Luo Bin came over to stand beside Yang Zicang after the stabilized “overlay scene.”
洛宾从稳固后的“交错幕景”来到杨子藏身旁。
“How is it? Any good stuff?”
“怎么样，有没有好东西。”
“There’s a bow that looks pretty decent.” Yang Zicang looked up from the gap.
“有张弓好像还不错。”杨子藏从缝隙处抬头道。
Even for an ordinary bow, a capable hand was required to craft one properly; this sturdy bow was clearly made with considerable skill.
哪怕是普通的弓，没有手艺也做不出像样的，这张硬弓明显做得还比较精良。
They worked together to pry the door open. Besides the bow and axe, there were also two wooden chests under the bed. The one Luo Bin opened contained cold-weather bedding and coats. Yang Zicang opened a chest full of heavy ore.
两人合力撬开了门，除了弓与斧，床下还有两个木箱。洛宾打开的木箱中，是御寒被褥与大衣。杨子藏手中开启的则是箱沉重的矿物。
“This ore can be traded for some goods back at headquarters. Haha, not a bad stroke of luck for us.”
“这矿石，可以在总部那边换点东西。哈哈，咱们运气不错。”
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When they got back to Liang Xi, carrying the items with them, they smelled the aroma of roasted meat from a distance.
带着几样东西回到梁喜那边时，老远就闻到了烤肉的味道。
The taste was nothing special, but in these circumstances, grilling meat felt like its own kind of unique experience.
虽然味道不怎么样，但在这样的环境下吃烤肉，几人还是感觉别有番风情。
“If only we had some beer right now,” Luo Bin laughed loudly.
“这个时候要是有啤酒就好了。”洛宾哈哈笑道。
Two hours later, Liang Xi, looking thrilled, was shouldering the sturdy bow as he followed Yang Zicang—who was holding a bloodstained long spear—out of the rickety wardrobe.
两个小时后，一脸雀跃的梁喜背着硬弓，跟着手持染红长枪的杨子藏从破烂衣柜中出来。
“Wah wah wah, so easy to make nearly eight years’ worth of chronology!”
“哇哇哇，好轻松就赚了接近八年时序！”
Luo Bin walked out of the crack with satisfaction. “With Chrono Weapons on hand, it only took three or four hours to clear a C-rank overlay zone.”
洛宾从裂缝中满意的走出：“有时序战器在，一个C级交错地居然三四个小时就搞定了。”
“No wonder it’s a Century Weapon; usually it takes ages for everyone to wait for time’s sequential re-amplification.”
“不愧是百年器，平时大伙儿光是等时序重新增幅就很花时间。”
Luo Bin tossed a rough spherical crystal stone with a pockmarked surface in his hand, within which an image of a forest was reflected. This was the item that appeared at the center after the entire area was completely stabilized.
洛宾抛着手中的一块表面坑坑洼洼的粗糙球形水晶石，里面映现着森林的模样。这是彻底稳固所有的区域后，出现在正中心的物品。
It contained within it the complete topographical appearance, along with 20N of time’s sequential energy.
它里面蕴含着完整的地形外貌，以及20N时序。
The glow within the fissure dimmed, ultimately reverting to ordinary darkness.
裂缝内的光芒变得暗淡，最终回归普通的黑暗。
“This can serve as our backup stronghold in the future,” Luo Bin said. “Later, we’ll resonate and form a new a synchrony team.”
“它以后可以作为我们的备用据点。”洛宾道，“后面咱们重新共鸣个队伍。”
With that, he began rummaging around the room, which looked as if it had been abandoned for over a dozen years. After the evil nightmare egg was destroyed, most of the items in the house had become extremely decrepit, like a pile of trash. They all seemed to be missing some vital essence. The clothes, hats, and shoes inside, though outwardly old and worn, were still wearable.
说罢他在如同荒废十数年的房间内翻找起来。在消灭恶魇之卵后，屋内物品大多都变得及其陈旧，如同垃圾堆。它们都缺失了某种精气。里面看上去陈旧无比的衣服与鞋帽都可以穿戴。
Yang Zicang felt the earnings from this harvest: a total of 15N. Compared to a Grade B overlapping region, it might seem scarce, but it was far easier to come by.
