In the darkcoffin, is said his to conceal of half a centurysecretlike the mummywhole bodybyOld Bishop that the bandagewrappedfinally, butafter this, was a silence of period of longtime.
黑沉沉的棺木中,如同木乃伊般全身被绷带包裹的老主教终于说出了他那已经隐瞒半个世纪之久的秘密,而在这之后,是一段长时间的沉默。
The Agathasoundbrokethistranquility: „Butobviously, thismatterhad not ended.”阿加莎的声音打破了这份平静:“但显而易见,这件事并没有结束。”Old Bishophas not opened the mouth, Agathathenalsoasked: „According toyoulooks like the difference and Dagger Island that shadow...... inpresentCity-Statepresentsrepeatedly...... alsoin the computation of Frost Queen?”老主教没有开口,阿加莎便又问道:“依你看来……如今城邦内频频出现的异样以及匕首岛的阴影……也在寒霜女王的计算中吗?”„Queenis not a god, shewill perhaps sentenceto have the insurrectionary armyto preventhercrazily ’ actionahead of timein advance ‚, butwill be impossibleto sentencehalf a century laterherewhat happenedin advance,”BishopIvanshakes the head, hewas still recallingthesedetails of past years, butwas the time is extremely probably remote, manydetailshehas actually also blurred, „Ihad actually toldme the unclearthatlatequeensanything, indelivering the process of spiritceremony, shehas been talkingwithmeprobably, butyouknow,holding the ceremonyneedsto concentrate onhighly, moreovermustinhaleto fumigate with incenseahead of time, I...... Was unclearsheto sayanythingtome.”
“女王并不是神,她或许提前预判到了会有起义军阻止她的‘疯狂’举动,但不可能预判到半个世纪后这里会发生什么事情,”伊凡主教摇了摇头,他仍然在回忆着当年的那些细节,但大概是时间太过久远,许多细节他其实也已模糊,“我其实已经记不清那一晚女王都跟我说过什么了,在送灵仪式的过程中,她好像一直在跟我交谈,但你知道,举行仪式需要高度专注,而且还要提前吸入熏香,我……实在记不清她都跟我说了些什么。”Speaking ofthishim, somewhatspread out the handreluctantly: „Normally, will not havelay downin the platform‚the dead’withholding the Priestexchangeceremony of ceremonyexperiences.”
说到这他顿了顿,有些无奈地摊开手:“正常情况下,也不会有被躺在平台上的‘死者’跟举行仪式的神官交流仪式体验的。”Agathais silent, calmlythoughtopened the moutha moment latersuddenly: „Alsocansay the pastsituationtomeagain? BeforePlan of Diving in the Abysscompletelyfinishedwhat...... did youalsoseeinthatchurch?”阿加莎沉默不语,静静思索了片刻之后才突然开口:“还能再跟我说说当年的情况吗?在潜渊计划彻底结束之前……你在那座教堂里还见到了什么?”„...... In my mind, samehad the heavy snowwiththis yearon that day, moreover is period of time miles, every large or smallsnowing has almost not stoppedvery much, the snowwill coverfrequentlyaround the chapelblockpath, making one unable to see clearly the boundary of path, the person of wrestlingalsothereforewere much many,”BishopIvancalmlyis recalling, his low and drawn outdepressedvoiceas ifcantowthatcold winter of half a century ago the imagination of persondirectly, person who „ oftenhasbreakingseeksto help——to the church, because the blockclinicis fullat that time.
“……在我的印象中,那一天也跟今年一样下了大雪,而且在很一段时间,大大小小的降雪几乎就没停过,积雪经常会把小教堂周围的街区道路覆盖起来,让人看不清道路的边界,摔跤的人也因此多了不少,”伊凡主教静静回忆着,他那低缓沉闷的嗓音仿佛能将人的想象直接牵引到半个世纪前的那场寒冬,“经常有摔伤的人到教堂寻求帮助——因为当时街区诊所已经爆满了。„At that time, Plan of Diving in the Abysshad caused very biganxietyin the city, itat that timeliketodayis not the taboo topics, although the core componentwas the secret, but the average peopleknow that hadsuch‚to searchsea’existence of plan, thereforethenoftenhad the person who arrived at the churchwithIraisedintheireyes‚strange matter’......”
“那时候,潜渊计划已经在城内引起了很大的不安,它当时并不像今天一样是个禁忌话题,虽然核心部分属于机密,但一般人都知道有这么个‘探海’计划的存在,于是便经常有来到教堂的人跟我提起他们眼中的‘怪事’……”„Strange matter?”Agathacannot bear the opens the mouth.
