Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.47 第47章 商业道德 X 寿命果实-3
第47章 商业道德 X 寿命果实–3
Chapter 47: Business Morality x The Fruit of Longevity – 3
杨子藏继续道：「王总，说来很是惭愧，能不能借壹点时序，我会尽快偿还给妳。」
Yang Zicang continued, “President Wang, I’m truly embarrassed to say this, but could you lend me some Chronos? I’ll repay you as soon as possible.”
「可以啊，五千够不够？」
“Sure, is five thousand enough?”
杨子藏喉咙中发出惊异的声音。
A surprised sound escaped Yang Zicang’s throat.
「这么痛快？」
“That generous?”
「当然。正常时间中的月底前还给我就行。」
“Of course. Just pay me back before the end of the month in normal time.”
「哇，王总，我太小看妳了，之前我有哪里做得不对，还请妳担待下。」
“Wow, President Wang, I’ve underestimated you. If I’ve done anything wrong before, please forgive me.”
「利息也是五千年，怎么样，算下来其实不高，或者帮我稳定几个B级交错地，里面收获的时序全部给我。」
“Interest is also five thousand years—pretty low, all things considered. Or, you could stabilize a few Grade-B cross zones for me and give me all the Chronos harvested from them.”
杨子藏将手拿下来，歉意的笑了下，转身离开。
Yang Zicang lowered his hand, smiled apologetically, and turned to leave.
王育安扭头盯著他的背影道：「妳很缺时序对吧，那么少点，年底前稳定四个交错地，如何？」
Warren Wang twisted his head to stare at his retreating back and said, “You’re short on Chronos, aren’t you? How about this—less debt: stabilize four cross zones for me by the end of the year. What do you say?”
杨子藏转过头的眼睛眯了下。
Yang Zicang turned his head, squinting slightly.
王总忽然感觉有点不安。
President Wang suddenly felt a flicker of unease.
「我突然发现，妳对我很了解。」
“I just realized—you know too much about me.”
「妳在说什么？」
“What are you talking about?”
「妳之前不是还很针对我的吗，为什么这次飞跃峡谷突然就信任我了。」
“Weren’t you targeting me before? Why did you suddenly trust me on this Leap Canyon mission?”
杨子藏指了指悬崖外面的那些高耸穿插的锋利石柱。
Yang Zicang pointed at the towering, jagged stone pillars outside the cliff.
「妳杀了李王，妳证明了自己的实力。」
“You killed King Li. You proved your strength.”
「仅仅如此？呵，那妳刚才说我很缺时序，妳是怎么知道的。」
“Just that? Ha. Then how did you know I’m short on Chronos?”
「这，妳不是自己说要找我借时序的吗。」王育安心虚道。
“Well… you yourself said you wanted to borrow Chronos from me, didn’t you?” Warren Wang said, his guilt evident.
杨子藏转头看去。
Yang Zicang turned his head to look.
洛宾跑远了。
Robin Lo had already run far off.
他冷笑了声。
He let out a cold sneer.
「果然‘每个人都在努力变强啊！‘」
“Truly, ‘everyone is working hard to grow stronger!‘“
王育安感觉不妙，却听杨子藏道：「妳最高掌控多少时序在身上。」
Sensing something amiss, Warren Wang heard Yang Zicang ask, “What’s the maximum amount of Chronos you can control at once?”
「妳，妳想干什么。」
“You… what are you planning?”
瞧见这边两人的气氛似乎不对，王迟剑走了过来。
Noticing the tense atmosphere between the two, Wang Chijian walked over.
「妳们在干嘛。」
“What are you two doing?”
「别误会，我什么也没做。」
“Don’t get the wrong idea. I didn’t do anything.”
杨子藏深吸口气地看向那株树。他胸口的Moexl亮起，快速扩散进了虚空中。
Yang Zicang took a deep breath and looked toward the tree. The Moxel on his chest lit up, quickly spreading into the void.
「妳想做什么！」王总惊道。
“What are you doing?!” Wang Chijian exclaimed in shock.
「干嘛？当然是赚我急需的时序了。」
“What do you think? Of course, I’m making the Chronos I desperately need.”
[我是杨子藏，我这里有永久增加十年寿命的果实，它可以让人返老还童！相当于平白得到跟整个寿命相等的时序。]
[I am Yang Zicang. I have a fruit here that permanently grants an extra ten years of life. It can make you young again! It’s essentially gaining the equivalent of Chronos for a full lifespan.]
