“神啊，你为何将数以万顷的荒凉说成良田；
"O God, why do you call desolation stretching over thousands of acres fertile land;
你为何指着饿死的贱民诉说着世界的平等；
Why do you point at starving peasants and preach the equality of the world;
你为何踩着无辜孩童妇女的尸体赞美世界的和平。”
Why do you tread on the corpses of innocent women and children and praise the peace of the world?"
神说：“因为我是伊兹帕鲁特，掌握世间智慧与元素的神。”
The god replied, "Because I am Izparut, the god of wisdom and elements."
伊兹帕鲁特是位传奇般的人物，有传闻他本来是个人类，只因为自己太过聪明，于是世界将元素交于他，世界希望他能维持生灵之间的秩序。
Izparut was a legendary figure. It was rumored that he was once human but became so intelligent that the world entrusted him with the elements, hoping he would maintain order among living beings.
伊兹帕鲁特也按照世界的意愿主持着生灵，可作为一个神，一个维持秩序的神，这远远达不到他内心的高度，他有更大的野心。
Izparut presided over living beings as the world wished, but as a god, a god tasked with maintaining order, this was far below his aspirations. He had greater ambitions.
伊兹帕鲁特想要成为世界的主人，经过千年的研究，他发现要想主宰世界，首先需要获得希望、力量、智慧这三个东西。
Izparut wanted to become the master of the world. After millennia of research, he discovered that to dominate the world, he first needed hope, power, and wisdom.
传闻熔炉时代就有两位神明，一位叫做千里眼，他可以看到世界所有渺小细微之物，甚至连命运与未来也可以窥探。
It was said that in the Furnace Era, there were two gods: one called Thousand-Mile Eye, who could see all tiny and subtle things in the world, even glimpsing destiny and the future.
另一位叫做顺风耳，他可听到世界所有低声细喃，甚至连神明内心的想法也能听到。
The other was called Swift-Ear, who could hear all the whispers of the world, even the thoughts within the hearts of gods.
不出意外的，这两位神都死了，命运之神索蒂斯不容许这等神奇存在，众神们合力将他们打杀，将他们的尸体推向人间。
As expected, both gods died. The god of fate, Sotis, would not allow such extraordinary beings to exist. The gods banded together to slay them and cast their corpses into the mortal realm.
千里眼与顺风耳的尸体化为天地间的养分，孕育出了一个种族，这个种族继承了两位神明的一些神力，他们可以听到千里之外人们的交谈，他们可以看到千里之外所爆发的事件。
The corpses of Thousand-Mile Eye and Swift-Ear became the nourishment of the heavens and earth, birthing a race that inherited some of their divine powers. They could hear conversations thousands of miles away and witness events unfolding from afar.
他们是纽斯一族，以传递情报为生，一黑一白的眼眸是他们这一族特有的标志。
They were the Newsu clan, who lived by passing information. Their unique feature was their mismatched eyes: one black and one white.
纽斯一族以给他人传递信息为生，人们因为纽斯，每天即使足不出户也能接受到外部许多信息，从而很难被骗。
The Newsu clan made a living by delivering information. Because of them, people could receive abundant news from outside even without leaving their homes, making it hard to be deceived.
因为纽斯，统治者的谎言不攻自破，人们似乎就要见到真理的到来。
Thanks to the Newsu, the lies of rulers crumbled effortlessly, and it seemed people were on the brink of witnessing the arrival of truth.
国王们，贵族们绝不希望愚民变得理智，消息变得通畅。
Kings and nobles would never want the ignorant masses to become rational or for information to flow freely.
即使最亲民的亚历山大三世也反对民众的开化与觉醒。
Even the most benevolent king, Alexander III, opposed the enlightenment and awakening of the populace.
因为觉醒的人们第一件事就是反抗，不畏生死的反抗。
Because the first thing awakened people do is to rebel—fearlessly and unrelentingly.
上位者们跪在伊兹帕鲁特雕像的面前，即使其中的各位互为政敌、都想要置对方于死地，也无法破坏此刻他们亲密无间的关系，
The elites knelt before the statue of Izparut. Even though they were mutual political enemies who sought to destroy each other, nothing could break the apparent harmony they displayed at this moment.
