Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.115 第115章 大香丸
第115章 大香丸
Chapter 115: The Great Fragrance Pill
花了几分钟恶魇列车回到了之前分别之所，洛宾正蹲在地上看著那些战斗过的痕迹。
The Nightmare Train took a few minutes to return to where they had parted earlier. Robin Lo crouched on the ground, examining the traces of battle.
「怎么样？」 他起身对著杨子藏问到。
“How is it?” He stood up and asked Yang Zicang.
青年双手插兜，摇了摇头，将山里遭遇说了出来。
The young man, hands in his pockets, shook his head and recounted what they had encountered in the mountains.
听完关于那出现的神秘幻影的消息，洛宾眼睛虚了虚，嘿嘿一笑道：
Hearing about the mysterious apparition that appeared, Robin Lo narrowed his eyes and chuckled:
「我们先来分析分析情报。」
“Let’s analyze the information first.”
杨子藏笑了笑，他知道洛宾是想嘚瑟下自己的四边形Moexl。 作为情报分析类的Moexl，也只有在自己这种人前显摆下，对于其他人只有保密的份儿。 估计成功升级Moexl后，洛宾这虚胖的家伙，早就忍得抓耳挠腮了。
Yang Zicang chuckled, knowing full well that Robin Lo was itching to show off his QuadMoxel. As a Moxel designed for intelligence analysis, it was only before someone like himself that Robin could flaunt it—everyone else was strictly kept in the dark. He could almost picture it: after successfully upgrading his Moxel, this paunchy fellow must have been practically clawing at the walls, desperate to spill the beans.
两人一车站在林边，洛宾道：「山里面那家伙一见你，就表现出很强的气势对吧。」
Man and vehicle stood side by side at the edge of the forest, when Robin Lo remarked, “That thing in the mountains, the moment it laid eyes on you, it flaunted some pretty fierce intimidation, didn’t it?”
「气势倒还好，不过是站在空中警告的我，能飞的应该都很厉害吧。」
“Intimidation wasn’t so bad—just that it stood in midair to warn me off. Anything that can take to the sky must mean serious business, right?”
至少赵安龙和抵御者都不会飞，想到这里杨子藏的脸上露出丝古怪神色。
At least Zhao Anlong and the Defenders can’t fly; thinking of this, a peculiar expression appeared on Yang Zicang’s face.
失频之地真的有这么么强的存在吗？
Could there truly exist such a powerful being in the Shibin Wastes?
「能飞？」
“Able to fly?”
洛宾想了想，眉头瞬间拧成了一股绳，刚刚诞生的某些使用Moexl的兴奋劲儿也按了下去。 如果真的遇到能够飞行的存在，那对方的实力很可能非常恐怖。
Robin Lo thought for a moment, his brows instantly knotting into a tight rope as the initial thrill of using Moxel faded. If he were truly facing something capable of flight, the enemy’s strength would likely be terrifying.
换句话说，待在这里的危险系数已迅速放大。
In other words, the danger coefficient of staying here had rapidly escalated.
杨子藏嗯了声，摩挲著下巴道：「他说这次就当没看到你，相当于放你一马，随后又说那边有人来了。」
Yang Zicang hummed in agreement, rubbing his chin. “He said he’d act like he didn’t see you this time, basically giving you a pass, then he said someone was coming over there.”
洛宾拿树枝在地上随手划出个地图，自己两人所在的位置在这山的东北方向，而另一群人此刻是在西南方，刚好在这些山的对面。
Robin Lo casually sketched a map with a stick on the ground, marking their position in the northeast of the mountain, while the other group was to the southwest, just opposite these mountains.
「接下来是你用侦查型秘技后，对方直接就攻击你了，还展露出了五边型的符号，嗯，是从眼睛展现，这根月影们标志的差不多。」
“Next, after you used the reconnaissance secret technique, they attacked you directly and showed a pentagonal symbol. Hmm, it appeared from the eyes, pretty much identical to the Moon Shadow mark.”
「我去看看对面是什么人吧。」
“I’ll go see who those people over there are.”
