第十五章 突变
The charcoal fire crackled in the spacious hall, its flames casting the cheerful figures of the crowd.
炭火在旷阔的殿内噼啪燃烧，火光映射着众人欢乐的身形。
“These are the Secret Techniques I promised that can be used directly,” Morrie introduced by the table, “There’s the Boxing Secret Techniques ‘Thousand-Armed Fist’, as well as ‘Crack-Stone Palm’; ‘Crystal Perception’, which both heals and strengthens the body; and an elemental sword technique…”
“这是我承诺过的可以直接使用的秘技。”桌边的莫里一一介绍，“有拳法《千臂拳》、《裂石掌》，治疗与强壮身体的《琉璃感知》，还有元素型剑法…”
They now finally understood what ‘Crystal Perception’ was—it was a recovery-type Secret Technique! This practically meant that many of the people present tonight would essentially be Resonating with a ‘hospital-like’ ability.
他们终于晓得琉璃感知是什么东西了，居然是恢复型的秘技！这几乎代表今晚这儿的很多人都相当于共鸣了一个“医院”能力了。
When they heard about the effects of “Silent Night,” their minds instantly snapped to sobriety.
当听到莫里介绍沉吟之夜的作用时，他们更是脑袋唰地下就清醒了。
As powerful as the ‘Blazing Sword Path’ and the ‘Frosty Sword Art’ were, they paled in comparison to ‘Silent Night’. This was the legendary mental-type attack ability that Yang Zicang could wield!
烈焰剑道与霜雪剑法固然强横，但跟沉吟之夜一比又逊色许多。这可是传说中杨子藏能够使用的精神系攻击能力！
“So this is ‘Silent Night’?”
“这就是沉吟之夜？”
Xu Aiyuan picked up a Substitute Practice Contract that was placed beside Yang Zicang.
徐爱媛拿起一张放在杨子藏身旁的代练契约。
A divine light shimmered in her beautiful eyes.
她美目中神光流转。
“Mr. Zicang is truly generous to give away treasures like these, just like that. If it were me, I might only be willing to take out two or three copies and hand them out to the squad leaders.”
“子藏先生还真是大方，这样的宝物，说送就送给大伙儿了。若是我，可能只愿意拿出两三份给诸位队长分呢。”
Everyone knew perfectly well that she wasn’t wrong. Bringing out two or three copies was already a gesture of goodwill. Some people, having such contracts, would only offer a discounted sale, and even then, everyone would be fighting over them.
众人心知肚明她没说错。能够拿出来两三份都已经是客气的了，有些人甚至只会给一个打折出售的机会，但别人还会抢着要。
Yang Zicang, holding his wine glass, turned his head slightly as a sign of subtle gratitude to the girl for openly singling him out for praise in front of everyone.
杨子藏捏着酒杯转头，轻微颔首感谢这姑娘在众人前故意对自己的抬举。
At that moment, he suddenly felt a daze and looked up at the ceiling of the great hall. Hanging from the rock-carved structure were iron hoop chandeliers used to hold candles, but they had long been abandoned.
这时他忽地恍惚了下，然后抬头看向大殿的穹顶，这岩石造物上还悬挂着用来摆放蜡烛的铁圈吊灯，不过早已荒废许久了。
Did I see that wrong… Yang Zicang thought in confusion, then looked back at his wine glass.
我看错了吗…杨子藏疑惑的想到，随后又看向自己的酒杯。
Was that the reflection of a burning candle in the cup just now?
方才杯中倒影着的好像是燃烧的蜡烛？
“Brother Zicang.” Boboli, who had been keeping an eye on Yang Zicang, quickly called out with a questioning tone.
“子藏哥。”一直注意着杨子藏的波波利赶紧询问的语气喊道。
The tipsy Yang Zicang nodded apologetically.
醉醺醺的杨子藏歉意点了下头。
“I’m fine, still wide awake.”
“我没事，还清醒着呢。”
“Hahaha.”
“哈哈哈。”
Hearing this bravado that was so common back on Earth, everyone smiled as they watched Morrie’s distribution, their hearts racing with excitement while they pricked up their ears.
听到这在地球常听的逞强话，众人笑着边看莫里的分发，边心中激动的竖起了耳朵。
“…As the degree of familiarity increases, it will rapidly align with this experience…” It might take just a month or two to fully master the centuries-old secret technique experience contained within and become a grandmaster.”
“…随着熟悉度的提高会与这份经验不断高速契合…可能只要一两个月就能完全掌握里面蕴含的上百年秘技经验，成为宗师。”
Upon hearing this confirmation, everyone gasped.
但听到确认的众人倒吸口凉气。
“Incredible—how is that achieved?”
“厉害啊，这是怎么办到的？”
“In truth, you only need to grasp a few percent to consider it fully mastered. Because it’s centuries of martial arts experience, the practitioner has long been adept and proficient.”
“其实仅需要掌握百分之几，就已经算是完全掌握了。因为这是上百年的武道经验，修行者早已熟练无比。”
Xu Aiyuan sat quietly beside Yang Zicang, a faint smile on her face as she glanced at the young man explaining how to use it to the people at both ends of the long table.
