第十三章 成熟的果实
On the face of Boboli, who sat in the center of the square, a slightly peculiar expression emerged.
坐在广场正中的波波利脸上，露出些许怪异神色。
This person was actually willing to offer his own model.
这人居然愿意献上自己的模型。
Boboli sneered:
波波利冷笑了声：
“Our trio is one unit; nothing can compensate for the loss of any one of us.”
“我们三人组是一体，任何东西都不能代替我们任何一人的损失。”
The surrounding crowd was moved.
周围人动容。
This young man, who seemed ordinary at first glance, now displayed great authority—a lavish boldness that sought only to vent his anger, rousing admiration among onlookers!
这小子看上去普普通通，此刻却露出了大威势，一掷千金只为出气的豪气，慕煞旁人！
The thread shooting toward Boboli broke off, then redirected toward Morrie.
射向波波利的丝线链接断掉，转而折射向莫里。
A few seconds later, Morrie’s expression shifted slightly.
几秒后莫里脸色微变。
He looked up at Yang Zicang and Boboli, both with expressionless faces, and understood that they were standing up for him.
他抬头看向都面无表情的杨子藏和波波利，他晓得这是两人在为自己不平。
“Let it go, Zicang, and Boboli.”
“算了吧，子藏，还有波波利。”
Two gazes shot over, and even more people turned their heads to look.
两道目光射来，更多的人转头看来。
Morrie sighed, “This secret technique will still be distributed as a reward to those who capture him alive. Additionally…”
莫里叹息道：“这份秘技依旧分发下去，奖赏给活捉他的人。另外…”
He turned to look at the thirty or so people behind him.
他转头看向身后这三十来人。
“As for the friends who put in the effort tonight, I will give each of you a training contract, free of charge.”
“今晚出过力的朋友们，我会每人给予一份代练契约，免费赠送。”
The thirty or so people, who had just started coughing and showing signs of fever, froze for two seconds, then burst into an uproar.
有点开始咳嗽发烧的三十多人愣了两秒，随后一片轰然。
Everyone paying attention to this place was shaken.
所有关注着这里的人都震动了。
“What? You… are you serious?!”
“什么，你，你说真的？！”
“Did I hear that right!”
“我没听错吧！”
“Am I hallucinating because of some model ability? Giving them away for free? More than thirty portions?”
“我是不是中了什么模型能力产生幻觉了。免费送，三十多份？”
From a distance, Yang Zicang spoke up:
远处杨子藏开口道：
“Since the leader of the Puming team has said it, of course it’s a word as good as gold.”
“朴明集团的队长开口，当然一言九鼎。”
With eyes completely devoid of any emotion, he swept his gaze over the hundreds, even thousands, of eyes around him, meeting each one in turn.
他目无丝毫情绪的目光扫视周围数百上千双眼眸，一一对视。
“Today owes much to all of you for your rescue. Since Morrie says everyone gets a share, then everyone gets a share. Later, we’ll go have drinks and meat to thank everyone.”
“今日多亏诸位相救，既然莫里说每人一份，那就是每人一份。一会儿我们就去喝酒吃肉，酬谢大家。”
The crowd instantly erupted into chaos. Across the Lost Frequency Land, everyone frantically contacted these thirty-odd individuals, while various organizations desperately sought their information in an attempt to purchase the Training Contracts that were yet to be issued.
轰地下，周围完全炸锅，失频之地到处慌忙联系这三十多人，各个组织急切寻求他们的信息想要收购接下来发出的代练契约书。
Park Myung Group, a team name that sounded somewhat grandiose, instantly lived up to its reputation.
朴明集团，这个听上去有点虚夸的队伍名字，瞬间变得名副其实。
Many cities outside the hub towns, learning of this news through the builders-and-cargo teams, reacted quickly, eager to purchase a copy of the training contract containing special techniques.
很多枢纽镇以外的城市，借助筑货队们知晓了这一消息，快速反应着，想借此求购一份蕴含秘技的代练契约书。
Morrie revealed a hint of delighted expression.
莫里露出抹开心的神色。
{Zicang, thank you. If I’m truly destined to die, even gaining an invisibility ability wouldn’t be a loss.}
{子藏，谢谢，若我真的注定会死，能争取到份隐身能力，也不亏了。}
Yang Zicang silently said to Morrie in his heart:
杨子藏在心中默默对着莫里道：
[From now on, stay in Hub Town and don’t go anywhere. You called three years into the future, right? It’s only three years—I’ll see who can take your life in that time.]
