第九十七章 晴黎材料坊 -1
At present, though the area was much smaller compared to the first time and more barren, it was still extremely rare for such a vast expanse of drift-frequency scenes to appear simultaneously in this lost-frequency land.
眼前，虽然跟第一次相比小了很多面积，还荒芜了好些。但对失频之地来说，能同时出现如此面积的失频幕景，已是稀有至极。
“This was originally a miracle of the lost-frequency land. If Qin Meng had survived, how many scenes that fell here could he have collected.”
“这原本是失频之地的神迹，若秦蒙能活着，可以收集多少掉入这里的幕景啊。”
“Qin Meng was just an obtuse angle, but in that moment, he advanced twice consecutively and nearly became a quadrilateral outright…”
“秦蒙，只是个钝角，却在刚才连续两次晋升，差点直接成为四边形…”
Hearing Lyu Zhi say this, the others sighed inwardly. Qin Meng’s talent was truly unprecedented—something none of them had ever heard of.
听吕志这么一说，周围几人都心中叹息，这秦蒙的天赋真的是从未听闻过的高啊。
“If only he had been given more time to stabilize, he might have truly become a quadrilateral. That damn corrector…”
“如果能给他更多的时间稳定，说不定就真成为四边形了。那个可恶的校正官…”
“There aren’t that many ‘ifs’…”
“哪有那么多如果…”
Yang Zicang glanced at the others around him.
杨子藏看了周围几人一眼：
“This land is a gift Qin Meng left us. With it here, Qin Meng will always be by our side. Come on, everyone, join my cargo team. Lyu Zhi and I are already on the team, and both of us are his trusted companions.”
“这片土地，是秦蒙送给我们的礼物，有它们在，秦蒙永远都在我们身边。来，大家加入我的货队吧。货队里已经已经有我和秦蒙两人，我们都是他信任的同伴。”
“Alright!”
“好！”
“We’re one whole unit, that damned guy…”
“我们是整体，这个臭家伙…”
“From now on, let’s protect this land well. No one shall run rampant on it again.”
“以后让我们好好保护这片土地，不能让任何人再在上面肆意妄为。”
Yang Zicang displayed his model.
杨子藏展现模型。
Their names were continuously added to the cargo team through the order letters.
几人的名字不断通过订货函加入筑货队内。
When the last person joined, they suddenly heard the sound of something falling in patters.
当最后一人加入后，他们突然听到簌簌下落的动静声。
Turning their heads, Qin Meng’s chest was peeling and crumbling, with two bowl-sized chunks eventually falling off, revealing a hollow depression.
转头看去，秦蒙胸口位置不断剥落碎开，最后两个碗大的碎块落下，露出里面的凹坑。
Inside it appeared a small, faintly glowing statue.
一具散发着微光的小雕塑出现在里面。
“What is this?” Wang Chong stared at it in amazement.
“这是什么？”王翀惊奇的看着它。
Yang Zicang’s eyes narrowed slightly; it turned out the statue manifested after the Moon Shadow monster died, now hidden within Qin Meng’s chest.
杨子藏目光微凛，原来月影怪物死去后化现的雕像，在秦蒙的胸膛之中。
Zuo Feixian cleared his throat: “It’s a Doppelgänger Statue. After resonating with the faction statues in your city, it can remotely use the statue’s abilities.”
左非闲清了清嗓子：“是分身雕像，跟你们城中的阵营雕像共鸣后，能远程使用雕像的能力。”
“Oh, I’ve heard of that—things like forming teams, crafting Ability Spheres, granting novice’s Force Field abilities, and even extending the model’s reception and investment range by over twenty or thirty kilometers.”
“噢，我听说过，好像是能组建队伍，制作能力球，给新人赋予力场能力之类的事情，而且还能增加二三十多公里模型的接收与投资距离。”
“So there’s stuff like this? I’ve never heard of it.”
“原来还有这种好东西，我都没听过。”
Among the six, four said they were learning about it for the first time.
六人中四人都表示第一次听说它的存在。
Yang Zicang lightly retrieved it with some effort.
杨子藏身上轻轻将其拿了出来。
This statue had tawny as the base color, with various fine energy flowers and plants growing from cracked crevices, kneeling in the same pose Qin Meng took in the end.
这是褐黄为底色，从龟裂的裂缝长出各种细小能量花与植物的半跪雕像，就像秦蒙最后的动作。
“So beautiful—are these patterns manifestations of energy?” Wang Chong asked, looking at it.
