In that afternoon of funeral, a huge motorcade drove into the Count Megadon lead(er), then stopped by the village near manor. 在葬礼的当天下午,一支庞大的车队驶入了麦加登伯爵领,然后停在了庄园附近的村庄旁。 Because nearby here path to northern wilderness, around every year autumn has the caravan and small-scale merchant of massive turnover wilderness does to go north the supplies after the village and goes south the recuperation. 因为这里附近就有一条通往北方荒原的道路,每年的秋季前后都有大量进出荒原的商队和小商人在村子里做北上前的补给和南下后的休整。 Megadon Family still in the open area outside the village delimited one as conducting the transaction place to the merchants. 麦加登家族还在村子外边空地上划出了一块给商人们作为进行交易的场所。 As an important transportation supply depot and business hub, Megadon Family until now not to the merchants have gathered together the copper coin the road tax, is only the price of military supplies is slightly higher than other places, but the cost of merchants drops generally speaking. 作为一个重要的交通补给站和商贸枢纽,麦加登家族一直以来都没有向商人们收取过一块铜板的过路税,只是补给品的价格比其它地方略微高一点而已,但总的来说商人们的成本还是有所减少的。 Summer time is not the ordinary business men goes to the north side wilderness to conduct the trade good time. 夏天的时候并不是一般商人们去北边荒原进行贸易的好时间。 Now the herdsmen on northern wilderness in the seminomadic half agriculture period, they built massive settlements in the maple forest north peripheral zone. 现在北方荒原上的牧民们处于半游牧半农耕时期,他们在枫林的北面边缘地带建立了大量的定居点。 Underage and old person's herdsman plants around the settlement is similar to corn the miscellaneous grains of drought resistance, does not need to manage the forage grass that to winter for the domestic animal in the far place planter. 未成年的和老人的牧民在定居点周围种植一些类似于粟米的耐旱的杂粮,在远一些的地方种植不用管理的牧草供牲畜过冬。 The young and middle-aged herdsman drives the domestic animal to go to the north prairie to herd in the spring, when autumn approaches returns to the settlement to slaughter the domestic animal and manufacture leather. 青壮年牧民则在春季的时候赶着牲畜前往北边的草原上放牧,在秋天来临的时候回到定居点宰杀牲畜和制作皮革。 Every fall, large quantities of caravans from here going north wilderness, will sell types of various daily necessities, tea leaves and other daily necessities, then purchases the dried meat, leather, parchment and other local specials. 每到秋季,大批的商队会从这里北上荒原,出售各种生活用品、茶叶等生活用品,然后收购肉干、皮革、羊皮纸等当地特产。 Therefore almost does not have the caravan to stay in this in this burning hot summer. 所以在这炎热的夏季里几乎没有商队在此停留。 However, on the green caravan flag that today arrives is embroidering the caravan of golden big tree and yellow wheel is different, its every year spring or the summer must pass by here, enters the wilderness. 但是,今天到来的这支绿色的商队旗帜上绣着金色大树和黄色车轮的商队却不同,它每年的春天或夏天都要路过这里,进入荒原。 „Caravan that because we buy and sell the luxury goods specially!” Second in command Aubrey of caravan had said to Charles, „these people in north side, when the winter snow buries quickly the house, has the time to manufacture the good thing at home, therefore we want, when the spring or the summer purchases. If autumn time goes again, the person of purchase were many, the inventory price will also follow to rise.” “因为我们是专门买卖奢侈品的商队啊！”商队的二当家奥布里曾经对查尔斯这么说过,“北边的那些人啊,只有在冬天积雪快把房子埋住的时候,才有时间在家里制作好东西,所以我们才要在春天或者夏天的时候去收购啊。