Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.108 第108章 久违的小聚会
第108章 久违的小聚会
Chapter 108: A Long-Awaited Little Get-Together
城市百公里外的另一端，如同各种怪物般的建筑群中。
At the other end of the city, a hundred kilometers away, amidst a cluster of buildings that resembled all kinds of monstrous creations,
早起为自己泡了杯咖啡，换上晨练服准备外出的男子正打算拿起水杯。
A man who had gotten up early to brew himself a cup of coffee and changed into his workout clothes was about to pick up his water glass.
忽地，他感受到了来自内心的另一份情绪的震颤。
Suddenly, he sensed a tremor of another emotion stirring within him.
[怎么了，方天。]
[What’s wrong, Fang Tian?]
｛我们收获了9999.11N｝
{We’ve gained 9999.11N}
吕布的身体瞬间僵硬，等他反应过来后，背心已经渗出了细密的汗珠。
Lyu Bu’s body instantly stiffened. By the time he reacted, fine beads of sweat had already seeped through his undershirt.
还好自己有清空时序的习惯。
Fortunately, he had made it a habit to clear out Chronos.
他轻轻将茶杯放在桌面上。
He gently set the teacup down on the table.
「这就是，你们的应对吗。」
“So, this is your response, huh.”
嘭！ 坚实有力的双掌狠狠拍在这方花梨木桌上。
Bang! His firm, powerful palms slammed heavily onto the rosewood table.
吕布眼中既愤怒，又有点轻微的恐惧。
A mix of fury and faint fear flickered in Lyu Bu’s eyes.
……
咔咔，嘭！
Crack, crack, bang!
一株粗壮的树木倒下。
A thick tree came crashing down.
「哟西，不错，蛮结实的。」 左非闲拿腿蹬了蹬树干。
“Yosh, not bad, pretty sturdy.” Zuo Feixian gave the trunk a kick with his leg.
杨子藏看著这个身影，他这几天经常想到那个梦，左非闲背后那位存在，到底在等待著什么呢。
Yang Zicang watched this figure. Over these past few days, he had often thought back to that dream—what exactly was it waiting for, that existence behind Zuo Feixian?
「等车子做好，我们的货队就可以启程了，嘿嘿，真不愧是杨大神，竟然所有引擎都被枢纽镇的商户选完了。」
“Once the vehicle is done, our Cargo Crew can set off. Heh, truly worthy of Lord Yang—every single engine has been snapped up by the merchants in Hubville.”
「毕竟有镇长帮忙，现在我能做的也就只有这些了，以后好好卖东西吧。」
“With the Mayor’s help, there’s really nothing more I can do for now. Future focus is on selling products.”
几道折线齐齐射向众人。
Several jagged lines shot simultaneously towards the crowd.
｛我是陆翔，我发现了几只变异野兽，谁给我点投资。｝
{I’m Lu Xiang. I’ve spotted a few mutated beasts. Anyone want to invest in me?}
心灵链接对面的是个正在类似石场的陌生人，他对面有几只很是壮实的野兽，看上去像是从某个失频幕景中跑到这荒野上的。
The person across on Syn-Link was a stranger in what looked like a quarry. Before him stood several sturdy beasts, seemingly having escaped from some off-frequency spectralscape into this wilderness.
「哇，好难得有人在进行融资。」
“Wow, this is rare—someone actually seeking funding.”
「这是最近新进来的幕景地吧，瞧这些野兽都还没怎么饿瘦。」
“Must be a newly arrived spectralscape. These beasts haven’t even started to starve yet.”
[我为陆翔投资了200N.]
[I invested 200N in Lu Xiang.]
｛喔唷，有大神，竟然给我这么多，谢谢谢谢。｝
{Oh, a VIP! Giving me that much. Thank you, thank you!}
这男人刚感谢完，几道分别为五六十至一百年的时序投资便继续送到了自己身上，将他吓了一跳。
Right after the man expressed his thanks, several ChronosInvest, each ranging from fifty to a hundred years, delivered themselves onto him—startling him silly.