[从今以后，你就在枢纽镇哪里都不要去。你的电话打向三年之后对吧。三年而已，我倒要看看，这之间谁能取走你的命。]
Morrie was silent for a moment, then nodded.
莫里沉默了下，点点头。
If he could avoid the future accident, it would be best to survive… Besides, hadn’t Hong Haocheng said in the psychic field that he should come along to the future together?
若能避免未来的意外，那么自己能活下去是最好的…而且念力场中洪灏承不是也说过，要自己一起前往未来吗。
Maybe he wouldn’t die?
自己说不定不会死？
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Before long, news came that someone had caught two Li Shangxiangs. One ofthem begged for mercy the moment he was captured, saying he was willing to reveal the whereabouts of the other two and imploring them to spare his life.
没多久，消息传来，有人抓到了两个李尚响，其中一人被抓的瞬间就求饶，说愿意告知另外两人的下落，祈求饶自己一命。
“Tell me where the other Li Shangxiangs are.”
“说出他其他李尚响的下落。”
“Please, let me go! They’ve already used the model abilities they stole earlier to replace the Shiqian model and fled, reverting to their original appearances. But I know what those ‘Li Shangxiangs’ look like now!”
“求求你放过我！他们都用自己之前偷到的模型能力，替换了时迁模型，变成原本样貌跑了。但我知道那几个‘李尚响’现在长什么样！”
The two were quickly brought to the shed area.
这两人被快速带向了棚区。
They saw in the plaza of the shed area, like three mountain kings, people seated in three directions, staring at the small “isolated island” in the middle, surrounded by water and ringed by people of all skin colors.
他们见到棚区广场上，如同三位山大王般坐在三个方向看着中间那圈被水围住的小“孤岛”。周围全是各肤色的人。
The two captured “Li Shangxiangs” looked ashen.
两个被逮住的“李尚响”面若死灰。
Following the description of their appearance from one of them,two more heads were soon brought and thrown to the ground with a thud.
随着此人口述的外貌传递，没多久便又是两颗头颅被人带来，啪地声丢在地上。
Both men trembled violently.
两人浑身一震。
They hadn’t expected that in just an hour, these two members of the “Shiqian Group,” who had casually used up their models to resume their original looks, would already be dead.
没想到不过区区一小时，这两个随便用掉模型恢复外貌的“时迁团”之人，就已经身死。
Members of the Shiqian Group were being apprehended everywhere, and many didn’t even bother exchanging them for time rewards. Those shed owners would rather give up millennia of rewards just to kill these organization members who were secretly plotting against the model foundations they depended on to survive.
各处都有时迁团队的成员被抓获，甚至好些人都不拿来换时序，那些棚主们宁愿放弃几千年的奖励，也要手刃这帮暗地里谋划自己耐以生存的模型根基的组织成员。
Yang Zicang turned his head to look at the two captured Li Shangxiangs, but before he could speak, Shed Boss Zhang burst out angrily,
杨子藏扭头看向两个被逮住的李尚响，还不等他开口，张显棚主便怒道：
“Cut off their means of escape.”
“断了他们逃跑能力。”
“No, please!”
“不要啊！”
Smack! Smack! The two collapsed, their limbs going numb. Drenched in sweat, they were bound hand and foot and thrown into the ghost train.
啪啪！两人倒地，四肢难以感知，他们满头大汗的被人五花大捆地丢进幽灵列车。
Yang Zicang stood up and walked over. “Whoever is willing to extract the [Invisible] model gets to live.”
杨子藏起身走过去：“谁愿意提取无影的模型，谁就能活下来。”
“I am!”
“我！”
“I am!”
“我！”
Thud!
嘭！
Yang Zicang watched coldly as the silver spear, wreathed in a crimson gleam, pierced through the head of the one who shouted second.
杨子藏冷漠看着银色长枪携带红芒刺穿了后喊之人的脑袋。
Blood splattered, landing hot droplets on his face and body, leaving the remaining man dazed and disoriented.
鲜血飞溅，点点热斑落在脸上与身上，剩下那人只觉得大脑恍恍惚惚。
A small figurine was brought over.
