Afternearlyfourmonthsreturned toBorder Town, Lotusalsoto have the newfeelingonce more.
时隔近四个月再次回到边陲镇,莲又有了新的感受。Thiscities seem to be ordinaryinunceasinggrowth, even ifinundates the non-daylight the heavy snowdaynot to preventitsextension, on mounting the Scarlet Waterbridge, thisfeelingspeciallyis obvious.
这座城镇仿佛在不断成长一般,即使漫无天日的大雪天也没有阻止它的扩建,每逢登上赤水大桥时,这种感觉就特别明显。Workshopsare similar to the neatblocks, distributessouth bank of the river bank, the oppositedockareagrew the several foldto have, at any timecanseeis dragging the stoneship of black smokeon the river surfaceback and forth, blocked from the wave lightclearriver surface.
一栋栋厂房如同整齐的方块,排布在河畔南岸,对面的码头区则增长了数倍有余,任何时候都能看到许多拖着黑烟的石头船在河面上来来回回,把原本波光粼粼的河面都遮住了。„Hereis livelier than Sleeping Island,”Honeyliesnear the bigbridge railinglooks into the distanceto, „personmustlike the ant.”
“这里比沉睡岛热闹多了,”蜜糖趴在大桥栏杆边向下方眺望,“人多得就像蚂蚁一样。”„Ialsothought so,”remembers when the bridgejustconstructed, whysheis puzzledYour Majesty to the bridge floordosospaciously, felt that quitesomewastematerials, nowlooks like, thisdecisionreallyjust right.
“我也这么觉得,”记得大桥刚建好时,她还不解为何陛下要把桥面做得如此宽敞,感觉颇有些浪费材料,现在看来,这个决定实在恰到好处。
The people of shuttleinboth banksis continuous, once for a whilesomepeoplewill look atonetowardthem, as iftotheirappearance and appearancesis very curious.
穿梭于两岸的人们络绎不绝,时不时有人会朝她俩望上一眼,似乎对她们的打扮和模样十分好奇。Ifinothercities, Lotusestimated that mustconsiderhowshouldescape.
如果在其他城市,莲估计就得考虑该如何逃跑了。Change that except thatthesethencansee, improvements on manylife.
除开这些一眼便能看到的变化,还有许多生活上的改善。For examplelightlistensto makepeoplethink that the nice and warmheating system, canbring the brightrayat night the electric lamp, as well as the newgood food of substitutionice creambreadwait/etc....... Theseshecanlisten toEvelyn and Candlelightlectureoneall day, buttheymostdid not makeLotusbesurprised.
例如光是听着就让人觉得暖烘烘的供暖系统,夜间也能带来明亮光芒的电灯、以及取代冰激凌面包的新美食等等……这些她能听伊芙琳和烛火讲上一整天,不过它们都不是最令莲感到惊讶的。In fact, makingherfeel that whatchangesis biggestisrelations between witch and average person.
事实上,让她觉得变化最大的是女巫和普通人之间的关系。This pointintavern that canopenfromEvelynlooks.
这一点可以从伊芙琳开设的酒馆中看出来。
The tavernis investedbyWitch Union, Evelynis the shopkeeperandbartender, topatronize the Western Region'sguestmixes the noveldelicacy the liquorwater, it is saidthis is also Your Majesty'sidea--makes the witchessalarytreatwithitin the drawersuffers injustice, might as welltaketo dosomebusiness.
酒馆由女巫联盟出资,伊芙琳担任店长兼调酒师,为光顾西境的客人调配新奇美味的酒水,据说这也是陛下的主意——与其让女巫们的薪酬待在抽屉里不见天日,不如拿出来做些生意。Lotusoncereceived the invitation of Wendy, goes tothereto drinktwocupsto icePingwine, the flavoris truly good, has the fragrance and mellowness that the aledoes not have, is mixing with the richfruit-flavor, abundantlypresentsin the transparentcrystal glasscup the purelight-green, seems is quite attractive. Moreover the environmentordinarytavernlike thatnoisyconfusion, the guestsbasicallydo not sitononeselftabledrink the conversation, the ground, table and drinking utensilsclean upcleanly, if notbehind the barthatrows of cask, shethisplacewith the tavernwill not link.莲曾受温蒂的邀请,去那里喝过两杯冰镇苹果酒,味道确实不错,有着麦酒所不具备的醇香,又夹杂着浓郁的果味,盛在透明的水晶玻璃杯中呈现出洁净的浅绿色,看上去就颇为诱人。而且环境不似普通酒馆那般嘈杂混乱,客人们基本都坐在自己的桌位上喝酒交谈,地面、桌子和酒具清理得干干净净,如果不是吧台后面那一排排酒桶,她根本不会把这种地方和酒馆联系在一起。Naturally, thisis also relatedwith not the poorliquorwaterprice.
