He could even kill the one who unleashed the thunder…
连那放出雷霆的人都能杀死…
Who was spreading the rumor that he was just a wasted model overlapping with force-field abilities? Those fake news sure do terrible harm.
到底是谁在传，他只是个跟力场能力重叠的废材模型啊，假消息害人不浅。
[Yu Chen, awed by my authority, now feels submission and reverence toward me.]
[余晨慑于我的威信，他对我产生了信服崇敬。]
“……”
“……”
Yang Zicang felt a strong urge to toss him out immediately.
杨子藏内心有种想立即把他丢出去的冲动。
……
……
At this moment, in Tong Wenqi’s hands outside.
此时，在外界的童文奇手上。
The crescent moon, like a realistic reflection, appearing in the frequency crystal vanished, turning the crystal murky and ordinary. Within seconds, many cracks appeared.
频晶里出现的那轮犹如真实映射的新月消失，晶石变得浑浊普通，几秒钟后就出现了许多裂痕。
“It actually eliminated the Moon Shadow.”
“竟然消灭了月影。”
Tong Wenqi believed that he was the strongest among all who had appeared in that C-grade interwoven area.
童文奇相信，那个C级交错地中出现过的最强者就是自己。
But now the frequency crystal had shattered!
可现在频晶竟然碎裂了！
This meant that the person inside had actually eliminated an enemy stronger than himself.
这也就意味着，里面的人，居然消灭了比自己还强的敌人。
“How did he manage that?”
“怎么办到的？”
Upon thinking this, Tong Wenqi’s chest model activated.
想到这里的童文奇胸前模型发动。
Silver threads refracted into the void, and soon a sharp-chinned youth appeared in his sensory screen.
银色细线折射入虚空，没多久一位尖下巴青年出现在他的感应画面中。
“Lao Wei, did yesterday’s prediction results come out yet?”
“老韦，那昨天那个预测结果出炉了吗？”
{No. Yan Yi asked me about it too, but there’s nothing, there really isn’t. It’s strange, it’s never taken this long before.}
{没有哦。燕逸那边也问我了，可没有就是没有，真奇怪，从来没这么久过。}
With no prediction results surfacing, a suspicion faintly arose in Tong Wenqi’s mind—could that gun’s ownership truly…
预测结果没有出现，童文奇心中隐隐诞生一个可能，难道那把枪的归属…
{But you came at just the right time.}
{不过，你来得正好。}
That person produced two boxes of different colors and a die, as if about to make a new prediction.
那人摆出两个不同颜色的盒子，以及一把色子，像是要做什么新预测。
“Ha, have you ever thought about why there’s still no feedback on the prediction results after more than twenty hours? Doesn’t that suggest that Yang Zicang might still get his weapon back?”
“呵，你就不想想为什么会二十多个小时了还没有预测结果的反馈吗？这不就说明杨子藏还有可能拿回武器？”
{Panic not. Let’s wager on whether we can find the critical point of the temporal change.}
{慌什么，来赌赌我们能不能找到时间变动的关键点。}
“Anyway, I’ve already thrown the Century Weapon out as per your plan. If he ends up taking it back in the end, I’m holding you accountable.”
“反正我现在已经按你们的计划把百年器丢出去了，要是最后真被他再拿回去，我看你们怎么给我交代。”
{Don’t worry. It’s under our chrono weapon’s constant surveillance. We’ll intervene at any anomaly, it won’t be lost.}
{放心好了。时序战器一直监视之下。只要有异动我们就会出手，丢不了。}
Tong Wenqi severed the Mental Link, turning his head to look at the broken crystalline stone on the bed.
童文奇断掉了心灵链接，扭头看向床上的碎裂晶石。
“Could Yang Zicang’s strength actually rival mine? Impossible.”
“难道杨子藏的实力难道能跟我比肩了，不可能吧。”
……
……
Pedestrians wandered in sparse twos and threes.
行人三三两两。
Under the dim street, a man in a woolen coat tucked a business card into the inner pocket of his garment.
