要。Inthesepeoplesomepeople are really demises of morals, is doing and thievescommondealin the open country, the butcher on blackroad, healsohashearingearly. Butalso some trulyunder the person of survivalpressure, frontpersonobviously.
这些人中有些人真的是道德沦丧,在野外干着和强盗一般的勾当,黑路上的屠夫,他也是早有耳闻。但也有一些真正迫于生存压力的人,面前这个人显然正是。
When Natsinrescuesthatyoungster, hissomehave not thought,thispersonis the Blind Goddessfollower, person who alsohas the beliefon the underworld gang, alwaysdeservesrespect than the fellow who thesedegeneratethoroughly.
那辛救下那个年轻人时,他都有些没想到,这人是盲眼女神的信徒,在黑道上还有信仰的人,总比那些彻底堕落的家伙更值得尊敬些的。
When the young ladyrequeststo look afterthatyoungster, hehas not stopped.
所以当小姐要求照顾那个年轻人时,他才没有阻拦。Let alonehisstatustothatyoungstersomewhatis also curious.
何况他对那个年轻人的身份也有些好奇。
Different with the Natsinsuperficialexperience, heveryclearthathuman the state of opposite ofSea of Dead Moon, Nine Phoenixes, althoughis unenlightened, butthrough the route in sea of gloomylight, is maintainingintermittenttradewithSaersandAouine.
和那辛浅薄的见识不同,他很清楚在亡月之海对面的那个人类的国度,九凤虽然闭塞,但通过黯光之海上的航道,还是和圣奥索尔与埃鲁因保持着时断时续的贸易的。Hetracesone's ownskinGlove, suddenlyremembersanothermatter: „Natsin, heard that you, met the floodafter the moundSanzeyriver?”
他摸了摸自己的皮手套,忽然想起另外一件事来:“那辛,听说你们在来的时候,经过丘桑泽河遇上了洪水?”Natsingawked.
那辛楞了一下。As ifmentionedthismatter, onhisfacethencoatedhaze.
仿佛一提到这件事情,他脸上便罩上了一层阴霾。„To be honest with you, Mr. Liu, thismatterindeedwassomewhatstrange.”Heswallowedspit, replied: „Youknow that below isGoddess Elaineletter/believes, thisbadsignhas mademeanxiousverylong......”
“不瞒你说,柳先生,这事情的确是有些古怪。”他吞了一口吐沫,回答道:“您知道在下是伊莲女神的信者,这个坏兆头已经让我不安了很久了……”Mentionedaccurately.
确切地说来。ThisisNatsin'slastwork, althoughhas not depositedenoughenoughmoney, buthas been enoughto go on livinginZallindignified, as forwantingto return toNine Phoenixes, thatmusttry to find another way. It is saidZallin'sThanehas prepared forreturnedchannelanother side, differentstrangeis always insufficientto cross the seasto cross oceanto attack the swiftplain.
这是那辛的最后一趟活儿,虽然还没存够足够的钱,但已足以在罗萨林体面地活下去,至于想要回到九凤,那就得另想办法了。据说罗萨林的领主早就做好了退回海峡另一边的准备,异怪们总不至于漂洋过海去攻击雨燕平原。
But where as forUndeadswill fall back ongoes, thatis not, the news that frontline that hecancarespreadsis12Black MoonThaneanddifferentstrangeis confrontingin the Nonoue of white bones, that was almost a war. AlthoughUndeadshas startedto retreat in defeat again and again, buttheywere always insufficientto loseentirebattlefield——he unable to bearthinklike this.
而至于亡灵们会退到什么地方去,那就不是他所能关心的了,前线传来的消息是十二位黑月领主在白骨之野上与异怪们正在对峙,那几乎是一场战争了。虽然亡灵们早就开始节节败退了,但它们总不至于输了整个战场——他忍不住这样想到。„That timewassuch......”
“那时候是这样的……”Natsin said that whilerecalledthensituation.
那辛一边说,一边回想起了当时的情形。
...... ( to be continued )
……(未完待续)
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