第三十六章 隐藏与猜测 -1
“You are truly great.”
“你的确伟大。”
A beam of light pierced the sky, wrapping around the falling crate.
一道光线划破天际，缠绕向坠落的木箱。
[Trajectory curve… telekinetic deconstruction… compensate, replace…]
[轨迹曲线…念动力解构…弥补，替换…]
Yang Zicang’s gaze sharpened. At that moment, his thoughts drifted slightly, as if struck by a sudden notion, but the intensely flickering lines swiftly severed all reflections.
杨子藏的目光微凛，这一刻他的思绪有点偏飞，像是想到什么，但很快就被这强烈闪动的线条就将一切疑思彻底斩断。
His focus, carried away by the vast computational load, had no room to wander.
被这庞大的运算量所裹挟的注意力也分不出神由他多想。
The delicate wavebands surfacing from this immense mass of data felt as viscous as seawater yet as sparse as light—any distraction that led to neglecting their beauty would be nothing short of sacrilege.
这庞大的数据所浮现的细腻波段，似海水般粘稠又如光般稀疏，任何一点分神所导致对这样美感的忽视，都是一种亵渎。
Those who had been lying on the force field wall outside hadn’t yet reacted when the six roaring wooden crates had already landed steadily on the gradually illuminating floor tiles. Within only four or five seconds, new wooden crates began to fall again.
门外趴在力场壁上的众人还未反应过来，六口呼啸坠落的木箱，便已经稳稳当当落在了逐步亮起的地砖上，前后不过四五秒新的木箱又已经开始坠落。
— “Wow, so amazing!”
——“哇，好精彩！”
— “It turns out that even watching from outside, without actually going in, is this fun.”
——“原来不亲自进入，只是看也会这么好玩。”
[The Barking Dog Gate tells me that my investor is anticipating my performance.]
[犬吠之门告知，我的投资人正在期待我的表现。]
Boom, boom, boom!
嘭嘭嘭！
The eighteenth wooden crate landed steadily on the floor tiles. The figure standing in the middle, his face lifted with enthusiastic warmth, had already completed nearly one-fifth of the test without even touching the crates.
第十八口木箱稳稳落在了地砖上。站在中间的那道身影，只是洋溢着热切上扬的脸庞，连手都为触碰这些木箱，便已经完成了接近五分之一的测试。
And that all happened within just half a minute!
而前后不过半分钟！
Wei Zhenguo’s mouth opened wide and hadn’t yet closed when the next batch of wooden crates came raining down like falling meteors.
伟振国的嘴张起还未合上，新一轮的木箱便又如陨石坠落。
Crash, crash, crash!
轰轰轰！
This time, they carried a fierce blast of wind, and the expanding airwaves slightly pushed the pairs of falling crates apart in two directions.
这一次，它们携带着狂风的劲气，扩散出的气浪将两道同时落下的木箱略微吹向两方。
“The difficulty’s been increased.”
“增加难度了。”
Although the falling crates were just a bit more erratic than before from the blast of wind, Yang Zicang knew with a single touch that the telekinetic force needed to synchronize and rewrite the model’s lines had more than doubled. Apparently, that even a slight change to the trajectory demanded an enormous amount of energy.
虽然落下的箱子只是互相被劲风激荡得比之前更为飘忽了点。但杨子藏一触便知，模型线条所需要同频并改写的念动力，比之前多了不止一倍。原来仅仅只是改变些许轨迹，也需要庞大的能量。
“For someone else, maybe that would require a bit more effort. But…”
“对别人来说，这或许会更费点功夫。但是…”
For his model, it was still within easy reach. There was still a long way to go before reaching the limit of a thousand-rank quadrilateral.
对自己的模型来说，依旧游刃有余，这距离展开千位格位的四边形之极限，还非常长。
No, not for his model.
不，不是对自己的模型。
A tingling sensation rose within Yang Zicang; he recalled the words that echoed in his mind when he first obtained the model—”We are I.”