昏暗的街道下，穿着呢绒长衣的男人将一张名片揣进衣服内兜。
He glanced at the eternal, unchanging full moon in the sky, then pressed down his hat, weaving through the diverse crowd along the cobblestone street, before returning to his small inn room.
他看了眼天上的那轮永恒不变的圆月后，压了压帽子埋头顺着石板街道穿梭在各式各样的行人之间，回到自己的小旅店房间。
The room was lavishly adorned with wooden flooring, boasting a retro decor that exuded a country rustic style.
铺满实木地板的房间装潢比较复古，充满乡村风格。
By the bedside sat a small figurine with wings.
床头位置摆着个长着翅膀的小雕像。
After closing the door, he poured half a glass of lemonade from a glass bottle and downed it in one gulp. After taking a brief rest, he pulled out a book from a small, close-fitting bag.
他关上门后，先是从玻璃瓶中倒出小半杯柠檬水一饮而尽，略作歇息后，从贴身的小包里拿出本书籍。
The book documented numerous combat moves and the pathways for energy circulation within the body, much like a martial arts manual containing both internal and external techniques.
书中记载着许多格斗动作，以及身体内部的能量的运转线路，就像是本内外功法都有的武功秘籍。
The door to the single bedroom beside him creaked open.
他身旁的单间卧室门嘎吱声打开。
A boy with yellowish, frizzy hair on his head belonging to a greyish-pale complexion poked his head out. His eyes were sunken, his skin quite dry, and he wore blue-striped pajamas.
头上顶着黄色毛躁卷发的灰白肤色少年伸出脑袋，少年的眼眶下陷，皮肤比较干燥，穿着蓝色条纹的睡衣。
“Morry, why are you back so soon? Did you find a new team?”
“莫里，你怎么这么快就回来了，难道是找到新队伍了？”
“It was the former vice-captain who contacted me to lift my qualification for exchanging frequency crystals. He exchanged all my contributions for this book.”
“是之前的副队长联系我解除频晶的兑换资格，他将我的所有贡献换成了这本书。”
Morry was seething with anger.
莫里气愤不已。
“Hah, that damned hunchback actually told me this thing was the most precious exchange item and more than enough to cover my contributions. It really proves that old saying in this place—’When people leave, the tea grows cold.’ After working together for a few months, he wouldn’t even exchange a usable weapon for me.”
“呵，那该死的驼屁股，居然还跟我说这玩意儿是最珍贵的兑换物，抵我的贡献绰绰有余。真是应了这地方的那句古话，人走茶凉，好歹还共事了几个月，连一件能用的武器都不换给我。”
“A book? Some secret technique manual?”
“书？秘技书籍吗。”
Mori shook the cover, revealing the title: Flame Sword Path.
莫里晃了晃封面，《烈焰剑道》。
This cultivation technique looked good on the surface, but it was essentially useless to them.
这个功法看上去很好，但对他们来说根本没什么作用。
Because practicing it would take years, and they simply didn’t have that much time to train.
因为如果练习则要很多年，自己根本没有那么久的时间来练习。
“Is it that… Mountain something Xiao?” Boppoli asked with wide eyes.
“就是那个什么，山什么肖？”波波利瞪着大眼睛问道。
“His Chinese name is Xiao Yushan.”
“他中文名是肖宇山。”
Mori tossed the book to the curly-haired boy beside him. “If only your ability could make use of it.”
莫里将书丢给了身旁那卷发少年：“你的能力要是能够使用就好了。”
“Me? Hah.”
“我？嗯，呵。”
The boy flipped through the book, letting out a silent sigh.
少年翻了翻书，内心一阵哀叹。
It was a top-tier ability, yet it had no place to be used.
明明是一等一的能力，却毫无用武之处。
If it weren’t for a skilled expert from his own city bringing him here last time, he’d probably never be able to visit even this small town again.
要不是上次被自己城中的一位高手带入此地，以后恐怕连这座小镇都很难再来了。
Mori turned his head to glance at the small sculpture on the bedside table.
莫里转头看了眼床头柜上的小雕塑。
This was a gift from Xiao Yushan when he first recruited Mori into the team, but after half a year of helping, that worthless book and this sculpture were the only things of value he had left.
