DSE :: Volume #4

#352: Informers, as well as underground waterway

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After consecutive two days of snowing, the weather that cleared shortly as if scatters occupied in the City-State above haze, Cold Frost such as regained consciousness again in the past generally the —— snow removal and snow equipment starts to clean up the snow of main road, the obsolete high-pressured air feed pipeline and electrical power system endured the test again, the factory and public transport system also starts to revolve again. 在连续两日的降雪之后,短暂放晴的天气似乎驱散了盘踞在城邦上空的阴霾,寒霜再次如往常一般苏醒——除雪车和化雪设备开始清理主干道的积雪,老旧高压供气管道和电力系统再一次经受住了考验,工厂与公共交通系统亦再次开始运转。 All kinds of carriages and horses sounds and machinery clankings with sunrise, but is gradually prosperous. 各式各样的车马声、机器声随着日出而渐渐鼎盛起来。 Under representation that in this gradually regains consciousness, an unusual and tight atmosphere actually gradually is spreading the average person in —— even city in the city, still noticed transformation on this atmosphere finally. 然而在这逐渐苏醒的表象之下,一种异样而紧张的气氛却又在城市中逐渐蔓延着——即便是城里的普通人,也终于注意到了这份气氛上的转变。 At first news from newspaper, the control circular of city hall emergency announcement made these news quite keen people smell the anxious aura, later all sorts of rumors that transmitted from the coast block, appeared about the Sea Mist fleet in City-State nearby news disappears without a trace , the news of all kinds of genuine and fake then disseminated in the streets and lanes. 最初是来自报纸上的消息,市政厅紧急公布的管制通告让那些消息比较敏锐的人嗅到了不安的气息,随后是从沿岸街区传来的种种流言,关于海雾舰队出现在城邦附近的消息不胫而走,紧接着,各式各样真真假假的消息便在街头巷尾传播开来。 Frightened news —— that Unit Guardian that in the near future the frequent reassignment of City-State public security manages, around several memorial parks gathers, certain blocks pass on mixes by again one month ago then starts, about „dead who disseminates in the city returns to” the strange tale, all these discomforting things as if gathered suddenly, starts to disseminate in the city quietly. 近期城邦治安管的频繁调动,几处墓园周围聚集的守卫者,某些街区传出来的惊悚消息——再混以从一个月前便开始在城里传播的、关于“亡者回归”的离奇故事,所有这些令人不安的东西仿佛突然间都凑到了一块,开始在城市里悄然传播。 City-State on Boundless Sea like crowded pigeon-holes, between the city and city is away from vast ocean, but among people actually heard close, nothing gives the message more difficult than in City-State, naturally also does not have any is simpler than in the City-State interior transmission news. 无垠海上的城邦如同一个个拥挤的鸽笼,城与城之间隔着汪洋大海,但人与人之间却咫尺相闻,没有什么比在城邦之间传递消息更加困难,自然也没有什么比在城邦内部传递消息更加简单。 Even so, the day has wanted, the anxious news disseminates in the streets and alleys, the residents actually usual go out and work, at most in pushing public transportation or , in the tavern meets discussed some strange atmosphere —— pressures of several eye Xiachengli and is not enough to disturb to a revolution of City-State. 但即便如此,日子还是要过,不安的消息只是在街巷间传播,市民们却还是如常般出门和工作,顶多在挤上公交车或在酒馆里碰面的时候谈论几句眼下城里的怪异气氛——些许压力并不足以打扰到一座城邦的运转。 In the final analysis, in people of this world life have been used to the haze in life, to them, in the city has some strange strange matter is the normal state, the curtain of night anomaly that the sabotage activities of heretic and drill occasionally was one point of —— one of the daily life still to be able the peaceful auspicious city to them to be after at nightfall not normal. 归根结底,在这个世界生活的人们早已习惯了生活中的阴霾,对他们而言,城市里发生一些离奇怪异的事情才是常态,邪教徒的破坏活动和偶尔钻出来的夜幕怪胎都属于日常生活的一环——一座在入夜之后仍能安宁祥和的城市对他们而言才是不正常的。 