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第130章 被控制的李智南
Chapter 130: Lee Zhinan Under Control
周立仁本无心暴露救命恩人的能力。
Zhou Liren never intended to expose the ability of his savior.
但此刻大甲方货队的当家追问，面对杨子藏身上散发出的无形气场，周立仁也不敢隐瞒。
But with the head of Cargo Crew, a major client, pressing for answers and facing the intangible aura radiating from Yang Zicang, Zhou Liren dared not conceal anything.
「他说他叫无影，不过他有好几个名字，还说叫什么时迁。 挺怪的，不过是个好人，他隐身抱起我出了山洞，然后快速逃跑。」
“He said his name was Wuying, but he has several names—he even mentioned one called Shi Qian. Quite strange, but a good person. He turned invisible to carry me out of the cave and then fled quickly.”
「时迁，隐身？」
“Shi Qian… invisible?”
「昂，呃，甲队长认识这个人吗？」
“Yeah, uh, Captain Jia, do you know this guy?”
顺手救人？ 是因为接了荒车之主的赏金来靠近这里？
Helping someone on a whim? Was it because he’d accepted the bounty from the Lord of the Wastelands and was looking to get close to this area?
原本打算外出去枢纽镇的杨子藏，重新坐了下来，略带凝重的说道：
Yang Zicang, who had originally planned to head out to Hubville, sat back down and said with a slightly grave tone:
「来，把你遇到的事情详细说说，特别是这个时迁。」
“Come on, tell me everything you encountered in detail, especially about this Shi Qian.”
……
近一个礼拜过去。
Nearly a week passed.
周日清晨，刚从枢纽镇回来的杨子藏才睡了没三个小时，忽地感觉眼皮被轻轻的推动。
On Sunday morning, Yang Zicang, just back from Hubville and having slept for only three hours, suddenly felt a gentle nudge on his eyelids.
｛起床啦！｝
{Wake up!}
杨子藏一睁眼就看到出现在眼前，占据了整个视线的可爱小脑袋。
Yang Zicang opened his eyes to see an adorable little face occupying his entire field of vision, right before him.
「别搞，我还很困。」 突然看见这玩意儿差点贴著瞳孔，他连往后仰头的距离都没有。
“Cut it out, I’m still dead tired.” Suddenly spotting this thing nearly pressing against his pupils, he didn’t even have room to tilt his head back.
穿著白色光裙的小精灵手上握著只笔一样的东西从眼眶上飞了起来。
The little elf, dressed in a white light dress, hovered up from her eyelids, holding something like a pen in her hand.
杨子藏起年后，她时不时凑到青年的鼻子、耳朵旁，有时还会坐在他肩膀上。
After Yang Zicang got up, she would occasionally hover near his nose and ears, sometimes even perching on his shoulder.
｛我是记者粒粒牙，以后我负责撰写你的失频之地影响力报告！｝
{I’m their Reporter, Liliya, and from now on I’ll be writing your influence report on the Shibin Wastes! }
她尖尖但甜甜的细小心念声在杨子藏心中浮现道。
Her sharp yet sweet, delicate thoughts rang out in Yang Zicang’s mind.
｛快起床，大懒虫。 今天是新的开始，这一周你也要获得十分以上的名气，否则我就走啦！｝
{Get up, you sleepyhead. Today’s a new start—you need to earn at least ten points of fame this week, or else I’m off! }
「我这礼拜不是还没成名人吗？」
“Haven’t I got no fame at all yet this week?”
随著山林周边的野兽被清理，普通人进山的难度增大，现在集市的规模已经区域稳定。 这个礼拜才刚开始，杨子藏的名气值还差一点才到十分到达被告知的程度。
With the beasts around the mountain cleared, ordinary people found it tougher to enter, and the market had stabilized in scale. The week had just begun, and Yang Zicang’s fame value was still a bit shy of the ten points needed to file a report.
｛主编已经注意到你啦，让我来跟踪记录你呢。快起来，以后你可能会被主编录用的呢。｝
{The editor-in-chief has already taken notice of you and sent me to keep tabs. Get up quickly—you might just get taken on by the chief editor later. }
「我为什么要听你的，你只是记者，又不是负责我生活起居的女仆。」
“Why should I listen to you? You’re just a reporter, not my live-in maid!”
杨子藏懒懒的道。
Yang Zicang drawled lazily.
唰唰唰！
Shwaaa, shwaaa!
小精灵不知从哪里掏出张皱巴巴的光纸，拿起那根和指甲一样长的笔写到：人类礼拜日，杨子藏睡到天暖才醒来，并且对粒粒牙的提醒毫不在意，他不是个合格的名气家。
The little spirit fished out a crumpled piece of light paper from somewhere, picked up a pen as long as her fingernail, and wrote: Sunday: Yang Zicang only woke up at noon, indifferent to Liliya’s reminders. He’s no proper fame-seeker.