徐爱媛默默坐在杨子藏身边，侧着脸带着淡淡笑意看着青年对长桌两端的人解释如何使用。
Everyone took the contracts fondly, one after another.
众人爱不释手的接过这一份份契约书。
As expected of someone who caused such a stir in the Lost Frequency Land, truly remarkably resourceful—to have found a way to learn secret techniques that would normally take decades to master. The question is, can this method be obtained?
不愧是在失频之地闹出如此动静的人物，果然神通广大，居然能找到这样的方法学习需要几十年才能习得的秘技，就是不知这方法能不能得到。
Chef Ma Bin sat diagonally opposite Yang Zicang. After receiving the secret technique bearing 《Splitting Rock Palm》 in his hand, tears welled up in his eyes immediately, and he couldn’t wait to tightly clench it and learn it.
马彬大厨坐在杨子藏斜对面，他拿着手上蕴含《裂石掌》的秘技后，立即蕴涵热泪迫不及待的紧捏学会。
Countless scenes of battles with primitive monsters surged like wisps of mist, quickly emerging and vanishing. These flashes of training experience passed through, as if they had accompanied him throughout his entire life.
无数与原始怪物战斗的画面如道道雾气快速涌现又消失。这些修行画面闪过，像是伴随了他的一生。
A surging warmth erupted deep within his body, darting through the muscles in every part like a group of tiny loaches.
体内深处迸发出股热腾腾的力量，如一群细小泥鳅般嗖地窜过身体肌肉各处。
“This… such a devastatingly powerful palm technique?！”
“这…这样强横的掌法？！”
The man, whose figurine was only a chef’s model, had implored the timing many times before finally getting a chance to enter Hubtown. He had never imagined that as a chef he would one day learn such a powerful palm technique.
仅有厨师模型的男人，欠了很多时序才央求到进入枢纽镇的机会。他从未想过作为厨师的自己，有一天会学会这样强横的掌法。
From now on… he would no longer be just the person who could only cook; from now on, he could have more choices in his life!
自己以后…也不是那个只能做做饭的人了，自己以后的人生，也能有更多的选择了啊！
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The people around him were all stroking the secret techniques in their hands.
在他身旁几人都摸着手上的秘技。
The chest models of many were flickering continuously, clearly indicating that someone was contacting them to make a purchase.
他们好多人胸前模型都在不断闪烁，明显有人在与之联系想要购买。
Some faces showed signs of internal struggle, while others, after a brief weighing of pros and cons, used them immediately. Still others, acquaintances, bent their heads to discuss whether to trade with each other and choose a secret technique that better suited them.
某些人脸上表情挣扎，而另一些略作权衡，便立即使用；还有相识的人，则低首谈论是否互相交易，选择更适合自己的秘技。
“It’s our turn, Captain.”
“到我们了，队长。”
The light-emitting paper was passed over to the excited group beside Xiao Yushan.
光线纸张传递到了肖宇山身旁雀跃的几人跟前。
“This is the sword technique I wanted—is it really being given to me?”
“这是我想要的剑法，真的给我了？”
The red-haired youth looked at the Flame Sword in his hand, then raised his head to Morrie, who gave him a slight nod.
红发青年看着手上的烈焰剑，再抬头看向冲自己轻轻颔首的莫里。
He buried his head awkwardly and said, “Sorry, Alexander, I’m really sorry about before.”
他有点尴尬的埋了下头：“对不起，亚历山大，之前很抱歉。”
“It’s okay, you’re Dutch, right? We’re practically neighbors.”
“没关系，你是荷兰人对吧，咱们也算是邻居。”
Xiao Yushan, who had been sitting on pins and needles, raised his head and said, “Sorry, what happened before… it was all my fault.”
一旁如坐针毡的肖宇山抬头道：“抱歉，之前…是我一个人的错。”
“No worries, we’re all former teammates. Now that I have the ability, it’s only natural to help boost everyone’s strength.”
“没事，大家都是昔日队友。我既然现在已经有能力，提升下大家的实力，也是自然。”
Morrie placed the Training Contract beside the snowy white porcelain dish in front of Xiao Yushan before walking toward another side.
莫里在肖宇山身前的雪白瓷碟旁，放下了代练契约书，随后走向另一边。
Staring at the Training Contract shimmering with faint light, Xiao Yushan felt a whirlwind of emotions.
看着微光闪烁的代练契约书，肖宇山内心情绪复杂。
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“Excuse me.” A voice sounded from a distance. “Great Master Zicang, this Training Contract should be some kind of model’s ability, right? Is it literally what it says?”
“请问。”远处一道声音响起：“子藏大神，这代练契约应该是什么模型的能力吧，难道就是字面意思？”
“There are so many Training Contracts; it can’t be literal. Nobody has enough energy to train so many at once unless the position allows for simultaneous production of multiple books. But each one is obviously different.”
