Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.100 第100章 因为水逆
第100章 因为水逆
Chapter 100: Because of Mercury Retrograde
杨子藏目光深邃的看著对面的人。
Yang Zicang stared deep into the eyes of the person across from him.
「妳既然知道这点，为什么还要挑明。」
“Since you already know this, why did you bring it up?”
「嗯，为什么呢，可能是因为水逆吧。」
“Hmm, why did I? Maybe because of Mercury retrograde.”
「就只为了让自己变得好运？」
“Just to make yourself luckier?”
杨子藏壹字壹句的凝视著他质问。
Yang Zicang fixed his gaze on him, questioning word by word.
「也可能是为了公平吧，又或者是因为那里的人不是傻子，妳们的谋划，对方就真看不出来，感受不到吗？毕竟大家都是枢纽镇的人，他们可不是容易糊弄的单细胞生物。我这也是让妳们不要到最后才发现，自己早就被人看穿了，徒劳而已。」
“Maybe for the sake of fairness. Or maybe because the people there aren’t fools—do you really think they can’t see through your schemes, can’t feel them? After all, everyone here is from Hubville; they’re not single-celled organisms so easily fooled. I’m just telling you this so you won’t realize too late that you’ve already been seen through, all your efforts wasted.”
男人将双手放在桌面上抵著道：
The man placed both hands on the table, propping himself up, and said:
「想想吧，就像壹群化妆成保安的小偷跑进银行办公厅做日复壹日的底层工作，就为了寻找机会拿到金库钥匙，却早就在入职前的面试阶段就已经被人划上了代表可疑份子的圆圈，这不纯粹是浪费精力吗。」
“Think about it. It’s like a bunch of thieves disguised as security guards working the bottom-tier jobs in a bank every day, just for a chance to get the vault keys—only to find out they’ve been marked as suspicious from the very first job interview. Isn’t that just a waste of energy?”
「呵呵，那还真是。」
“Heh, that’s so true.”
杨子藏做出恼怒神色。
Yang Zicang put on an annoyed expression.
「但这些，都本不关妳的事，妳破坏了我们的计划，就算我不找妳麻烦，枢纽镇的控制者们也会来让妳体会下口不择言的后果。」
“But all of this has nothing to do with you. You’ve ruined our plan. Even if I don’t come after you, the controllers of Hubville will make you taste the consequences of running your mouth.”
「无所谓咯，我又不是吓大的。」
“Whatever. It’s not like I scare that easily.”
杨子藏站起身来，问出最后的问题。
Yang Zicang stood up, posing his final question.
「知道时迁是怎么回事吗。」
“Do you know what’s going on with Shi Qian?”
「不清楚，这片土地上，类似的家伙们太多了。我只晓得啊，他们老是自称为时迁，做著偷鸡摸狗的事情罢了。」
“No clue. There are just too many of those bastards on this land. All I know is, they keep calling themselves Shi Qian and pull off nothing but petty theft.”
「再会。」
“Farewell.”
杨子藏抖了下衣领，迈动步伐，扭开房门走了出去。
Yang Zicang adjusted his collar with a flick, took a step, and turned the doorknob to walk out.
细微的风与虫鸣，空气的风声，乃至建筑记录的活力与人气都重新感受到，就像是从另壹个世界回来。
The subtle breeze and chirping of insects, the rustling of air, even the vitality and human touch embedded in the structures—all came back to him, as if returning from another world.
压迫感与静谧感都消散了。
The sense of oppression and silence had dissolved.
他不由得想到，真正的静谧之地是什么样子，会有那种东西，或者空间吗？
He couldn’t help but wonder what a true place of stillness would look like—if such a thing or space even existed.
会有任何人的注视都无法到达之地吗。
Was there any place beyond the reach of all gazes?
「哇塞，我靠妳北鼻啊！」
“Holy shit, I’ll be damned!”
洛宾跑过来跳著壹巴掌排在杨子藏头上，小声的嘶哑道。
Robin Lo ran over, hopping and slapping Yang Zicang on the head with a single whack, hissing in a low voice.
「要死啊妳。」
“Are you asking for death?”
杨子藏心情不好的甩开洛宾的手。
In a foul mood, Yang Zicang shook off Robin Lo’s hand.
「干大事的啊，干大事啊，哥，带带我。」
“Let’s aim big, brother, aim big! Take me along.”
当洛宾听到那位男士毫不留情的挑明了杨子藏跑到这而来的最终目的后，人都蒙圈了。
When Robin Lo heard that gentleman bluntly call out Yang Zicang’s ultimate purpose for coming here, he was completely stunned.
