第一百四十四章 准备行动
“Wuying is contacting me. He said you shouldn’t go into those mountains recently. He’s tracking one of my teammates to find a chance to enter the tunnel that leads into those mountains,” Zhou Liren said.
“无影正在跟我通讯，他让你最近不要进那几座山。他在跟踪我的那位队友，找机会进入通往那座山的隧道。”周立仁道。
“Oh? He actually had you take the initiative to tell me this?”
“哦？他竟然让你主动要来告诉我这些？”
Yang Zicang was somewhat surprised. That person, who might have been in a standoff with him for several hours, just showed up this easily?
杨子藏有点意外，那个可能跟自己有过数小时对峙之人，就这么轻易的出现了？
“Yeah, just contact him yourself. He’s nearby.”
“嗯，你自己跟他联系吧，他正在附近。”
Just seconds after Zhou Liren finished speaking, Yang Zicang spotted the silver-white thread refracted in the air.
周立仁说罢没几秒，杨子藏便看到空气中折射而来的那根银白色丝线。
[Wuying wants to make a proactive investment for me.]
[无影想为我进行主动投资。]
[Wuying has invested 1R for me.]
[无影为我投资了1R.]
Wuying, is it really not Mingying?
无影，真不是冥影吗？
Yang Zicang accepted it, thoughtfully wondering, could there be another person with an invisibility model? If so, there might be many more people in the world with similar abilities.
杨子藏选择了接受，心中怀疑的想到，难道还有另一个拥有隐身模型的人？如果真是如此，世上拥有类似能力之人恐怕还很多。
{Hello, captain of the sixty-first delivery team.}
{你好，甲子间货队长。}
In the sensory image, the man appeared to be only two or three years older than him, seemingly quite satisfied with his current appearance. Though casually dressed, his clothes were clearly carefully matched.
感应画面中，那人看上跟自己年纪只大了两三岁，看来他很满意现在的外貌，穿着虽随意却又显然是精心搭配过。
His appearance was completely different from that of Mingying, who could also become invisible.
他的相貌和之前能隐身的冥影完全不同。
“Hello, are you Wuying? Do you know Mingying?”
“你好，你叫无影？认识冥影吗？”
As he asked, Yang Zicang quickly pulled Luo Bin in through the Mental Link, along with Zuo Feixian and Teacher Chen. Since they were all not present, Wuying had no idea that someone was already watching his location with bated breath.
杨子藏边问，边快速将洛宾通过心灵链接拉了进来，同时还有左非闲与陈老师。因为他们都不在身边，所以无影并不晓得自己的所在位置已经有人屏息观看了。
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Several hundred miles away, Luo Bin, who was keeping watch at the base in the curtain-land backdrop, had just finished supper cooked by Little Liu when he received this Mental Link. He
远在几百里外，于幕景地守家的洛宾，刚吃过小刘做好的晚饭，便接到了这个心灵链接。他
immediately understood that YangZicang wanted him to prepare to gather intelligence on this person.
立即便明白了杨子藏是要自己做收集此人情报的准备。
Facing YangZicang’s inquiry, Wuying gave an noncommittal smile, speaking with an easygoing tone:
面对杨子藏的问题，无影未置可否的笑笑，很是随和的道：
{I’ve heard the name. Today, I, Wuying, came here because I heard you’re also eyeing the one who can enter the mountain, so I’m here to inform you that I can approach that person.}
{听过其名。今日我无影来此，是听说你们也在打那个能进山之人的主意，所以特来告知本人可以靠近那人。}
YangZicang said softly at the door of the wooden cabin: “Is that all?”
木屋门口的杨子藏轻声道：“就为了这件事？”
If it were just that, the visitor deliberately informing them of his ability to enter the mountain could also be seen as offering some goodwill.
如果仅仅如此，来者特意告知自己可以进山，也算是散发自己的善意。
The other party spread his hands:
对方摊了摊手：
{Yeah, I know Mr. Zijian has the ability to get in quickly. So if you happen to show up while I’m inside and we start fighting, killing Li Zhinan— without that scent, I’d go crazy, and that’d be a real mess.}
{是啊，我知道子间先生有能力快速进去。所以若是我在里面时你恰好赶来，双方打起来把李智南给干掉了，没有香味我变成疯子就糟糕了。}
“Li Zhinan?”
“李智南？”
YangZicang weighed the matter in his mind.
