A rumbling commotion erupted in the forest; in the distance, a dinosaur-like beast chased several giant bulls charging into the distance.
森林中轰咯咙地爆发出阵动静，远处一只恐龙似的野兽追着几匹巨牛往远处奔腾而去。
Mori stared, stunned for a moment.
莫里看得一呆。
“Thanks. I’m mostly a lone wolf, so there’s still a lot of relevant info I haven’t picked up yet,” Yang Zicang said, brushing off insects that had jumped onto him. “How do I get to that Hubtown of yours?”
“谢谢，我基本是个独行侠，所以到现在还有很多相关的信息并未掌握。”杨子藏赶了赶跳到身上的昆虫道，“你所在的枢纽镇要如何才能到达？”
“Then you’re really something, aren’t you?”
“那你还真是厉害啊。”
Mori, now wearing only a well-fitting black-blue thin shirt, shook his head and said:
此刻只穿着件合身黑蓝色薄衬衫的莫里，晃晃脑袋后道：
“Once you stabilize a full-moon level crossroads, some interdimensional spaces open up new exits that might show up at the far end of the city—you know that, right?”
“稳定满月级交错地后，有些异度空间拥有新出口，可能出现在城市的另一端，这个你知道吧。”
“Some B-class interdimensional spaces have two entrances and exits,” Yang Zicang nodded.
B级异度空间有些有两个出入口，杨子藏点点头。
“Similarly, after stabilizing a Scarlett-level interleaved land, a new exit will appear. However, that exit leads to a small town.”
“同理，稳定绯月级的交错地后，也会出现个新出口。不过那个出口连着一个小镇。”
“A small town?”
“小镇？”
“Yeah, the town has living areas for people to relax and enjoy themselves, and it’s very cheap. Many people have settled their few remaining family members there. The place is very safe, and people from different cities can share experiences and trade items in the town.”
“嗯，镇子上有供人放松与享乐的生活区域，花销还很便宜。好些人把自己为数不多的家人都安置在那里。那地儿非常安全，不同城市的人可以在镇内交流心得，置换物品。”
“Scarlett-level… A-level? I see!”
“绯月级…A级？原来是这样！”
Mori carefully observed the man’s surprised reaction. Though he was holding a weapon, he exuded a calm and relaxed aura, as if he had become one with the mountain forest.
莫里仔细观察着这个男人的吃惊反应，虽然他拿着武器，但身上散发着悠然的气质，仿佛与这座山林融为了一体。
Thinking that this man had obtained a Mail Emblem all by himself, he must have a powerful model.
想到对方一个人就能获得邮徽，看来是个拥有强横模型的人。
Mori’s heart stirred, wondering if this guy’s model was a quadrilateral.
莫里心中一动，难道这小子的模型是个四边形。
Yang Zicang looked up and asked his second question: “What ability did you use to make a wish to the statue?”
杨子藏抬头，问出第二个问题：“你跟雕像祈愿用的是什么能力。”
“It was a Wish Talisman. I bought it, and I don’t know how it’s obtained.”
“是心愿护符，我买的，如何获得并不清楚。”
Yang Zicang glanced at the dozens of cyan spheres beside the man and the seven books on the bed.
杨子藏看向这人身旁的数十个靑色小球，以及床上的七本书。
“What about these books?”
“这些书是？”
“Secret arts!” Mori suddenly lit up. “They are magical martial arts from this world, but unfortunately, you can’t learn them just by flipping through them.”
“秘技！”莫里一下子来了精神，“是这个世界的神奇武技，可惜没办法一翻就学会。”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“那不是当然的吗？”
“No, friend!” Mori said loudly. “This time, I’ve come specifically to be able to learn them just by touching them!”
“不，朋友！”莫里高声道，“这次，我就是为能一碰就学会它们而来！”
“What!” Yang Zicang’s eyes flickered. “You have such an ability?”
“什么！”杨子藏的目光一闪，“你还有这样的能力？”
“No, not me. It’s them.”
“不，不是我，是它们。”
Moly picked up a small sphere from the bed and tossed it over. As YangZicang caught it, the abilities contained within the spheres surfaced in his mind.
莫里拿起个床上的小球丢了过去，杨子藏接入手中的瞬间，内心浮现出这些小球蕴含的能力。
[Substitute Training Contract.]
