Veronica / the reply of Ophelia is so fast and direct, Gawain has not responded in 2-3 seconds of opening, later he had so found the key clue of Amber life experience conscious to oneself simply- an insider, in oneself eyes advance party. 维罗妮卡/奥菲利亚的回答是如此快速而直接,以至于高文在开头的2-3秒钟都没有反应过来,随后他才意识到自己已经如此简单地找到了琥珀身世的关键线索-一个知情人,就在自己眼前站着。 „Why did you mention shadow fortress suddenly?” Veronica notices at present three people of expression changes, brings some to ask curiously, „the name where you hear?” “您为何突然提到暗影要塞？”维罗妮卡注意到眼前三人的表情变化,带着些许好奇问道,“您是从哪里听到的这个名字？” Gawain has not replied the opposite party immediately, but followed close on was asking a question: „First did not say this-, since you know shadow fortress, you have heard named Surrey Randolph Royal Shadow Guard?” 高文没有立刻回答对方,而是紧跟着问了个问题:“先不说这个-既然你知道暗影要塞,那你听说过一个叫萨里・伦道夫的皇家影卫么？” Theoretically, in Surrey the Randolph active period this „Saintess Princess” had not been born at present, but Gawain knows what under the Veronica young semblance hidden is ancient Defier soul, this Defier has been moving in world through the way of soul parasitic, trades does not know that perhaps many body, dozens years ago Ainz Kingdom have one of her body to move, even during that time Surrey the duty of Randolph execution is also related with her. 理论上,在萨里・伦道夫活跃的时期眼前这位“圣女公主”还未出生,但高文知道维罗妮卡年轻的外表下隐藏的是一个古老的忤逆者灵魂,这位忤逆者一直在通过灵魂寄生的方式在世间活动,换了不知多少个躯壳,说不定几十年前的安苏王国就有她的躯壳之一活动着,甚至当年萨里・伦道夫执行的任务也跟她有关。 But Veronica actually shakes the head: „I do not have the impression to this name.” 但维罗妮卡却摇了摇头:“我对这个名字没有印象。” Her expression does not lie, but Gawain was also very difficult to see her real idea from this ancient Defier consistent indifferent expression, at this moment then can only believe what for the time being she said was real. 她的表情不似说谎,只不过高文也很难从这个古代忤逆者一贯淡然的表情中看出她真实的想法,此刻便只能姑且相信她说的是真的。 „Surrey Randolph is dozens years ago Royal Shadow Guard,” Gawain considered, decided that first does not raise the Amber status, but many years ago since that confidential task starts saying that „we found some during that time materials, discovered that this Royal Shadow Guard was once ordered to seek for ancient Gondor ruins named shadow fortress- the present looks like, this is fortress really during that time Project Defiance portion?” “萨里・伦道夫是几十年前的一位皇家影卫,”高文斟酌了一下,决定先不提琥珀的身份,而是从许多年前那个机密任务开始讲起,“我们找到了一些当年的资料,发现这位皇家影卫曾奉命寻找一个叫做暗影要塞的古刚铎遗迹-现在看来,这座要塞果然是当年忤逆计划的一部分？” Nearby Amber is following close on the Gawain's words: „Can say this fortress situation in detail? What does it study? Why you said that it was abandoned?” 旁边的琥珀紧跟着高文的话:“能详细说说这个要塞的情况么？它是研究什么的？为什么你说它被废弃了？” Veronica deeply looked at Amber one, making latter subconsciously feel that afraid, opened the mouth to say later: „Is a wrong route- escapes with the route of avoidance. The shadow project attempt completely changes the Human Race life essence, through transforming for some shadow creature, hides into Shadow World to avoid magic tide in real world, even avoids the Myriad Gods strength, shadow fortress is the host research base of this project.” 维罗妮卡深深看了琥珀一眼,令后者下意识地感觉到一阵心虚,随后才开口道:“是一条错误的路线-逃亡与躲避的路线。暗影项目尝试彻底改变人类的生命本质,通过转化为某种暗影生物,躲入暗影界来躲避现实世界中的魔潮,甚至躲避众神的力量,暗影要塞是这个项目的主研究基地。” „Changes the Human Race life essence? Is the transformation shadow creature hides into Shadow World?” Gawain knits the brows, this answer conforms to him after seeing Surrey faintly the Randolph diary produces speculated, the Project Defiance essence is actually „Human Race continues plan”, therefore shadow fortress definitely also to let Human Race can stay out from the disaster to establish, but is Shadow World really one can evade the magic tide world? “改变人类的生命本质？