056 旅程开始

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" Gliss doesn't seem very excited about the expedition," Zann said to Boz the next day

“格利斯对这次探险好像不怎么兴奋，”第二天扎恩对博兹说。

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They were at Teplo's house, preparing to depart

他们正在特普洛家，准备出发。

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" Why are her parents making her go?"

“她父母为什么非逼着她去？”

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" Her uncle Gar is an important member of the expedition," Boz said

“她叔叔加尔是探险队的要员，”博兹说。

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" Gliss' parents thought this would be a good educational opportunity for her."

“格利斯的父母觉得这对她是一次很好的学习机会。”

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Zann didn't believe it. He wondered if Gliss' parents were trying to push her and Zann together again

扎恩不信。他心想，格利斯的父母是不是又在设法撮合他俩。

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They probably weren't happy that she had become so close to Darb, a Void

他们可能不高兴她和那个叫达布的虚空者走得太近。

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Teplo rushed in, his goose snapping irritably at his heels." Ready to go?" Teplo asked

特普洛冲了进来，他的鹅气呼呼地啄着他的脚后跟。“准备好了吗？”特普洛问。

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" Ready." Boz grabbed Zann by the elbow and snapped his fingers

“好了。”博兹抓住扎恩的胳膊肘，打了个响指。

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Zann barely had time to grab Zing before his grandfather zapped them away

扎恩刚来得及抓住小津，爷爷就把他们嗖地传送走了。

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They landed on a grassy lawn, in front of an ancient stone mansion. Beyond was deep forest

他们落在一片绿油油的草坪上，面前是一座古朴的石砌宅邸。再往前，便是一片幽深的森林。

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" Where are we?" Zann spotted a large ship

"我们这是在哪儿？"扎恩发现了一艘大船。

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A heap of colorful fabric was attached to it by a number of heavy ropes." And what's that?"

一大堆五颜六色的布料用许多粗重的绳索系在船上。"那又是什么？"

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" This place is called Moonstone Manor," Teplo said, appearing beside them

"这个地方叫月石庄园，"特普洛说着，忽然出现在他们身边。

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" And that's the airship that will transport us to the Cave."

"那就是将载我们前往洞穴的飞艇。"

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Zann was surprised." I know people can't just zap to the Cave of the Unknown because of its weird energy — "

扎恩很惊讶。"我知道因为无名洞穴有怪异的能量，人没法直接传送过去——"

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" Correct," Teplo interrupted." The Cave, as well as the relics inside, constantly sends out destabilizing surges

"没错，"特普洛打断道。"那个洞穴，还有里面的遗物，会持续不断地发出不稳定的能量波动。

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It makes performing any magic near the Cave very dangerous."

这让在洞穴附近施展任何魔法都变得非常危险。"

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" But I didn't know there was a special airship," Zann continued

"但我不知道还有特制的飞艇，"扎恩接着说。

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" I assumed we'd fly there on dragons or something."

"我还以为我们会骑龙之类的飞过去呢。"

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" The Cave's unstable energy frightens most creatures," someone said

“洞穴那不稳定的能量吓跑了大多数生物，”有人说道。

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It was Venna." Even the best-trained riding dragons usually refuse to fly anywhere near it."

是文娜。“即便是训练有素的骑龙，通常也拒绝飞近它。”

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Venna was representing the Red Council on the expedition

文娜在这次探险中代表红色议会。

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Beside her was a tall, handsome man

她身边站着一个高大英俊的男人。

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Venna introduced him as Tok, the airship's pilot. She turned to Zann

文娜介绍说他是托克，这艘飞艇的驾驶员。她转向扎恩。

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" This vehicle is the traditional way of traveling to the Cave of the Unknown," she said." Come inside and have a look."

“这交通工具是前往无名洞穴的传统方式，”她说。“进来看看吧。”

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The airship's main room looked like someone's living room

飞艇的主舱看起来像某人的客厅。

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Tok led the way down a hallway and into another room

托克带头穿过走廊，进入另一个房间。

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Three large, vicious-looking creatures with fiery red scales were writhing in a tank of thick glass

三只长着火红鳞片、模样凶狠的大型生物，正在一个厚玻璃水箱里扭动爬行。

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When Zann and the others entered, the creatures spit balls of flame at them

扎恩和其他人一进去，那些生物就朝他们喷出火球。

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Zann jumped back, and Zing cowered behind him

扎恩向后一跳，青在他身后畏缩。

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But the flames didn't penetrate the glass wall

但火焰没有穿透玻璃墙。

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" Are those dragons?" Zann asked." I've never seen any like that!"

"那些是龙吗？"扎恩问，"我从没见过那样的！"

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" They're known as flame furies," Teplo explained

"它们被称为火焰狂怒者，"特普洛解释说。

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" They originally came from another world."

"它们最初来自另一个世界。"

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" And many years ago," said Boz," several young furies were smuggled into Magica

"很多年前，"博兹说，"几只幼年狂怒者被走私进了魔法界。

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They've been breeding in the darkest reaches of the forest beyond Mount Mystery ever since. Few people know they exist."

从此它们就在神秘山外森林最黑暗的深处繁衍。很少有人知道它们存在。"

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Venna nodded." The original owner of this manor caught these three furies and found a way to harness their fiery power to travel to the Cave."

文娜点点头。"这座庄园的原主人捕捉了这三只狂怒者，并找到了利用它们火焰力量前往洞穴的方法。"

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She swept a hand at the vehicle." He called it the Dragon Wagon."