[代练契约。]
“？？？”
“？？？”
“These are my friend’s Ability Spheres!”
“这是我朋友的能力球！”
Before he could react, Moly walked over and shoved two more books into his hands.
他还没反应过来，又是两本书被走过来的莫里塞入手中。
“I just gathered these Secret Techniques, but time was too short—otherwise, I could’ve found better ones. It’s a shame we missed this chance; you actually entered a state of temporal expansion. Ah, if only we were in the same city.”
“这些秘技是我刚刚收集到的，时间太紧了，否则我能收到更好的。可惜这次机会了，你居然出现时序扩张的状态，唉，要是咱们在一个城市就好了。”
YangZicang picked up the Secret Technique manual and flipped through it. The effects described were abilities like summoning flames, frost, and snow.
杨子藏拿起秘技册翻了翻，效果竟然是能打出火焰、霜雪等能力。
“Too powerful.”
“太强了。”
“These books hold mysterious power. Only by reading them can you learn the techniques without errors. If you try to rewrite one—even copying it exactly—you can no longer guarantee absolute safety.”
“这种书籍有神秘力量，只有阅读它才可以不出差错的学会。你如果打算重新写一本，哪怕照抄，那么就不能保证绝对安全了。”
YangZicang silently browsed through them before walking to the bed that had abruptly appeared in the forest. He picked up other books on it and read them. These Secret Techniques were like normal martial arts manuals: after learning them, one could enhance physical strength, power, and flexibility, along with… mysterious power!
杨子藏沉默的翻阅后，走到那突兀出现在森林中的床边，拿起上面的其它书籍翻阅。这些秘技如同正常的武功秘籍，学会后有增强体质、力量以及身体柔韧性的能力，以及…神秘的力量！
So, there were indeed other ways to grow stronger in this world.
果然这个世界存在其它变强的方式。
“Impressive—where did you get so many?”
“好厉害，你是从哪里搞到这么多的。”
“There’s a chance to find them in the Crimson-moon-level Intersection Zones.”
“绯月级的交错地内会有概率找到。”
“So you plan to enter there to learn these skills? Not a bad idea—it’s a good method…”
“所以你打算进入这里来学习这些技能？不错，这是个很好的办法…”
“These Secret Techniques can’t even be fully grasped in one or two years, much less mastered. That would take at least a decade, or even decades of grueling training.”
“这些秘技没一两年根本无法入门，更别说成为专家了，那要至少十几年，甚至几十年的艰苦修行。”
YangZicang looked back at the spheres on the bed.
杨子藏重新看向床上这些小球。
“So…”
“所以……”
Standing by the bedside, he put down the book, picked up an Ability Sphere, and tossed it from hand to hand. Then, the circle on his chest appeared, and quadrilateral lines flickered into being.
站在床边的他将书放下，捡起颗能力球抛了抛，随后胸前圆环显现，四边形线条闪动。
Mori’s throat tightened—it really was a quadrilateral.
莫里的喉头动了动，果然是四边形。
[I spent 1R to obtain more information on “Ability Sphere.”]
[我花费1R获取了“能力球”的更多信息。]
The first time he got this sphere, the model didn’t indicate its name. But ever since he called it an Ability Sphere, the model himself now referred to it that way in the mind scape as well.
第一次拿到这颗球时，模型并未指代它的名称，可是当莫里称呼它为能力球后，这次模型在心念中也如此称呼。
The model’s names for all things in the world are also based on human cognition.
模型对世间万物的称谓，也是根据人类的认知来的。
A stream of information appeared in his mind.
信息流出现在心中。
[Contract Clause for Proxy Training: Once the contract signatory completes skill training or passes away, Party A shall, in accordance with the agreement, strip away the proxy training experience associated with the skills signed by Party B during their lifetime.]
[代练契约生效条款：一旦契约订立者完成技艺训练或不幸离世，甲方将依据约定剥离与乙方生前所签订之技艺代练经验。]
[Once the contract is severed, Party B will lose the ability to utilize this specified experience.]
[一旦剥离契约，乙方将丢失此份指定经验的运用能力。]
[This proxy training experience contract can perfectly integrate into any recipient’s mind, allowing them to inherit and wield the skill experience and achievements originally trained by the contract signatory.]
