Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.143 第143章 再次进入邮徽的莫里 -2
第143章 再次进入邮徽的莫里 –2
Chapter 143: Entering the Emblem of Mail Again – Morris –2
莫里看向少年：
Morris looked at the young man:
「立宪制，你说的是那个我们国家历史上，只持续了十年左右的…」
“Constitutional monarchy, you mean that period in our country’s history that lasted only about ten years…”
洪灏承笑了笑：
Hong Haocheng chuckled:
「就是你想的那样，稍不注意，曾经的一切都会死灰复燃。 虽然比喻得不恰当，但本质是一样。 这个世界面对的灾难亦是如此。」
“It’s exactly what you’re thinking. If we’re not careful, everything that once was could flare up again. Though the metaphor isn’t quite right, the essence is the same. Same goes for the catastrophe facing this world.
「以此类推，我们的失败方案若是泄漏出去，世界记录后，若演化向注定失败的结果，也是很可悲的事啊。 所以你别问，我也不会说。 你千万别问，我怕我忍不住。」
“By the same token, if our failed plan were to leak out, after being recorded worldwide, evolving into an inevitably doomed outcome would be truly tragic. So don’t ask, and I won’t tell. Please, don’t ask—I’m afraid I might not be able to help myself.”
「好吧…」
“Alright…”
莫里感觉有点泄气的头大。
Morris felt a sense of deflation and headache.
之前他还觉得自己实力已经算是快跟上第一梯队了，但此刻面对这突然出现的家伙，之前拥有的一切又像是什么都算不上，根本不起眼。
He had thought he was finally catching up to the frontrunners in strength, but now, facing the suddenly appeared figure, everything he had once possessed seemed insignificant, hardly worth mentioning.
洪灏承继续埋头书写，他边写边道：
Hong Haocheng continued writing with his head down, murmuring as he wrote:
「唉嗐嗐。 在某个可能性中，老杨其实已经来过这里，获得血脉雕塑了。 不过这次因为咱们俩兄弟的密会，他进入的时机被延迟，当然这对我来说是好事。」
“Ah, heh heh. In some possibilities, Old Yang actually came here already and obtained the Bloodline Sculpture. But this time, because of our confidential meeting between brothers, his entry has been delayed—a good thing for me, of course.”
「平行宇宙？」
“Parallel universe?”
「不是。」
“No.”
莫里抬起头：「难道是除了时迁，还有更厉害的人在针对他？」
Morris looked up: “Could it be that, other than Shi Qian, there is someone even more formidable targeting him?”
「NO…」
“NO…”
洪灏承惊呼了下道：「差点忘了，这些念力场他们也能监测，嗯，我们就不要谈论这件事了。 反正，只要你们去往新的命运轨迹就好了。」
Hong Haocheng exclaimed with a start: “Almost forgot, they can also monitor these resonance fields. Hmm, let’s not discuss this any further. Anyway, as long as you head toward the new trajectory of fate, it will be fine.”
「命运轨迹？ 那到底是什么？」
“Trajectory of fate? What exactly is that?”
洪灏承扬了扬手上的纸张：
Hong Haocheng raised the paper in his hand:
「在这个故事的结局，名为林风的家伙向掌控虚零神殿的那位存在兑换了一个新的世界可能性，于是注定走向毁灭的世界开启了新结局。」
“In the ending of this story, a fellow named Lin Feng exchanged with that entity controlling the Void Zero Temple for a new world possibility, thus the world destined for destruction opened a new chapter.”
莫里看了眼纸张。
Morris glanced at the paper.
「你不是说故事烂尾了吗？」
“Didn’t you say the story’s ending was a cop-out?”
「哎哟，你这个人。你以为这破地方能承载这样的信息吗，能留下只言片语都已经要我老命了，真要把所有信息都放在这里，这家伙的念力场会爆掉的。而且，真全塞进来，第一个神魂俱灭的应该是你。」
“Oh, come on, man. Do you really think this crappy place can hold information like that? Just leaving a few fragmented words nearly killed me. If I actually stuffed all the info in here, this guy’s resonance field would explode. Besides, if I really crammed it all in, you’d be the first one reduced to dust.”
