The old guard in graveyard does not like this snow continuously below day —— because not only this cold weather will make his the joint that is unable to withstand the load sore, because this snow day will always remind him of some long beforehand matter. 墓园的老看守不喜欢这种雪一直下的日子——不仅仅因为这寒冷的天气会让他那已不堪重负的关节酸痛起来,更因为这种雪天总是会让他想起一些很久以前的事情。 Some not that good matter. 一些不那么好的事情。 For example 50 years ago that rebellion, for example the 30 years ago colds, for example 17 years ago big collapsing of Nancheng District...... under such big snow, always no good deed. 比如五十年前的那场叛乱,比如三十年前的冻灾,比如十七年前南城区的大垮塌……下这么大的雪,总没什么好事。 The old person rubbed rubbing hands, turn head looked at one same already by the graveyard that the snow covers. 老人搓了搓手,回头看了一眼同样已经被积雪覆盖的墓园。 The graveyard trail was blurred the boundary by the snow, the white ground only then the footprint outlined to stopping the route in morgue and guard hut, the gas lamp has gone out, the tree trunk that the pitch-dark lightpost resembles lost plant stood and waited for a long time in the snowy area, looked quite lonely. 墓园小径被雪模糊了边界,白茫茫的地面只有脚印勾勒着通往停尸场和看守小屋的路线,瓦斯灯已经熄灭,黑漆漆的灯杆像枯死的树干般伫立在雪地上,看上去颇为孤单。 Several steam motor cars stop in the open area in graveyard, by the snow covering, Guardian of black clothes had been cleaned up the snow on automobile body completely with effort, and tries to clean up one to be able in the snowy area to come —— to look quite distressed for the vehicles general path. 几辆蒸汽车停在墓园内的空地上,已经完全被雪盖了起来,黑衣的守卫者们正在费力地清理着车身上的积雪,并试图在雪地中清理出一条能供车辆通行的道路来——看上去颇为狼狈。 They must before the snow cover frozen hard, road surface becomes hard to clean up completes this work. 他们得在雪被冻硬、路面变得更加难以清理之前完成这项工作。 Howling wind from the nearby has blown, in the wind has the grey smog twinkling, but , the Agatha form from the wind and smoke, this young Gatekeeper arrived at side the old guarding: „Today half of people will withdraw, only keeps two squads to help you guard the graveyard.” 一阵呼啸的风从附近吹过,风中有灰色的烟雾瞬息而至,阿加莎的身影从风与烟中走了出来,这位年轻的守门人来到老看守身边:“今天一半的人会撤走,只留两个小队帮您看守墓园。” „They all withdraw good, I can also quiet,” old guarding lifts the eyelid, looked at Gatekeeper one, „so many manpower, stay here also to waste.” “他们全撤走都行,我还能清静一点,”老看守抬起眼皮,看了守门人一眼,“这么多人手,留在这里也是浪费。” „This does not waste manpower —— you not to need to be worried that my manpower is insufficient.” “这不是浪费人力——您也不必担心我的人手不够。” „I did not have to worry for you that idly,” old guard is muttering, later as if raised unknowingly, „yesterday late at night you sent a elite squad to go out, in the city had an accident?” “我还没那么闲替你操心,”老看守咕哝着,随后仿佛不经意间提起,“昨天后半夜你派了一支精锐小队出去,城里出事了？” Agatha looks to the old person: „Do you also care about the matter outside graveyard?” 阿加莎看向老人:“您还关心墓园外的事情？” „I ask, says at will.” The old guard shrugs. “我就问问,说不说随意。”老看守耸耸肩。 „...... The fireplace avenue had/left a condition, has the Transcendent eruption fight of top level, the sound is big, patrol Guardian overtakes actually comes up empty-handed,” Agatha said slowly, „the present can only determine fights a both sides side is is very miserable, moreover one of them dead shape that Annihilationists —— they die is strange, does not conform to known any transcendent strength.” “……壁炉大街出了点状况,有高层次的超凡者爆发战斗,动静不小,巡逻的守卫者赶过去却扑了个空,”阿加莎慢慢说道,“现在只能确定交手双方其中一方是湮灭教徒——他们死的很惨,而且其中一人死状诡异,不符合已知的任何一种超凡力量。” The eyebrow of old guarding obviously vibrated, in the tone were many seriously some: „Fireplace avenue?” 