Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.149 第149章 争石玫瑰溪 -1
第149章 争石玫瑰溪 –1
Chapter 149: Strife for the Stone Rose Creek –1
高速行使的车厢内，又有两个小光团飞下来，其中一个光团带著微弱的红光，是个帅气可爱的男孩子。
In the high-speed carriage, two more small orbs of light descended; one of them, carrying a faint red glow, revealed a handsome and adorable little boy.
｛这礼拜，名气，大爆发，热闹。｝
> This week, a surge in fame, bustling chaos.
｛我们的人手有点不够了。｝
> Our workforce is running a bit short.
说罢，银金和红金两道光团内的小家伙的手指一点。
With these words, the little beings within the two orbs of silver-red and gold-red light snapped their fingers.
细微的光芒闪烁，手中出现道混合光圈，如同展开的方巾大小的小力场。
A faint flash flickered, and in their hands appeared a mixed halo, a small force-field no larger than an unfolded handkerchief.
力场内浮现出一道道众人火拼的半透明画面，它的周边声浪力场如同音波频谱图般不断随著里面的声音大小抖动著。
Within the force-field emerged translucent scenes of skirmishing multitudes; its outer sound-force kept quivering like an audio spectrogram, pulsing with the volume of the noise within.
——「杀啊，得神石者得天下！」
— “Charge! He who holds the divine stone rules the world!”
——「宝物有德者居之，还不向李皇大棚献上神物！ 否则灭棚！」
— “Treasures belong to the virtuous—surrender the divine artifact to Emperor Li’s Ten-Arbor Camp at once! Or face annihilation!”
——「据说掌控宝物可以得到远古秘技，棚主，咱们真的要卖给纤夫大棚？」
— “Rumor has it that controlling the treasure unlocks ancient secrets. Penglord, should we really sell it to the Hauling Man River Camp?”
各个画面上传来大伙儿能听懂但不能理解的话语与征战。
From each scene came words and battles the group could hear but not comprehend.
杨子藏几人愕然：「他们这是干什么，也在争夺神石？」
Yang Zicang and the others were stunned: “What are they doing? Are they also vying for the divine stone?”
｛没错。｝
> That’s right.
两个小东西点点头。
The two little beings nodded.
杨子藏汗然。
Yang Zicang broke out in a cold sweat.
车厢内左非闲几人看向其它小画面，一个画面中有人正将神石丢进锅里煮著，一位女士在锅前念念有词。
In the carriage, Zuo Feixian and the others looked at other small screens. On one screen, someone was throwing divine stones into a pot to boil, and a lady was muttering incantations in front of the pot.
另一个画面中，有人正在将神石转移，他们后方很多人在与人争斗。
On another screen, some people were moving the divine stones, with many behind them engaged in a struggle against others.
还有个棚区，神石已经沉入水井深处，被人用石块给盖上，井边的人拍拍手，自夸甲子间肯定找不到井水内的石头。
There was also a scene in the Peng Zone where the divine stone had already sunk into the depths of a well, covered by stones. By the well, a person clapped his hands and boasted that no one from the Jiazi Term would find the stone in the well water.
「不是吧，消息传得这么快。」
“No way, the news spread this fast.”
「快四个小时了，在地球消息都传遍全球了，这失频之地虽然生活原始，但大家的联络可不慢。」
“It’s been almost four hours. On Earth, news would have spread across the globe by now. Although life in the Shibin Wastes is primitive, their communication isn’t slow.”
「嘶。」 杨子藏扣了头发，没想到自己的动作居然引发了失频之地上的骚乱。
“Sigh.” Yang Zicang scratched his hair, never expecting that his actions would trigger a commotion in the Shibin Wastes.
｛中场休息时间结束，我们先离开啦，杨杨大名人。｝
{Halftime is over, we’re leaving now, the famous Yang Yang.}
三个小光团内的精灵和其它未显现精灵的更小光团一起咻地穿过车厢飞向苍穹。
The spirits within the three small balls of light, along with even smaller glowing dots of other unseen spirits, shot through the carriage and soared into the sky.
杨子藏看向前方的景色，地平线上的建筑轮廓快速浮现，前方那地儿是另一处由星渺提醒的拥有强大高手的地方。
Yang Zicang gazed at the scenery ahead, where the outlines of buildings on the horizon quickly came into view. That place ahead was another location marked by Xingmiao as a haven for formidable experts.
