Treads...... 踏踏踏…… In the heavy sound of footsteps, one team of fully-armed guards go on patrol. 沉重的脚步声中,一队全副武装的侍卫巡逻而过。 Flare luminous dissipates with their going far away gradually, the garden was covered again dark. 火把的光亮随着他们的远去渐渐消散,庭院再次被黑暗笼罩。 In the shadow of corner, Colin quickens pace slowly, following that vague smell of blood, he gradually arrives at the northwest corner of swallowtail fort. 角落的阴影中,柯林缓缓加快了步伐,顺着那丝若有若无的血腥味,他逐渐来到凤蝶堡的西北角。 A strong show heads on smelly, almost smokes to faint Colin. 一股浓烈的骚臭扑面而来,差点将柯林熏晕过去。 That is the horse dung flavor. 那是马粪的味道。 Colin then realized, oneself arrived at the horse stable. 柯林这才意识到,自己来到了马厩。 Damn! 该死的！ Colin criticizes one, the smell of blood is covered by the horse show taste, he was a little hard to distinguish the position of source. 柯林暗骂一声,血腥味被马骚味掩盖,他有点难以分辨源头的方位了。 But is good because, here has been located in the edge in swallowtail fort, Colin then in nearby 11 searches. 但好在,此处已经位于凤蝶堡的边缘,柯林便在附近一一搜查起来。 Quick, he found the source of that smell of blood again- bell tower. 很快,他就再次找到了那股血腥味的来源-钟楼。 This is an old bell tower that went through hundred years of stormy times, the motley outer wall and above crawls the full vine is the trace that the years stay behind. 这是一座经历了百年风雨的老钟楼,斑驳的外墙和上面爬满的藤蔓都是岁月留下的痕迹。 Clang! 铛！ Just exactly 1 : 00 am, the ancient bell tower makes the depressed hoarse sound. 刚好凌晨 1 点整,古老的钟楼发出沉闷沙哑的声响。 Colin hides in the shadow of not far away, has not actually gone forward immediately. 柯林躲在不远处的阴影里,却没有立刻上前。 Because, nosed a moment ago sketchily, he had discovered three dark sentry posts around the bell tower. 因为,就刚才这么粗略查探了一下,他已经在钟楼周围发现了三处暗哨。 Here definitely has the issue! 这里肯定有问题！ However, Colin has not actually grasped without alarming dark sentry post enters the bell tower. 不过,柯林却没有把握在不惊动暗哨的情况下进入钟楼。 When he prepares to depart, the bell tower heavy/thick front door suddenly opens. 就在他准备就此离去的时候,钟楼厚重的大门突然打开了。 In the sound, a wheelchair was pushed. 吱呀声中,一个轮椅被推了出来。 The man on wheelchair cannot see clearly the facial features, but Colin actually guessed correctly the status of opposite party. 轮椅上的男人看不清面容,但柯林却猜到了对方的身份。 Father of Count Morison- Frank Morison. 莫里森伯爵的父亲-弗朗哥・莫里森。 After the old Count dies, his child Frank is the first successor of title, but pitifully, Frank many years ago in a fight is seriously injured, since the paralysis, therefore, the position of Count lets his son, is grandson Sarcen of old Count Morison inherits. 老伯爵死后,原本其子弗朗哥才是爵位的第一继承人,但可惜,弗朗哥多年前在一次战斗中身受重伤,瘫痪至今,所以,伯爵之位才让他的儿子,也就是老伯爵的孙子赛肯・莫里森继承。 Colin looks at the back that Frank goes far away, in the heart is flashing various thoughts. 柯林看着弗朗哥远去的背影,心中闪动着各种念头。 Finally, he was quietly with. 最后,他还是悄悄跟了上去。 Frank's wheelchair speed is not fast, is walking toward in courtyard along the axle of swallowtail fort. 弗朗哥的轮椅速度不快,正沿着凤蝶堡的中轴线往内庭走去。 Met a guard of wave of patrol along the way, they stop to salute immediately the regards to Franck. 沿途遇上了一波巡逻的侍卫,他们立刻停下来向弗朗哥行礼问候。 From their greetings, Colin also confirmed Frank's status. 从他们的问候声中,柯林也确认了弗朗哥的身份。 Also with a distance, saw that Frank must enter the Lord fort, Colin increased the sound of footsteps intentionally, walked from the shadow. 