Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.136 第136章 全部失联
第136章 全部失联
Chapter 136: All Contact Lost
大甲方货队联合众大小棚区，准备炼制失念引擎稳定山峦的消息很快传播过去，顿时惹来无数议论与怀疑目光。
The news that Major Client Cargo Crew had united with various Peng Zones to refine the Shin Engine and stabilize the mountain range quickly spread, immediately drawing countless debates and skeptical gazes.
天际光团多出许多，像是要探知这个消息的真假。
Swarms of light clusters appeared in the sky, as if probing the truth of this claim.
暮色中，熙熙攘攘的集市依旧热闹，在人来人往的街道上，隐约有道人影轮廓晃动了下后，又隐匿不见。
In the twilight, the bustling market remained lively. On the crowded streets, the faint outline of a figure flickered briefly before vanishing from sight.
几道来往的行人从它所在的位置谈笑著穿过。
A few passersby laughed and chatted as they walked past the very spot where it had stood.
静静矗立于此的男人，感受著来往之人的走动，仿佛自己已经超然于世外。
The man, standing still and silent, felt the ebb and flow of the pedestrians around him, as if he had transcended the mundane world.
[所有东西都不属于我。]
[Nothing belongs to me.]
他享受般轻轻抬手，这唯有自己能看到的虚影手臂闪烁微光，手掌捏紧成拳。
He raised his hand in delight, and the phantom arm, visible only to himself, shimmered faintly as his palm clenched into a fist.
[所有东西亦唯我所取。]
[Yet everything lies within my grasp.]
无影看著这数不尽的攒动人头，仿佛在注视自己的臣民。
Wuying gazed at the countless surging heads, as if beholding his own subjects.
他的目光望向集市外一处守著几名护卫的木屋，轻笑声后，感受著热闹街景，负手走入集市深处。
His eyes fell upon a wooden cabin outside the market where a few guards stood watch. Letting out a quiet chuckle while taking in the lively street scene, he walked, hands clasped behind his back, deeper into the market.
木屋内，烛光散发暖光。
Inside the wooden cabin, the flickering candlelight cast a warm glow.
「子藏先生，这是我们收集的一份珍贵档。 听说队长你修习有精神系秘技，如果是你的话，恐怕能阅读这份档。」
“Mr. ZiCang, this is a precious document we’ve collected. I hear that you, Captain, have cultivated a spiritual secret technique—if anyone can read this, it’s you.”
杨子藏看著元龙棚主郑重给予自己的这份资料册。
Yang ZiCang looked at the dossier Yuan Longpenglord had solemnly handed him.
他翻开一看，这上面分散绘制著一截截弯弯曲曲的纹路，并在旁边有著「天」、「地」，以及「东、西、南、北」等标号。
Opening it, he saw scattered, curved strokes of patterns, with markings such as “Heaven,” “Earth,” and “East, West, South, North” beside them.
除此以外，没有其它任何说明。
Apart from that, there was no other explanation.
「这个是？」
“What is this?”
房间中，元龙微微侧首，感受著周围。 确定没有人在门外后，才低声道：
In the room, Yuan Long tilted his head slightly, sensing the surroundings. Only after confirming no one was outside the door did he lower his voice:
「甲队长莫声扬，这是份自动作棚的制作图。」
“Captain Jia Moshengyang, this is a blueprint for an automatic trap trigger.”
「自动作棚？」
“Automatic trap trigger?”
杨子藏眼眸中亮起抹光芒，「原来如此，这是个好东西。 可是…」
A glimmer of light sparked in Yang ZiCang’s eyes. “I see—this is something fine. But…”
他细细看去，想要将这些纹路记下来，却感觉略微用力便脑中一片模糊混沌，仿佛想要立即睡去，强烈抗拒着继续阅读。这症状比看物理化学书还要厉害。
He studied it closely, trying to memorize the strokes, but as he focused, his mind turned hazy and chaotic, as if he was about to fall asleep, his will fiercely resisting continued reading. The symptom was even more severe than reading physics or chemistry textbooks.