杨子藏站起身就要离去，这次洛宾要跟著一起，他怕那道人影说出那话就是为了让两人分开。 杨子藏点头同意，接近二十分钟后，绕了一大圈的列车出现在另一端。
Yang Zicang stood up and prepared to leave, but this time Robin Lo insisted on going along, afraid that the shadowy figure’s words were a ploy to split them up. Yang Zicang nodded in agreement, and after nearly twenty minutes of circling around, the train reappeared from the other end.
地平线上真有群人正在往这边来。
On the horizon, a group of people was indeed heading their way.
「竟然没骗我们。」
“They weren’t lying to us after all.”
洛宾皱了皱眉，原本以为是怪物在虚张声势的他有点拿不准了。
Robin Lo frowned, the suspicion that the monster was bluffing now hard to cling to.
昏暗光线下，举着火把的一堆人没多久便边聊着天边走了过来。
Under the dim light, a group of people holding torches soon approached while chatting.
突然瞧见前方阴暗绰绰的树林边缘有两道人影，这群人顿时警惕起来。
Suddenly catching sight of two figures at the edge of the dark, shadowy woods ahead, they instantly became vigilant.
「那边两位朋友，会说人话吗？」
“You two over there, can you speak human language?”
「干你祖宗的姥姥，你会说人话吗？」
“Your ancestor’s granny, can *you* speak human language?”
听到洛宾的回答，对面几人甚为满意的点头，问话对着身旁跟树先生差不多的队长嘿笑着汇报道：「老大，确定对面是老乡，不是山里变的怪物。」
Hearing Robin Lo’s reply, the few across from him nodded with considerable satisfaction. The questioner grinned and reported to the leader beside him, who looked much like Mr. Tree: “Boss, confirmed—they’re fellow townsfolk, not monsters turned from the mountains.”
「嗯，不过大家还是小心点。」
“Hmm, but let’s all still stay cautious.”
那几人中，说完这话的干瘦邋遢之人往前走去，边走皮肤上出现带金白色的时序增幅虚影，全身上下亮闪闪的，凭添了几分贵气。
Among those people, the gaunt and unkempt man who had just spoken stepped forward. As he walked, a golden-white residual phantom of Chronos enhancement appeared on his skin, his entire body shimmering brightly, adding a semblance of nobility.
「对面几位，我叫甲子间，请问你们是哪里来的。」
“You folks over there, my name is Jiazi Term. May I ask where you’re from?”
「我叫周立仁，附近棚区的。请问你们两位是打算进山吗？」
“I’m Zhou Liren, from the nearby Peng Zone. Are you two planning to head into the mountains?”
「正是。」
“Exactly.”
「这后面的几匹多出来的山应该是绯月区域，最近咱们大棚的人好些失踪在里面了。奉劝两位还是别贸然进去，平白丢了性命。」
“The extra peaks behind here belong to the Crimson Moon Zone. Lately, several of our people from the shed have gone missing inside. I urge you two not to rush in recklessly and lose your lives for nothing.”
洛宾走上前：「那各位是打算干嘛去？」
Robin Lo stepped forward: “So, what are you all planning to do?”
这十来人闹哄哄的举着火把铺开阵列。
The group of about a dozen people noisily raised their torches and spread out in formation.
周立仁淡笑了声道：
Zhou Liren let out a faint smile and said,
「当然是进山寻宝。我们有除瘴之法，跟普通的队伍可不一样，更别说有这么多人。」
“We’re going into the mountains to find treasure, of course. We have a method to ward off miasma, so we’re nothing like ordinary teams, let alone with so many people.”
「俺们有从山里活着出来的人，哈哈，这就是咱们的进山资本，想要的话，一百年寿命换一枚避瘴香丸。」
“We’ve got folks who came out alive from the mountains, haha, that’s our capital for venturing in. If you want in, swap a hundred years of life for one Miasma-Repelling Incense Pellet.”
队伍中一人举起个香囊，杨子藏两人的确能闻到这些人身上浓郁的药材气味。
One person in the team held up a sachet. Indeed, Yang Zicang and his companion could smell the strong medicinal herbs on these people.