The intersection point of No. 4 graveyard and oak street, named „gold/metal flute” in the small tavern is gradually living it up. 四号墓园与橡木街的交界处,一座名为“金笛”的小酒馆中正逐渐热闹起来。 In the morning the residents who went to the factory to go to work mostly will pass by this road junction from the block, „gold/metal flute” as inexpensive taverns that faced the populace, best place —— here that before is everyone began work, settles down, not only provided the liquor water, provided the nice point coffee and simple breakfast, was used to have a full stomach with driving out the cold best, but, but chatted here several during the breakfast, was a day of intense busy work starts beforehand some whiled away the time. 清晨从街区前往工厂上班的市民们大多会路过这个道口,“金笛”作为一间面向大众的廉价酒馆,是大家上工之前驻足的最佳地点——这里并不只提供酒水,也提供像样点的咖啡和简易早餐,用来果腹和驱寒最好不过,而在早餐期间在这里和人闲聊几句,也算是一天紧张繁忙的工作开始之前的些许消遣。 The busy shuttle of entertainment of tavern in several round tables, the sales clerk is receiving the guest behind the bar, the warm yellow light sprinkles from the roof, scattered the chill in the air of winter, facial features are lanky, the hair color withered and yellow middle-aged man sits on the chair of bar behind not far away, is reading the newspaper in hand at will while is watching the situation in shop with the corner of the eye split vision. 酒馆的招待在几张圆桌之间忙碌穿梭,店员在吧台后面接待着客人,暖黄色的灯光从屋顶洒下,驱散了冬日的寒意,一个脸型瘦长、发色枯黄的中年男人则坐在吧台后面不远处的一张椅子上,一边随意翻看着手中的报纸一边用眼角余光关注着店里的情况。 In the shop appears somewhat quarrels mixed, the middle is also mixing with mostly is not so-called „upper resident who” occasionally some rough jokes or unscrupulous bad language —— come this to dine, more people from Lower District the average person who goes to the industrial annulus to go to work, they gather here, while time of breakfast discussed that happened in in Lower District or factory district, either aims at the City-State recent change to judge. 店里显得有些吵杂,中间还偶尔夹杂着一些粗犷的笑话或肆无忌惮的脏话——来此用餐的大都不是什么所谓的“上层市民”,更多的人是从下城区前往工业环带上班的普通人,他们在这里聚集,趁着早餐的一点时间讨论一下发生在下城区或者工厂区里的事情,要么就针对城邦最近的变化评判一番。 Their views are mostly shallow bored, will not have anyone to pay attention to these people's opinion to the city. 他们的看法大多粗浅无聊,并不会有什么人关注这些人对城市的意见。 So long as they do not fight in the shop, that anything is good. 只要他们不在店里打架,那就什么都好。 The hair color withered and yellow middle age shopkeeper turns the newspaper to the next page, a little had a yawn bored. 发色枯黄的中年店长将报纸翻到下一页,有点无聊地打了个哈欠。 Then, he felt that periphery probably was peaceful ——, as if had the ray that anything blocked above to sprinkle. 然后,他感觉周围好像安静了一点——紧接着,似乎有什么东西挡住了上方洒下来的光线。 The shopkeeper raised the head, saw that a tall and strong form is standing in front of oneself. 店长抬起头,看到一个魁梧的身影正站在自己面前。 The opposite party put on a jet black windproof coat that reminds the night to fall, the high stand up collar blocked the most facial features, the broadside ceremonial hat pressed like the dark cloud, is covering all spying from outside world, but in the slit between that only clothing, only has the bandage that can see. 对方穿着一身让人联想到夜幕降临的漆黑风衣,高高的立领挡住了大半面容,宽边礼帽又如乌云般压下来,遮挡着一切来自外界的窥探,而在那仅有的衣物间的缝隙中,所能看到的却又唯有层层迭迭的绷带。 The dignified line of sight hidden in the ceremonial hat shadows of that low low pressure. 威严的视线隐藏在那低低下压的礼帽阴影间。 