In the morning, Rodregains consciousnessfromsleepiness. Hesitson the chairrests, does not know when fromstarts, forms the habit of sittingsleeps. Isthisworldis probably unsafe, making one not have the security sense, sitsrests, oncehas the danger, canrespondimmediately,butlying down, onceencounters the danger, did not have the timeto struggle......
清晨,罗德从困意中苏醒。他是坐在椅子上睡的,不知道从什么时候开始,养成了坐着睡觉的习惯。大概是这个世界太不安全,让人没有安全感,坐着睡一旦有危险,可以立刻反应过来,而躺着嘛,一旦遭遇危险,就没有时间挣扎了……Opens the window of tavern, heading onis not the sunlight and rain and dew, butisthatsmokes the dayozone—— a collectionexcrementlabor that is dragging the animal-drawn cartis stoppingin the tavernback door, purchases the inexpensiveexcrementfrom the boss in tavern.
推开酒馆的窗户,扑面而来的不是阳光和雨露,而是那熏天的臭气——一个拖着板车的集粪工正停在酒馆后门,向酒馆的老板购买廉价的粪便。Yes, the collectionpurchaseexcrement...... the collectionexcrementlabor, thiscould be said asprofessionalone, Kislevnot likeEmpire that compelledmostpainstakingly, except forErengradandcapitalKislev, mosttowndid not have the sewer, every day, extraction of excrementwas a majorproblem, cannotfall on the avenuedirectly, thereupon, expedited a volume of excrementlaborsuchoccupation. The excrement of personanddomestic animalis not useless, theycanbe the manure, fuel. Yes, insomeimpoverishedareas, but also is making the fuelwith the excrement. But the manure, thisworlddoes not have the chemicalmanure, thenalsoneeds the naturalmanure. The excrementis the bestmanure.
是的,收集购买粪便……集粪工,这可以说是最苦逼的职业之一了,基斯里夫不像帝国,除了厄伦格拉德和首都基斯里夫,大多数城镇是没有下水道的,每天,粪便的排出就是个大问题,总不能直接倒在大街上,于是乎,就催生出了集粪工这样一个职业。人和牲畜的粪便并不是毫无用处,它们可以作为肥料,还有燃料。是的,在一些贫困的地区,还在用粪便做燃料。而肥料,这个世界没有化工肥料,便也需要自然的肥料。粪便就是最好的肥料。CollectionexcrementGuildinevery morningcollectionexcrementfrom house to house, thenpacks a car(riage), transports/fortunesto the cityoutside, sold to the peasant householdagain, obtainsfewrewardsbythis, maintainstheirlife. Roddoes not know that Carolineawokeat this time, ifmakesherseeat presentthis scene, does not know that will makewhatfeelings.
集粪工会在每天清晨挨家挨户的收集粪便,然后装满一车,运到城外,再卖给农户,以此获得少量的报酬,来维持他们的生活。罗德不知道卡洛琳这时候睡醒了没有,如果让她看到眼前这一幕,不知道又会作何感想。„Rod, Rod......”
“罗德,罗德……”Rodcloses the window, in order to avoidmakes the excrementstinkfloat the room. Out of the doorresounded the loudandrapidknock, canknowfromthatbigvoiceRod,isthatdwarf.罗德关上窗,以免让粪臭味飘进房间。门外响起了大声而急促敲门声,从那大嗓门罗德也可以知道,准是那个矮子。Wrappedclothescasually, opens the door, DwarfBogoris raisingtwopotbeerto standin the entrance, these that „yesterdaydrankwere too difficultto drink, was not the liquor, IboughttwopotPigsyblackbeeron the streetin the morningspecially, hehe, thiswas the beer. Mother, inthisteam, only thenyoucandrinkwithme, a Carolinewoman, could not drinkseveral, Talinamsaid that wasyouraide, is not willingto drink, mustfrequentlykeepsober, Yesikveikinot to mention, whatis the liquorhedoes not know.”