杨子藏心中计较了下。
“So, you’ve already confirmed that it’s because of Li Zhinan’s uniqueness that you can follow him into the cave? You plan to go in with him in the next couple of days, right, Mr. Wuying?”
“所以，你已经确定是因为李智南的特殊，才能跟着他进入山洞？无影先生是打算这两天就跟他进去了对吧。”
The other party did not respond.
对方并没有回答。
In the perception image, the person near the settlement vanished from the spot right after saying that. But the perspective of the Mental Link did not dissipate—it continued to remain.
感应画面中，在聚集地附近的那人说完后就直接消失在了原地。但心灵链接的视角并未消散，而是继续保持。
Only now, the third-person “viewpoint owner” was no longer present in that perspective.
只是其中已经没有了视角中的第三人称的“视角主人”。
Zuo Feixian had already rushed over in panic the moment he received the mental link.
左非闲在接到心灵链接的第一时间就已经慌慌张张跑了过来。
“So this is invisibility?” YangZicang murmured.
“这就是隐形？”杨子藏低语。
On the other side, Luo Bin remained silent, but was equally astonished in his heart.
另一边的洛宾虽然沉默，但心中也惊异异常。
This was the first time everyone felt the oppressive power of the invisibility model:
这是大家第一次感受到隐身模型所带来的压迫力：
The perspective kept moving forward, yet the surrounding crowd acted as if they saw nothing. Some people even passed directly through the spot where invisibility was located. Witnessing all this, the few people present couldn’t help but feel a chill.
视角不断前行，周围人群却视若无睹。有些人甚至直接从无影所在的位置穿了过去。目睹这一切的几人有点不寒而栗。
If someone like this were constantly by one’s side, it would be an unimaginable terror.
若有个这样的人一直在身边，真是难以想像的恐怖。
Zuo Feixian said softly, “If someone like this were to attack, who could defend against it?”
左非闲低声的道：“这样的人若是袭击人，谁能防御。”
{Oh? Heh…}
{喔？呵…}
After hearing Zuo Xianxian’s voice, Wuying let out a low chuckle, knowing that Yang Zicang had already shared his mental perspective with others.
无影听到左非闲的声音后，低笑了声，晓得杨子藏已经给别人分享了心灵视角。
However, he didn’t mind; in fact, he seemed even more considerate of the viewers witnessing this scene, actively walking towards a busier stall. As he passed a box storing incense pills, three pills visibly disappeared, while the two ladies chatting and laughing beside him were completely oblivious.
不过他并不介意，甚至更照顾观看这幕的看客考虑般，主动往更为热闹的摊位走去。路过个存放香丸的箱子时，肉眼可见里面三个香丸消失了，而旁边笑眯眯聊天的两位女士根本就没察觉。
{Damn it, pal!}
{靠，你这家伙！}
Seeing this through the Mental Link, Luo Bin was so furious that smoke practically came out of his nostrils.
心灵链接中看见这幕的洛宾顿时气得鼻子都在冒烟。
That was a direct loss of three to four centuries of time income—a blatant provocation!
这一下就少了三四百年时序收入，这是赤果果的挑衅！
{There’s no loss for you, is there?}
{对你们来说没什么损失的吧。}
Hearing Luo Bin’s rage, who could no longer hold back, Wuying let out a satisfied chuckle that suggested he took pleasure in teasing people, then walked forward without a hint of panic, only speeding up when reaching a less crowded area.
听到终于忍不住出声的洛宾怒斥，无影如获得捉弄人的满足感般轻笑声后，丝毫不慌的往前走去，到人少的地方才速度变快。
“Indeed, moving creates a human silhouette, and footprints appear too.”
“果然，跑动起来就会有人影轮廓，也有脚印出现。”
It was almost identical to the model of the Shadow of Darkness. Just as Yang Zicang wanted to get a closer look, the connection broke off.
跟冥影的模型几乎如出一辙。等杨子藏还想再看清楚点，连接却已经断掉。
“Ah, that damnable bastard.”
“唉，可怕的狗东西。”
The moment Wuying’s exposed form vanished meant that this person could appear anytime, anywhere, beside anyone.
当无影显露的形体消失的瞬间，便意味着这人随时可能出现在任何地方的任何人身边。
Such a top-tier ability was both envied by others and as irritating as a fishbone stuck in the throat for those who didn’t possess it.