「那…好吧。」
“Well… fine.”
莫里无言了，口中说着一个人的完整事迹都不能承载，眼前这家伙却还打算写两个人的故事。
Morris fell silent. He muttered that couldn’t even contain the complete deeds of a single person, yet this guy in front of him still planned to write the stories of two.
「那另一个故事是谁的？」
“So whose is the other story?”
洪灏承显然不打算再开口介绍另一位故事主角的事，只是哎呀哎呀的叹息。
Hong Haocheng clearly had no intention of discussing the other protagonist’s tale further. He just let out a long, weary sigh.
少年埋奋笔疾书，感觉笔尖要擦出火花了：
The young man was writing furiously, feeling as if the tip of his pen was about to spark flames:
「如果我是你，我会乘此机会去修行，要知道这里一两千年，在外面也才过去一天多时间而已。去去去。对了，你去叮嘱他们搞好那个雕像，那家伙上去后初期会减少很多麻烦。那儿虽然雕像遍地，但拥有它们的都不是善茬儿。」
“If I were you, I would seize this opportunity to cultivate—you know, here, a thousand or two thousand years pass, while outside it’s merely a day or so. Go on, get out of here. Oh, and tell them to do a good job on that statue; once that guy ascends, it’ll save a lot of trouble in the early stages. Though the place is littered with statues, not a single one of their owners is to be trifled with.”
莫里无语，他脑海中浮现出的信息告诉自己可以随意离开。
Morris was speechless; the information surfacing in his mind told him he could leave at will.
反正这玩意儿不知道要在这里写多久，莫里也不想跟自己脑海中魔纹化现的东西有更多交流，于是他起身准备离开。
Anyway, who knew how long this thing would have to write here, and Morris had no desire to engage in further exchange with the tattoo-like manifestation in his mind, so he got up and prepared to leave.
「对了。」
“Oh, and one more thing.”
少年叫住莫里，「为了避免在同一个时间点改变太多未来，你别告诉他关于这里的事情。否则时空的反噬你懂得。」
The young man called out to Morris, “To avoid altering too much of the future at the same point in time, don’t tell him anything about this place. Otherwise, you know what the backlash from spacetime will be.”
莫里沉默地点点头，随后直接离开了这片亚以太场，出现在之前的卧室。
Morris nodded silently, then directly left this sub-etheric field, reappearing in the bedroom from before.
「我居然已经睡了这么久，对这个世界的人来说，我…睡美王？」
“I’ve been asleep for this long… To the people of this world, I’d be… the Sleeping King?”
莫里摸了摸下巴。
Morris rubbed his chin.
亚以太空间中。随着莫里的离去，洪灏承变得安静起来，纸笔沙沙作响，也不知多少天后，他抬起头。
In the sub-etheric space. With Morris’s departure, Hong Haocheng fell silent; the only sound was the rustling of pen on paper. Who knows how many days later, he lifted his head.
这两部书写得没有想象的那么迅速，越是到关键信息点，所消耗的能量就越多。
These two books weren’t writing as fast as he had imagined. The more critical the information, the more energy they consumed.
「灏承。」他念叨了句，「你应该快过来了吧。」
“Hao Cheng.” He murmured, “You should be here soon.”
少年手一抬，这片空间四周浮现出无数的类似地图的轨迹，而它们却并非平面，却是构成了一道道人影的形状。
The young man raised his hand, and countless map-like trajectories emerged around this space. Yet, they were not flat, but instead formed the shapes of human figures.
一道道光迹在这些组成人形轮廓的线条上不断游走，有的快有的慢，有的繁复有的简单。
Traces of light ceaselessly wandered on the lines composing these human silhouettes, some fast and some slow, some intricate and some simple.
其中有一道线条组成的轮廓非常类似莫里。
One of the line-formed silhouettes was very similar to Morris.
洪灏承的手一招，与莫里相似的轨迹出现在他手上展开，真变成了一副单线条地图。
Hong Haocheng waved his hand, and the trajectory resembling Morris unfurled in his grip, transforming into a monoline map.
