Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.25 第25章 共鸣时序战器
第25章 共鸣时序战器
Chapter 25: The Resonating Chronos Weapon
趁乱抢枪之人所注入枪内的剩余时序，被慌忙抽出。
The emergency extraction of the remaining Chronos that the gun-snatcher had injected into the firearm had just taken place.
此刻对方哪里还有控制丝线的机会。
At this moment, how could the opponent still have a chance to control the threads?
引力弧光的黑洞将丝线牵引，两秒不到，杨子藏就听到长街那头传来阵阵惊呼。
Grav-Arc’s black hole tugged at the threads, and within less than two seconds, Yang Zicang could hear a series of startled cries from the far end of the long street.
丝线们寸寸消失。
The threads vanished inch by inch.
「谁在阴我。」 杨子藏自灰尘内窜出。
“Who’s setting me up?” Yang Zicang burst out of the dust.
街道尽头苍老的妇人倒在几名年轻人怀里。 她气息微弱的抬手，指向杨子藏。
At the end of the street, an elderly woman collapsed into the arms of a few young people. With a weak raise of her hand, she pointed at Yang Zicang.
「啊啊，魔鬼！」
“Ahh, demon!”
「我的腿，我的眼睛…」
“My legs, my eyes…”
杨子藏身后，烟尘另一边的乌合之众们惨叫声一片。
Behind Yang Zicang, beyond the other side of the smoke, a chorus of agonized screams erupted from the unruly mob.
汽车爆炸产生的巨大震荡，让车上的两人摔在地上，吐血抽搐。 他们的寿命本就不多，无法尽数防御全部内脏。
The massive shockwave from the car explosion sent two people crashing to the ground, spitting blood and convulsing. Their lifespans were limited, making it impossible to fully defend all their internal organs.
同在抽搐的，还有四散开的血红发动机碎片，它染血的外壳长著怪物鳞甲，这发动机是被消灭后的恶魇。
Also quivering were the scattered fragments of the blood-red engine, whose bloodstained shell bore monster scales—this engine was the remnants of a vanquished nightmare.
「发动机吃的是血肉，不是汽油…」
“The engine feeds on flesh and blood, not gasoline…”
杨子藏扭头扫视了周围一眼。
Yang Zicang twisted his head to scan his surroundings.
他终于知道这些汽车燃烧的是什么了。
He finally understood what these cars were burning.
空旷马路上，杨千看得有些茫然，握住金色虚影长刀的手臂略微颤抖。
On the empty road, Yang Qian looked somewhat bewildered, his arm holding the golden phantom blade trembling slightly.
「你，你…」
“You, you…”
之前那场战斗中被鼠人打得毫无还手之力的人，原来还有如此多的时序。 而且他的攻击范围居然这么远。
Wasn’t he the one utterly crushed by the rat-men in that battle before? How did he still have so much Chronos? And his attack range was this far-reaching.
杨子藏弯腰拾起粒石子往外抛去。
Yang Zicang bent down, picked up a small stone, and tossed it outward.
「不，不要啊！」
“No, don’t!”
那个方向的人顿时哭喊著慌忙四散开来。
The crowd in that direction instantly burst into tearful screams, scattering wildly in panic.
「他是恶魔，你们谁去杀死他！」
“He’s a demon! Someone go kill him!”
啲咑！ 石子落在地上，弹了几下咕噜噜滚动到路中间。
*Clink!* The stone hit the ground, bounced a few times, and rolled with a hollow rumble to the middle of the road.
附近被石子碰到的人已经吓得尿裤子了，结果这只是普通的石子儿而已。
Those who had been grazed by the stone were already scared stiff, their pants soaked—only to find it was just an ordinary pebble.
杨千被人撞倒在地上。
Yang Qian was knocked to the ground by someone.
「我现在把这杆枪给你，你觉得守得住它吗？ 靠你的这些人。」
“Now that I’ve handed you this spear, do you think you can guard it with these people of yours?”
[共鸣度50%]
[Resonance: 50%]
杨子藏淡漠看向杨千。
Yang Zicang looked indifferently at Yang Qian.