随便套了件衣服,打开门,矮人博古尔正提着两壶啤酒站在门口,“昨天喝的那些太难喝了,根本算不上酒,我早上专门在街上买了两壶皮格斯黑啤,嘿嘿,这才算啤酒。娘的,这支队伍里只有你可以和我喝,卡洛琳一个女人,喝不了几口,塔林纳姆说是你的侍从,不肯喝,要时刻保持清醒,叶斯科维奇就更不用说了,什么叫酒他都不知道。”Bogoris saying, mustrush.博古尔说着,就要闯进来。Was blockedbyRodinout of the door.
被罗德拦在了门外。„Hē, orderssomeunderwine and meatwhile convenient.”
“下去喝吧,顺便点些下酒肉。”Rodspoke.罗德说到。In the morning, the tavernhallapparentlydid not havelast nightnoiseandnoisy, the servantsis still cleaning up the mess that last nightguestsare leaving behind, manyfurniturehave placedneatly. RodandBogorchose a relativelypeacefulplaceto sit down, Slayerimpatientpoured the young wine, however, justwithdrankone, two peoplethendetected that the flavorwas not right.
上午时分,酒馆大厅显然没有昨晚的喧嚣和嘈杂,佣人们还在收拾着昨晚客人们留下的烂摊子,许多桌椅都已摆放整齐。罗德和博古尔选了一处相对安静的地方坐下,屠夫迫不及待的倒起了小酒,然而,刚刚拿起来喝一口,两人便发觉味道不对。„Thisis not the Pigsybeer, damn, thatpeddlerdeceivesme!”
“这不是皮格斯啤酒,该死的,那个小贩骗我!”Bogorflies into a rage, roarsmustlook forthat the persontheory of selling the liquor, was blockedpromptlybyRod......博古尔勃然大怒,吼着就要去找那个卖酒的人理论,被罗德及时拦下……„Do your liquorhow muchmoneybuy?”
“你这酒多少钱买的?”Rodasked.罗德问到。„ThreeSilver Shilling.”Dwarfangryanswering.
“三枚银先令。”矮人愤怒的答到。„Threesilver coinsyoucounted on that buys the purePigsybeer? Ifyouare the liquorsell, youwill do businesslike this? Youknow the Pigsyliquor the cost price.”
“三枚银币你指望买到纯正的皮格斯啤酒?如果你是酒贩,你会这样做买卖?你知道皮格斯酒的成本价。”Rodspoke of a smile. Bogorhad nothing to say in replyfor a while.罗德笑着说到。博古尔一时无言以对。„Codeword Fortis not the bigcity, heresmall traders and peddlersare many, the fabricationsellsfalsealsomany, the liquornative who youboughta moment agois well aware, isKislevthelocal liquor, butpastes onDwarfblackbeer the sign. Youdid not needto pursue, thatwas the itinerant hawker, whichdoes not have long known. Whichtheyarrive, whichsells, at this timeperhapshad gone out of town.”
“暗语堡并不是什么大城市,这里的小商小贩很多,造假卖假的也很多,你刚才买的酒当地人心知肚明,就是基斯里夫的本土酒,只不过贴上矮人黑啤的牌子。你也不用去追了,那是流动小贩,早就不知道去哪了。他们走到哪,卖到哪,这时候说不定已经出城了。”Rodcontinuesto laugh athim. ThismakesBogornot have the placeto puton the thinfacial skin, „yourhumandoes businessis insincere!”Finally can only mediatewithsuchangry words.罗德继续笑着他。这让博古尔原本就薄的脸皮更加没地方搁,“你们人类做买卖太不厚道!”最后只能用这样的气话来圆场。Whileis chattingtime, Carolinefrombuilding. Ice Witchwearstight-fittingtextilestoday, neckbandno longeris the deepVshallowVstyle, butcovered the collar bone, a neckfollowingskinpointcannot see. Howeverthisdoes not hinderherto become the focus of audienceas before. The tight-fittingtextilesserve as contrastsheslimandbeautifulbody, the chest fronttwomountain peaksnaturallyprotrude, is tall and straightandfull, leaves behindfolding of sex appealon the softclothes. Canhearby the staircasemalecustomerthatto swallow the saliva the sound, if notduring the daytime, Rodwillmake a betmustpresent the matter that fightingsnatches the woman......