杨子藏心中升起一股酥麻，他想到了初获模型之时响在心中的那句话——我们是我。
The image of Xingmiao’s bones, scattered as rocks across the earth, flashed through his mind.
星渺那化为岩石散落大地的骸骨，闪过他的脑海。
Rocks, life.
岩石，生命。
The budding conjecture in Yang Zicang’s mind quickly sprouted a vigorous vitality, as if rooting itself deep within his memory.
杨子藏心中生出的那猜测之念迅速诞生出茁壮的生命力，仿似要将这个念头扎根于记忆。
Earth… Saint… Items… Decay… Halo!
大地…圣者…物品…衰败…光环！
“Could it be…”
“难道…”
Whoosh——
呜唔——
Three wooden chests, shot forth with force, cried out in a whirl of wind, creating explosive blasts.
三道疾射的木箱携狂风响起爆鸣。
They spiraled and dove simultaneously, their rotating gusts causing their positions to constantly shift, leaving those below uncertain of where they would land. On the ground, three square tiles lit up in succession, one after another.
它们同时旋转坠落俯冲而下，旋转荡起的风让三个木箱的位置不断变幻，让下方的人不知到底会落在哪个角落。地面，三块方形地砖前后依次亮起。
In just a glance, they descended upon the head of the figure standing tall, gazing skyward in the vast plaza.
只是一眼的功夫它们就降临宽阔广场上那道仰天而立的身影头顶。
“Could it be that you… are also an existence like them!”
“难道你…也是如他们一般的存在吗！”
A flash of light shot upward.
闪动的光线直冲而上。
Three wooden chests in midair moved with eerie grace: one veered diagonally with a surge, one traced a parabola falling behind, and one dropped directly underfoot—pushed by the young man two meters away to the second glowing tile.
三个木箱在空中诡异地一个加速斜冲、一个抛物线落向身后、一个直直落在脚下，被青年推向两米外亮起的最后个地砖上。
At that moment, the last chest among these six groups slowly descended; the fourth group had been completed with ease.
此时，这六组中的最后一个才缓慢落下，第四组轻易完成。
A gentle breeze blew, and Yang Zicang looked down at the silver ring on his chest.
微风吹拂，杨子藏低头看向胸前的银色圆环。
{So fast indeed.}
{居然如此迅速。}
The voice echoed within the ring in his heart.
声音在心间的圆环中响起。
The man before the dilapidated ancient temple still kept his hand on the sword hilt, his eyes half-closed as he spoke:
破败古庙前的男人依旧将手放在刀柄上，他双目微闭着道：
{Completing four sets of challenges in just one minute. It seems those who entered this time have decent talent. With difficulty like this, it’s far from enough training intensity for you.}
{只是一分钟就完成了四组挑战。看来这次进入的人，天赋不错。这点难度对你来说，根本不够训练的强度。}
—“Wow, he said new lines.”
——“哇，他说新的台词了。”
The humanoid psychic bodies outside the force field exclaimed in surprise.
力场外的人形念力体们惊讶地呼出声。
Yang Zicang glanced at the sky; no new wooden crates were falling. He steadied his mind and looked ahead at the Wind Blade Warrior image, which continued to speak.
杨子藏看了眼天际，没有新的木箱坠落。他平复起心情，看向前方继续开口的风灵武士形象。
{Are you alone? Hmm, for the mark I left to produce this phrase, it seems you truly are alone. Good, friendship from afar brings joy. My friend, do you know what kind of spiritual blessing I can bestow upon you?}
{你是一人吗？嗯，能让吾所留之印记将出这句话，看来的确是独自一人。很好，有朋自远方来，不亦悦乎。友人，可知在下能给予何种精神之加护吗？}
The man raised his hand.
男人的手抬起。
A flame glow, akin to a red-hot iron wire, warped and rose, forming a simple, ever-rotating Celtic knot symbol.
一道烧红铁丝般的火焰光芒扭曲衍生而起，构成个不断运转的简易凯尔特结符号。
As Yang Zicang’s gaze fell upon it, the information it contained manifested directly in his mind.