｛你跟他啰嗦什么，快来我这边。｝
{Why are you wasting time with him? Hurry up and come to me.}
杨子藏不理会洛宾的催促，只是看向那男人。
Yang Zicang ignored Robin Lo’s urging, his gaze fixed solely on the man.
「你走吧，我承认我低估你了，但下次…」
“Get lost. I admit I underestimated you, but next time…”
杨子藏摇摇头，他止住了对方的狠话道：「我给你个机会，来一次真正的投资。」
Yang Zicang shook his head, cutting off the man’s harsh words: “I’ll give you a chance—a real Invest.”
「啥？」 杨千有点茫然的望向他。
“Huh?” Yang Qian looked at him, a layer of confusion clouding his face.
「给我返回你认为，一个拥有四边形Moexl，同时拥有百年器的人，他应获得的投资额度。 我会在未来给予你适宜的说明以回报你。」
“Give me back the Invest quota you think someone who possesses both the QuadMoxel and the Cent-Arms should have. I’ll repay you with suitable assistance in the future.”
去投资传说中的四边形拥有者，这是杨千从来不曾想过的事情。
Investing in the legendary Quad owner was something Yang Qian had never dreamed of.
所有的时序投资，对他来说，都只是按Moexl的反馈来做的而已。
To him, all Chronos Invest was merely acting on the feedback from the Moxel.
但此刻这等平时难得一见的人物就站在自己眼前。
But now, such a rarely-seen figure stood right before him.
还是自己的打劫物件。
And he was the very person he planned to rob.
「你想骗我。」
“You’re trying to fool me.”
「你能成为这个团队话事人之一，脑子应该不至于跟他们一样。 我本意不想与人为敌，而今日之过也全在你们。 这仅是我对你展现的最后的善意。」
“You’ve become one of the decision-makers in this team, so your mind shouldn’t be as dull as theirs. My original intention was never to make enemies, and today’s fault lies entirely on your side. This is the last shred of goodwill I’m showing you.”
杨子藏扫视了眼周围怒视自己的人。
Yang Zicang swept his gaze across the surrounding people who glared at him with hostility.
见到自己的目光扫来，他们连大气也不敢喘，生怕那枚可以变换轨迹的石子落在自己身上。
As his eyes brushed over them, they didn’t even dare to take a deep breath, terrified that the stone capable of shifting its trajectory might land on them.
真是可怜。 杨子藏为他们感到悲哀。
How pathetic. Yang Zicang felt a pang of pity for them.
这里根本不适合他们生存。
This place wasn’t at all suited for their survival.
「算了，我走了，再见。」
“Forget it, I’m leaving. Goodbye.”
杨子藏转身快速离开，不再看这个人。
Yang Zicang turned around and strode away quickly, not bothering to look at this man again.
梁喜早就在自己的心灵传输提示下跑掉了。
Liang Xi, alerted by her telepathic notification, had already made her escape a long time ago.
见到杨子藏快速远去的身影，杨千略显焦躁的爬起，站在原地。
Seeing Yang Zicang quickly fading into the distance, Yang Qian scrambled to his feet with a hint of agitation, standing rooted to the spot.
这情绪随著青年的离去而快速递增。
This restlessness grew rapidly with the young man’s departure.
他数次想要喊住杨子藏，他想问对方给予的回报是什么。
Several times, he wanted to call out to Yang Zicang, to inquire what repayment the other party would offer.
他想问投资后，万一你死了怎么办。
He wanted to ask about Investing—what if Yang Zicang ended up dying?
他想问若是你不讲信用该怎么办。
He wanted to ask, what if Yang Zicang broke his word?
他想问若是我有需求的时候你不出现，或是继续要价又怎么办。
He wanted to ask, what if he, when in need, found that Yang Zicang failed to show up or demanded even more?
可那人根本不给自己机会。
But that man simply wasn’t giving him the chance.
杨子藏太快了，他即将消失在道路边缘的暮色建筑中。
Yang Zicang moved too fast; he was about to vanish behind the dusky buildings shadowing the roadside.
「操！」
“Damn it!”
患得患失的杨千狠狠将刀摔向地面，却因为跟手绑在一起而未能得逞，只是将刀尖与地面相触，擦起几粒火花。
Beset with anxiety over potential gains and losses, Yang Qian harshly hurled the knife to the ground. But because the knife was strapped to his hand, he failed in the attempt; it merely scraped against the floor, sending sparks flying.