“怪事?”阿加莎忍不住开口。„Yes, strange matter, somepeoplesaid that sawin the long-timeunpopulatedhousepresented the light, somepeoplesaid that the oneselffamiliarneighborwill some day go outchanged an appearancesuddenly, somepeoplesaid that sees the front door of graveyardto openin the night, during the daytime the buriedpersonthenwalkedfrom the graveyardin the eveningnaturallycame out——isso forth the frightenedstrangestory, during the daytime the eveninghad, in view of the fact thatat that time the City-StatemostEvil SectmatterwasPlan of Diving in the Abyss, thereforepeoplethenall these not normalphenomenonaltogetherground-returnto the Plan of Diving in the Abysshead, then...... thenstartedto turn over to the Frost Queenheadagain.”
“是的,怪事,有人说看到长久无人居住的房屋中出现了灯光,有人说自己熟悉的邻居某天出门就突然变了个模样,有人说看见墓园的大门在深夜打开,白天被安葬的人晚上便大大方方地从墓园走了出来——都是诸如此类惊悚离奇的故事,白天晚上都有,而鉴于当时城邦最邪门的事情就是潜渊计划,所以人们便把所有这些不正常的现象都一股脑地归到了潜渊计划头上,再然后……便开始归到寒霜女王头上。”„Was buried the personingraveyardwalkednaturally,”Agathalistens tonarration of Old Bishopactuallyto knit the browssuddenly, as if the associationtoimmediately, „alsohadin the unpopulatedhouseto present the light, this...... thissounds......”
“被安葬在墓园中的人大大方方地走了出来,”阿加莎听着老主教的讲述却突然皱了皱眉,仿佛联想到了当下,“还有无人居住的房屋中出现灯光,这……这听上去……”„Soundslooks like No. 3graveyardthatfabricatedcorpsevery much, as well asyouinfireplaceavenue No. 42seeingthatroom, right?”Old Bishopsaidslowly,„what was different from the past years, yousaw the tangibleevidence, evencollectedelementdoubtful‚’exhibit, butin the pastinCity-Stateonly thenvariousGossip——somepeoplecame saying that withmeevery daytheymet any strangematter, butGuardiansent outeverywhere, actuallyallcomes up empty-handed.”
“听上去很像三号墓园那具被伪造的尸体,以及伱在壁炉大街42号见到的那个房间,对吗?”老主教慢慢说道,“但和当年不同的是,你见到了切切实实的证据,甚至收集到了疑似‘原素’的证物,而当年城邦里只有各种流言蜚语——每天都有人来跟我说他们遇上了什么诡异的事情,但守卫者们四处出动,却全都扑了个空。”„Allcomes up empty-handed?”Agathaasked.
“全都扑了个空?”阿加莎问道。
„ Yes, receivesresident'sreportingnaturally to send peopleto investigate, even ifhalf a century agowealsohadtheserigorousflows, Isentmanypeopleto investigatefrightenedthesediscussedstrangely,pastCathedralGatekeeperevenalsoinvestigatedlikeyoupersonally, butouranythinghad not discovered,besides the nervousresident, inCity-State was actually allnormal——butwithitrelative, in the Plan of Diving in the Abysstest facilitywas actually gradually blockedcompletely, alldreadfulmatterin the blockade areawere happening.
“是的,收到居民的举报当然就要派人调查,哪怕半个世纪前我们也是有这些严谨流程的,我派了许多人去调查那些惊悚怪谈,当年的大教堂守门人甚至也像你一样亲自进行了调查,但我们什么都没发现,除了紧张兮兮的市民之外,城邦内其实是一切正常的——但与之相对的,潜渊计划的试验场内却逐渐被完全封锁起来,所有可怕的事情都在封锁区内发生了。„Exactlyhadanything...... youdefinitelyalsoto see the ——ever emergingreplicasubmersiblesas fortherein the archives, without the strangepersonnels of registration, sacrificed the seekersindeep sea.”
