„Are not many, Your highness, Months of Demons only will have each time 2-3 such monster beasts, otherwise Longsong Stronghold must face greatly troublesome.” “并不多,殿下,每次邪魔之月只会有两三只这样的妖兽,不然的话长歌要塞都要面临大麻烦。” „Is very good, you observe very carefully,” Roland assigns hunter to stand up, „do you name? Does not seem like the Greycastle person.” “很好,你观察得很仔细,”罗兰命猎户站起身,“你叫什么名字？看起来不像是灰堡人。” „I have half Mojin Clan blood relationship, the villagers called me Iron Axe.” “我有一半莫金族的血统,镇里人都叫我铁斧。” Mojin, near kingdom southwest Sandpeople in wilderness, it is said is the descendant of sand giant. Roland is searching for the related recollection in the brain, his useless clan's name, the title that but uses, does not want obviously again and Sandpeople has the relations. Why must arrive at this desolate place as for him from the Southwest border, it is estimated that also some series of bitter stories. 莫金,王国西南边荒漠里的沙民,据说是沙地巨人的后代。罗兰在脑中搜寻着相关回忆,他没用氏族的名字,而是用的称号,显然不想再和沙民扯上关系。至于他为何要从西南方边境来到这荒僻之地,估计还有一连串辛酸故事。 But these are not the key point, Border Town do not haggle over the family background. 但那些都不是重点,边陲镇不计较出身。 Roland claps, „today asks here, Carter, grants each of them ten silver royal, leading them to get down.” 罗兰拍拍手,“今天就问到这里,卡特,赏赐他们每人十枚银狼,带他们下去吧。” „Many thanks your highness grants,” three people said with one voice. “多谢殿下赏赐,”三人齐声说。 After the person carries off, Carter Lannis turns back, „your highness, you asked these, wants to stay here?” 将人带走后,卡特.兰尼斯又折返回来,“殿下,您问这些,难道是想留在这里？” Roland shows neither approval nor disapproval, „do you think?” 罗兰不置可否,“你觉得呢？” „This matter is not absolutely good, Your highness!” Knight said loudly, „according to the view of hunter, was Wild boar species Evil Beast is very difficult to deal with. 50 outside crossbow bows cannot shoot through, must wait till 40 steps, 30 steps to shoot again, this only then the stronghold elite soldier can achieve. In addition their quantity is numerous, the firm city wall has not made the backing, light depends on the words that the local guard prevents, only feared that the casualty will surpass an achievement to be defeated and dispersed.” “此事绝对不行,殿下！”骑士大声说,“按猎户的说法,光是野猪种的邪兽就很难应付了。50步外弩弓射不穿,就得等到40步、30步再射,这只有要塞的精锐士兵能做到。加上它们数量众多,没有坚固的城墙做依托,光靠本地卫兵来阻挡的话,只怕死伤超过一成就会溃散。” „Before seeing witch, you also said that can't everything think toward the good aspect?” Roland sighed. “见女巫之前你也是这么说的,凡事不能往好的方面想吗？”罗兰叹了口气。 „This...... Although witch evil, but Anna...... Miss Anna seems like not true, as your Knight, I must be realistic.” “这……女巫虽然邪恶,但安娜……安娜小姐看起来并非如此,作为您的骑士,我必须实事求是。” „Yes, if I do give you a city wall?” “是么,如果我给你一座城墙呢？” „What?” Carter suddenly suspected oneself misunderstood. “什么？”卡特一时间怀疑自己听错了。 „I give you a city wall, between the Northern Slope Mountain foot and Scarlet Water River,” Roland every single word or phrase said that „, although does not have the Greycastle Kingdom Capital fence to be so grand, but is used to prevent the unusual animals should.” “我给你一座城墙,就在北坡山脚和赤水河之间,”罗兰一字一句说道,“虽然没有灰堡王城的围墙那么雄伟,但用来阻挡异兽应该还是可以的。” „Your highness, you know that what you were saying?” Knight was mad has smiled, „deliberately creates trouble must have a limit, if when the time comes you do not walk, that can only forgive me to be disrespectful.” “殿下,您知道自己在说什么吗？”骑士被气笑了,“胡闹也要有个限度,如果到时候您不走,那只能原谅我失礼了。” „Three months not? I looked at the record, here first snow mostly arrives after the beginning of winter at the end of February.” “还有三个月不是吗？