Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.23 第23章 时序战器诱惑初显 -2
第23章 时序战器诱惑初显 –2
Chapter 23: The Allure of the Time-Sequence War Device Emerges – 2
远方传来吵杂的人声，一群慌张的队伍从前方的十字路口跑过。
Noisy voices of a crowd drifted from afar, as a panicked group dashed past the crossroad ahead.
落在最后的人已经窜了过去，这人忽地折返回来扭头看向两人。
The last straggler had already scurried across, but then abruptly turned back to glance at the pair.
「是那个人！」
“It’s that guy!”
「哇，他居然没死。」
“Wow, he’s actually not dead.”
几人被那人的声音吸引，转回见到了街道另一头杨子藏衣衫破碎的身影。
Drawn by the man’s voice, a few people turned back and spotted Yang Zicang’s tattered figure on the other side of the street.
「他手上那把枪是鼠人怪物的武器，会不会是好东西。」
“That gun in his hand—it’s the rodent monster’s weapon. Might be something valuable.”
对面传来了人群的惊呼，他们都看到了杨子藏胸前的血迹与膏药。
Exclamations erupted from the opposite crowd; they all saw the bloodstains and medicinal plaster on Yang Zicang’s chest.
「不要跟他们接触。」
“Don’t come into contact with them.”
穿著烂衬衫的杨子藏凝重道。
Yang Zicang, clad in a tattered shirt, said gravely.
自己没有掌控这杆枪，还不是它的主人，只要有人靠近就会被Moexl提醒是时序战器。
He did not yet command this spear, nor was he its master; anyone who drew near would be alerted by Moxel that it was a Chronos Battle Artifact.
一柄时序战器对这些人的吸引力，比获得数千年的时序来得更令人振奋。
The allure of a single Chronos Battle Artifact to these people was far more electrifying than acquiring thousands of years’ worth of Chronos.
远处的人喊道：「不要跑，你们快回来，这里的场地被『审议员』征用了。」
A voice rang out from afar: “Don’t run! Come back! This area has been requisitioned by the Arbiters.”
傻子才不跑。
Only a fool would stop running.
两人的身影快速消失在那群人眼中。
The two figures swiftly vanished from view before the crowd’s eyes.
Moexl闪动的光线传来。
A flicker of light from Moxel rippled through the air.
[洛宾想为我进行主动投资。]
[Robin Lo wishes to perform a Pro-Invest on me.]
拒绝。
Rejected.
[洛宾想为我进行主动投资，100N。]
[Robin Lo wishes to perform a Pro-Invest on me for 100N.]
拒绝！ 这人是怎么定位自己的。
Rejected! Just who does this guy think he is, trying to pin me down?
[洛宾想为我进行主动投资，100N 全权时序。 全权时序无法主动撤回，在期限内由应选者自由支配。 时限，一月。]
[Robin Lo wants to propose a Pro-Invest offer to me: 100N, full discretionary Chronos. A full discretionary Chronos cannot be voluntarily revoked; within the term, Elect has full control. Term: one month.]
Moexl虽然能在心念的命令下，自动忽略不合时宜的融资请求，但面对这种定向的主动投资，它显得比主人兴奋得多。
Though Moxel could, under a mental command, automatically ignore untimely financing requests, faced with this targeted Pro-Invest, it appeared far more excited than its owner.
再次拒绝后，远方远远传来微弱高喊的声音：
After another refusal, a faint, shouting voice came from afar:
「四边形，我知道你在那边，我是洛宾！ 我老早就注意到你了！」
“Quad, I know you’re over there! I’m Robin Lo! I’ve had my eye on you for a long time!”
远方楼上，挂著望远镜的胖胖身影喊道。
In the distance, from an upper floor, a plump figure with binoculars hanging from his neck called out.
嗡嗡！
Vroom!
汽车发动机的声音自另一边的远方响起。
The sound of a car engine roared from another distant direction.
「坏事了！」
“This is bad!”