这是比无忧大棚建筑还好的地方，几人甚至已经能远远看到它矗立在荒原的那圈围墙。
This place was far superior to the Carefree Canopy building; a few could already see the encircling walls standing tall on the remote wilderness.
……
枢纽镇内。
Inside Hubville.
黄铜打字机咔咔声就没断过，满篇皆是突发新闻，已经吐了接近半米长。
The clatter of brass typewriters never ceased, churning out nonstop breaking news, already spitting out nearly half a meter of print.
但除了挤在桌边的人，没有人在意它，因为前方的荧幕上转播的全是类似的画面。
But aside from the few crowded around the desk, no one paid it any mind—every screen ahead was broadcasting nearly identical footage.
逐银叹了口气。
Ju Yin Chase let out a sigh.
那带着黑色圆帽的八字胡也来到了他身边，他笑道：
The man in the black round hat and mustache strolled up beside him and laughed, saying:
「万没想到，仅仅一月余，杨子藏就能掀起如此风浪。作为导火索，他今夜名气肯定是过百，甚至可能名留千古。」
“Who would’ve thought that in just over a month, Yang ZiCang could stir up such a storm. As the spark that lit the fuse, his notoriety tonight is sure to break a hundred, maybe even earn him a place in history.”
逐银没好气的看了他一眼。
Ju Yin Chase shot him a disdainful glance.
「没屁用，早暴露了。」
“Useless. Already exposed.”
「哈哈哈哈。」
“Hahahaha.”
这人拍了拍逐银肩膀，「没事，那件事难办是正常的。」
The man patted Ju Yin Chase on the shoulder. “No worries. That matter was bound to be tough from the start.”
身后几人盯着荧幕低语道：
Behind them, a few others stared at the screens and muttered:
「杨子藏要到玫瑰溪了。」
“Yang ZiCang’s about to reach Rose Creek.”
「玫瑰女王徐爱媛的地盘，是两座枢纽镇中心点。据说她得到绯红枢纽镇的扶持，手上肯定有宝物，以前想要拔除它的上任副镇的手下进去全都没出来过。」
“Rose Queen Shiu Aiyuan’s turf, the midpoint between the two Hubvilles. Word is she’s backed by Crimson Hubville, so she must have some artifacts on hand. The previous guy from Futown sent men in there to uproot her, and none of them ever came out.”
听到众人隐隐指代自己的话，逐银的指节轻微捏了捏。
Hearing the veiled allusions aimed at him, Ju Yin Chase’s knuckles tightened slightly.
「杨子藏，其它地方失手都可以，这里你千万别给我失手了。」他内心对着自己轻声地道。
“Yang ZiCang. You can screw up anywhere else, but no failures here,” he whispered to himself beneath his breath.
忽地，几人抬头看向一个荧幕，那里的画面出现了斑点，信号断了。
Suddenly, several people looked up at a screen where the image flickered with spots as the signal cut out.
……
玫瑰溪，繁华得不似失频之地该有的贫瘠，小镇般的棚区仿佛矗立于荒原上的绿洲。
Rose Creek, a civilization so prosperous it belied the barrenness of the Shibin Wastes, the small-town-like Peng Zone stood as an oasis amidst the wasteland.
这里的城外甚至有条护城河，河中冒着毒气泡，根据刚才问到的消息，河中似乎有水中妖物守护这里。
Outside its walls even flowed a moat, bubbling with toxic gas. According to the information just gathered, some aquatic monster lurked within, guarding this place.
至于这处聚集地里的棚主，手段更是厉害，有她在这里的一天，没有银白枢纽镇笼络的人能够突破这里。
As for the Penglord within this settlement, their methods were even more formidable. With them keeping watch here, none of Silver Hubville’s pawns could breach this stronghold.
鬼影般的地铁列车刚靠近城边，便有道四边形银白折线射来。
The ghost-like subway train had barely approached the city’s edge when a silver-white folding line of Quad shot toward it.
