Chaos rules.
混乱主宰世界
Trade dries up.
贸易停滞终结
Supplies of bronze,
青铜供应受阻
The lifeblood of civilization, dwindle to nothing.
文明的根源几近枯竭
Mankind faces the collapse of thousands of years of progress.
人类数千年发展进程岌岌可危
But on an island in the eastern Mediterranean
然而在地中海东岸的岛屿上
A group of pioneering metal workers
金属工人中的一批先驱
Uncovers one of the keys to our future.
发现了一把开启未来的金钥匙
What they discover will arm new peoples,
他们的发现将武装新人类
Give power to new ideas,
新思想有了新动力
Send mankind across the world,
使人类可以在地球上漂洋过海穿行陆地
And transform the planet.
然后改变这个星球
The Age of Iron.
这就是铁器时代
An age we still live in today.
我们至今依然活在这个时代
Alashiya, Cyprus.
塞浦路斯的阿拉什亚
An island named after its rich resources of copper.
一个因盛产铜而得名的岛屿
But the supply of rare tin to make bronze from copper
因用于冶炼青铜的锡供应稀少
Has dried up.
岛屿不再兴旺发达
Faced with ruin, metalworkers make a discovery
行业衰败 金属工人只能另谋生路
That will change the future of mankind.
这将改变人类的未来
Rusty red rocks, found all over the island.
红锈斑斑的岩石遍布整个岛屿
They contain one of the most important raw materials
它们是人类历史上最重要的原材料之一:
In history: iron.
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