BringsTasato the smallhouse in taverntwobuildings, robust mantold that the liquorwaits onto continueto clean, afterwardclosed.
将塔萨带到酒馆二楼的一间小房子里,壮汉吩咐酒侍继续打扫,随后关上了门。Here is usedto entertaintheseto have the place of specialdemandcustomer, an eveningonlyreceives25copper royal, therefore the environmentis notgracefully. On the narrow and smallbedhas an ill-smellingstale taste, the beddingis wrinkled, wasverylonghas not takento washto expose to the sunlikely. Fullwas the crackwooden tablelacks an corner/horn, in the crackhas crowdedblackcotton woolshape, the tabletopappearedgreasyanddirty. HoweverTasais also disinclinedto haggle over, hesitsin the bedside, calmlywaits for the opposite partyopens the mouth.
这里是用来招待那些有特殊需求顾客的地方,一晚上只收25枚铜鹰,因此环境算不上多优雅。狭小的床上有股难闻的霉味,被褥皱巴巴的,像是很久没拿出去洗晒过了。满是裂纹的木桌缺了一角,裂纹里塞满了黑色的絮状物,桌面显得油腻而肮脏。不过塔萨也懒得计较,他一屁股坐在床边,静静等待对方开口。„Really islong time no see,”robust mangrins saying that „, since the divining an auspicious wedding daySirsubstitutes foryourseat, howto come the tavern? Even ifyouno longerare responsible forthis matter, candrink the cupliquor.”
“真是好久不见了,”壮汉咧嘴道,“自从纳吉大人取代您的位子后,怎么连酒馆都不来了?就算您不再负责此事,也可以来喝杯酒嘛。”HisnicknamecalledBlack Hammer, „undergroundtrumpeter” the watchman in tavern, Skeleton Fingermember. Soundsto be very scary, butisin the Kingdom Capitalblackstreetone in numerousMouse. Mouseform cliques, divisiondomain, according todo businesshas formed the hugeandlooseorganizationsdifferently. Behindtheseunderground organizationsmore or lesshas the shadow of bignobleorrich merchant, Skeleton Fingeris no exception. Butwhat and domesticdogis different, mostMousewill not chooseto give loyalty tosomeinoneperson, so long asthere is a benefit, theycanhandle mattersforanybody.
他的外号叫黑锤,“地下号手”酒馆的看守者,骷髅手指成员。听起来很吓人,不过是王都黑街里众多老鼠中的一个。老鼠们拉帮结派,划分地盘,根据经营业务的不同形成了一个个庞大而松散的组织。这些地下组织背后或多或少都有大贵族或富商的影子,骷髅手指也不例外。但和家养犬不同的是,多数老鼠不会选择效忠于某一人,只要有利益,他们可以为任何人办事。„Idle talklittlesaid,”Tasasaidstraightforwardly, „in the eveningyoucalledHilt, Pig Herd, Silver RingandPott, inthistavern, Ihad the matter to arrange.”
“废话少说,”塔萨直截了当地说道,“晚上你把希尔薇、猪倌、银戒指、陶罐都叫过来,就在这间酒馆里,我有事情要安排。”„Theseare the people of undergroundtrumpeter,”Black Hammerstartled, „light did theysuffice?”
“这几个都是地下号手的人,”黑锤怔了怔,“光他们就够了?”„I said that thisis a goodbusiness.”Heshrugs, „looked, inyouoncehad madein the shares of manymatterforme, you who Ispeciallylook.”
“我说了,这是桩好生意。”他耸耸肩,“看在你曾为我做过不少事的份上,我才特意找的你。”According tostep that the usualandblackstreethas to do, must first find the attachmentperson, thenby the opposite partyjudgmentwhetherreceives the duty. After two peoplereach an agreement, attachmentpersonwill entrust the dutyto the appropriatecandidate, simultaneouslygatherscost. Naturallythisprocessnotanycontractorwrittenproofsafeguard, whethereventually to achieve the effect that the employeranticipatesalsocompletelyis an unknown. Generally speaking, more famousorganizationcares aboutownprestigeonmore, entrustingcostto be also high, but the organizationcharge that raised one's headnewlywas low, butwas easy the region that ended up to turn outloses everything. TheseMouse and citypatrol leadershave formed a subtlebalance, kept the Kingdom Capitalsurfaceordertogether.