她朝这辆车一挥手。"他叫它龙车。"

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Zann stared at the fierce creatures. He wished Darb could be there to see them

扎恩盯着这些凶猛的生物。他真希望达布也能在这里亲眼看看它们。

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Darb loved learning about new magical creatures!

达布最喜欢了解新的魔法生物了！

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" When we're ready to go," Tok explained," we'll release an image of the snuffer, which is the furies' natural enemy from their home world

“等我们准备出发时，”托克解释道，“就会放出一张嗅嗅怪的图像。这嗅嗅怪是喷火怪们故乡的天敌。

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The furies will blast it with their flaming breath until the image is removed."

喷火怪们会用火焰吐息攻击它，直到图像被撤掉为止。”

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" Or until the image is so singed that the furies realize it's not real," Teplo said

“或者等图像被烧得焦黑，喷火怪们意识到那不是真的为止。”特普洛说。

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" Indeed." Tok chuckled." We have to replace the fake snuffer for each journey."

“确实。”托克轻笑着说，“我们每次旅程都得换个新的假嗅嗅怪。”

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Zann wondered what kind of terrifying creature could scare the furies

扎恩好奇，到底是什么样的恐怖生物，能让这些喷火怪都感到害怕。

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Before he could ask, several other people entered, including Gliss and her uncle

他还没来得及问，又有几个人走了进来，其中包括格丽丝和她的叔叔。

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Uncle Gar greeted everyone cheerfully, but Gliss looked glum. Zann could tell she wasn't thrilled to be there

加尔叔叔愉快地和每个人打招呼，但格丽丝却一脸闷闷不乐。扎恩能看出她并不高兴来这儿。

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" Let's get started," said Venna." We have a long journey ahead."

“我们出发吧，”文娜说，“前面还有很长的旅程呢。”

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Tok nodded." Snuffer up."

托克点了点头：“放嗅嗅怪。”

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A metal sculpture popped into view at the back of the furies' tank

一个金属雕塑突然出现在狂怒者水箱的后方。

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" That's a snuffer?" Zann exclaimed." There's one of those on my parents' storage shelf at the lab!"

“那是个熄火器？”扎恩惊叫道，“我父母的实验室储藏架上就有一个！”

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" That makes sense," Teplo said." Their last journey was to the Cave. Well, second-to-last."

“说得通，”特普洛说，“他们最后一次旅行就是去了洞穴。呃，是倒数第二次。”

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The airship shuddered and lifted." You should go sit down," Tok said to the group

飞艇震颤着升起。“你们最好坐下，”托克对大家说。

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" It can be tricky keeping your balance when the airship takes off."

“飞艇起飞时保持平衡可不容易。”

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The furies' fiery breath quickly filled the Dragon Wagon's cloth balloon

狂怒者炽热的吐息迅速充满了龙车的布气球。

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Soon the airship was flying over the treetops

很快，飞艇便飞越了树梢。

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Zann spent the first hour of the journey peering out the window

扎恩在旅程的第一个小时一直凝视着窗外。

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Then Gliss' uncle called Zann's name." You kids don't have to sit here with us boring old people," he said with a wink

接着格利斯的叔叔喊了扎恩的名字。“你们孩子不必和我们这些无趣的老家伙坐在一起，”他眨了眨眼说。

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" Why don't you two explore the rest of the ship together?"

“你们俩为什么不一起去探索飞艇的其他地方呢？”

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Zann forced a smile. He didn't want the adults to know that he and Gliss weren't on good terms." Sure. Let's go, Gliss."

扎恩勉强笑了笑。他不想让大人们知道他和格利斯关系不好。“好啊。走吧，格利斯。”

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They headed into the hallway leading to the furies' tank

他们走向通往狂怒者水箱的走廊。

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" Are you still mad at me?" Gliss asked tentatively

“你还在生我的气吗？”格利斯试探地问。

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" You know how important finding my parents is to me."

“你知道找到我的父母对我有多重要。”

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He glared at her." At least you should know."

他瞪了她一眼。“至少你应该知道。”

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" Zann — " Gliss began

“扎恩——”格利斯开口道。

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Zing interrupted her with an excited squawk. The little dragon rushed forward

星仔兴奋地尖叫着打断了她。小龙冲上前去。

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" Zing, leave the furies alone," Zann said." They'll roast you alive!"

“星仔，别去惹那些狂怒者，”扎恩说，“它们会把你烤熟的！”

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But Zing wasn't heading for the tank

但星仔并不是朝水箱去的。

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He was scratching at a large feed bin

它正抓挠着一个大饲料箱。

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The expedition leaders had packed plenty of food for humans and dragons alike, since it was risky to conjure anything near the Cave

探险队长们为人类和龙都准备了大量食物，因为在洞穴附近变出任何东西都很危险。

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" Is he hungry?" Gliss wondered

“它饿了吗？”格利斯心想。

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Zann hurried over to the bin." I guess Tok wouldn't mind if Zing had a snack."

扎恩急忙走到饲料箱前。“我猜托克不会介意让星仔吃点零食的。”

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He swung open the top and gasped in shock

他猛地掀开盖子，倒吸一口凉气。

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Perda and Darb were crouched inside!

珀达和达布正蜷缩在里面！

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" Surprise!" Perda stood up." We didn't want to miss all the fun!"

“惊喜！”珀达站了起来，“我们可不想错过所有的乐趣！”