这样顶级的能力，大家也很是羡慕，而作为未拥有它的人，却是如鲸在喉。
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Out on the wastelands, Wuying, while running, was quite satisfied with the pressure he had inflicted on Yang Zicang.
荒原上，跑动的无影很满意自己给杨子藏带去的压迫。
“Only when you possess the power to threaten others does the goodwill you show become worthy of respect…”
“只有拥有威胁到他人的实力时，所展现出的善意才值得尊重…”
He stopped and looked back at a dark line rising on the far horizon, where faint glimmers of light flickered subtly within the shadow.
他停下身来，回头看了眼远方地平线上隆起的一丝黑线，点点光亮在那黑线内轻微闪动。
“However, there is one place where even they cannot completely hide their tracks… I’ll have to get my hands on a Desert Vehicle sooner or later to guard against any other potential Invisibility Models… though such models should not appear again.”
“不过，有一个地方却无法完全隐匿行踪…荒车，迟早也得弄到手才行，这样就能预防可能存在的其它隐身模型了…虽然，这种模型应该不会再出现。”
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At midnight, Yang Zicang brought back Lyu Zhi and the others who were rotating to guard the “Scene of the Farm Plot,” and prepared some items for trekking into the mountains.
半夜，杨子藏带回轮换守“幕景田块”的吕志几人，并准备一些进山的物件。
“Are you really going in immediately? Wouldn’t that be too impulsive? Why not discuss it with the leaders of those greenhouses first?”
“你真要立即进去？会不会太冲动了，跟那几位大棚的负责人不商量下？”
Luo Bin felt a pang of reluctance—if the treasure inside were truly taken, the incense pill business of entering the mountains would be void.
洛宾有点心疼，如果里面的宝物真被取走，进山的香丸生意就不用做了。
This was a foolproof, high-yield venture! Just within a few days, they had earned over two hundred thousand Hours. Even after distributing the share later, the “two of them” could still pocket a hundred thousand Hours.
这可是一本万利的好生意啊！这才几天，就赚了二十多万时序，哪怕后续分配下来，“自己两人”也能有十来万时序入账。
Nowhere else in the world could there be a sweet deal like this.
除了这里，天下哪有这么好的事情。
“Can’t you wait another two or three weeks? If you harvest the treasure lurking in there now, missing the spiritual illusion’s interference, this business will really be over.”
“要不再等两三个礼拜？现在去摘了里面可能存在的宝物，没有了精神幻境的干扰这生意可就真没法做了。”
Yang Zicang sighed, “I sometimes wonder, were you the one interrogating people back on Earth, or the one being interrogated?”
杨子藏叹了口气，“我有时候真的怀疑，你在地球到底是审人的还是被审的。”
“Ahem…” Luo Bin pressed his palm down, “As the saying goes, ‘What’s past cannot be chased after.’ Let go, let go of those idle thoughts.”
“咳嗯…”洛宾将手压了压，“俗话说‘往者不可追’，妄念，放下，放下。”
“Actually, it’s ‘What’s past cannot be corrected, but the future can still be pursued~’”
“是往者不可谏，来者犹可追~”
Yang Zicang, busy packing, glared at the fat man in annoyance:
收拾东西的杨子藏没好气的转头盯着胖子：
“Hey, can you show some awareness? Don’t you know such a big thing has happened, that the One-Table Inn is gone? And you’re still dwelling on these timelines. Don’t end up earning it but having no chance to spend it.”
“我说，你能不能有点觉悟？独频客栈都没了，这么大的事你不知道吗。还惦记着这些时序，别到时候有得挣没得花。”
“But with those phantom creatures guarding it, how will you get in?”
“但有那幻人东西守着，你怎么进去？”
“Simple—I’ll go in with that man surnamed Li.”
“当然是跟着那姓李的一起进去。”
Luo Bin’s face changed, and he urged with internal struggle, “Didn’t the Shadow just warn you earlier? He’s going to tail Li Zhinan.”
洛宾的脸色一变，他内心挣扎的劝道：“刚才那无影不是刚给你打过招呼，他要去跟踪李智南吗。”
“If he can do it, so can we. And besides…”
“他做得我们就做不得？而且…”
Yang Zicang paused in organizing the Ability Spheres and thought for a moment.
杨子藏停下手中整理能力球的动作，思索了下。
“That guy suddenly showed up in our market. Besides grabbing some incense pellets, I feel like he deliberately let me know he was heading into the mountains. How is that not a challenge?”