此刻的上位者，在人们要觉醒反抗之际，他们愈发的就像是亲生兄弟，或者白头偕老的恩爱夫妇一般。
In the face of the awakening and rebellion of the people, these elites appeared more like blood brothers or a loving couple who had spent their lives together.
他们一同跪在地上，跪在伊兹帕鲁特的跟前，虔诚地祈祷。
Together, they knelt on the ground before Izparut, praying devoutly.
伊兹帕鲁特听到了信徒们虔诚地呼唤，于是降临凡间。
Izparut heard the devout call of his followers and descended to the mortal realm.
他降临在皇宫贵族珠宝高塔之上。众位身居高位者此刻全然没有一点尊严可言，他们跪在地上连国王也不例外，他们用嘴唇亲吻人踩过的地面，幻想它是神的脚背。
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He descended upon the jeweled tower of the royal palace. At this moment, the high-ranking elites had completely cast aside their dignity. Even the king was not exempt. They kissed the ground where people tread, imagining it to be the feet of the god.
伊兹帕鲁特见到竟有如此虔诚的信徒，他欣慰地笑了。
Seeing such devout followers, Izparut smiled with satisfaction.
“信仰我的凡人们呀，你们为何将我唤来。”
"O mortals who worship me, why have you summoned me?"
国王抬起头来可怜巴巴地说道：“代表智慧与元素的神啊，那些底层的愚民要推翻我们的统治，他们要将你的雕像打碎，庙宇烧毁。我们没有办法阻止啊！神啊救救我们吧！”
The king raised his head pitifully and said, "O god of wisdom and elements, those lowly commoners wish to overthrow our rule. They want to shatter your statue and burn your temples. We cannot stop them! O god, save us!"
伊兹帕鲁特听完十分恼火！
Hearing this, Izparut became furious!
“世间竟然有如此歹毒的生灵！”
"How could such vile creatures exist in this world?"
国王又说：“都怪那个叫纽斯的种族，他们肆意散播真理与时事，把人民搞得这般凶恶残暴。大人你一定要惩治这些恶徒！”
The king continued, "It is all because of that Newsu race. They recklessly spread truth and current events, turning the people into such ferocious and violent beings. My lord, you must punish these villains!"
伊兹帕鲁特了解事情原因经过后，他将纽斯一族带到身前，
After understanding the cause of the matter, Izparut summoned the Newsu race before him.
他说道：“你们犯下重罪，你们知晓吗？”
He said, "You have committed a grave sin. Are you aware of that?"
“我们犯下什么重罪！我们只是说实话，说实话也会犯罪吗？”一位族人说道。
"What grave sin have we committed? We merely spoke the truth. Is speaking the truth also a crime?" one of them asked.
“愚蠢的生灵，就是因为你们所说的实话，导致多少愚民反抗，导致多少生灵死亡！我理应代表正义与善良将你们处死。”
"Foolish creatures, it is because of the truths you spoke that so many ignorant people rebelled, causing the deaths of countless beings! As the representative of justice and goodness, I should sentence you to death."
纽斯一族的众人刚想要反抗诉说着伊兹帕鲁特的虚伪无情，伊兹帕鲁特一挥手，众人的声音便被孤断，就连哭泣也只能发出无声的嘶吼。
The Newsu tribe was about to resist, intending to expose Izparut's hypocrisy and heartlessness, but with a wave of his hand, their voices were silenced. Even their sobs turned into soundless screams.
这时伊兹帕鲁特像是心怀仁义地又说道：“你们的祖先也是神界的神明，我念在与他有些旧情，只要你们愿意效忠于国王贵族一样的上位者，我就免除你们的死亡。”
At this moment, Izparut, feigning benevolence, said, "Your ancestors were also gods of the divine realm. Out of my old friendship with them, I will spare your lives, provided you pledge allegiance to the rulers and nobles."
国王贵族们满口的谎言，而纽斯一族最忌讳的就是虚伪与谎言。
The rulers and nobles were full of lies, and nothing was more detestable to the Newsu race than deceit and falsehoods.
有些有原则的纽斯族人们想要反抗，他们举手反抗，用身体诉说着反抗的话语。
Some principled members of the Newsu tribe tried to resist. They raised their hands and used their bodies to express their defiance.
