第十章 我是队长
“Boss Meng!” Captain Qin turned and called: “Heavenly No. 1 Private Room, please seat my friend here quickly.”
“孟老板！”秦队长转头喊道：“天字第一号包厢，快请我这位朋友入座。”
“If his ranking established before arriving at City Twenty costs ten thousand hours to enter the Heavenly No.1.”
“若是来自二十号城之前的排名的话，一万时序入天字第一号。”
“What? Ten thousand hours just for a meal?” The crowd focused on them.
“什么？吃顿饭一万时序？”周围人看向这儿。
“Risking life for a meal.”
“吃顿饭连命都不要了。”
Boss Meng stepped forward: “Everyone, please don’t be surprised. The reason why our Delicacy Workshop sets up four types of rooms—Heaven, Earth, Dark, Yellow—is because we offer precious foods with… magical abilities from another world. Once you taste them, you’ll find this meal definitely worth the price.”
孟老板上前道：“诸位勿要怪，我们珍馐坊之所以设立‘天地玄黄’四种包间，是因为我们有珍贵的，拥有异界魔法能力的食物。诸位尝过就会知道，吃一次绝对稳赚不亏。”
Xiao Yushan and his group were completely sidelined until another headwaiter came to ask if they needed a private room; only then did he nod with a dark face.
肖宇山一群人完全被晾在了一边，直到另一位领班来问还需不需要包间，他才黑着脸点头。
What else could we do? Have everyone walk dozens of miles just to eat some steamed buns and then walk all the way back?
不然怎么办，让大家走几十里路过来吃顿小笼包又走回去吗。
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Faced with the enthusiastic invitation before him, Morrie hesitated inwardly for a moment.
看着身前热情的邀请，莫里内心纠结了下。
Unable to refuse Young Master Wang’s earnest urging and Captain Qin’s enthusiastic pulling, he was half-pushed, half-willingly coaxed a few steps forward.
拗不过王公子和热情的秦队长一起往门里拉，他半推半就的往前走了两步。
Suddenly, the man stopped in his tracks. “Hold on a second.”
忽地男人停下脚步，“等一下吧。”
“What’s wrong?”
“怎么了。”
Morrie turned to look at two ragged, grimy men by the street, who were grinning at him but had eyes as dead as ashes.
莫里转过头看向街边两个衣衫破烂，笑呵呵看着这里，但实际上面若死灰的人。
He walked over, pulled two bills glowing with a gentle shimmer from his pocket, and placed them in their hands.
他走了过去，从衣兜里摸出了两张散发莹莹辉光的钞票放在了他们手中。
“If you can make it into Hub Town, you must each have your own unique talents. You two, a new future awaits you.”
“能进来枢纽镇的，一定都是有自己独特本事的人，两位，新的未来在等待你们。”
The two men, who looked like beggars in disgrace, shuddered as if struck by lightning and stared down at the folded paper in their hands.
两名乞丐般落魄的人浑身触电般看向手中的纸币。
[Lifespan Bank: 2000N.]
[寿命银行：2000N.]
[I can use an additional 2000N.]
[我可以使用额外的2000N.]
“You, this ability…” they looked up, “Could you be the creator of the ‘Born Treasure’?”
“你，这能力？”他们抬起头，“你难道是…‘物华天宝’的制作人？”
Not hearing their words clearly from the crowd, Morrie flattened Boboli’s slightly crumpled clothes, dragged the boy along, and followed Young Master Wang and the others toward the restaurant entrance.
并未听清他们言语的莫里，在人群中捋了捋波波利被扯得有点乱的衣服，拽着少年跟着王公子等几人往饭店大门走去。
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As Morrie passed the sullen-faced Xiao Yushan, he turned to face the two former teammates who had stood up for him earlier.
莫里路过神色暗沉的肖宇山身边时，转过头看向之前替自己解围的两个曾经的队友。
“Thank you. But you’d better find a new team leader—this guy is both suspicious and foolishly unaware of his own failings. And, if you ever come to buy my wares, I’ll give you a thirty percent discount.”
“谢谢你们，但你们最好重新选个队长，这家伙疑心重又蠢不自知。另外，如果是你们来买我的东西，我会打八折。”
“Who would buy your stuff.”
“谁会买你的东西。”
“Don’t try to sow discord.”
“别想挑拨离间。”
Morrie broke into a smile, “They will. When that happens, just find Yang Zicang or this friend of mine, and tell them I said you’ll all get a 20% discount.”