正当聊着的时候,卡洛琳从楼上走了下来。霜寒女巫今天穿着一件紧身针织衫,领口处不再是深V浅V的样式,而是盖住了锁骨,脖子以下的皮肤一点都看不到。不过这依旧不妨碍她成为全场的焦点。紧身的针织衫衬托出她苗条而标致的身材,胸前两座山峰自然凸出,挺拔而饱满,在柔软的衣服上留下性感的皱褶。可以听到楼梯旁男顾客那吞咽口水的声音,如果不是白天,罗德敢打赌又要出现打架斗殴抢女人的事……
After Ice Witchgoes downstairs, thenarrives atsideRoddirectly, sat. BecauseBogorjust the matter of liquoris depressed, has no interest in greetwithCarolineradically.霜寒女巫下楼后便径直走到罗德身旁,坐了下来。博古尔正因为酒的事闷闷不乐,根本无心和卡洛琳打招呼。Howevertavernbossactuallyoneself of leisuresafe/without matterwalkedon own initiative.
但是闲暇无事的酒馆老板却自己主动走了过来。„Hey, under the friend, introduced oneself, Iwas the owner in thistavern, IcalledJidd. Heyler. YoucancallmeJidd.”
“嘿,朋友,自我介绍下,我是这座酒馆的主人,我叫基德.海勒。你们可以叫我基德。”
The tavernbossis grinningspeaks of a smile. Thisisbald, the middle-aged man of long face, seemed like the agealso40-50 years old, the mouthis making up the gold tooth, a tinyeyeis staring ateveryonelike the slyfox, naturally, is staring atRodsideLadyfrequently.
酒馆老板咧着嘴笑着说到。这是一个秃头,长脸的中年男人,看上去年龄也有40-50岁了,嘴里补着金牙,一双细小的眼睛就像狡猾的狐狸盯着所有人,当然,更经常盯着罗德身边的女士。„Knowsyouvery muchhappily, friend.” The Rodsmalltalk, „thistavernseems like the businessto be good.”
“很高兴认识你,朋友。”罗德客套到,“这座酒馆看起来生意不错。”„Alsook, herebusinesscontinuouslythis. Youknow that if the business of city gateunder footis not goodto do, otherplacesdo not wantto do. My fatherspent the savings of half a lifetime, buysthisplace, althoughitis miserably small, butenoughIsettled downhere.”
“还行吧,这里生意一直都这样。你知道的,城门脚下的生意如果不好做,其他地方就更别想做了。我的父亲花了半辈子的积蓄,才买下这块地,虽然它小得可怜,但是足够我在这里安家了。”
The menare saying, eyeunconsciousglancingtoCaroline.
男人说着,一双眼睛不自觉的瞟向卡洛琳。„Youhave an oldfather.”
“你有一位老父亲。”Rodis perfunctory.罗德敷衍到。„Right, yourhow many did comeCodeword Fortto makewhat? Oh, sorry, I mean, seems likeyournot likenative, Ihad not seenyoubefore.”
“对了,你们几位来暗语堡做什么?噢,抱歉,我的意思是,看上去你们不像本地人,我以前没有见过你们。”BossJiddasked. Perhapsisdetectedoneselfis not polite, hemoved out of the wayfromCaroline the vision, transferred to Rod.
老板基德问到。或许是察觉到自己的不礼貌,他将目光从卡洛琳身上挪开,移到了罗德身上。„Oh, Iam a merchant, fromGrizzly Bear Fort. Thisismy wife——Maideena.”