等杨子藏翻阅了几页后，元龙才满意点点头。
After Yang ZiCang flipped through a few pages, Yuan Long nodded in satisfaction.
「不愧是子间队长，精神力真是强韧，如果是我的话，看到这里这会早就发狂把书丢远了。」
“No wonder you’re Captain ZiHouse, with such a strong mental fortitude. If it were me seeing this, by now I’d have gone mad and thrown the book far away.”
「这么恐怖？」
“That terrifying?”
「这还是已经分解过的魔纹，否则的话，完整魔纹在手，只要尝试记忆，就可能让精神受损。这种来自异界的力量，真是神秘无比。」
“And this is after the demon patterns have been broken down. Otherwise, a complete demon pattern, once one attempts to memorize it, could damage their spirit. The power from those other dimensions is truly mysterious and unfathomable.”
「但能建造个自动作棚的话，的确能节省很多精力，对我们稳定山林的计划有很大帮助。」
“But being able to build an automated shed would indeed save a lot of energy and greatly help our plan to stabilize the mountains.”
元龙道：「是啊，而且有子间队长这样的四边形作为自动作棚的核心，我们说不定能提升很多四边形的失念引擎。这才是我有信心稳定那几座山的真正原因！」
Yuan Long said, “That’s right. And with Captain Zicang as a Quad to serve as the core of this automated shed, we have a chance to significantly boost the Shin Engine output of many Quads. That’s the real reason I have the confidence to stabilize those mountains!”
「升缸？」
“Cylinder boost?”
杨子藏一下就想到了自己第一次制作煤油灯失念引擎时，它出现的异相，明明是个折线Moexl却成为了三缸失念引擎。
Yang Zicang immediately thought back to the anomaly that appeared when he first built his kerosene lamp Shin Engine—despite being made from a folded-line Moxel, it had become a three-cylinder Shin Engine.
虽然由三角形变为四边形概率更低，但至少还有那么一丝可能，前提是由四边形Moexl来制作。而自己就是那个四边形。
While the chances of a triangle turning into a Quad were even lower, it remained a faint possibility, so long as one used a Quad Moxel to construct it. And he *was* that Quad.
中年人靠近道：「子间队长，你知道一个四边形Moexl能稳定多大的面积吗？」
The middle-aged man stepped closer. “Captain Zicang, do you know how large an area one Quad Moxel can stabilize?”
杨子藏目光微微一凝，「多少？」
Yang Zicang’s eyes narrowed slightly. “How much?”
「最低七八百平方米，最高…说不定一大片坡地…不，甚至是半座山，前提是不包含深处的矿物。所以我们不光要稳定，还要深挖洞去稳定，多部署几枚，那片大地就能真正存在，包括数千米底下也会自然存在。」
“At minimum, seven to eight hundred square meters. At maximum… perhaps an entire expanse of hillside—or even half a mountain. Provided it doesn’t contain deeper mineral veins. So our goal isn’t just surface stability; we need to dig deep and deploy more of them, then that stretch of land will truly hold firm—even what lies thousands of meters beneath us will exist naturally.”
另一种形式的地貌聚集现象？
Another form of terrain concentration phenomenon?
杨子藏深吸了口气。
Yang Zicang took a deep breath.
原来这才是元龙棚主的底气，不愧是丽疆大棚的棚主，提出计划不是无的放矢，虽然骇人却有理有据。杨子藏心头一热，这看上去不可能完成的计划，此刻居然有了一丝完成的希望。
So this was the true source of Yuan Longpeng’s confidence—worthy of a Penglord from Lijiang’s greenhouse district. The plan he had proposed was no random shot in the dark; though horrifying, it was grounded in reason. A surge of heat coursed through Yang Zicang’s chest—this seemingly impossible plan, at this very moment, held a glimmer of hope for completion.
