Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.51 第51章 代练契约 -4
第51章 代练契约 –4
Chapter 51: The Signing Contract –4
「不错不错，知道给不中意的人贴莫须有的种族标签了。」杨子藏赞赏的道。
“Not bad, not bad—you know how to slap an unwarranted racial tag on someone you don’t like,” Yang Zicang commented approvingly.
地上的众人爬起身跑向四周，虽然被壹招放倒，但他们相信首席会解决任何的恶魔。
The people on the ground scrambled to their feet and scattered in all directions. Though knocked down in one move, they trusted that the Chief would deal with any demon.
因为首席是不死之王的地上行者，他有不死之王的瞩视与保护，他拥有神奇的力量，他能将恶魔封印到武器之中。
For the Chief was the Earth Walker of the Undying King. He had the Undying King’s watch and protection. He wielded mystical power, capable of sealing demons within weapons.
这家伙死定了！
This guy was doomed!
「嚣张吧，不然等下就没机会了。不死之王会把妳封到圣剑里，用妳的力量去消灭妳的同类！」
“Go ahead and flaunt it now, because soon you won’t have the chance. The Undying King is going to seal you into a holy sword and use your power to annihilate your own kind!”
「是吗，我已经迫不及待。」
“Is that so? I can’t wait.”
杨子藏松开臂膀，将这些长枪铤令哐啷丢在地上，身体瞬间化为旋风消失在原地。
Yang Zicang let go of his arms, dropping the Lances with a clatter to the ground. In an instant, his body turned into a whirlwind and vanished from the spot.
自从练习武艺过后，速度见涨，虽并不会轻功，但Moexl成倍的加速能力让自己都快成为传说中能够飞檐走壁日行千里的人。
Since he had taken up martial arts, his speed had soared. Though lacking the skill of Qing Gong, the manifold acceleration abilities of the Moxel had nearly turned him into a legendary figure who could scale walls and sprint a thousand miles a day.
那名为速巴纳的老人是城中最善于奔跑之人，速度比年轻人都快出许多，他用出最快的速度极驰在长街上，忽地身旁出现个身影。
An old man named Subana was the fastest runner in the city, outpacing even the young by a considerable margin. As he sped down the main street at top speed, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.
「妳是要去圣殿叫人吗？」
“Are you off to summon reinforcements from the temple?”
「啊！」
“Ah!”
老人被吓了壹跳。
The old man jolted in fright.
那恶魔居然追上了自己！而且看他说话的语气就像是在散步壹样。
That demon had actually caught up with him! And judging by his tone, it was as if he was out for a leisurely stroll.
随后这老人突然觉得自己的脚掌悬空了，他跑动的步伐根本没有接触到地面。
Then the old man suddenly felt his soles hanging in the air, his running steps never touching the ground.
「太慢了。」
“Too slow.”
杨子藏拎起他高速冲向远方。
Yang Zicang hoisted him up and sped off into the distance.
这里可是自己花时间壹点壹点建起来的，闭著眼睛也知道那所谓的圣殿在哪里，那巨石城堡还是自己打的地基。
This place was built by me bit by bit, and I could find that so-called sanctuary even with my eyes closed—that boulder castle had its foundation laid by my own hands.
两人旋风般的出现在岩石殿堂之内，略壹晃动后，杨子藏在四处穿梭了番，出现在正闭目养神的扎古达身前。
The two swept into the stone hall like a whirlwind; after a brief tremor, Yang Zicang darted around a few times and came to a halt before Zaguda, who was sitting with his eyes closed in meditation.
周围几名侍女几声尖叫中，茫然的速巴纳被丢到地上。
Amid a few shrill cries from the maidservants around, the bewildered Subarna was thrown to the ground.
「妳是这壹代的队长吗？」
“Are you the team leader of this generation?”
杨子藏看向擡眼望来的老人。
Yang Zicang looked at the old man, who raised his eyes to meet his gaze.
队长？
Team leader?
这古老的称谓…扎古达愣了两秒才回过神。
This archaic title… Zaguda froze for two seconds before snapping out of it.