莫里露出个笑容，“会的，到时候找杨子藏或者我这位朋友，就说我说的，都会给你们八折。”
With that, he followed the enthusiastically hospitable Young Master Wang upstairs.
说罢，他跟着热情无比的王公子一起上楼。
“What? Yang Zicang?”
“什么？杨子藏？”
Some people behind were stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing, “He’s from Yang Zicang’s team!”
后方一些人懵了会儿，才忽然恍然大悟，“他是杨子藏团队的人！”
Morrie smiled faintly. As he walked, the model on his chest gradually materialized.
莫里淡淡笑了笑。一边走，他胸前的模型一边浮现而出。
[I wish to cast an active investment of 1R for Yang Zicang.]
[我想为杨子藏进行主动投资1R.]
[Mental Link failed.]
[心灵链接失败。]
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In the shed area, bonfires blazed brightly under the gloomy sky, with the aroma of wine wafting everywhere.
棚区，阴暗的天色下篝火通明，到处弥漫着酒香。
“Um, well, let me say a few words.”
“额，那个，我说两句。”
On the bustling dirt ground, a man holding a bowl of wine staggered and addressed the dozen tables and the hundreds of people gathered around:
在热闹的泥土地上，一人端着酒碗，摇晃着对着十几张桌子以及围在旁边数百人道：
“Good people! Now, we’re all immortal, god-like beings. Coming together today, first, let’s thank our shed master, Zhang Xianpang…”
“列位！咱们呢，都是长生不老的神仙般的人物。今儿共聚一堂，首先感谢我们的张显胖棚主…”
The crowd burst into laughter; the little shed master from nearby was drunk and a bit confused.
周围人一阵哄笑，这位旁边来的小棚主喝得有点蒙圈了。
In the adjacent small room, Yang Zicang listened for a while, shook his head, then came back to sit at the wine table.
隔壁小屋子中，杨子藏听了几句，摇摇头过来继续坐在酒桌旁。
The atmosphere here was faintly serene, but the room inside remained lively, so nobody noticed the peaceful moment that had been interrupted.
这里气氛隐隐静谧，但屋内依旧热闹，倒是没人注意这份被打破的静谧感。
Someone refilled his own glass again.
又有人为自己满上了一杯。
“No fights, no friendship, Brother Zicang.”
“不打不相识啊，子藏兄弟。”
After three rounds of drinks, Yang Zicang felt slightly dizzy, silently activated his Crystal Perception to gradually sober up.
酒过三旬，杨子藏觉得自己也稍微有点头晕了，默默运转着琉璃感知，逐渐醒酒。
Li Shangxiang recounted how he managed to slip away that night when Yang Zicang dealt with the rogue truck cargo team, sparking a round of laughter from the table.
李尚响聊着当夜杨子藏收拾荒车大货队时，自己是如何趁机跑路的。惹得桌上一群人哄笑。
“You little rascal, you already had it in mind to cut and run.”
“你小子原来早就想脚底抹油了。”
“I was just waiting for a hero like Brother Yang to show up. Ah, before I joined the cargo team, I had no idea they were black marketeers. Had I known, I’d have gone with Brother Shadow—regretting it was too late by then. Good thing Brother Yang stormed in, otherwise I wouldn’t have dared to bolt.”
“就等杨哥这样的好汉呢。唉，我加入货队前，哪晓得是黑商啊，早知道跟影哥走的，后悔已经来不及了。还好杨哥杀来了哦，不然我哪里敢跑。”
Laughing heartily, he pointed at Yang Zicang.
他笑哈哈的指着杨子藏。
“Hey, this buddy of mine—we used to go to the same school.”
“嘿，就我这哥们儿，以前咱们还是一个学校出来的。”
“It’s fate,” chimed in the others around.
“这就是缘分。”周围人道。
Yang Zicang nodded, “Indeed, quite a deep fate.”
杨子藏点点头，“对，缘分不浅。”
“I’m just someone who does small-time stuff. Come on, Brother, bottoms up.”
“我就是个小打小闹的，来哥，走一个。”
A man at the table, with half-long hair veiling part of his face, kept chatting with Wuying as if they had just met. After sharing a few toasts, he laughed and said:
桌上一头发半长，将脸颊都遮住了些的人不时跟无影聊着天，像是刚认识，互相敬过几次酒后，这人笑到：
“Brother Zicang, I heard you have a type of coin that allows direct investments. Could I have a look at it?”
“子藏兄，听闻你有一种钱币可以直接投资，我能见识见识吗。”
“Of course.” Yang Zicang casually tossed him a coin storing a millennium’s time sequence.