“噢,我是一名商人,来自灰熊堡。这位是我的妻子——麦蒂娜。”Rodreportedwith a smileto the tavernbossoneself, andcompiles a newstatustoCarolinetemporarily, todisplay the nature, builds the handintimatelyconvenientlyon the Carolineshoulder. Has not thoughtcompletelywill havesuchCarolineto be shocked, howeverbeforebystander, does not dareto display many expressions. Onlycanreluctantly the nodsmile.罗德笑着向酒馆老板介绍起了自己,并临时给卡洛琳编造了一个新的身份,为了表现得自然亲密一点,顺手将手搭在卡洛琳肩上。完全没想到会有这么一出的卡洛琳愣住了,但是在外人面前,也不敢表现出过多的表情。只能勉强点头微笑。„Thisismysubordinate, mercenary——Bogor Khana.”
“这位是我的手下,雇佣兵——博古尔.卡纳。”Then, reported the oneselfold buddyto the tavernboss. OppositeDwarfsits in same place, air/Qireddens all over the face.
说完,又向酒馆老板介绍起了自己的老搭档。对面的矮人坐在原地,气得满脸通红。„, Grizzly Bear Fort, Ihave heard, before thereprobably, had been attackedbyVampireUnit?”
“啊,灰熊堡,我听说过,那里好像之前被一支吸血鬼部队袭击过?”Jiddis curiousasking.基德好奇着问到。„Un, hassuchmatter, butthattimeattacksquickly, goesalsoquickly. The Queenpersonentered the castlequickly, townreturnedpeacefully, butwasseveraldays of matters.”
“嗯,是有这么一回事,不过那次袭击来得快,去得也快。女王的人很快就进驻城堡了,城镇重归安静,不过就是几天的事。”Rodreplied.罗德回答。„Oh, in the two years, thenalwaysmanymatters, the matter of seeminglypeacefuldayplaceare actually many.”
“唉,这两年,总是那么多事,看上去安静的日子其实地方的事情多着。”Jiddcomplained. Althoughdoes not knowwhathesaid is really false, butRodis gladwithhismanychattinga whilevery much, generally speaking, a boss in hotelisknows that mostgossips the information, all the person of tavernlodgingwill be more or lessto chatseveralwithhim, gradually, the tavernbosslike an informationstopover station, somepeopleevensellsthisaspart of importantsources of incomespecially.基德抱怨到。虽然不知道他说的是真是假,但是罗德还是很乐意和他多闲聊一会儿,一般来说,一座旅馆的老板是知道最多八卦信息的,所有来酒馆住宿的人都会或多或少和他聊上几句,久而久之,酒馆老板就像一个情报中转站,有些人甚至专门卖这个作为一部分重要的收入来源。„, The beggarare indeed getting more and more, the prostitutewere also getting more and more.”
“的确,乞丐越来越多啦,妓女也越来越多了。”Rodis sighingto speak.罗德叹着气说到。„After particularlynorthrebellion, the daywas more difficult. Howeveralways some person who gets rich, thesesell the coffin, buys the funeral, in any caseall and deceased personrelatedbusiness was suddenly goodto do. Thismayreallysatirize, not?”
“尤其是北方这场叛乱发生后,日子更难了。不过总有一些借此发财的人,那些卖棺材的、置办葬礼的,反正一切和死人相关的生意突然间都好做了起来。这可真讽刺,不是吗?”
The tavernbossteased, Rodguessed that he has long knownthistrade, butperhapswasbecause the strengthwas insufficient, is unable to participate. Thisworldhasmore barbaricsurvivalrule, someindustrieswere monopolized, for example the salt industry and precious metal, were being controlledby the Kislevofficial, theseindustrysudden and huge profits, Katarinwill not apportion the people the industryprofits of thesehighperquisitesveryabsolutely.
酒馆老板调侃到,罗德猜测他早就知道这一行当,只不过或许是因为实力不够,无法插足。这个世界有着更加野蛮的生存规则,有些行业是被垄断的,比如盐业和贵金属,是被基斯里夫官方控制着的,这些行业十分暴利,卡特琳娜绝对不会将这些高油水的行业利润分给民众。Ifyouare not obedient, bribedtheseindustries, smuggles, violates the law, Rodestimated that the Erengradrebellionalsohas the relationswiththese. Itperhapsis an accumulating over a long period of timeprocess, when the great wealthwere swallowedby the Queengroup, some peoplewill be always discontented.