“至于那里到底发生了什么……你在档案馆里肯定也见过——不断出现的复制体潜水器,未经登记的陌生往来人员,牺牲在深海中的探索者们。”Agathais silentsuddenly, inherheart the thoughtracing, whydoes not know, shealwaysthought that oneselfsmelledoneto be out of sortsfromnarration of Old Bishop, since...... halfcenturyno onehas detectedis not right.阿加莎一时间沉默下来,她心中念头急转,不知为何,她总觉得自己从老主教的讲述中嗅出了一丝违和,一丝……半世纪以来都无人察觉的不对劲。„In other words, in the pastPlan of Diving in the Abyss, althoughmakesflustered, butin factallabnormaleventsonlycentralizedintest facility, inCity-State is actually usualrevolution——, althougheveryone'spressureis very big, the cityrevolvesalsohas the difficultybecause of the extremegovernment order of queen, moreoversomepeoplereport the abnormaleventunceasingly, butfrom the angleanalysis of transcendent strength, fromdeep sea‚did pollution’actuallyneverinundate the pastblockade line?”
“也就是说,当年潜渊计划虽然闹得人心惶惶,但实际上所有的异常事件都只集中在试验场内,城邦内其实是如常运转的——虽然大家的心理压力很大,城市运转也因女王的极端政令出现困难,而且不断有人汇报异常事件,但从超凡力量的角度分析,来自深海的‘污染’其实从未漫出当年的封锁线?”„...... At leastinIremember that isthis,”Old Bishopnodsgently, but a thread of conversationrevolution, „naturally, even so, Iam not arguinganythingforpastFrost Queen, even ifCity-Statereallyallnormal, herPlan of Diving in the Abyssalsoalreadystretchedin the nerve of economyand everyone of Cold Frost the critical point, even ifPlan of Diving in the Abyssreallyneverlost controlinhercontrolthroughout, thatrevolted...... the revolt, was doomediscan happen.”
“……最起码在我记忆中是这样,”老主教轻轻点了点头,但紧接着话锋一转,“当然,即便如此,我也不是在为当年的寒霜女王辩解什么,哪怕城邦真的一切正常,她的潜渊计划也已经把寒霜的经济和每个人的神经绷到了临界点上,哪怕潜渊计划真的始终在她的掌控内从未失控,那场叛……起义,也注定是会发生的。”Agatha does not seem to actually paid attention toOld Bishopfinallyto sayanything, shethought deeply about a meetingsilently, thenshakes the head: „Focuses onat present, BishopIvan, in the situationaboutat presentcity, as well asinmyhandthisreport, Iwantsto know that youhavewhatview.”阿加莎却仿佛没有注意老主教最后在说些什么,她只是默默思索了一会,便摇了摇头:“还是把注意力放在眼前吧,伊凡主教,关于目前城内的情况,以及我手中这封举报信,我想知道你有什么看法。”„Youdiscovered the Annihilationiststracein the city, andsomeevidenceproved that istheypromotesin the back, this is actually the good deed, the transcendentpollution happened most fearfuldid not discover the enemy, buthas not discovered the enemy.”
“你在城内发现了湮灭教徒的痕迹,并且有证据证明是他们在背后推动,这其实是好事,超凡污染发生的时候最可怕的不是发现了敌人,而是没有发现敌人。”BishopIvanis sayingslowly , the correspondence in raising hand.
伊凡主教慢慢说着,又扬了扬手中的信函。„Inthereport that youbringalsomentionedthis point——suspectedAnnihilationists in Cold Frostcityto teach the ceremonyto communicate the strength of deep seathroughsomesecret, caused the deep seapollutiondirectoverflowtoCity-State, thereforeweshouldfind the wayto findthesehereticto hold the place of ceremony.”
“你带来的这封举报信中也提到了这一点——怀疑寒霜城内的湮灭教徒通过某种秘教仪式沟通了深海的力量,导致深海污染直接外溢至城邦,所以我们应该想办法找到那些邪教徒举行仪式的地方。”Agathagazes atOld Bishopthatonlyto reveal the eyeoutsidebandage: „Youthink that...... writesthisreportthat‚visitor’, cantrust?”阿加莎注视着老主教那只露在绷带外的眼睛:“你认为……写这封举报信的那位‘访客’,是可以信赖的?”„Eachmatter that at leastin the reportmentioned, nowsomeevidenceindicatereal, part that even if unable to confirmtemporarily, logicallywas also tenable,”BishopIvannods, „ naturally, Iam unable to assert that wrote a letterexistedwhethercantrust the happyanger of ——high-ranktranscendentandregards the mortal worldangle of view and mortalis different, thereforewe can never andtheyare togetherby the affective logic of human.