“当然可以。”杨子藏随手丢给了对方一个储存着千年时序的钱币。
Chu Jun laughed, “You two buddies really are peas in a pod today, haha.”
楚骏笑到：“你们这对同学呀，算是王八对上绿豆咯，哈哈。”
“And just what’s that supposed means?” asked Yang Zicang, slightly slurring from the drink.
“这怎么说？”杨子藏带着酒气道。
“Well, his ability is just about the same as yours, ’cept the can only can saved on a piece paper, making your own version.” Then Wuying added.
“他呀，能力跟你这差不多，不过嘛是只能存储在他那里，哈哈哈。”无影也道。
“Oh?” Yang Zicang looked at Li Shangxiang, who shrugged helplessly.
“哦？”杨子藏看向李尚响，对方无奈的耸耸肩。
“Shangxiang, aren’t you going to take out an Ability Sphere and show it to your fellow townsman?”
“尚响，不拿出来个能力球给你老乡瞧瞧吗？”
“Isn’t that like showing off my skills in front of an expert?”
“这不是关公面前耍大刀嘛。”
Yang Zicang took a bit of interest. “It wouldn’t hurt to take a look.”
杨子藏来了点兴趣，“看看也无妨。”
Seeing that everyone at the table was staring at him with curiosity, Li Shangxiang scratched his head in embarrassment. “Hehe, my ability is so ridiculous that it’s basically useless. Normally, I’m too embarrassed to even mention it.”
见一桌子人都好奇的盯着自己，李尚响略有不好意思的抠了抠脑袋：“嘿嘿，我这能力太无语了，所以基本没用，一般我都不好意思说。”
With that, he awkwardly pulled out a small cyan sphere and handed it to Yang Zicang.
说着，这人扭捏的掏出个青色的小球递给杨子藏。
[I can perform time sequence migration, target: Li Shangxiang.]
[我可以进行时序迁移，目标，李尚响。]
“Time sequence migration? What kind of Ability Sphere is this? The description is so vague.”
“时序迁移？这是什么能力球，介绍好少。”
Chu Jun laughed. “Hehe, Brother Zicang, if there’s one thing in the world that could trump your coins, this is definitely it. It can directly migrate the time sequence obtained in the next short period of time to Li Shangxiang for storage.”
楚骏笑到：“嘿嘿，子藏兄弟，如果说世界上有个人比较能破你的钱币，那么这东西绝对算一个。它可以将接下来一小段时间内获得的时序，直接迁移到李尚响身上储存。”
“So powerful!”
“这么厉害！”
Only an expert would know just how great this ability is. If Lu Bu had obtained it, he would definitely run rampant again.
只有高手才会知道这能力是多么棒，若是吕布获得，绝对又会肆无忌惮。
As he spoke, Chu Jun seemed drunk and rambling:
说着，楚骏像是醉酒多语般道：
“I’ll let you in on a secret: this migrated time sequence also can’t exceed ten thousand, you know. Other than the time sequence he earns himself, he can accept a maximum of ten thousand through migration. Anything more, and it’ll vanish too.”
“给你透露个消息，这个转移的时序，也是不能超过一万的哦。这家伙身上除开自己获得的时序，最多只能由别人转移一万时序，否则也会消失呢。”
Li Shangxiang put on a feigned pout. “You’ve basically given away all my secrets.”
李尚响装作不满的笑道：“你这算是把我的底透光了。”
The table erupted in laughter.
桌上一片哄笑。
“I see.” The spark in Yang Zicang’s eyes faded, replaced again by a blur of drunkenness.
“这样啊。”杨子藏亮起的眼眸又闪过朦胧酒意。
“But if on the Fate Track, could he store over ten thousand hours of lifespan?”
“但若在命运轨迹上，他可能存储超过一万的时序吧？”
Yang Zicang immediately thought of Li Shangxiang’s greater use, tossing the Ability Sphere in his hand.
杨子藏立即想到了李尚响的更大用处，他抛了抛手上的能力球。
“Exactly, but going to a place like that would be a suicide mission for me, haha.” Li Shangxiang laughed awkwardly.
“对啊，但是，我去那种地方完全是送死的吧，啊哈哈。”李尚响尴尬的笑到。
Shadowless looked at Yang Zicang with a smile.
无影笑盈盈的看着杨子藏。
Chu Jun also stared with a grin at the ball repeatedly tossed in Yang Zicang’s hand, silently counting the numbers.
楚骏也笑眯眯的注视着他手上不断抛动的皮球，默默的数着数字。
[Three.]