面对这突然出现的无毛之人，他内心猛的壹抽，随后才既像是遗憾，又像是庆幸般松了口气。
Faced with this suddenly appearing hairless man, his heart gave a violent jolt, and then he let out a sigh that was both regretful and relieved at the same time.
不是那位传说中永远不老不死的人，年纪对不上。
Not that legendary immortal old man—the age doesn’t match up.
好些圣殿各处的勇士们手持利器冲进了殿内，用武器指著这高速窜进的怪人。
Warriors from various corners of the temple charged into the hall with weapons drawn, pointing their blades at this oddly fast intruder.
首席恢复了威严。
The chief regained his dignity.
「妳是谁。」
“Who are you?”
「我替不死之王来看看，他的清理队队长现在如何了。对于上壹次的甲子间妳们能顺利解决掉恶魇的诞生，他还是比较满意的，这说明妳们有能力自己应对灾难了。」
“I come on behalf of the Undying King to see how his Cleanup Squad Captain is faring. He was quite pleased that you were able to eliminate the nightmare’s birth during the last Jiazi Term, as it proves you have the ability to face disasters on your own.”
听见不死之王，地上还打算告状的速巴纳瞬间对著中年人葡匐下来。
Upon hearing “Undying King,” Supana, who had been about to lodge a complaint on the ground, instantly prostrated himself before the middle-aged man.
他双手抵住额头埋在地上，不敢升起半分不敬之念。
He pressed his hands to his forehead, burying his face in the earth, not daring to harbor the slightest trace of disrespect.
他毫不怀疑，只有不死之王的侍者，才有不惧圣器的能力。
He had no doubt that only a servant of the Undying King could possess the power to be unafraid of holy relics.
「王的使者…？」
“A messenger of the King…?”
扎古达震动了下，不死之王？不，他怎么能是那位存在的侍者…
Zaguda trembled. The Undying King? No, how could this man be a servant of that existence…
老人有些难以接受。
The old man found it hard to accept.
若是不死之王真的出现，以自己小儿子那糟糕的武技，肯定无法成为队长。
If the Undying King truly appeared, with his youngest son’s poor martial skills, he would certainly never become the captain.
他晃神的想著，壹时竟忘记了这个时候该回答这位至高存在的话语。
Lost in thought, he momentarily forgot to respond to the words of this supreme being.
周围更多的人蹲下身子，埋下了头颅，壹些勇士们端著长枪的手变得迟疑起来，少数几人收起了武器。
Around them, more people crouched down, lowering their heads; some warriors hesitated, their hands on their Lances, while a few sheathed their weapons.
「都起来吧，妳们的不死之王是最烦这壹套的不是吗。」
“All of you, rise. Your Undying King is the most annoyed by such formalities, isn’t that so?”
扎古达的瞳孔扩张。
Zaguda’s pupils dilated.
他想起了上任首席追随者的确说过这样的话：不死之王不喜繁文缛节，他待人如亲友，没有高下。
He recalled that the previous Chief Follower had indeed said such words: The Immortal King disliked excessive formalities; he treated others like close friends, with no distinction of high or low.
扎古达站起身来，喉头动了下，内心却被另壹种情绪快速占领。
Zaguda stood up, his throat moving, but another emotion rapidly occupied his heart.
「不，妳这个骗子！」
“No, you liar!”
老人不知道自己是怎么竖起指头说出这句话的。
The old man didn’t know how he managed to point his finger and utter those words.
当他听到自己的声音才回过神来，吓得几乎半死，但事已至此…只有继续强硬下去，或许才能应对眼前的难关。
When he heard his own voice, he snapped back to reality, scaring himself half to death. But since things had come to this… he had to keep up his strong front—perhaps only then could he handle the crisis before him.
他快速做出抉择。
He made a quick decision.
「除非不死之王亲至，否则谁也别想冒充他！来人，将这个骗子处死！」
“Unless the Immortal King arrives in person, no one else can impersonate him! Guards, put this liar to death!”
叮~
*Ding~*
壹枚淡金色的圆形小东西，带著虚幻般的光芒在空中划过优美的弧度，稳稳落在自己竖立的指尖。
A small, pale-gold object, radiating a phantom-like glow, traced a graceful arc through the air before landing steadily on his raised fingertip.