杨子藏打量着这些人，对面也警惕的看着自己两人。
Yang Zicang sized up the group, while the others stared back at them warily.
「靠它们就能规避危险？」
“Relying on those can you avoid danger?”
「看来这两位并不相信咱们，我们走吧。」
“Looks like these two don’t believe us. Let’s move on.”
这支十来人的队伍绕过杨子藏两人往前方走去，闻着他们身上香料的味道，杨子藏感觉身心都平静了好些。
The team of about a dozen bypassed Yang Zicang and his companion and headed forward. As he caught the scent of the spices on them, Yang Zicang felt his mind and body calm down considerably.
这不是除瘴的香丸，这是能凝神静气的香丸。
These weren’t pellets to ward off miasma; they were pellets to focus the mind and soothe the spirit.
「等下，一百年我可以买颗香丸，但要给我配方。」杨子藏道。
“Hold on, a hundred years I can buy a pellet, but you have to give me the recipe,” Yang Zicang said.
队伍中一人转身：
One person in the team turned around:
「一百？笑话。朋友，我看你也是个识货的，诚心想要可以给算你五百年。」
“A hundred? Ridiculous. Friend, I can see you know your goods. If you’re sincere, I can give it to you for five hundred years.”
洛宾小声凑到他肩膀旁：「我知道你时序多，但别乱花啊，这玩意儿除了幻境场稍微提高点精神清醒度外能有什么用。」
Robin Lo leaned in close to his shoulder and whispered, “I know you’ve got plenty of Chronos, but don’t waste it. Other than boosting mental clarity a bit in the illusion realm, what the hell is this stuff even good for?”
「能应对幻境场的物品，除了这香丸，你给我再找一样出来。」
“Find me another item besides these incense pellets that can deal with the illusion realm.”
洛宾嘴巴张了张，喉咙里嘿了声。
Robin Lo opened his mouth, then let out a stifled “Heh” from his throat.
「好好好好，说实话，有时候觉得你更适合我这个Moexl。但我还是觉得这时序花得冤枉。」
“Fine, fine, fine, fine. Honestly, sometimes I feel you’re more cut out for my Moxel role than I am. But I still say spending Chronos on this is a total ripoff.”
那群人听到洛宾的话，立时紧张的转身跑了回来。
At the sound of Robin Lo’s words, the group spun around nervously and rushed back.
「你们真打算要？」一人紧张问到。
“Are you guys seriously gonna buy it?” one of them asked frantically.
领头的周立仁一巴掌打在他伸出的手上，转头看向对面的杨子藏：
The leader, Zhou Liren, slapped the hand the man had extended, then turned to look Yang ZiCang straight in the eye:
「五百年要不要，要我现在就给你写配方。」
“Five hundred years—yes or no? Say the word, and I’ll write you the recipe right now.”
若真能把一个香料的配方卖到五百年，周立仁觉得自己这趟进不进山都赚翻了。
If he could really sell a spice recipe for five hundred years, Zhou Liren felt that whether or not he went into the mountains this time, he’d have already hit the jackpot.
「我不知道真假，你写了后，给我现场做一份，有效果我就给你时序。」
“I don’t know if it’s real or fake. Write it, and make a batch on the spot for me. If it works, I’ll give you the Chronos.”
「那怎么能行，若是你看了说是假的，配方不就被你看去了。」
“How can that work? If you look at it and claim it’s fake, the recipe’s just gone and you’ve seen it all for free.”
杨子藏静静立在原地，身上却瞬间散发出幽远气息。
Yang ZiCang stood perfectly still, yet a deep, ancient aura instantly emanated from his body.
[沉吟之夜！]
[Chime Night!]
刚说完话的周立仁等人迅速感觉到逼窄的窒息感涌来。
Zhou Liren and his companions, who had just spoken, immediately felt a suffocating pressure closing in on them.
有些精神力较差的人更是觉得自己置身海底，仿佛自己被世界抛弃。
Those with weaker mental fortitude felt as if they were submerged deep in the ocean, abandoned by the world.
「你有…精神系…」
“You have… a psychic…”
「幻，幻境技能！」
“Ill, illusion skills!”
