第十一章 不需要他的选择
A group of people all stepped down from the train, following the towering, slender figure of Yang Zicang as he walked forward. They made their way past various blades, sabers, forks, cleavers, and other weapons strewn across the ground, heading toward the bloodstain that gradually stretched outside the house.
一群人都走下了列车，跟着前方杨子藏矗立的修长身影前行。他们从地上密布的各式刀剑乃至刀叉、菜刀等武器中，走向屋外逐渐延伸的血迹。
In the square outside the house, the terrified crowd of over a thousand was already looking toward the blasted room. From within, at least thirty people of various skin tones and styles of dress emerged.
屋外广场上，受惊的上千人早已看向爆炸的屋内，那儿居然走出了至少三十个各种肤色与着装的人。
A dim, shadowy suspended subway car glided smoothly toward the side and ahead, blocking the direction in which the blood trail extended.
幽光暗影般的悬浮地铁缓缓滑向侧方前方，挡在血迹延伸而去的方向上。
The people over there, seeing the sinister train approaching, quickly scattered like a swarm of bees.
那边的人见阴森列车到来，赶紧一窝蜂散开。
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“He’s still invisible,” Captain Qin, behind that silhouette, said softly to Young Master Wang.
“他还在隐身。”那道背影后的秦队长轻声对王公子道。
Xiao Yushan walked alongside the group, his heart pounding like a drum. The few people near him were in a similar state of mind.
肖宇山跟在众人身侧，心脏咚咚作响犹如锤鼓。身旁跟来的几人情绪也差不多。
Yang Zicang’s spear tip dragged along the ground, tracing a winding path through the bloodstains.
杨子藏的枪尖拖拽在地面上，伴随着血迹滑动出一条蜿蜒痕迹。
“I’ll give you a choice.”
“给你个选择。”
As he walked, he said coldly, “Tell me where your remaining people are, and I’ll give you a quick end.”
他边走，边冷声地道：“把你们剩下人的所在告知我，然后我给你个痛快。”
The trail of blood paused in its flow, then, after two or three seconds, it shifted direction and headed elsewhere.
血迹停顿地涌现，两三秒后，它调转了个方向，往另一边而去。
Boboli stepped out from the crowd with a blank expression.
波波利自人群中面无表情的走出来。
He first looked at Yang Zicang, then turned his gaze to Morrie, a deep sense of loss evident on his face.
他先是看向杨子藏，又转头看向莫里，神色上露出深深的失落。
A triangular line of light appeared on the boy’s chest, slowly rotating before suddenly expanding. People for miles around heard a voice that carried thoughts and intent.
卷发的少年胸前浮现起三角形的细线，缓缓旋转后刹那扩散出，附近几十里地的人都听到了一道融资心念声音。
{I is Nuns. Bob. Poly, from Big Ming. Distribution to the capture warrant there to the Time Migration Group.}
{我是朴明集团努恩斯.波布.波利。现发布针对时迁团队的追杀令。}
The light flashed and was gone; the eyes of those around shifted over. Light flashed again on the boy’s chest.
光线一闪即逝，周围人的目光都挪了过来，少年胸前光线随即再次闪动。
{Time Migration Group, culpable of heinous crimes for using time migration abilities to deceive others’ models. Reward for claiming the head of a member: 5,000 time sequence for an ordinary one; for the group’s leader, a manual of Technique-Type Proxy Practice Agreement.}
{时迁团队，以时序迁移能力诓骗他人模型，罪大恶极。凡取其成员首级者奖励：普通成员五千时序，团队首脑《秘技型代练契约》一册。}
Subsequently, a sheet of luminous energy emerged in his hand, forming a paper-like shape.
随后他手上浮现出一册能量形成的光芒纸张。
Then another volume appeared.
随后又浮现出一册。
Next, strands of light converged, rapidly forming a new image of a scroll.
紧接着，又有线条汇聚，快速形成新的纸张形象。
Another volume!
又是一册！
Young Master Wang was already drooling, swallowing hard.
王公子已经看得口水直咽。
The triangular pattern on the boy’s chest flickered for the third time.
少年胸前模型第三次闪动而出。
This time, as soon as the financing request surfaced, people from dozens of miles around rushed to join, all eager to know what had happened—how could Shiqian steal a model? Who were they? Was it true or false?