又跟了一段距离,眼看弗朗哥就要进入主堡,柯林故意加大了脚步声,从阴影里走了出来。 Frank really also stopped. 弗朗哥果然也停了下来。 „Viscount Angelie?” Taking advantage of the quiet and beautiful moonlight, Frank recognized Colin. “安格列子爵？”借着清幽的月光,弗朗哥认出了柯林。 „Are you? Frank knight?” Colin pretends a meeting by chance appearance. “您是？弗朗哥骑士？”柯林装作一副偶遇的样子。 However, this truly is their first meeting, the beforehand silent tribute and welcoming banquet Frank have not attended. 不过,这确实是他们的第一次见面,之前的默哀仪式和欢迎宴会弗朗哥都没有出席。 This Frank knight seems like over 50 years old is, the makings are cloudy, the facial features are thin, the eyes are long and narrow, the light lip is wan, a delicate appearance. 这位弗朗哥骑士看起来五十多岁,气质阴沉,面容瘦削,双眼狭长,薄薄的嘴唇毫无血色,一副弱不禁风的模样。 All the year round paralysis profession once the quite famous northern boundary knight devastated thinly and pale this. 长年的瘫痪生涯将这位曾经颇有名气的北境骑士摧残得憔悴至极。 „Is your?” “您这是？” „, Late at night cannot fall asleep, comes out to transfer the revolutions, hopes that has not disturbed you.” Colin walks to go forward with a smile. “哦,深夜睡不着,出来转转,希望没有打扰您。”柯林笑着走上前。 Really, the smell of blood is even more strong. 果然,血腥味越发浓烈起来。 „Naturally no. I cannot fall asleep, therefore comes out to transfer the revolutions.” Frank's head point, the eye looks at own right hand. “当然没有。我也是睡不着,所以才出来转转。”弗朗哥的头点了点,眼睛看着自己的右手。 Colin is having doubts, pushes the maidservant of wheelchair to explain in a soft voice: „Viscount Sir, Sir Frank wants to shake hand with you.” 柯林正疑惑间,推着轮椅的侍女轻声解释道:“子爵大人,弗朗哥大人想跟您握手。” Colin then bent down slightly, gripped the opposite party skinny right hand. 柯林这才微微俯身,握住了对方枯瘦的右手。 Ice-cold creamy, probably gripped a dead fish. 冰冷滑腻,像是握住了一条死鱼。 „Sorry, my body is inconvenient, therefore has not attended your welcoming banquet.” Frank apology smiles. “抱歉,我身体不便,所以才没有参加您的欢迎宴会。”弗朗哥歉意地笑了笑。 „Does not need to be polite.” Colin hurries to loosen the hand of opposite party, said with a smile, „you for the wound to fight against Troll receiving, was an honourable knight.” “不必客气。”柯林赶紧松开对方的手,笑道,“您是为了抗击巨魔才受的伤,是一位值得尊敬的骑士。” Frank self-ridiculed that smiles: „ I am by the pitiful creature who Troll beats, you, outside the wind roar fort annihilate the Troll 100,000 armies actually, before king city, cuts the head of Troll Emperor personally! 弗朗哥自嘲一笑:“我不过是个被巨魔击败的可怜虫罢了,倒是您,风吼堡外歼灭巨魔十万大军,王城之前又亲手斩下巨魔皇帝的头颅！ Such score, is the northern boundary hero who deserves, the model of knight! 这样的战绩,才是当之无愧的北境英雄,骑士的楷模！ If not for my body is inconvenient, certainly must extend the loftiest knight formality to you! ” 若不是我身体不便,肯定要向您致以最崇高的骑士礼节！” Colin beckons with the hand again and again, said modestly: „This must be lucky the officers kill the enemy courageously, I do not dare to arrogate to oneself the merit.” 柯林连连摆手,谦虚道:“这还要多亏了将士们奋勇杀敌,我可不敢独揽功劳。” Frank smiles, then a thread of conversation revolution: „Sarcen you told he does want to get married Miss Nina?” 弗朗哥笑了笑,然后话锋一转:“赛肯是不是跟您说他想要迎娶妮娜小姐？” „Yes. Madame Grace truly once requested that Vera helps be a go-between for the Count.” Colin thinks that the opposite party also wants to help the son ask for leniency. “是的。葛瑞丝夫人确实曾请求薇拉帮忙为伯爵牵线。”柯林以为对方也想帮儿子说情。 