“至少举报信中所提到的每一件事,现在都有证据表明是真的,哪怕暂时无法证实的部分,从逻辑上也是成立的,”伊凡主教点了点头,“当然,我无法断言写信的那位存在是否可以信赖——上位超凡的喜怒和看待尘世的视角与凡人不同,所以我们永远不能以人类的情感逻辑和祂们相处。„I can only say, whenitdisplays the neutralitytemporarilyorfriendly, wecancooperatewiththemevencoordinateon own initiative, but when theysuddenlythought that thisis very boring, preparesto get angry, wedo not need the doubtsandsurprised, mustknowhigh-ranktranscendent that inthisworldcantrustandcangive loyalty toonlytruly, thenonlyhasFour Gods, other, the non-enemyis not the ally.”
“我只能说,当其暂时表现出中立或友善的时候,我们可以与祂们合作甚至主动配合,但当祂们突然觉得这很无聊,准备翻脸的时候,我们也不必有疑惑和惊讶,需知这世界上唯一真正可以信赖、可以效忠的上位超凡,便唯有四神,其他一切,都既非敌人也非盟友。”In the Old Bishopwordscontains the wisdom of mostcentury, even if the statusis equal, Agathaalsohas the respectto lower the headslightly.老主教的话语中蕴含着大半个世纪的智慧,纵使身份相等,阿加莎也带着敬意微微低下了头。„Next timethatvisitorwill presentagaintime, Iwill attemptwithitsinitiativecontact, has a look atItscurrentattitude.”
“下次那位访客再出现的时候,我会尝试与其主动接触,看看祂当前的态度。”„Thisbest.”BishopIvannodsto say.
“这样最好。”伊凡主教点头说道。Agathathinks, lookstoat presentthatcorrespondenceinOld Bishophand.阿加莎想了想,又看向目前正在老主教手中的那封信函。„Thennow, is only left overlastdifficultsolutionMiti.”
“那么现在,就只剩下最后一个难解谜题了。”Withhervision, the line of sight of BishopIvanalsofellon that reportfinalpart.
随着她的目光,伊凡主教的视线也落在了那举报信的最后部分。
The content of entireletter/believesis goodto understand, butonlyhasthatlastpart, graveyardguard who no matterreceives the letter/believesat first, ispresentAgathaandBishopIvan, is hardto understandprofound meaning.
整封信的内容都好理解,但唯有那最后一部分,不管是最初接信的墓园看守,还是现在的阿加莎和伊凡主教,都难以参透其中深意。Spokesman of tworepresentativeChurchhighestwillinCity-Stategathered, threeeyes that bandagebelowrevealedcloselywas staring atend of the correspondence.
两位在城邦中代表教会最高意志的代言人凑到了一起,绷带下面露出的三只眼睛紧紧盯着信函末尾。Thatindescribablemysteriousvisitorleft behind a riddletopicinItsconfidential letter.
那位不可名状的神秘访客在祂的密信中留下了一个谜题。„Whatmeaning...... are thisskewer of numbers?”BishopIvanis hesitatingasking.
“……这串数字到底是什么意思?”伊凡主教迟疑着问道。Agathashakes the headslowly: „Ido not lookclearly.”阿加莎慢慢摇头:“我也看不明白。”„...... Couldask the soothsayerto deduce, orwill invite the mathematicaldomain and occult sciencesdomainexpertcomescalculation——itpossiblyisaims atCity-Statefuturesecretnumber/counttogether.”
“……或许可以找占卜者推演一番,或者请数理领域和神秘学领域的专家来共同演算——它可能是一个指向城邦未来的秘数。”„Reasonable.”
“有道理。”
......
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The Upper Districtedge, next tofireplaceavenueoakstreet No. 44, Duncanstandsbefore the second floorcorridorendnarrowwindow, looks into the distancecurtain of night that is arriving atgradually.上城区边缘,紧挨着壁炉大街的橡木街44号,邓肯站在二楼走廊尽头的窄窗前,眺望着渐渐降临的夜幕。Crossedsome little time, hehas turned the headsuddenly, looks atVanna that is in a dazeinside: „Youthought that theydid hit the fundsat this time?”
过了好一会,他突然转过头,看着正在旁边发呆的凡娜:“你觉得他们这时候打款了吗?”Vanna from being distractedawakens, a facecompelsignorant: „......?”凡娜从走神中惊醒,一脸懵逼:“啊……啊?”„Youwill go tobankformetomorrow, looks atthemto havedozen of funds,” a Duncanfacesaidearnestly,„Ikept not recording a nameaccount numberinthatreport, isIspecificallyis usedto receive the reportingbonus.”
“你明天替我去银行一趟,看他们有没有打款,”邓肯一脸认真地说道,“我在那封举报信里留了个不记名账号,是我专门用来接收举报奖金的。”Vanna: „......?”凡娜:“……啊?”
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