这一次，融资请求刚出现，便有周遭数十里的人抢着进来，他们都想知道发生了什么事情，时迁竟然能够偷走模型，他们是谁？这事是真的还是假的？
Boboli raised the training contract in his hand.
波波利举起手中的代练契约书。
{This is the “Secret-type Training Contract” provided by our PM Group.}
{这是我们朴明集团所提供的“秘技型代练契约书”。}
“Training contract?”
“代练契约？”
“What’s that?”
“那是什么？”
Amid the confusion, everyone linked to the financing model saw the naturally presented information embedded in the luminous scroll in the natural-curly-haired boy’s hand.
疑惑间，所有与模型链接的人都见到这个顶着一头自然卷头发的少年手上，自然浮现出了那光芒纸张蕴含的信息。
《Training Contract: Frost-Snow Sword Technique, Eighty-Seven Years of Cultivation Experience, Completion: 100%》
《代练契约：霜雪剑法，八十七年修行经验，完整度100%》
《Training Contract: Blazing Sword Path, Crystal Perception, One Hundred and Three Years of Cultivation Experience, Completion: 100%》
《代练契约：烈焰剑道，琉璃感知，一百零三年修行经验，完整度100%》
《Training Contract: Thousand-Arm Fist, Crystal Perception, Silent Night, Ninety-Seven Years of Cultivation Experience, Completion: 100%》
《代练契约：千臂拳法，琉璃感知，沉吟之夜，九十七年修行经验，完整度100%》
Instantly, the financing model erupted. Countless voices rose, all filled with astonishment and exclamations.
轰地下，融资模型中炸了。无数声音出现，全是惊叹与惊呼。
{Is that a skill book?!}
{那难道是技能书？！}
{A training contract? Does that mean someone practiced these skills for over ninety years and then directly transferred all that martial art experience to us?}
{代练契约？是有人练习这些技能九十多年，然后把这些武道技艺经验直接转移给我们吗？}
{Ahhh, so that’s their secret. My god, so Yang Zicang is part of that kind of team!}
{啊啊啊，这就是他们的秘密，我的老天爷，杨子藏原来是这样团队的人！}
The crowd erupted like a frenzy!
人群疯了般喧嚷了起来！
“What kind of secret technique is Crystal Perception, appearing in both books?”
“琉璃感知是什么秘技啊，居然两本都有它？”
“Have you noticed, the users of this secret technique all have around a hundred years of experience!”
“你们有没有发现，拥有这个秘技的年份都在百年左右！”
“And what does ‘Silent Night’ mean?”
“那沉吟之夜是什么意思？”
Temporal investments poured in like a waterfall, but were suddenly cut off by the boy.
时序投资如同瀑布般快速涌现，瞬间被少年给断掉。
Yet in that short span of less than ten seconds, Boboli gained thousands of temporal credits, all coming from people who invested in 1R, 10R, or 1Y increments—everyone was afraid of sending him to his demise instantly, so they held back, but all wanted to connect with him.
可就这短短不到十秒，波波利便获得了数千时序，而它们全是那些人以1R、10R、1Y之类给投出来，大家都怕将他给霎那间送走，而选择了克制，但都想与之取得联系。
“Holy shit, so that’s what it is!” Captain Qin grabbed Young Master Wang beside him. “Bro, bro, weren’t you going to tell me about this?”
“我槽，原来是这东西！”秦队长一把抓住身旁的王公子，“老哥，老哥啊，你都不打算告诉我吗？”
Young Master Wang turned his eyes evasively: “Just then it was so urgent—well, I was thinking we’d save it for dinner, when us brothers could chat leisurely in the private room with old pal Morrie.”
王公子心虚的转过眼睛：“刚才多急啊，我不是想等吃饭的时候咱们哥儿几个在包厢里慢慢跟莫里老兄好好聊吗。”
“Are you sure about that, Brother Wang!”
“你确定吗，王哥！”
“I know, but I didn’t get a chance to tell you all.”
“我知道，但没机会给你们讲啊。”
At this moment, Qin Wenkang felt his skin burning all over.
秦文康此刻浑身皮肤都在燥热。
Earlier, when they heard the mission was to save Yang Zicang, the other two or three dozen people dragged in were stunned—was someone actually plotting against him? Only after arriving with Morrie did they realize how dangerous and terrifying this was.