“好漂亮，这些花纹是能量化现的吗？”王翀看着它道。
Yang Zicang nodded.
杨子藏点点头。
Unlike the statue obtained last time, there was a silvery-gray faint thread branded on the chest of this one.
与上次获得的雕像不同，这枚雕像的胸前有根银灰色的细线，烙印在它胸口。
Some vague information transmitted to his mind, and Yang Zicang infused it with a hundred periods of time sequence.
一些若有若无的信息传输至心，杨子藏注入了一百年时序。
Then through the statue, he “saw” a vast void, within which were several pieces of lifeless scenery, and among them he seemed to glimpse a few small points of light.
随后他通过雕像“看到”了片虚无的空间，其中还有几块变得毫无生机的幕景，他似乎在其中看到了几个小光点。
“No way…”
“居然…”
Originally, such small sculptures could control the opening or closing of another dimension, but now it had turned the land within it into a small space roughly a kilometer in circumference.
原本这种小雕塑可以控制异度空间的开启或关闭，现如今它将蕴含在里面的地块，变成了个约莫方圆千米的小空间。
However, the current situation was such that he could only vaguely sense the space within, but not enter it.
但是，现在的情况是，只能模糊的感受里面的空间，而无法进入。
If it were accessible, it would be a rare, portable spatial item.
若是能进它将是件方便携带的稀有空间物品。
The regret in Yang Zicang’s heart quickly dissipated; after all, what it originally represented was a living person.
杨子藏心中的遗憾很快就消散，毕竟它原本所代表的是个活生生的人。
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At night, Zhuyin prepared an Ability Sphere capable of quickly healing physical wounds for Yang Zicang, awaiting him to retrieve it. But at that moment, Yang Zicang realized that those who had been implanted with platforms in the city by Ma Chao had already fled back to their own cities.
夜晚，逐银为杨子藏准备了拥有快速修复身体伤口能力的能力球，就等着他去取，不过此刻杨子藏才发现，城中曾被马超植入过站台的人都已经跑回他们的城市了。
This was inevitable—he could only extract one platform every three days, and having just obtained his second platform, he had no chance to enter the city and implant new coordinates.
这也是难免的事，每三天才能提取个站台，刚获得第二个站台的自己也没机会进入城中去植入新坐标。
“Fortunately, I still have the order form.” Yang Zicang looked at the plastic-like order form in his hand.
“还好有订货函。”杨子藏看着手上类似塑料的订货函。
He rode to the outskirts of that shadowy town, which were all enshrouded in gray mist, faintly visible as if in a dream city.
乘车来到那座阴影镇子的城墙外，它们尽数笼罩在灰雾中若隐若现，仿若梦之都市。
The city wall was made of black copper, with a towering gate, upon which hung the monstrous face of a lion. Upon seeing the train approach, its hollow eyes slowly opened.
城墙为黑铜，大门高耸，门上长着张如雄狮的怪物脸庞，见到列车的到来，它缓缓张开空洞眼眸。
{Order form.}
{订货函。}
Yang Zicang, bandaged up to his chest, raised the paper in his hand.
胸前包扎着的杨子藏举起手上的纸张。
Humming~
嗡嗡~
The city gates swung open to both sides, the dark clouds within rapidly solidifying into pitch-black buildings.
大门向两侧打开，里面的阴云迅速化为凝实的漆黑建筑。
Several humanoid shadows wandered the streets; as YangZicang approached, they swiftly dissolved into smoke.
几道人形阴影在街上走来走去，当杨子藏靠近，它们迅速化为烟雾消散。
Zhuyin stood silently beside the steps ahead, wearing a brooch that emitted a faint glow. His overall coloring was now much more faded, as if he had stepped out of a low-exposure film. Beside Zhuyin stood another similarly faded figure.
带着散发微光胸针的逐银静静站立在前方台阶旁，此刻他周身的色泽褪色很多，仿佛从低曝光影片中走出的人。在逐银身旁还有个类似的褪色人影。
“You’ve really worked hard this time.”
“这次真是幸苦你了。”
“We saw it all through the reporters’ perspectives. Zicang, you are truly an upstart nurtured by City 41.”
“我们都通过记者视角看见了，子藏，你真是41号城孕育出来的逆袭者。”
“Thanks for the praise.” YangZicang smiled, then his expression stiffened. “Reporter perspectives?”
“谢谢夸奖。”杨子藏笑了笑，随后他面色一怔，“记者视角？”
“Some of the junior reporters’ perspectives appear on the screens in the town.”