[此代练经验契约，能完美契合于任意接收者之心智，使其承继并驾驭原契约订立者所训练之技艺经验与成果。]
[Affected by the Heart’s Wish Talisman, I can take the contract book away when leaving the Mental World.]
[受心愿护符之影响，我可以在离开念境时带离契约书。]
Mori, looking at Yang Zicang’s expression, said:
莫里看着杨子藏的表情，说道：
“My friend here has an amazing set of skills, but unfortunately, they have little practical application in the real world.”
“我这位朋友的能力非常棒，可惜在现实中却难以有应用的地方。”
No wonder even that mysterious voice claimed I was the ideal candidate for the wishes it harbored—these secret arts indeed realize their greatest value here.
难怪连那神秘声音也说自己是他所请求之愿望的最佳契合者，这些秘技的确是在这里能发挥最大的价值。
Yang Zicang watched with boundless envy.
杨子藏看得羡慕不已。
“It’s truly a skill set perfectly suited for this place. As long as someone in this dreamland learns these secret techniques and you strip them away, you can acquire these abilities. Mr. Morley, you’re truly fortunate to have met me.”
“真是与这里完美契合的能力。只要在这梦境里有人学会这些秘技，将之剥离后，你就能获得这些技能。莫里先生，你真是幸运，遇见了我。”
It probably goes without saying that the true biggest beneficiary of the Complete Stamp Emblem is the owner of this power-contract ability; even a fool could tell that the guy would have no chance to fully utilize his skill in the real world.
恐怕这代练契约能力的拥有者才是完整邮徽的最大受益者，用脚趾头想也知道，那家伙在现实中应该找不到完美施展能力的机会。
Yang Zicang looked at Morley, his eyes ablaze with fervor: “So, my friend, how much compensation are you planning to pay me?”
杨子藏看着莫里，眼中全是热忱：“所以，朋友，你打算付我多少报酬。”
This was a rare opportunity to obtain skill books.
这可是难得的可以获得技能书的机会。
“Of course, I’ll give you the secret techniques you need most! I have so many Ability Spheres here… But…”
“肯定是会给您最需要的秘技的了，我这里这么多能力球！不过…”
Morley glanced around. Having also obtained an Incomplete Stamp Emblem, he was always on alert for potential dangers that might suddenly emerge, but so far, nothing had happened.
莫里看向周围，他也是获得过残缺邮徽的人，自然是时刻准备应对着周围可能突然出现的危险，但这么久却没什么事情发生。
Perhaps the dreamworld of the Complete Stamp Emblem was different.
完整邮徽的梦境似乎不太一样。
“I’d like to understand the situation here first. To be honest, I’ve only heard of the world within the Complete Stamp Emblem; I know very little about it.”
“我想先知道这里的情况，说实话，完整邮徽的世界，我只是听说过已而，对它了解得太少了。”
“You’ll find out soon enough.”
“你会知道的。”
About ten days later, standing together by the riverbank staring at a tribe on the opposite side, Morley scratched his head.
十来天后，共同站在河畔望着对面一个部落的莫里用手抓着脑袋。
“These civilized tribes, and even the towns we encountered earlier, all speak Chinese!” Morley was completely awestruck. “Did you start educating them from the Stone Age and help them develop like this?”
“这些拥有文明的部落，还有之前的城镇，尽然都说中文！”莫里已经完全折服了，“他们都是你这家伙从野人时代开始教育，而发展起来的？”
“Mmm-hmm.”
“嗯哼。”
“Oh, my god!! What are you trying to achieve here, creating a civilization that worships you?”
“天啊！！你在这里是想干什么，创造出一个崇拜于你的文明吗！”
“Not a bad summary.”
“总结得不错。”
Upon hearing this response, Morley stood completely stunned.
听到这回复的莫里整个人都呆滞了。
YangZicang crouched down, scooping up some clear water from the river.
杨子藏蹲下用手扬了扬河中清水。
“So, if I’m willing, your wish can come true soon. It would just take a few decades—are you willing to stay here for that long?”
“所以，只要我愿意，你的愿望很快就能达成。只需要几十年而已，你想在这里待几十年吗。”
Moir swallowed hard, his throat tightening.
莫里的喉咙艰难吞咽了下。
“This is insane, Mr. Zicang. Forget decades, I’ve almost gone crazy just these few days. But you… you’ve stayed here for thousands of years!”
