第一百三十九章 车队
Without Morrie to help rotate the time sequence, Yang Zicang dared not accept others’ investments casually, nor use his own time sequence recklessly.
没有莫里帮助轮换时序，杨子藏不敢乱接受别人的投资，也不敢乱用自身的时序。
He looked at the vines ahead and said coldly:
他看着前方的藤蔓，冷冷道：
“Recovering fifty years of Void Zero Chrono every two to three seconds… I’ll just use the Chrono Weapon to drain you dry.”
“每两三秒恢复五十年虚零时序…那就用时序战器把你耗死好了。”
With a firm and powerful lift of his hand, a silver long spear emerged from the swirling black hole.
坚实有力的大手一抬，旋转的黑洞中一杆银色长枪出现。
The man above, looking at the weapon that suddenly appeared in Yang Zicang’s hand, let out a self-mocking laugh tinged with envy.
上方那人看着杨子藏手中突然出现的武器，口中发出略显羡慕的自嘲笑声。
“No wonder… you’re an Armor-Class boss who built a mansion from scratch, having such a good item! Cough…”
“不愧是…能够白手起高楼的甲子老板，居然有这样的好东西！咳…”
On the other side, Boss Zhuang, and those who saw this scene through him, all silently thought of the phrase “worth a fortune” upon seeing the weapon.
另一边的庄老板，以及通过庄老板看到这一幕之人，瞧见突然出现的武器，心中都出现“价值不菲”四个字。
{So you had a treasure like this, Brother. Is it a storage space?}
{原来兄弟你还有这种宝物，是储物空间吗。}
Spatial items were rare in themselves, and such a portable spatial treasure was even more precious, with incalculable value.
空间类物品本就稀有，这样随身的空间宝物更为难得，价值不可估量。
“It’s the storage space inherent to this spear. Anything else stored in it would be destroyed immediately.”
“是这把枪自带的存储空间，其它任何东西存进去就会损毁。”
Yang Zicang charged forward rapidly.
杨子藏身形快速前冲。
The youth armed with two weapons moved his hands swiftly. Initially surging like a tide and attacking fiercely, the vine soon dared not misbehave. It retracted its spreading vines and withdrew fully into defense.
拥有两把武器的青年手上快速挥动，这些藤蔓刚开始还汹涌如潮水般攻击人，但没多久就不敢造次，它将在外的藤蔓缩回全部用于防御。
“The principal is only about thirty to forty-thousand Chronos, but that’s mere hundreds of attacks.”
“本金也就三四万时序，不过就是几百次的攻击而已。”
Yang Zicang pursued the vine, attacking relentlessly. Bang, bang—sparks flew.
杨子藏追着它打，嘭嘭声中，火花飞溅。
A small ball of light appeared at the top of the pit, into which a spectral elf, donning a pretty red vest, gazed down mistily.
一个小光团出现在坑洞顶端，穿着漂亮小红马甲的精灵人影飘忽地注视着下方。
{Ah-yy, the deceitful trickster Yang is quite something indeed.}
{呀呀，想骗人的坏坏杨好厉害嘛。}
“Don’t disturb me.”
“不要干扰我。”
{So fierce!}
{好凶呀。}
The small light sphere flew down, bobbing and weaving near the young man’s shoulder as it dodged the vines’ attacks.
小光团飞下来，在青年肩膀附近一惊一乍的躲避着藤蔓的攻击。
Yang Zicang’s movements were swift. Soon, a small patch of vines was set ablaze, and the darkness within the cave was completely dispelled. He gradually approached the wall, where the branches were thicker, but even they couldn’t withstand the rapid assault of the two Chrono Weapons.
杨子藏的动作飞快，藤蔓很快被燃起了一小片，洞内的黑暗都被驱散一空。他也逐渐靠近墙壁，这里的枝干更为粗壮，但还是扛不住两把时序战器的飞快攻击。
[My sword has neutralized many units of 50N.]
[我的剑抵消了好多个50N。]
[My lance has neutralized many units of 100N.]