唰，杨子藏解除了沉吟之夜，这几人顿时如同从水中被捞出般大口喘着气。
With a swoosh, Yang Zicang dispelled Chime Night, and the group gasped for air as if pulled from water.
「看你们的反应…」杨子藏赞赏的点点头，」的确比别人要强那么点。不过这种程度的抵抗效果，五百年太贵了。最多三百年，否则我就走了。」
“Judging by your reactions…” Yang Zicang nodded in approval, “You are indeed a bit stronger than others. But with resistance at this level, five hundred is too steep. At most three hundred, or I’m leaving.”
对面十来人愣然的互相看了眼。对面居然有制造精神幻觉的能力，这相当于直接验货了！
The dozen or so people opposite exchanged stunned glances. Their opponent possessed the ability to create mental illusions—it was practically a live demonstration!
「三百…敢问阁下是哪位？」队长周立仁此刻小心翼翼的问道，对面的小子绝对是哪个大棚的高手，应该是发现了这绯月级山孪的存在，前来探查情况的高手。
“Three hundred… may I ask who you are, sir?” Captain Zhou Liren asked cautiously. The young man before them was undoubtedly a master from some major faction, likely here to investigate the existence of this Crimson-Moon Grade mountain lair.
杨子藏淡淡道：「甲子间。」
Yang Zicang said flatly, “Jiazi Term.”
「甲子间…」几人念叨了下。
“Jiazi Term…” the group muttered the name.
大伙儿都没听过这名字，但不妨碍他们从现在开始认识这名青年。
None of them had heard of it before, but that didn’t stop them from beginning to get acquainted with this young man right now.
周立仁看了看衣服兜里的香丸。
Zhou Liren glanced at the incense pellet in his pocket.
这香丸目前除了这座危险无比的A级区域能用上，在其它地方只是普通香料而已。
Currently, this incense pellet could only be used in this perilous A-level zone; elsewhere, it was just ordinary spice.
「好，三百就三百。」
“Fine, three hundred it is.”
面对实力不知深浅的两人，队长也没继续擡价，赶紧将配方写了出来，并用随身携带的药材现场做了枚作为附赠的。
Faced with two people whose true capabilities were unknown, the team leader didn’t continue to raise the price. He quickly wrote down the formula and, using the medicinal herbs he carried with him, made one on the spot as a complimentary gift.
「它有名字吗？」
“Does it have a name?”
「没有，我们都喊的大香丸，你要讲究可以自己取个。」
“No, we just call it the Big Aroma Pill. If you want it to be more refined, you can name it yourself.”
「那以后就叫它大甲方香丸吧。」
“Then let’s call it the Big Jia Fang Pill from now on.”
洛宾毫不犹豫的开口，随后他感觉身旁一道犀利的目光落在自己身上。
Robin Lo spoke without hesitation, but then he felt a sharp gaze falling on him from beside.
「叫清神香丸吧。」杨子藏眼眸微眯的道。
“Let’s call it the Clear Spirit Pill.” Yang ZiCang said with his eyes narrowed.
队长给杨子藏进行了主动投资，杨子藏返还了他300N。
The team leader conducted a Pro-Invest for Yang ZiCang, and Yang ZiCang returned 300N to him.
送走十来人后，两人商议了阵子，原地搭了个帐篷。到第二天下午，这队人竟然真的出来了，只有两人受伤。
After sending off the group of over a dozen people, the two discussed for a while and set up a tent on the spot. By the afternoon of the next day, that team actually came out, with only two injured.
「有没有遇到危险。」
“Did you encounter any danger?”
洛宾起身对着扛着几头野兽尸体的众人道，他们还采集了不少矿植物，看上去收获颇丰。
Robin Lo stood up and said to the crowd who were carrying the bodies of several wild beasts. They had also collected quite a few plants and minerals, looking as if they had made a bountiful harvest.
「两位竟然还在这里，这次进去我们运气好，没有见到那个恐怖的守山幻影，只是遇到了些精神干扰，有香丸就不会怕它们。」
“You two are still here. This time, we got lucky inside and didn’t see that terrifying mountain guardian phantom. We only encountered some mental interference, but with those aroma pills, we had nothing to fear from them.”