一个小雕像被人送了过来。
Without needing further instruction, this Li Shangxiang’s chest lit up with a circular pattern, folding lines of light shooting into the small figurine.
不用多说，这个李尚响胸前冒起圆环，折线射入小雕像。
At the figurine’s mouth, a tiny slit slowly opened, spitting out light from which a cyan energy mass materialized, drifting down gradually to form into an Ability Sphere.
小雕像嘴的位置缓缓张开道小缝隙，如同吐出光芒般，青色能量团具现，缓慢飘落逐渐形成能力球。
Countless pairs of eyes watched this scene from all directions.
无数双眼睛在各处看着这一幕。
They all wanted to witness whether this was indeed the only current capability to transfer models.
他们都想亲眼见证，这是否就是目前唯一能迁移模型的能力。
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Rumble! Clunk! The carriage door sealed tightly.
控隆，车门紧紧封闭。
Voices echoed lowly within the compartment.
车厢中声音嗡嗡地传来。
“I definitely won’t flee—I can’t run either,” the man who manifested the [Time Sequence Migration] Ability Sphere spoke in panic. “Please, let me live. I’ll transform abilities for you. For those with bad models, I’ll remove their abilities so they get a chance to acquire new models… I’m begging you…”
“我绝对不会跑，我也跑不掉，”具现出【时序迁移】能力球的这人惊恐地道，“让我活吧，我会给你们转换能力，我为不好模型的人拔除能力，让他们有新获得模型的机会，求求你们…”
At this moment, in a small shed area, Xiao Li sensed the scene transmitted by the Shed Master Yang through the linked sensory feed. Covering her mouth, she watched Yang Zicang walk towards the ground encircled by a ring of blazing oil fire.
此刻，一个小棚区，小璃感应着通过杨棚主拉进的感应画面，捂着嘴看着杨子藏走向被一圈滚油火焰围困的地面。
“So… he’s actually this fierce.”
“原来…他这么凶呀。”
Xiao Li recalled the target she had once attempted to assassinate, a flicker of panic stirring within her. It was only now that she truly felt how dangerous her situation had been back then.
小璃想到了当时自己刺杀的对象，心中微慌。她这才确实感觉到自己当时的危险。
“I—I can’t watch anymore. So scary.”
“我，我不看了，好怕。”
The Shed Master Yang looked at the girl, who had curled into a tight ball:
杨棚主看向蜷缩成一团的女孩：
“Locking him in the car is the only way to deal with Shi Qian. After all, if he turns invisible and tries to escape, no one will be able to extract the sphere anymore. You need to get used to this sort of thing. Because… if these people from the so-called ‘Shi Qian Gang’ actually succeed, they’ll inevitably discover your Blink ability someday. It’ll be dangerous then.”
“关在车里是对付时迁的唯一方法，毕竟若是他隐身想要逃跑，就没有人能够再提取了。这些，你要适应。毕竟…如果真的让这叫做时迁团的人成功，以后一定会发现你的闪现能力的。那个时候就危险了。”
Having said this, the shed master also felt a lingering sense of dread.
说到这里，这位棚主也是一阵后怕。
In the end, Xiao Li paled and nodded faintly.
最终，小璃小脸发白的点点头。
She saw the Ability Sphere tossed onto the small “isolated island” cut off by boiling water and oil fire.
她看到能力球被丢到了被开水与油火等隔绝的小片“孤岛”。
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By now, Wuying—who had given up his invisibility—was swiftly subdued by a group of men. His legs were gone from sight, and his body bore several wounds. Severe blood loss had long since turned him pale as a ghost, his breath barely a whisper.
此刻放弃隐身的无影，已被人快速合力捉住。他双腿消失，身上好几道伤口，大失血早已让这个男人面色苍白，气若游丝。
The cyan sphere rolled before him. Wuying knew that if he showed the slightest hesitation, he would die on the spot. Now, his only hope was that this Piaolang Group would value their reputation more than his life and keep their promise to spare the one who handed over the model…
青色小球滚落到自己面前，无影知道自己若是有迟疑，绝对立即会死，而现在，他只期望这“朴明集团”爱惜他们的名声胜过自己的生命，会遵守承诺放过交出模型的自己…
Lying prone on the ground, Wuying reached out with his one hand, trembling with effort, and touched the mud-coated little sphere on the earth.