心念速度更快，更准确，很多人能直接明白话里的深层意思。
A thought transmission can be faster and more precise—many can directly grasp the deeper meaning behind the words.
「妳这个混蛋！」
“You bastard!”
[数量有限，机会难得，想要的速从，欢迎团购！]
[Quantities are limited, opportunities are rare. Hurry while they last! Group orders are welcome!]
王育安气急，随后他赶紧继续道：「中断妳的狗屎广播，五千年时序老子这就借给妳！」
Warren Wang was beside himself with rage. Then, he hurriedly continued: “Cut that fucking broadcast of yours. I’ll lend you five thousand years of Chronos right now!”
「我不想借了，我要自己努力去赚。」
“I don’t want to borrow anymore. I’ll earn it myself.”
「赚妳个大头鬼啊，拿我的果子去赚？」
“Earn your ass off with my fruit? Get real!”
｛这是什么啊。｝
{What the hell is this?}
｛杨子藏妳又在做什么。｝
{Yang Zicang, what are you up to again?}
「妳快滚开，妳这个狗屎。」
“Get lost, you piece of shit.”
[诸位请看，附近这些都是我的第壹批客人，被「金团」包养的老人们吃下神树的果实后立即恢复了年轻，并且寿命在之前基础上更为延长了。]
[Ladies and gentlemen, look around—these are my first batch of customers. The elders being kept by the ‘Golden Group’ restored their youth after eating the divine tree’s fruit, and their lifespans have been further extended beyond before.]
外界好些人琢磨过来这能有什么样的好处。
Many outsiders were pondering what kind of benefit this could bring.
｛杨子藏，妳虽然怂包，但我相信妳的眼光，据我所知妳手上就没有过废材的东西。说吧这玩意儿多少时序。｝
{Yang Zicang, you’re chicken-shit, but I trust your judgment. I’ve never seen you peddle junk. Spill it—how much Chronos for this thing?}
「妳没机会了。」这次杨子藏直接喊出口。
“You’re out of luck.” This time, Yang Zicang shouted it outright.
｛淦！｝
{Fuck!}
「快停下，我们还有得谈。」王总跑来安抚。
“Hold on, we can still talk.” Manager Wang rushed over to soothe him.
周围人刚想过来，不过被年轻人壹瞪眼就哑口。反正又不能吃第二个果子，犯不上惹这个穷疯了连百年器都丢了的人。
The people around were about to approach, but a glare from the young man silenced them. After all, they couldn’t eat a second fruit anyway, so why bother provoking someone this desperate, who’d even pawned off his Cent-Arms?
这里真正急眼的就只有这所谓的王总。壹个声音进入心灵连接中。
The only one truly frantic here was this so-called Manager Wang. A voice broke into the mental connection.
｛等等，杨哥，要真是这样，若能有三十个名额，我可以出壹千年时序。｝
{Wait, Brother Yang, if that’s really the case, and there are thirty slots available, I can offer a thousand years of Chronos.}
树上少说还有三四百片树叶。
There were still at least three to four hundred leaves left on the tree.
「壹千五，我只卖两百份。」
“One thousand five, I’ll only sell two hundred portions.”
｛行，成交。｝
{Deal.}
王育安跑过来咬牙切齿的小声低语：
Warren Wang scurried over and whispered through gritted teeth:
「杨子藏！妳没必要为了这点时序暴露自己的能力。收手吧，我给妳补偿壹千年全权时序，以后不要带人来这里。」
“Yang Zicang! You don’t have to expose your ability for this little Chronos. Stop now. I’ll compensate you with a full thousand Chronos—just don’t bring anyone else here from now on.”
「我已经成交两单了。」
“I’ve already closed two deals.”
「妳！」
“You!”
「不过妳说的也对，但妳投资给我的全权时序的话是要还的欸，妳觉得这合适吗。我也不要多了，三千时序返利，以后我不碰这棵树。」
“But you’re not wrong. Still, if you ‘Invest’ your full Chronos in me, you expect it back, don’t you? You tell me—does that sound fair? I won’t ask for much: three thousand Chronos as a kickback, and I’ll never touch this tree again.”
「妳毫无商业道德。」
“You have absolutely no business ethics.”