这幅地图上有类似地球美洲、亚洲的区域，但更多的是不属于人类世界的地形区域。
This map contained regions similar to Earth’s Americas and Asia, but held more terrain areas that did not belong to the human world.
想了想，少年将这副地图压在了这本书的最后一页，并在这页上写道：
After a moment of thought, the young man pressed this map onto the last page of the book, on which he wrote:
——林风将那一次提问的机会让给了奇檐九福的父亲，他想，这位痛失所爱的人比自己更需要某个问题的答案。
— Lin Feng had given that one chance to ask a question to the father of Chiyan Jiufu, thinking that this man, bereaved of his beloved, needed an answer to some question more than he did.
——作为无所不知的存在，祂一定晓得复活人的信息吧。至于回到地球的方法，总会在接下来的旅途中找到线索的。
— As the omniscient being, He must know the secrets to resurrecting the dead. As for the method to return to Earth, clues will always emerge in subsequent journeys.
——毕竟，向摩巴奴•尊布兰先生求教的机会还会再遇到，而这个向虚零之主提问的机会，恐怕毕生再难求。
— After all, opportunities to beseech Mr. Mombaru Zumbrand will come again, but perhaps never in a lifetime again will another chance to ask the Lord of the Void appear.
「杨子藏，莫里复生的答案在这里。」
“Yang Zicang, the answer to Morris’ resurrection is here.”
他轻轻拍了拍书页。
He gently patted the pages of the book.
……
左非闲正在帐篷中冥想，修习着沉吟之夜。
Zuo Feixian was meditating in the tent, practicing the Chime Night.
那块石头的形象出现在心中。
The image of that stone appeared in his mind.
｛来我这里。｝
{Come to me.}
他突然张开眼来，狐疑的思考了阵子。
He suddenly opened his eyes, pondering with suspicion for a moment.
「又来了。还是算了，怪物不能完全相信。」
“Here it comes again. Forget it, I can’t fully trust a monster.”
说罢，他继续美滋滋的闭目运转秘技在体内的能量轨迹。突地他张眼看向旁边的铁皮闹钟。
With that, he blissfully closed his eyes again, circulating the secret technique through the energy pathways in his body. Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open and looked at the tin alarm clock beside him.
「糟糕，已经到换王翀那小子班的时候了。」
“Damn, it’s already time to relieve Wang Chong.”
左非闲起身伸了个懒腰，出门换正在巡逻集市的王翀去休息。
Zuo Feixian got up, stretched lazily, and went out to take over for Wang Chong, who was patrolling the market, and let him rest.
夜里，杨子藏继续在墙上做着魔纹的刻画。
At night, Yang ZiCang continued carving magic runes on the wall.
自从将山里那藤蔓魔物给费力击败后，这处跌落进失频之地的山峦内算是彻底解除了强大魔物带来的危机。集市没有因此失去人气，反而因为没有了幻影而吸引了很多普通人的到来。这一点让本有些灰心的元龙等人重新振奋起了精神。
Ever since he had exhausted himself defeating the vine monster in the mountains, the peak that had fallen into the Shibiin Wastes was finally rid of the threat posed by that powerful creature. Rather than losing popularity, the market had instead attracted many ordinary people—now that the phantom was gone. This reignited the spirits of Yuan Long and the others, who had been somewhat disheartened.
因此杨子藏这两天时间都在忍受着痛苦，加班加点的刻画自动作棚魔纹。
Thus, for the past two days, Yang ZiCang had been enduring pain, working overtime to carve the automatic barrier runes.
突然一道折线射来，感受了下发起人后，杨子藏略带疑惑的接通。
Suddenly, a folded line shot his way. After sensing the initiator, Yang ZiCang connected, a hint of doubt coloring his expression.
「副镇，怎么这么晚还没休息。」
“Futown, why aren’t you resting at this late hour?”
｛有人被录用进遗失幻境公司了。｝
{Someone has been recruited into the Lost Mirage Company.}
杨子藏心中顿时一紧。
Yang Zicang’s heart immediately tightened.
「谁？」
“Who?”
