第三十四章 精神念境训练场 -2
[The Barking Dog Gate is watching me.]
[犬吠之门注视着我。]
“……”
On the pitch-black door before me, the left side bore a carved grinning short-haired pug; while the right side featured a… cold black Doberman that looked like a pirate captain with its right eye covered, a brilliant gleam shining in its exposed left pupil.
眼前黑黑的大门上，左边浮刻着条喜笑颜开的短毛哈巴狗；右边则是只如海盗船长般蒙着右眼，露出的左眼瞳孔有着璀璨光华的…冷酷的漆黑杜宾。
Its ears stood up alertly, brimming with energy.
它的耳朵看上去很有精神的伫立着。
“This room?”
“这个屋子？”
The two at the end of the corridor stepped closer, nearly pressing against the door.
通道尽头的两人靠前，都快贴到门上了。
“Though it looks a bit like our office, inside it’s actually a real manifested mental space. Come on, let’s go in and pick a training ground that suits you.”
“虽然看上去有点像咱们的办公室，但实际上里面是一个真实降临的念力空间。走吧，进去选择适合你的训练场。”
{ Please submit your employee card. }
{请提交你的员工卡。}
Yang Zicang inserted the card into the slot beside the door.
杨子藏将手中的卡片插入门旁的缝隙。
Lines reminiscent of a Modal Aura flashed within the black Doberman’s eyes; they swiftly outlined a small holographic screen like a misty phantom.
漆黑杜宾的眼中闪耀出如同模型光环般的线条，它们迅速勾勒出雾影般的小型光幕。
[I, the Great Quadrilateral, shall now open [Spiritual Realm Training Ground III].]
[我，伟大的四边形，将开启【精神念境训练场III】]
[The Barking Dog Gate tells me I can take a look first.]
[犬吠之门告诉我可以先看看。]
—…
—…
— Spiritual Realm Training Ground III
——精神念境训练场III
— Persons permitted to pass through this gate: Employees of the Lost Illusion Company soon to stabilize the “Three Rings, First Order” of mental power.
——可通过此门者：即将稳定精神力“三环一阶”之遗失幻境公司雇员。
— The content of this training ground is released in the form of Psi-kat Cassettes.
——本训练场内容以念力卡带形式投放。
— Based on accrued points, “Mental Power Circulation Patterns” suited for stabilizing Three Rings-level mental power can be redeemed.
——依据所得积分可兑换适用与稳定三环精神力的“精神力运转纹路”。
—…
—…
The holographic screen vanished just moments after Yang Zicang finished reading it.
光幕在杨子藏看清过后没几秒便消失。
“What exactly are these ‘Mental Power Circulation Patterns’?” Yang Zicang asked, staring at the words on the screen.
“精神力运转纹路到底是什么？”杨子藏看着光幕上的文字寻问。
“In short,” Wei Zhenguo looked at him and began, “The so-called operation pattern can be understood as a mental force route circulating in the body. Unlike secret techniques, it will gradually disappear once you fully stabilize the third cycle of your mental force.”
“总的来说，”伟振国看向他开口道，“所谓的运转纹路，你可以将它理解成一种在体内运转的精神力路线，与秘技不同，它在你彻底稳定三环精神力后会逐步消失。”
“The third cycle?”
“三环？”
“Exactly. Its main purpose is to help you stabilize the third-cycle intensity of your mental force. Only then can you truly integrate the third cycle of the Cycle of Blood in the future.”
“没错，它的主要作用就是帮助你稳定精神力的第三环强度。这样，你以后才能真正融合血脉之环第三环。”
Yang Zicang pondered and said, “So you mean that the mental force assessment we received is just a reference to the mental force intensity of someone capable of bearing the bloodline, right?”
杨子藏若有所思的道：“意思是，给我们的精神力评价，只是参考能够承载血脉的人的精神力强度，对吧。”
Wei Zhenguo nodded seriously.
伟振国严肃地点头。
“The third cycle is a critical one. Only by truly stabilizing the third cycle can the integration of the bloodline have meaning.”
“第三环是非常关键的一环。只有真正稳定第三环，融合血脉才有意义。”
“I understand—because of ‘Astral Origin’, right? Astral Origin is only born when the third cycle of the bloodline is awakened.”
“我知道，因为‘星元’对吧。只有觉醒第三环血脉，才会诞生星元。”
“You know quite a bit, but you got one thing wrong. It’s not that Astral Origin appears only after awakening the third cycle—it exists as soon as you successfully integrate it.”
“知道得不少，不过有件事你却是说错了。并非觉醒第三环才有星元，而是成功融合就有。”
Yang Zicang’s brow twitched slightly. “Then what exactly is ‘awakening’?”