But, Frank actually shakes the head slowly: „Can you pass on to Miss Vera, please she do not agree with this wedding?” 但没想到,弗朗哥却缓缓摇头:“您能不能转告薇拉小姐,请她不要同意这场婚事？” „? Why?” Colin then had doubts, this Morison family is not „the St. Hilde expensive/noble female controls”, how this does not hope on the contrary does own son get married Nina? “哦？为什么？”柯林这下疑惑了,这个莫里森家族不是“圣希尔德贵女控”吗,怎么这位反倒不希望自己儿子迎娶妮娜？ The expression on Frank face is somewhat cloudy, after hesitant moment, makes noise to ask: „Viscount, you know why Morison family is dedicated in request to marry the St. Hilde family's daughters?” 弗朗哥脸上的表情有些阴沉,犹豫片刻后,才出声问道:“子爵阁下,您知道莫里森家族为什么执着于求娶圣希尔德家族之女吗？” „Why?” Colin asked interestingly. “为什么？”柯林饶有兴趣地问道。 „You should hear ‚bloodline purification’ theory?” Frank asked. “您应该听说过‘血统纯化’的理论吧？”弗朗哥反问道。 Colin nods. 柯林点点头。 This is actually scholar Dawn tells him, simply speaking, is the person in this world believes that the bloodline is the important decision factor of family descendant strength upper limit. 这其实是道恩学士告诉他的,简单来说,就是这个世界的人坚信血统是家族后裔实力上限的重要决定因素。 The Saint knight family can unceasingly the birth Saint knight, because of they noble sacred bloodline. 圣骑士家族之所以能够不断诞生圣骑士,就是因为他们高贵神圣的血统。 Therefore, crazily the expensive/noble female who the aristocrats in brilliance empire once for sometime exalted the family background Saint knight family, gets married them resourcefully goes home, tries to purify her bloodline. 所以,光辉帝国的贵族们曾有段时间疯狂追捧出身圣骑士家族的贵女,想方设法地将她们迎娶回家,试图借此纯化自家的血统。 However, the reality is brutal. 然而,现实却是残酷的。 The brilliance empire, the Saint knight family's number simply has not actually increased since the founding of the nation, these married several generations of Saint knight families' daughter's aristocrat to discover, their descendant simply did not have the rise in strength. 光辉帝国建国至今,圣骑士家族的数量却根本没有增加,那些娶了几代圣骑士家族之女的贵族发现,自家的后代根本没有实力上的提升。 On the contrary is therefore makes the Saint knight family's influence spread taking advantage of the method of marrying, behavior that they try to purify the bloodline, but helped the Saint knight family consolidate the rule. 反倒是因此让圣骑士家族的势力借着联姻的手段蔓延开来,他们试图纯化血统的行为,只是帮助圣骑士家族巩固了统治而已。 Therefore , the aristocrats also no longer females to the Saint knight family diligently strove after gradually, marrying becomes also more practical. 于是,渐渐地,贵族们也不再对圣骑士家族之女孜孜以求了,联姻也变得更加务实起来。 But only this Morison family is an exception, they still had not as if given up the bloodline purification the theory, but also is persisting in pursuing the St. Hilde family's daughter. 但只有这个莫里森家族是个例外,他们似乎仍然没有放弃血统纯化的理论,还在坚持追求着圣希尔德家族之女。 A Frank face said seriously: „Morison family was been really deep by poisoning of this theory, the clansmen teach concerned about the ancestor, with the tradition of all the year round forming, could not have seen clearly the reality, therefore, I hope that you can help me prevent this tragedy to continue.” 弗朗哥一脸郑重地说道:“莫里森家族受这个理论的毒害甚深,族人们碍于祖训,和长年形成的传统,已经看不清现实了,所以,我希望您能够帮我阻止这个悲剧延续下去。” „Tragedy?” Colin gawked staring, „this is insufficient is the tragedy?” “悲剧？”柯林愣了愣,“这个怎么也不至于是悲剧吧？” On Frank face appears the color of pain: „ You possibly do not know, I had two brothers, but their died long ago, another...... was just born is abnormal, it is estimated that could not live for several years, but must bear the inhuman pain, this endured suffering to kill by the father...... 