随着杨子藏的目光望去，它所蕴含的信息直接浮现在心中。
[Primary Mental Power Operation Pattern: Fierce Gale of Flames]
【初级精神力运转纹路：烈焰的搏击之风】
[Fierce Gale of Flames: Stabilizes the third psychic ring for psykers below the third ring, and enhances high-speed energy perception by one to three levels.]
【烈焰的搏击之风：稳固三环以下念力者第三精神环，并提升高速能量感知层级一至三层。】
{I have grasped the essence of the scorching wind from battling flames. This “Mental Power Operation Pattern” can help you, my friend, improve your perception and neutralization of them.}
{吾辈，与烈焰搏击所感悟到灼风之精髓，此枚“精神力运转纹路”可以助友提高对它们的感知与抵消。}
As soon as he finished speaking, the dark orange Celtic knot in his hand rapidly faded, and a cyan-green symbol appeared in his palm in an instant, replacing the previous pattern.
他话一说完，手上暗橙流转的凯尔特结迅速消退，又一抹青绿的符号须臾便出现在掌中，替换了之前的纹路。
“Two… there are actually two of them?” Yang Zicang thought in surprise.
“这…居然有两枚吗？”杨子藏诧异地想到。
As if responding to his thoughts, the slow voice of the mental imprint left by this Wind Spirit Warrior began to resonate in his mind.
像是应征他心中所想，这道风灵武士所留下的人影念力印记缓缓的声音开启于心。
{These two imprints suit different people. Once you obtain the so-called SUPER rating, you may choose one to imprint into your sea of consciousness, aiding you in building the foundational knowledge to bear a Three-Circle Bloodline!}
{这两枚印记，适与不同之人，待汝辈获得所谓SUPER之评分，便可择一烙印进识海之内，助友修成承载三环血脉之基识！}
Holding this mark in his hand, he took two steps to the left amidst the increasingly fierce wind.
他手上拖着这枚纹路，侧身在渐渐刮起的大风中左行了两步。
{In the vast forest, I realized another form of life’s essence—mind and nature aligning perfectly—forging this imprint. It can help you enhance the efficiency of mental recovery.}
{吾于浩瀚森林体悟另一种生命之形、之象，精神与山林契合，铸成此枚印记。它可助友提高精神力恢复效率。}
As the voice faded, a stream of information that could directly resonate in the mind emerged on the imprint.
随着话音的落下，纹路上浮现出了能够直接映入心间的信息流。
[Primary Mental Power Circulation Mark: Wood Song’s Soothing]
【初级精神力运转纹路：木歌的安抚】
[Wood Song’s Soothing: Stabilize the mental foundation for Tri-Circle and below, anchoring thoughts like a deep forest unwavering, and enhance the restorative power of the mind.]
【木歌的安抚：稳固三环以下念力者精神根基，使心念如深林锚定不摇，并提升精神的恢复力。】
So the reward for this training was a choice between the two.
原来这个训练的奖励是二选一。
Wei Zhenguo’s faint shout came from behind the force field: “Xiao Zang, congratulations on unlocking the preview of the Perfect Clear assessment early. It means your current score is already very close to the GOOD level!”
伟振国那隐约的喊声自力场后方传来：“小藏，恭喜你，提前给你展现完美通关评价，意味着你现在的分数已经非常接近GOOD级别了！”
Yang Zicang turned his head to look at everyone cheering behind the force field and nodded.
杨子藏转头看向立场后方欢呼的大伙儿们，点了点头。
The Wind Spirit Warrior said:
风灵武士道：
{Come now, let me see how far you can go, young friend. I’m about to turn up the difficulty.}
{来吧，让吾瞧瞧，小友的极限在哪里。我要提高难度了。}
Yang Zicang’s eyes slightly narrowed as he felt a sudden surge of immense force pushing against his back, causing his body to sway. The gale lifted his shoulder-length black hair, and the weathered wooden crates scattered across the plaza began to violently sway and creak in the intensifying scorching wind, as if they could be blown apart and swept into the air at any moment.