杨子藏的眉毛微微抖了抖，“那‘觉醒’又是什么？”
“If you want to know more, make sure you’re prepared to stay,” the middle-aged man said with a chuckle. “If that’s the case, maybe I’ll even get to toast at your wedding before I leave.”
“想知道更多，就做好留下来的准备吧。”这中年男人笑呵呵的道，“如果是那样，我说不定在离开前还能喝上你的喜酒。”
“Huh…” Lost in thought, Yang Zicang let out a strange, derisive chuckle. “You’re overthinking it. Wait—did you say ‘leave’?”
“呵…”正在思索的杨子藏莫名的呵笑了声，“您想得有点多。等下，你说离开？”
“Haha! Not to worry—the company has plenty of eligible young people, all talented and attractive… Yeah, I plan to leave.”
“哈哈哈。还好，公司里适龄青年可是非常多的，而且都是郎才女貌…嗯，对，我打算离开了。”
Yang Zicang pushed the door open.
杨子藏一把推开了门。
Contrary to expectations, what Yang Zicang saw when he pushed open the door was not a dark and silent world, but a place resembling a small tavern, filled with a modestly lively yet not chaotic atmosphere.
与预想中的不同，推开门的杨子藏看到的并非是一个黑暗安静的世界，而是如同小酒馆似的，里面有着略显热闹但并不喧嚣的场景。
Soft light, like the gauze skirt of the moon, enveloped the space of several dozen square meters ahead.
柔和灯光如月亮的纱裙笼罩在前方的几十平空间内。
As the door was pushed open, the clamorous rows of “people” inside all turned to look over.
随着门被推开，里面闹哄哄的“人”都转头望了过来。
“—A new human has arrived.”
——“是新来的人类。”
“—Is someone with mental power close to the third ring here for assessment?”
——“又有接近三环精神力强度的人要来进行考核了吗？”
“—Welcome, welcome.”
——“欢迎，欢迎。”
Yang Zicang, who had originally wanted to ask Wei Zhenguo when he planned to leave, was instantly startled by this scene.
本想询问伟振国打算何时离开的杨子藏，瞬间就被这一幕给惊到了。
“These are…” Yang Zicang glanced at the various strange shadowy figures inside, then turned his head to look at Wei Zhenguo behind him.
“这些是…”杨子藏看了眼里面的各种怪异人影后，扭头看向身后的伟振国。
“They are the associated Demonic Nightmare Spirits, temporarily possessing humanoid telekinetic bodies in this training ground. Hmm, monitored remotely,” the man said while stroking his chin.
“它们是伴生恶魇之灵，在这个训练场里暂时拥有的人形念力躯体。嗯，远程的。”男人摸着下巴道。
“No wonder.” Yang Zicang observed; these translucent figures were like jello, some large, some small. Although they were dressed in human-like clothing, they were outright demonic creatures pretending to be human.
“难怪。”杨子藏看去，这些半透明的人如同果冻似的，有的大有的小。虽然都身穿着类似人类的衣物，但活脱脱就是一群冒充人类的妖物。
“—Hello, I’m Zhao Pangpang. Which training ground are you joining?”
——“你好，我叫赵胖胖，你要参加哪个训练场？”
A lady with a head as big as a cow wobbled over, planting a hand on Yang Zicang’s shoulder.
一个头大如牛的女士摇晃着身体走来，她一巴掌排在杨子藏的肩膀上。
As her voice faded, several more strange psychic bodies, like toy figurines, stirred awake in distant rooms within the training ground. It seemed that, upon learning someone had entered this place, these “demonic nightmare spirits” were rushing over to watch the spectacle.
随着她的话音落下，远处一些房间中如玩具娃娃般的一些怪异念力身躯又苏醒过来几位。看样子，是得知有人进入这里后，赶着过来看热闹的“恶魇之灵”。
—”We can also invest in some pocket money for you.”
——“我们也可以给你投资零花钱哦。”
—”Last month, I had a hundred virtual zero coins.” A handsome psychic man stood up and said, “My name is Xiao Bin.”
——“我上个月有一百年虚零硬币。”一个帅气的念力男人站起身道，“我叫小宾。”
But as the handsome man took a step, his twisted gait made the psychic body look like one of those long, inflatable balloon figures swaying endlessly in the wind at a phone store entrance.
但随着帅气男人的迈步，扭曲的走路姿势让这个念力体看上去，仿佛是手机店门口不断被风鼓动着摇晃的长条气球人。
More and more of these “people” crowded around, their appearances unsettling. Yang Zicang noticed that their voices didn’t come from the psychic bodies themselves, but from loudspeakers around the room. Moreover, many of the sounds were accompanied by faint, indistinct noises that did not belong to this place.
