Shang Ke was going to use his vacation to go visit his mother. But when his mother heard of his plans, he firmly advised against his decision and had him stay put where he was. There were still many reporters out there waiting to catch him, if only to confirm whether or not his present physical condition was qualified to join the 45th Legion.
本来这件事的影响不至于这么大，毕竟帝国对英雄的还是颇为尊重和礼遇的，即使尚可真的无法再从军，也能分配一个闲职，享受优厚待遇。这其实也是上层喜闻乐见的，将尚可塑造成一位悲剧英雄，没事就拿出来激励一下士气，总比让他跑到战场上去送死要有价值得多。
At first, this situation wasn’t supposed to be such a big deal, after all, the Empire rather respected and treated their heroes with courtesy. Even if Shang Ke was unable to enlist into the army again, he could still be given a position with practically no obligations and enjoy generous treatment. This was actually what the higher ups preferred as well, mounting Shang Ke up as a tragic hero and taking him out from time to time as encouragement. It was far better than letting him run off to the battlefield and throwing his life away.
在看到菲尔墨的诊疗报告后，没有人认为他还有能力参加战斗。如果他在战场上毫无建树地牺牲，会给他“英雄”的称号留下污点。为国家而牺牲固然光荣，但也要看个人的实力。在明知自己身体严重受创的情况下还要逞强，事后必然会落下一个“不自量力”的声名。
No one believed that Filmore still had the ability to participate in battle after seeing his medical report. If he sacrificed his life on the battlefield without any contribution, it would leave behind a stain on his title of “hero”. Sacrificing oneself for the country was admittedly glorious, but it also depends on their individual strength. Forcing oneself despite knowing of their own condition and inevitably falling would give the person a reputation of “overestimating one’s capabilities”.
对希维家族而言，菲尔墨就此退役也是一个不错的选择，虽然无法再建功立业，至少荣誉在身，能够为家族事业提高声望。但尚可依然选择了从军，这个决定无论是帝国上层还是希维家族，都颇为不满。
For the Seiver family, Filmore’s retirement was not a bad choice. Although he couldn’t pile up anymore achievements, at least he possessed the honor and could raise the prestige of their family. But Shang Ke chose to enlist again, so no matter if it was the higher ups of the Empire or his family, they were all unhappy with it.
TL: The Seiver Family was mentioned twice in 56, but I somehow didn’t translate it oops. I fixed it….
所以，对于记者们的报道和民众的评价，双方都是听之任之。坎文更是对外宣传自己苦劝无果，儿子坚持要为国家效力，他作为父亲，只有支持云云，大打感情牌，完全不在乎这样会给儿子带来怎样的压力和影响。
As a result, both sides took a laissez-faire attitude toward the reporters news and the populace’s evaluation. Kanwen on the other hand, took a more hands on approach by saying to the public he had tried his best to change his mind but failed, his son was determined to work for the country and he, as the father can only support him. He played the emotion card and did not care about what kind of pressure and disturbance it would cause his son.
原本应该圆满休止的英雄事件，因为外界毫无顾忌的炒作，受到广泛关注。民众的注意力，从对英雄的赞誉，逐渐转移到他是否有资格加入45军团，是否有能力与虫族战斗，在战斗中会有怎样的表现等等。
The hero event that should had stopped perfectly continued to receive attention due to the external hype given to it. The populace’s attention turned from praising the hero, to judging whether or not he was qualified to become a member of the 45th Legion, if he could actually fight, and what kind of performance would he show on the battlefield and so on.
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FantasyThis story is not mine. Thanks for the author and the translator. It was for offline reading