「二老大，这狗东西太目中无人了，下次兄弟们一定要把他收拾得服服帖帖的。」
“Second boss, that bastard is just too arrogant! Next time, we’ll put him in his place until he’s docile as a lamb.”
「千哥，千万别上当。」
“Qian-ge, don’t fall for it!”
人群终于再次躁动起来，纷纷咒骂著跑远的杨子藏。
The crowd finally became restless again, everyone spouting curses at the retreating Yang Zicang.
他们重新将这位副队长围在身前。
They huddled once more around the vice-captain.
[0.1R 被融资者返回。]
[0.1R Financier returns. ]
杨子藏本也没想靠几句话就打动对方，他只是想给注视这里的人做出点提醒。
Yang Zicang had never seriously expected his mere words to sway the man—what he meant to do was offer a slight warning to those watching him.
一个拥有百年器的四边形Moexl之人，不是普通宵小有资格冒犯的。
A man wielding a Cent-Arms of QuadMoxel standing was someone that common riffraff had no right to trifle with.
希望能借这几句话，打消一些脑回路还算正常的人的觊觎吧。
He simply hoped these words would deter some—at least those still capable of rational thought.
「呵，我的最高投资人，我该去哪找你。」 杨子藏半开玩笑的缓和著情绪道。
“Ha, my esteemed Investor, where am I supposed to find you?” Yang Zicang said half-jokingly, trying to ease the tension.
｛从右手边那栋废弃的居民楼，向西北方向横穿两百米，有个小门。 走那里能避开另一支过来的队伍。｝
{From the abandoned residential building on the right, go two hundred meters northwest, there’s a small door. You can dodge the other team coming this way through there.}
「然后呢，去哪找你？」
“And then? Where do I find you?”
｛科技博物馆。｝
{The Science and Technology Museum.}
杨子藏与梁喜会和，共同到达了洛宾所说的废弃公共建筑内。
Yang Zicang regrouped with Liang Xi and together they arrived at the abandoned public building mentioned by Robin Lo.
此刻虽然已经过去了一个多小时，可夕阳依旧挂在地平线边缘，相比之前仅坠落了丝毫。
Though over an hour had passed, the sunset still lingered on the edge of the horizon, having only dropped a fraction since before.
被紫雾弥盖的荒芜城市笼罩在夕阳余晖中。
The desolate city, shrouded in purple mist, was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
「需要喝水吗？」
“Need some water?”
陈腐的黑暗楼道内传来那位投资者的声音。
The Investor’s voice came from within the musty, dark corridor.
「不用。 不过，我的确有点渴。」
“No, I’m fine. But I could use a drink, actually.”
杨子藏下意识的说道，说出口才反应过来自己干嘛会跟著去回答自己下意识的想法。
Yang Zicang answered unconsciously, only realizing after the words left his mouth why he had responded to his own fleeting thought.
「啤酒怎么样。」
“How about beer?”
「……」
「……」
感受到自己差点说出「我不太喜欢啤酒」这句话后，杨子藏赶紧稳住心神，不让自己跟著这个声音去回答问题。
Sensing that he was about to blurt out “I don’t really like beer,” Yang Zicang quickly steadied himself, refusing to let the voice lead him into answering.
「噢，不用担心，我没有恶意，这只是我的能力而已，没办法，我也控制不好它。」
“Oh, don’t worry, I mean no harm. It’s just my ability—I can’t control it well either.”
鬼鬼祟祟的男人身影出现在楼梯口，他看向杨子藏手上的枪，露出吃惊与羡慕神色。
A furtive male figure appeared at the stairway, his eyes fixed on the gun in Yang Zicang’s hand, revealing a mixture of surprise and envy.
「正式介绍下好了。 我叫洛宾，没错，这只是个代号，怎么样好听吧。」
“Let me officially introduce myself. My name is Robin Lo. Yeah, it’s just a code name. Sounds cool, doesn’t it?”
「我只知道有个骆宾王。」
“I only know one Luo Binwang.”