按照通常和黑街打交道的步骤,先要找到接头人,再由对方判断是否接下任务。两人达成一致后,接头人会将任务委托给合适的人选,同时收取费用。当然这一过程没有任何契约或书面证明来保障,最终能否达到雇主期待的效果也完全是个未知数。一般来说,越是有名气的组织就越在意自己的信誉,委托费用也较高,而新出头的组织收费低,但容易落得人财两空的境地。这些老鼠和城市巡逻队形成了一种微妙的平衡,共同维持住了王都表面的秩序。Beforeentering the royal palacebecomes a palaceguards the imperial palace, Tasaonceheld an office in the patrol leader, is responsible fornot facilitating the exposedbusinessto givevariousblackstreetorganizationprocessingsome. ThereforeKingdom CapitalinfluencehugestseveralMousecommunitiesheis clear, has saved the time that and attachmentpersonhad to do. As forchoosing the Skeleton Fingerreason, merelyisbecausetheyhave not gone badthatthoroughly.
在进入王宫成为一名宫廷禁卫前,塔萨曾在巡逻队任职,负责将一些不方便见光的事务交给黑街各组织处理。因此王都势力最为庞大的几股老鼠群落他都一清二楚,也省去了和接头人打交道的时间。至于选择骷髅手指的原因,仅仅是因为他们还没坏得那么彻底。„Icanaskone, are youhandling mattersforwhomnow?” After Black Hammerhesitantmoment, asked.
“我能问一句,您如今在为谁办事吗?”黑锤犹豫了片刻后问道。Tasadoes not haveanswer, butstretched out the thumbto select the backroyal palacedirection.塔萨没有回答,而是伸出拇指点了点背后的王宫方向。
The patrol leadersare also good, Mouse, most peopleonlyknow that hehas becomeguarding the imperial palace, actuallydoes not know that heshortly afterthenby the Wimbledon IIIchoiceisFourth Princepersonal guard, went toBorder Townalong withHis Highness the Princetogether. Insix months that thisvanishes, theyshouldthinkoneselfhave treatedin the palace. Also, oneselfaimed at the royal palacedirection, was is not lying the--royal familynot to haveTimothyone, Roland Wimbledon was also one of the royal family.
巡逻队也好,老鼠也罢,大多数人只知道他成了禁卫,却不知道他没多久便被温布顿三世挑选为四王子的亲卫,随王子殿下一同前往了边陲镇。在这消失的半年内,他们应该以为自己一直待在宫廷内。再说,自己只是指向王宫方向,并不是在说谎——王室不是只有提费科一位,罗兰.温布顿也是王室的一员。„Iunderstood,”henods, „Hiltand haven't Pig Herd, mebeen ableto selectownsubordinateto come?”
“我明白了,”他点点头,“不过希尔薇和猪倌已经不在了,我能挑自己的手下来吗?”„Theyhow?”
“他们怎么了?”„Died.”Black Hammersaidbitterly,„in the winter of last year and Dreamland Waterpersonhad the conflict, theytraded the northern districtdomain the poppy flower and dyingfern, Carzasgeteverybodyto hurry backthem. The Hiltneckwas delimited a blade, the bloodcould not stop, Pig Herdhad filled in the canalbythem.”
“死了。”黑锤恨恨道,“去年冬天和梦境水的人起了冲突,他们把罂粟花和长眠蕨贩卖到北城区地盘,卡萨斯领着大伙将他们赶了回去。希尔薇脖子遭人划了一刀,血根本止不住,猪倌则被他们填了运河。”Tasaknit the brows, thismatterpatrol leaderwill not pay attention, evendesirablywill provoke once in a while also the mutualtear and bite of Mouse, with the aim ofcontrollingtheirstrengths and quantities, as for the person of dying, no onewill care. „Thatis also good, butyoumustremember, mustbe the person in tavern.”塔萨皱了皱眉,这种事情巡逻队根本不会理会,甚至隔段时间还会刻意挑起老鼠们的相互撕咬,以便控制他们的实力和数量,至于死去的人,谁都不会在乎。“那也行,不过你要记住,必须是酒馆里的人。”
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After leaving the undergroundtrumpeter, Tasatake a deep breath.