围向这里的“人”越来越多，看上去都让人渗得慌。而杨子藏瞧见，他们的说话声并非是来自于这些念力身体，而是房间周围的喇叭，而且还有相当多的声音伴随着模糊的、不属于此地的其它声响。
These psychic bodies were merely being controlled by distant demonic nightmares.
这些念力体，只是被远方的恶魇所操控。
Two men with relatively steadier gaits, though only half the height of an average person, rushed over carrying a small shelf. They set it upright in front of Yang Zicang.
两个步履稍微稳健点，但身材只有人半高的男士飞快地扛着个小架子跑来，将它立在杨子藏身前。
A short, doll-like psychic man picked up a cartridge with a dynamic lightning pattern and handed it to Yang Zicang.
洋娃娃般的矮小念力男士，拿起个带有动态闪电纹样的卡带递到杨子藏手上。
—”Your first time, huh? Quick, pick one—this one’s fun!”
——“第一次来吧，快选，这个好玩。”
Yang Zicang looked at the bright orange psychic-game cartridge that was pressed into his hand.
杨子藏看着这塞进手里的橙亮念力游戏卡带。
Pixel Storm Saga II: Supersonic Rush
《像素疾风传II：极速冲刺》
—”That one’s too hard!”
——“这个太难了！”
Another elfin, petite young woman came running over, her lips smeared with lipstick that was garish and flashy to the point of being tacky.
另一个精灵般的瘦小女孩子跑来，她嘴唇上吐着鲜艳到土到爆的口红。
— “Supra Spark! You’re just trying to make this human get a Favorable Review so you can go in and play yourself, aren’t you!”
——“奥力闪！你这个家伙只是想让这个人类没办法拿到优评，自己好进去玩的吧！”
She hit the nail on the head, instantly laying bare the short psychic man’s hidden thoughts.
她一口就说出了这个矮小念力男士的心头想法。
Yang Zicang looked askance at him, eyeing as rolls his eyes and shrugs he did, while another psychic, carrying a rack of cartridges, lumbered over to him and said in a simple, honest tone:
杨子藏疑惑地看了这个翻着白眼耸起肩膀的家伙一眼，另一个扛着卡带架子的念力人看向杨子藏，憨憨地道：
“The training ground has three rating levels: SUPER, GOOD, and DULL.”
“训练场的评价为SUPER，GOOD和DULL三个级别。”
“And then?” Based on the guy’s earlier suggestion, Yang Zicang had already anticipated what was coming.
“然后呢？”结合刚才这家伙的建议，杨子藏差不多已经估计到会有什么事情。
Sure enough, the naïve voice of this psychic emanated loud and clear through the speakers on the wall, saying: “If you can’t reach the GOOD level, we can all go in with you and help clear the game.”
果然，这个憨憨的念力体声音在墙上的喇叭响起道：“如果你没办法到达GOOD级别，我们就可以进去一起玩，帮你通关。”
— “How about you try this one instead?”
——“要不你玩这个吧。”
The psychic girl, as if an airy sprite, picked up with some visible effort a cartridge labeled Black Alice in Cyber-Hell.
精灵女孩般的念力体吃力拿起个写有《黑爱丽丝梦游地狱》的卡带道。
Before Yang Zicang could get a closer look, the plump-bodied female psychic hauled over another psychic gaming cartridge—Ultimate Multiplayer Kitchen Carnage.
杨子藏还来不及细看，胖胖的女士念力体便拿起个《超级加倍厨房乱砍》的念力游戏卡带。
— “This one’s okay too; it’s a whole lot of fun. And if you get a SUPER rating in this one, you’ll earn the ‘Basic Motion Circuitry’ that sharpens your perception of the wind.”
——“这个也可以，这个很好玩的。如果在这里面拿到SUPER评价，会获得对风感知更为敏锐的‘基础运转纹路’哦。”
“You’re all just trying to get a chance to play for yourselves, aren’t you.”
“你们都是想自己玩的吧。”
Wei Zhenguo strode in with a smile stretching all over his face.
伟振国笑嘻嘻地走了进来。
Yang Ziocang glanced at him. “I think I know why almost no one comes here normally—because this is the place for mental training of the attendant malignant nightmares of our Red Model colleagues, right?”
杨子藏看了他一眼，“我恐怕知道为什么一般没人来这里了，因为这就是给那些红模型同事的伴生恶魇进行精神训练的地方，对吧。”
“Ha, I suppose so. Everyone can use it. But the only training fields they can enter are of the ‘edification’ type. You should know what that means.”
“哈哈，算是吧。大家都可以用。只不过，它们能进入的训练场，都属于‘教化’类，你应该知道那是什么意思吧。”
Instantly, a scene flashed through Yang Zicang’s mind: a gathering of attendant malignant nightmare spirits, sitting neatly in a classroom, listlessly listening to a teacher preaching about ideological virtues while waiting for the class to end.
