Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.150 第150章 夺石玫瑰溪 -2
第150章 夺石玫瑰溪 –2
Chapter 150: Seizing Shishi Rose Creek –2
见著这光芒射来，屋内众人惊异道：
Seeing this beam of light, everyone in the house exclaimed in surprise:
「是另一座枢纽镇的副镇长！」
“It’s another Futown Chief of Hubville!”
虽然银白与绯红Moexl的直接沟通，是副镇长才有的权力，但历史上两边都很少借助枢纽镇直接进行通讯。
Although direct communication between Silver-White and Crimson Moxel was a privilege exclusive to Futown Chiefs, historically, both sides had rarely relied on Hubville for direct communication.
｛郝飞，别来无恙。｝
{Hao Fei, it’s been a while.}
逐银脸色抽了抽，对方竟然知道自己的真名。
Ju Yin Chase’s face twitched—the other party actually knew his real name.
「有什么事。」
“What’s the matter?”
｛首先恭喜你们的小喽啰进入幻境公司了。 其次嘛，呵，你也知道的。 失频之地上出现这样的事，意味著肯定有什么我们不知道的大变故正在发生中，而现在唯一知道真相的势力就是杨子藏那几人，你不打算跟我分享什么吗。｝
{First, congratulations on your little underling entering Paradox Corp. And second, well, you know this yourself. Something like this happening on Shibin Wastes means a huge upheaval we don’t know about is definitely unfolding. Right now, the only ones truly aware of the truth are Yang Zicang and his group. Aren’t you planning to share anything with me?}
「你都说了，唯一知道这消息的就是他。 你问我又有什么作用。」
“You said it yourself—those few are the only ones who know the truth. What use is it asking me?”
｛透露点情报嘛，我可以酌情考虑是否给予神石喔。 否则，不论你们打算怎么玩，十万二十万，一百万两百万，我都跟，怎么样，要不要玩玩。｝
{Just spill a bit of intel, and I might consider giving you some Divine Stones. Otherwise, no matter how you want to play—one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, one million, or two million—I’ll go head-to-head with you. What do you say? Want to have a bit of fun?}
「别说两百万，就算让所有城市给我集合时序，我也玩得起，要玩就玩大的，如何。」
“Don’t talk about two million—even if every city brings me Timescape completely, I’d still have more to spare. If you’re going to play, do it big. How about that?”
感应画面中，只显示著人形轮廓的绯红枢纽镇副镇长轻笑了声。
On the sensory screen, the silhouette of the Crimson Moxel Hubville Chief, visible only as a human-shaped outline, let out a light chuckle.
｛有魄力，小子，但这种事情大伙儿都不是吓大的，我有时序陪你玩，但你们恐怕没时间来消受。｝
{“Bold move, kid, but none of us were born yesterday. I’ve got Chronos to play with you, but I doubt you have the time to enjoy it.”}
「那就三百万时序吧，我们各出三百万时序，谁先用完谁认输，大家都磊落点，一言既出驷马难追。 我这边的时序精算师马上就位，咱们就以这里来一场时许战争好了，大家都练练手。」
“Then let’s make it three million Chronos. Each side puts in three million Chronos. Whoever runs out first loses—simple and square, a deal’s a deal. My Chronos Actuary is ready to roll. Let’s wage a temporal war right here and hone our skills.”
｛好好好，我之前是小瞧咱们逐银副镇长了，既然如此，那就定下两百万吧，给你们也节约点时间。｝
{“Alright, alright, looks like I’ve underestimated our Ju Yin Chase Futown Chief. In that case, let’s settle on two million to save you some time.”}
房间里的众人都听到了副镇长的自言自语，大家都是聪明人，从他的话中已经大概知道发生了什么。
Everyone in the room overheard the Futown Chief’s muttering, and since they were all sharp-minded, they roughly pieced together what had happened.
逐银内心不想甩这家伙，绯红的副镇如同流水的兵，几乎每年就换一个，而自己已经稳坐钓鱼台两三年。
Ju Yin Chase had no desire to engage this guy; Crimson’s Futown chiefs came and went like passing troops—almost replaced every year—while he himself had firmly stayed in power for two or three years.