老看守的眉毛明显抖动了一下,语气中多了些严肃:“壁炉大街？” „...... Felt relieved, without innocent resident injured,” Agatha as if knows that the old person is worried about anything, „the situation of the squad returning, that side strange clue, I could have a look at the situation incessantly personally.” “……放心,没有无辜市民受伤,”阿加莎似乎知道老人在担心什么,“不过从小队回报的情况来看,那边的诡异线索不止一处,我可能要亲自去看看情况。” Always guarded anything not saying that but nods gently, but the vision of his eyeground has become serious. 老看守什么也没说,只是轻轻点了点头,但他眼底的目光已经变得严肃起来。 Agatha is young Gatekeeper, but even again young, her „Gatekeeper” status still obtains by way of the strict training and difficult test, as Church in the City-State highest spokesman, her action is making clear to situation relative importance. 阿加莎是个年轻的守门人,但即便再年轻,她的“守门人”身份也是经由严格训练和艰难考验才获得的,作为教会在城邦的最高代言人,她的行动本身就昭示着情况的轻重缓急。 Cloud poor business conditions light —— that happening in the situation of fireplace avenue perhaps does not display like this moment attitude is not only a Transcendent fight is so simple. A elite Guardian squad goes to investigate, finally actually wanted Gatekeeper to process personally in the past, this matter small not. 发生在壁炉大街的情况恐怕并不像她此刻态度表现出来的那样云淡风轻——也绝不只是一次超凡者战斗那么简单。一支精锐的守卫者小队前去调查,最后却要守门人亲自过去处理,这事儿小不了。 But that is the matter outside graveyard, is not his stepped down to the second line „Gravekeeper” should pay attention. 但那是墓园之外的事情,不是他这个已经退居二线的“守墓人”应该关注的。 Let young Gatekeeper and Guardian processes. 让年轻的守门人和守卫者们去处理吧。 After quite works hard, Guardian cleaned up the snow finally, and started the steam core of vehicle, two dark-gray steam motor cars drove out of the graveyard, then vanished on the alley to block direction quickly. 在颇费了一番工夫之后,守卫者们终于清理掉了积雪,并启动了车子的蒸汽核心,两辆深灰色的蒸汽车驶出墓园,很快便消失在通往街区方向的小路上。 The old guard looks that two vehicles depart, shake the head, prepare to return to the graveyard. 老看守看着两辆车子离去,摇了摇头,准备返回墓园。 But when just about to turns around, the split vision of his corner of the eye actually saw that suddenly the alley end presented a familiar small form. 但就在刚要转身的时候,他眼角的余光却突然看到小路尽头出现了一个熟悉的小小身影。 A little girl of wear thick coat is somewhat walking with effort in the graveyard direction. 一个穿着厚实外套的小女孩正有些费力地朝墓园方向走来。 The old guarding stops the movement immediately, he looks that small form approaches toward here, the expression on face actually seems like some vitality/angry, but that small form also looked at this moment arrives she stops in the roadside in graveyard entrance old person ——, raises the face, is brandishing the arm happily, then continues to walk toward the old person. 老看守立刻停下了动作,他看着那个小小的身影朝这边走近,脸上的表情却好像有些生气,而那个小小的身影此刻也看到了站在墓园门口的老人——她在路旁停下,扬起脸,高兴地挥舞着胳膊,然后继续深一脚浅一脚地朝着老人走去。 Finally, on the car(riage) track when she arrives at the previous two steam motor cars departed presses out, footsteps finally relaxed a point, then bends the waist to pat on the clothes skirt-width and pants are moistening the snowflake, arrives at the graveyard entrance, looks grinningly is serious at present, even some old people of vitality/angry. 最后,她走到了之前两辆蒸汽车离去时压出的车辙印上,脚步终于轻松了一点,便弯腰拍了拍衣服下摆和裤子上沾着的雪花,来到墓园门口,笑嘻嘻地看着眼前一脸严肃,甚至有些生气的老人。 „Guards the grandfather, I come!” Annie happily and old guard is greeting. “看守爷爷,我又来啦！”安妮高兴地和老看守打着招呼。 She changes a white thick coat and same white long boots today, in addition on the head the same white yarn hat, the whole person as if must melt, in this in city that is covering the snow general. 