哪怕纸张很小，但这些信息只是扫一眼就进入了青年的视线，针尖大的小字也能直接理解。
Even though the paper was tiny, these messages only needed a glance to enter the young man’s vision—minuscule characters as small as a needle’s tip could be directly comprehended.
「到旁边写去吧，别想故意写这些来气我。」
“Go write somewhere else, don’t try to deliberately infuriate me with these words.”
杨子藏拿手背将她从身前轻轻拨到一旁。
Yang ZiCang gently brushed her aside with the back of his hand.
｛哼！｝
{Hmph!}
这小东西气鼓鼓的瞪了他一眼，随后唰地消失在光团内。
The little creature glared at him angrily, then vanished with a *shwoop* into the light orb.
香丸的气味传来，杨子藏甩了甩脑子，困意稍微消减了点。
The scent of the incense ball drifted over, and Yang ZiCang shook his head, his drowsiness slightly lifting.
「莫里还没醒，他到底是遇到了什么。」
“Morris hasn’t woken up yet. What exactly did he encounter?”
昨天夜里，通过给波波利植入站台后，杨子藏再次回到了枢纽镇停留了三个小时。
Last night, after implanting the platform into Boboli, Yang ZiCang returned to Hubville once more, staying for three hours.
根据逐银的调查，当时莫里去拜访了一位能拨通通往未来电话的女士那里。
According to Ju Yin Chase’s investigation, Morris had visited a woman who could make telephone calls to the future.
不过因为是月中，所以那位女士已经回她的城市里去帮忙安置新人去了，当时具体发生了什么还不清楚，只是了解到了关于那通电话可能出现的后果。
However, because it was the middle of the month, the woman had already gone back to her city to help settle the newcomers, so exactly what happened remained unclear—only the possible outcome of that call was understood.
「若是想要改变未来，那么很大概率会在改变之后出现危险导致死亡。」
“If one wants to change the future, there’s a high possibility that danger will arise after the change, leading to death.”
杨子藏揉了揉头，莫里打完电话就出现了问题，是因为得知了未来的情报吗。
Yang ZiCang rubbed his head. Something had gone wrong with Morris after he made that call—was it because he learned about some future intelligence?
他走出帐篷。
He stepped out of the tent.
「烤肉串勒，新鲜的烤肉，来自A级幕景地的强大怪兽，吃一口就打通任督二脉，快来尝尝勒。」
“Skewers here, fresh grilled skewers! These are powerful monsters from A-Class sceneries, eating one will unblock your meridians. Come and try them now!”
「薯条可乐巧克力，来自家乡的味道。」
“Fries, cola, chocolate—the taste of home.”
「穿兽皮大衣，享精致人生。」
“Wear a beast-skin coat, enjoy a refined life.”
售卖香丸这些天，外围的凶猛野兽基本已经完全灭绝，很多人进行着采集与制作土地型的失念Moexl。同时成片的树林被砍伐，这是在为秋冬的低温做准备。
In the days since selling incense pellets, the ferocious beasts on the outskirts had been nearly wiped out. Many people were now gathering materials and crafting ground-type Sanctuary Moxel. At the same time, large patches of forest were being cut down in preparation for the low temperatures of autumn and winter.
据说，每年的春季外出的人都能捡到数量许多的失念引擎，因为冬季会冻死很多人。
It is said that every year, people who venture out in spring can pick up a large number of Shin engines, because the winter cold claims many lives.
在人群问候声中，杨子藏来到洛宾的房间，这家伙这段时间都瘦了不少了。
Amid the crowd’s greetings, Yang Zichen arrived at Robin Luo’s room. This guy had lost a fair amount of weight over this period.
「怎么这么早就起来了，这样的精神状态你能驾驭好小马超？」
“Getting up so early—can you handle Xiao Mateus so well exhausted?”
杨子藏看了眼天上的小光团，「没事。能不能再帮我看看莫里的情况，我昨晚知道了更多关于他的情报。」
Yang Zichen glanced at the small orb of light in the sky. “I’m fine. Can you check on Morris’s condition for me? I learned more about him last night.”
「详细说说。」
“Spill the details.”
「他去拜访了位能拨通未来的电话，据波波利说，他是想找他的未婚妻。他不知道他的未婚妻是不是一起进入了这个世界。」
“He visited someone who can dial the future. According to Bobo-li, he was trying to reach his fiancée. He doesn’t know if she entered this world with him.”
「因为担心未婚妻所以去拜访了那位女士，嗯，继续。」
“So it’s because he’s worried about his fiancée he went to see that lady. Mm, go on.”
