第一章 小镇的早晨（13）

Bidding farewell to his good friend Hadley, Linley went back, alone, to his home. After walking for a while, he saw the Baruch estates.

跟自己的好朋友‘哈德利’告别后，林雷便独自一人朝自己家走去，走了一会儿便看到了巴鲁克家族的府邸了。

The amount of land the Baruch manor was built upon was actually quite large. Moss was growing on the walls, and all sorts of ivy creepers twined up the walls as well. The scars of time were very apparent on the walls. The Baruch manor located in Wushan town was the ancestral home of the Baruch clan. An ancestral home which had existed for over five thousand years and endured countless renovations continued to stand here.

巴鲁克家族的府邸占地极为广阔，那院墙上有着青苔、爬山虎等各种植物缠绕着。院墙上充满了岁月的痕迹。乌山镇的巴鲁克家族府邸，是巴鲁克家族的祖屋。一个传承了足有五千年之久的祖屋，经历了数千年不断修缮，到如今依旧屹立在这。

But, with the decline in the clan’s fortunes, the Baruch clan’s finances had taken a turn for the worse as well. Towards the end, it could only consume its previous gains. Over a hundred years ago, the then-leader of the Baruch clan determined that all the members of the clan would live in the front courtyard, which took up a third of the space of the manor. The rest of the manor would no longer be maintained. That way, a great deal of money could be saved.

只是随着家族的衰败，巴鲁克家族的经济情况也是每况愈下，最后只能吃老本，在一百多年前，巴鲁克家族的当代族长决定，整个家族成员只是居住在占据整个府邸三分之一面积的前院府邸，至于后面的院落等等，不再修缮维持。这样就节省了不少金钱。

But despite these measures, by this period in time, Linley’s father, Hogg Baruch, still needed to sell off family possessions in order to keep the family afloat.

可即使如此，到了如今，林雷的父亲‘霍格·巴鲁克’也是需要经常地变卖家族中一些物品来维持家用。

The towering doors to the manor were open.

府邸那高大的大门开启着。

“Saint-level warriors?” While walking, Linley was still thinking about that. “In the future, will I be able to become a Saint-level warrior?”

“圣域战士？”林雷一边走着，一边想着，“我将来能不能成为圣域战士呢？”

“Linley.” Hillman’s voice sounded from behind him. Hillman, Roger, and Lorry had finally caught up to him.

“林雷。”希尔曼的声音从身后响起，希尔曼、罗瑞、罗杰这三个最后走的人此刻也赶上来了。

Linley turned around and immediately said happily, “Uncle Hillman!”

林雷掉头看去，立即喜悦道：“希尔曼叔叔！”

Following this, Linley sucked in a deep breath. Raising his head to look at Hillman, his voice filled with eagerness, he said, “Uncle Hillman, are Saint-level warriors really that powerful? Then what about me? Is it possible that I will become a Saint-level warrior?” In Linley’s heart, there was a desire which all children possess.

随即林雷深吸一口气，抬头看着希尔曼，忐忑而又充满期待地询问道：“希尔曼叔叔，你说圣域战士那么厉害？那我，有没有可能成为圣域战士呢？”林雷的心中，有着大多数孩子一样的渴望。

Hillman was stunned. Besides him, Roger and Lorry were also speechless.

希尔曼一怔，旁边的罗瑞、罗杰也是一阵发愣。

A Saint-level warrior?

圣域战士？

“This kid really has the daring to dream big. The country of Fenlai has millions of citizens, but even so, after countless centuries, it hasn’t produced a single Saint-level warrior. To want to become a Saint-level warrior…” In Hillman’s mind, he fully understood how difficult it was to become a Saint-level warrior.

“这些小孩子还真是够敢想的，芬莱王国整个国家有数千万居民，可即使如此，数百年来也没有出现过一个圣域强者。想要成为圣域强者……”希尔曼心底非常清楚，成为圣域强者的难度。