之前他们听说要救杨子藏，被拉来的其他二三十人都傻了，居然有人在打杨子藏的主意吗？结果跟着莫里过来，才发现这是件多么危险又恐怖的事情。
Someone could actually steal the halo from his chest! Without that thing, people from Earth would instantly be cast into an abyss in this world.
居然有人能够偷走胸前的光环！没了这玩意儿，来自地球的人在这世界相当于瞬间跌落深渊。
Captain Qin has no interest in dwelling on Young Master Wang’s evasive words; his mind is now completely consumed with how to wipe out all of Shi Qian’s team.
听着王公子这推脱的话语，秦队长没心情去研究，他现在满脑子都是如何干掉时迁团的人！
All twenty to thirty people around him are buzzing with excitement, many wanting to contact their teammates but unable to connect to Hub Town.
耳边二三十人全是振奋的声音，好多人想与队友联系，却无法连接到枢纽镇。
“My god!” A man gripping a soup ladle exclaims, his face flushed red. “What a damned shame Boss Meng didn’t come to see this with his own eyes!”
“天啊！”一个手中抓着汤勺的人脸色发红的道，“孟老板不亲自来看眼真的是亏死！”
“This… isn’t this…” Xiao Yushan, holding the sword hilt, is also stunned, sheer disbelief written all over his face.
“这，这东西不是…”握着剑柄的肖宇山也愣住，脸上全是难以置信。
The red-haired youth beside Xiao Yushan looks at him:
肖宇山身旁那红发青年看向他：
“Brother Shan, that Sword Art of Blazing Flames we got… isn’t that exactly the one?”
“山哥，那本《烈焰剑道》，那不就是我们获得的那本秘技吗。”
“Yeah, I looked into it. The Sword techniques in it are simple—even mastering it only puts you at an intermediate swordsmanship level unless you can unleash flames. But to stimulate the fire elemental… an ordinary person would need at least twenty to thirty years of training just for that… Him… them, on the other hand…”
“是啊，我研究过了，里面的剑法很简单，学会也只是中等水准剑击水准，除非能发出火焰。但要激发火行元素…普通人没有二三十年的锻炼根本不可能做到…他，他们却…”
The red-haired man swallows hard.
红发男人艰难咽了口唾沫。
“They actually turned such a difficult book into a cipher codex you can learn directly!”
“居然，将这么难的书变成了能够直接学会的秘技书！”
“How terrifying… Is this… the team behind Yang Zicang? Was it him?”
“好恐怖，这就是…杨子藏背后的队伍，是杨子藏干的吗？”
Xiao Yushan frantically runs both hands through his hair.
肖宇山双手把自己的头发疯狂往后撸。
“Alexander Mori was actually Yang Zicang’s captain…”
“亚历山大.莫里居然是杨子藏的队长…”
They finally understand why Mori was able to live in the rich quarter.
他们终于晓得为什么莫里能够住在富人区了。
No, even that place is playing it safe for him! Alexander Mord could be staying somewhere better—he could afford to eat three different lavish meals a day at a place like Precious Delicacies, he could wear any clothes he wanted, but he never chose to.
不对，那地方对他来说都低调了！亚历山大他能住进更好的地方，他能在珍馐坊那种地方一天三顿换着花样吃，他能穿他想要的任何衣物，可是他没有那样做。
He simply maintained the living standards of an ordinary person on Earth.
他只是维持着在地球的普通人的生活标准而已。
“It’s a pity the guys didn’t come along to see it.”
“可惜兄弟几个没跟来看看。”
Captain Qin let out a sigh. He had already lost contact with the outside of the Frequency-Loss Zone. However, at this moment, he stayed close to Young Master Wang and Morrie, convinced that as long as he was near them, he would surely find a chance to strike up a conversation with Morrie.
秦队长叹息了声。他跟失频之地外已经无法联系了。不过，他此刻紧紧跟在王公子和莫里身边，只要在他们身边，绝对能够找到跟莫里搭上话的机会。
Boboli glanced at the crowd whose emotions had been ignited around him, then turned to meet Yang Zicang’s questioning gaze, which held a hint of confusion but no trace of blame.
波波利看了眼周围群情被点燃的人们，转头对视向杨子藏那略有疑惑、但没有任何怪罪含意的询问眼神。
Boboli looked at the bloodstain on the ground and said,
波波利注视了眼地上的血迹道：
“I don’t need his choice.”
“我不需要他的选择。”
The boy indifferently raised a book containing three secret techniques, drawing countless scorching gazes toward it.