杨子藏在一旁感受着这次的收获，共计15N。相比于B级交错地它显得很少，但却轻松多了。
Luo Bin pocketed a gold necklace and unfolded the model. A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and smiled, “Let’s go, to the next place.”
将根金项链揣进兜的洛宾展开模型，几秒后睁眼笑道：“走，去下一个地方。”
Liang Xi became animated; Luo Bin’s evolved model was practically a supernatural pinnacle skill.
梁喜变得振奋起来，洛宾这进化后的模型简直就是神技。
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Although the setting sun had already dipped below the horizon, the sky was still bright – true nightfall was still a long way off.
夕阳虽已坠入地面但天色还很亮堂，夜幕的真正到来还要很久。
More and more people were gathering near the rat monster’s lair, determined to ensure not even a single mosquito could slip back in.”
越来越多的人聚集到老鼠的怪物巢穴附近，他们务必要使一个蚊子也飞不进去才好。
Everyone exchanged words, it was said that those who had participated in a similar battle last time were rushing over from headquarters.
众人交流，据说曾参与过上次类似战斗的人正在从总部赶来。
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When the exhausted trio emerged from another crack, Liang Xi collapsed limply onto the ground.
疲惫的三人再次从一个裂缝中走出来的时候，梁喜瘫软倒在地上。
There were several wounds on his feet; where he had torn off clothes to bandage them, the cloth was stained with blood.
他脚上有好几处伤口，撕下衣服所包扎的伤口处，布料被鲜血染红。
“Are you really okay now?” Luo Bin carefully unwrapped the boy’s “bandage.” The wounds had scabbed over. “Your ability’s not bad.”
“真的已经好了？”洛宾小心拆开这孩子的“绷带”，伤口已经结疤，“你的能力不耐嘛。”
The moment they entered the overlapping ground, Liang Xi felt the world spin because he was two steps slower than the others in leaving the scene, and the flat ground beneath him turned into a huge pit.
刚才一进入交错地，梁喜就感觉天旋地转，只因他慢了离开幕景的两人几步，所站立的平地就变成为了个大洞。
“That scared me to death just now,” Yang Zicang said.
“刚才吓死我了。”杨子藏道。
This guy’s model didn’t have the ability to keep the scene visible continuously, so he had disappeared along with the shifting terrain of the venue.
这小子的模型没有维持幕景持续显现的能力，整个人跟着变动的幕景地消失了。
“It’s not a big deal,” Liang Xi pointed to some of his already scabbed wounds. “They’ve recovered now.”
“问题不算大，”梁喜指了指自己已经结疤的部分伤口，“它们已经恢复了。”
His body was covered with scars—marks left by countless knives, guns, scratches, and tears.
他满身是伤痕，是被无数刀、枪、抓挠、撕扯后所留下的疤。
The reason this guy dared to enter the monster nest alone was precisely because he had a rare healing model that could even stave off hunger. The only pity was that the ability could only be used on himself.
这小子之所以敢一个人进入怪物巢穴，也是因为他自己拥有稀少的治疗伤势的模型，而且甚至能止饿。只可惜这能力只能对自己使用。
“Next time, if the overlap scene isn’t stable, we’ll leave together.”
“下次没稳定的幕景地，我们要一起离开。”
“I’m sorry…” said the boy. “Maybe it’s because the model’s level is too low.”
“对不起…”少年道，“可能是模型等级太低了。”
“Idiot, having only two lines isn’t your fault, so why are you apologizing?” Luo Bin chuckled and patted him to calm him down, then turned to look at Yang Zicang, who was drenched in sweat. “Do you want to continue today, or not?”
“笨蛋，两根线又不是你的错，你道什么歉。”洛宾笑呵呵的安抚，随后看向大汗淋漓的杨子藏，“今天还要不要继续。”
Yang Zicang wiped his sweat and smiled, “It’s only dusk now.”
杨子藏抹了把汗笑了笑，“现在都才傍晚啊。”
To make up for lost time, the two had each entered different staggered scenery zones, tirelessly slaughtering the beasts inside. Only through “landform aggregation” did the scenery zone that had vanished with Liang Xi reappear.
刚才为了赶时间，两人各自进入不同交错幕景区域，马不停蹄的击杀着里面的猛兽。最后以“地貌聚合”，才让带着梁喜消失的幕景地重新出现。
Liang Xi said weakly, “I heard that the initial model level still has something to do with a person’s mental strength.”