这东西还是当初肖宇山拉拢自己进队伍时，送给自己的，结果帮了半年忙，最终除了那本破书，就只有这东西算是最值钱的了。
“So he had planned all along to pay me with that statue as a fee. That untrustworthy bastard.”
“原来他一早就打算把雕像当费用付给了我，这毫无信用的混蛋。”
Sensing the light spot within the model on his chest, Moli took off his jacket after his roommate closed the door and went back to sleep. He walked to the bedside table, knelt on one knee, and pressed his palms together.
感受了下胸前模型里的光点，当自己的合租室友重新关门开始睡大觉后，莫里脱下外套，走至床头柜前单膝下跪双掌合拢。
A silvery faint glow emanated from the model on his chest, with one tiny sparkle flickering like a needle tip. Moli spoke in a low voice.
胸前的模型亮起道银白微光，其中一个如针尖般的小光点闪烁，莫里低声开口。
“Please, Bloodline Resonance Statue, hear my voice and respond to my wish.”
“请血脉雕像聆听我的声音，回应我的愿望请求。”
[Wish Talisman has been used.]
[心愿护符已使用。]
Bathed in this light, the small statue ahead also lit up with a similar faint glimmer on its chest.
前方的小雕像被这光芒照耀到后，它胸口也亮起了类似的微弱小光点。
[State your wish.]
[请说出我的愿望。]
He had two pressing wishes at present.
自己目前的迫切愿望有两个。
After a moment of hesitation, Moli continued:
莫里踌躇了下，才继续道：
“I wish to gain the possibility of quickly learning the secrets in this book.”
“我想获得能够快速学会书上这套秘技的可能。”
No sooner had he spoken than he felt his consciousness lift out of his body, soaring upward, and the entire one-bedroom, one-living-room apartment was vividly reflected in his mind.
刚说完这句话，他感觉自己的意识脱离身躯拔高，整个一卧一厅的房间都映现在自己脑海之中。
The faint translucent silhouette of Boppoli, though separated by a wall, appeared directly in his senses.
明明与自己隔着堵墙的波波利身影出现半透明的轮廓直接出现在感应之中。
“No, no, noble Statue Sir, his ability cannot help me master this technique swiftly. Please grant me a quicker possibility.”
“不不，尊贵的雕像先生，他的能力无法为我快速学会这套秘技，请您给我更快速的可能性。”
[I am about to learn certain esoteric secrets. I should uphold my promise not to divulge them, as doing so significantly increases my chances of finding the key to resolving this matter.]
[我即将获得某些秘闻，我应该信守不将之外传的承诺，如此我有很大几率获得解决此事件的契机。]
“Yes, I pledge not to disclose any secrets.”
“是，我保证不会外泄秘密。”
He felt the statue emit a hazy radiance that enveloped him.
他感觉雕像散发出朦胧辉光将自己笼罩。
After a long wait, when he thought he had failed, streams of information flowed into his mind.
漫长的等待，当他以为自己失败之时，一些信息流出现在心灵之间。
A hint of confusion flickered in Moli’s eyes.
莫里的眼睛闪过几丝迷惑。
“Dream? What, the world of the Complete Stamp Emblem could be like this too.”
“梦境？什么，完整邮徽的世界还能这样。”
As he exclaimed instinctively, he felt a surge of power within, tightly sealing his thin lips so he couldn’t open them.
他刚下意识惊呼，便觉得内心涌现一股力量死死将其犀薄的嘴皮封住，无法张开。
[Anomaly Alert: The Dream Lord’s current area is in a state of temporal diffusion; every minute there is ten minutes in the place where it resides.]
[异常提示：梦境之主当前所在区域处于时序扩散状态，当下的每分钟，在他所处之地都是十分钟。]
[Wish Talisman used up.]
[心愿护符已消耗。]
The light points in the model vanished completely. Mori froze for a moment, then flailed his arms to prop himself up and stand.
模型里的光点彻底消失了，莫里呆愣了下后慌忙地撑起手臂起身。
He twisted his ankle and almost fell again.