“小记者们的一些视角会出现在镇子中的荧幕上。”
“I see.”
“原来如此。”
After using the Ability Sphere, coupled with CrystalSense, the severe injuries were quickly healed.
运用能力球后，配合琉璃感知，严重的伤势很快得以修复。
“I’ll cover the time sequence you used this time, don’t worry about it,” the Deputy Town Chief said generously.
“你这次耗费的时序我会为你买单，放心吧。”副镇长爽快的道。
“Now that’s really good news.”
“这可真是个好消息。”
The other person beside Zhuyin extended his right hand and said, “This was a joint decision reache, everyone will share the cost. Let me introduce myself—I am the City’s Sheriff.”
逐银身旁的另一人伸出右手道：“这是我们共同商议的结果，大家会共同分摊。自我介绍下，我是城市的治安官。”
“Hello.” The two shook hands.
“你好。”两人握了握。
“Haha, from now on, when your people enter HubTown, I’ll give them special attention. As the Sheriff, my men can enter their city grounds under the pretext of protecting townsfolk to help them out of danger. I’m from City 14.”
“哈哈哈，以后你的人进入枢纽镇后，我会重点关照。作为治安官，我手下的人可以以保护镇民的理由进入他们所在的城市，帮助他们脱离险境。我来自十四号城。”
Now that truly is an awe-inspiring authority.
这还真是令人敬畏的权利。
Yang Zicang could sense that these people were beginning to truly value him.
杨子藏能感觉到这些人是开始真的看重自己了。
“Do you know where I can get a large number of Dementia Models?”
“你们知道哪里能搞到大量失念模型吗？”
“There are none in the town. You’ll have to find your own way. Also, someone wanted to buy the sculpture you got today, but I’ve already declined on your behalf.”
“镇子中没有那种东西，只能靠你自己想办法了。另外，有个人说想购买你今天获得的雕塑，不过已经被我替你回绝。”
“You know me well,” he said; there was no way Qin Meng’s sculpture would ever be sold, even just as a keepsake.
“还是你懂我”，秦蒙的雕塑他无论如何都不会卖，哪怕只是作为纪念。
Yang Zicang asked casually, “Are the merchants here also from major cities? Is it possible for me to open a shop someday?”
杨子藏随意地问，“这里面的商户也是各大城市的人吗，我以后有没有可能开个店铺？”
Even if you built the best engine, you’d still have to rely on others’ good graces to use it—he didn’t like such constraints.
做出再好的引擎也要看别人脸色才能使用，这种制约他可不喜欢。
“Only cities ranked higher are qualified to rent storefronts. Your city wouldn’t have been eligible before, but with the ranking improvement, if you can secure the 23rd spot by the end of the year, you’ll have the chance to engage in store operations. But that requires a huge amount of Sequence, not just a few tens of thousands—it’s not something even a few hundred thousand can handle.”
“只有排名比较靠前的城市才有资格租铺面，你们以前是肯定不行的，但现在排名提升，只要在年末真的夺到这23号排名，就有资格参与铺面的经营，不过那需要大量时序，不是几万可以搞定的，甚至不是几十万可以解决的事。”
Yang Zicang gasped, momentarily stunned.
杨子藏倒吸了口凉气。
It was past two in the morning when he finally returned to the temporary camp. Everyone was still awake. Yang Zicang took out a few Healing Ability Spheres and distributed them.
凌晨两点多，他才又回到了临时驻地，大家都还没睡。杨子藏拿出几个治疗能力球分给大家。
[Muscle Instant Healing Ability Sphere – consumes 10N Sequence principal per use.]
[肌肉极愈能力球，每次使用消耗时序本金10N.]
“Wow, this thing, it can save a life… though it’s a bit expensive.”
“哇，这东西，能救命，就是有点贵。”
“If you find it too pricey, just sell it to me.”
“你嫌贵就卖给我好了。”
“Keep dreaming.”
“做梦吧你。”
“Enough,” said the young man as he clapped his hands. “Does anyone know where we can exchange for a large number of Dementia Models?”
“别闹了，”青年拍拍手，“你们知道哪里能换到大量失念模型吗？”
Everyone exchanged glances, then said in unison: “There’s only one place—the Unworry Trade Hub.”
几人互相看了眼，齐声道：“那就只有去无忧货贸地了。”
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Just outside the edge of the trading district, standing at the entrance of a shop that catered to external deals, nestled against the woodland.