当然,这也跟不菲的酒水价格有关。Evelynstandsbefore the bar, is the same with the ordinaryshopkeeperwith the guesttalks, becausenobodyshewill bewitchmakes noiseto scoldorscold, on the contraryalso many outsidemerchantsbecause ofcuriouslyandwill cometo drinkspecially. Lotusalsolittlesaw that shesosmileshappyappearance--to look, shetrulyvery muchlikesthiswork.伊芙琳就站在吧台前,和普通店长一样与客人交谈,没有人会因为她是女巫而出声呵斥或责骂,相反还有不少外地商人因为好奇而专程过来喝酒。莲也很少见到她笑得如此开心的模样——看得出来,她确实很喜欢这份工作。Lotusremembers before oneselfleave, majority ofwitchsphere of actionbasicallyincastlearea, ifneedsto go out, generallywill have the Your Majesty'sguardto follow the protection, nowtheyactuallygraduallyintegrated each part of cities.莲记得自己离开之前,大部分女巫的活动范围基本都在城堡区以内,如果需要出门,一般会有陛下的侍卫跟随保护,现在她们却已经渐渐融入到城镇的每一个部分了。
The shortwinter, canmakeWestern Regionhave the sobigchange, thismakespeoplethinkreallyinconceivable.
短短一个冬天,就能让西境发生如此大的改变,这着实让人觉得不可思议。ButWendyperhapsthattalked in the nightalsomakesherhavedeeperunderstanding--this is witches of allianceis willingto payallreasonsfor this reason.
而温蒂的那番夜谈也让她有了更深的认识——或许这便是联盟的女巫们愿意为此付出一切的原因。Becausetheynot only are Your Majesty RolandconstructNeverwinter City , is constructingownhomeland.
因为她们不光是在为罗兰陛下建设无冬城,也是在建设自己的家园。„Wewalk,”LotuspoutstowardHoney, „, ifsmooth, todaycancomplete the transformation of estuary.”
“我们走吧,”莲朝蜜糖努努嘴,“如果顺利的话,今天就能完成出海口的改造了。”„Oh!”
“噢!”
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……When the rocksinks toundergroundfinallytogether, Lotushas wiped the thinperspiration on forehead, released a long breath.
当最后一块山石沉入地底,莲擦了擦额头上的细汗,长出了口气。„Fierce,”Honeyapplauds saying that „youunexpectedlyreallystarting outonesaidmountain ridge.”
“厉害,”蜜糖鼓掌道,“你居然真把山岭给开出一条道来了。”Onhertop of the headtreetopis squatting a row of birdalsoexudeschirp the cry.
她头顶树梢上蹲着的一排鸟儿也跟着发出叽叽喳喳的叫声。„Thatnaturally,”Lotushappilysaid with a smile, „did not have the matter that Icould not accomplish.”
“那当然,”莲得意地笑道,“就没有我办不到的事。”Withsurrounding the Sleeping Island'sseareefis different, hererock layeris much deeper, is much harder, thereforesubsidesto consumemagic power. Shedoes not needto turn into the flat landentiremountain ridgefortunately, plansaccording toYour Majesty's, onlywithopeningonemaysupply56carriageparallelchannelsthen. Had the experience of iron bridge, thistimeshedoes not think that again the sospaciouspathmoves unnecessarily.
和包围沉睡岛的海礁不同,这里的岩层要深得多,也硬得多,所以沉降起来十分耗费魔力。还好她并不需要把整个山岭都变成平地,按照陛下的规划,只用开辟出一条可供56辆马车并行的通道即可。有了铁桥的经验,这次她不会再认为如此宽敞的道路是多此一举。Because the hillis higher than more than 40meterscompared with the sea level, thereforequickestmethod, only thenone, islittlesinks the ground, finallyturns into a longgentle slope.
由于丘陵比海面高出40多米,所以最快捷的方法只有一条,就是一点点把地面沉下去,最终变成一道长长的缓坡。For the convenientcarriagepasses through, shealsospeciallypresses the straightroad surface the surfacerock, even iflike thisrains, will not form the water puddle that the depthvaries.
为了方便马车通行,她还特意将表层的岩石压成平直的路面,这样即使下雨,也不会形成深浅不一的水洼。Nowso long asstandsin the top of slope, cansee the oppositegolden yellowshoal and deep bluesea, the coolsea breezewells upfollowing the slopewayon, is mixing with a familiarsalt taste.