｛哟，这附近是不是有大聚集地啊，小弟今天献丑了，大家瞧好了吧。｝
{Hey, is there a big gathering nearby? Please forgive my poor showing today, ladies and gents. Just watch and enjoy.}
男人站起身，端起野兽骨头做的长矛，展开Moexl就冲了上去。
The man rose to his feet, grabbed a spear made from beast bones, activated his Moxel, and charged forward.
几头如两头牛大的野兽瞧见人类冲来，鼻孔里喷出两道气浪，扭身蹬地咚咚跑来，一头就将他撞飞到了地上。
Several beasts, each twice the size of an ox, saw the human rushing in. From their nostrils, two blasts of hot air fired out. They pivoted, scraped the ground with their hooves, and came thundering forward, goring him and sending him flying to the ground.
其它几只野兽过来，巨蹄咚咚将陆翔踩得口吐白泡，唔嗷大喊。
The other beasts charged over, their massive hooves thudding as they trampled Lu Xiang, causing white foam to bubble from his mouth as he howled in pain.
「哈哈哈哈。」
“Hahaha.”
「太惨了。」
“How pathetic.”
左非闲笑呵呵擦了擦眼睛，几人坐在树桩旁精精有味的看着现场直播般的猎杀节目。
Zuo Feixian chuckled as he wiped his eyes; the group sat by a tree stump, engrossed in the live-streaming spectacle of a hunt.
也不知谁在猎杀谁。
Hard to tell who was hunting whom.
还好这些践踏只是物理上的冲击，十来分钟后，被揍得全身靑痛的男人终于将几只怪物清理完，一瘸一拐的往岩石边走去。
Fortunately, the trampling was merely physical impact. After about ten minutes, the man, bruised all over, finally finished off the monsters and limped toward the rock edge.
｛谢谢几位大哥，希望各位能继续关注我的行动，我最近在这附近打猎。｝
{Thank you, gentlemen. I hope you’ll keep following my activities. I’ve been hunting nearby lately.}
感应画面中的男子恭恭敬敬冲虚空鞠了个躬，随后开始派反红利。
In the projection, the man bowed respectfully to the void before starting to distribute his share of rewards.
「屁股对着我们干嘛，这家伙。」
“Why’s he showing us his back? This guy.”
[我收到了陆翔返还的203.2N.]
[I’ve received 203.2 N from Lu Xiang.]
「真少啊。」杨子藏心中感叹。
“That’s really scarce,” Yang Zicang mused inwardly.
「今天真不错，轻轻松松就赚了一年时序。」徐秀川差点跳起来。
“What a great day—made a year’s worth of Chronos without breaking a sweat.” Shiu Siuchuan nearly jumped for joy.
其他几名小伙子也一副惊喜神色，他们都赚到了几个月至一两年时序。
The other youths wore expressions of surprise and delight as well, each having earned Chronos equivalent to months or even a year.
杨子藏抠了抠脑袋。
Yang Zicang scratched his head.
最近的确时序来得太快了。而这基本是蹭了莫里的东风。
Indeed, Chronos had been coming in too quickly lately. And this was basically riding on Morris’s coattails.
几天后。
Several days later.
时间来到了月底。
Time neared the end of the month.
得益于这个月获得了三百年虚零时序，城中众人并没有人因时序的扣除而有折损。
Thanks to the acquisition of three hundred units of Virtual Zero Chronos this month, no one in the city suffered any loss from the deduction of Chronos.
此刻好些这个月中才出现在这世界的人，才知道自己刚从鬼门关兜了圈。
At that moment, many people who had only appeared in this world this month realized they had just narrowly escaped death’s door.
[你已消耗150N，前往下一个月。]
[You have consumed 150N, proceeding to the next month.]
[虚零时序已扣除150N.]
[ Virtual Zero Chronos deducted: 150N.]
张扬一下浑身瘫软地趴在小饭桌上。
Chang Yang collapsed limply onto the small dining table.
[虚零时序150N持续时间结束。]
[Virtual Zero Chronos 150N duration has ended.]
「不至于啊，平时我看你不是挺冷静的嘛。」
“Come on, usually you seem pretty calm, don’t you?”
他身旁的刘明心情正好的哼着道。
Liu Ming, sitting beside him, hummed in a good mood.