身后是追来的那群人，斜前方则是想主动给自己投资的人，街道另一边的汽车声也越来越近。
Behind him were the pursuers, while diagonally ahead stood those eager to invest in him. The sound of cars on the other side of the street was also drawing closer.
自己的速度再快，面对三个方向的包围，也起不了太多作用，特别是那汽车。
No matter how fast his speed was, facing an encirclement from three directions, especially the vehicles, it would hardly make any difference.
只要有人靠近，就会知道时序战器的存在。
As soon as someone approached, they’d discover the existence of the Chronos combat device.
[洛宾想为我进行主动投资，100N 全权时序。]
[Robin Lo wants to perform Pro-Invest for me, 100N full authority Chronos.]
[我获得了 100N 主动投资。]
[I have obtained 100N Pro-Invest.]
｛哦呵呵呵，嘿嘿嘿嘿，哈哈哈哈哈。 我终于，迈出了转折的关键一步，那就是与你取得联系。｝
{Oh hehehe, hee hee hee hee, ha ha ha ha ha. I have finally taken that crucial turning step—making contact with you.}
「你想干嘛？」
“What do you want?”
杨子藏道，他晓得对方肯定听得见自己的声音。
“What do you want?” Yang Zicang said, knowing full well that the other party could undoubtedly hear his voice.
｛喂，帮我干件事，我会给你充足的报酬。｝
“Hey, do me a favor, and I’ll pay you well.”
杨子藏来不及回应这一直想要给自己投资的怪人，他让少年赶紧躲到一边，自己则越过道路栏杆，跑向对面。
Yang Zicang didn’t have time to respond to this weirdo who had always wanted to invest in him. He told the teenager to quickly hide to the side, then vaulted over the road railing and sprinted toward the other side.
夕阳西下，威猛的赤红越野从道路尽头哼哧地奔来。
As the sun set in the west, a fierce red off-road vehicle roared wildly from the end of the road.
「站住。」
“Halt.”
改装车一个急刹横停在路上，上面超载的不少人被漂移甩得晃来晃去。
The modified car screeched to a sideways stop, and the overloaded passengers swayed violently from the drift.
「你竟然真的没死。」
“So you really didn’t die.”
听这语气，杨子藏估计刚才那伙人中有人广播自己存活下来的消息了。
Judging by this tone, Yang Zicang figured that among the previous group, someone must have broadcasted the news that he survived.
那司机刚想再说什么，车上喧哗起来：「好家伙，时序战器！」
The driver was about to say something when the people in the car burst into uproar: “Damn, it’s a Chronos War Artifact!”
其中一条汉子目光锐利直扫杨子藏：
Among them, one sharp-eyed man stared straight at Yang Zicang:
「哈呀，我就知道，能被怪物阵营征用的巢穴内，绝对有好东西。」
“Ha, I knew it. A nest requisitioned by the monster camp can’t be without something good.”
「怪物征用是什么？」
“What do you mean, ‘requisitioned by monsters’?”
杨子藏跑进大楼内，看向对面问道。
Yang Zicang dashed into the building and looked out to ask.
「你闹出来的动静，居然还不知道？ 哈，你可是干了件好事啊，但这好事是对红Moexl那边的人来说的。」
“You stirred up that mess and don’t even know? Ha, you did a good deed really—but that deed is only good news for those on Hong Moxide’s side.”
那群人闹哄哄的，其中一人高声说道：
The group was raucous, and one of them shouted out:
「你不知道吗，你放过了发现的标记魔物，这下子那边的人有资格知晓它的存在了。 这里已经被它们征用，时间被加速，用来孕育那个魔物的诞生！」
“Don’t you know? By letting that marked monster you discovered go, you’ve just given those people the right to know of its existence. This place has already been requisitioned by them—time is accelerated here to nurture that monster’s birth!”
杨子藏倏然一惊，难怪议员要发起对自己的制裁，他终于知道理由了。
Yang Zicang was suddenly taken aback. So that’s why the councilor had sought to impose sanctions on him—he finally understood the reason.