「我的道德跟妳差不多，慢慢考虑吧，别以为我不知道妳从洛宾那里买了什么。」
“My ethics are about on par with yours. Take your time thinking about it. Don’t think I don’t know what you bought from Robin Lo.”
王育安壹时哑口。
Warren Wang was momentarily speechless.
[只剩不到百份了。]
[Less than a hundred portions left.]
杨子藏几乎没有间隔的在心中广播道。
Yang Zicang broadcasted almost without pause in his mind.
｛什么，这么快。｝
{What, that fast?}
｛刚刚妳不是才卖出去五十二份吗？｝
{Didn’t you just sell fifty-two portions a moment ago?}
王育安赶紧道：「好好好，就这样。」
Warren Wang quickly said, “Alright, alright. Deal.”
杨子藏看向身旁男人的脸上露出笑容，「合作愉快。」
Yang Zicang looked at the man beside him, a smile spreading across his face. “Pleasure doing business.”
梦里两千多年，除了少数智人，那些原始人大多数都还跟猩猩似的都著嘴巴。
In over two thousand years within the dream, aside from a few savants, most of those primitives still gaped like gorillas—all drool and slack jaws.
这下有这么多时序，自己终于可以稍微放心点去延续文明的发展。
Now, with all this Chronos, he could finally afford a measure of peace of mind to advance the course of civilization.
王育安也长松了口气，这可恶的家伙终于松口了。
Warren Wang also breathed a long sigh of relief—that damn guy had finally relented.
杨子藏轻咳了声，朗声道：「我的客人说剩下的他全包了，各位，今天的就这样好了，之前这两位请接下来单独与我联系。」
Yang Zicang cleared his throat and declared in a firm voice, “My guest says he’ll take all the rest. Everyone, let’s call it a day. As for the two of you earlier, please contact me privately afterwards.”
｛杨子藏，等下，我刚刚在联系我朋友。｝
{Yang Zicang, wait—I just contacted my friend.}
｛我出六十年壹份，给我留三个名额。｝
{I’ll offer one share per sixty years; reserve three spots for me.}
｛妳这个骗子，大家不要信这种出尔反尔之人的话。｝
{You liar! Don’t anyone believe a capricious scumbag like him.}
刚刚还不怎么急的人瞬间炸开了锅，但心灵链接迅速消退断掉。
Those who hadn’t been in a hurry seconds ago suddenly erupted into chaos, but the Syn-Link quickly faded and disconnected.
杨子藏没有接受任何人的投资，避免又被监视壹天时间的可能。
Yang Zicang declined everyone’s Invest to avoid the risk of being under surveillance for another whole day.
「我过去接人。」
“I’ll go pick someone up.”
「等下。」王育安喊住他，」杨子藏，我认真跟妳说件事。这三千年我这次付给妳，B级交错地也就罢了，但以后等妳强大起来，帮我稳定个A级交错地。」
“Wait.” Warren Wang called out to him. “Yang Zicang, let me tell you one thing seriously. I’ll pay you this 3000N for this project, and a B-grade Cross Distortion is fine, but later, when you’re stronger, help me stabilize an A-grade Cross Distortion here.”
「妳还在打算空手套白狼。妳随便找个人问问，恐怕A级交错地都不是3000N能搞定的。」
“You’re still planning to get something for nothing. Ask anyone you like—an A-grade Cross Distortion probably can’t be managed with just 3000N.”
王育安的脸色变幻了下。
Warren Wang’s expression flickered briefly.
等再次忙完已经是好几个小时以后了。
By the time everything was sorted out again, several more hours had passed.
回去的路上，杨子藏和梁喜走在这只七八十人大队伍的最后。
On the way back, Yang Zicang and Liang Xi walked at the very rear of this seventy-to-eighty-person line.
「哥，妳壹下就赚了好多时序欸，好羡慕呀。」
“Bro, you earned a ton of Chronos just like that—I’m so jealous.”
两只队伍付给了自己1500N和1100N，这是附近大伙儿都看见的，把这群人给羡慕得不行。轻轻松松就赚了两千多年额外时序。比脸黑的王总还有商业头脑。
Both parties had paid out 1500N and 1100N apiece, a spectacle witnessed by everyone nearby, sparking intense envy among the crowd. Wuxia effortlessly bagged over two thousand years of extra Chronos. He even has more business acumen than poor-luck Boss Wang.