被首领的指责所吸引的速巴纳恰巧擡头看见这壹幕，顿时吓得大气不敢出。
Surbena, who was drawn by the leader’s accusations, happened to look up and witness this scene, instantly daring not to breathe.
这样的精准，它不是人类该有的技巧。
Such precision… it was not a technique a human should possess.
周围刚准备行动的勇士们喧嚣起来，有人想执行命令，另壹些人则跪下了膝盖埋下头颅。
The warriors nearby, who were about to act, erupted into clamor. Some were ready to carry out the order, while others dropped to their knees, bowing their heads to the ground.
杨子藏淡笑著道：「这些年辛苦了，这是不死之王赐予妳的奖励，因为妳很好的应对了上壹次灾难。」
Yang Zicang said with a faint smile: “You’ve worked hard all these years—this is a reward from the Undying King, for how well you handled the last disaster.”
「这，这是…」
“This, this is…”
扎古达从指尖的精细造物上感受到了强烈的奇异气息。
Zaguda sensed a strange aura from the delicate creation between his fingers.
它似乎不属于这个世界。
It seemed as though it didn’t belong to this world.
老人用另壹只手小心翼翼的捂了过去，仿佛怕它会如蝴蝶般飞走。
The old man cautiously cupped his other hand over it, as if fearing it might flutter away like a butterfly.
壹道神秘的声音直接出现在首领心间。
A mysterious voice appeared directly in the chief’s mind.
[妳获得了60N。]
[You have gained 60N.]
「什么？」
“What?”
老人后退步地吃惊看著手上拥有精美花纹的金币，它是如此的漂亮，获得它的这壹刻，老人仿佛得到了世间最珍贵、最价值连城的宝物。
The old man stepped back in shock, staring at the coin in his hand—adorned with exquisite patterns, so beautiful that in the moment he received it, he felt as if he had obtained the rarest and most invaluable treasure in the world.
但那心中的声音是什么意思呢，他擡眼看向对面的那人。
But what did that voice in his mind mean? He looked up at the man across from him.
杨子藏心间Moexl微微闪动了下，与在另壹城中修习武技的莫里取得联系。
In Yang Zicang’s mind, Moxel flickered briefly, making contact with Morris, who was practicing martial arts in another city.
｛杨先生，妳已经找到练武的人啦？｝
{Mr. Yang, have you already found someone to practice martial arts?}
[没有，但快了。来，帮我运用那枚注入六十年寿命的纪念币。]
[No, but soon. Come, help me activate that commemorative coin infused with sixty years of life.]
｛好的。｝
{Alright.}
周围人好奇的注视著苍老的首领捏住的那枚，散发微弱白光的金色小东西。
The curious onlookers watched the fragile golden object with a faint white glow pinched in the fingers of the aging chief.
那白色的辉光忽地融入了首领的手中。
The white radiance suddenly merged into the chief’s hand.
随后众侍女与勇士见到了震撼人心的神迹！苍老的首席身上，松弛褶皱的皮肤快速饱满！首席看著自己的双手，它们正在变得陌生，却又如此熟悉。
Then all the maidens and warriors witnessed a breathtaking miracle! The sagging, wrinkled skin on the aged Chief’s body rapidly plumped and smoothed! The Chief stared at his own hands—they were becoming unfamiliar, yet so familiar.
「啊~」
“Ah~”
扎古达吓得壹屁股坐在椅子上。
Zaguda was so startled that he fell heavily into his chair.
他擡著双手，喉咙中无意识的发出激动的叫声。
Raising his hands, he let out unconscious, excited cries from his throat.
他感受到心脏更激烈的跳动，他体会到久违数十年的精力在重新诞生，他的背脊不由自主的在挺直。
He felt his heart beating more vigorously; he experienced the long-lost vigor of decades reborn within him, and his spine involuntarily straightened.
他的眼睛模糊了。
His eyes grew blurry.
哗啦声中，武器们被齐齐丢在地上。
With a clattering sound, weapons were dropped to the ground in unison.
所有人葡匐下了身子，苍老的扎古达首席竟然恢复了年轻，这是他们想都不曾想过的事情。
Everyone prostrated themselves. The aged Chief Zaguda had actually regained his youth—this was something they had never even dared to imagine.