“这太疯狂了，子藏先生，别说几十年，光这几天我都快疯了，可是，你居然在这里待了数千年！”
When he first saw a relatively primitive tribe, Moir felt a bit disappointed, but now… he only found it terrifying. The man beside him, alone… was nurturing a civilization on this continent.
当看到第一处比较原始的部落时，莫里还有些失望，但现在…他只觉得有点可怕，身旁这个家伙，一个人…在这个大陆孕育一个文明…
“Mr. Zicang, I think if you refuse, with your authority, I probably can’t achieve anything. How about this: although those Ability Spheres were just a spur-of-the-moment idea for me, for my friend, this might be one of the few opportunities in his life to actually use them.”
“子藏先生，我想只要你拒绝，凭你的威信我可能什么也干不成。这样吧，那些能力球虽然是我临时起意的结果，但对于我朋友来说，这可能是他这辈子为数不多能够运用的机会了。”
He continued, “I want to leave more for him, so how about I give you one-third of the Skill Spheres?”
他继续道：“我想多给他留点，所以，给你三分之一的技能球怎么样。”
“No need. Just give me ten.”
“不用，给我十个就行了。”
Moir opened his mouth, a wave of emotion washing over him. “I understand now why you’re not a dictator here.”
莫里张了张嘴，他内心涌现出感动，“我能理解为什么在这里你不是个独裁者了。
“You’re not even a ruler. You’re just someone drifting beyond the world. Mr. Zicang, you’re truly a kind-hearted person.”
“你甚至都不是个君王，你只是游走在世界之外的人而已。子藏先生，你真是个内心温柔的好人。”
YangZicang beamed with a smile, waiting for the compliments to end before saying:
杨子藏笑容满面，等对方夸完后才说道：
“What I mean is, we can still collaborate next time. You know what I mean? That’s not dozens, not even hundreds.”
“我的意思是，下次咱们还可以继续合作，你懂我的意思吗？那不是几十个，也不是几百个。”
“You, you you, you…”
“你，你你，您…”
Moir’s hand trembled as he raised it, taking a steadying breath before saying.
莫里的手震颤着抬起，顺了口气后道：
“My esteemed friend, when shall we begin?”
“尊敬的朋友，那咱们什么时候开始？”
He looked at Yang Zicang expectantly.
他期待的看着杨子藏。
“Anytime, but before that, I want to confirm one more thing.”
“随时可以，但在那之前我还想确认一件事。”
“What is it?”
“什么？”
As long as Yang Zicang was willing to cooperate, the world’s strongest warriors could come to practice these skills at any time.
只要杨子藏愿意配合自己，随时可以有这个世界最强的勇士们来修习这些技能。
Mori already knew that this world could fast-forward to the future, and if all went smoothly, within a few hours he would have at least seventy scrolls of secret skill contracts that could be instantly learned.
莫里已经知道这个世界可以加速前往未来，可以说只要顺利，几小时后自己就能获得至少七十份能立即学会的秘技契约书。
He was already looking forward to seeing how shocked Bopoli would be when he saw how many books he had brought for him.
他已经在期待当波波利看见自己给他搞了这么多书后，会是怎样的震惊了。
“Mr. Mori, I recall you mentioned a couple of days ago that you entered this world while exchanging foreign currency at a bank. At that time, you obtained the model and gained the auxiliary ability to store time. But you didn’t specifically explain what it does.”
“莫里先生，我记得你前两天说过，你是在银行兑换外汇时进入这个世界的。当时就获得了模型，拥有了储存时序的辅助能力。但你没有具体说它是什么作用。”
“Me? Um.”
“我？嗯。”
He scratched his head awkwardly.
他尴尬的抠了抠脑袋。
“My ability is that I can transfer lifespan to others through a medium without making an investment, but when you use it, there’s a ten percent loss.
“我的能力是，可以不用进行投资就能将寿命通过媒介转移给其他人，但你们使用则会有十分之一的损耗。
“My main role is probably to use the medium to store extra time. The medium can be any form of currency on Earth, or items with monetary attributes, like gold or silver.”
“我最大的作用大概就是用媒介来储存额外时序吧。媒介是地球上的任意货币，或者具有货币属性的物品，比如金银之类的。”
“There should be a limit, right? How long can it be stored?”
“应该有限制的对吧，能储存多久？”
“No time limit, up to ten thousand years.”
“时间不限，最高一万年。”