炉灰小报：第一期 Furnace Ash Tabloid: Part 1

由匿名民间作者撰写的地下刊物，对社会问题发表了较为尖锐的评论。 An Underground publication written by an anonymous non-official writer. It offers a rather pointed commentary on social issues.

近日，笔者注意到《矿工每周报》存在打官腔、不说人话等令人担忧的现象，恐是收了克里珀堡的冬城盾。为确保各位工友得到全面、客观的多方信息，笔者特别设立此小报，对近期大事展开评论。每月不定期更新。

In recent days, I have noticed concerning phenomena within Miners Weekly, namely that articles are overly bureaucratic and no-longer relatable to the working man. I fear that it may have fallen to shield-bribes offered by Qlipoth Fort. In order to ensure that our work force receives comprehensive and objective information from every source, I have specifically created this tabloid to openly discuss recent major events. Updates will be monthly but irregular.

【本期主题：关于公司的援助事宜】

[Topic for this publication: Regarding the IPC aid arrangements]

不可否定的是，没有公司的援助，贝洛伯格无法独自完成复兴重任——我想没有人会否认这点；但与此同时，公司的重要性又被过分夸大了，某些人甚至把它看作从天而降的救星，认为那帮黑衣人是出于慈善之心才来帮助我们的。在此笔者要纠正这一错误认知。

One thing that cannot be denied is that without the aid of the IPC, Belobog would be unable to rebuild independently... this I am sure that no one will deny. However, at the same time, the importance of the IPC has been greatly exaggerated. Some people even see them as saviors that have descended from the heavens, as if these people dressed in black are helping us as a form of charity. Here, I would like to rectify this misunderstanding.

截至目前，公司的确没有为他们提供的服务收取任何费用，但这并不意味着他们无法从中获取收益。秩序就是最大的资产，秩序的所有者可以轻易得到太多东西：君王无需耕作也能享用最好的食物，农民却要费心维护这种关系，因为他们的劳动只有在秩序中才能得到回报。

As the time of publication, the IPC has indeed provided services without charge, but that does not mean that they are not benefiting from the situation. Order is the greatest asset, as the holder of order can easily obtain as much as they please. A king can receive the finest food without farming the land, yet the farmers must work to maintain this relationship since their work can only be remunerated when social order is upheld.

统治所有人的野心，往往会被伪装成拯救所有人的善意。与宇宙市场接轨后，我们必然被公司的秩序塑造，去追求户头里的一串串信用点数。届时，我们可能要挖光地下的每一片矿脉、流干体内的每一滴血液，才能让部分地区过上手机中呈现的那些美好生活。我们不能沉浸在感激和喜悦中，我们必须保持警惕与清醒。

The desire to rule over all is often disguised as a selfless intention to save the people. Since we have connected to the universal market, we will inevitably be molded by the order proposed by the IPC and spend our lives chasing credits for our accounts. As time goes on, we may well have to hollow out every ounce of ore in the ground and bleed our bodies dry just so that certain areas can achieve the high life shown to us in our mobile phones. We cannot allow ourselves to become complacent in gratitude and frivolity. We must remain alert and awake.

另一方面，公司毕竟是外来者。在他们眼里，雅利洛-Ⅵ只是一颗普普通通的小星球罢了，和夜空中的万千繁星并无区别；但对我们而言，它是唯一的家园。倘若过度依赖公司，贝洛伯格就会像被牵着走的孩子：表面上能跑能跳，可一旦牵引的手放开，双腿的软弱无力就会暴露无疑。

On the other hand, the IPC are outsiders. In their eyes, Jarilo-VI is just an average little planet, no different to every little twinkling star in the sky. However, for us, it is our one and only home. If we become too reliant on the IPC, Belobog will become like a child being led by the hand: Though we feel like we can run and jump, if that guiding hand is taken away, we will soon realize how weak our legs truly are.

绝不能让眼下的援助汇聚成足以溺毙我们子孙的河流！雅利洛-Ⅵ与外界的差距固然存在，但也绝不是无法抹平。想要真正成为银河中有尊严的一员，我们必须走出一条自己的路，而非成为他人的附庸。

We cannot allow this flow of aid to grow and become a mighty river that will drown our future generations! Though there still remains a great distance between Jarilo-VI and the outside world. This distance can yet be bridged. If we wish to become a respected member of the cosmos, we must forge our own path and not become a vassal of another.

工友们，去学习吧，去模仿吧，去寻找一切能带来美好的东西吧。只有这样，未来的孩子们才可能与群星并肩，而不是在它璀璨的光辉下暗自流泪。

Fellow workers, go forth and learn. Let us emulate these outsiders and go in search of all that can bring us benefit. This is the only way that our descendants will ever be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other planets, instead of suffering in silence, lost in the undertow.