转化为暗影生物躲入暗影界？”高文皱起眉,这个答案隐隐符合他在看到萨里・伦道夫日记之后产生的一些推测,忤逆计划的本质其实就是“人类延续计划”,因此暗影要塞肯定也是为了让人类能躲过灾难而建立的,但暗影界真的是一个能躲过魔潮的世界么？ Veronica nods gently: „ Shadow World exists through ancient times, the shadow resident is one compared with Human Race, compared with Elf, on known all wisdom lifeform ancient ethnic groups compared with continent, therefore after starting Project Defiance, we very natural noticed them. All sorts of evidence suggested, various changes of real world will have the corresponding change by certain mapping rule in Shadow World, therefore after the real world has magic tide, the Shadow World thing will also change, but in this process, the shadow resident has never come under the influence...... 维罗妮卡轻轻点了点头:“暗影界亘古存在,暗影住民则是一个比人类,比精灵,比大陆上已知的所有智慧生物都古老的族群,因此在启动忤逆计划之后,我们很自然地就注意到了它们。种种证据表明,现实世界的各种变化都会以一定的映射规律在暗影界产生相应的变化,因此现实世界发生魔潮之后,暗影界的事物也会随之发生改变,而在这个过程中,暗影住民从未受到过影响…… „ They have some similar elemental creature special characteristics, this special characteristics make them be able to dodge the influence of magic tide, and after the mana environment has the momentous change quickly adapts to the new circumstances, stabilizes own shape. “他们具备某种类似元素生物的特质,这种特质让他们能够规避魔潮的影响,并在魔力环境发生巨大变化之后迅速适应新的环境,重新稳定自身的形态。 „ On the other hand, Shadow Power is at present in the known all elements and kind of element domain the nature is most mystical, the distribution most widespread strength, the Shadow World 100% places are covering our real world, but does not have the huge limit like other element domain, from ‚development potential’, Shadow World is ratio other element domain the sanctuary that is worth choosing. “在另一方面,暗影力量是目前已知的所有元素和类元素领域中性质最神秘,分布又最广泛的力量,暗影界百分之百地覆盖着我们的现实世界,而不像其他的元素领域一样有着巨大的局限,从‘发展潜力’来看,暗影界是一个比其他元素领域更值得选择的庇护所。 „Synthesized these factors, Defier launched shadow project in the early stage that the plan started ‚’, and in approaching the Shadow World space crevice constructed subspace fortress. For the need of research environment, this fortress does not have the access of entity, but is maintaining the connection through some specific space and time anchor points and Material World.” “综合这些因素,忤逆者们在计划开始的早期阶段启动了‘暗影项目’,并在靠近暗影界的空间夹缝中建造了一座亚空间要塞。出于研究环境的需要,这座要塞没有实体的出入口,而是通过一些特定的时空锚点和物质世界保持着连接。” Such that such as until now pledged, Veronica when involved Project Defiance to display very honestly, she has not concealed makes a clean breast brief intelligence about shadow fortress, making the long and short of the story of Gawain to this fortress have the approximate understanding. 就如一直以来所承诺的那样,维罗妮卡在涉及到忤逆计划的时候表现十分坦诚,她没有隐瞒地把关于暗影要塞的简略情报和盘托出,让高文对这座要塞的来龙去脉有了大致了解。 „Concrete practice?” Pittman that the one side has not opened the mouth said suddenly, „how you are the Human Race transformation are shadow creature?” “具体的做法呢？”