伊兹帕鲁特见状，眼角露出嗜血凶狠，他右手一挥，那些反抗的人们人头落地，血撒了地面一片。
Seeing this, Izparut's eyes glinted with bloodlust. With a wave of his right hand, the heads of those who resisted fell, and their blood stained the ground red.
此后，那些归降于贵族上位者的纽斯族人们，他们身穿蓝衣白领，又或者是红衣金领。
From then on, those members of the Newsu race who submitted to the ruling class donned blue robes with white collars or red robes with golden trim.
表面上他们依然服务于普通的群众们，但心里却无时无刻在考虑上位者的安危，
On the surface, they continued to serve the common people, but in their hearts, they were always thinking of the elites' safety.
甚至有些时候他们的报道，也成了上位者争夺权力的筹码。
At times, their reports even became tools for the rulers to fight for power.
那些不愿做走狗的纽斯族人们，他们虽然已经死了，
As for those Newsu who refused to become lapdogs, though they had died,
但是死亡之神米尔寇不忍他们就此灭亡，于是米尔寇将纽斯族人的灵魂化为一只只黑羽的乌鸦，
The god of death, Milco, could not bear to see their complete annihilation. So, Milco transformed their souls into black-feathered ravens.
乌鸦们互相啄食掉对方那白色的眼睛。
The ravens pecked out one another's white eyes.
从此，在黑夜之下，
From that day forward, under the cover of night,
独眼的乌鸦诉说着世间真实的丑陋与肮脏，他们在黎明太阳初升时闭嘴，
One-eyed ravens recounted the world's ugly truths and filth, falling silent as the dawn sun rose.
从此世界很难再有因为反抗所爆发的战争，有的只是不满的嘘声，以及夜里的悄声抱怨。
Henceforth, the world rarely saw wars sparked by rebellion, replaced by murmurs of discontent and hushed complaints in the dark of night.
因为此事，伊兹帕鲁特获得了力量与智慧的认可，他还差希望，他必须要拥有希望。
Because of this, Izparut gained recognition from the forces of power and wisdom. But he still lacked hope, and he knew he needed to possess it.
可是他作为一名神明，作为一名伟大的神明，伊兹帕鲁特并不知道什么是希望，于是他问智慧，
However, as a god—an allegedly great god—Izparut did not understand what hope was. So he asked wisdom,
“智慧啊，你说说什么是希望。”
"O Wisdom, tell me, what is hope?"
“对快饿死的乞丐来说，希望是一碗稀粥。对于一位贵族国王来说，永生的丹药便是希望。所以希望是琢磨不定的。”
"To a starving beggar, hope is a bowl of porridge. To a noble king, it is an elixir of immortality. Hope, therefore, is elusive and unpredictable."
既然捉摸不定，那他也就暂挺拥有希望的念头。
Since hope was so elusive, he temporarily set aside his quest to acquire it.
他像往常一样给予众神解惑，直到有一天，他得知了卢恩破解了源初之光——那正是希望的化身！
He continued to enlighten the gods as usual until one day, he learned that Luen had deciphered the Primordial Light—it was the very embodiment of hope!
为了得到世界的希望，他将卢恩的所有信徒杀死，以此试图削弱卢恩的实力，
In his quest to obtain the world's hope, he slaughtered all of Luen's followers, aiming to weaken Luen's strength.
当他想要集结众神合力收集希望的时候，卢恩杀了出来。
Just as he planned to gather the gods to seize hope, Luen emerged to confront him.
卢恩用生命为代价守卫了属于世界众位生灵的希望，
Luen defended the hope of the world's beings at the cost of his own life.
伊兹帕鲁特身受重伤，属于他的元素与智慧力量流失一部分到了人间界，
Izparut suffered grievous wounds, and portions of his elemental and intellectual powers flowed into the mortal realm.
力量因此离他而去，依附到战神葛雷克身上，化为一头透明的雄狮环绕在葛雷克的身周。
This power departed from him, attaching itself to Greck, the god of war, manifesting as a translucent lion circling around him.
米尔寇将一半的希望撒入人间，再把一半的希望带到死后世界，
Milco scattered half of the hope into the human world and carried the other half into the afterlife.
由此，伊兹帕鲁特的统治梦想就此如梦幻般破碎。
Thus, Izparut's dream of dominion was shattered like a fleeting illusion.