只要等…冬天以后…
All they had to do was wait… until winter was over…
他看向手中的文件，翻了翻后，抬头看向身前的中年人。
He looked down at the documents in his hand, flipped through them, then raised his gaze to the middle-aged man before him.
「除了魔纹呢，没有房屋的设计图？」
“Aside from the magic patterns, there are no blueprints for the buildings?”
「自动作棚的所有秘密都在这些魔纹上，那些华丽的房屋，不过是在墙面与地面下，隐藏着它们罢了。」
“All the secrets of the Automatic Shed lie in these magic patterns. Those magnificent buildings only hide them beneath their walls and floors.
「理论上，哪怕只是在几片砖石上刻上魔纹，也能让你成功造出自动作棚，前提是有人能够有这么强的精神力，来刻画它们。」
“Theoretically, even carving the magic patterns onto a few bricks could let you successfully build the Automatic Shed—provided someone has enough mental strength to inscribe them.”
元龙叹了口气，抹了抹胡子后，转而笑道：
Yuan Long sighed, smoothed his beard, then broke into a smile:
「另外，如果子间队长在这里制作出一个自动作棚，一两个月内不能制作第二个，而且在这附近也不行。所以要牺牲下你的利益了。」
“Also, if Captain Zicang crafts an Automatic Shed here, you won’t be able to make a second one for a month or two—nor within this vicinity. So you’ll have to sacrifice some of your own interests.”
「这算什么牺牲。」
“This is hardly a sacrifice.”
大致翻完文件后，杨子藏拿它在手上拍了拍，感受着自己脑袋缓缓恢复至清明。
After roughly flipping through the documents, Yang Zicang slapped them in his hand, feeling his mind slowly regain clarity.
「没问题，我试试。」
“Alright, let me give it a try.”
没有说赠送与否，但只要自己能刻画出魔纹，还怕不能抄录它吗。
He didn’t say whether giving it away was an option, but as long as he could etch the magic pattern himself, why fear failing to transcribe it?
当他下定决心的瞬间，一道声音在心念中响起。
The moment he made up his mind, a voice echoed within his thoughts.
[你已诞生名气，于失频之地。]
[You have generated renown in the Shibin Wastes.]
[你当前名气已超过10，分数为42.]
[Your current renown now exceeds 10, with a score of 42.]
这不是在礼拜天已经告知过的事情吗，正当杨子藏这样想着的时候，这道声音继续响起。
Wasn’t this already made clear during last Sunday? Just as Yang Zicang was thinking this, the voice continued.
[你对失频之地已产生深远影像力，主编已注意到你的存在。]
[You have left a profound impact on the Shibin Wastes, and the chief editor has taken note of your existence.]
心中暗爽的杨子藏怔了下。
Yang Zicang, inwardly gloating, paused in shock.
「主编？」
“Chief editor?”
那是谁，没听说过。手册中也没提过这号人物。
Who was that? Never heard of them. There was no mention of such a figure in the manual either.
咚、咚咚。
Knocked. Knock, knock, knock.
窍门声响起，杨子藏和元龙棚主都看了眼木门后，中年人拱手道：
The sound of the door opening rang out. Yang Zicang and Yuan Longpenglord both glanced at the wooden door, and the middle-aged man cupped his hands and said:
「那就拜托子间队长了，我会立即着手准备刻画自动作棚的大仓库。」
“Then I’ll leave it to Captain Zijian. I’ll begin preparations immediately to construct the automated shed operation’s large warehouse.”
「好。就在会议厅附近吧，以后也可以作为仓库。」
“Agreed. Let’s set it up near the meeting hall. It can double as storage in the future.”
这两样建筑弄起来，基本就有棚区的样子了，这是直接从零开始一个大棚区的节奏。
With these two structures up, fundamentally taking shape, this was essentially the rhythm of building a Peng Zone from scratch—starting completely from zero.