趴在地上的无影吃力伸手，触摸向地上占满泥灰的小球。
[I can use [Time-Shifting].]
[我可以使用【时序迁移】。]
The pale-faced man’s chest, where a circular model was flashing, bore a weak smile.
脸色苍白的男人胸前圆形模型一闪一闪，脸上露出虚弱的笑容。
Little did he expect that he would ultimately take the initiative to use this Ability Sphere.
没想到自己最终，会主动使用这能力球。
[Chrono-Migration has been activated.]
[时序迁移已发动。]
[Migration target has been marked: Li Shangxiang.]
[迁移目标已备注，李尚响。]
Wu Ying raised his head to glance at Yang Zicang, who was gazing coldly at him from beyond the ring of fire.
无影抬头看了眼火圈外冷漠凝望着自己的杨子藏。
With the invisibility model he had already obtained, which was nothing short of heaven-defying… why on earth had he set his sights on this person?
自己明明已经获得了逆天的隐身模型…为什么还要来打这个人的注意呢？
He felt a deep sense of regret.
他感到万分后悔。
[I am about to divest myself of all temporal effects within my body.]
[我即将剥离我身体内的所有时序运用。]
[You have divested yourself of all temporal effects on your body.]
[你已经剥离你身体的所有时序作用。]
“I am Shi Qian… I am Wu Ying… My true name is…”
“我是时迁…我是无影…我的真名是…”
The embittered man felt the ability that he had commanded in constant response indeed vanish completely without a trace.
心中愤满的男人感受到无时无刻不对自己回应的能力，的确消泯无踪了。
This was… the sensation of returning to being an ordinary human…
这就是…回归普通人类的感觉…
It didn’t seem so terrifying.
好像也没那么恐怖…
The youth who had lost far too much blood placed his face dizzily against the ground, warm from the firelight, feeling as if this very earth, no matter what, would never reject his deeds…
失血过多的青年愣愣地将脸放在火光温热的地上，似乎只有这片大地，不论如何都不会嫌弃自己的所作所为…
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Yang Zicang turned his head, and the Demon carriage drew near slowly.
杨子藏转头，恶魇列车缓缓靠近。
The people around scattered, with White Shadow Nian Dragon already hovering in the air, on guard against anyone reckless enough to snatch it.
周围人散开，白影念龙早已经悬浮空中，预防有不开眼的来抢。
He approached the carriage door. Inside, the crippled Li Shangxiang was inhaling oxygen heavily, propped against the wall, and spoke to an Ability Sphere on the carriage:
他靠近车门，里面断手断脚的李尚响大口吸着氧气靠在墙壁上，冲车厢上一个能力球道：
“That’s the Ability Sphere containing the invisibility power. Touch it, and you’ll know if it’s real. Be careful—since you haven’t obtained the genuine part of Shi Qian’s body, activating this Ability Sphere will replace your own original ability…”
“它就是隐身能力的能力球。你摸一下，就能晓得是不是。请注意，因为你没有获得过真正时迁的身体部分，所以使用这个能力球，会替换掉自己本身的能力…”
Yang Zicang bent down and picked up the small Ability Sphere rolling by Li Shangxiang’s feet. It was no longer cyan, but silver-white, like a ripe fruit.
杨子藏弯腰捏起滚落在李尚响脚边的能力小球。此刻它已经不是青色，而是银白，如同成熟的果实。
“Obtain a part of the real Shiqian’s body? What… does that mean?”
“获得真正时迁的身体部分？这是…什么意思。”
Although he asked, a guess had already surfaced in his mind, the answer seeming on the verge of revealing itself…
虽在询问，但一种猜测已经浮现心中，答案似乎呼之欲出…
“It’s the Bandage Doctor. All of us were transplanted by him with the real Li Shangxiang’s body, thereby… acquiring his ability…”
“是绷带医生。我们所有人都是被他所移植了真正李尚响的身躯，从而…拥有了他的能力…”
“Bandage?” This was the first time those around him had heard the name.
“绷带？”周围人第一次听到这名字。
In Yang Zicang’s heart, this person called Bandage was classified as a top-tier dangerous figure, second only to Lü Bu.
杨子藏心中将这叫绷带的列入了第一等危险的人物，仅次于吕布。