028 旧魔法与新计划

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" You had a Red Share with Gliss?" Perda sounded surprised

“你和格丽丝进行了红分享？”佩尔达听起来很惊讶。

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" I didn't know you two were so close."

“我不知道你们俩这么亲近。”

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" Me neither," Darb said quietly

“我也不知道，”达布轻声说。

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Zann didn't say anything. He was surprised himself

赞恩什么也没说。他自己也很吃惊。

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Usually Red Shares only happened between family members or very close friends

通常红分享只发生在家人或非常亲密的朋友之间。

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" Gliss is the girl who was captured this morning, yes?" Teplo said thoughtfully

“格丽丝就是今天早上被抓的那个女孩，对吧？”特普洛若有所思地说。

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" It's interesting that you received the Share now rather than when the trolls grabbed her."

“有意思的是，你现在才收到分享，而不是巨魔抓她的时候。”

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Perda nodded." I'm sure Gliss has been terrified ever since she was taken

佩尔达点点头。“我敢肯定，格丽丝自从被抓走后就一直很害怕。

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The Share means something just scared her even more."

这次分享意味着有什么东西刚刚把她吓得更加厉害了。”

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Teplo yanked the rope again." Where is Fala?" he exclaimed

特普洛又用力拽了拽绳子。“法拉在哪儿？”他喊道。

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A door opened in the back of the room." Sorry," Fala said breathlessly

房间后面的一扇门打开了。“抱歉，”法拉气喘吁吁地说。

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" I was distracted, watching the trolls on the Remote Eye."

“我分心了，一直在用远程之眼看那些巨魔。”

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" What's a Remote Eye?" Perda asked

“什么是远程之眼？”珀达问。

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Fala glanced at her." Hey, you're the kids who knocked on the door. How'd you get down here?"

法拉瞥了她一眼。“嘿，你们就是敲门的孩子们。你们怎么下来的？”

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She shot a suspicious look at Teplo

她怀疑地看了特普洛一眼。

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" Did you use the trapdoor? I told you — that thing's dangerous!"

“你们用了活板门？我告诉过你——那东西很危险！”

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Teplo grinned sheepishly." I put cushions under the hole."

特普洛不好意思地咧嘴笑了。“我在洞下面放了垫子。”

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Fala rolled her eyes." Sorry about that," she told the kids

法拉翻了个白眼。“抱歉，”她对孩子们说。

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Then she noticed that Darb was gnawing on a turnip cookie

这时她注意到达布在啃一块萝卜饼干。

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" Are you hungry? You don't have to eat those disgusting things."

“你们饿了吗？你们不用吃那些恶心的东西。”

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" Disgusting?" Teplo said." Turnips are extremely nutritious!"

“恶心？”特普洛说。“萝卜可是非常有营养的！”

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Ignoring him, Fala conjured some food and a pitcher of airberry juice

法拉没理他，凭空变出一些食物和一壶气莓汁。

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" Thank you!" Perda exclaimed." We can't use magic right now."

“谢谢！”珀达大声说。“我们现在没法用魔法。”

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" I know he can't." Fala pointed at Zann

“我知道他不能。”法拉指着赞恩说。

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" But as far as we know, the trolls are only targeting Reds."

“但据我们所知，巨魔只针对红魔法师。”

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" That's what I thought," Teplo said." But wait until you hear their story!"

“我也是这么想的，”特普洛说。“可等你听完他们的故事再说！”

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He told Fala what the kids had just told him

他把孩子们刚才告诉他的事讲给了法拉听。

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" That's quite a tale," she said when he was finished

“这故事可真够离奇的，”他讲完后她说道。

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" I think I saw Gliss on the Remote Eye this morning

“今早我在远程之眼上好像看到格丽丝了。

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She's a pretty girl about your age, right?"

她是个漂亮女孩，大概和你们同龄，对吧？”

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Zann realized that Fala had never answered Perda's question." What's a Remote Eye?" he asked

赞恩意识到法拉根本没回答珀达的问题。“什么是远程之眼？”他问道。

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" It's an ancient type of magic, long forgotten in these peaceful times," Teplo said

“那是一种古老的魔法，在这太平岁月早已被遗忘了，”特普洛说。

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" It's a way to watch someone without being seen — and without using a spy fly."

“是一种能悄悄观察别人的方法——而且不用间谍蝇。”

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Fala nodded." In the Old Times, Magicians often created devices that focused their energy through certain arrangements of special objects

法拉点点头。“在旧时代，魔法师常会通过特殊物品的特定排列，制成凝聚他们能量的装置。

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Some of the plans still exist, though these ancient texts are only available to advanced scholars at the university."

有些设计图还留存至今，不过这些古老文献只有大学里的高级学者才能接触。”

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" Why?" Perda asked." If these old devices make better magic, shouldn't everyone know about them?"

“为什么？”珀达问。“如果这些旧装置能施展更强的魔法，不是应该让大家都知道吗？”

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" It's not that simple," replied Teplo." The devices often had unintended side effects

“没那么简单，”特普洛答道。“这些装置往往有意料之外的副作用。

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Besides, many devices required components that are unlawful or immoral to possess today."

再说，很多装置需要的部件，如今持有它们是违法或不道德的。”

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" Like what?" said Zann

“比如呢？”赞恩说。

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Teplo looked uneasy." Well, for instance, a Remote Eye was originally supposed to contain an actual eye."

特普洛面露难色。“嗯，比如，远程之眼原本是应该包含一只真的眼睛的。”

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" You mean a person's eye?" Darb sounded horrified

“你说的是人类的眼睛？”达布的声音听起来吓坏了。

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" Ideally, yes," Teplo said." Though some books suggested using the eye of a dragon instead."