一旁始终没开口的皮特曼突然说道,“你们是怎么将人类转化为暗影生物的？” „Initial means simple and crude, by similar ‚element corrosion sickness’ the way, is divided the raid to induct the human body Shadow Power directly, and gradually changes the material structure of human body in this process, in this way, we made to have the variant person of strength of powerful shadow, but the condition of variant person was extremely unstable, Human Race soul is unable completely to control the strength of these external shadows, his body was also hard to withstand huge mutation, the volunteer who at first accepted the transformation soon then could not distinguish clearly Material World and difference of shadow world, and gradually lost the Human Race self- cognition......” “最初的办法简单粗暴,以类似‘元素侵蚀症’的方式,直接将暗影力量分批次导入人体,并在这个过程中逐步改变人体的物质结构,通过这种方式,我们制造出了一些拥有强大暗影之力的变种人,但变种人的状态极不稳定,人类灵魂无法完全控制那些外来的暗影之力,其身体也难以承受巨大的变异,最初接受改造的志愿者很快便分不清物质世界和暗影世界的区别,并逐渐失去了人类的自我认知……” Veronica is saying, while shakes the head. 维罗妮卡一边说着,一边摇了摇头。 „Later we gained in the experience, and conscious to introduces the external force and change material body to be insufficient purely, but also needs the transformation of soul level, as well as starts the compatibility of foster experiment body to Shadow Power from the embryo stage, therefore we started ‚man-made person’ plan.” “之后我们积累了经验,并意识到单纯引入外部力量、改变物质躯体是不够的,还需要灵魂层面的改造,以及从胚胎阶段开始培养实验体对暗影力量的适应性,因此我们开始了‘人造人’计划。” Gawain obviously feels, when Veronica raised „man-made person planned” several characters, apnea of Amber a racket. 高文明显地感觉到,当维罗妮卡提起“人造人计划”几个字的时候,琥珀的呼吸暂停了一拍。 But he has not broken narration of Veronica, but listened to the opposite party to continue- 但他没有打断维罗妮卡的讲述,而是听着对方继续说下去- „With the aid of ‚’ the biochemical technology experience that Abomination project gained , the shadow team made a number of synthesis embryos, the somatic cells of these embryos originated from the variant person of first batch of failure, but conducted the depth transformation and stabilizing guidance, we also caught same number of shadow residents, after and coded their soul and Human Race soul joining together, we made to maintain the human nature simultaneously and control Shadow Power synthesis soul, then after it poured into the embryo, formed ‚man-made person’.” “借助‘神孽’项目积累的生化技术经验,暗影项目组制造了一批合成胚胎,这些胚胎的体细胞来源于第一批失败的变种人,但进行了深度改造和稳定化引导,同时我们还捕获了同样数量的暗影住民,在把他们的灵魂和人类灵魂拼合并重新编码之后,我们制造出了能够同时保持人性和控制暗影力量的合成灵魂,将其注入胚胎之后便形成了‘人造人’。” At this moment, Gawain could not bear make noise finally: „Is soul of man-made person the shadow resident?!” 这一刻,高文终于忍不住出声了:“人造人的灵魂是暗影住民？！” „Is Human Race and mix of shadow resident,” Veronica investigates the correct path, „, although this sounds very inconceivable, but the shadow resident has with the Human Race similar soul structure- in fact, they are almost one type ‚spirit’ a kind of lifeform, receives the shadow fog and these origin unclear rune cloths of its obligation besides these, their remaining structures only have soul- however in ancient Gondor period, Empire is grasping very advanced soul extraction and transforms technology.” “是人类和暗影住民的混合,”维罗妮卡纠正道,“虽然这听上去很不可思议,但暗影住民是拥有和人类类似的灵魂结构的-事实上,他们几乎就是一种‘灵’类生物,除了那些受其驱使的暗影云雾和那些来源不明的符文布之外,他们剩下的结构就只有灵魂-而在古刚铎时期,帝国掌握着非常先进的灵魂抽取和改造技术。” At this point, this ancient Defier referred to itself, is smiling lightly: „You should be able to think, I am also this technology user.” 说到这里,这位古代忤逆者指了指自己,淡淡地笑着:“您应该能想到,我也是这项技术的使用者。” certainly, depends upon the soul parasitic shape survived for more than 1000 years „Ophelia Norton” also accepted the transformation of soul level. 毫无疑问,依靠灵魂寄生形态存活了一千多年的“奥菲利亚・诺顿”也接受了灵魂层面的改造。 However this moment Gawain does not have the unnecessary thoughts to pay attention to the details of these technology levels, he was only subconsciously looked at Amber one. 然而此刻高文却没有多余的心思去关注这些技术层面的细节,他只是下意识地看了琥珀一眼。 She at all is not Half-Elf. 她根本不是半精灵。 