倘若你不听话,染指了这些行业,就是走私,就是犯法,罗德估计厄伦格拉德叛乱跟这些也有关系。它或许是一个日积月累的过程,当大量财富被女王集团所吞噬,总有一些人会不满。Returned tothatdeceased persontrade, Jiddto have a liking forthisbusinessperhapsagaina moment agovery early in the morning, what heoperatedwas notthisindustry, wantsto participatetemporarily, only ifthere is a sufficientofficialinfluence, was related with castleLord, had the officialto make the backstage, either, hehad the sufficientstrength, starting from nothing, hired the goon, usurpedothers'interest, otherwise, ifthesetwopointsdid not have, wantsto get into the domain that othersoperatedsuddenly, was really difficult. Even the smallcastle, is still the tastefuldomain, the twosmallfaction can the smallbenefitwinlife and death. From the narrow viewis the smallfactionfights, struggles the benefit, seen from a distance, wasnext doorEmpirethathelpsElector Count, all dayattacked brutallyfora littlepetty profit, the tangled warfarewas unceasing. Rodthought that oneselfdoes not have, whenEmperor, orworked asEmpireEmperor, it is estimated thatalsodiedbythesemattersbothersomely.
再回到刚才那个死人行当,基德或许一早就看上这门生意了,只不过他经营的并不是这一行业,想临时插足,除非有足够的官方势力,和城堡领主有一定的关系,有官方做后台,要么,他有足够的实力,从零开始,雇佣打手,强占别人的利益,否则,如果这两点都没有,想突然间涉足别人经营的领域,实在难。就算小小的城堡,也是讲究地盘的,两个小帮派可以为了一点小利益争得你死我活。从小处看就是小帮派打架,争利益,从大处看,就是隔壁帝国那帮选帝侯了,整天为了那么一点蝇头小利大打出手,混战不断。罗德觉得自己是没当皇帝,要不当了帝国的皇帝,估计也是被这些事烦死。„Indeed......”
“的确……”Rodrepliedwith a smile.罗德笑着回答到。„Right, the friend, whichbusinessyoudo?”
“对了,朋友,你是做哪门生意的?”BossJiddaskedsuddenly.
老板基德突然发问到。„Ice Pepper, variousupscalelininganything.”
“冰椒、各种高档面料什么的。”Rodansweredfreely spoken.罗德顺口答到。„Ice Pepper? Thatis the goodthing, the nationlacksthisthing, someplaceIce Pepperare more expensive than the gold. Preciousmedicinal herb, thing that certainAlchemistlike.”Jiddspoke, „northwest cornerthiscastlehadChena Pharmacy, the master in pharmacyandIrelateswell, hewas the Codeword Fortbiggestapothecary, perhapsyoucanlook forhim.”
“冰椒?那可是好东西啊,全国都缺这个东西,有些地方冰椒比黄金都贵。名贵的药材,还是某些炼金师喜欢的东西。”基德说到,“这座城堡西北角有一家切纳药店,药店的主人和我关系不错,他是暗语堡最大的药商,或许你可以找他。”„Thanks. HoweverIhave the trade partner.”
“谢谢。不过我已经有贸易伙伴了。”Rodis saying, the corners of the mouthraiseto smile faintly. The tavernbossunderstands, thenno longermakes a sound. Worksunder the Tzarsevereregulation, somewhosenotshamefuldealsandbusiness?罗德说着,嘴角扬起一丝浅笑。酒馆老板心领神会,便不再吱声。在沙皇严厉的律法下做事,谁没有一些见不得人的勾当和买卖?„Right, Iheard that heredid haveVampireto cause troublea short time ago?”
“对了,我听说这里前不久有吸血鬼闹事?”Rodasked.罗德问到。„Not? Has not stoppedby the present......”
“可不是吗?到现在还没消停呢……”
The tavernbossraises hand, helplessreply.
酒馆老板扬了扬手,无奈的回答。
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