但对方亲自上门挑衅，这一次若不应下，会被对方认为自己这边好拿捏，到时候在失频之地的影响力都会丧失很多。
But since the other party came knocking in person as a provocation, if he didn’t take this on, the other side would think he was easy to push around. In time, this would lead to a heavy loss of influence in the Shibin Wastes.
然而正当两人隐隐间针锋相对之时，忽然听到双方身旁都传来道惊呼。
Yet just as the two were locked in a subtle standoff, sudden gasps erupted from both sides.
「那人消失了！」
“That person’s gone!”
｛流云人呢？｝
{“Where’s Liuyun?”}
「什么，刚才好像杨子藏从那里过去了。」
“What? It seems like Yang ZiCang passed by there just now.”
听到心灵链接那边的惊呼声，逐银愣了下。
Upon hearing the exclamation from the Syn-Link side, Ju Yin Chase paused for a moment.
「那能攻击念力体的人真的不见了！」身旁人惊讶地道。
“The guy who could attack physical forms is really gone!” exclaimed a nearby person.
逐银忽地想起了莫里的能力，顿时脸上一笑。
Ju Yin Chase suddenly recalled Morris’s ability, a smile spreading across his face.
「徭桐先生对吧，你们的打手人都没有了，这场战还打吗？」
“Mr. Yaotong, right? All your enforcers are gone—are you still fighting this battle?”
对方沉寂了几秒，哼了声后将链接断掉。
The other side fell silent for a few seconds, let out a snort, and then disconnected the link.
绯红枢纽镇内，类似银白这边的荧幕房间中，头发揉得有点乱的徭桐脸色铁青。
Inside Crimson Hubville, in a screen room similar to Silverwhite’s, a disheveled-haired Yaotong scowled, his face pale with anger.
「刚才发生了什么事，他怎么消失了，难道他害怕跑掉了？」
“What just happened? How come he vanished? Did he run off in fear?”
「不是，副镇，刚才似乎杨子藏给他进行了投资。」
“No, Futown; it seems Yang ZiCang performed an ‘Invest’ on him just now.”
「怎么可能！」
“How is that possible!”
众人面面相觑，这家伙刚才跟那边聊得投入，没怎么盯着屏幕，只是霎那间战局便扭转，现在的副镇一脸茫然。
Everyone exchanged puzzled glances. This guy had been so absorbed in his conversation with the other side that he hadn’t kept an eye on the screen—only to find the tide of battle had turned in an instant, leaving Futown utterly bewildered.
「玫瑰女王那边除了被动防守，已经无人能够威胁到那条长着虎狼头的怪异大蜈蚣了。」
“Besides passive defense, no one from Rose Queen’s side can pose any threat to that bizarre centipede with the head of a wolf and a tiger.”
玫瑰溪，大殿内外一片兵荒马乱之感。
In Rosebrook, the grand hall and its surroundings descended into chaos and disarray.
殿内能量怪物与透明花朵四处碰撞，殿外，人群一窝蜂追着跑出来的幻影列车喊打喊杀。
Inside the hall, energy monsters and translucent flowers collided everywhere, while outside, the crowd swarmed after the Phantom Train that had rushed out, shouting and clamoring to attack it.
隐约可以听到里面女生们的尖叫和玫瑰女王的怒骂。
Faintly, one could hear the screams of the girls inside and the angry scolding of the Rose Queen.
「成功了吗？」洛宾和左非闲紧张的道，小刘也在一旁拽着扶手杆盯着杨子藏。
“Did it succeed?” Robin Lo and Zuo Feixian asked tensely, while Xiao Liu gripped the handrail nearby, staring intently at Yang Zicang.
「成功了，就是，有点费时序和能力球。」
“It succeeded, but, it costs quite a few Chronos and ability spheres.”
几人脸上顿时有种成功进村摸到狗子的猥琐感。
A hint of sly amusement immediately crept onto their faces, as if they had successfully sneaked into a village and molested a dog.
当时莫里给自己的一袋能力球已经花掉一半。
By then, more than half of the bag of ability spheres Morris had given him was already spent.