竟然打提升Moexl线条能力的主意，还是直接打那东西的原始制作阶段的主意！
To actually have designs on enhancing the Moxel Line’s capabilities—going straight for the original production stage of that thing, no less!
这跟在铸币厂盗模具有什么区别。
What’s the difference from stealing a mold at the mint?
杨子藏带著怒意冷笑道：「这件事不能说出来，说出来这片空间就会知道，所以我们的计划泡汤了。」
Yang Zicang sneered coldly with anger: “This can’t be said. If it is said, this space will know, and our plan will be ruined.”
「啊？」
“Huh?”
洛宾瞬间呆若木鸡。
Robin Lo was instantly dumbfounded, like a wooden chicken.
「什，什么，这就没了？」
“Wha—what, that’s it?”
随后洛宾的皮肤腾地下就红温了，杨子藏能直观的感受到他蕴含的怒气。
Then Robin Lo’s skin suddenly turned red-hot, and Yang Zicang could directly feel the fury contained within him.
这家伙此刻恨不得冲进楼道里那间房间，将里面的人给狠狠的，从头到脚从屁股到胸部的揍壹顿，让他哭爹喊娘都不够解气。
This guy was now dying to charge into that room in the corridor and beat the person in there—from head to toe, from butt to chest—until he cried for his parents, but even that wouldn’t be enough to quell his anger.
「那怎么办啊？」洛宾转头道。
“So what now?” Robin Lo turned his head and asked.
杨子藏不耐烦的呼出口气。
Yang Zicang let out an impatient breath.
「真是个混蛋啊。」
“What a real jerk.”
两人回去跟左非闲和徐秀川再次互相认识了下，随后杨子藏说可以送他回去了，洛宾头摇得跟拨浪鼓似的，就是不走。
The two went back to exchange formalities once more with Zuo Feixian and Shiu Siuchuan. Then Yang Zicang said he could send him back, but Robin Lo shook his head like a rattle-drum and refused to leave.
「那行吧，在这边待壹顿时间。」
“Alright then, stay here for a while.”
杨子藏无奈将他领回了自己的房间，丢给他壹床聚酯纤维面料的被单，让洛宾睡地上。
Yang Zicang had no choice but to lead him to his own room, toss him a polyester-cotton blend bedsheet, and make Robin Lo sleep on the floor.
哪怕这东西不怎么透气，洛宾还是感觉甚是满意。
Even though the sheet wasn’t very breathable, Robin Lo still felt quite satisfied.
「好久好久没住过房子了，真舒服啊，睡地上都舒服。唉，曰他个祖宗来的。」
“It’s been so long since I actually stayed in a house. What a comfort, even sleeping on the floor feels good. A curse on his ancestors.”
他还气不过楼下的33号房租客。
He was still furious about the tenant in Room 33 downstairs.
杨子藏躺在床上：「行了，快休息吧，明天我还要接著收失念Moexl。」
Yang Zicang lay on the bed: “Alright, get some rest quickly. I need to continue collecting the vanished Moxel tomorrow.”
「嗯。哦，对了，还收集关于这次事件的情报吗？」
“Mm. Oh, by the way, you still gathering intel on this incident?”
「不用了。」
“No need.”
「那行吧。」洛宾闭眼，很快扯起了呼鲁声。
“Fair enough.” Robin Lo closed his eyes and soon began to snore loudly.
杨子藏翻来覆去良久后，壹下坐起来看了地上的胖子壹眼，无奈让列车出现，先把今天收到的失念Moexl给送回去，让留在那里的人开始稳定有价值又容易坏失的地形，比如那些河流。
After tossing and turning for a long time, Yang Zicang suddenly sat up, glanced at the fat man on the floor, and in resignation summoned the train. He first sent today’s collected vanished Moxel back, instructing those staying behind to stabilize valuable, easily damaged terrain—like the rivers, for instance.
黑暗但又能看清地平线的午夜，忙完的杨子藏站到这方圆仅三四十米的雪坡下，它已经融化了部分。
Under the pitch-black midnight sky, where the horizon was still faintly visible, Yang Zicang stood before a mere thirty or forty meters wide snow slope that had partially melted from his busy work.
「手工作棚准备好了，嗯，哥，还是妳亲自来吗？」
“The handicraft shed is ready. Yeah, bro, you want to handle this yourself?”
杨子藏看著钱钟生道：「妳来吧，大家都要参与，只要妳们愿意，这边以后就是妳们的常住之地，我等下就回去货贸区了。」
Yang Zicang looked at Qian Zhongsheng: “You do it. Everyone needs to take part. If you’re willing, this place will be your permanent home from now on. I’ll head back to the trading zone shortly.”