She is Human Race and shadow resident „hybrid”, soul level hybrid. 她是人类和暗影住民的“混血”,灵魂层面的混血。 Amber also turned head to look at Gawain one similarly, after the short thinking and silent, she shifted to Veronica: „How many during that time altogether made such ‚embryo’?” 琥珀也同样扭头看了高文一眼,在短暂的思索和沉默之后,她才转向维罗妮卡:“当年一共制造了多少个这样的‘胚胎’？” „Finally succeeds has 126 that survives,” Veronica said, „this is the report that my during that time receives.” “最终成功存活下来的有一百二十六个,”维罗妮卡说道,“这是我当年接到的报告。” „Why does that this project abandon?” Gawain asked that „did it have the hidden danger?” “那这个项目是为什么废弃的？”高文紧接着问道,“它有隐患？” He most cares that now, is the reason that this project abandons, because this directly relates these „man-made person embryo” to have some hidden danger-, although Amber healthily had grown for dozens years, who can guarantee that she won't have problems someday in the future? 他现在最关心的,就是这个项目废弃的原因,因为这直接关系着那些“人造人胚胎”是否存在某种隐患-虽然琥珀已经健健康康地成长了几十年,但谁又敢保证她在未来的某一天不会出问题？ The line of sight of Veronica has swept between Gawain and Amber, after several seconds of recollection, she said in a soft voice: „ Man-made person, if survives, itself does not have the hidden danger, but this project has problems. 维罗妮卡的视线在高文和琥珀之间扫过,几秒钟的回忆之后,她才轻声说道:“人造人如果存活下来,本身是没有隐患的,但这个项目本身出了问题。 „ After the experiment advancement is in the embryo foster stage, entire shadow fortress, even the experimental group subspace crevice entered the non-steady state, in the fortress energy circuit presents the extra energy flux from unchecked sources, in the communications system frequently presents the mysterious and short echo, the wander of projection of shadow resident in the building, by later period, even presented some rooms to vanish baseless, in certain corridors had the strange phenomenon of extra branch. “在实验进程进入胚胎培养阶段之后,整个暗影要塞,甚至实验组所处的亚空间裂隙都进入了不稳定状态,要塞的能源回路中出现来源不明的额外能量流,通讯系统中频繁出现神秘而短暂的回响,暗影住民的投影在建筑物内游荡,到了后期,甚至出现了部分房间凭空消失,某些走廊中出现了额外分支的诡异现象。 „ While fortress presents unusual, core personnel of project also starts by the frequent illusion and hallucinations puzzle, many people reported that heard these embryo in foster warehouse to speak, hears the embryos to talk to each other with a hoarse noise, but all monitoring equipment have not discovered the evidence in this aspect, when the project progressed to these embryos gradually grew for the young animal difficultly, these strange situations Get stronger and stronger hallucinations the phenomenon of seeing things started to room spread outside the central area, studied personnel to be hard to distinguish the reality boundary more and more, entire shadow fortress started to present ‚reality separate’ condition. “在要塞出现异常的同时,项目的核心人员也开始被频繁的幻觉和幻听困扰,很多人报告说听到了那些尚在培养仓中的胚胎在说话,听到胚胎们用一种嘶哑的噪声互相交谈,但所有的监控设备都未发现这方面的证据,而在项目艰难进展到那些胚胎逐渐成长为幼体的时候,这些诡异的情况更是愈演愈烈-幻听幻视的现象开始向中心区之外的房间蔓延,研究人员越来越难以分辨现实边界,整个暗影要塞开始呈现出‘现实割裂’的状态。 „We tried many extraordinary countermeasure, finally ended in failure, the risk assessment department judged the experiment in shadow fortress to have the possibility already skidded excluding Shadow World and Present World ‚the domain boundary’, to prevent project breakthrough security barrier, brought in the gaze of Gods, I have to order to terminate entire ‚shadow project’, shadow fortress also one and abandoned.” “我们尝试了多种超凡反制措施,最终都宣告失败,风险评估部门判断暗影要塞中的实验有可能已经撬动了除暗影界和现世界之外的‘领域边界’,为了防止项目突破安全屏障,引来神明的注视,我不得不下令终止了整个‘暗影项目’,暗影要塞也就一并废弃。” This was the shadow fortress result. 这就是暗影要塞的结局了。 