「冷静？若一个人让自己冷静了解这个世界，但了解到最后两分钟，突然出现这样的事，换做是你你会不震惊吗？这根本没法预见！」
“Calm? If a person calmly tries to understand this world, only to have something like this happen in the last two minutes of understanding, wouldn’t you be shocked? There’s simply no way to foresee this!”
「还好吧，小喜不是早就告诉我们了嘛。」
“It’s not that big a deal. Xiaoxi already told us, didn’t he?”
刘明倚靠在木椅子上，一副摆烂的神色。
Liu Ming leaned back in the wooden chair, his expression one of total resignation.
张扬摇摇头，他的心跳平静了下来，随后就是一阵烦闷。
Chang Yang shook his head, his heartbeat calming down, followed by a wave of frustration.
这个月过去了，下个月怎么办，一直靠杨子藏吗。明明是同时进来的人，自己却毫无作为。
This month has passed; what about the next month? One can’t keep relying on Yang ZiCang. They entered at the same time, and yet he has achieved nothing.
梁喜一只手端着盘香气四溢的烤肉，另一只手拿着烛火走进屋内。
Liang Xi walked into the room, holding a plate of fragrant roasted meat in one hand and a candle in the other.
「夜宵来咯！」
“Late-night snack is here!”
沐小雨笑眯眯的从门后跳出来，拉出了个餐车，上面摆着烧茄子，烤土豆片，白菜豆腐汤，以及总部配给的馅饼和小蛋糕。
Mu Xiaoyu popped out from behind the door with a smile, pulling in a cart laden with roasted eggplant, grilled potato slices, cabbage and tofu soup, along with rationed pies and small cakes from headquarters.
「来，咱们平安度过第一个月末，庆祝下吧！」女孩颇有女主人的风范张罗着。
“Come on, let’s celebrate making it through the first month!” The girl orchestrated with the poise of a hostess.
「好香啊。」
“Smells so good.”
刘明赶紧起身接过他手上的盘子，张扬也起身帮少女将餐车拉进来。
Liu Ming quickly stood up to take the dishes from his hands, while Chang Yang also got up to help the girl pull the cart inside.
「要开动了吗。」
“Ready to dig in?”
「等下！」沐小雨举起只手：「等等，还有人喔。」
“Wait!” Mu Xiaoyu raised a hand: “Hold on, there’s still someone coming.”
张扬和刘明看过来，梁喜道：「难道大哥要回来？」
Chang Yang and Liu Ming looked over as Liang Xi asked, “Could the boss be coming back?”
「嗯嗯。」沐小雨狠狠点了点白皙的下巴：「他还说，要送给大家礼物。」
“Mm-hmm.” Mu Xiaoyu nodded her pale chin firmly: “He also says he has presents for everyone.”
几分钟后，趴在剧场二楼窗口的几人看向门口出现的两道手电光，空荡荡的大厅传来两人的说话声。
A few minutes later, the group sprawled by the window on the theater’s second floor saw two flashlight beams at the entrance. Voices echoed across the empty hall from the approaching pair.
「嗨~」
“Hey~”
「哈喽~哈哈，美女。」洛宾挥舞着手臂。
“Haha, hello—hello, beautiful!” Robin Lo waved his arm.
他和杨子藏拎着大包小包的行李。
He and Yang ZiCang lugged large bags and suitcases.
「哎呀，好不容易又回来了，哟嗬，现在干净不少嘛。」
“Ah, finally made it back—whoa, it’s a lot cleaner now.”
「闲着没事就打扫呗。」
“Just killed time by cleaning up.”
梁喜对着几人介绍道道：「这位是洛宾大叔，这片空间就是我们三个当时打下来的。」
“This is Brother Robin Lo,” Liang Xi introduced to the others, “the three of us took down this space back then.”
当时的情况，梁喜这些天已经不止一次在几人耳边说过了，那件屋子里的战斗痕迹，以及弥漫整个剧场的雷霆，早已让他们对当时的情况心中有数。
The situation at that time had been recounted by Liang Xi in their ears more than once over the past few days; the traces of battle in that room, along with the thunder that permeated the entire theater, had long given them an idea of what had happened.
「干嘛不直接来我身边呢。」沐小雨嘟着嘴。
“Why didn’t you just come straight over to me?” Mu Xiaoyu pouted.