弗朗哥脸上浮现出痛苦之色:“您可能不知道,我本来是有两位兄弟的,但他们一位早年夭折,另一位……刚出生就是畸形,估计也活不了几年,还要忍受非人的痛苦,这才被父亲忍痛杀死…… My child, Sarcen is actually not only one, but his brothers and sisters...... hehe, are actually not stupid, is the disability! 还有我的孩子,赛肯其实也不是唯一一位,但他的兄弟姐妹们……呵呵,却不是痴呆,就是残疾！ Therefore, the St. Hilde family's bloodline to us, is not a gracious gift, but is the curse! ” 所以,圣希尔德家族的血统对于我们来说,已经不是一种恩赐,而是诅咒！” Colin then understands the tragedy that Frank said is what meaning. 柯林这才明白了弗朗哥所说的悲剧是什么意思。 It seems like that long-term marrying, has made Morison family's gene be assimilated by the St. Hilde family gradually, causes them obviously is not a close relative, actually surpasses the close relative. 看来,长期的联姻,已经让莫里森家族的基因渐渐被圣希尔德家族同化,导致他们明明不是近亲,却胜似近亲。 Therefore, the close relative married the evil consequence of causing also gradually to appear on Morison family descendants. 所以,近亲结婚导致的恶果也就逐渐在莫里森家族后裔身上显现出来了。 But this evil consequence, in the Frank eye of genetics, became a bloodlines curse. 而这种恶果,在不懂遗传学的弗朗哥眼里,也就成了一种血脉诅咒。 „Good. I will pass on to Vera your request, but, I want to remind you, your mother to this marries regards as important, therefore......” “好的。我会将您的请求转告薇拉,不过,我想提醒您,您的母亲可是对这场联姻非常看重,所以……” „Too thanked you! Mother there, I will persuade personally.” “太感谢您了！母亲那里,我会亲自劝说。” Colin sighed secretly, this Morison family may be really puzzled enough. 柯林心里暗叹,这个莫里森家族可真够纠结的。 Also their direct descendant this three generations of sole lines of descent, the person is not no wonder prosperous, originally invites trouble. 也难怪他们嫡系这一支三代单传,人丁不旺,原来都是自找苦吃。 Later two people then also chatted at will, Colin discovered, the situation of this Frank's north boundary regarding current is quite actually optimistic, thinks the present confusion is only temporary, will not be long tranquil. 之后两人便又随意闲聊了一番,柯林发现,这位弗朗哥对于当前北境的局势倒是颇为乐观,认为现在的混乱只是暂时的,不用多久就会平静下来。 Colin does not know this Frank in intentionally the smalltalk, because long-term seal in fort, to changing constantly somewhat slowly. 柯林不知道这位弗朗哥只是在故意客套,还是因为长期封闭在堡内,对外界的风云变幻有些迟钝。 However, he does not plan to go into seriously. 不过,他也不打算多深究。 What he is interested, why the opposite party must enter that bell tower in the night. 他更感兴趣的是,对方为什么要在深夜进入那座钟楼。 But why will there be filling the smell of blood of being able hardly be removed? 而那里为何又会弥漫着挥之不去的血腥味？ Naturally, Colin also knows that such issue is impossible directly to ask Frank, therefore after accompanying him to talk one, blindly said goodbye to depart. 当然,柯林也知道这样的问题不可能直接问弗朗哥,于是陪着他瞎侃了一通后就告辞离去。 Looks at Colin's back to vanish in the darkness gradually, Franck opens the mouth to ask suddenly: „He with our how long?” 望着柯林的背影渐渐消失在黑暗中,弗朗哥忽然开口问道:“他跟了我们多久？” Pushes the maidservant of wheelchair to shake the head: „I am also unascertainable.” 推轮椅的侍女摇摇头:“我也不能确定。” Frank narrowed the eye, in the vision is glittering the cold and gloomy ray, was low and deep the order saying: 弗朗哥眯起了眼睛,目光中闪烁着森冷的光芒,低沉着命令道: „That side bell tower again several plus few manpower.” “钟楼那边再多加些人手。” „Yes, Sir.” “是,大人。”