两人笑着握了握手，正想寒暄两句，敲门声再次响起，外面人像是显得急不可耐的问：
The two shook hands with smiles and were about to exchange pleasantries when another thunderous knock erupted at the door, as if the person outside could barely contain their urgency:
「子间会长，您在里面吗？」
“President Zijian, are you inside?”
「会长？」
“President?”
自己什么时候有这个称谓了。
Since when had he been given that title?
杨子藏走过去拉开门，外面是个有些眼熟的男人，似乎是之前跟独频客栈的负责人一起过来的，话说回来，已经一天多没见过那个家伙了。
Yang Zicang walked over and pulled open the door. Outside stood a vaguely familiar man, seemingly the same one who had previously accompanied the owner of the Dufan Inn. Come to think of it, he hadn’t seen that guy for over a day now.
「什么事？」
“What is it?”
他看了眼从杨子藏身旁离开的元龙，焦急道：
The man shot a glance at Yuan Long, who was walking past Yang Zicang, and said anxiously:
「请您链接我分给您的心灵链接。」
“Please connect to the Syn-Link I’ve shared with you.”
说罢，一道银色丝线就折射了过去。
As he spoke, a silver thread of light refracted toward him.
杨子藏没有拒绝，接通的瞬间，他看到了副来自远方的画面，是一片平地。
Yang Zicang did not refuse. The moment the connection was established, he saw a view from afar on his end—a stretch of flat land.
他略微有点愣神，这里似乎有点熟悉，但又有着怪异的陌生感，而且地面还有扭曲的能量抖动着。
He was slightly dazed; this place seemed somewhat familiar yet strangely unfamiliar, and moreover, the ground was trembling with distorted energy fluctuations.
「什么意思，这是哪儿？」
“What does this mean? Where is this?”
身前门槛下的男人咽了口唾沫，带着惊悚般的腔调道：
The man beneath the threshold swallowed his saliva and spoke in a terrified tone:
「是，独频客栈。」
“It’s… the Unique Frequency Inn.”
杨子藏愣在原地。
Yang Zicang stood frozen in place.
一股凉意浮现，隐藏不少秘密的独频客栈，居然不声不响消失了。
A chill crept over him—the Unique Frequency Inn, which harbored many secrets, had silently vanished without a trace.
｛里面的所有人都消失了，没有一个人能连接得到，全部失联。我想，庄老板他们应该是…不在了。｝
{Everyone inside is gone; not a single person can be reached. All contact is lost. I think Boss Zhuang and the others are probably… no longer with us.}
「不…在了？」
“No longer… here?”
杨子藏仔细看去。
Yang ZiCang looked closely.
独频客栈所在之地已成了片泥土细软的平地，只有深层的地下室还有些微痕迹，仿佛被人整个截取拔除。
The site where the Dufeng Inn once stood had been reduced to a flat patch of soft earth. Only some faint traces remained deep within the basement, as if the entire structure had been neatly excised and uprooted by some force.
这样的力量太过恐怖，直接摧毁空间内所有的东西，渣滓都没有。它的毁灭快到，没有任何消息传递出。
This kind of power was too horrifying—it directly obliterated everything within the space, leaving not even a trace of debris behind. Its destruction was so swift that no information could be sent out.
「你们见到有什么特殊的人离开过吗？」
“Did you see any particular person leave this place?”
感应画面中，两三道人影站在外面，他们有的提着饭盒，有的无力坐在丢土地上的刀具护鞘。
In the sensory projection, two or three figures stood outside. Some carried lunch boxes, while others sat wearily on the ground next to sheathed knives and protective gear.
发动Moexl的人一手提着鸟笼，一手提着个装着淡红墨晶石的兔笼，说道：
The man who mobilized this Moxel held a birdcage in one hand and a rabbit cage containing pale red inkstone crystals in the other, and spoke:
｛没有，先生，但是我们发现了这个。｝
{No, sir, but we found this.}
感应画面中那人走到原本栅栏所在位置之外，那里有几道多出来的车辙，轮胎的印记清晰可见。
In the sensory projection, that person walked to a spot beyond where the fence had originally stood. There, several extra tracks—deeply imprinted tire marks—could be seen.