离开地下号手后,塔萨深深吸了口气。In the tavern the corruptmoistflavorletshissomegastric disorders, emergesin the lunguntil the burning hotair, slightlyhas scatteredthispollutiondepressedfeeling.
酒馆里腐败潮湿的味道让他有些反胃,直到炎热的空气涌入肺里,才稍微驱散了这种浑浊沉闷的感觉。Although the Black Hammergreat kindnessinvitedhimto wait forintavern, but alsodeclared that mustput out the goodgood wineto entertainhim, butTasais not willingto treatin a narrow and smallplacetoofor a long time. Ifpresents the accident, heis unable the earliest possible timeto realize the difference.
虽然黑锤盛情邀请他在酒馆里等待,还宣称要拿出上好的美酒招待他,但塔萨不愿意在一个狭小的地方待上太长时间。如果出现变故,他无法第一时间察觉出异样。Then in hedecidesto go to the city, looks for a reasonableinnto reserve the nexttonight'sroom, as for the First Armysoldier, theypitches campthissetalreadyveryskilledregarding the night, does not need itselfto be worried.
接下来他决定前往内城区,找一家靠谱的旅店订下今晚的房间,至于第一军士兵,他们对于夜晚扎营这一套已经十分熟练,无需自己担心。
After at nightfall, Tasareturned to the undergroundtrumpeteronce more.
入夜后,塔萨再次回到了地下号手。At this time the tavernhas done businessnormally, once for a whilehas the customerturnover, hewaited and saw the time periodin the hidden placefirst, follows, in an alcoholicbehindentersin the room.
此时酒馆已经正常营业,时不时有顾客进出,他先在暗处观望了阵子,才跟在一名酒客身后进入屋内。As the low-gradetavern in outer cityarea, mostlyissomecommon people who comingthisto drink, the liquorwater is also the inexpensiveinferiorale, tencopper royalcanlinkto drinkseverallarge bowls. In the sounds of people of noise, hehad found the Black Hammersubordinatequickly, theyare sitting in a circleinoneby the room partition of wall, near the tableis also putting a whitephalanx.
作为外城区的低档酒馆,来此喝酒的大多是些平民,酒水也都是廉价的劣质麦酒,十枚铜鹰可以连着喝上好几大碗。在喧闹的人声中,他很快找到了黑锤的手下,他们正围坐在一间靠墙的隔断里,桌边还放着一节白色的指骨。Tasawalkscalmly, immediatelysomepeoplemade waytohim the position.塔萨不动声色地走过去,立刻有人给他让开了位置。„Good evening, Sir,”Silver Ring and Pottnodsalutesto say.
“晚上好,大人,”银戒指、陶罐点头行礼道。„ThesetwoIgiveyouunder the introduction, sheisLittle Finger,”Black Hammerhas pattedtiny tot, young man who thenaims atherside, „Hill Fawkes, recentlyjoiningSkeleton Finger.”
“这两位我给您介绍下,她是小指头,”黑锤拍了拍身边的小不点,接着指向她身边的年轻男子,“希尔.福克斯,最近才加入骷髅手指。”„Fawkes?” The Tasavisionstopson the opposite party, but the latterappearssomewhatcautiouslowers the headto express best wishes.
“福克斯?”塔萨的目光停在对方身上,而后者显得有些拘谨地低头致意。„Does our lines, littlehas the surnamecompletefellow,”Black Hammerlaughs, „hegambledto lose a none remaining, the wifefollowed the person, has soldincluding the house, has tojoin in the blackstreet. Relax, helivedinnorthern districtbefore, occasionallyalsowill patronize the undergroundtrumpeter.”