不死之王，只能是不死之王！
The Undying King could only be the Undying King!
他不光自己不朽，他还能赐予别人不朽！
Not only was He immortal Himself, but He could also bestow immortality upon others!
扎古达哭泣著从椅子上滑下咚地声跪倒在地，鼻涕眼泪流了满面。
Zaguda sobbed as he slid from his chair and knelt to the ground with a thud, his face streaked with tears and snot.
他不住叩响著额头，以此表达著他内心无法言喻的感恩、激动与懊悔。
He repeatedly knocked his forehead against the floor, expressing the ineffable gratitude, excitement, and remorse within his heart.
「都起来吧。」
“Rise, all of you.”
人群擡头，却无人敢真的起身。
The crowd looked up, but no one dared to truly stand.
速巴纳跪在杨子藏身边，双手合掌仰头，宛若看待神灵般目不迁移的略微长著嘴看著这人。
Subana knelt beside Yang Zicang, his hands clasped and face lifted upwards, mouth slightly agape as he gazed upon him without shifting his eyes, as if beholding a deity.
[此人震慑于我的威信，他对我产生了永不变迁的崇敬。]
[This man is awed by my authority; he has developed an unchanging reverence for me.]
[更多人震撼于我的威信，他们对我产生了难以撼动的尊崇。]
[More are shaken by my authority; they hold an unshakable veneration for me.]
[清理队队长震颤于我的神迹与威信，队长已失念，我的形象根植于其心间。]
[The captain of the cleanup team trembles at my miracle and authority; he has lost his will, and my image is rooted in his heart.]
「请，请饶恕我的愚蠢。」
“Please, please forgive my folly.”
首席发出年轻人的声音道，他匐在地上用双手捏著硬币抵在头上。
The Chief spoke with a young man’s voice, prostrate on the ground, pressing a coin against his forehead with both hands.
「妳不认识我是正常的。但妳们不应该随意攻击自己的同类。」
“It’s normal that you don’t recognize me. But you shouldn’t carelessly attack your own kind.”
「是是，我们知错了。」
“Yes, yes, we know our wrongs.”
在杨子藏再三要求下，众人终于起身，但他们的目光已经改变。
Only after Yang Zicang’s repeated demands did the crowd finally rise, but the look in their eyes had changed.
「我此次来除了这件事，还有另壹件更重要的事情要做。」
“Besides this matter, I have another more important task to attend to during my visit here.”
「大人请吩咐，对了大人如何称呼？」
“Please give your orders, sir—by the way, what shall we call you?”
扎古达激动的问，他迫不及待想要提供些许帮助，来彰显自己的价值。
Zaguda asked excitedly, eager to offer some assistance and show his worth.
「妳不用知道我叫什么，我只是王的侍者。」
“You don’t need to know my name. I am merely the King’s servant.”
杨子藏转过头看向这些人，特别是那些身强力壮，目光灼灼的男孩子们，这些人都是练武的上上之选。
Yang Zicang turned to look at these people, especially the strong, vigorous boys with burning eyes—they were all top candidates for martial training.
原本自己也是打算在这些人中选出几十人就能完美的完成任务，可是现如今他已经改变了主意。
Originally, he had intended to select just a few dozen from among these people to perfectly complete the task, but now he had changed his mind.
「我这里有两种武技，妳们可以看看，若是谁想学，明天我再来的时候告诉我，当然，是有代价的，那就是壹旦开始就不能停下。」
“I have two types of martial skills here; you can take a look. If anyone wants to learn them, tell me when I come back tomorrow. Of course, there is a price—once you start, you cannot stop.”
壹位有眼力劲的年轻女人捧著套相比之下比较精致的衣物走来，蹲下后将它举起。
A sharp-eyed young woman stepped forward, holding a relatively delicate set of clothes, kneeling down and raising it high.
扎古达认出那是自己的衣物，是只有节日与祭典时才会穿的服装。
Zaguda recognized those as his own clothes—garments worn only during festivals and ceremonies.
而举著衣服的人正是自己刚搜罗来没两年的那位年轻妻子。
And the person holding them was none other than the young wife he had just acquired two years ago.