[我的枪抵消了很多个100N。]
[As expected of me, the Great Quadrilateral! The Model!]
[不愧是我，伟大的四边形！模型！]
“So strong.” The man who had thought he wouldn’t survive watched the scene below, and hope for life flickered back to life within him.
“真强啊。”原本以为无法活命的那人看着下方的动作，重新燃起了生的希望。
Swish! The silver lance suddenly vanished and reappeared by the man’s side. With a roar, the lance, trailing a red afterimage, stabbed through the main vine trunk that bound him.
嗖！银枪突然消失，出现在这人身旁，轰地声附带红色虚影的长枪就刺破了捆住他的这条藤蔓主干。
The suspended man fell to the ground. His body was riddled with holes of all sizes; many of his blood vessels had been replaced by plants. It was a miracle that he was still alive.
被吊住的人坠落在地，他的身躯全是大大小小的洞，很多血管已经被植物所取代，整个人还能活着已经是奇迹。
“Th-thanks. Its Amplified Chrono should be almost depleted, less than thirty thousand now.”
“谢，谢谢。它的增幅时序，应该快见底了，只有不到三万了。”
Upon hearing this, the model on Yang Zicang’s chest flickered, and he moved faster. But at that moment, the ground shook, and the tree trunk began to burrow downward to flee.
闻言，杨子藏胸前模型闪动，手上动作更快。然而就在此时，地下一震，树干开始往下窜动逃离。
“It’s trying to escape,” the man on the ground said weakly, with excitement.
“它想逃。”地上的人虚弱的激动道。
“Indeed, a mobile plant-type monster.”
“果然是能跑动的植物系怪物。”
Yang Zicang stabbed even faster. He no longer conserved Amplified Chrono. Diffusing Chrono, he thrust his lance forward.
杨子藏更快速的戳动，他不再节约增幅时序，扩散时序后一枪戳去。
Boom!
轰！
[I neutralized 33,372N!]
[我抵消了33732N！]
The pit wall collapsed with a loud boom, revealing a small, deep hole behind it.
坑洞墙壁轰然塌陷，露出后面不大的深洞。
Yang Zicang felt a bone-deep ache of regret.
杨子藏感觉到一阵牙酸般的肉疼。
Selling the incense pellets had earned him a seemingly substantial sum of 200,000 or so, but facing such an enemy, the hard-won timeline effect dwindled away—reducing by one-twentieth of that in the blink of an eye.
通过售卖香丸，听上去赚了二十来万仿佛很多，但面对如此敌手，这艰难赚到的时序，抵扣起来一眨眼就少了二十分之一。
He promptly used a small coin prepared in his pocket, replenishing the 5000N sequestered within it.
他立即使用了怀中准备的一枚小小钱币，补充蕴含在上面的5000N。
{{{Good job, naughty Yang!}}}
{坏坏杨干得好呀！}
The little red-vested sprite nestled within the small orb approached the wall alongside Yang Zicang. What had once been part of the trunk now resembled decayed wood, with cold air currents surging inward.
小光团内的小红马甲精灵跟杨子藏一起靠近墙壁。里面原本树干的部分已如同朽木，幽冷的气流往里涌。
By the wall, he and the unfamiliar sprite reporter in the small orb both craned their necks to peer inside.
墙边，小光团里的陌生精灵记者和他都伸着脑袋往里瞅。
{{{What’s in there?}}}
{里面有啥呀？}
“How about you go in and check it out?”
“要不你进去看看？”
{{{…Bastard, trying to make me risk myself.}}}
{…可恶的家伙，想让我以身犯险。}
“You won’t get hurt. Hey, you’ve even picked up idioms!”
“你又不会受伤，喂，你还学会成语了。”
The floating little chest puffed up as if it were declaring its own superiority.
漂浮着的小家伙胸膛一挺，仿佛在说自己很厉害。
Even if something had fallen deep inside, retrieving it would take quite some time. Yang Zicang turned around, retrieved the healing Ability Sphere provided by ZhuYin, and used it on the critically injured man on the ground. Wounds on the battered figure’s skin visibly healed, though full recovery would require much more rest.