杨子藏坐到洛宾的床边椅子上，他道：
Yang Zicang sat on the chair beside Robin Lo’s bed and said,
「据副镇长说，电话最多只能通话三分钟，这以内就要消耗三千年，超过就会花费庞大数量的时序。然后是最关键的部分，若是听到未来出现难以接受的事情，尝试改变就很可能死去，这是改变【锚定未来】的代价。」
“According to Futown Chief, a phone call can last at most three minutes, consuming three thousand years within that time; exceeding it would cost a massive amount of Chronos. And here’s the key point: if you hear something unacceptable about the future and try to change it, you’re likely to die. That’s the price of altering the ‘Anchor Future.‘“
洛宾越听越凝重。
Robin Lo’s expression grew heavier with each word.
杨子藏吐了口气到：「同时，那位麦蚜女士也承认，一般通话者都会莫名得知不利于自己的消息。」
Yang Zicang exhaled and continued, “At the same time, Ms. Mai Ya also admitted that most callers inexplicably learn bad news for themselves.”
「真是不可思议。」
“Incredible.”
洛宾两手掰了掰手指，迟疑看着对面的青年道：
Robin Lo cracked his fingers, hesitating as he looked at the young man across from him and said,
「很显然，你那位朋友不会只打给一两年后。也就是三年后的结果令他难以接受，才可能导致会出现异状。但从打电话到出来也没多少时间，能做什么改变未来的事情呢。你调查过他出来后的行程没有？」
“Obviously, your friend didn’t just call one or two years ahead. It must be that three years later, something he found unacceptable triggered this anomaly. But from the call to his return, there wasn’t much time. What could he have done to change the future? Did you check his itinerary after leaving Hubville?”
「逐银已经做过调查了，他路上没干什么事，回家就睡到了现在。据猜测，可能是他‘灵魂‘有点问题。是枢纽镇建造部门的一位官员说的，他有那方面的能力。」
“Ju Yin Chase already investigated. He didn’t do anything on the way home, just went to sleep and slept till now. It’s speculated that his ‘soul’ might have some issue. That’s what an official from Hubville’s Construction Department said—he has talent in that area.”
「灵魂？额，真有那东西…」洛宾沉思了下，随后展开了Moexl。
“Soul? Huh, so that thing actually exists…” Robin Lo pondered for a moment, then activated his Moxel.
[我第二次发掘关于莫里近期的情报，这将花费我10N本金。]
[I’m digging up the latest intel on Morris for a second time; this will cost me 10N of my principal.]
杨子藏有点紧张的看着洛宾。
Yang Zicang watched Robin Lo nervously.
忽然，洛宾胸前的Moexl急剧颤动，他噗地喷出一口鲜血在地上，差点倒下。
Suddenly, the Moxel on Robin Lo’s chest convulsed violently. He coughed up a mouthful of blood onto the ground, nearly collapsing.
「怎么了！」
“What’s wrong!”
杨子藏冲上前去扶住洛宾。
Yang Zicang rushed forward to steady Robin Lo.
「没，没事，咳咳。」
“It’s… nothing, coughing… just a cough.”
洛宾张大眼，看向杨子藏，好一会才缓过气道：「不用担心，他的确是因为灵魂受损，现在正在睡眠中修复，应该再过几天就好了。」
Robin Lo’s eyes went wide as he stared at Yang Zicang. It took him a long moment to catch his breath before speaking: “Don’t worry. It’s exactly as you said—his soul is damaged, so he’s currently sleeping to repair it. Should be fine in a few days.”
「你这，收集情报还会受伤？」
“But this… you get hurt from gathering intel too?”
「我好像窥见了很可怕的秘密，那东西，怎么说呢，那东西没有掩饰自己的存在，我只是了解到它的存在就差点死了。」
“I think I glimpsed something terrifying. That thing… how should I put it? It wasn’t even trying to hide its presence; I nearly died just from knowing it existed.”
「它似乎在莫里的精神之海里。」
“It seems to be lurking in Morris’s Sea of Spirit…”
杨子藏扶着他的手变得僵硬。
Yang Zicang’s hand, holding Robin Lo, went rigid.
「在莫里的精神之海。」他喃喃低语。
“In Morris’s Sea of Spirit,” he murmured.
……
一份文件放在了李弥的桌子上。
A file landed on Li Mi’s desk.
「这是这次找到的新人，他们都没有Moexl。另外，你关注的那三位，他们的精神的确越来越不错了，不愧是杨子藏给过秘技的人。」
“These are the new recruits we found this time. None of them have a Moxel. Also, those three you’ve been keeping an eye on—their spirit energy is looking better and better. No wonder Yang Zicang taught them those secret techniques.”
「这些秘技普通人也能用，我也是万万没想到的。」身前面色红润的男人快慰道，「我们这边精神方面的秘技你们梳理得怎么样了？有没有？」
“These secret techniques can also be used by ordinary people—I truly never would have guessed that.” The ruddy-faced man before them said with satisfaction, “How are you progressing on organizing the mental-based secret techniques on our side? Do we have any?”