众人闹哄哄的从改造过的车上下来，那男人挤到最前方。
The crowd clamored as they descended from the modified vehicle, and the man muscled his way to the very front.
「你的时序战器是多少年的？ 五十，还是更多？」
“How many years is your Chronos Arm? Fifty, or more?”
「这巢穴居然关系到阵营的争夺，里面诞生的战器，恐怕是一百年，或者是几百年的百年器也说不定咧。」
“This nest is connected to the struggle between factions. The arms born inside it might be a hundred-year, or even a several-hundred-year Cent-Arms, who knows.”
听著那些越来越离谱的猜测，杨子藏高声道：
Listening to the increasingly outrageous speculations, Yang Zicang declared loudly:
「呵，你们觉得我能在攻击中活下来的武器，能有多少年。」
“Ha, how many years do you think the weapon that allowed me to survive that attack must have?”
这反问让众人激动的猜测缓和不少。
This rhetorical question tempered the crowd’s excited guesses.
是啊，眼前这个刚孕育出四边形的新人，能在那样疾风骤雨般的攻击中活下来，说明这武器或许只是刚达到时序战器的标准。
Indeed, this newcomer who had just given birth to a Quad survived that storm-like attack, suggesting the weapon might only barely meet the Chronos Weapon standard.
「原来是这样。 不过也是很好的武器了，我们队长都还没有。」
“I see. Still, it’s a great weapon—even our captain doesn’t have one.”
那男人说这话的时候心虚了。
The man’s voice wavered with guilt as he spoke.
因为有这种武器的都是很强的队伍，自己那叼毛老大没有是理所当然的。
After all, those who wielded such weapons belonged to formidable teams; his own scrub of a boss not having one was only to be expected.
「嘿嘿，老小子，加入我们红铁帮，这战器就可以由我们团队拥有，不用上交，怎么样，以后你也随时可用。」
“Hehe, old-timer, join our Red Iron Gang and this war implement can belong to our team—no need to hand it over. How about that? You can use it anytime from now on.”
「你恐怕还不知道这种好东西要上交吧。 但每个队伍可以保有一两件时序战器和模器物品，只要老弟你加入我们红铁帮，以后大家就是家人了，这武器你自然可以随时使用。」
“You probably don’t realize that such a precious thing needs to be turned in. But each squad can keep one or two Chronos war implements and molding items. As long as you join the Red Iron Gang, little brother, we’ll all be family. Then, naturally, you can use this weapon whenever you want.”
杨子藏内心冷笑。 这总部的教导还真是深入人心。
A cold sneer curled within Yang Zicang’s heart. The headquarters’ indoctrination really runs deep.
不过这人说得好听，目光里的贪婪可是丝毫没有收敛。
Yet the man spoke honeyed words, but the greed in his eyes hadn’t slackened in the slightest.
投资人的银白丝线折射而来。
The silver-white threads from the Invest person refracted through the air.
｛不要跟他们啰嗦，按照前些年的经验，这里被征用后，可能会有许多怪物阵营的人被驱使而来。 总部的人也会赶来，他们若撞见你，时序战器定会保不住。｝
{Don’t waste words with them. Based on experience from previous years, after this place is requisitioned, hordes of monsters from the opposing factions might be driven here. Headquarters personnel will also rush over—if they run into you, there’s no way you’ll keep that Chronos war implement.}
是洛宾，好家伙，他那么远都知道时序战器了，这些人没事就喜欢把Moexl扩展著当喇叭玩吗。
That was Robin Lo. Damn, he knew about the Chronos war implement all the way from over there. Do these people have nothing better to do than constantly blast their Moxel radios like loudspeakers?
杨子藏给梁喜打了个眼色，扭头便走。
Yang Zicang shot Liang Xi a glance and turned to walk away.
「停下，我让你回来，听到没有。」
“Stop. I’m telling you to come back. Didn’t you hear me?”
「这里不允许杀人，这是你们总部的规定，所以，你能耐我何？」
“Killing isn’t allowed here—that’s your headquarters’ rule. So what can you do to me?”