「噫，我就晓得一下就能被人猜出取名的灵感来自哪里，哈哈哈。 来，解解渴，这玩意儿可是奢侈品。」
“Bah, I knew it—you’d guess where I got the inspiration from in a single moment, hahaha. Here, quench your thirst. This stuff is a luxury.”
他按开肩膀上的小灯照亮楼道后，递出两罐啤酒。
He flicked on a small lamp on his shoulder to illuminate the corridor, then handed out two cans of beer.
「小孩不能喝酒。」
“Kids can’t drink.”
杨子藏替梁喜拒绝了。
Yang Zicang declined on behalf of Liang Xi.
梁喜看了他一眼，欲言又止。
Liang Xi glanced at him, hesitating as if about to speak but stopping.
「我想知道，你到底想要干嘛？」 杨子藏道。
“I want to know, what the hell are you trying to do?” Yang Zicang asked.
此刻借助光线，看清这人的面目。
Thanks to the light now, he could make out the man’s features clearly.
这是张拥有酒糟鼻，皮肤暗沉，毛孔粗大，但看上去很和蔼随性的微胖中年人。
This was a slightly chubby middle-aged man with a bulbous red nose, dark skin, and coarse pores, yet looking gentle and easygoing.
戴著蓝色布帽的他，就像是个放大版的蓝色矮人。
Wearing a blue cloth hat, he resembled an oversized blue dwarf.
梁喜警惕的看著这人。
Liang Xi stared at him guardedly.
「嘿嘿，聊那个之前我先问问，在原来的世界，你看过那本书吗。」
“Heh heh, before we talk about that, let me ask you: in your original world, have you ever read that book?”
「什么书？」
“What book?”
「‘在树林里，在马什么城，我过著很孤独的生活。‘ 那本书的主人以这句话开篇，这话便可以用来形容我这三年的过活。 怎么样，有文化吧。 噫，现在嘛，我将要从这生活开始转折了，而我希望，你是能促成我转折的那个关键人物。」
“‘In the woods, in some city named Ma, I lived a very solitary life.‘ The owner of that book began with these words, which can perfectly describe my own three years here. How about that, cultured, aren’t I? Hmph, but now, I’m about to turn a new leaf in this life, and I hope you’re the key figure who can bring about that change.”
「你在这里已经三年了？」
“You’ve been here for three years?”
杨子藏暗自心惊，随后心脏怦怦跳，他迫切的道：
Yang Zicang’s heart quivered in secret alarm, then began to pound violently. He asked urgently:
「你说的生活的转折是什么，回到地球吗？」
“What do you mean by a turning point in life? Going back to Earth?”
洛宾丢弃了文绉绉的语气，如醉熏熏的酒鬼般激动抬声道：
Robin Lo abandoned his pretentious tone, shouting excitedly like a drunken sot:
「别做梦了，目前的我看不到丝毫回去的希望，丝毫！」
“Don’t dream about it. For now, I can’t see even a shred of hope of going back, not a shred!”
刚升起的来强烈期待被戳破了。
The intense anticipation that had just risen was shattered.
杨子藏的心瞬间被失望填满，随后他强压下情绪问道：
Yang Zicang’s heart was instantly filled with disappointment, and then he forced down his emotions and asked:
「你说的转折是什么？」
“What do you mean by a turning point?”
「在完成帮忙后，我再告诉你。」
“I’ll tell you after you’ve helped me out.”
洛宾转而神秘的笑了下，满脸都是酒鬼的得意神色。
Robin Lo then gave a mysterious smile, his face brimming with the complacent look of a drunkard.
这倒不是针对杨子藏，而是此人自然而然流露出的习惯性笑容。
This wasn’t targeted at Yang Zicang, but rather a habitual grin that the man naturally let slip.
看来他已经被酒精改变性情了。
It seemed alcohol had already altered his temperament.
[时序战器共鸣度100%]
[Chronos War Gear Resonance 100%]
[我获得了额外可剥离能力，引力弧光。 当前格位：零。]
[I have gained an additional extractable ability: Grav-Arc. Current Slot: Zero.]
关于能力的运用资讯传输自意识中。
Information regarding the ability’s utilization was transmitted from within my consciousness.