｛佐罗。｝
{Zorro.}
听到这个名字，杨子藏不由自主呼出口气。
Hearing that name, Yang Zicang couldn’t help but let out a breath.
两人沉默了几息，杨子藏笑道：「看来我的助手挺受人欢迎。」
They were silent for a few moments, then Yang Zicang smiled and said, “Looks like my assistant is quite popular.”
｛或许是因为水逆的人，本就拥有好运吧。｝
{Perhaps it’s because those plagued by bad luck are inherently destined for good fortune.}
连接断掉，杨子藏站起身放松地抖了抖手脚，这次他是真的轻松了。
The connection was severed, and Yang Zicang stood up, relaxed as he shook his hands and feet—this time, he was truly at ease.
刚继续抬起刻刀，他身侧出现一道人影轮廓。
Just as he picked up the carving knife again, a silhouette of a figure appeared beside him.
「无影。」杨子藏双目一凝，「你还在这里。怎么，又想拿那宝物来吊我胃口了？不是不卖了吗。」
“Wuying,” Yang Zicang’s eyes sharpened. “You’re still here. What, do you want to dangle that treasure in front of me again? I thought you weren’t selling it anymore.”
「嘿嘿，买卖不成仁义在，别把我说得跟什么似的。」
“Heh heh, business is one thing, but loyalty is another. Don’t make me sound so distasteful.”
现身的青年从杨子藏脚边的箩筐里，拿起块翠绿的魔晶石在手中抛了抛。
The young man who appeared picked up a piece of emerald green magic crystal from the basket at Yang Zicang’s feet, tossing it casually in his hand.
他扭头道：「以后我们团队的麻烦没有人来阻止了，挺不错的。」
He turned his head and said, “It’s great that from now on, there won’t be anyone halting our team’s troubles.”
杨子藏注视着他含笑的眼睛道：
Yang Zicang stared into his smiling eyes and asked:
「你也知道了？」
“So you’ve heard as well?”
「毕竟是咱们团队的老对手。好多事情都被面罩男和那可恶的摩托给搅黄了。那家伙从今以后不用出现在失频之地上，对我们来说是天大的好事。」
“After all, they’re our team’s old rivals. That masked man and his damned motorcycle have screwed up many things for us. That guy never showing up in the Shibin Wastes again is a damn good thing in our book.”
失频之地上，从有很早就有佐罗与时迁之间较量比拼的故事。
In the Shibin Wastes, tales of the rivalry between Zoro and Shi Qian had been told since times immemorial.
杨子藏想了想，忽地灵光一闪，心脏微跳。
Yang ZiCang thought for a moment, then a flash of insight struck him, his heart skipping a beat.
「你们…」
“You all…”
时迁嘴唇微翘。
A faint smile curled at the corners of Shi Qian’s lips.
他放下魔晶石，晃着手上装着方形物的布袋道：
He put down the magic crystal and shook the cloth pouch containing the square object, saying:
「这东西我想了想，虽然好用但宝物贪多嚼不烂，跟我不搭。所以嘛还是那个价格，你若是想要，记得联系我。以后有空一起喝酒，再见。」
“After some thought, I figured—though this thing is useful, hoarding treasures you can’t chew is a recipe for indigestion. It just doesn’t suit my style. So, still at that price—if you want it, remember to hit me up. We should grab a drink together sometime. Ciao.”
说罢，无影消失在原地。
With that said, he vanished without a trace on the spot.
杨子藏也轻轻笑了下，这就是大家之间的默契吗。
Yang ZiCang let out a soft chuckle too. Was this what they meant by unspoken understanding among comrades?
所有被佐罗选为助手的人，都在以各自的方式成就着他…进入那个地方。
Everyone Zoro had chosen as an assistant was making their own contributions to bring him to his goal… to reach that place.
……
带大部队从失频之地回到营地后，杨子藏准备着左非闲和范修云开始准备制作失念引擎。佐罗虽然已经成功进入遗失幻境公司，但不代表自己在失频之地上的事就没有了。
After leading the main force back to camp from the Shibin Wastes, Yang ZiCang prepared to have Zuo Feixian and Fan Xiuyun start working on the Shin Engine. Though Zoro had successfully infiltrated Cyber Sphere Inc., it didn’t mean matters in the Shibin Wastes were settled for him.