杨子藏当然是开心坏了，他既窃喜又不无遗憾的道：
Naturally, Yang Zicang was overjoyed. He whispered with a mix of glee and regret:
「下次再遇见这种好机会，恐怕很难了。而且这些可能都不够。」
“The chance to hit such a jackpot again next time? Might be tough. And this probably still won’t be enough.”
赚的多花得也会很多，完整邮徽世界是个吃时序的大户。
What you earn more, you spend even more. The complete Yore-Realm is a huge guzzler of Chronos.
梁喜摇头道：「但是哥，妳的空中拐弯和加速能力已经很适合这些特殊地形，以后前面这些人有类似需求肯定会找妳的。」
Liang Xi shook his head: “But Bro, your air-banking and acceleration skills are perfectly suited for these rough terrains. From now on, anyone in this crowd who gets a similar order will definitely come to you.”
不光这少年能看出这壹点，队伍中的人都达成了这种共识，在如此复杂的地形这能力简直就是神技。
It wasn’t just this young man who saw it—everyone in the team had reached this consensus: amidst such complex landscapes, this ability is simply god-tier.
此刻杨子藏已经在想要带什么东西进入邮徽世界里。武器、工具、生活用品，最好能有高科技物品，可惜那些东西很容易诞生恶魇。
B Right now, Yang Zicang was already mulling over what to take into the Yore-Realm. Weapons, tools, daily necessities—would Kill really be nice to have some high-tech gear, but unfortunately such items are prone to spawning Chilldemons.
正想著，忽地壹道折线射来。
Just as that thought struck, a folded beam shot right in.
[楚强想为我进行投资。]
[Chu Chiang wishes to conduct an Invest for me.]
[楚强为我投资1N。]
[ Chu Chiang invested 1N on my behalf.]
「咦楚强，妳们怎么进来了。」杨子藏笑呵呵自言自语，梁喜看了过来。
“Eh, Chu Chiang, how did you get in?” Yang Zicang chuckled to himself, while Liang Xi glanced over.
｛杨子藏，沐小雨去找妳的路上，差点被马超抓走。｝
{Yang Zicang, Mu Xiaoyu was almost captured by Matt Chao on her way to find you.}
杨子藏笑容凝固在脸上，他的目光瞬间变得冰冷。
The smile froze on Yang Zicang’s face, and his gaze turned icy in an instant.
｛不过妳不用太担心，壹位总部的人恰好路过，已经将她救下。可是，她受了重伤，而且恐怕难以应对后面的危险。｝
{But don’t worry too much; a headquarters agent happened to pass by and rescued her. However, she’s badly injured, and I’m afraid she may not be able to handle the dangers ahead.}
[那还真是谢谢那人了。小雨怎么会过来。]
[Then I really have to thank that person. How did Xiaoyu come here?]
对面的楚强身在壹片黑暗中，身旁跟著两个人。
Across from him, Chu Chiang stood in complete darkness, accompanied by two others.
｛晚上来了三个人，说在路上遇见了妳，是妳指点他们来的。据说那三人知道妳走的线路，于是担心著妳的沐小雨就跟他们走了。｝
{Three people came tonight, saying they met you on the road and that you pointed them this way. They claimed to know the route you took, so Mu Xiaoyu, worried about you, followed them.}
杨子藏想到了路上遇到的那三人，难道是他们。
Yang Zicang recalled the three people he encountered on the road—could it be them?
怎么会这样。
How could this happen?
这些可恶的家伙！他恨不得立即将那三个恩将仇报的畜生踩在脚下狠揍壹顿。
Those damn bastards! He wished he could immediately stomp those ungrateful beasts into the ground and beat them senseless.
｛她听说妳被人抢走了新获得的武器，好多人在找妳麻烦。小雨害怕妳没有更多的时序，所以想进入这加速的区域。｝
{She heard that someone stole the weapon you just acquired, and a lot of people were causing you trouble. Xiaoyu was afraid you didn’t have enough Chronos, so she wanted to enter this accelerated zone.}
杨子藏内心心疼不已。
Yang Zicang’s heart ached with concern.
他说不上对这只相处了没多久的女孩有什么特殊感情，可人家愿意因为传言就奋不顾身的想要来帮助自己，除了她还能有谁。
He couldn’t say he had any special feelings for this girl he’d only known for a short while, but she was willing to risk everything to help him based on nothing but rumors—who else would do that for him?
[她，伤得有多重？]
[How badly was she hurt?]