第八十七章 赶走威胁 -1
As planned, Ning Yang called upon Grandmaster Zuo to go outside.
宁洋按计划招呼左大师一起外出。
After lunch, Yang Zicang received news from headquarters: those experts he’d managed to rile up were truly getting a kick out of things—they’d already dismantled all sorts of gear, and the previous day led to three Accursia Emergences that barely missed turning into a major tragedy.
午饭后，杨子藏接到总部传来的消息，那群专家们被自己激起了干劲，正在拆很多东西，昨天一天已经诞生了三四个恶魇，差点量成惨剧。
Yang Zicang listened with a great throbbing headache.
杨子藏听得一整个头大。
“Leave everything except the well to be dismantled after I return. Even with the recipe editions recalled, the stray memory models are insufficient for these experts to squander.”
“除了水井，其它东西等我回来再拆吧，配方再多，失念模型也不够这些专家们挥霍的。”
Last night, Yang Zicang had obtained two stray memory models from that haunted gathering place, which came from the bodies of outside explorers.
昨夜，杨子藏从那处闹鬼的聚集地获得了两枚失念模型，它们来自屋外探险者们的尸体。
That place should have long been regarded as a forbidden zone by the locals.
那里应该早已被附近的人视为禁区。
Psychic attacks are the hardest to deal with; ordinary blades are utterly ineffective against them. Yet even so, most of the out-of-harmony memory models inside had been scavenged by others, leaving me to find only those two.
念力攻击是最难以应付的，普通刀剑对它们根本不起作用。但即便如此，里面的大多数失频模型，也被人搜刮过了，自己只找到那两枚而已。
These black, vitreous crystals left Yang Zicang in an indescribable emotional state. Perhaps this land can only allow posterity to barely survive by relying on the legacy of their forebears.
这些黑乎乎的琉璃晶石，让杨子藏情绪难以言喻。或许这片大地只能这样，后人依靠前人，才能勉强为生。
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Zhang Yuanxin tested the recipe once more, but the results were still unsatisfactory—more precisely, it was completely ineffective.
张远信又试验了次配方，结果还是不满意，确切的说是根本不起作用。
“I remember they did it just like this back then; where exactly did I go wrong?”
“我记得当时他们就是这样弄的啊，到底是哪里错了。”
With most of his helpers absent today, a disgruntled Zhang Yuanxin rose and stepped out of the small shed.
今日给自己打下手的人少了大半，心情不佳的张远信起身走出小棚子。
“It’s almost noon; where’s the shed master?”
“快中午了，棚主呢。”
“He went out with Left Master.”
“叫上左大师出门了。”
Zhang Yuanxin grew even more irritable.
张远信更烦了。
That sly fellow secretly digging a well—how utterly disgusting.
这家伙偷偷摸摸搞出水井，真是够恶心的。
He strode out, intending to take a stroll by the well to clear his mind, but as his eyes swept over the rugged and imposing stone house next to Ning Yang’s residence, a sudden urge struck him to check it out while no one was home.
他迈步而出，打算去水井旁散散心，但眼睛扫过宁洋家旁边那栋粗旷豪迈的石屋后，突然想趁着没人进去看看。
After all, people came into his own dwelling without so much as a greeting—so what harm could there be in his taking a peek?
自己屋子不也有人招呼都不打就进来吗，自己看下应该没什么。
Zhang Yuanxin walked over as if no one else existed. The door frame, the stone steps—they were truly beautiful. This was the house Ning Yang had once hinted would be given to him, but now he couldn’t even hope for it.
张远信旁若无人的走了过去，这门头，这石坎，真是漂亮，原本这是宁洋已经暗示会给自己的屋子，现在却没法奢望了。
He tried the door; it wasn’t tightly shut. After all, there were no locks here, and besides the house and that coat, Lefeng had nothing valuable.
他试了试门，紧得不严，毕竟这里没有锁子，而且除了屋子和那件外套，左粪也没什么值钱的东西。
He pulled out the latch bolt and pushed the heavy wooden door halfway open.
他将门上的插栓拔下，将厚重木门推了个半开。
And then he saw the most vicious scene in the world.
然后就看到了世上最恶毒的一幕。
“This… this is, isn’t this!”
“这…这是，这不就是！”
Zhang Yuanxin’s head buzzed loudly. He didn’t know how he walked into the house. When he came to his senses, his hands were already stained with a liquid that gave off a faint chemical smell.
张远信脑袋嗡嗡直响。他不知道自己是怎么走进屋的，当回过神的时候，手上已经粘上了散发淡淡化学药剂味的液体。
“How could there be such an evil person?”
“怎么会有这么恶毒的人。”
He confirmed it again, then looked around.