｛杨子藏。你们要神石到底有何用。｝
{Yang ZiCang. What use do you have for the Divine Stone?}
明明属于绯红枢纽镇扶持之人的地盘，却有这样高Moexl的银白之环的人为其卖命。
Clearly, this territory belonged to those backed by Crimson Hubville, yet individuals of such high Moxel Silver Ring fought and died here.
「我们受神石所托，要来将其寻回。」
“We are entrusted by the Divine Stone to retrieve it.”
｛这白昼变黑夜就是它的杰作吧！你知不知道你在做什么，这可能让失频之地引发大灾难。｝
{Is this day-turned-night its doing?! Do you have any idea what you are doing? This could unleash a great calamity upon the Shibin Wastes.}
「失频之地已经陷入灾难，若神石无法寻回，恐怕以后这失频之地就要属于有主之地了。」
“The Shibin Wastes have already fallen into disaster. If the Divine Stone cannot be recovered, I fear this wasteland will soon be claimed as someone’s domain.”
经过半日的思考，杨子藏隐隐觉得既然主编能够介入失频之地的事态发展，那么这主编很可能已经做好了改变这里的预谋。否则霄先生不会那么肆无忌惮，连自己这种连续几个礼拜成为名人的团队也敢随意消灭。
After half a day of deliberation, Yang ZiCang vaguely felt that since the chief editor could intervene in the development of Shibin Wastes, they likely already had a scheme in place to change this place. Otherwise, Mr. Xiao wouldn’t have been so reckless, even daring to casually annihilate a team as famous as theirs for weeks on end.
要知道，手册上的信息是，遗失幻境公司除了录取雇员，不能出现在失频之地，因为他们掌握着大量关于过去的信息。
After all, according to the handbook, aside from recruiting employees, the Lost Illusion Company was forbidden from appearing in Shibin Wastes because they possessed a vast amount of information about the past.
对面沉默了些许时候，为了避免不必要的争斗，列车也在城外停顿了一小会儿。
The other side fell into silence for a while. To avoid unnecessary conflict, the train also paused briefly outside the city.
｛离开吧，杨子藏。我们城主说了，神石不能随意给人。特别是未来无法预测的时候，不能随意做抉择，她担不起覆灭失频之地的风险。｝
{Leave, Yang ZiCang. Our city lord has said that the Divine Stone cannot be given to just anyone. Especially when the future is unpredictable, one must not make careless decisions. She cannot bear the risk of destroying Shibin Wastes.}
居然都自称城主了，杨子藏扫了这些已经模器化的暗沉建筑一眼，这里的主人倒也有这个资格。
They even dared to call themselves the city lord. Yang ZiCang swept a glance at the dark, already crystallized buildings around him—the master of this place certainly had the qualifications for that title.
「那就抱歉了。」
“Then I apologize.”
[沉吟之夜。]
[Chime Night.]
精神波浪迅速扩散。
A wave of spiritual energy rapidly expanded.
列车化为幻影冲入围墙，城里面空荡荡的，唯有远方一处典雅大殿灯火通明。
The train dissolved into a phantom, charging through the wall. The city inside was utterly empty, except for a distant, elegant main hall blazing with lights.
忽然，一镇幽香弥漫城镇。
Suddenly, a subtle fragrance permeated the town.
杨子藏感觉自己与万物的沟通顿时受到非常大的干扰，之前哪怕闭眼也能感知的物件此时变得模糊，但还是隐隐寻到了神石的所在。
Yang Zicang felt a sudden, massive interference in his communication with all things. The objects he could previously perceive even with his eyes closed became blurry, yet he still vaguely located the Divine Stones.
竟然有三枚！
There were three of them!
列车出现在宛若神殿般的大殿门口，它绝对是稳定的异界建筑！
The train appeared before the gates of a hall reminiscent of a temple—undoubtedly a stable otherworldly structure!
杨子藏通过敞开的拱门往里看去，主位上坐着位身姿卓绝的长发明艳女士。
Peering through the open archway, Yang Zicang saw a woman with dazzling long hair and an exquisite figure seated in the main seat.
大殿里，本就矗立着两枚神石，而第三块是在车上，像是刚从别处送来。
Within the hall, two Divine Stones already stood tall, while the third was on the train, as if it had just been delivered from elsewhere.