我看了过去的记载,这里的第一场雪大多在入冬后的二月末到来。” „Three years also insufficient! Constructs a city wall to need massive workers, from foundation with mix earth rammer. Every time fills in one to two chi (0.33 m) to ram one time, otherwise the pile high will have the collapsing danger. This is builds the earth city wall simply,” Carter shakes the head again and again, „brick stone wall was slower, needs several hundred Stonemason to chisell the square shape the stone beforehand, build again. Your highness, any city wall like this establishes, never has the exception. Let the city rise straight from the ground in the days and nights, that is in the legend has the story that.” “三年也不够！修建一座城墙需要大量工人,从基础用混合土夯起。每填一至两尺就要夯实一次,否则堆高了会有垮塌危险。这还是最简单的垒土城墙,”卡特连连摇头,“砖石墙就更慢了,需要数百名石匠事先将石块凿成方形,再一块块搭建上去。殿下,任何一座城墙都是这样建立起来的,从来没有例外。让城市在昼夜之间拔地而起,那是神话传说里才有的故事。” Roland hinted him to be needless to say again, „I understood. You do not need such quickly to draw a conclusion, if when the time comes does not have the reliable city wall, I will evacuate Longsong Stronghold with you. I had not planned that loses the life in this damned place.” 罗兰示意他不用再说了,“我明白了。你也不必这么快下结论,如果到时候没有可靠的城墙,我会跟你撤离到长歌要塞的。我可没打算把命丢在这个鬼地方。” Knight kneel on one knee said, „I will pledge to fight to the death to protect you!” 骑士单膝下跪道,“我会誓死保护您！” ******************* ******************* In the castle garden, Roland sips the mouth bitter and astringent ale, looked is eating brioche Anna wholly absorbed, the mood was restoring much. 城堡花园里,罗兰抿了口苦涩的麦酒,望着专心致志吃着奶油糕点的安娜,心情恢复了不少。 He had decided that prevents Evil Beast-- unable to defend including the supreme headquarters in Border Town, but also discussed that anything farms. To build up one to connect Northern Slope and Scarlet Water River city wall in three months, must use the technology of reasonable plan and cross time. 他已决定在边陲镇阻挡邪兽——连大本营都守不住,还谈什么种田。想要在三个月内建起一座连接北坡和赤水河的城墙,就必须采用合理的方案和跨时代的技术。 Roland does not sprout up the fantasy, Border Town's peripheral he has examined on the spot( personally, although does not go), in memory still left leeway closest of the clear picture-- Northern Slope Mountain foot and Scarlet Water River only has more than 600 meters, simply is the natural pass. But because Northern Slope Mine year to year mines, surroundings have piled up with the rock layer crushed stone that mines from the hole. 罗兰并不是突发奇想,边陲镇的周边他都实地查看过（尽管不是亲自去的）,记忆里仍留有清晰的画面——北坡山脚和赤水河最近处只有600余米,简直是天然的隘口。而北坡矿洞由于常年开采,周围堆满了从洞里开采出来的岩层碎石。 These crushed stone cross sections are the iron grey, the calcium carbonate content is rich, after grinding, can be the limestone use. But had the limestone, was equal to having the cement. 这些碎石断面呈灰白色,碳酸钙含量丰富,磨碎后可以作为石灰石使用。而有了石灰石,就等于有了水泥。 Right, this changed the hydraulicity material provenance relation of human construction history to be widespread, the preparation was simple, one of the real number farming sharp weapons. 没错,这个改变了人类建造史的水硬性材料原料来源广泛,制备简单,实数种田利器之一。 Roland has estimated in the heart, did the concrete not to read has thought that was not technically cannot do, the cement quantity that but needs to consume was too big, he has not grasped the calcine in three months leaves that many cement flour. In addition the concrete toughness is bad, needs to match the steel bar use to become the complete body, therefore makes the concrete city wall not quite to be obviously realistic. 罗兰在心中估算了下,搞出混凝土是没念想了,不是技术上做不了,而是需要消耗的水泥量实在太大,他没把握在三个月里煅烧出那么多水泥粉。加上混凝土韧性差,需要搭配钢筋使用才能变为完全体,因此做成混凝土城墙显然不太现实。 Must maximum limit save the cement, must use the materials on hand, then the hewn stone dead weight wall was chooses appropriately. 