如果秋天的时候再去,收购的人多了,进货价也跟着会涨啊。” Aubrey said is reasonable, Charles could not find the reason of rebuttal for a short time. Moreover this caravan did for dozens years, reason that Charles has not refuted. 奥布里说得很有道理,查尔斯一时半会找不到反驳的理由。而且这支商队这么干有几十年了,查尔斯更没有反驳的理由了。 In a sunny morning, Aubrey looked for Charles, in church that at this time Charles is temporarily residing, is trying the pomegranate aunt for the new clothes that he produced in a hurry. 在一个阳光明媚的早晨,奥布里又找上了查尔斯,这时查尔斯正在暂住的教堂里,试着石榴婶为他赶制的新衣服。 „Young master, dress fit?” The pomegranate aunt asked. “少爷,衣服合身吗？”石榴婶问道。 Moved a body, Charles thought that this set of clothes some were big. 活动了一下身体,查尔斯觉得这套衣服有些偏大了。 „Very good-fitting, thank you, pomegranate aunt.” Charles gave the pomegranate an aunt smile. “很合身,谢谢你,石榴婶。”查尔斯给了石榴婶一个笑脸。 „Good-fitting good.” Pomegranate aunt carefully is Charles is reorganizing each detail on clothes, while the urging said that „young master, later is away from home is careful, do not eat the thing randomly, do not drink the unboiled water, do not speak with the stranger casually, these meets for the first time to the person majority that you do everything to please is non- deceitful is a robber, encountering the danger must escape promptly......” “合身就好。”石榴婶一边仔细地为查尔斯整理着衣服上的每一个细节,一边叮嘱道,“少爷,以后出门在外的要小心,不要乱吃东西,不要喝生水,不要随便和陌生人说话,那些第一次见面就对你献殷勤的人大多数都是非奸即盗,遇到危险要及时逃跑……” „Thank you, pomegranate aunt.” Charles grasped this to take care of he eight years of maid. “谢谢你,石榴婶。”查尔斯一把抱住了这位照顾了他八年的女仆。 That night, the maid who in the manor was on duty also encountered difficulty, only then brought Charles to leave the pomegranate aunt and several maid who who her dessert went home had a vacation going home escaped death by a hair's breadth. 那天晚上,庄园里值班的女仆也都遇难了,只有带着查尔斯留给她点心回家的石榴婶和几位放假回家的女仆幸免于难。 However, as royal family's troublemaker has nothing to express to these innocent civilians. Finally Charles gave the pension of each victim ten years of wage. 然而,身为王族的肇事者对这些无辜的平民没有任何表示。最后还是查尔斯给了每位遇难者十年薪水的抚恤金。 Now, although Charles must leave, but the manor must reconstruct. Constructs after the manor and Charles comes back these days, the manor or the important person manage. 现在,虽然查尔斯要离开了,但是庄园还要重建。在庄园建好后和查尔斯回来之间的这段时间里,庄园还是要人管理的。 With after knowing Charles wakes up first to arrive at the church to look after Charles, as well as after knowing Charles must take a long journey, prepared the family/home to the clothes that nine -year-old grandson makes changes to the appropriate Charles luggage at the same night, 就凭着在得知查尔斯醒来后第一个来到教堂照顾查尔斯,以及在得知查尔斯要远行后,将家里原本准备给九岁的孙子做的衣服连夜改成合适查尔斯的行装, Charles gave the pomegranate the aunt the maid long position. In the church entrance, after waving to see off wiped the pomegranate aunt who the tears are leaving, Charles spoke with Aubrey to the one side. 查尔斯将女仆长的位置交给了石榴婶。在教堂门口,挥手送别了抹着眼泪离开的石榴婶后,查尔斯才到一旁和奥布里说话。 „Starting today, I was your staff.” Charles said to Aubrey. “今天起,我就是你的员工了。”查尔斯对奥布里说道。 „Don't!” Aubrey is beckoning with the hand hastily, „you have not come the caravan to report, therefore you now Count Megadon before me, therefore we chatted the matter in business.” “别别别！”奥布里连忙摆着手,“你还没来商队报道,所以你现在在我面前还是麦加登伯爵,所以我们来谈谈生意上的事情吧。” „We three horse-drawn vehicles are emptying now, has the plan to pack them with your liquid medicines. Looked in share that in we will soon work together as colleagues, discounts to me.” “我们现在有三辆马车空着,有打算用你们的药水装满它们。