一圈人站在它附近，他们胸口闪动着或白或银或淡红或深红的Moexl。在大殿中，更多美貌女子手持武器，或郑重或淡笑地盯着前方。
A circle of people stood near it, their chests flickering with Moxel crystals of white, silver, pale red, or deep red. In the hall, more strikingly beautiful women held weapons, some solemnly, others with faint smiles, staring ahead.
主座上，女人轻轻抬起手臂放在丰盈大腿上。
On the main throne, the woman gently lifted her arm and rested it on her full thighs.
「你是最近新晋名人，我们镇中也有许多人谈论起你，还有你的…马超。」
“You’re the latest rising celebrity around here. Many in our town have been talking about you… and your Matt Chao.”
孤冷决绝宛若冰石的女声传来。
A woman’s voice, cold and resolute like icy stone, rang out.
洛宾看得眼睛都直了。
Robin Lo was completely mesmerized, his eyes glued to the scene.
玫瑰女王身着一袭雅致长袍，袍身上的纹饰宛如夜空中最亮的星辰，闪烁着幽邃的光芒。她的袍子剪裁精巧，既凸显了修长的身形，又有几分不容侵犯的尊贵气质。
Rose Queen wore an elegant robe, its patterns shimmering like the brightest stars in the night sky, gleaning with a deep, mysterious luster. The robe was exquisitely tailored, accentuating her slender figure while exuding an air of inviolable nobility.
在她脸上，眼角勾勒的眼妆让洛宾心跳加快，配合着弥漫各处的淡淡幽香，他仿佛看到了花园里最美最孤艳的那朵鲜花。
On her face, the eye makeup traced at the corners made Robin Lo’s heart race. Coupled with the faint fragrance wafting through the air, he felt as if he were gazing upon the most beautiful and solitary flower in the garden.
「她就是徐爱媛？」
“Is she Shiu Aiyuan?”
洛宾的喉头动了动，他感觉自己坠入了一条河里。
Robin Lo’s throat bobbed; he felt as though he had fallen into a river.
「杨子藏，离开吧，希望下次你来的时候，是以客人的身份。」
“Yang Zicang, leave now. I hope the next time you come, it will be as a guest.”
「我必须带走它们，抱歉。」
“I must take them away. My apologies.”
白影念龙忽地腾出，冲向最前方两位。
The Paleshade Wyrm suddenly sprang forth, charging straight at the two foremost figures.
他们穿著模器装备，手持冒著红光的武器，脸上露出郑重的神色。
They were clad in modular armor, wielding weapons glowing with a crimson light, their faces set with solemn determination.
下一瞬间，杨子藏仿佛觉得整个大殿都开始旋转起来，如同一朵盛开的鲜花，自己对目标的掌控力更为减弱，对方用念力场笼罩了整个大殿。
In the next instant, Yang Zicang felt as if the entire hall began to spin, blooming like a flower in full blossom. His control over his target weakened as she enveloped the whole hall with her psychic field.
念龙嗖地窜向这一圈人，一口就要将一人的念力体咬出。
The Mind Wyrm shot towards this circle of people, snapping its jaws to bite out one person’s psychic entity.
[退下！]
[Step down!]
玫瑰女王怒目喝到，能量汹涌聚散成一朵玫瑰出现在这人身下，将它一下囊括而入，被咬合住的念力体力时难以拔出体外。
The Rose Queen bellowed in fury, conjuring a rose beneath the figure from swirling energy that engulfed it whole, its trapped psychic force struggling to withdraw from her grasp.
「邪念斩！」 人群中一人踏步而出。
“Wicked Slash!” A man stepped forth from the crowd.
一刀砍下，刀光忽地拔高至三米长，带著繁复波纹的斩向念龙身躯。
One swing of his blade sent a streak of light soaring to three meters in length, cutting toward the psychic dragon’s body with intricate patterns rippling across it.
[我抵消了15070N！]
[I’ve canceled out 15,070 N!]
念龙瞬间放弃撕咬，腾向高处怒视这道高大身影。
The psychic dragon instantly released its bite, soaring aloft to glare down at the imposing figure.
那瘦高男人将刀挽出个刀花：「终于遇到能与之一战的对手了，自从学会邪念斩以来，我已无敌太久，除了女王，根本没有一合之将。」
The lanky man twirled his blade with a flourish: “Finally, a foe worthy of battle. Since I mastered the Wicked Slash, I’ve known no equal—aside from the Queen, none have lasted more than a single exchange.”