[三。]
He opened his mouth, “Brother Zicang, how about we exchange some lifespan? I’ll invest a bit in you to make it easier to stay in touch. It’s rare to meet such a big shot like you.”
他张开嘴，“子藏兄，我们能不能交换点寿命啊，我给你投资点以后好联系怎么样，能认识你这样的大人物，好难得啊。”
“Sure.”
“可以的。”
A model lit up on Chu Jun’s chest.
楚骏胸前亮起模型。
[Two…]
[二….]
“Brother Zicang, how about trying to invest a bit in Li Shangxiang? Use this Ability Sphere, test what’s lacking between his mediocre ability and your monetary power, and give him some valuable advice.”
“子藏兄要不要试着给李尚响也投资点，就用这能力球，试试他这蹩脚的能力跟你的钱币之间差点什么，给他提提宝贵意见。”
Yang Zicang hesitated for a moment.
杨子藏犹豫了下。
[One.]
[一。]
[Hypnosis initiated.]
[心里暗示启动。]
“To have Brother Yang guide your own classmate, Shang Xian, this is like burning incense in luck. How many detours will be saved in this damn place?”
“能有杨哥这样的前辈指导下自己的同学，尚响啊这算是烧高香了，以后在这片鬼地方得少走多少弯路。”
“Well, that’s overpraising me.”
“唉，言重了。”
Yang Zicang tossed the Ability Sphere, which fell quickly after reaching its peak.
杨子藏抛起能力球，到顶点后它快速往下坠去。
The three of them, with faint smiles on the surface but tense inside, watched the cyan sphere drop into that open palm.
三人脸上带着淡淡笑意，实则内心紧张的看着那青色小球，落向那只手掌心中。
That second seemed to drag endlessly, but all knew that if it succeeded, after that second, the model of the young man before them would be theirs.
这一秒似乎过得特别的慢，但他们都知道，只要顺利，这一秒之后，眼前青年的模型就是自己的了。
“Temporal transfer, time shift?”
“时序迁移，时迁？”
Smack! The cyan ball landed in the center of Yang Zicang’s palm.
啪！青色小球落在杨子藏手掌中央。
[I’ve activated psychological suggestion, consuming 10N of principal.]
[我又启动了心里暗示，消耗本金10N。]
Yang Zicang, who just seemed to recall something Xingmiao had said, felt a surge of impulse within him, then he crushed the small cyan skin ball.
刚才似乎想到星渺说过什么话的杨子藏感觉内心一股冲动，随后他捏爆了青色的小皮球。
Chu Jun, barely daring to breathe, clenched his fists in wild joy, wanting to jump up!
大气都不敢出的楚骏狂喜的握紧了拳头，恨不得跳了起来！
[Temporal transfer has been activated.]
[时序迁移已发动。]
[Transfer target has been noted: Li Shangxiang.]
[迁移目标已备注，李尚响。]
Li Shangxiang smiled warmly at him, but the smile grew increasingly mysterious and contemptuous of the person he was watching.
李尚响笑吟吟地看着自己，不过那笑容却是越来越神秘，越来越不将所注视之人放在眼里。
[I am about to strip all temporal application within my body.]
[我即将剥离我身体内的所有时序运用。]
“Huh?”
“呃？”
Yang Zicang snapped back to reality—why had he crushed it?
杨子藏回过神来，自己怎么就捏爆了呢。
Suddenly, he felt a creepy tingle on his scalp.
突然他感觉一阵头皮发麻。
Boom!!!
轰！！！
Suddenly, an explosion erupted inside the room! A phantom train shot through like a missile tearing through spacetime, and countless attacks shattered the entire house in an instant.
忽然屋内轰然爆炸！一道幻影列车如划破时空的导弹出现，无数攻击将整个屋子瞬息间撞得粉碎。
“Kill! Leave no one alive!”
“杀！一个不留！”
A commanding voice roared out from the midst of the explosion!
气势无双的嗓音在爆炸声中吼出！
Wuying was left dumbfounded; he immediately went invisible, but suddenly felt a chill on his legs and realized his body had been shortened by a section.
无影目瞪口呆，他立即隐身，但突然觉得脚下一凉，自己身体矮了一截。
[You have stripped all temporal effects within your body.]
[你已经剥离你身体的所有时序作用。]
Chu Jun had just turned his head when he saw several sword tips carrying red light stabbing toward his body.
楚骏刚转过头，就见数道剑尖携带红光戳向自己身体。
Boom-boom-boom-boom!