要最大限度节省水泥,又要利用现有材料,那么毛石自重墙是最恰当的选择了。 When the so-called hewn stone, without the stone material of polish, assumes just mined the natural appearance. Because such stone material the edges and corners shape is anomalous, does not have the means to build directly, needs Stonemason to process the brick bat appearance to use. But the wool stone wall takes the bond with cement, no matter the shape how unusual stone material can upward pile, the slit between stone and stone is filled by the cement, not only saves the cement does not select the material. 所谓毛石,就是未经打磨的石料,呈刚开采出来时的自然模样。这样的石料因为棱角形状都不规则,没办法直接搭建,需要石匠加工成砖块模样才能使用。而毛石墙则是用水泥作为粘合剂,不管形状多么奇特的石料都可以往上堆,石头与石头之间的缝隙由水泥来填充,既节省水泥又不挑材料。 The general orientation decided like this, but practically implemented, perhaps must own strength kiss is, Roland thinks. Regardless of the calcine cement is also good, the wool stone steps wall is also good, is the brand-new things. Besides oneself, nobody has seen these thing, nobody knows how should do. Perhaps the following three months had are busy. 大方向是这样定下来了,但实际实施起来,恐怕自己还得亲力亲为,罗兰想。无论煅烧水泥也好,毛石砌墙也好,都是全新的东西。除了自己之外,没人见过这些玩意,也没人知道该怎么做。恐怕接下来的三个月有得忙了。 „You look.” “你看。” Broadcasts the Anna clear sound. 身后传来安娜清脆的声音。 Roland has turned the head, sees only small bunch of flame, in she holds quietly for the first time presently, the surroundings do not have the wind, the flame actually high and low to fluctuate obviously sharp, seems nodding to her. She swung the finger, flame then likely is the baby of toddling, moves to the fingertip slowly. Finally, it stays in the index finger peak, is tranquil, 罗兰转过头,只见一小簇火苗在她掌中悄然乍现,周围明明没有风,焰尖却上下起伏,仿佛在对她点头致意。她摇了摇手指,火焰便像是蹒跚学步的婴儿,缓缓向指尖移动。最终,它停留在食指顶端,平静下来, „You achieved.” “你做到了。” Inconceivable, Roland sighed in the bottom of heart to praise. This is not the camouflage of magic, is not the chemistry acrobatics, but is the true supernatural force. But this most does not attract Roland place-- to be dazzling than the flame, is the Anna facial expression. 不可思议的一幕,罗兰在心底赞叹道。这不是魔术的障眼法,也不是化学把戏,而是真真正正的超自然力量。但这并不是最吸引罗兰的地方——比火焰更耀眼的,是安娜的神情。 She stares at the fingertip with total concentration, in the lake water limpid eye pupil is producing an inverted image the flame of leaping, just like in blue gem by the Elf of seal. The jail suffered to be already pale in the trace that on her left, although still little smiled, but on her face no longer lacked any spark of life. The young girl exquisite tip of the nose of seeps out a sweat, on white seeped the red cheeks is sending out the vigor, even if looks that also will make people think the mood is joyful. 她聚精会神地凝视着指尖,湖水般清澈的眼眸里倒映着跃动的火焰,犹如蓝宝石中被封印的精灵。监牢折磨在她身上留下的痕迹已然淡去,虽然仍很少笑,但她的脸上已不再毫无生气。少女小巧的鼻尖渗出点点汗水,白里透红的脸颊上散发着活力,即使看着也会让人觉得心情愉悦。 „You how?” “你怎么了？” "Ah...... All right, ” Roland then noted itself to stare at her to be too long, he turned away, coughed two, „that following, tests it to burn dissolves the iron slab.” “啊……没事,”罗兰这才注意到自己盯着她太久了,他移开视线,咳嗽两声,“那么接下来,就试着用它烧溶铁块吧。” For these days in time, except for eating meal and sleeping, she will practice in the shed repeatedly, that assiduous strength made Roland blush with shame--, even if facing college entrance examination he not such vigorous. 这几天时间里,除了吃饭和睡觉,她都会在棚子里反复练习,那股刻苦劲头令罗兰汗颜不已——即使面对高考他都没这么发奋过。 How long it seems like could not want, she can grasp this strength skilled, Roland thinks. Then, oneself formed in one's mind for a long time new project also to be able with putting on the agenda. 看来要不了多久,她就能熟练掌握这股力量,罗兰想。如此一来,自己构思已久的新项目也能跟着提上日程了。