里面即便有东西坠落得也很深，一时半会儿掏不出来。杨子藏转身拿出逐银给的治疗能力球，对着地上重伤的人使用后，浑身皮肤破败的男人伤势肉眼可见的愈合，但距离恢复则还要修养很久。
“Captain Huo, I’ve acquired some additional memories… regarding this monster.”
“货队长，我获得了一些额外的记忆…关于这怪物的。”
“What do they contain?”
“是什么内容？”
Yang Zicang asked this while simultaneously contacting the rider to come in and help.
杨子藏边问，边联系那位骑手，让他进来帮忙。
“Someone led me—no, led this tree here—someone who could enter that mountain where the Phantom dwells… there’s a tunnel in there, with the main body of the plant inside…”
“有人带我，不对，是带这树来到这里，是个…能进入幻影人所在那座山的人…那里有个隧道，里面有植物的主体…”
After saying this, he passed out.
说完这句，他就晕了过去。
“The Phantom.”
“幻影人。”
That mountain was no longer a secret; even ordinary people had long known that Phantom would attack anyone who approached.
那座山早已不是秘密，就连普通人也早已知晓那里有幻影人会攻击靠近者的消息。
The long-haired man scurried in with a lamp, looking absolutely panicked.
长发男人屁滚尿流般提着灯跑了进来。
“Captain Jia~”
“甲队长~”
He rushed over wailing, dropped to his knees in a sliding bow, and cried out in shock and admiration:
他哭喊般的冲来，一个滑跪就倒在了地上，面带震撼地惊异叹呼道：
“Ah, Captain, you took it down so fast! My admiration for you flows like the waters of the Yellow River…”
“啊，队长，你居然这么快就消灭它了！我对你的崇拜犹如黄河之水…”
The little light orb circled around his shoulder. Yang Zicang sighed as he took in this embarrassing spectacle in front of the elf, and quickly said,
小光团围着他的肩膀转悠了圈，杨子藏看着这在精灵面前丢人的东西，叹了口气赶紧道：
“Don’t give me that act; come help carry these people out.”
“别给我整这出，快帮忙抗人。”
“Oh.”
“喔。”
……
……
Half a day later, when that man woke up, he found himself lying on a single bed inside the tent.
半天之后，当这人醒来时，他发现自己已经在帐篷内的单人床上。
It was already dark outside, and one of his teammates was sound asleep on a nearby table, face resting on his arms.
外界已经天黑了，自己的一个队友在趴在床头桌子上呼呼大睡。
As he sat up partway, he saw the tent fabric bulge into a human-shaped impression, then the side curtain was pushed aside, and Zuo Feixian rushed in, clutching a set of charcoal sketches.
他刚半坐起身，就瞧见帐篷布突然被撞出个人形轮廓，随后旁边帘布被掀开，左非闲拿着副素描图急匆匆钻进了帐篷内。
“Hey, in your memory, the person who brought the vines out of the tunnel—can you recognize them in this?”
“喂，你记忆中从隧道带出来树藤的那个人，这上面有没有？”
The injured man stared at the portrait, his eyelid twitching. “Who drew this? Can anyone actually be identified from this drawing?”
伤员盯着画像，眼角抽了抽，“这是谁画的，这能认出来人吗？”
“Tch.” Zuo Feixian poked him in the shoulder with a finger, then pointed at the twisting, bold lines of the faces on the drawing.
“啧。”左非闲拿手指搓了他肩膀一指头，然后指着画上一个个扭曲豪放的人脸线条。
“Is this one? What about this?”
“这个是不是，这个呢？”
When his finger moved to an extremely dashing portrait, the injured soldier stared at the eyebrows, the mouth, and the mole on the face, and hesitantly said:
当他的手指挪到某个画得极其奔放的肖像上时，伤员看着这眉毛与嘴巴，以及脸上那颗痣，迟疑道：
“It seems a bit like this person.”
“好像有点像这个人。”
“Really!” Zuo Feixian happily looked at the portrait he was pointing at; on its left was a name, Wang Chaoguang.