喧闹的一伙人很快搭出个大木屋来，在其中庆祝了一翻。
The boisterous bunch quickly built a large wooden cabin, where they held a small celebration.
酒宴上，杨子藏虽看上去高兴，心中却隐隐有着危机。因为独频客栈已确认被毁灭，关于行凶者的信息，除了那道在几百米外消失的车辙，其它却什么也没有找到。
At the banquet, although Yang Zicang appeared delighted, he harbored an underlying sense of crisis. Dunpin Inn had been confirmed destroyed, and as for information about the perpetrator, aside from a set of tire tracks vanishing a few hundred meters away, nothing else could be found.
「秋订会我们也要好好打响名头。」左非闲的兴致很不错的道。
“At the Autumn Appreciation Gathering, we must make ourselves known too,” Zuo Feixian said with high spirits.
「下次要是再有这种卖香丸的好事，不知道得多少年以后了。托杨哥的福，我们这次每人都分到了好多时序啊。」
“If only we could have another chance to sell those fragrance pills like that again. Who knows how many years it will take. Thanks to Brother Yang, we all got a good haul of Chronos this time.”
「可惜了，就是时间有点短。不过有那种怪物潜伏，早点消灭也是好的。」
“It’s a shame the time was so short. But with that kind of monster lurking, it’s good to have it dealt with early.”
大家喜笑颜开，杨子藏干笑应和了两声。
Everyone beamed with joy, and Yang Zicang responded with a dry, lighthearted laugh.
左非闲起身伸了个懒腰，左右扭了下身子，忽地眼神就没动了。
Zuo Feixian stood up, stretched, and twisted his body left and right, but suddenly his gaze froze.
他盯着门外的小树林小声对着身旁的人道：
He stared at the small woods beyond the door and whispered to the person beside him,
「修云，那石头是谁放过来的？」
“Xiuyun, who placed that rock over there?”
桌上的范修云转头看了眼小树林旁，一株树下躺著块有隐约人形浮雕的石头。
Fan Xiuyun, seated at the table, turned her head to glance at the small woods. Under a tree lay a stone with faint human-like bas-relief carvings.
「哦，它呀，是上上前天一个叫李尚响的送来的。 他还买走了几棵树。 嗯，他还说是咱们杨哥的朋友来著，我也感觉有点眼熟，就让他买了。」
“Oh, that one? It was brought over three days ago by someone called Lee Shangxiang. He also bought a few trees. Hmm, he said he’s a friend of Brother Yang, and he looked vaguely familiar to me, so I let him make the purchase.”
左非闲走过去看了阵，随后放下心来，不是自己的那块石头。
Zuo Feixian walked over to take a look, then breathed a sigh of relief—it wasn’t his stone.
不过，凡是有石头的地方最后都成了中大型棚区，这算是个好兆头，虽然不知道这玩意儿是不是那种石头就是了。
Still, everywhere a stone appeared had eventually turned into a medium-to-large Peng Zone, which was a good omen, though he had no idea if this thing was that kind of stone.
分账后，宋棚主和宁洋在这里玩了半天便离开。 这两位那边，杨子藏已经分给了他们两支团队各三、四万时序，并且将他们算作了大甲方的长期合作伙伴。
After settling accounts, Song Penglord and Ning Yang hung out there for half a day before leaving. On their end, Yang Zicang had already assigned each of their teams thirty to forty thousand Chronos apiece, and listed them as long-term partners of the major client.
至于自己… 杨子藏一声哀叹，忙活了这么久，自己赚得并没有他们想像得多，只剩余了四五万左右。
As for himself… Yang Zicang let out a weary sigh. After all this hustle, what he earned was far less than others imagined—just around forty to fifty thousand left over.
「看来，还得继续靠莫里和波波利的小金库支助啊…」
“Looks like I still have to keep relying on Mori and Popoli’s little stash for support…”