杨子藏的脑袋里瞬间就浮现出一群伴生恶魇之灵，规规矩矩坐在教室里，枯燥地听老师讲思想美德等待下课的画面。
Looking at those eyes before him, flickering with eager anticipation, the corner of Yang Zicang’s mouth twitched.
看着眼前这些闪动着渴望的眼睛，杨子藏的嘴角扯了扯。
Wei Zhenguo took the cassettes from Yang Zicang’s hands and placed them back into the shelf.
伟振国拿过杨子藏手上的几个卡带放入架子里。
“Xiao Zang, your model’s ability is aligned with ‘wind,’ and wood, is the product of wind generating the actual object, ‘wind belongs to wood.’ Thus, I’d suggest choosing a training field that specifically enhances the attunement to wind-related aspects.”
“小藏你的模型能力契合‘风’，风属木，我建议可以选对这方面比较强化的训练场。”
[The Barking Dog Gate announces: I, the Great Quadrilateral, can only select the second training cassette after obtaining a GOOD rating on my own.]
[犬吠之门告知，我，伟大的四边形，只有靠自己拿到GOOD评价之后，才能选择第二项训练卡带。]
[Therefore, you must choose carefully. If it drags on like a dead-end job and you fail to earn a GOOD rating for a very long time, even wanting to switch to another foundational operational pattern will no longer be possible.]
所以要慎重选择，如果跟上班一样许久都无法拿到GOOD评价，那么就算想换其它基础运转纹也不可能了。
His scanning gaze flickered frostily and passed across row upon row of mental force cassette tapes lined up like book spines. Then, abruptly, his gaze sharpened.
目光扫过一摞摞如同书脊般排列的念力卡带，忽地他目光微凛。
“I choose you.”
“就你了。”
Yang Zicang pulled down this materialized mental force gaming cartridge; when his fingertip touched its surface, its outer layer shimmered with a faint mist, resembling the icy vapor that emanates from an ice cream cart just taken out from a freezer.
杨子藏抽下这卷实质化的念力游戏卡带，指尖触摸，它的表皮有着隐约的烟雾弥漫，仿佛刚从冰柜中拿起来的冰淇淋所携带的冰雾。
Li Hao’s Legend: Pushing Boxes in a Swift Wind.
《烈豪传：在疾风中推箱子》
Wei Zhenguo said, “Oh? Box pushing, you chose this?”
伟振国道：“哦？推箱子，你选择这个？”
“Hehe, didn’t you say wind belongs to wood? Just from the name, this one looks like a suitable training ground for me.”
“嘿嘿，你不是说风属木吗，这个光看名字就是适合我的训练场。”
A few nearby spiritual entities turned their gaze toward the cassette in Yang Zicang’s hand.
周围几人念力人看向杨子藏手中的卡带。
—“This one’s no fun.”
——“这个不好玩。”
—“Boxes fall from the sky, big ones at that, spinning around, leaving you bruised all over. If you pick it, you won’t clear it. Listen to me, swap it out.”
——“天上掉，大箱子，还打转，满头包，你若选，难通关。听我的，换一个。”
—“It reminds me of getting shelled on the Remittance Battlefield.”
——“我想起了我在邮汇战场里挨炮弹的时候。”
“Go ahead, it’s right across from us.”
“去吧，就在那对面。”
Wei Zhenguo patted Yang Zicang on the shoulder and pointed to the tightly shut door across the room, which resembled a “tavern dance floor.”
伟振国拍了拍杨子藏的肩膀，拿手指了指“酒馆舞池”般的房间对面那扇禁闭的大门。
Cassette in hand, Yang Zicang turned around: “Why would you resign? Uncle Wei, can you actually leave this place?”
拿着卡带的杨子藏转过头：“为什么要离职，伟叔你还能离开这里吗？”
“Of course, I can move on to a new Fate Track.”
“当然，我可以前往新的命运轨迹。”
“I see,” Yang Zicang said, his eyes half-lowered. “You know about the past, yet you can still head toward a new Fate Track.”
“原来是这样，”杨子藏的眼眸微垂，“知晓了关于过去的事情，却反而能去往新的命运轨迹。”
“Because a new fate is nothing more than a copy of an ancient Fate Track, isn’t it?” he said with a smile:
“因为新的命运，不也是从古老的命运轨迹所复制的吗。”他笑到：
“I’ve been resting here for several years now. I’ve earned an Elite Employee review before, but becoming a Group Leader is still a distant hope. So… heh, I kinda miss those days when I could go out and fight as a youngster.”
“我啊，在这里已经休息好几年了，虽然拿到过精锐雇员评价，但却连组长也遥遥无期。所以…哼哼，有点怀念曾经能够以年轻人的姿态在外面战斗的日子了。”