“真的！”左非闲一喜的看向自己指着的人像，它左边有个名字，王朝光。
“Wang Chaoguang? Awesome! I said this method would work, dammit!”
“王朝光？淦！老子就说这法子能行！”
Zuo Feixian turned around and dashed out.
左非闲扭头就跑了出去。
……
……
After communicating with several people, Boss Zhuang personally wrote down the materials about Yang Zicang and stored them in the bookcase behind him.
庄老板跟几人通讯过后，亲自将关于杨子藏的资料写好，收入自己的背后的书柜内。
“The gun he holds during these sixty years might be a Century Weapon.”
“这甲子间手上的枪，恐有可能是个百年器。”
Across the table, a beautiful woman with soft silver hair spun a key in her hand.
桌子对面，一位银色软发的美女转着手上的钥匙。
Boss Zhuang took a deep breath. “It seems we really need to win him over. Apparently, this guy has actually killed a Defender.”
庄老板深吸了口气的对着她道：“看来要真的把他拉拢才行，据说这家伙真的干掉过一个抵御者。”
“A Defender? What’s that?”
“抵御者？那是什么。”
“That is…”
“那是…”
The strikingly attractive woman lifted her chin, her fair, delicate neck soft and supple, and before continuing, seeing her like this, Boss Zhuang became entranced, forgetting what he was about to say next.
面容倩丽的女人抬起下巴，白皙的脖子细腻柔软。这一下，庄老板看得痴了，都忘记了接下来想讲的话。
She put down the hand holding the key and rested her elbows on the wide, thick table, giggling while propping her chin on her small fists:
她放下手指，将双手手肘撑在宽大厚实的桌上，粉拳顶着下巴笑道：
“Honey, today you lost. Give me a millennium’s worth of chronosegments.”
“亲爱的，今天你输了喔，给我一千年时序。”
Boss Zhuang sprang up and slammed the table, saying, “Today you locked the door! No one could get in! That doesn’t count!”
庄老板一下蹦了起来，撑着桌子道：“今天是你把门给锁上了。没有人能进来！不算！”
The girl leaned her head forward and chuckled, “Hmph, what, don’t you want us to be alone?”
女孩将头前伸：“哼哼，怎么，你不愿意我们独自相处吗。”
Boss Zhuang blushed a little.
庄老板有点害羞起来。
“But you always just play cards with me.”
“可你老是只跟我打牌。”
“What, you don’t want to? Hmph, I knew you had ulterior motives. I just wanted to test you, and who knew it would expose your problem so quickly.”
“怎么，你不愿意？哼哼，我就知道你图谋不轨，不过是想考验考验你，没想到一考就把你的问题给考出来了。”
“I… I’m willing.”
“我我我愿意。”
A luxurious motorcade stopped outside the railing gate of Dufreq Inn.
一队豪华车队停在独频客栈的围栏门口之外。
Several gatekeepers looked at them with confusion.
守门几人疑惑的看着它们的出现。
After a spotless, dark-colored car door was opened by an attendant, a fifteen-year-old girl with twin tails stepped out, with several people gathered around her.
侍者拉开一尘不染的深色车门后，从车上下来位十四五岁的双马尾少女，几人围在她左右。
The attendant, of elegant bearing, spoke calmly: “This place is one of the main information exchange points in the Loss-Freq area.”
气质卓然的侍者口吻平和的道：“此地便是失频之地的主要信息交换点之一。”
Dust flew.
灰尘飞扬。
The girl looked ahead, revealing sharp little teeth: “If this were in the brain, those structures would be called ‘neurons,’ right?”
少女看向前方，露出小虎牙：“如果是在大脑里，这些组织就叫做，神经元了，对吧。”
“Yes.”
“是。”
The attendant slightly bowed his head briefly, then straightened up, his eyes always half-closed, as if he could only see three steps ahead.
侍者轻轻埋了埋头后又挺直，眼睛一直虚着，似只看得清脚下三步。
“Gentlemen, do you need to stay at the inn?”