「里面是什么精神干扰？」
“What kind of mental interference is inside?”
「我们之前进去的人会觉得自己变成了怪物，或者自己的手臂变成了怪物，自己把自己砍死了。但有了香丸，虽然也会有那种强烈的感觉，但至少还分得清现实。」
“The people we sent in before felt like they had turned into monsters, or that their arms had become monsters, and they ended up killing themselves. But with the incense pellets, although they still experience that intense sensation, they can at least tell apart reality.”
原来是这样，杨子藏暗自点头，眼前这支队伍哪怕十来人，但想要稳定这片区域也是非常困难，不愧是A级区域。
So that’s how it is, Yang Zicang nodded inwardly. Even with a team of about ten people, stabilizing this area was an extremely difficult task—truly worthy of an A-class zone.
对于普通Moexl的拥有者们来说的确是个巨大的险地。
For ordinary owners of Moxels, it is indeed a massive death trap.
「呃…两位，要不去我们棚区坐坐？就在二三十多里外，不算很远，半天就到了。」
“Uh… you two, how about stopping by our Peng Zone for a bit? It’s just twenty or thirty miles away, not too far—half a day’s journey.”
想走又不好直接走的周立仁故意说得很难似的邀请。
Zhou Liren, wanting to leave but unable to do so directly, deliberately feigned reluctance in his invitation.
「不用了，我们也准备进山里看看，你们能出来我们放心多了。」
“No need—we’re about to head into the mountains ourselves. Your safe return is a great relief.”
这队人大喜著离开，对两个实力不知深浅的人他们也不想过多接触，刚才不过是对赚了三百年时序的顾客的客套罢了。
The team departed in high spirits. They had no desire to interact excessively with these two strangers, whose true strength was uncertain; their earlier words were merely polite formalities for customers who had earned three hundred years of Chronos.
等人走后，洛宾结合昨夜和今天收集到的关于此地的信息，开始展开Moexl收集额外情报。
After they left, Robin Lo, combining the information gathered from last night and today about this location, began deploying Moxel to collect additional intelligence.
[我将消耗1N本金窥秘目标额外资讯。]
[I will consume 1N of principal to unveil hidden information about the target.]
[我发现杨子藏描述中所见之幻影，应是被未知力量所约束，他大部分攻击是在虚张声势。]
[I discovered that the phantom seen in Yang Zicang’s description seemed to be constrained by an unknown force, and most of his attacks were just a bluff.]
洛宾满脸喜色的张开眼。
Robin Lo opened his eyes, his face beaming with joy.
「好家伙，那东西果然是在吓唬咱们，不过昨夜对你的精神攻击也是有可能会真的伤害到你，但绝对没有想像的那么夸张。」
“Hell of it—that thing really was just trying to scare us. But don’t get me wrong, that mental attack on you last night could have genuinely hurt, just nowhere near as bad as you imagined.”
杨子藏心中对山里那幻影的压力顿时轻松不少。
The crushing weight of the mountain phantom’s menace suddenly lightened in Yang Zicang’s heart.
「既然如此的话。」 杨子藏笑了笑：」洛哥，我看这里的念能力比想像中的要弱不少，要不我们开展点别的业务？ 你也知道，逐银那边对我的怨气很大。」
“With that being the case.” Yang Zicang grinned, “Brother Lo, I think the ghostly power here is a lot weaker than we thought. Why don’t we branch out a bit? You know how much resentment Ju Yin Chase has toward me.”
洛宾脸色一变看向他：「你想干嘛。」
Robin Lo’s face stiffened as he stared at him. “What are you getting at?”
「这山这么大，我们俩进去得转到什么时候，何不多叫点人。」
“With a mountain this big, for just the two of us to explore it all would take forever. So, why not bring in some more people?”
洛宾警惕道：「你可是说好了这里的念能力给我的。」
Robin Lo shot back, wary: “We had a deal—the power in this mountain is mine.”
「八字还没一撇呢，而且我又没说要放弃。」
“We’re still far from sealing that deal, and I never said I was backing out.”
「这…」
“This…”