“这么多代练契约，恐怕不是字面意思，没有谁有这么旺盛的精力代练这么多，除非格位是可以同时产出多部书。但它们又明显每本都不一样。”
Yang Zicang glanced at Boboli. “The Training Contract is this teammate of ours’ ability. He can learn many things on your behalf.”
杨子藏看了波波利一眼：“代练契约是我们团队这位的能力。他可以替你们学习很多东西。”
The crowd looked at Boboli in astonishment, finally understanding why this guy was hanging out with Yang Zicang.
众人惊叹的看向波波利，这才明白为什么这小子能跟杨子藏混到一起。
“Holy crap, there’s a model as awesome as that?”
“我靠，居然还有这种牛马模型？”
Yang Zicang sat down, listening to the voices and laughter around him growing eerier and more elusive…
杨子藏坐下来，听着耳边的对话声和笑声越来越飘忽…
“…May I ask Mr. Boboli, could you let us know how you managed to complete decades or even centuries of training in such a short time?”
“…请问波波利先生。能否告知下，你们是如何短时间内完成数十上百年的修行？”
How could he ask such a question, Yang Zicang thought, but it didn’t matter anyway, since the Stamp World was even rarer than the means to acquire the Wish Talisman.
怎么能这样问呢，杨子藏想到，不过也无所谓，反正邮徽世界比心愿护符的获取途径更为稀少…
“Well, this is all thanks to Mr. Zicang’s Complete Stamp Emblem.”
“这，就要得益于子藏先生的完整邮徽了。”
“Ah?” These people were stunned as they all looked toward Yang Zicang.
“啊？”这些人齐齐愣住地看向杨子藏。
Listening to Morrie unreservedly explain how he used the Wish Talisman to contact himself in the Stamp World, Yang Zicang felt a mix of nostalgic amusement and anxiety rising within him.
听着莫里毫不保留的就说，借用心愿护符与进入邮徽世界的自己取得联系，杨子藏心中诞生股想到往事的笑意，以及焦虑。
No matter how lively the atmosphere was, Morrie had already changed the future.
无论气氛怎样热烈，莫里已经改变了未来。
And it was his own future…
而且是自己的未来…
“No wonder the three of you dare to call yourselves a ‘Syndicate’; truly, not one of you is dispensable.”
“难怪你们三人就敢自称‘集团’，真是缺一不可。”
“So that’s how it is!”
“原来如此！”
“Alas, it turns out to be the Complete Stamp World. This is indeed hard to replicate. I was almost misled by the quantity Mr. Alexander released; these contract books are tens of thousands of times more precious than I imagined.”
“唉，竟然是完整邮徽世界，这的确难以复制。差点被亚历山大先生放出来的数量迷惑了，契约书比我想的更贵重一万倍也不止。”
“That’s right,” Yang Zicang said, not missing the chance to advertise, “Everyone, if you manage to obtain a Complete Stamp Emblem in the future, remember to come to our Mr. Boboli.”
“是啊，”杨子藏不忘打广告地说，“大家以后若是获得完整邮徽，记得找我们的波波利先生。”
{Looks like you all are quite satisfied with these contract books.}
{看样子，你们挺满意这些契约书的嘛。}
“Who’s there?” Everyone was suddenly startled.
“谁？”众人倏然一惊。
The familiar hoarse thought voice abruptly made Yang Zicang’s eyes flash.
这沙哑的熟悉心念声，猛然让杨子藏目光一闪。
Boom! Rocks rained down.
轰！岩石飞溅而下。
Both inside and outside the hall, everyone looked up. The dome above had suddenly cracked open with fissures, and countless bandages, like venomous snakes, shot in, instantly wrapping around several people below.
殿内殿外的人齐齐抬头，这里的穹顶骤然裂出道道缝隙，无数绷带如毒蛇窜入，瞬间裹住下方几人。
“Ahh!”
“啊！”
Some had no time to cry out before being yanked upward, while two people were instantly reduced to withered, skeletal figures.
一些人还来不及喊叫出声便被拖拽向上，更有两人当场就变成了枯槁的身形。
Two long, narrow strips of cloth slithered toward this end of the long table.
两条长长地细窄布匹冲着长桌这端卷来。
“Watch out!” Yang Zicang sidestepped and lunged to grasp Xu Aiyuan, whose face showed a hint of panic.
“小心！”杨子藏侧身一把扑住脸上略显惊慌的徐爱媛。
Amidst a surge of softness and fragrance, with a sharp whoosh, the bandage, like a steel spear, pierced through the dome dozens of meters high and shattered the tabletop with a thunderous crash.
柔软与香气扑鼻中，嗖地声，匹练般的绷带如同钢枪般穿透十数米高的穹顶轰地声炸碎了桌面。
“Who’s up there!”
“是谁在那上面！”
The people inside the room instantly fell into chaos, shouting at the figure looming above the broken roof as if facing a formidable enemy.
屋内众人瞬间乱成一片，如临大敌地冲破碎房顶外的身影叫喊道。
{You may call me… Bandage Doctor.}
{你们可以称呼我，绷带医生。}