他再次确认，随后看向四周。
Zhang Yuanxin put down a boiler valve and muttered to himself.
张远信放下个锅炉阀门喃喃低语。
Then he grabbed a curved steel tube and looked at it. Suddenly, a hot flush rushed to his head, and with a bang, he threw the polished alloy tube to the ground, shouting angrily: “How in the world can there be such an evil person! Lefeng!”
随后他拽起跟曲线钢管看了看，突然脑袋一热，嘭地声将溜光的合金钢管丢到地上，愤怒的喊道：“天底下，怎么会有这么恶毒的人啊！左粪！”
That man not only built a well, but also secretly got his hands on a boiler!!
那个人，他不光搞出了水井，还偷摸搞来了锅炉！！
And such an advanced semi-automatic boiler—this was going to steal his livelihood!
还是这么高级的半自动化锅炉，这是要抄自己的老底啊！
Just thinking about being driven out of the shanty area and cast into the wilderness made Zhang Yuanxin shudder.
一想到自己赶出棚区，丢到荒野，张远信就不寒而栗。
I’m coveting his house, but he’s after my life!
老子惦记他的房子，他惦记老子的命！
“What to do…” His mind immediately went to that guy who was squatting with him yesterday.
“怎么办…”他脑中立即浮现出了昨天跟自己一起蹲坑的那位。
When Zhang Yuanxin turned around, he found that several people had already gathered at the door.
当张元信转头，发现门口已经围过来了好几人。
“Are those boiler components?” The person outside the door said with eyes wide.
“那是锅炉部件？”门外人眼睛都直了的道。
“Holy shit, Left Dung Master is this awesome.”
“我靠啊，左粪大师这么牛。”
“I see, Master Zuo is truly a reclusive genius. These are obviously boiler parts, and they look like high-end stuff.”
“原来左大师真的是个不出世的高手啊，这些，明摆着是锅炉配件吧，好像还是高级货。”
When they saw Zhang Yuanxin standing still in the room, a mix of anger and confusion on his face, along with that pile of boiler components, the few people outside already understood what was going on.
当看到愤怒与茫然交织的张远信呆立屋中，以及那堆锅炉配件，屋外几人已经明白了是怎么回事。
Someone quickly went to contact Captain Jia.
有人赶紧跑去联系贾队长。
Zhang Yuanxin’s face flushed red and then turned pale. He steeled his heart and decided to go all the way.
张远信脸上一阵青一阵红，他心中一横，干脆一不做二不休。
“This is mine, placed here. Xiao Zhang, Xiao Wang, help me move these components out.”
“这是我放在这里的。小张小王，帮我把这些配件搬出去。”
“Wait, Master Zhang, these belong to Master Zuo, don’t they?”
“不是，张师傅，这些是左大师的吧。”
“This room was originally intended for me by Pavilion Master Ning, didn’t you know? So I put them here a couple of days ago. Who knew Master Zuo would coincidentally hit a well… now I’m just taking them back. Hmph, you’re not moving? Am I supposed to carry them myself?”
“这间屋子本来是宁棚主打算我的，你们还不知道吧，所以我前两天把它们放到这里了。谁知道左师傅赶巧捣鼓出了水井，现在我取走它而已。哼，还不动手，要我亲自搬吗。”
“Uh…”
“这…”
With a blank expression, Zhang Yuanxin picked up the case containing the potion and walked past them.
张远信脸上面无表情，他端起了那盒药剂从两人身旁走出。
The Jia, who was about to get people to clear out, realized something was wrong and quickly contacted Pavilion Master Ning Yang.
这边正准备赶人走的贾队知道出岔子后，赶紧联系棚主宁洋。
When he heard that, in Master Zuo’s room, there was actually a complete set of boiler parts capable of crafting a perfect Oblivion Engine, Ning Yang, who was crossing the wild plain, almost fell flat on his face.
听到左大师屋子里居然还有一套可以制作出完整失念引擎的锅炉，行至原野上的宁洋差点原地跌了个跟头。
Unlike Zhang Yuanxin’s shock and despair, Ning Yang was absolutely overjoyed!”
跟张远信的震惊绝望不同，宁洋这个大喜啊！
Thank goodness Gapon’s faction didn’t get their way! This Master Zuo is truly a great benefactor to my encampment; I almost misjudged him!
还好没有让甲子间得逞！这左师傅果然是自己聚集区的大贵人，自己真是差点走眼！
After grasping the whole story, Ning Yang cleared his throat and carefully weighed his words: “Well, Master Zuo.”
知晓前因后果后，宁洋清了清嗓子，斟酌道：“这个，左大师。”
“Encampment chief, why are you being so formal again? Look at my pathetic state, do I look like a master to you?”