「嘿嘿，小美女生气了，这不是咱们杨大先生为了礼貌嘛。」
“Hehe, the little beauty is angry. It’s just that our esteemed Master Yang was being polite.”
入座后，几人边吃边讲着失频之地的见闻。
After taking their seats, they ate and talked about their experiences in the Shibin Wastes.
梁喜和沐小雨都听得津津入味。
Liang Xi and Mu Xiaoyu both listened with great interest.
「哥，礼物是什么啊？」
“Brother, what’s the gift?”
饭后，已经熟络的梁喜有种主人翁精神的替其余三人问到。
After the meal, Liang Xi, now familiar with everyone, took on a host-like demeanor and asked on behalf of the other three.
「首先呢，是这些。」
“First of all, there are these.”
洛宾扯来了几件行李包裹，打开了满满当当小半屋子的日用品。
Robin Lo dragged over a few luggage bags and opened them, revealing a small half-room full of daily necessities.
四人说开心吧，又透露着失望，说失望吧，这又是急需的。
The four of them were happy yet showed a hint of disappointment—if disappointed, this was also something urgently needed.
「挺，挺好的，啊哈哈。」梁喜缓解尴尬的叉着腰笑道。
“It’s, it’s pretty good, ahahaha.” Liang Xi awkwardly laughed, hands on his hips to ease the tension.
「没事儿，这只是我，代表我们大甲方筑货队带给各位的礼物。」
“No worries, these are just meant to represent a gift from our big client, the Zhu Cargo Crew.”
杨子藏默默捂住了脸。
Yang Zicang silently covered his face.
「大甲方？」
“Big client?”
梁喜好奇的念叨了下这个名字，随后脸上的肉皮牵强的扯了扯。
Liang Xi muttered the name out of curiosity, but then the skin on his face tightened with a forced tug.
「说正事，我想让你们试试能不能运用这个。」
“Let’s get down to business; I want you all to try to see if you can use this.”
Moexl闪动，杨子藏摊开手掌，光芒他掌心勾勒出半透明的书卷。
Moxel flickered, and Yang Zicang opened his palm, where a translucent scroll materialized from the glow.
「这是什么？」
“What’s this?”
「你们可以理解为，武侠世界里传功后就能学会的武技，或者是游戏里一拍就能学会的技能书。」
“You can think of it as a martial art you learn instantly from a power transfer in a wuxia world, or a skill book you slap to learn in a game.”
杨子藏将它首先递给了张扬。
Yang Zicang handed it first to Chang Yang.
「我？」张扬没想到杨子藏首先会给自己技能书。
“Me?” Chang Yang hadn’t expected Yang Zicang to give the skill book to him of all people.
「试试看能不能用？」
“Try it out—see if it works?”
杨子藏单纯只是照顾这个跟自己联系最少的「朋友」，而且相比于小雨和刘明，他要沉稳不少，做小白鼠正合适。
Yang Zicang simply wanted to look after this “friend” he least interacted with, and compared to Xiaoyu and Liu Ming, Chang Yang was much calmer, making him the perfect test subject.
张扬感受着里面蕴含的信息。
Chang Yang sensed the information within it.
《代练契约——琉璃感知，95年修习经验。》
“Boosting Contract—Lucid Sense, 95 years of cultivation experience.”
「代练契约？这，这真是跟技能书一样的东西，这个世界太神奇了，是魔法吗？」张扬道。
“A boosting contract? This, this really is just like a skill book. How surreal is this world? Is it magic?” Chang Yang asked.
刘明急的跳脚，恨不得把这光芒凝聚的代练契约塞这小子的嘴巴里。
Liu Ming was hopping with impatience, wanting nothing more than to shove the glowing contract into the kid’s mouth.
「你快用吧。」
“Just use it already.”
「切，皇帝不急急死太监。」张扬挪了挪屁股，开始按杨子藏的指导紧握这代练契约，它缓慢化为光芒融入身体。
“Ha, the emperor isn’t worried but the eunuch’s bursting his gut.” Chang Yang shifted in his seat, gripping the boosting contract tightly as Yang Zicang instructed. It slowly dissolved into beams of light, merging with his body.