「‘你们总部？‘ 呵哟，小子，你恐怕不知道后半句。」
“‘Your headquarters?‘ Ha, kid, I bet you don’t know the rest of the line.”
还不用那人吆喝，一群人哦哟哟如溃军般哄了上来。
Without even needing that man to shout, a crowd surged forward like a routed army, clamoring noisily.
面对可能是每击至少五十年的时序战器，没人会轻易让它从自己眼皮下溜走。
Facing a Chronos weapon—one that could deliver at least fifty years of Chrononic energy per strike—no one would easily let it slip through their fingers right before their eyes.
但杨子藏依旧有点无奈，虽然知道一旦秩序陷入混乱，满世界无论哪里都不缺这种人，可这儿如此多的脑袋却没有一位提出过质疑，为什么要干这种损人不利己的事情。
But Yang Zicang still felt a trace of helplessness. Although he knew that once order descended into chaos, people like this would be everywhere in the world, it still baffled him that among so many heads here, not one had questioned why they were set on doing something so utterly pointless and harmful to all.
此刻大家不应该是逃命为主吗，就为了一把轮不到自己用的枪？
Right now, shouldn’t everyone be focused on escape? Was it really worth it for a gun they wouldn’t even get to use?
如果这些人都去申请使用，武器最终会给谁？
And if all these people applied for its use, who would actually end up with the weapon in the end?
杨子藏身子快速绕过根正方形的水泥承重柱，双手握住的长枪在Moexl能力的说明下，刺出速度变得飞快，手腕一抖枪尖就抖出了两道枪花。
Yang Zicang swiftly circled around a square concrete pillar, his hands gripping the Lance as its thrusting speed turned lightning-fast thanks to Moxel’s ability. With a flick of his wrist, the spear tip bloomed into two phantom petals.
「你们谁先来！ 死了可别怪我破坏不许杀人的规则。」
“Who’s first! Don’t blame me for breaking the no-killing rule if you end up dead.”
杨子藏展露枪势威胁道。
Yang Zicang threatened, brandishing his lance with an imposing stance.
但闹哄哄的人群根本不在乎对面年轻人的威胁。
But the rowdy crowd paid no heed to the young man’s warnings.
很多人笑嘻嘻的起哄，让大伙抓住枪拖过来。
Many jeered and cheered, shouting for the mob to grab the spear and drag it over.
噗！
Thwip!
银色长枪一晃，前方兴冲冲跑来的三个小伙子的手臂就瞬间被戳出了几个大血窟窿。
The silver Lance flashed, and in an instant, a flurry of large, bloody holes was pierced through the arms of the three eager young men rushing forward.
「啊，这枪打了我一百年寿命！」
“Ah, this gun took a hundred years off my life!”
「我也是诶，吗蛋，我只准备了六十多年防御。」
“Same here, goddamn it. I only prepared defenses for sixty-some years.”
他手臂被洞穿的孔很大，血液直流。
The hole in his arm where it was pierced through was massive, with blood gushing out.
至于最后受伤的那第三人像是突然想到了自己面对的是什么，脑袋嗡地下清醒过来。
As for the third and final injured person, it was as if he suddenly realized what he was facing; his head snapped to attention, clearing the fog.
「这，这…」他有点不敢相信，最终没有说出它或许是百年器这句话。
“This, this…” He found it hard to believe, eventually refraining from uttering the words that it might be a Cent-Arms.
对他来说，百年器离自己太过遥远，不应该出现在自己的生活中。
To him, the Cent-Arms were far too distant, something that shouldn’t appear in his life.
[梁喜想为我追加 50N。]
[Liang Xi wants to add 50N for me. ]
嗙嗙！
Bang! Bang!
杨子藏拒绝了少年的新投资后，改刺为荡，一枪横扫，又是一人被这枪敲在腿上。
Yang Zicang refused the young man’s new Investment, switching from thrust to sweep—lashing out with his spear across the ground, striking another person squarely on the leg.