看在我们即将共事的份上,给我打个折吧。” Charles is looking up this over 60 years old still bring the old fox that the caravan is bustling about, having to plant to think to be flat his impulsion. 查尔斯抬着头看着这个六十多岁依然带着商队东奔西走的老狐狸,有种想扁他的冲动。 Aubrey peddler on the following father from 15 years old. When he was 20 years old squandered the complete money, in the south purchased a number of white granulated sugar, prepared while celebrating a holiday to go north to gain one. Finally when to race against time, crosses a bridge meets the flood to hit to collapse the wooden bridge, the carriages and horses and cargo were washed away by the water completely. When he will soon go bankrupt degenerates into the slave, just from the elf sea of trees came out to take a stroll Elizabeth that to help, then turned over/stood up on the salt fish. 奥布里从十五岁就起跟着父亲行商了。他20岁的时候花光全部的钱在南方采购了一批白砂糖,准备趁着过节北上赚一笔。结果为了抢时间,过桥时遇到洪水把木桥撞塌,车马和货物全部被水冲走。在他即将破产沦为奴隶的时候,被刚从精灵树海里出来溜达的伊丽莎白帮了一把,然后就咸鱼翻身了。 However, Charles to Aubrey any opportunity, he had not said: „You go to the drugs manufacture workshop to look for Hollas, he was always being in charge of all workshops, the matter of sale hands over by him now is responsible.” 然而,查尔斯没有给奥布里任何机会,他说道:“你去制药作坊找霍拉斯吧,他现在是所有作坊的总管事,销售的事情都交由他来负责了。” „Moreover, I have reported to the big bosses of caravan. Therefore I now was one of the caravan.” “而且,我早就向商队的大老板报道了。所以我现在是商队的一员了。” Aubrey's face was black immediately. The numerous temples have the age limit to the employee, the under 14-year-old person forbids to hire, moreover over eight years old under 14-year-old people are difficult because of the family condition, or the parental double perishing orphan may use judgment to hire, and can only arrange it work in one's power, Aubrey made Charles be responsible for with Hollas negotiating on ordering. 奥布里的脸顿时黑了。要不是众神殿对雇工有年龄限制,未满14岁的人禁止雇佣,而且八岁以上未满14岁的人因家庭条件困难的,或者父母双亡的孤儿可酌情雇佣且只能安排其力所能及的工作,奥布里就下令让查尔斯去负责和霍拉斯谈判了。 „Why you will arrange the bookworm of that one-track mind to do are always in charge!” Aubrey complained. “为什么你会安排那个死脑筋的书呆子做总管事啊！”奥布里抱怨到。 „Because he is the bookworm of one-track mind.” Charles provoked was curling upwards a brow, but Aubrey could not see, Charles forgets own face last present to wear one only to reveal the mask of mouth suddenly, blocked from the diplopore plug on face. “正因为他是死脑筋的书呆子啊。”查尔斯挑衅着翘了一下眉头,不过奥布里是看不到了,查尔斯一时间忘了自己的脸上现在戴着一张只露出嘴巴的面具,遮住了脸上的双孔插座。 „We return to the caravan that side now.” Aubrey said to Charles, „after tonight's final recuperation, when our tomorrow's Sun raises, then with two days of time across maple forest.” “那我们现在回商队那边去吧。”奥布里对查尔斯说道,“今晚最后的休整后,我们明天太阳升起时就出发,然后用两天时间穿过枫林。” „Does not have the issue.” Charles replied, „I happen to must go to the caravan to report.” “没问题。”查尔斯回答道,“我正好要去商队报道。” „We discussed your work.” Aubrey looked to Charles, „what can you?” “那我们谈谈你的工作。”奥布里看向了查尔斯,“你会着什么？” „Commonly used language, Northlands language and desolate primitive, some demon race’s language and writing and promises.” Charles breaks off the finger to say. “通用语、北地语、荒原语、一些魔族的语言文字和算数。”查尔斯掰着指头说道。 „Oh, almost forgot, Professor Megadon is the world-famous artist in words.” Aubrey is sighing to mention the Charles grandfather, „his premature departure, is the big loss of linguistic circle.” “噢,差点忘了,麦加登教授是闻名于世的语言大师。”奥布里叹着气说起了查尔斯的爷爷,“他过早的离去,是语言学界的一大损失。” Charles follows also to sigh, although in this world has the magic and god technique, but also has various extremely bad risks diseases. His paternal grandmother is the sudden disease before he was born the second year died of illness, at that time Holy Angel Nun happen to walked in the north wilderness, but the god officer who the church remains behind is at a loss. His grandfather sudden heart attack when sleeping, next day discovers time is too late. 查尔斯跟着也叹了口气,这个世界上虽然有魔法和神术,但是也有着各种极其凶险的疾病。他的奶奶就是突发疾病在他出生前第二年就病逝了,当时圣安琪儿嬷嬷正好在北方荒原行走,而教堂留守的神官对此束手无策。他的爷爷则是在睡觉时突发心脏病,第二天发现的时候已经太晚了。 Charles also suspected, since this world has to meet the magic animal and contains the magic power plant, then appears has magic power to meet the bacteria of magic is not the not possible matter. 查尔斯还怀疑,这个世界既然有会魔法动物和富含魔力的植物,那么出现一些有魔力会魔法的细菌也不是不可能的事情。 Then exists to have magic power being similar penicillin such antibiotic, similarly is not not possible. 那么存在有魔力的类似青霉素这样的抗生素,同样也不是不可能。 Aubrey patted a back of the head of Charles gently, said: „The move of technique of report resume who you and study, the Northlands language and wild primitive are the dialects of commonly used language, you said that can also bully the country bumpkin who the south these have not seen the world.” 奥布里轻轻地拍了一下查尔斯的后脑勺,说道:“你和谁学的报简历的招术,北地语和荒原语就是通用语的方言,你这么说也就能欺负南边那些没见过世面的乡巴佬。” „The demon race language is good, Professor Megadon has very deep attainments in the research of demon race language. When the time comes the antique that we purchase has the words of demon race writing, you can help me check.” “魔族语还行,麦加登教授在魔族语的研究上有很深的造诣。到时候我们收购的古董有魔族文字的话,你可以帮我把把关。” „How many kept a promise you to be able?” “算数你会多少？” Charles wants the same as say me to be able with other crossing over leads the calculus, but this is not possible, he replied: „Mathematical operations and mean value metropolis/can.” 查尔斯很想和其他穿越者主角一样说我会微积分,不过这是不可能的,他回答道:“四则运算和平均数都会。” „You calculate this form.” In Aubrey wrapped from single shoulder extracts one volume of parchment to give Charles. “那你算一下这个单子。”奥布里从身上的单肩包里抽出一卷羊皮纸递给了查尔斯。 Charles opens the parchment, above the discovery is the caravan this month food consumption. Concentrated feed that the black bread, oats, the dried meat, salt and blue ruin that some above mainly people eat, the draft horse eat, such as black soybeans, salt and egg. 查尔斯打开羊皮纸,发现上面是商队这个月的粮食消耗。上面主要有人吃的黑面包、燕麦、肉干、盐和劣酒,还有挽马吃的精饲料,如黑豆、盐巴和鸡蛋。 Charles walks, while does mental arithmetic each commodities consumption, then the report gives nearby Aubrey. 查尔斯一边走,一边心算每一种物资的消耗总量,然后报给一旁的奥布里。 Finally Aubrey repeated one a moment ago Charles reports, then said: „I calculated, if you calculate does not have the mistake, then the statistics the work of food consumption gave you every day.” 最后奥布里复述了一遍刚才查尔斯汇报的总量,然后说道:“等我核算一下,如果你算的没有错,那么统计每天食物消耗的工作就交给你了。” All the way, Aubrey taught the matters needing attention in caravan to Charles this new staff, as well as safety regulation of outdoor life. The ancestors were Charles of construction dog hear to these things very earnestly, because he knows, which world regardless in, these safety regulations traded with the life. 