“干我们这行的,很少有姓氏齐全的家伙,”黑锤哈哈一笑,“他赌博输了个精光,老婆跟人跑了,连房子都卖了,不得不投身黑街。放心,他以前就住在北城区,偶尔也会光顾地下号手。”Silver RingandPottareold acquaintances, Little Fingerseemsis different from ordinaryhomeless children, thisHill Fawkes, Tasathinksactuallysomewhatstrangely...... After hisappearance and lookindeedvery muchlook likethattypeexperiences the drastic changeto attack, becomemental effortthin and palelosing, butinboth eyesalsocontainedonetype unable to saything that looked like...... Hethinks,cannotget the accurateanswereventually.银戒指和陶罐都是老熟人,小指头看上去就和普通的流浪儿没什么两样,倒是这位希尔.福克斯,塔萨觉得有些奇怪……他的模样和神色的确很像那种经历过剧变打击后变得心力憔悴的失落者,但双眼中还蕴含着一种说不上来的东西,就像是……他想了想,终究没能得到准确的答案。SincelivesinNorth area, is the acquaintance in tavern, must the issuenot be big. Moreover the firstduty that he must first completeisto shiprefugees, does not haveanyrisk.
罢了,既然是住在北区,又是酒馆的熟人,应当问题不大。而且他首先要完成的第一项任务是运送逃民,不存在任何风险。„Youlistened, matterwas not complex. Abovedoes not wantto seeagaineastern regionrefugeescontinuedto increase, the grain that the reliefusedwas reducingevery day, this way, the rebellionwill sooner or later occur, when the time comesprocessesto be much thornier, ifwantsmeansto makethemtumble outKingdom Capital.”
“你们听好了,事情并不复杂。上面不想再看到东境逃民继续增加了,救济用的粮食每天都在减少,再这样下去,暴动迟早会发生,到时候处理起来会棘手得多,所以要想个办法让他们滚出王都。”„What do youneedusto make?”Black Hammerasked.
“您需要我们做什么?”黑锤问。„Is very simple, spreads a news, said that Western Regionis opening upwasteland, localfeudal lordis willingto acceptthisbatch of refugees, but the mercenary soldier and fleet that escortsstarted, threedayslaterwill arrive incanaldock. Youmustdo, thisnewsidiots of proliferationoutsidetothesecities, the specific detailcansupplementfreely,more seems like really better.”
“很简单,传播一则消息,说西境正在开垦荒地,当地领主愿意接受这批逃民,而护送的佣兵和船队已经启程,三天之后就会抵达运河码头。你们要做的,就是将这条消息扩散给那些城外的蠢货,具体细节可以自由补充,越像真的越好。”„But...... Ifwhen the time comesdoes not havethatgroup of mercenary soldiers and fleets, saidagainlooks likehas not used.”Silver Ringsaid.
“可是……如果到时候没有那批佣兵和船队,说得再像也没有用啊。”银戒指说道。„Thesewill certainly have,”Tasasmiled.
“这些当然会有的,”塔萨笑了笑。„Ah?”his does startled, „haveWestern Regionfeudal lord to admitthemreally?”
“啊?”他怔了怔,“难道真有西境领主想要接纳他们?”„Yourthisidiot,”Black Hammerhas given his brainbucketpalm of the hand, „acting in a playnaturallymustdevelop the complete set, after transportingtoWestern Region , can theyalsodepend ontwolegsto turn backKingdom Capitalto be inadequateagain? Howas to handlethem, madelocalfeudal lordgo to the headacheto be good.”HelookstoTasa, „trulyis not the thornyduty, the words of reward......”
“你这蠢货,”黑锤给了他脑勺一巴掌,“演戏自然要演全套啊,运到西境后他们还能再靠两条腿走回王都不成?至于怎么处置他们,就让当地领主去头痛好了。”他望向塔萨,“确实不是什么棘手的任务,不过报酬的话……”Tasastretches outtwohand fingers, „twotimes. Mynewemployercompared with the patrol leader, heonlydoes not wantto see the resultas soon as possible, the gold royalfor himnotbigsignificance.”Heshows a faint smile, „Ihave said that thisis a goodbusiness.”塔萨伸出两个手指头,“两倍。我的新雇主可不比巡逻队,他只想尽快看到结果,金龙对他来说没有多大意义。”他微微一笑,“我说过,这是桩好生意。”
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