货贸区外的树林边缘，一座对外经营的店铺内。
Su Qing was wiping the counter table when the light in front brightened slightly. Amid the jingling of the brass bell on the door, a figure of an old man wearing a zip-up jacket pushed the door open and walked in.
苏晴正在擦着柜台的桌子，前方的光线亮了几分，在门上铜铃叮咚作响声中，一道身着拉链衫的老头子身影推门走了进来。
“Young man, you’ve been here for a while. Have you come across any good blueprints or formulas?”
“小伙子，你在这边待了这么久，有没有遇到过比较好的蓝图或者配方啊？”
After closing the door, he casually flicked the broken iron piece on the door handle sideways by ninety degrees.
他关上门后，顺手将撇门的断铁片九十度一拨。
Su Qing dropped the rag in her hand, leaned her hands on the counter, and glanced at the man.
苏晴丢下手中的抹布，双手撑着桌子瞄向对方。
“What do you mean? Are you looking to buy formulas?”
“什么意思，你要买配方吗？”
The spirited old man chuckled. The shop owner’s meaning was obvious—information wasn’t free, and just asking around wasn’t worth their time.
精神矍铄的老头笑了笑，这店主的意思很明显，消息不是免费的，如果只是问问就免谈了。
He looked around the room, noting the intricate patterns painted on the walls and a broad formation about two meters wide on the floor tiles. This room was an advanced crafting booth, so-called “automatic type,” fixed to use the builder’s model strength.
他四下打量了眼，墙上画着些繁复的纹路，地面的砖块有副宽约两米的法阵。这间屋子就是个高级的作棚，也就是所谓自动型，它固定使用承建者的模型强度。
“Boss, you’ve been near Wuyou for years. Do you have any item formulas with a foreign magical aura that are popular in their trade zone? If you have something good, I’d like to take a look.”
“老板，你常年在无忧附近，他们贸易区流行的一些拥有异界魔法气息的物品配方，你这有吗，要有好东西，我想看看。”
“You’re just passing through for the Autumn Engagement Fair, aren’t you?”
“你是来参加秋订会路过的吧。”
The old man withdrew his gaze from the stacks of books, oil paintings, old photographs, and some partially damaged stone tablets.
老人从一叠叠的书卷和油画、老相片，以及一些残缺小石碑上收回目光。
“Sort of. Mostly wanted to come to this big place to find some treasures—like those Chrono Weapons and similar magical gear, which wouldn’t be bad either.”
“算是，主要还是想来大地方淘些儿宝贝，比如那些类似时序战器的魔法武器也是不错的。”
Hearing this, Su Qing was instantly amused.
听到这话，苏晴顿时乐了。
“I don’t just know you’re passing through; I know it’s your first time here. Give it up—we don’t have that kind of stuff.”
“我不光知道你是路过的，还知道你是第一次来，得了吧，那种东西咱这儿没有。”
The old man approached the counter, the model on the young man’s chest flashing as a faint golden aura surrounded him.
老人靠近柜台，年轻人胸前模型闪动，周身多了隐约的金色虚光。
“You really don’t have any?”
“真没有？”
In this world, such behavior was normal; this wasn’t a society governed by law—unfurling the model could be either defense or a prelude to offense, with no one able to say otherwise.
在这世界，有这样的表现很正常，这里不是法制社会，展开模型既可以是防御也可以是预备进攻，没有谁能说什么。
“But I’ve heard you once sold a blueprint from the old era, something they called… a Relict.”
“但我听说，你这里卖出过份来自旧纪元的宝物蓝本，你们还给它们起名为…遗珍。”
A blueprint variant, blueprint, though more ancient than blueprints themselves, could even be considered a raw form of blueprints.
蓝本也是蓝图的变称，不过它比蓝图更为古老，也可以说是蓝图的某种原材料。
Su Qing’s gaze tightened.
苏晴的目光紧了紧。
“Where did you hear that?”
“你听谁说的？”
She hadn’t known what it was when she made the sale—something similar to a blueprint—until the buyer crafted something fine with it, only then realizing what she had missed.
自己卖出那东西时都不知道那是类似蓝图的物品，直到买家以它做出了好东西后，才晓得自己错过了什么。
But the news was tightly guarded; given how cautious that person was, it likely hadn’t spread outside.
但那消息极其保密，以那个人的谨慎程度，恐怕不会随意外传。
Now that she thought about it, Su Qing suddenly realized she hadn’t seen that guy in half a year.
话说回来，苏晴忽地想到，那家伙已经半年没见过了。