“那家伙突然出现在我们集市，除了来顺几个香丸之外，我感觉他是在故意告诉我他要进山里去了。我怎么感觉都有种挑衅的味道？”
Luo Bin squinted his small eyes and looked around, fearing the one called the Shadow might suddenly appear beside him. But he knew the guy couldn’t have rushed over here that fast.
洛宾的小眼睛左右瞄了瞄，他怕那叫无影的家伙突然就出现在旁边，不过想也知道对方没那么快速度立即跑到这里来。
“Alright, you two freaks, go ahead and gang up on a poor soul being controlled by an even bigger freak. Tch, tch. Oh, I hear little Ma Chao coming back.”
“行吧，你们两个变态，一起去欺负个被更变态的变态控制的小可怜。啧啧。哦，我听到小马超回来的声音了。”
The slow train gently stirred the air, causing the carriage door to materialize within the wooden house.
速度缓慢的列车轻轻搅动空气，将车门浮现在木屋内。
{Out here, it’s much freer. I can let loose and run, and no matter how slow the speed, no one disturbs me.}
{还是这边畅快，可以敞开了跑，速度再慢都没人打扰我。}
Little Ma Chao had just gotten back from a thrilling run, looking very satisfied.
小马超出去一通奔腾，显得很是畅快。
Yang Zicang picked up the bundle he planned to bring to the market. “I’ll go with you.” Luo Bin eagerly climbed aboard the train door, turning to take the weapons, dry rations, and medical supplies that Yang Zicang handed up.
杨子藏拎起要带去集市的包裹。“我跟你一起。”洛宾迫不及待地爬上车门，转头接过杨子藏递上去的武器与干粮以及医疗用品。
[I have consumed 1 N of principal, the Midnight Train is departing.]
[我已消耗1N本金，午夜列车启动。]
[Next stop, Zhou Liren Station. Estimated travel time: six and a half minutes.]
[下一站，周立仁站，预计时间六分半。]
The train vanished into the room.
列车消失在屋内。
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Dozens of miles further beyond this scenic view, two figures were carrying a large stone bar, drawing steadily closer on foot through the night.
这片幕景更远的几十里地外，有两道扛着根石条的人正在夜色中不断步行着靠近。
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The mountains and forests.
山林。
Deep within the woods, a man covered head to toe in branches and leaves lay hidden on a ridge. His insect minions kept watch, hovering near where Li Zhinan moved.
林中，一个全身披着树枝草叶的人正隐藏在一处山头上，他控制的小昆虫正在李智南行走的附近盯着稍。
“Captain Xuelin, Li Zhinan is indeed heading into that mountain again tonight.”
“学林队长，李智南今晚果然又准备进那座山了。”
{Let me see.}
{我看看。}
With a specific target in mind, Yuan Xuelin, true to his reputation as the security captain of the Carefree Trade Zone, managed after a few days to pinpoint Li Zhinan’s re-entry into that mountain range.
当有了具体目标，袁学林果然不愧为无忧货贸区的安保队长，花了几天时间真让他定位到了再次进入那座山峦的李智南。
After the merchandize captain last cleared the vines the day before yesterday, the kid had started visiting the mountain much more frequently over the past two days, and always under the cover of late-night solitude.
自从甲子间货队长上次消灭了那处藤蔓之后，这小子这两天进山的频率多出很多，而且都是在这夜深人静的时候。
Buzz, buzz—a few tiny insects kept flitting around him.
嗡嗡~几只小虫一直在身旁飞舞。
Li Zhinan cast an impatient glance at them before stepping closer to the bushes to unbuckle his belt.
李智南不耐烦的看了它们一眼后，靠近灌木丛松开了裤腰。
{Does my surveillance work now include covering human anatomy?}
{老子这探查工作涵盖人体艺术吗？}
The insect-controller’s complaints streamed through the squad’s Mental Link.
操控虫子之人的抱怨声在小队的心灵链接里抱怨着。
Yuan Xuelin responded, “After you’re done, I’ll request it with the shed master.”
袁学林道：“完事后我跟棚主申请。”
{Captain, I think asking Boss Zijian is more likely to work than asking Shed Master Wuyou.}
{队长，我想你跟子间老板申请，都比跟无有棚主来得更容易点。}
“You’re dreaming.”
“你在想屁吃。”