于此同时，荒野的黑暗中。
Meanwhile, in the darkness of the wilderness.
壹辆暗红色的老式哈雷摩托驰骋在广袤砂砾的地表上，腰间别著袋子的男人将自己的身子前倾，让极速流过的空气顺著他的背脊流向身后。
An old-fashioned dark red Harley roared across the vast gravel surface. A man with a pouch strapped to his waist leaned his body forward, letting the rushing air flow along his spine and over his back.
他的脸上，横戴著露出眼睛的面罩。
Across his face, he wore a mask revealing only his eyes.
壹道细微光线折射而来。
A faint glimmer of light refracted into view.
感受了下对面之人，车上人嘴角壹裂，道：「妳已经告诉他了？」
Sensing the person across from him, the man in the car cracked a smile and said, “Have you already told him?”
｛这次过后，我就离开了。轨迹表示，为我留了壹席之地，也有妳的份。｝
{After this, I’ll be leaving. The traces indicate that a spot has been reserved for me, and there’s also a share for you.}
以佐罗之名生存于此地之人，闭上了嘴巴，十来秒后他才开口道：「虚尘公子，祝妳好运。」
The one living in this place under the name Zorro fell silent; only after ten or so seconds did he speak again: “Master Vacu, good luck to you.”
｛谢谢。｝
{Thank you.}
两人在这壹刻，各自决定了自己未来要前往的方向。
In that moment, the two each decided the direction their futures would take.
壹人选择继续前行，壹人决意留守此地。
One chose to keep moving forward; the other firmly resolved to stay here.
[我，正义的伙伴，永不疲倦的小红马，感受到了奔驰的快乐！]
[I, the companion of justice, the indefatigable little red horse, feel the joy of galloping!]
恶魇摩托的速度骤然更快，几乎化为壹道黑暗中的暗红流光。
The nightmare motorcycle’s speed quickened even more, almost transforming into a dark-red streak of light in the gloom.
……
次日中午，杨子藏从房间中出来的时候，隔壁房间内五人已经熟络的聚在壹起吃著水果聊天。
The next day at noon, when Yang Zicang emerged from his room, the five people in the adjoining room were already mingling warmly, eating fruit and chatting.
「除了水、饮料、茶等物品，纸张、陶瓷壹直都是生活中不可或缺之物。」
“Apart from water, drinks, tea, and such, paper and ceramics have always been indispensable in daily life.”
「有些物品各个棚区本身就能做，用不著从枢纽镇进货，但稍微复杂点的就不行了，沾到石油化工材料的必须要以失念引擎才能复现出来。」
“Some items can be made within each Peng Zone itself, no need to import them from Hubville, but anything slightly more complex won’t work—those involving petrochemical materials must be replicated using a Shin Engine.”
洛宾觉得很是新鲜：「所有基础的东西棚区都能做吗。」
Robin Lo found it quite novel: “Can the Peng Zone produce all the basic stuff?”
「每个筑荒棚聚集地所制造的物品都不尽相同，得看他们附近稳定的地形能提供什么材料。」
Robin Lo thought this was quite novel: “Everything that’s basic can be made in Peng Zone, right?”
「电器呢，噫，想也知道不行。」
“Electric appliances? Hah, obviously that’s a no-go.”
「干电池的倒还可以，比如手电筒啥的，小灯泡啊之类的都最好需要蓝图。哟，甲哥醒了。」
“Dry batteries, though—things like flashlights and small bulbs—are better off done with blueprints. Yo, Brother Jia’s awake.”
杨子藏走进来从布袋子里挑选了颗小苹果，壹口咬下去，酥酥脆脆很是可口。
Yang Zicang walked in and picked a small apple from the cloth sack, biting into it crunchily—crisp and delicious.
「刚才无忧棚主联系我，让我过去，午饭妳们自己吃吧，我这位朋友妳们好生照看著点。」
“Worryfree Penglord just contacted me and asked me to come over. You guys can have lunch on your own. Look after that friend of mine well, won’t you?”
「好勒！」
“You bet!”
徐秀川和左非闲都昂首挺胸，自信爆棚。
Shiu Siuchuan and Zuo Feixian both puffed out their chests, brimming with confidence.
两人都是这里时序最多的人，他们已自封为几人的保护者。
As the two with the most Chronos around here, they already styled themselves as the group’s protectors.
无忧棚主邀请杨子藏加入自己的货贸区，当然是又没有成功。
Worryfree Penglord had invited Yang Zicang to join his trade hub, but—as usual—his attempt failed.