他的脚崴了下，差点再次摔倒在地。
“Oh my god, Boppoli! Hurry, exchange all our time sequences for your Ability Sphere.”
“天啊，波波利！快，快把咱们的所有时序换成你的能力球。”
“What’s that? I just lay down.”
“什么啊，我刚睡下。”
“Get up! I knew your ability shouldn’t be left in the shadows like this; come on, move!”
“快起来！我就知道你的能力不应该如此被蒙尘，快，动起来！”
Mori banged on the door and shouted.
莫里砰砰砸着门喊道。
……
……
Twenty-four hours later, Yang Zicang felt a golden phantom glow rising from his body; the Amplified Chrono was fully replenished.
二十四小时后，杨子藏感受着身上冒起的金辉虚影，增幅时序完全补充完毕了。
To be on the safe side, they only dared to leave the Interleaved Space until now.
为了稳妥起见，他们直到此刻才敢真正离开交错空间。
“You can say goodbye now.”
“你可以说再见了。”
Yang Zicang tossed Yu Chen aside, rolling him onto the withered leaves.
杨子藏将余晨丢了出去，滚在枯叶上。
“I, I’ll go right now.”
“我，我这就走。”
Yu Chen swayed as he walked outward, his balance severely impaired without both arms.
余晨起身摇摇晃晃地往外走去，失去双臂的他平衡能力大减。
“I still have the Wish Talisman; I… I still have hope.”
“我还有心愿护符，我…我还有希望。”
He wandered through the woods, his lips cracked, fearing most now of meeting anyone he had once wronged. Luckily, the outside sky was pitch black.
他嘴唇干裂地走在树林中，此刻他最怕的就是遇到以前被自己坑过的人，还好，外面的天色已是一片漆黑。
Luo Bin patted Yang Zicang on the shoulder:
洛滨拍了拍杨子藏的肩膀：
“I know how you feel making these decisions. It’s like this at first, but you’ll get used to it over time.”
“我知道你作这些决定的心情，刚开始是这样的，以后就会习惯了。”
“As for my feelings… they’re not too bad, I suppose.”
“心情，倒也还好。”
Silence reigned outside.
外面一片寂静。
[There’s someone at headquarters whose ability lets them observe roughly a day’s worth of activity after you invest. If you’re seeking financing, be prepared to be under surveillance for a full day.]
[总部有个人的能力是可以在投资后，获得对方大约一天时间的观察权限。你要是进行融资，做好被窥视整天的心里准备。]
Yang Zicang’s heart tightened a bit. Given how close they were, Luo Bin’s use of telepathic dialogue showed just how cautious and wary he was of that person from headquarters.
杨子藏心中微紧，离这么近洛宾还用心灵对话，可见他对总部那人的忌惮程度。
He shrugged helplessly—there was nothing left about him worth coveting anyway.
无奈地耸耸肩，自己已经没有什么令人惦记的了。
……
……
The three returned to their previous hidden base, causing a stir among the group.
三人回到之前隐蔽的驻地内，那群人骚动了下。
Wang Chijian looked at him with a strange expression.
王迟剑眼神怪异。
Say he was a coward—yet he had taken down a formidable figure like Li Wang all on his own.
说他怂吧，杨子藏独自一人干掉了李王那种狠角色。
Say he was formidable—yet he had carelessly discarded the precious century-level Chrono Weapon.
说他厉害吧，珍贵的百年级时序战器又被他给丢了。
“Do you know how many owners your Century Weapon has changed hands to by now?”
“你的百年器目前已经换了几个主人了，你知道吗？”
Yang Zicang eagerly tore open a bag of biscuits.
杨子藏将饼干迫不及待拆开袋零食。
“Yeah, I roughly know. So before finishing whatever mission you have, should I head to a B-level alien space to test my abilities?”
“嗯，我大概晓得。怎么样，完成你们那什么任务前，还要去B级异度空间测下我的能力吗？”
“No need for that!”
“不必了！”
A figure brimming with grievance and anger stepped forward—this was the “President Wang,” Wang Yu’an, who the group had been referring to.
一个憋屈愤怒的身影走出，是这些人口中的王总王育安。