一路上,奥布里向查尔斯这个新员工教导商队里的注意事项,以及野外生活的安全守则。上辈子是施工狗的查尔斯对这些东西听得十分认真,因为他知道,无论在哪个世界,这些安全守则都是用生命换来的。 Two people walks while said that then arrived by the village. 两人边走边说,然后就到了村庄旁。 The arrival of caravan made the village live it up the period of time, now they will soon leave, the transaction of villagers was also closed, the members of caravan also before doing are going north the final preparation. 商队的到来让村子热闹了一阵子,现在他们即将离开了,村民们的交易也完成了,商队的成员们也在做着北上前最后的准备。 Only has to several double round hood horse-drawn vehicles to be different from the common small-scale merchant, this year to year the contact in the caravans among various metropolises, there are to take freight vehicle, feed car(riage), ration truck, junks car(riage), boss saloon car and passenger train and other wagon about 20. Pulling a cart and spare draft horse are over 20, in addition the horses altogether over 30 horses of convoy guard. Besides big boss Elizabeth and second in command Aubrey and Charles this moe newly, the senior driver, carpenter, veterinarian, doctor, chef and convoy guard that in the caravan drive add, numerous about 50 people. 和一般的小商人只有一辆到几辆双轮敞篷马车不同,这支常年往来于各大都市之间的商队里,有作为货车、饲料车、粮食车、杂物车、老板房车和客车等四轮马车近二十辆。拉车的和备用的挽马超过二十匹,加上护卫队的马匹共超过三十匹马。除了大老板伊丽莎白、二当家奥布里和查尔斯这个萌新外,商队里驾车的老司机、木匠、兽医、医生、厨子和护卫队加起来,林林总总近五十人。 „Boss, you came back!” An unusual elf younger sister to Aubrey and Charles beckons by the motorcade. “老板,你们回来了！”一位与众不同的精灵妹子在车队旁向奥布里和查尔斯招手。 „This is Harkala, is pharmacist who we just join this year.” The Aubrey position two people do to introduce, „this is our young blood Charles.” “这位是哈尔卡拉,是我们今年刚加入的药剂师。”奥布里位两人做介绍,“这位就是我们的新成员查尔斯。” ( *): „Reported the boss, the eldest sister head harness Qianwei is exploring the way in advance!” (*):“报告老板,大姐头带着前卫队先行探路了！” „I knew.” Aubrey has become accustomed to before Elizabeth this big boss led the detection. “我知道了。”奥布里对伊丽莎白这位大老板带队前出侦查已经习以为常了。 Then Harkala hugs Charles all of a sudden in the bosom, „you are Charles, the pitiful child, eldest sister made me take care of you over the two days, had anything although asked me!” 然后哈尔卡拉一下子把查尔斯搂在怀里,“你就是查尔斯吗,可怜的孩子啊,大姐头让我这两天照顾你,有什么事就尽管拜托我吧！” The nostril that on the Charles mask ventilates immediately by Harkala with other elf younger sister's different places stopping up, the mask edge also had the ventilation place, he felt stifled. 查尔斯面具上透气的鼻孔顿时就被哈尔卡拉与其他精灵妹子不一样的地方给堵住了,要不是面具边缘还有透气的地方,他就被憋死了。 All are conducting methodically, a night does not have the words. 一切都在有条不紊地进行着,一夜无话。 Next morning, Sun reveals the horizon time, in a sentry post sound with Aubrey mouth, this huge team starts to north slowly the line. 第二天早上,太阳露出地平线的时候,随着奥布里口中的一声哨响,这支庞大的队伍开始向北缓缓而行。 Transports on the horse vehicle roof of grain, Charles has looked back to live eight years of place, to sees off pomegranate aunt and Hollas who and the others did not have in the roadside waved goodbye. 运粮食的马车顶上,查尔斯回过头来看了一眼自己生活了八年的地方,向在路边送行还没回去的石榴婶和霍拉斯等人挥手告别。 August 10 , 1919 in the early morning, Charles left his hometown. 1919年8月10日这天清晨,查尔斯离开了他的家乡。