砰！ 银色长枪突然出现在他背后，这人似早有预料转身一刀就劈砍过去，原本能砍中长枪的黑色大刀却与之擦过。
Bang! A silver Lance suddenly appeared behind him. The man, seemingly expectant, turned and hacked, yet the black blade slipped past the Lance rather than landing true.
「是变轨能力！」
“It’s a trajectory-altering ability!”
轰！ 地上岩石爆炸，这男人身体一跃后立马扭身弯腰横刀，让过再次从空气中横向疾射而出的长枪。
Boom! Rocks on the ground erupted. The man leaped, twisting and crouching midair to angle his blade, dodging the Lance as it shot horizontally out of the void once more.
长枪拐个弯射来。
The Lance curved and hurtled toward him.
「你们上！」
“Attack!”
玫瑰女王威势极盛地道。
The Rose Queen commanded with overwhelming authority.
十来道散发红焰的身影冲向门外的杨子藏几人。
A dozen fiery figures charged toward Yang Zicang and his group outside the doorway.
这些人时序很多，列车难以吞入也不敢吞入，绕著大殿兜起圈子。
Countless Chronos trailed the train as it circled the main hall, unable and unwilling to swallow them whole.
白影念龙则在里面四处撕咬，干扰著玫瑰女王的注意力，消耗著她的精神能量，而杨子藏则专注通过被削弱的沉吟之夜感知著那男人的动作，不断用银色长枪牵制对方，令其无法攻击到念龙。
Inside, the Paleshade Wyrm thrashed wildly, tearing at everything in its path, disrupting the Rose Queen’s focus and draining her spiritual energy. Meanwhile, Yang Zicang, his senses honed through the weakened Chime Night, tracked the man’s every move, binding him with a silver Lance and preventing any attack on Nianlong.
双方陷入僵持。
The two sides were locked in a stalemate.
两边的枢纽镇都专注的盯著这里，互相了解著对方的底细。
On both ends, Hubville watched with undivided attention, gauging each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
「这就是玫瑰女王，真是养眼。」
“So this is the Rose Queen? Easy on the eyes, I’ll give her that.”
「外貌也就罢了，还能经营一座大棚区，哪怕她倾向绯红我也还是佩服她的。」
“Looks aside, running a massive Peng Zone earns my respect, even if her allegiances lean toward Crimson.”
「是啊，她为失频之地上的许多女子提供了庇护之所。 没有她，多少姑娘会命运凄苦。 不过杨子藏也真是厉害，一个人就牵制了这里那么多的高手。」
“True. She’s offered refuge to countless women in the Shibin Wastes. Without her, many would face a bleak fate. Still, Yang Zicang is impressive—holding down so many all by himself.”
画面中，一群人跟著列车兜圈子。
In the display, a swarm of people scrambled in pursuit, circling the train.
玫瑰溪的众红Moexl武士守在殿内外各处，只要列车过来，就不断用声波类Moexl攻击，这样的Moexl在红色Moexl雕塑那边并不缺少。
Surrounded by warriors of Rose Creek, all Red Moxel fighters guarded the hall’s entrances and walls. Each time the train drew near, they attacked with sonic Moxel techniques–such abilities spread plentifully from the red Moxel sculptures.
「那条大蜈蚣没有下死手。」
“That giant centipede’s pulling its punches.”
「嗯，杨子藏那杆枪也很克制，虽然神出鬼没，但附带时序都不多。」
“Mm, Yang Zicang’s spear was also quite restrained. Though it flashed in and out unpredictably, not much Chronos was attached to it.”
众人只知道双方都在克制与爆发的边缘施展各自的技术，逐银却是知道，若真不顾一切的打起来，这里至少能爆发百万级别以上的时序战争。
Everyone knew that both sides were skirting the edge of restraint and eruption, unleashing their respective techniques while Jùyǐn Chàse understood all too well—if they truly threw caution to the wind in battle, at least a million-scale Chronos war would erupt in this place.
忽地，逐银身前一道折线射来，是暗红。
Suddenly, a zigzag shot toward Jùyǐn Chàse’s front. It was dark red.