“诸位，是要住店吗。”
The gatekeepers hurriedly stood up and walked over, not daring to be slow.
门口几人不敢怠慢的起身走了过去。
Being able to have such luxurious cars that hadn’t turned into nightmare-corrupted monsters in this damned place—anyone could tell they were a notorious big shot.
能在这鬼地方拥有这么多没有恶魇化的豪车，想也知道是不得了的大人物。
“No, we have other business.”
“不，我们来有别的事。”
“What is it? Can we help?”
“是什么，我们能帮上忙吗？”
“Of course.”
“当然。”
The girl raised a small gemstone-crafted Rubik’s cube and looked at them.
少女举起个小宝石魔方，看向这几人：
“The fame born from influence here is too tainted, and we’re here to cleanse it. The best way you can help is by becoming the soil’s nourishment.”
“这里的影响力所诞生的名气太过污浊，我们是顺道来作清理的。你们最好的帮忙，就是化作大地的养分。”
Their eyes instantly widened, and the red and white miniature models on their chests lit up rapidly.
几人瞬间瞪大双眼，他们胸前红的白的模型快速亮起。
A circular aura flickered in the girl’s eyes.
少女双目闪动出道圆环。
[Shadowbane Annihilation, First Circle: Unheard.]
[晦光毁灭，第一环：未听。]
Then, within this ring, the Circle expanded, pushing and replacing the initial ring.
紧接着，在这道圆环内是第二道环，将之前的圆环顶开扩散。
[Shadowbane Annihilation, Second Circle: Unseen.]
[晦光毁灭，第二环：未见。]
The gem cube glinted.
魔方宝石闪动了下。
The building ahead turned semi-transparent before exploding in an instant, the very sound of the blast being silenced as well.
前方的建筑半透明后瞬间爆炸，连爆炸声音也被摧毁。
It all disintegrated into dust, becoming the purest energy, flashing within forty to fifty meters of vicinity like a stunning spectacle akin to a shattered universe.
它们化为泯粉，成为最原始的能量，在方圆四五十米的空间内闪动出如同破碎宇宙般的靓丽景象。
The girl’s figure trembled slightly.
少女的身影微微晃了晃。
“Even after purifying the bloodline, it’s still somewhat taxing. Are those bloodline intelligence data they gathered really reliable?”
“已经提纯了血脉，还是有点吃力呢，它们收集的血脉情报真的没问题吗？”
“Cadre Hu, you’ve done an excellent job.”
“虎干事，您做得已经很棒了。”
Beside the girl, another tall attendant woman whispered:
少女身旁，另一位身材高挑的女侍者道：
“According to collected intelligence from the old world, purifying the bloodline is the right path. You’ll grow stronger over time, at which point, without needing the Compiler’s secret treasure, your First-Circle and Second Circle Bloodline Secret Arts can achieve similar power.”
“根据收集的旧世界情报显示，提纯血脉是正确的道路。您以后会更强的，介时不借用主编大人的秘宝，也能让一二环血脉秘能达到如此威力。”
“Hmm, I hope so.”
“唔，希望吧。”
She twisted her slender, swaying figure and walked toward the solid, sturdy wide-body car. Upon taking her seat, the girl gazed at the slowly emerging white and red rings springing forth in that patch of empty space.
她扭转纤细摇曳的身姿往敦实厚重的宽大轿车上走去。坐上座位后，少女看向那片什么都没有的空间内缓缓诞生的白的与红的圆环。
Within the floating rings, faintly flickering numbers were shimmering.
漂浮的圆环里面有着微微闪动的数字。
320N, 2152.3N, 45N, 12Y, 8700N…
320N、2152.3N、45N、12Y、8700N…
“To be able to come into contact with these Fate Rings at this stage was something people from the Old World once yearned for, yet could never attain. Share them among yourselves.”
“这些命环能在现在就接触它们，是旧世界之人曾求之而不得的事情。你们分了吧。”
“Thank you for the generous gift, Cadre Hu.”
“谢谢虎干事的赏赐。”