「成功了就好。」小刘激动的握紧只拳头。
“As long as it succeeded.” Xiao Liu clenched his fist in excitement.
莫里的能力是在「钱币上储存时序」以及「提取钱币上所储存」的时序。
Morris’s ability was to “store Chronos on coins” and to “extract the stored Chronos from coins.”
作为这项能力的拥有者，莫里也可以凭自己的意愿来激活钱币上的时序进行投资，就像曾经在念力场的梦境世界里，莫里配合杨子藏所制造的「神迹」一样。
As the owner of this ability, Morris could also activate the Chronos stored on the coins at will to carry out Invest, just like the “miracle” he had crafted alongside Yang Zicang in the dream world of the Psychic Field.
而其他人要借能力球达到「主动远程提取时序」的效果，除了存入时序时要使用掉一个，主动激活它蕴含的时序时还要再花掉一个，且那时序必须全部是自己所存入的。
For others to use an ability sphere to achieve the effect of “actively extracting Chronos remotely,” they would need to consume one when storing Chronos and another when actively activating the Chronos it contained; moreover, the Chronos must all be his own stored.
虽然杨子藏明白自己只剩十来个能力球，但这一个此时却花得很值。
Although Yang Zicang knew he was down to just over a dozen ability spheres, this expenditure was utterly worth it at this moment.
左非闲叹息不已：「那可是九千多年啊，就这么便宜那小子了。」
Zuo Feixian sighed endlessly: “That’s over nine thousand years, just handed to that kid on a silver platter.”
洛宾则没说话，不过看样子他也很心疼。
Robin Lo said nothing, but he looked equally anguished.
杨子藏顿了顿，看着外面追着车跑的一群人道：「该花的就要花啊。」
Yang Zicang paused, gazing at the crowd chasing after the train outside, and said, “When it’s time to spend, you’ve got to spend.”
「站住！」
“Stop right there!”
「只晓得逃跑的软蛋。」
“Useless coward, always running away.”
外面人群咒骂。
The crowd outside hurled curses.
哪怕一圈都围着人守株待兔，奈何这列车速度太快，根本造成不了多少伤害。
Even though they were surrounded on all sides, lying in wait for him, the train was just too fast for them to cause any real damage.
杨子藏无视了外面的喝吗，他再次捏起个能力球，以及几枚自己铸造的古钱币。
Ignoring the shouts outside, Yang Zicang pinched another Ability Ball, along with several ancient coins he had minted himself.
「冲！马超，咱们再进去。」
“Charge! Matt Chao, we’re going back in.”
｛进去！｝
{Go in!}
列车一头撞向旁边的大殿墙壁，在众女的惊慌声中，犹如饿狼进羊圈般露出凶神恶煞的气息。
The train slammed headlong into the wall of the nearby main hall, and amidst the panicked cries of the women, it exuded a vicious, predatory aura like a wolf barging into a sheepfold.
这次玫瑰女王终于没有了之前的冷艳沉静，她惊怒的道：
This time, Rose Queen had finally lost her previous icy elegance and composure; she spoke with shock and fury:
「杨子藏，你这个混蛋，你把邪念刀怎么了！」
“Yang Zicang, you bastard, what did you do to the Evil Thought Blade!”
她只看到杨子藏那艘列车从流云身旁一冲而过，丢了个什么东西那人就消失了。
She only saw Yang Zicang’s train shoot past Flowing Cloud’s side, and after tossing something, that man simply vanished.
「超度了！」
“I sent it to the afterlife!”
杨子藏手上铁币一撒。
Yang Zicang flicked a handful of iron coins in his hand.
它们划出抛物线落到了个浑身红色冲来想砍自己的人身上。
They arced through the air—like curves of a parabola—and landed on the man in all red who was charging at him, intent on splitting him apart.
啪！铁币与之相撞的瞬间，这人也消失不见。
Smack! The moment the iron coin collided, that person also vanished into thin air.
「啊，真消失了！」
“Ah, he really disappeared!”
轰地下，殿内一窝蜂的往外跑。
With a thunderous crash, the hall emptied out as people scrambled to flee.
这次他们看清楚了，的确是寿命投资。
This time, they saw clearly—it was truly Life Invest.