One type only then makes one the pressure feeling that is hard to neglect come visually, the hair color withered and yellow middle age shopkeeper almost then felt instantaneously the heart obstructs, the startled color cannot help but appears in the eyeground, his first response recognized as Church of Death clergy —— the opposite party by mistake, because these devout Priest most like this type to the average person slightly obviously excessive „bandage dresses up”, but he then realizes on this black-clothed person not to wear the triangle mark of Church, has not carried the Guardian standard configuration the specially-made cane. 一种仅从视觉上便让人难以忽视的威压感迎面而来,发色枯黄的中年店长几乎瞬间便感觉心脏一窒,惊慌之色不由自主在眼底浮现,他第一反应是将对方误认作了死亡教派的神职人员——因为那些虔诚的神官们最喜欢这种对普通人而言略显过度的“绷带装扮”,但紧接着他便意识到这黑衣人身上并没有佩戴教会的三角形标记,也没有携带守卫者标配的特制手杖。 After the flurry of flash, the middle-aged shopkeeper makes oneself calm forcefully, he sees this tall and strong form behind also three people, respectively is a same height astonishing young madam, a seemingly benign countenance old person, as well as on a face wears the veil and makings noble mysterious blonde female, cannot help but in heart thought racing. 在一瞬间的慌乱之后,中年店长强行让自己镇静下来,他看到这魁梧身影身后还有三人,分别是一位同样身高惊人的年轻女士,一位看上去慈眉善目的老人,以及一位脸上戴着面纱、气质高贵神秘的金发女子,不由得心中念头急转。 Is specially to „guest who” oneself comes, looks at this clothes unfriendly kind, can the serious imposing manner that type reveals faintly even make oneself not gasp for breath...... is the secret public security officer in central city area? Person who on Cold Sea other influences send? Why do they look for oneself? The threat, wins over, or...... did something request? 是专门冲着自己来的“客人”,看这穿着打扮绝非善类,那种隐隐流露出的沉重气势甚至可以让自己都喘不过气……是中心城区的秘密治安官？还是冷冽海上其他势力派来的人？他们为什么来找自己？威胁,拉拢,抑或……有事相求？ He the newspaper in the hand places the one side, sets out calmly, raises head to look at front black-clothed person: „Whom do you look for?” 他将手中报纸放在一旁,镇定地起身,仰头看着面前的黑衣人:“你们找谁？” „Mr. Nimmo Wilkins,” Duncan notices at present the flurry and anxiety of middle-aged person eyeground, obviously this was compelled by the oneself imposing manner, but this was he is intentional —— he to observe opposite party's response, this can make the opposite party most real mood change expose, will help judge whether a person once received the cognition to interfere with the influence that or the memory revised, „was this your name?” “尼莫・威尔金斯先生,”邓肯注意到了眼前中年人眼底的慌乱和紧张,显然这是受自己气势所迫,但这是他有意为之——他在观察对方的反应,这能让对方最真实的情绪变化暴露出来,将有助于判断一个人是否曾受到认知干涉或记忆修正的影响,“这是你的名字？” „Here everyone knows that my name,” Nimmo Wilkins nods, simultaneously the sales clerk to not far away beckons with the hand gently, „how many are looks my? But I am only the businessman of honest duty......” “这里人人都知道我的名字,”尼莫・威尔金斯点了点头,同时对不远处的店员轻轻摆了摆手,“几位是来找我的？可我只是个老实本分的生意人……” „The sea frequently the haze, the wind was very recently cold,” Duncan said slowly, simultaneously put out a hand to fish out that in the bosom by the City-State map of Tyrian personally preparation, „we needed nice wine —— of one cup of warm stomachs should better be able to make the feelings of deceased person warm.” “最近海上常常起雾,风很冷,”邓肯慢慢说道,同时伸手在怀中摸出了那份由提瑞安亲手准备的城邦地图,“我们需要一杯暖胃的好酒——最好能让死人的心肠都暖和起来。” In hearing „the sea frequently the haze, the wind was very of cold” the instance these words, Nimmo's breath then had the extremely slight change, later his vision then fell on that City-State map. 在听到“海上常常起雾,风很冷”这句话的瞬间,尼莫的呼吸便有了极其细微的变化,随后他的目光便落在了那份城邦地图上。 This „shopkeeper” changes excellent that all mood and looks hidden, in fact besides that instant breath and heartbeat change, cannot see him to have the place of any difference from the semblance, but is such tiny response, still had not escaped the eye of Vanna. 