此时的宫殿已是一片废墟,哪还有半分辉煌模样。玉临沧坐在临时搭建的化妆室内,任由造型师们摆布。
特先生走进化妆室,一副自来熟的模样,上来便拍了拍他的肩膀,用长辈招呼晚辈的语气笑道:
“Mr. Yu, hows the preparation going?”(玉先生,准备得如何了?)
玉临沧对他的热络不以为意,只幽默地笑了笑:
“Not bad. It would be better if this barber wasn’t so persistent about cutting my hair.”(还不错。要是这位理发师不那么执着于剪我的头发,就更好了。)
“I’m sorry, sir. This is the result of discussions within the American government.,We have to establish a more… memorable image for the public.”(很抱歉,先生。这是全美利坚讨论后的决定。我们必须为公众树立一个更…令人印象深刻的形象。)
他无奈地摊摊手,又捏了捏玉临沧的肩膀,带点讨好地补充:
“Of course, your image is already excellent. But you know, there are cultural differences between East and West. I have to consider what resonates with our people. Believe me, no one understands the look of a superhero better than I do.”(当然,您的形象已经很出色了。但您知道,东西方文化存在差异。我必须考虑什么更能引起我国人民的共鸣。相信我,美利坚的超级英雄就应该是这个造型)
“It deserves doing.”(理应如此。)玉临沧点点头,闭上眼,任由造型师们继续他们的“创作”。
半个小时后,场外传来特先生那独特的嗓音。他正在反驳民众关于末世降临的言论,控诉美利坚境内的混乱…
随后,他话锋一转,用激昂的声音高声宣布:
“Today, I have invited a god—a god who will lead mankind and civilization forward!”(今天,我请来了一位神——一位将带领人类、引领文明前进的神!)
他是天生的演说家,故意停顿片刻,直到台下人群沸腾,才再次举起麦克风大声道:
“Please wele… Huaxia Longyu Clan—Yu Lin Cang!”(有请——华夏龙驭族,玉临沧!)
民众听到不是玉临渊,期待的神色顿时黯淡了几分。但情绪尚未完全回落,玉临沧已身着白色龙纹长袍,自后台缓缓走出。
“I am Yu Lincang of the Huaxia Longyu Clan.”(我是华夏龙驭族的玉临沧。)他的声音平静而清晰
“I assure you, as long as my clan draws breath, this war will not touch any innocent lives.”(我向诸位保证,只要我族一息尚存,战火便不会波及任何无辜之人。)
他稍作停顿,目光扫过台下:
“Please wait and see. The world… is about to change.”(请诸位静观其变。这个世界即将改变。)