杨子藏的内心变得异常凝重。
Yang Zicang’s heart grew immensely heavy.
这样的力量，自己恐怕没有任何应对的可能。
Faced with such power, he feared he had no means of response whatsoever.
会是谁能将整个客栈之人悉数剿灭，让他们一点信息都没传递出来。
Who could it be that had wiped out everyone in the entire inn, leaving them no chance to transmit even a shred of information?
这已经是超越抵御者的恐怖了，让赵安龙去毁灭这样的客栈，都不可能做到让人无法传递任何消息的干脆。
This was already a terror beyond the ability of a defender. Even Zhao Anlong, destroying an inn like this, could not have managed such clean execution where not a single message could be passed on.
「碾压级的实力。」
“Overwhelmingly superior strength.”
｛应该是，子间队长。咱们独频客栈以后…｝
{Probably, Captain Zicorn. Our Discord Inn from now on…}
「暂时先沉寂吧，另外几位高级会员若是联系你们，你们也可以参考下他们的意见。」
“Let’s lie low for now. If the other high-level members contact you, you can also consider their opinions.”
｛子间队长，所有高级会员中，我看就您比较强大又值得信任，以后你做我们的新会长好不好。｝
{Captain Zicorn, among all the high-level members, I think you’re the strongest and most trustworthy. How about you become our new leader?}
杨子藏嘴角扯了扯。
Yang Zicang’s lips twitched.
自己跟独频客栈实际上没多大关系，都是这些人贴着赶上来赚时序的。刚死个会长，马上让自己顶上去，我连你们是谁都不清楚，干嘛来做这莫名其妙的事情。
He had virtually no ties to Discord Inn. These people were just clinging to him to earn Chronos. Their leader had just died, and now they wanted him to take over. He didn’t even know who they were—why should he take on this pointless role?
说者无心，可杨子藏却因这句话在心中多了丝阴霾。
The speaker meant no harm, but those words cast a shadow of doubt in Yang Zicang’s mind.
莫里前端时间昏迷到现在都不醒，这个时候这位与自己有点关系的庄老板又突然身死，这个世界的某些危险来得太突然也太莫名其妙了。
Morris had been unconscious for days and still hadn’t woken up. Now this Boss Zhuang, who had some connection with him, had suddenly died. The dangers of this world struck too abruptly and inexplicably.
他沉思了下，转头看向几座大山的方向。
Lost in thought, he turned to look toward the direction of the several giant mountains.
君子不立危墙之下，自己连危险是什么，从哪来，如何呈现的都不清楚，再这样大张旗鼓的待在这里，是非常冒险的事情。
A wise man doesn’t stand near a crumbling wall. He had no idea what the danger was, where it came from, or how it manifested. To stay here so openly and brazenly was an extremely reckless move.
靠这几座山来提升名气的计划要泡汤了，得尽快撤离。
His plan to use those mountains to boost his reputation was going up in flames. He had to evacuate as soon as possible.
思索间，几栋木屋形成的宽敞走道上跑来道人影。
While lost in thought, a figure dashed across the spacious walkway formed by several wooden cabins.
「子间队长。」
“Captain Zicang.”
周立仁慌慌张张停在杨子藏身前。 他看了眼身旁那报信之人，这人识趣的告辞，暂时去到远处。
Zhou Liren rushed to a halt in front of Yang Zicang, panic written all over his face. He glanced at the messenger beside him, who tactfully took leave and moved to a distance for the time being.
「什么事这么慌张。」
“What’s with all the rush?”
「是无影。」 周立仁对著杨子藏焦急的道。
“It’s Shadowless.” Zhou Liren said anxiously to Yang Zicang.