「谢谢，不过不用了。」
“Thank you, but no need.”
周围那些人听到武技都露出向往之色，这可是不死之王的侍者所带来的礼物。
The onlookers, upon hearing of the martial skills, revealed looks of longing, for this was a gift brought by the Undead King’s emissary.
他们不禁想到了久远的那些传说，不死之王总是会出现在不同的地方，教会那里的人各种神奇的技艺。
They couldn’t help but recall the ancient legends: the Undead King would always appear in different places, teaching the people there all kinds of miraculous techniques.
这次，他带来了武技！
This time—he had brought martial skills!
人们的呼吸沈重起来，空气中弥漫著迫不及待的气味。
Breathing grew heavy, and the air was thick with an impatient, eager scent.
扎古达再次下跪，不过是单膝，他庄重的道：「请侍者大人赐予我武技，我将以新生的生命为王终生修持！」
Zaguda knelt again, this time on one knee, and said solemnly: “Please, Lord Emissary, bestow upon me these martial skills. I will take new life from this and practice them all my days in service to the King!”
这原本就是杨子藏所打算的，每代清理队队长都是最强的战士，何况他有了几十年的战斗经验，学习这些会更容易。
This was exactly what Yang Zicang had intended. The captain of each generation of the cleansing team was always the strongest warrior, let alone having decades of combat experience; for him, learning these would be easier.
但此刻的杨子藏摇摇头。
But at this moment, Yang Zicang shook his head.
「妳不行。」
“You are not qualified.”
扎古达身躯壹颤的擡头。
Zaguida’s body trembled as he lifted his head.
难道是不死之王发现自己的异心，所以不再给予自己新的奖赏了吗。
Could it be that the Undying King had detected his ulterior motives and therefore would grant no new rewards?
「妳已经获得了恩赐。这些武技，我要给其他人。」
“You have already received your boon. These martial skills, I shall give to others.”
真是这样吗？扎古达赶紧压下自己的心思。
Was it truly so? Zaguida quickly suppressed his thoughts.
「接下来的日子，妳们不得干扰我的行动，也不必对我表示出异样，将我当成普通人便好。」
“In the coming days, you must not interfere with my actions, nor act differently toward me. Treat me as an ordinary person.”
说完这话，杨子藏将腰间挂著的小麻布包拆下，将它放在身旁跪下的那女人手中。
Having said this, Yang Zicang unbuckled the small hemp cloth bag hanging at his waist and placed it into the hands of the kneeling woman beside him.
当这位不死之王的侍者离开，众勇士们壹窝蜂挤了过来。
As the Undying King’s attendant departed, the warriors swarmed in.
「都退下！」
“All of you, withdraw!”
扎古达威严的挥手，众人赶紧自觉的后退几步。
Zaguida waved his hand with authority, and the crowd promptly stepped back a few paces.
他深呼吸口气，走到自己的最小妻子身旁，看了她的美目壹眼。
Drawing a deep breath, he walked over to his youngest wife and cast a glance at her beautiful eyes.
这是他从老远老远的部落找回来的无毛之人，她的脸庞跟普通的女人不壹样，她身上每壹个地方都透露著对粗鲁家伙们致命的诱惑力。
She was a hairless human he had brought back from a distant, faraway tribe. Her face was unlike those of ordinary women; every part of her exuded a fatal allure to the rough and coarse men around.
而现在，她以伶俐的智慧负担起了神圣的使命，自己是时候给她不同的身份了。
And now, she has taken on a sacred mission with her sharp intelligence; it is time for me to grant her a different identity.
「来，我看看这位大人留下的是什么。」
“Come, let me see what this lord has left behind.”
《烈焰剑道》《千臂拳法》
*Blaze Blade Dao*, *Thousand-Fist Art*
他越翻呼吸越是沈重，额头渗出细密的汗珠。
The more he flipped through the pages, the heavier his breath grew, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.
「这，这是…」
“T-this, it is…”
这样强横的武技，真的是人能够掌握的吗？这本该是首席身份才有资格的强大招式啊…
Are such formidable martial techniques truly within human grasp? These are moves that should only be a privilege for the position of chief…