午宴上，棚主邀请了附近几个中大型棚区的负责人，以及这次拍卖会上的几位优质引擎制造师相识，大家推杯交盏，互相认识了下。
At the lunch banquet, Penglord invited the heads of several nearby medium-to-large Peng Zones and a few outstanding engine-makers from this auction. They gathered together, clinking glasses and getting acquainted.
杨子藏虽然制作出优质水井，但跟眼前几名造出衣物以及锁具和生活生产器械的人相比，光辉并不算最高，只有想过上更优质生活的大棚主对自己感兴趣，想要邀请他加入自己的聚集地。
Though Yang Zicang had produced a premium well, compared to those around him crafting clothes, locks, and tools for daily life and production, he wasn’t the star of the show. Only a major Penglord chasing a more refined lifestyle showed genuine interest, hoping to woo him into his settlement.
被拒绝后，他们也表示能以资源换取水井引擎，杨子藏这到是没拒绝，壹顿饭下来，订单已经多达十五个之多。
After being rejected, they offered to trade resources for the well engine, and Yang Zicang didn’t refuse this time. By the end of the meal, the orders had already reached as many as fifteen.
「只有辛苦那边几位了，只是，他们还能出去吗。」
“I’m only feeling sorry for those few over there. But still, can they even get out anymore?”
杨子藏壹想到吕布那样的手段，就觉得无力。
The moment Yang Zicang thought of Lyu Bu’s methods, a sense of helplessness washed over him.
自己超过二十米还能运用时序打击的范围就已经算稀有难得，让战力折损严重的总部那些人去对付天上的卫星恶魇，跟让奔波儿灞独自去捆回唐僧的难度是壹样的。
For him, having a effective strike range of over twenty meters with Chronos was already considered rare and remarkable. Sending those heavily depleted headquarters personnel to deal with the satellite Nightmares in the sky was about as difficult as asking Benbo Erba to single-handedly tie up and bring back Tang Sanzang.
……
肃穆的会议厅内，阵阵嗡嗡低沈议论声回荡。
Inside the solemn conference hall, the air buzzed with low, rumbling murmurs of discussion.
「这次依旧没商量出来什么对策。」
“It seems we haven’t come up with any countermeasure again this time.”
「我觉得，我们应该集思广议，听取更多新人同志的建议才行。」
“I think we need to pool our wisdom and listen to more suggestions from our new comrades.”
椭圆大桌壹边，那人沈重的吐了口气，道：「大家都提几个建议出来。还有，如果自己有认识的，或者听说的新人还不错的，可以推荐点，说不定解决那‘方天‘威胁的契机，就在这些新人们的身上。」
On one side of the large oval table, a man let out a heavy sigh and said, “Everyone, put forward a few suggestions. Also, if any of you know of or have heard about promising newcomers, feel free to recommend them. Perhaps the key to resolving the threat of that ‘Fangtian’ lies with these new people.”
听著几位说的话，圆桌壹侧的木椅上的晨御将十指交错著放在腹部，转头对著身后的壹位小伙子道：「李弥，妳有没有什么对付那厮的建议。」
Listening to the remarks around the table, Chen Yu, seated in a wooden chair on one side of the oval table, interlaced his ten fingers and placed them on his abdomen. Turning to a young man behind him, he said, “Li Mi, do you have any suggestions for dealing with that bastard?”
这个眼神温和的年轻人冲著晨御点点头：「有壹个，但不好说。」
The young man, whose gaze was gentle, nodded at Chen Yu. “I have one, but it’s hard to say.”
壹听这话，晨御就来了丝精神。
Hearing this, Chen Yu perked up a bit.
「有什么不好说的。」
“What’s so hard to say about it?”
这个年轻人还是最近跟杨子藏的联系中，脱颖而出的后辈新人。
This young man was a newcomer who had recently stood out through his interactions with Yang Zicang.
他干事有条不紊，很是让自己省心不少，现在跟杨子藏的联系，已经从最开始那个幸运儿转为由他负责。
He handled matters methodically, saving Chen Yu a great deal of trouble. Now, the task of maintaining contact with Yang Zicang, once the responsibility of the original lucky fellow, had been taken over by him.
但这次李弥却只是摇头，再也不说壹个字。
But this time, Li Mi simply shook his head and would not utter another word.
晨御感觉有点奇怪，李弥基本不会拒绝自己安排的任务，但他此刻只抛出自己有个办法的话头后，就不再继续。
Chen Yu found this a bit odd. Li Mi basically never refused assignments given by him, but this time, he only dropped a hint that he had a plan before clamming up.
想了想，晨御道：「壹会来我的房间细谈。」
After a moment of thought, Chen Yu said, “Come to my room later for a private talk.”
「好。」
“Alright.”