竟然不需要Moexl，砸出钱币就能将人送走。
It actually required no Moxel; just throwing out coins could send someone away.
列车在殿内横冲直撞，篝火在阵阵阴风中呼呼闪动，将光华照得摇摆不定，尖叫声一片。
The train rampaged through the hall, while campfires flickered and wheezed under gusts of eerie wind, casting swaying, chaotic flashes of light amid a cacophony of screams.
杨子藏手中一抛，再次天女散花般将一把铜币洒出。
Yang ZiCang tossed his hand again, scattering a handful of copper coins like a celestial maiden showering blossoms.
「啊，救命，我不想消失啊！」
“Ah, help! I don’t want to disappear!”
「我还小，我不能过去！」
“I’m still young—I can’t go over there!”
「玫瑰姐，快求救，这是个疯子！啊，我被钱砸中了！」
“Sister Rose, call for help, this guy’s insane! Ah, I’ve been hit by a coin!”
鬼哭狼嚎声响彻殿内，两盆篝火都被人掀翻，火炭在地面翻滚溅起四散的火星。
Wails and howls echoed through the hall, as two braziers of fire were overturned, their burning coals rolling across the floor, sparking scattered embers.
「杨子藏，你敢！」
“Yang ZiCang, how dare you!”
玫瑰女王俏脸气得泛红，她恨不得扑过去啃上这男人两口。
Rose Queen’s pretty face flushed with anger, and she ached to lunge at the man and bite him twice.
随后在她目光中，两枚铁钱币直射而来。
Then, under her gaze, two iron coins shot straight toward her.
「住手！杨子藏，不要送走她！」殿外浑身放红光的两人大喊。
“Stop! Yang ZiCang, don’t send her away!” two figures glowing red at the hall’s entrance shouted loudly.
玫瑰女王身侧一姑娘瞧见这飞来的铁币，她露出抹决绝神色，奋不顾身地扑了过去，挡在徐爱媛身前。
A young woman beside Rose Queen spotted the flying iron coin, a resolute expression crossing her face as she threw herself without regard for her own safety, shielding Shiu Aiyuan.
「小英！」
“Xiaoying!”
噗噗，铁币落在女人怀中，她一把抱住瘫软下去。
Whumph, whumph—the iron coin landed in the woman’s arms, and she embraced her, the latter going limp.
摔在地上的小英喘息了口气后，疑惑地埋头看了眼怀中的钱币：「咦，我没事？」
Xiaoying, sprawled on the ground, gasped for a breath, then peered down at the coin in her arms in confusion: “Huh? I’m… not hurt?”
就这功夫，洛宾跟杨子藏已经敏捷地将一块岩石给丢上了车，正在薅第二块。
In that moment, Robin Lo and Yang Zicang had already cleverly hoisted a boulder onto the carriage and were now working on the second one.
玫瑰女王浑圆的胸脯起伏不定，她弯腰捏起枚铁币：
Rose Queen’s full chest heaved with agitation as she bent over to pick up another coin:
「物华天宝？呸，什么元年，杨子藏你也配吗！」
“Treasures of celestial essence? Hah! What ‘first year’ nonsense—how dare you, Yang Zicang!”
嗖！
Whoosh!
带着莹莹辉光的铁钱冲着徐爱媛疾射而来。
The iron coin, glowing with a dim luster, shot fiercely towards Shiu Aiyuan.
徐爱媛身前瞬间多了两道姑娘的身影，铁币拐了个弯出现在一侧，又有两人扑了过来。
Before Shiu Aiyuan could react, two more young women appeared in her path, even as the coin veered around and was intercepted by two others leaping into its trajectory.
更多女孩扑了过来，她们就像花蕾般抱住了女人，将她里三层外三层包裹。
More girls threw themselves forward, clustering around her like petals, hugging her layer upon layer in a protective embrace.
「你们！」陷入黑暗的玫瑰女王能感受到身旁紧紧保住自己的女孩们的决然气息。
“You!” Caged in darkness, Rose Queen could feel the determined breath of the girls clutching tightly around her.
「这儿不能没有你。」一位少女小声道。
“This place can’t do without you,” whispered one young girl softly.