轰隆隆隆！
Dazzling sword shadows and fire enveloped the entire house.
迷幻的剑影与火焰覆盖整个屋子。
Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!
嗖嗖嗖嗖！
Weapons covered in red phantom shadows were thrown into the entire room like they cost nothing, filling almost every inch of space, with sword lights and blade shadows swiftly flashing, inside and outside the room, densely packed.
被红色虚影覆盖的武器不要钱似地砸入整个屋内，几乎遍布每一寸地方，刀光剑影极速划过，屋内屋外，密密麻麻。
Under the saturation attack, all life here turned to ashes in an instant.
饱和式攻击下，这里所有生命瞬息间化为灰飞。
Except for Yang Zicang, who was sitting dazedly on a small stool.
除了愣愣坐在小板凳上的杨子藏。
[The migration target has disappeared.]
[迁移目标已消失。]
[Time sequence transfer failed.]
[时序转移失败。]
[I have become myself again.]
[我又成为我了。]
He looked down at his chest, his sluggish mind finally realizing what he had just encountered!
他低头看向自己胸前，迟缓的脑袋终于反应过来，自己刚才遭遇了什么！
As Yang Zicang stood up, he stumbled, and was immediately steadied by a pair of firm, powerful hands.
站起身的杨子藏一个趔趄，立即被一双坚定有力的手扶住。
Looking up, he saw that on the eerie, spectral train in front of him, the figure who had long been asleep was firmly holding his arm, their steady gaze locked on his face.
他抬头看去，身前鬼影森森的列车上，那道沉睡了许久的身影正紧紧挽住自己的胳膊，沉稳的目光牢牢锁定着自己的脸。
This hand kept him from falling.
这只手避免了自己倒下。
“God! Oh my God!”
“天啊！天啊啊！”
Boppoli exclaimed on the side, “It was just that fraction of a moment.”
波波利在一旁叫唤道，“就差这么一丁点时间。”
Morrie’s gaze was firm and determined; the momentum of the order he had just given was like that of a monarch.
莫里的眼神坚定有力，刚才那道命令的气势宛若君王。
Yang Zicang looked at them, and at the strangers packed behind him.
杨子藏看着他们，以及身后挤满的陌生人。
The man with a fair complexion, looking like a dandy, pressed tightly against Morrie.
那脸色白净，一副公子哥模样的人紧挨着莫里身躯。
Young Master Wang also shuddered in fear as he looked on: “Damn his great-grandfather! So Shi Qian’s ability is, is to migrate someone else’s template away!”
王公子也一阵后怕的看着这里：“我靠他大爷的祖宗啊，时迁的能力原来是，原来是把别人的模型给迁移走！”
Everyone on the train shuddered in unison.
车上之人齐齐一个寒颤。
Yang Zicang looked toward Li Shangxiang, who lay dead on one side, and ahead at Chu Jun, who had been chopped into mincemeat. The others on the table were even worse off.
杨子藏看向一旁惨死的李尚响，还有前方被剁成肉泥的楚骏，桌子上其它几人更是不用说。
Only a trail of blood on the ground still slowly extended outward, as if an invisible person was crawling across the floor.
唯有地上一道血迹还在缓慢延伸向外，像是有看不见的人在地上往外爬。
Yang Zicang’s expression turned cold.
杨子藏表情变得冷漠。
He looked up and met the gaze of the man before him.
他抬头与身前的男人对视。
“You changed the future?”
“你改变了未来？”
“I changed the future.”
“我改变了未来。”
“You changed… my future?”
“你改变的…是我的未来？”
“Mm-hmm, I changed your future.”
“嗯，我改变了你的未来。”
Silence…
沉默…
“Then… what about you?”
“那…你怎么办。”
“I’m the team leader.”
“我是队长。”
Yang Zicang’s face trembled with shock.
杨子藏的面目震颤。
“You are the mountain of our team.” Morrie said calmly. “In the future, Julia’s long-term safety is entrusted to you. This is my optimal solution.”
“你是我们团队的高山。”莫里淡淡道，“以后朱莉亚的久远未来，就拜托你了。这是我的最优解。”
Yang Zicang gently patted the wrist still clutching him, then raised his hand. Amid the envious gazes of everyone on the train, a figure wielding a silver spear gradually extended from the black hole his palm had chosen.
杨子藏轻轻拍了拍还拽住自己的手腕，随后手一抬，在车上众人羡慕目光中，一道银色长枪的身影逐渐自掌中选择的黑洞中延伸而出。