少年淡漠地将一册拥有三份秘技的书卷抬起，无数灼热目光汇聚而至。
Boboli spoke to the bloodstain on the ground, “This reward, of which person it belongs to, corresponds to him.”
波波利冲着地上的血迹道：“这份奖励，对应的人便属于他。”
The crowd was shocked. The curly-haired boy had placed a heavy bet just to deprive Shadowless of the option to “die a painless death”!
众人骇然，这卷发少年只是为了让无影失去“痛快死去”的选项权，而下了重注！
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Someone hurried over carrying a chair and placed it behind Boboli with a flattering gesture.
有人抬着椅子快步小跑而来，手上拿着椅子讨好的摆在波波利背后。
Another person brought a small cabinet to serve as a table, setting it beside him and placing a water cup on it.
又有人端来小立柜当桌子放在他手边，放上了水杯。
Boboli nodded. Taking a seat, he placed the half-translucent glowing book on it, his gaze fixed firmly on the twisted bloodstain on the ground.
波波利点点头，顺势坐下后将这册半透明的光芒书卷放在上面，目光在地上那滩扭曲的血迹上未挪开过。
Under the watch of countless eyes, the bloodstain remained trapped in place, like a headless fly unable to find its way.
无数双眼睛的注视下，血迹仿佛找不到方向的无头苍蝇，被困在原处。
A series of ripples appeared in the air and shot over. Luo Bin, Zuo Feixian, and others had already received the news, shaking with shock and rage.
一波波折线自空气中浮现射来，洛宾左非闲等人都已得知消息，震惊震怒无比。
Just then, a particularly distinct ripple shot over, carrying the voice of a girl from Rose Creek.
此刻一道特别的折线射来，是个玫瑰溪的女孩。
“[Yang Zicang], Rose Sister asks if you’ve been injured, and if you’re all okay.”
{杨子藏，玫瑰姐姐问你有没有受伤，你们还好吧。}
[“I’m fine. Thank the Rose Queen for her concern. I apologize for last time; I’ll make amends when I, Yang Zicang, have time.”]
[我很好，谢谢玫瑰女王的关心。上次的事不好意思，有空我来赔罪。]
Even though he had stolen many Divine Stones from the various shed districts that night, everyone already knew what followed.
那夜虽然抢了很多棚区的神石，但后面发生的事情大家都已知晓。
“Hmph! Sister Rose always says you’re a real scumbag, but at least you seem to admit your faults now.”
{哼，玫瑰姐姐老是说你是个臭家伙，看来你还是晓得认错误的嘛。}
The crowd was now a commotion, some trembling from narrow escapes, others scratching their heads, seduced by the high rewards.
此刻人群闹哄哄的，有后怕的，有被高奖励吸引而抓耳挠腮的。
“How did this bastard manage to go invisible?”
“怎么搞隐身的这家伙？”
“Dig a hole! Dump in boiling water!”
“挖坑，滚开水！”
The echo of one yell had barely died away, another shouted.
一道声音刚吼完，另一道就响起。
“Iron sheets! Use iron sheet boxes!”
“铁皮，用铁皮箱。”
“Yeah, surround him with them and set a fire. Damn it! I knew it wasn’t just small-time mischief where he pretended to be a good guy. The bastard was after the schematic!”
“对，把他围起来放火，娘的，我就说怎么老是小打小闹，还办作好人，原来是偷模型的。”
Through the chaos, several men with panicked faces were shoved forward.
骚动中有面色惊恐的人被推出。
“This scum belongs to Shi Qian’s crew!”
“这家伙是时迁团队的人。”
“No, please! I don’t know anything! I swear they’re just a bunch of thieves is all I know!”
“不要啊，我什么都不知道，我只晓得他们是一个小偷组织。”
Several takers were shoved out. [Boboli] swept his gaze over them, nodding lightly. “Very good. Collection comes to five-seven-three-point-five.”
好几个人被推出来，波波利扫视过去轻轻点头：“很好，五七三万五。”
Ptlgh! Ptlgh! Ptlgh! Ptlgh!
噗噗噗噗！
Blood sprayed and heads rolled.
鲜血飞溅，人头滚滚而落。
Several coins shimmering with metallic luster arced through the air, falling to the ground, where multiple hands scrambled forth to snatch them.
几枚荧光辉辉的铁币划过抛物线落在地上，数双手一哄而上抢夺。