「啊啊啊啊！ 这家伙，他的时序好像还挺多。」
“Ahhhh! This bastard… his Chronos seems to be a lot after all.”
那人捂腿跳了起来。
That person clutched his leg and jumped up.
杨子藏无奈想到，有时候乌合之众反而是最难缠的。
Yang Zicang thought helplessly that sometimes, a ragtag mob was the hardest to deal with.
他们根本搞不清楚状况，自以为人多就是势众，也不觉得那个枪尖真会落到自己头上。
They had no clue what was going on, arrogantly believing that numbers alone spelled strength, never truly thinking that the spearhead might actually land on them.
「我可是击杀了鼠人首领，你猜我获得了多少时序。」
“I killed the rat-man leader; guess how much Chronos I got?”
杨子藏虚张声势道。
Yang Zicang bluffed loudly.
见有人真的受伤，前方好几人心虚的停下了脚步，突地，两人被推开，一道拥有圆润体型的身影冲来。
Upon seeing that someone was actually injured, several people ahead halted their steps in guilt. Suddenly, two of them were pushed aside, and a figure with a plump physique charged forward.
杨子藏瞄准这横眉怒目，如同屠夫般男人的脑袋，一枪就戳了过去。
Yang Zicang aimed at the head of this fierce-eyed, butcher-like man and thrust his spear straight in.
唰！ 这枪从他耳朵旁如惊雷横贯，嘭地声，血液飞溅。
Swish! The spear tore past his ear like a thunderbolt, and with a bang, blood splattered.
不光耳朵，这气势汹汹之人的半张脸皮都顷刻间碎成了血沫。
Not just his ear—half the skin on this menacing man’s face instantly shattered into bloody foam.
他不光没保护自己的耳朵，连面部都只用了几十年而已。
Not only had he failed to protect his ear, even his face had only held out for a few decades.
「啊啊，你竟敢杀人！」
“Ahh, you actually killed someone!”
「你不没死吗，滚！」
“You’re not dead yet, get lost!”
银枪狠狠敲在他双腿上，嘭嘭两声闷响，男人的双腿膝盖瞬间爆炸。
The silver spear slammed into his legs with two dull thuds, and his kneecaps exploded instantly.
胖子的整个身体一矮倒在地上惨叫哀嚎。
The fat man’s whole body crumpled, falling to the ground with agonized wails.
从满脸杀气到充满绝望，只用了不到两秒。 这是真正的莽夫，只想靠气势来震慑对手。
From menace-filled menace to utter despair, it took less than two seconds. This was a true brute, relying solely on intimidating momentum.
「呵，后半句我当然知道，各凭本事，对吧。 那就来吧，我的能力就是速度，我看我敲断你们四肢的速度快，还是你们抢走我武器的速度快。」
“Heh, I know the second half—it’s up to each one’s skills. So bring it on. My ability is speed. Let’s see if I’m faster in breaking your limbs, or you’re faster in snatching my weapon.”
杀鸡儆猴的效果达到了。
The effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys was achieved.
剩下几人胆寒的站在原地，再无人敢当出头鸟。
The remaining few stood frozen in terror; no one dared to be the first to step up.
「他真的完全不在乎时序抵消。」
“He really doesn’t care about Chronos canceling at all.”
「这就是拥有时序战器的底气吗，娘的。」
“This is what it means to have the backing of a Chronos weapon—damn it.”
最初，没人觉得那枪的打击会落在自己身上，自己只是凑热闹的人。
At first, no one believed that gun’s strike would land on them—they were merely bystanders drawn to the spectacle.
可当它真的开始产生威胁，每个人又都惊觉，这不是开玩笑，那是一次触碰就会带走几十年寿命的死神。
But when it began to pose a real threat, everyone suddenly realized this was no joke; it was a reaper that would snatch decades of life with a single touch.
若是自己不小心碰上，就是无妄之灾。
If they were unfortunate enough to encounter it, it would be a calamity out of nowhere.