「我早该死了，就算消失也无所谓。」另一人也嗓音颤抖着道。
“I should have died long ago. It doesn’t matter even if I disappear.” Another person said with a trembling voice.
失势的铁钱落在一个姑娘身上，她身体紧张地抖了下，但依旧不愿松开抱住这位棚主的手。
A fallen iron coin landed on a girl’s shoulder, and she flinched nervously, yet still refused to let go of the hand holding this Penglord.
玫瑰女王平静了下来，她没有阻止众人。
Rose Queen calmed down. She did not stop the crowd.
殿堂中，远处两道红影跑近，银枪忽然出现，咚地声砸在其中一人脚背上。他身上的红焰霎时减退为淡白。
In the hall, two red shadows sprinted closer from afar, when a silver spear suddenly appeared and slammed onto one of their feet with a thud. The red flames on him instantly dimmed to a pale white.
「我来对付他们，你们赶快。」
“I’ll deal with them. You guys hurry up.”
杨子藏手一抬，银枪出现在手上，枪影一闪将身旁两人挑飞。
Yang ZiCang raised his hand, and the silver spear appeared in his grip. With a flash of the spear’s shadow, he swept the two beside him into the air.
没有了邪念斩的干扰，杨子藏宛若战神以一敌十，配合着手上的铁「铜钱」，最终无人敢过来，只能眼睁睁看着甲子间背后几人偷感十足的将神石给抗走。
Without the interference of the Evil Slash, Yang ZiCang was like a god of war, one against ten. With the iron “coin” in hand, no one dared to come close in the end. They could only watch helplessly as the few sneaky figures behind Jiazi Term carried away the Divine Stone.
绯红枢纽镇内，闪动的荧幕墙前，一群人低声交谈。
Inside the Crimson Hubville, in front of a flickering monitor wall, a group of people whispered to each other.
「这怎么打，低时序者打不过，高时序者直接送走。」
“How are we supposed to fight this? Low-Chronos ones can’t beat them, and high-Chronos ones just get offed right away.”
「真不要脸啊。」
“Utterly shameless.”
「连玫瑰都被人包裹得严严实实，面都不敢露。」
“Even Rose’s colors were strapped tight, not even daring to show her face.”
徭桐愤怒地将一份记载着突发事件的纸张撕得粉碎。
With rage, Yao Tong shredded a sheet of paper recording sudden incidents into pieces.
「副镇，消消气。」
“Futown, cool your temper.”
「我两百万时序的赌都打了！流云那个蠢货，就这么没了？！消气，我面子往哪搁！」
“I placed a bet of two million Chronos! That fool Liuyun is just gone now?! Calm down, my face? Where am I supposed to put it!”
众人能理解副镇长的心情，毕竟刚上任才半年，想借此杀杀隔壁威风，哪想到出现这茬。
Everyone could sympathize with Lord Futown’s mood. After all, he had only been in office for half a year and wanted to use this to cut down the arrogance of his neighbors—no one expected this to happen.
两片落在桌面上的碎纸张上的字迹吸引了徭桐的目光。
The handwriting on two scraps of paper that had fallen onto the desktop caught Yaotong’s attention.
——突发新闻：主编已亲至失频之地，揭露名气腐败问题。
—Breaking News: The editor-in-chief has personally arrived in the Shibin Wastes to expose the problem of reputation corruption.
另一边枢纽镇内气氛则完全相反。
On the other side, the atmosphere in Hubville was completely the opposite.
「解气啊，这女人，谁都吃不下他，今天被杨子藏的私钱给收拾了。」
“What a relief! That woman—no one could stand her, and today she got taken down by Yang Zicang’s private money.”
「私钱？」
“Private money?”
「哦，你不知道啊。 之前还在那几座山附近的时候，他就在铸造属于他自己的小铜钱了。小记者们瞧见过。」
“Oh, you didn’t know? Back when we were near those mountains, he was already casting his own little copper coins. The junior reporters saw it.”
众人面面相觑。
Everyone exchanged bewildered glances.
「那倒楣孩子自己造货币了？」
“That poor kid started minting his own currency?”