梁喜势弱的道：“我听说，模型的诞生等级好像还是跟人的精神力有关。”
His model came from a small medical room, which was found by luck by A-Liang and his father last month in a hidden hut inside a slaughterhouse.
他的模型只是来自一个小医务室，那还是阿梁和他父亲运气好，上个月在一个屠宰场内部偶然找到的小屋子。
A neglected kitchen in the slaughterhouse, with a shelf obscured by pots and pans, underneath which were emergency medical supplies.
屠宰场里被忽略的小灶间，被锅碗瓢盆挡住的架子下，还有着急救用的医疗物品。
Liang Xi, who acquired the model there, unexpectedly gained the hidden infirmary ability.
在那里获得模型的梁喜，意外得到了隐藏的医务室能力。
In this bizarre city, large hospitals and even clinics had long been divided up by major powers.
在这个怪异的城市，大型医院，乃至诊所，早就被大势力瓜分了。
To nurture models in those places, one had to pay an enormous cost—materials, gold and silver, or time flow—or simply snatch them by force or wait for new zones to emerge.
想要在那些地方孕育模型，要么花非巨大的代价——材料、金银或时序，要么就只能硬抢，或是等待新区域的诞生。
So it could be said that Liang Xi wasn’t unlucky.
因此梁喜的运气不能说不好。
From this distribution, each person also received twenty years of time flow.
这趟分配下来，每人也收获了二十年时序。
“Rest up, and we’ll continue. Ah, what a satisfying day. If only every day went this smoothly.”
“休息休息，我们继续，唉呀，今天真畅快。要是每天都这样顺当就好了。”
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The third C-class space was near a small park in the vicinity.
第三处C级空间在附近一个小型公园。
In the distance, six or seven people were entering the cracked ground.
远处六七人正进入裂开的地面。
“This is actually the safest number of people. Even so, ordinary people might still get injured or die. Let’s head to the next entrance.”
“这其实是最保险的人数。而且就算如此，普通人也可能受伤甚至死人。我们去下个入口吧。”
Just as the three turned to leave, someone with sharp eyes in the distance said, “Boss, that guy just now seemed to be Yang Zicang.”
就在三人转身离开时，远处一个眼尖的道，“老大，刚刚那个人好像是杨子藏。”
“Yang Zicang? That guy with the Century Weapon?”
“杨子藏？那个有百年器的家伙？”
By the gap amid the garden, Cao Maodian, walking at the rear, and squad leader Yu Chen stopped in their tracks.
花园缝隙旁，走在最后的曹茂典和小队长余晨停下脚步。
“It’s that gun in his hand—a Century Weapon, boss.”
“就是他手上那把枪，那可是百年器啊老大。”
“The headquarters should be keeping an eye on him.”
“总部的人应该在关注他吧。”
“Looks like they’re looking for a crossroads, heh. What use is headquarters’ attention? Once they get into a crossroads, as long as he doesn’t deploy his model, we’ll have our chance.”
“看样子他们在找交错地，嘿嘿。总部的关注能有什么用，等他们进入交错地，只要他不展开模型，咱们不就有机会。”
Cao Maodian’s heart pounded, his mind full of that long gun.
曹茂典的心脏砰砰直跳，满脑子都是那把长枪。
Yu Chen narrowed his eyes: “We need to study this carefully. If someone is in constant psychic communication with him, we might be able to give it a shot inside the crossroads.”
余晨眯了眯眼：“得好好研究下，如果有人一直跟他心灵通话，在交错地内应该可以一试。”
Having descended a few steps along the crack slope, the young man carrying a backpack turned his head:
已下行几步进入裂缝斜坡，背着行囊的青年回过头：
“Is it really Yang Zicang? Hey, why bother being so complicated? Like last time, if we just make sure we’re not recognized, that’ll do.”
“真是杨子藏？嘿，何必那么麻烦。像上次那样，我们只要不让人认不出来不就行了。”
“You mean… go into the crossroads and snatch it outright like last time?”
“你是说…像上次一样进交错地后硬抢？”
“We go masked. Then we find some patsy to take the blame for the robbery, and we just say we got the Century Weapon back from the robbers. Boss, we gotta seize this opportunity.”