随后张扬如同入定般坐在椅子上，久久没有动静。
Then, Chang Yang sat in the chair like a Chan meditator, motionless for a long while.
当他睁开眼后，其双眸轮廓都要清晰了些。
When he opened his eyes, the contours of them seemed even sharper than before.
「怎么样？」 刘明紧张问到。
“How did it go?” Liu Ming asked nervously.
「我感觉，以后遇到普通伤势也能快速复原了，哪怕重伤也能养好。」
“I feel like even ordinary injuries will heal quickly from now on, and even serious wounds can be nursed back.”
「这，居然这么好。」
“This… it’s actually that good.”
张扬心中即感动又震动。
Chang Yang was both moved and shaken in his heart.
这可是稀缺的治疗能力，不属于Moexl的治疗能力。
This was a rare healing ability—one that didn’t belong to Moxel’s repertoire.
「谢谢你，子藏。」
“Thank you, ZiCang.”
「不客气，咱们以后互帮互助。」
“You’re welcome. Let’s help each other out from now on.”
杨子藏一一分发下去。
Yang Zicang distributed them one by one.
「这些契约非常难得，我给你们这个还有另一个目的。」
“These contracts are extremely rare. I’m giving them to you for another reason as well.”
「什么目的？」 几人都看向他。
“What reason?” Several of them looked at him.
「根据我这些日子的经历和经验来看，对Moexl线条的多少我有种猜测。」
“Based on my experiences and observations over these past few days, I have a guess about the quantity of Moxel’s lines.”
洛宾竖起了耳朵。
Robin Lo pricked up his ears.
他看著这些代练契约非常眼馋，任洛宾觉得对杨子藏的情报收集得已然十分详尽，但当小伙掏出了这东西后，他依旧觉得脑袋像是被狠狠敲了一棒槌般。
He eyed those leveling contracts with intense envy. Even though Robin Lo believed his intelligence on Yang Zicang was already exhaustive, seeing the young man pull out these items still made him feel like his head had been slammed with a club.
他是怎么获得这东西的，有多少，洛宾毫无头绪，只有叹服。
How had he obtained them? How many did he have? Robin Lo had no idea—only a sense of reluctant admiration.
「根据我认识的四边形Moexl，以及收集的相关信息来看，四边形Moexl的拥有者们的意志力或精神状态都非常出色。 所以我想，你们修习这些技能后把身体和精神养起来，这个月，或者是下个月再去容纳Moexl，可能会有意外之喜也说不定。」
“From the QuadMoxel I know and the relevant information I’ve gathered, the owners of QuadMoxel all possess remarkable willpower or mental fortitude. So I’m thinking, after you practicing these skills and building up your body and spirit, if you try to accommodate a Moxel this month or next, there might be an unexpected pleasant surprise.”
听到这话，三人都有意动。
Hearing this, the three of them were all intrigued.
梁喜道：「只要大家不成为我这种Moexl就好了。」
Liang Xi remarked, “I just hope none of you end up with a Moxel like mine.”
他对自己的Moexl很是不满意，还好现在自己学会了技能，弥补了部分不足。
He was quite dissatisfied with his own Moxel, but fortunately, he had now learned skills that compensated for some of its shortcomings.
张扬深以为然的点头，四边形他不敢奢望，只要能成为三角形Moexl就已经很棒了，而如果是跟梁喜一样的折线Moexl，那种绝望他都不愿去想。
Chang Yang nodded in deep agreement; a Quad Moxel was beyond his wildest dreams—merely becoming a triangular Moxel would be excellent enough. As for ending up with a zigzag Moxel like Liang Xi’s, that was a despair he didn’t even want to contemplate.
洛宾长叹口气：「如果是这样，子藏，你可是真的为后面的人带来了份天大的礼物。」
Robin Luo let out a long sigh: “If that’s the case, ZiCang, you’ve truly left a monumental gift for those who come after us.”
「前提是咱们这三位先驱能够成功。」 杨子藏笑著对三人道。
“That is, provided the three of us pioneers succeed first,” Yang Zicang said with a smile to the others.
使命感顿生的三人欢天喜地的使用掉代练契约。
A newfound sense of mission sparked within them, and brimming with joy, the three activated the proxy training contracts.