“理想情况下，是的，”特普洛说，“不过有些书建议用龙的眼睛来代替。”

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" Is that what you used?" Zann exclaimed, thinking of Zing." A dragon's eye?"

“你们用的是那个吗？”赞恩惊呼道，想到了晶晶，“龙的眼睛？”

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" Of course not!" Fala said." We've been experimenting with alternatives, and we finally found one that works

“当然不是！”法拉说，“我们一直在试验替代品，终于找到了一个管用的。

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It's a telescope lens that I borrowed from a Void friend."

那是我从一个虚空朋友那里借来的望远镜镜片。”

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" What's a telescope?" Perda asked

“望远镜是什么？”珀达问道。

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" It helps you see stuff that's far away," Darb told her

“它能帮你看到很远很远的东西，”达布告诉她。

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" It works sort of like a Sight Enhancing spell."

“它的作用有点像视觉增强咒。”

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" Now if only we could concoct an eardrum substitute, we might be able to hear the trolls as well as see them," Teplo said

“现在，要是我们能再捣鼓出一个鼓膜的替代品，或许就能既看到巨魔，又听到他们说话了，”特普洛说。

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" Meanwhile, Fala, is there any news from our contacts at the palace?"

“话说回来，法拉，咱们在宫里的联系人有传来什么消息吗？”

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" A little." Fala looked worried." The king's assistant just volunteered to take over as king."

“一点点。”法拉一脸担忧，“国王的助理自告奋勇要接替王位。”

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" You mean that sneaky little fellow, Slib?" Teplo rolled his eyes

“你是说那个鬼鬼祟祟的小个子斯利布？”特普洛翻了个白眼。

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" He's not fit to rule his own house, let alone Magica."

“他连自己的家都管不好，更别说马基卡了。”

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" He claims the era of Reds is over," Fala said

“他宣称红发人的时代结束了，”法拉说。

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" The Red Council — that is, what's left of it — can't do much to prevent him from grabbing power, since the members are all in hiding."

“红色议会——剩下的那部分——没什么能做的来阻止他夺权，因为成员们都躲起来了。”

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" Well, I'll let the others worry about that." Teplo shrugged

“好吧，让其他人去操心吧。”特普洛耸了耸肩。

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" I don't care about politics. What I do care about is helping the trolls' prisoners."

“我不关心政治。我只关心救出那些被巨魔囚禁的人。”

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Zann nodded." We have to figure out how to save Gliss

赞恩点点头。“我们得想出办法救格丽丝。

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Let's go scout out that dragon pen."

我们去侦察下那个龙圈吧。”

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" Out of the question," Teplo said." It's far too dangerous."

“绝不可能，”特普洛说，“这太危险了。”

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" But she's only there because of me," Zann insisted." I have to save her!"

“但她是因为我才在那里的，”赞恩坚持说，“我必须救她！”

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The others all tried to change his mind

其他人全都试图劝他改变主意。

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But Zann was determined, arguing against whatever they said. Finally Teplo sighed

但赞恩心意已决，反驳他们说的每一句话。最后特普洛叹了口气。

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" He's just as stubborn as his grandfather," he muttered

“他跟他祖父一样倔，”他咕哝道。

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" Go if you must, Zann. But you'll need a disguise."

“非去不可的话就去吧，赞恩。但你需要伪装一下。”

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" If he's going, I'll go too," Perda said

“他去的话，我也去。”珀达说。

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" No," Teplo said." It's safer if Zann goes alone."

“不，”特普洛说，“赞恩一个人去更安全。”

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" He's right," Zann said." You and Darb should stay here."

“他说得对，”赞恩说，“你和达布应该留在这里。”

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Teplo glanced at Fala." Please send a message to the other Reds who remain free

特普洛看了看法拉。“请给其他仍自由着的赤魔法师发个消息。

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Maybe they can help keep an eye on Zann in case he gets in trouble."

或许他们能帮忙照看赞恩，万一他遇到麻烦。”

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He sounded doubtful, but Fala nodded and summoned several message moths

他听起来不太有把握，但法拉点点头，召唤出几只信使飞蛾。

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Then she went to work on Zann's disguise

然后她便动手给赞恩做伪装。

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Teplo tried to convince her to turn Zann's hair purple, but she made it brown instead

特普洛试图说服她把赞恩的头发变成紫色，但她给变成了棕色。

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She also hid Zann's freckles with an Illusion spell

她还用了一个幻象咒把赞恩的雀斑藏了起来。

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The streets were deserted when Zann left Teplo's house

赞恩离开特普洛家时，街道上空无一人。

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The zoo was a dozen blocks away. While he walked, Zann tried to come up with a plan to free Gliss

动物园在十几个街区之外。他一边走，一边努力想一个救出格丽丝的计划。

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How could he defeat Morb's trolls without using magic?

不用魔法，他怎么能打败莫布的巨魔呢？

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Zann was still thinking as he rounded a corner

赞恩拐过一个街角时还在思索着。

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Suddenly he heard a rustle of movement

突然，他听到一阵窸窣的动静。

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But before he could react, he found himself trapped in a dark, floating bubble!

但他还没来得及反应，就发现自己被困在了一个飘浮着的黑色泡泡里！

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" What's going on?" he cried

“怎么回事？”他大喊道。

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" We know that you're a Red," said a low voice." You'll need to come with us."

“我们知道你是个赤魔法师，”一个低沉的声音说，“你得跟我们走一趟。”