“咱们蒙面。到时候随便找个顶包的出来认领抢劫，我们再说从抢劫犯手上帮忙找回了百年器就行了。老大，咱们可要抓紧机会。”
After mulling it over a few times, Yu Chen said:
余晨几番思索后道：
“Brother Cao, you’re right. If we do it this way, even if HQ wants it, we’d have a reason to get first dibs. Plus, our team doesn’t have a Chrono Weapon yet—we can keep this gun as our squad’s gear. Move out, follow them.”
“曹老弟你说得对。这样搞，哪怕总部要，我们也有理由优先购买。而且我们队伍还没有时序战器，这枪我们可以作为队伍武器直接留下。走，跟着他们。”
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Inside a truck converted into a motorhome, right at the edge of this acceleration zone.
就在这片加速区域的边缘，一辆改装成房车的卡车中。
“…The folks at HQ are probably keeping an eye on him.”
——“…总部的人应该在关注他吧。”
“…This gun…keep it…move, follow them.”
——“这枪…留下…走，跟着他们。”
The small TV’s speakers crackled with conversation, carrying a faint background static. The screen showed three people standing by the entrance of a C-rank Cross Zone, planning a mugging scheme.
小电视的喇叭中传来略带背噪的交谈声。荧幕显示着三个正在C级交错地入口旁，讨论抢劫方案的人。
On the sofa, a man stared at the tiny TV screen with a bemused expression.
沙发上，男人一脸古怪的看着前方的小巧电视荧幕。
“Since they know we can keep tabs on someone from afar outside the ‘redundant worlds,’ why do they still feel safe scheming out there?” Yan Yi, clad in a black uniform, scratched his head.
“既然他们知道在‘多余世界’外，我们能有方法远距离关注某人，那为什么还要在外面讨论？”身穿黑色制服的燕逸扣了扣脑袋。
“Are these guys idiots?”
“这些家伙是傻鸟吗？”
“They probably figure you haven’t entered the time acceleration zone yet.”
“估计是认为，你还没进来时间加速区域吧。”
From a low stool nearby, a boy leaned in with wide eyes. “And sure, they know we can monitor someone from a distance, but who’d guess your ability extends to things like seeing the folks our target’s been in contact with?”
旁边小凳上，将头凑过来的男孩子闪动着大眼睛道：“而且他们虽然知道我们能远距离关注某人，但又有谁会晓得你的能力是，连被关注者接触过的角色也可以暂时看到呢。”
On the screen, Cao, Mr. Yu, and the others scurried back from the cross-zone entrance, buzzing with enthusiasm, already booting up their plan. Looked like they knew the ropes.
萤幕中，曹、余等数人兴致勃勃的从交错地入口返回，快速实施着方案，看来他们很有经验。
“Heh, hope these goons pick up the pace—I’ve got less than two hours left on my YangZicang tracking burn.”
“呵，希望这些蠢货动作快点，我对杨子藏的关注时间已经只剩不到两小时了。”
“Just funnel more chips in, bro Yan.” The boy popped a tiny nut into his mouth.
“燕哥你继续投资咯。”少年往口中丢了块小坚果。
[The side character’s story arc has come to a conclusion.]
[配角故事演绎告一段落。]
The model on Yan Yi’s chest flickered, and those people were no longer visible.
燕逸胸前模型闪动了下，那些人已经看不到了。
The scene on the small screen automatically switched back to Yang Zicang’s location, where the three of them were chatting as they crossed an exotic circular red-brick plaza.
小荧幕的画面中，自动切回了杨子藏的现场，三人正聊着天穿过片异域风情的圆形红砖广场。
“Yang Zicang hasn’t activated his financing model today. I hope he can secure funding again when the time comes.”
“今天杨子藏还没有展开过融资模型，希望到时候他能再次融资。”
This spirited teenager, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, jumped off the large sofa and said with his hands on his hips:
这位看上去十五六岁，精神奕奕的少年从大沙发上跳了下来，插着腰道：
“Anyway, there’s not much time left. Let me go.”
“反正没多少时间了，让我去吧。”
Yan Yi pondered for a moment. “Then be careful. Don’t blow your cover.”
燕逸沉吟片刻，“那你小心点，别暴露。”