杨子藏的眼角微皱，他只感觉到突然有道磅礴的力道推在背上，让身形摇晃。大风将他的齐耳黑发吹得扬起，广场上原本就有的那些破败木箱，在逐渐生温的烈风中，疯狂摇摆，咔咔作响，像是随时都会被吹散卷到空中。
Suddenly, a deep, muffled groan echoed from the distant mountain range—boom!
忽然，远方山脉响起一声沉闷的哀鸣，轰——
Flames appeared on the horizon. As the wind swept through, the forest caught fire, clouds were scorched, and countless ashes rolled across the sky and earth like snowy waves.
火焰在地平线上出现。随着大风的刮过，山林燃起火焰，云层都被灼烧，无数的飞灰如雪浪卷过天地。
So beautiful…
好美啊…
—”Wow, a hidden scene has appeared!”
——“哇，出现隐藏场景了！”
Outside the energy field, some eyes full of longing gazed at the blazing flames rising from the other end of the land.
力场门外，一些充满渴望的眼睛看着大地另一端燃起的熊熊火焰。
—”So, there’s a lot more content in this Psi-kat Cassette.”
——“原来，这个念力卡带里还有好多内容啊。”
—”It’s really a hidden level. Could it be… that this newcomer can trigger a reward above SUPER level!”
——“真的是隐藏关卡，难道…这个新来的家伙，能够触发超过SUPER的奖励吗！”
Wind and fire swept over his body. Yang Zicang felt his perception of the air rapidly diminish. The external projection of his mental power was already highly sensitive to the elements of heaven and earth, and now this raging gale made the sensation extremely uncomfortable.
风与火卷过自己的身体，杨子藏感觉对空气的感知极速的降低，精神外放本就对天地间的元素感知更为敏锐，此刻的烈风让精神极其难受。
The Wind Warrior, trailing a mark, looked up and turned his gaze over.
拖着印记的风灵武士抬起头看过来。
{Friend, have you clearly seen this description? It’s about to begin.}
{友看清这介绍了吗，要开始了。}
As the Wind Warrior’s words fell, Yang Zicang’s eyes instinctively dropped to the mark on his hand. Within the interlocking circular pattern formed by energy lines reminiscent of greenwood, a deep green hue flowed slowly.
随着风灵武士的话语，杨子藏下意识落到他手中的印记上。青木般的能量线条所构成的循环结线中，一抹深沉的绿色缓缓流动。
At this moment, rolling flames and dust swept through, surging past the two like a drawn-out curtain flowing across the scene horizontally.
此刻漫天的火焰与灰尘卷动，仿佛横向拉动的幕布潮水般划过两人。
Precisely at that instant, the cyan-like energy reached the exact center of the symbol, and the brief description of the pattern suddenly rippled with an uncanny fluctuation.
也就是在这瞬间，那抹青木般的能量正好走到符号的正中中间，那简略的纹路介绍，瞬间出现抹奇异的波动。
Yang Zicang felt a faint trance—an incredibly fleeting moment, possibly less than 0.001 seconds.
杨子藏一个恍惚，这极其微弱的一刹那时间，可能连零点零零零一秒都不到。
Yet, with his externally released mental power, he was acutely sensitive enough to capture it, leaving an unforgettable impression.
但在精神力外放的感知中，却又是如此敏锐的将其捕捉，难以忘却。
Yang Zicang stood frozen in place.
杨子藏愣在了原地。
In that instant, he glimpsed a world.
这一刹那，他看到了一个世界。
In the square before a ruined temple, hundreds of refugees had gathered. They were tattered and ragged, some bearing physical deformities, yet all of them shared a single posture—gazing up at the sky.
破庙前的广场上，上百的流民聚集于此。他们衣衫褴褛，有些人还身有残疾，但他们都保持着同一种动作——仰望着天空。
What were they hoping for? Yang Zicang wondered.