[我投入了 9N。 引力弧光格位扩展，当前格位：个位。]
[I invested 9N. Grav-Arc grid expanded, current grid: digit.]
洛宾带著两人在这栋面积宽广，但倒塌了一半的大型建筑内穿梭。
Robin Lo led the two through the sprawling, half-collapsed building.
没多久三人来到个厕所旁堆满垃圾的隐秘凹坑旁，这里曾经是化粪池。
Not long after, the trio arrived at a concealed pit beside a toilet cluttered with rubbish, which once served as a septic tank.
「谁也不会想到，化粪坑内有个 c 级异度空间。 嘿嘿，哥两个，信我就下来吧。 在这个世界，信任是比时序还要珍贵的东西。」
“Nobody would guess there’s a C-level dimensional space inside a septic tank. Hehe, fellas, just trust me and come on down. In this world, trust is a rarer commodity than Chronos itself.”
说罢他跳了下去。
With those words, he jumped down.
上方两人对视了眼，杨子藏正打算说什么，梁喜面露坚毅，紧闭嘴唇跳下。
The two above exchanged a glance. Yang Zicang was about to say something when Liang Xi, a determined look etched on his face and lips tight, leaped down.
「大哥我先去，有危险你就离开。」
“Brother, I’ll go first—if there’s danger you escape.”
下方传来梁喜的声音。
Liang Xi’s voice echoed from below.
咚。
*Thud.*
刚说完这话的梁喜起身，头撞在了坑洞盖板上。
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Liang Xi, upon rising, cracked his head on the pit’s manhole cover.
「哈哈，你的这位同伴真是令人羡慕啊。」
“Ha-ha, you’ve got a truly enviable comrade here.”
洛宾从仅能容人侧身而过的墙壁裂口伸出脑袋道。
Robin Lo poked his head out through a narrow crevice in the wall, barely wide enough for a man to squeeze through sideways.
后跳下来的杨子藏拍拍梁喜肩膀，丝毫不在意他身上的血腥臭味，说道：
Yang Zicang, who had jumped down afterward, patted Liang Xi on the shoulder, utterly indifferent to the bloody stench clinging to him, and said:
「我先进去，武器你拿著在外面等我，有危险就跑。」
“I’ll go in first. You wait outside with the weapon and run if there’s danger.”
「啊，我…」
“Ah, I…”
梁喜接过被硬塞进手中的银色长枪，有些不知所措的站在原地。
Liang Xi took the silver Lance that had been shoved into his hands and stood there, a little at a loss.
看著这个大哥哥进入墙壁裂缝，梁喜心中感动不已，暗自想到一定不要辜负这个人对自己的信任。
Watching this older brother slip through the crack in the wall, Liang Xi was deeply moved and secretly resolved not to betray the trust placed in him.
当两人消失，他忍不住从衣兜里拿出粒拇指大的魔晶，借助微光摸起这把银色长枪，既兴奋又羡慕。
After they both vanished, he couldn’t resist pulling a magic crystal the size of a thumb from his pocket, using its faint glow to examine the silver Lance—his heart brimming with both excitement and envy.
……
这处「多余」的区域是个坑道，像是某种开凿在山体内的运输道路。
This “extra” area was a tunnel, resembling a transport route carved within the mountain.
「你很信任你的那位小同伴嘛。」
“You seem quite trusting of your little companion.”
「还好，他也很信任我。」
“I suppose so. He trusts me a lot too.”
「是啊，都这样该多好，可总有人会打破这份信任。」
“Yes, it’d be nice if everyone were like that. But someone always has to shatter that trust.”
前面的男人说著，将自己的帽子摘下，指了指头上骇人的伤口，它在脑后。
The man ahead remarked as he took off his hat, pointing to a horrific wound on his head—it was at the back of his skull.
「多亏这个世界的奇异物品比较多，我很幸运，才能够活下来。 当然，也多亏我伙伴的说明。」
“Thanks to there being so many bizarre items in this world, I was fortunate enough to survive. And, of course, I owe it to my companion’s help.”
「真是可怕的伤口。」 杨子藏真心的感叹道。
“What a terrible wound.” Yang Zicang let out an earnest sigh.