她今天换上了一身白色的厚实外套与同样白色的长靴子,再加上脑袋上同样白色的毛线帽,整个人都仿佛要融化在这片覆盖着积雪的城市里一般。 „This weather also goes out, moreover rushes to this place!” The old guard stares, the tone is very severe, „you will make the family member be worried.” “这种天气还出门,而且跑到这种地方来！”老看守瞪起眼睛,语气十分严厉,“你会让家里人担心的。” „I and mother said that today goes back quickly,” Annie is smiling, the face was somewhat frozen blushes, „school had a vacation, I must ask the friend to play, but they are not willing to go out, I look for you!” “我和妈妈说了,今天很快就回去,”安妮笑着,脸被冻得有些发红,“学校放假了,我本来是要找朋友玩的,但他们都不愿意出门,我就来找您啦！” „...... Same is treating with the you friends at home, feels better in the weather of heavy snow Feng Road goes into the graveyard,” old person tone chilling, „today's graveyard is not open, inside snow were too many, you go home.” “……和伱的朋友们一样在家里待着,也好过在大雪封路的天气里跑到墓园里,”老人语气冷硬,“今天墓园不开放,里面的积雪太多了,你回家去吧。” However the girl does not seem to actually heard, but is poking head to look at one toward the old person behind, then the anticipation lifts the face: „My father he......” 然而女孩却仿佛没有听见,只是探着头往老人背后看了一眼,便期待地抬起脸:“我爸爸他……” „Has not come,” old person said straightforwardly, „such bad weather, even if really has to deliver the spirit plan also to postpone.” “没有来,”老人直截了当地说道,“这么糟糕的天气,哪怕真有送灵计划也会推迟的。” Annie stayed, actually does not lose very much, her pursing the lips lip of: „After that...... weather good, I ask again...... he would, right?” 安妮呆了一下,却并不很失落,她抿了抿嘴唇:“那……天气好了以后,我再来问问吧……他总会来的,对吧？” The old guard calmly is gazing at this child's eyes, has that short 12 seconds, he even somewhat regretted, regretted oneself six years ago should not make anything „your father will return to here” the promise to this child, in the final analysis, oneself that time feelings...... soft a point. 老看守静静地注视着这孩子的眼睛,有那么短短的一两秒,他甚至有些后悔,后悔自己六年前不该向这孩子许下什么“你父亲会回到这里”的诺言,归根结底,自己那时候的心肠……还是软了一点。 How long silent did not know, the old person opens mouth finally: „...... Perhaps, future some day you can hear his news.” 沉默了不知多久,老人终于张了张嘴:“……或许,未来的某一天你能听到他的消息。” This is he biggest tact. 这已是他最大的委婉。 A 12-year-old child, should understand these early. 一个12岁的孩子,早该听懂这些了。 Annie blinks, on the face shows some smile, later put out a hand to pull out pulling out in the oneself packet package along, fishes out one package of things to give the present old person. 安妮眨眨眼,脸上露出些笑容,随后伸手在自己随身的小包包里掏了掏,摸出一包东西递给眼前的老人。 „Is the biscuit?” The old guarding selected the eyebrow. “又是饼干？”老看守挑了挑眉毛。 „Is Jiang Chafen, I help mother do together, inside also added the herbal medicine of driving out the cold warm stomach!” Annie happily is saying, forces in the thing the old person hand rashly, „your person is always defending the graveyard, now snows, in the evening is very certainly cold?” “是姜茶粉,我帮妈妈一起做的,里面还加了驱寒暖胃的草药！”安妮得意地说着,不由分说地将东西塞进老人手中,“您总是一个人守着墓园,现在又下了雪,晚上一定很冷吧？” In the old person looks to begin the thing. 老人看着手里的东西。 He does not need this —— Church to issue the medicament supplies of graveyard guard to surpass this thing ten times in the effect, his seemingly frail watchman hut actually also proliferates protection technique and specialty material, let alone resists the trivial cold wind, even if graveyard really occurrence loses control, that hut can also such as the steel fortress resist the exterior impact. 他不需要这个——教会发给墓园看守的药剂补给在效果上要超出这东西十倍,他那看似单薄的看守人小屋其实也遍布防护术式和特种材料,别说抵挡区区寒风,哪怕墓园真的发生失控,那座小屋也可以如钢铁堡垒般抵挡外部的冲击。 „Thanks,” he accepted Annie gift, perhaps is too long has not smiled, the curve of his corners of the mouth is somewhat stiff, „this is very useful to me.” “谢谢,”他收下了安妮的礼物,或许是太久不曾笑过,他嘴角的弧度有些僵硬,“这对我很有用。” Then, his expression then again chilling. 然后紧接着,他的表情便再次冷硬起来。 „Thing I accepted, you hurry to go home, over the two days try not to go out.” “东西我收下了,你赶紧回家去,这两天也尽量不要出门了。” „Why?” “为什么？” „...... In the recent city is unsafe,” old guard is saying seriously, he thinks Agatha just with oneself has raised the matter, thinks last night fireplace avenue transcendent, „went back to tell your mother, in the near future will reduce goes out, if discovered not the right matter, sought help —— Annie from the recent church or the public security officer, this was very serious matter, did you remember?” “……最近城市里不安全,”老看守严肃地说着,他想到了阿加莎刚跟自己提过的事情,想到了昨夜壁炉大街发生的超凡事件,“回去告诉你妈妈,近期减少外出,如果发现了不对劲的事情,就向最近的教堂或治安官求助——安妮,这是很严肃的事情,你记住了吗？” Annie seemed like by the old person this severe tone is blown suddenly, was startled to hurry to nod: „...... Remembered.” 安妮似乎是被老人这突然严厉的语气镇住了,怔了一下才慌忙点头:“记……记住了。” „Good, that goes home,” old person shouted the tone, points to the door, „while day also......” “好,那就回家吧,”老人呼了口气,下了逐客令,“趁着天还……” He raised the head, the latter half a word words stop suddenly. 他抬起头,后半句话戛然而止。 An especially big tall and strong form does not know when appears near the graveyard front door, is looking up wears a black long windproof coat to here —— that form, wears the broadside ceremonial hat, on the face entangles the full bandage, whole body all details hidden in the hat and coat and bandage. 一个格外高大魁梧的身影不知何时出现在墓园大门附近,正抬起头看向这边——那身影穿着一袭黑色的长风衣,戴着宽边礼帽,脸上缠满绷带,全身上下所有细节都隐藏在衣帽和绷带里。 But by this tall and strong form also has another person, that is a petite madam who wears the deep purple magnificent and expensive long skirt, the golden hair like the waterfall, wears the soft hat, the face upper hood the veil, the appearance is not seeing clearly, is actually sending out elegant and mysterious makings. 而这魁梧身影旁边还有另外一人,那是一位穿着深紫色华贵长裙的娇小女士,金发如瀑,头戴软帽,脸上罩着面纱,容貌看不清楚,却散发着一种典雅而神秘的气质。 May always guard almost the attention places in that big tall and strong form —— he to stare at that direction completely stubbornly, the eyeball seems being hard to rotate by the invisible strength anchor, the slight noise starts to create a clamor in his mind, the field of vision edge also starts to present the slight vibration and displacement, but this is the spirit is suffering the sign of the mild concentration and disturbance obviously. 可老看守的几乎全部注意力都放在那个高大魁梧的身影上——他死死地盯着那个方向,眼球仿佛被无形的力量锚定般难以转动,轻微的噪音开始在他的脑海中鼓噪,视野边缘也开始出现细微的抖动和偏移,而这显然是精神正遭受轻度污染、干扰的迹象。 The experienced old guarding then realized instantaneously had what —— is that „visitor”. 经验丰富的老看守瞬间便意识到发生了什么——是那位“访客”。 oneself because of repeatedly with this indescribable guest contact, moreover once had fallen into the crazy condition under the function of incense, established certain relation with the opposite party! 自己因为多次与这不可名状的客人接触,而且曾在熏香的作用下陷入过疯狂状态,以至于和对方建立起了一定联系！ But this is only one type preliminary and almost harmless relation, therefore always guarded has almost not lost the ability to act like before. 但这只是一种初步且几乎无害的联系,所以老看守并未像之前那样几乎丧失行动能力。 One can still move —— therefore, he put out a hand to draw oneself Annie behind. 自身仍能活动——于是,他伸手把安妮拉到了自己身后。 „Child, do not look at that side.” “孩子,别看那边。”