他们在期盼着什么吗？杨子藏想到。
He followed their gaze toward the horizon. The first wave of smoke had already been hurled away by the wind, and the second wave was approaching, hotter than before. Then he saw it—just like the fleeting glimpse of those refugees he had witnessed moments ago—he saw it clearly.
他也跟着看向天际，刚才卷过的第一波烟雾已经被风极速送往天边，第二波烟雾也即将到来，而且温度更高。然后他看清了，就像刚才自己所看到的一闪而逝的流民般，所看清了。
Wooden crates of food were plummeting from the high sky.
装着食物的木箱从高空被投落了下来。
“Did this really happen?” Yang Zicang murmured to himself.
“这是，真实发生过的事情吗？”杨子藏喃喃道。
{Silence, speak no more! Training begins now!}
{勿要多言，训练开始！}
Boom! Boom! Boom!
轰轰轰！
Five massive crates rapidly crashed down from the heavens.
五口大箱子快速自天空冲击而来。
[Barking Dog Gate informs me that I have triggered a hidden training level.]
[犬吠之门告知，我触发了隐藏训练关卡。]
[The Barking Dog Gate informs me that Group Leader Jiaoma is watching her team member—myself.]
[犬吠之门告知我，娇玛组长正在注视着她的组员，也就是我。]
In Yang Zicang’s vision, silver trajectories touched each descending box. As he dodged the scything flames, he kicked apart the broken crates on the ground, revealing partially concealed golden floor tiles beneath.
杨子藏的视野中，银白的轨迹线与每一个坠落的箱子触碰，他一边躲避刮过来的烈焰，一边将地上的破箱子给踢散，露出下面某些被掩盖的金色地砖。
Wham! Wham!
嘭嘭！
Two boxes landed perfectly, but behind the remaining three, six more wooden crates materialized in quick succession. No longer did one wave end before the next began—now they came wave after relentless wave!
两个箱子完美落地，剩下的三个箱子后方又迅速出现六个木箱，这下不再是一波完结才有下一波了，而是一波接着一波投来！
[Officer Montai is watching me.]
[蒙西干事正在注视着我。]
[My colleagues are observing my performance.]
[我的同事正在关注我的表现。]
[The leader of Action Department First Cleaning Team is watching me.]
[行动部第一清理组组长正在注视着我。]
More and more people at the Lost Illusion Company took note that someone was tackling a hidden training level. Yang Zicang had no time to register these voices.
注意到有人挑战隐藏关卡的遗失幻境公司之人越来越多。杨子藏根本来不及关注这些声音。
[These people—I, the Great Quadrilateral—know none of them.]
[这些人，我，伟大的四边形！都不认识。]
—”Whoa, such intense flames—he must be in agony.”
——“哇哦，那么浓烈的火焰，他一定很痛苦。”
The crates fell from the sky with mounting frequency. After the seventieth, the wooden boxes suddenly grew much larger, striking like boulders with heavy, howling descents.
天空中的箱子掉落频率越来越高，到七十个以后，木箱忽地大了许多，仿佛落下的巨石带着沉重的呼啸声。
{A martial artist without a sword will find this challenge nearly impossible.}
{武者若无佩剑，将很难通过此项挑战。}
The Wind Spirit Warrior’s figure flickered, and with a swift motion, she planted a sword into the center of the plaza.
风灵武士的身影闪动，一柄剑被他插入广场正中。
Was this a test of swordsmanship?
这是，要考验剑法？
After a moment’s hesitation, Yang Zicang hobbled quickly toward it, awkward and limping.
杨子藏看了眼，略作犹豫后，一扭一拐地快步冲了过去。
Yet in his mind, he was still dwelling on that fleeting image he had glimpsed.
但他心中想的却是刚刚所看到的那一闪而逝的画面。
Was it that coincidental? At the moment that fleeting image flashed, the sky and earth were shrouded in fiery clouds, as if blocking the eyes of the outside world. A sudden inspiration struck Yang Zicang.
有那么巧吗，那一闪而逝的画面所出现的瞬间，天地都被火云笼罩，仿佛是隔绝外界的目光。杨子藏心中瞬间灵光一闪。