这位“店长”把所有情绪和眼神变化都隐藏的极好,事实上除了那刹那的呼吸和心跳变化之外,从外表根本看不出他有任何异样之处,但就是这么细小的反应,仍然没有逃过凡娜的眼睛。 „It seems like he.” Vanna said in a soft voice. “看来就是他了。”凡娜轻声说道。 Duncan nods gently, folds the good map to receive that: „Does second floor have the position?” 邓肯轻轻点了点头,将那份折好的地图收起:“二楼有位置吗？” „In building the position filled,” Nimmo shakes the head, „comes with me.” “楼上位置满了,”尼莫摇了摇头,“跟我来吧。” Saying, him was then walking from the counter, making several unexpected visitors move toward by a staircase door. 说着,他便从柜台旁走了出来,引着几位不速之客走向楼梯旁的一扇门。 In small tavern still confusion of voices, even if some people noticed counter here sound, still no one many attention exactly what happened. 小酒馆中仍旧人声嘈杂,即便有人注意到了柜台这里的动静,也没人过多关注到底发生了什么事情。 Duncan one group of follow in shopkeeper Nimmo behind, they went through that leaf of slightly diminutive wooden door, enters a channel that seems like to the shop behind warehouse, actually drills into another door in the channel center-section, walked very long distance —— to leave toward below after the feeling in along an inclined slopeway the small tavern range of surface was very far, they before a leaf of dark wooden door stop the footsteps. 邓肯一行人跟在尼莫店长身后,他们穿过了那扇略显矮小的木门,进入一条看上去是通往店铺后面仓库的通道,却又在通道中段钻入另一扇门,沿着一条倾斜的坡道往下面走了很长一段距离——直到感觉上已经离开地表的小酒馆范围很远之后,他们才在一扇黑沉沉的木门前停下脚步。 „This place may be really deep enough.” Morris could not bear mutter one. “这地方可真够深的。”莫里斯忍不住咕哝了一声。 „Does not have the fault discretely, in this city does not welcome with the Sea Mist fleet concerned person,” Nimmo Wilkins is saying while moves toward that door, „enemy everywhere is ——, even if had passed half a century.” “谨慎没坏处,这座城里可不欢迎跟海雾舰队有关的人,”尼莫・威尔金斯一边说着一边走向那扇门,“敌人到处都是——哪怕已经过去了半个世纪。” „You are how under the eye of City-State authority does hide digs out such place?” The Vanna emphasis is not quite the same as others, as Inquisitor, she cares about one „gray intermediate” in the skill in City-State hiding, „can dig such long said/tunnel under a tavern, how the stone and soil to transport? How does the excavation time's sound hide?” “你是怎么在城邦当局的眼皮子底下挖出这么个地方的？”凡娜的关注点则跟其他人不太一样,作为一名审判官,她更在意一个“灰色中间人”在城邦里躲藏的技巧,“要在一间酒馆下面挖这么长的地道,石头和泥土怎么运出去？挖掘时候的动静又是怎么隐藏的？” Nimmo Wilkins has turned the head slightly, sees a stature especially big white hair madam, in the tone has the happy expression: „Very simple —— does not need to dig, here is part of Cold Frost underground waterway.” 尼莫・威尔金斯微微转过头,看了一眼身材格外高大的白发女士,语气中带着笑意:“很简单——不需要挖,这里本就是寒霜地下水路的一部分。” The voice falls, that leaf of dark front door was also opened, along with the sound, the glow of gas lamp mapped in Duncan one line of eyes. 话音落下,那扇黑沉沉的大门亦被开启,伴随着吱吱嘎嘎的声响,瓦斯灯的辉光映入了邓肯一行人眼中。 The appearance, never knows, the indistinct bicker where transmits together. 一同出现的,还有从不知何处传来的、隐隐约约的流水声。 The Duncan vision crosses that door, sees opposite unexpectedly is especially broad „hall”, that seems like the ancient sewer overlapping place, the distant place may also see that has the corridor to extend to the dark deep place, there is the furniture and a bed and sets at the frame to place in the hall corner, seems like can also live unexpectedly. 邓肯的目光越过那扇门,看到对面竟是一处格外宽阔的“大厅”,那似乎是古老的下水道交叉之处,远方还可看到有走廊延伸至黑暗深处,又有桌椅、床铺和置物架安置在大厅角落,看上去竟还可以居住。 Even can have many manpower. 甚至可以驻扎不少人手。
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