现在只要站在坡顶,就能看到对面金黄色的浅滩和蔚蓝的大海,清凉的海风顺着坡道一涌而上,夹杂着一股熟悉的咸味。„Do youbring the fire?”Honeyhopping alongarrives atsideher.
“你带火没?”蜜糖一蹦一跳地来到她身边。„No, why can you?”
“没有,你要干吗?”„Naturallyis getting downgrilled fish,”shesmacks the lips, „Iam responsible forattracting the fish, do yougo against the water surfaceto be what kind ofthem? Has not brought the fireto be also good, exposed to the sun for twodaysto dothoroughlyunderSun.”
“当然是下去烤鱼啊,”她咂咂嘴,“我负责把鱼吸引过来,你把它们顶出水面怎么样?没带火也行,在太阳下晒上两天就干透了。”
The bird of top of the headcalledhappier.
头顶的鸟儿叫得更欢了。Lotusshowed the whites of the eyes, „Iwill not makeherealsobe full of the fishy smell of salt fish! The wordssaid when Sleeping Islandyouhaven't been sick of eatingthatthing?”莲翻了个白眼,“我才不会让这里也充满咸鱼的腥味!话说,在沉睡岛时你还没吃腻那玩意吗?”„Eh?Ithought that alsogood,”Honeytilts the headsaid.
“诶?我觉得还挺不错的耶,”蜜糖歪头道。„In brief, hereforbidsto expose to the sunfish, moreoverYour Majestywill not like the fishy smell of salt fish,”LotusremembersAshto comesuddenly, does not know that sheinSleeping Islandwhetheralsoreceivesvariousfish soupto puzzle, „Ilistened toYour Majesty saying that heplannedto construct a harborhere, whensuchLady Tillywantsto cometo be ablewhento come, did not needto fly the mountain peakby the hot-air balloon.”
“总之,这里禁止晒鱼,而且陛下也不会喜欢咸鱼的腥味的,”莲忽然想起灰烬来,不知道她在沉睡岛是否还受各种鱼汤所困扰,“我听陛下说,他打算在这里建造一座海港,这样提莉大人想什么时候来就能什么时候来,也不用靠热气球飞过山峰了。”Heard the name of Your HighnessTilly, the Honeyattentionis attractedimmediately, „that...... Can shecome?”
听到提莉殿下的名字,蜜糖的注意力立刻被吸引了,“那……她会过来吗?”
The expression of little girlis simply easier to understand than the animal, Lotushas pattedherfluffyhair, „Ido not know, butYour Majestymustmake warwithChurchimmediately, sheshouldbe ableto helpherElder Brotherone.”
小姑娘的表情简直比动物还要好懂,莲拍了拍她蓬松的头发,“我不知道,不过陛下马上就要和教会开战,她应该会来帮她的哥哥一把吧。”Actuallyshealsolacks self-confidence, especiallyknows after Blood Tooth AssociationandHetty Morgandetails , before--, she is quite always unhappytothesecombat witchput on a high and mighty actmanner, nowlooks like, they are also onegroup of pitifulpeople.
其实她心里也没底,特别是知道血牙会与赫蒂.摩根的底细后——以前她总对这些战斗女巫趾高气昂的态度颇为不喜,现在看来,她们也是一群可怜的人。
After slipping off the prejudiceouter covering, actuallytheyanddo not havewhatdifference. At leastnow, sheandIffy can also occasionallyspeakseveralwords, butothercombat witch on islandsowill not be definitely easyto be convincedbyTilly.
褪下偏见的外壳后,其实她们和自己并没有什么不同。至少现在,她和伊菲也能偶尔说上几句话了,但岛上的其他战斗女巫肯定不会这么容易被提莉说服。„Oh, thatwas good!”
“噢,那太好了!”Ok? Thisfellowknows nothingabout the warradically, Lotussaidin the unstated criticismat heart, ifLady Tillyis unable to solve the trouble of Blood Tooth Association, ChurchfullyattacksYour Majesty Roland, thatcalled the trouble.
太好了?这家伙对战争根本一无所知,莲在心里腹诽道,若是提莉大人无法解决血牙会的麻烦,教会这边又全力进攻罗兰陛下,那才叫麻烦。Howevershealsohopes that Lady Tillycanarrive atBorder Townagain.
不过她也希望提莉大人能再次来到边陲镇。Moreover, bestforeverlives.
而且,最好是永远的住下来。Like thisshecanrealize--indesire that the wintermade
这样她在冬天许下的愿望才能实现——
" Then, oneselfalsogood, otherwitchare also good, canhappylivedinBorder Town. "
「如此一来,自己也好,其他女巫也好,都能开心的在边陲镇生活了。」
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