「只有两本，还都不怎么好，杨子藏给他们的是最好的，毕竟是枢纽镇流转的秘技，都是能稳定A级交错空间的高手们获得的。」
“Only two volumes, and neither is particularly good. The ones Yang ZiCang gave them are the best, after all—they’re secret techniques circulating in Hubville, obtained only by masters capable of stabilizing A-Class Crosspace.”
李弥仔细看着名单，上面有人的岁数、年龄，简单的精神状态备注等。
Li Mi studied the list carefully. On it were people’s ages, years, and simple notes on their mental state.
「我知道了，让大家先练着吧，过两个月选些修习不错的人去获取Moexl，半年后我们应该就知道这些秘技对获取高线条Moexl有没有用了。」
“I understand. Let them practice for now. In two months, select those who have made good progress to acquire the Moxel. Half a year from now, we should know whether these secret techniques are useful for obtaining high-line Moxel.”
「好的，李总。」
“Understood, Boss Li.”
……
李智南看向身后望着自己的阴冷男士，随后转头往前走去。
Lee Zhinan glanced at the cold man staring at him from behind, then turned and walked forward.
｛我已经找人试过了，有那种香丸，这座山也是无法进入的。最开始看到的幻影人应该就在山内。｝
{I’ve already sent someone to test it. Even with those incense pellets, this mountain can’t be entered. The phantom we saw at the very beginning should be inside the mountain.}
「要是他攻击我怎么办。」
“What if he attacks me?”
｛按我的推论，你应该会有充足的时间逃跑，反正先进去看看，若有好东西记得带出来。你每多带一样出来，就能多活一天。｝
{Based on my reasoning, you should have plenty of time to escape. Anyway, go in and take a look first. If you find any good stuff, remember to bring it out. The more you bring out, the longer you’ll live.}
｛如果把念能力方面的物品带出，我就放你走。｝
{If you can bring out items related to psychic abilities, I’ll let you go.}
李智南只能祈祷这人没有欺骗自己。他甚至不敢在心中去咒骂这个魔鬼，虽然不一定会通过心灵感应传递过去，却只怕万一被对方知晓。
Lee Zhinan could only pray that this man was not deceiving him. He didn’t even dare curse the demon in his heart, uncertain if thoughts could be transmitted telepathically, yet terrified of being discovered by him.
因为自己的体内被他缝了一把刀进入。
Because a knife had been sewn into his body by this man.
那样的恶魇怪物，在他手上有整整一套！
Such a nightmarish freak possessed an entire set of those monstrosities!
…
…
随着逐渐靠近这座高山，若有若无的低吟似在耳畔响起，每到这时候他都会闻到一股来自灵魂深处的香味。
As they gradually approached this lofty mountain, faint murmurs seemed to whisper in his ears, and each time, he smelled a fragrance that emanated from the very depths of his soul.
｛果然是有用的。｝
｛It really works.｝
绷带在远方随意坐在地上，手上把玩着枚润红色泽的小刀。
The Bandaged one sat casually in the distance on the ground, fiddling with a small, ruddy-bladed dagger in his hand.
「香味…是王朝光…」
“That scent… It’s Wang Chaoguang…”
李智南感觉自己想吐，却难以吐出。
Lee Zhinan felt like vomiting, but the urge to retch remained lodged within him, unable to escape.
森林茂密，半天之后，他在山内发现了一处隧道口，巨大的岩石砖块垒砌出大门，仿佛军事堡垒的入口。
The forest was dense. After half a day, he discovered a tunnel entrance within the mountain, its gate built from colossal rock bricks like the portal to a military fortress.
｛就是这里了，进去看看。 祝你好运。｝
｛This is it. Go take a look inside. Good luck.｝
在门口迟疑的李智南突然感觉体内一阵被刀搅动的刺痛，冷汗直冒的他无奈迈动步伐往里面走去。
Lee Zhinan, hesitating at the entrance, suddenly felt a stabbing pain wrenching inside him as the knife was twisted. He was drenched in cold sweat and could only helplessly force himself to move deeper through the tunnel.
深入不到百米，忽地无数藤蔓铺天盖地般自通道内卷来。
After advancing barely a hundred meters, countless vines seemed to erupt from nowhere, covering every inch of the passage in an overwhelming wave.
「啊！」 李智南吓得转身就逃，但下一秒，一道粗旷的怪异心念声传来。
“Ah!” Lee Zhinan turned around in fright and fled, but in the next second, a rough and eerie thought voice echoed.
｛是能抵御幻象的清醒者… 救我…｝
{A clear-minded one who can resist illusions… Save me…}