The eye of Pittman looks at Veronica, asked slowly: „Later? Do these embryos keep in fortress?” 皮特曼看着维罗妮卡的眼睛,慢慢问道:“之后呢？那些胚胎就那么留在要塞里？” „At that time the embryo had grown into the young animal, but is not at the state of activation, I ordered to destroy them- before they opened eyes,” Veronica said, „project has lost control, all things cannot stay behind, making these experiment bodies before obtaining the self- will disappear, after total feeling better let they were born, face the death.” “当时胚胎已经成长为幼体,但都处于未激活状态,我下令销毁了他们-在他们睁开眼之前,”维罗妮卡说道,“项目已经失控,所有东西都不能留下,让那些实验体在获得自我意志之前消失,总好过让他们诞生之后再面对死亡。” Amber inspires gently, asked in a low voice: „All destroyed?” 琥珀轻轻吸了口气,低声问道:“全都销毁了么？” „All destroyed, the report that at least I receive said.” “全都销毁了,至少我收到的报告上是这么说的。” „But actually also left behind one.” Amber is gazing at Veronica, character by character said. “但其实还留下了一个。”琥珀注视着维罗妮卡,一个字一个字地说道。 Veronica raised the eyebrow slightly, has not actually opened the mouth, but is responding to the Amber vision. 维罗妮卡微微扬起了眉毛,却没有开口,只是回应着琥珀的目光。 Amber referred to itself, the tone is very tranquil: „I am man-made person 36 th.” 琥珀指了指自己,语气很平静:“我是人造人三十六号。” „,” Veronica said in a soft voice, however does not have many to be surprised, „is really this......” “啊,”维罗妮卡轻声说道,然而却没有多少惊讶,“果然是这样么……” Gawain looks at she: „What do you mean? You already......” 高文看着她:“什么意思？你难道早就……” „No, I had not recognized her before,” Veronica shakes the head, „, but you asked so many issues, is the truth some much also difficult to guess?” “不,我之前并没有认出她,”维罗妮卡摇摇头,“但当你们问了这么多问题之后,真相又有多难猜呢？” Is saying, she while sized up Amber earnestly for a long time, brings some to sigh: „After originally...... you grow up, is this.” 一边说着,她一边认真地打量了琥珀许久,带着些许感叹:“原来……你们长大之后是这样。” Amber cannot bear go forward one step: „You do not have other wants to say?” 琥珀忍不住上前一步:“你就没别的想说么？” „Since 1000, rarely had anything to make me sigh with emotion surprisedly, but today the matter of makes me feel finally accidental/surprised...... I know you want to listen was not this, but this is I now the most real idea,” Veronica is responding to the line of sight of Amber confidently, but in her tranquil expression really could not see many surprised sigh with emotion ingredient, „I do not know how you survived, perhaps this and covered the entire shadow fortress illusion phenomenon to be related at that time, but your survival to me was pleasantly surprised- I noticed very much happily your so health stood here..” “一千年来,很少有什么东西会让我惊讶感慨,而今天发生的事情终于让我感到了意外……我知道你想听的不是这个,但这是我现在最真实的想法,”维罗妮卡坦然回应着琥珀的视线,只是她平静的表情中是真的看不出多少惊讶感慨的成分来,“我不知道你是怎么存活下来的,或许这和当时笼罩整个暗影要塞的幻觉现象有关,但你的存活对我而言是个惊喜-我很高兴地看到你如此健康地站在这里。” „? Did not regret that during that time hasn't destroyed me?” Amber is staring at Veronica, „isn't this to you a hidden danger?” “哦？难道不是遗憾当年没把我销毁么？”琥珀盯着维罗妮卡,“这对你难道不是个隐患么？” The reply of Veronica is tranquil indifferently: „Since you have grown safely, no longer was the hidden danger.” 维罗妮卡的回答非常平静淡然:“你已经安然成长至今,不再是隐患了。” The Gawain's line of sight is moving between Amber and Veronica, he thinks that the Amber following response will be very intense, but after several seconds of silence , the opposite party actually shakes the head: „That considers this.” 高文的视线在琥珀和维罗妮卡之间移动着,他以为琥珀接下来的反应会很激烈,但在几秒钟的沉默之后,对方却只是摇了摇头:“那就当是这样吧。” Her form disappears in the air gradually, the sound that gradually goes far away floats gently: „I first go out to catch a chill.” 她的身影渐渐消失在空气中,一个逐渐远去的声音轻轻飘来:“我先出去吹吹风。”