“棚主怎么又客气上了，你看我这衰样像大师吗。”
Ning Yang let out a dry laugh: “If you’re not a master, who is? That Zhang Yuanxin just went into your house—sorry, we didn’t notice him. He said he might have lost something, so he was looking around.”
宁洋干笑了声：“你不是大师谁是大师。那个张远信刚才进你屋子了，不好意思啊，我们没注意到他，他说他可能丢东西了，所以到处看看。”
Zuo Feixian’s expression shifted.
左非闲脸色一变。
Seeing Master Zuo’s reaction, Ning Yang felt even more certain that this old fox had cooked up another sneaky scheme.
瞧见左大师这神态，宁洋心中更是确定这老小子准备了第二个阴人勾当。
You hid your intentions well, but you’re still exposed, huh? Though for Zhang Yuanxin, this is quite a blow.
让你藏小心思，还是露馅了吧，不过这对张远信来说还真是个大招啊。
Ning Yang mused, Did those ancient emperors setting up left and right chancellors or Eastern and Western Factories feel something like this?
宁洋想到，古代那些皇帝老儿设左右丞相、东厂西厂的是不是就这种感觉啊~
Indeed, letting subordinates check and balance each other is the basic maneuver of the monarch’s art.
果然让臣子互相制衡，是帝王术的基本操作。
Zuo Feixian stammered, “He… must be really angry, right?”
左非闲嗑磕盼盼的道，“他…应该，很生气吧。”
“No problem, I’ve got this.”
“无妨，有我。”
Ning Yang patted Zuo Feixian on the shoulder with solemnity.
宁洋凝重的拍拍左非闲肩膀。
Zuo Feixian wore a helpless smile—didn’t he know Zhang Yuanxin’s temper? There was no way to explain now.
左非闲露出个哭笑不得的表情，那张远信是什么脾气自己能不知道吗，这下跳进黄河也说不清了。
But… his shoulders were already burdened with more than one black mark; he’d taken the title of Biological Modification Master—what was one more?
但…反正黑锅已经不止一口，生化大师的名号都背了，还差这一作。
“Good thing it’s not too bad, but the issue now is that Squad Leader Jia didn’t catch on at first, so he’s already started brewing the Forniss Engine…”
“还好还好，但现在的问题是，贾队那边刚开始没反应过来，已经被他开始炼制失念引擎了，所以…”
“What?!” Zuo Feixian took a deep breath. “Damn it! This is it, now my reputation is totally ruined.”
“什么~！”左非闲深吸口气，“完蛋！这下我的人品彻底没有了。”
“Hahaha, Master Zuo has been wholeheartedly dedicated to the shed area. How could I ever doubt your character? If I’d known earlier that you could build this, why would I have let Zhang Yuanxin make such a mess for months?”
“哈哈哈，左大师一心一意为棚区，我怎么会怀疑你的人品呢，早说你还会造这东西，我哪里会让张远信给霍霍几个月。”
For that person to entrust such precious components to him under these hellish circumstances… and now someone else has taken them!
那个人能在这种鬼地方，把那么珍贵部件让自己帮忙看管。现在却被别人拿了！
Zuo Feixian urgently said, “No, that’s not mine. He… left them with me.”
左非闲急道：“不，那不是我的，是他…放在我那的。”
“Don’t tell me you’re going to say it was—the guy who built the Well-pump Unconscious Engine and gave it to you for free?”
“你该不会说，是造出水井失念引擎，然后白送~给你的那人吧。”
“Err…” Zuo Feixian bit his lip and nodded, forcing a smile.
“误~”左非闲咬紧了嘴唇，强笑着点点头。
A heavy hand patted him on the shoulder.
沉重的手掌在他肩头拍了拍。
“Stop talking nonsense. From now on, you’re the second-in-command of the shed area. As long as I’m alive, as long as my children are alive, you’ll be the second-in-command. Stop overthinking things, alright, our Deputy Shed Chief Zuo?”
“别说胡话了。以后你就是棚区二把手，有我在的一天，有我孩子在的一天，你都是二把手，以后别东想西想的了，好吗，咱们的左副棚主？”
Bewildered, Zuo Feixian shook his head, then slowly nodded with a bitter, teary smile.
蓬头的左非闲摇摇头，又哭笑着缓缓点点头。
“I… I’ll try my best to learn at least those two… crafts from him.”
“我，尽力从他那里学会，这两样…手艺吧。”
“Now that’s better.”
“这不就好了嘛。”
Ning Yang was overjoyed. On his chest, a projection flickered.
宁洋心中乐开了花。他胸前闪动出去模型。
[Drive away the Akisama group immediately! Use Mental Link to contact Master Zuo. Do not give the Akisama group any chance to speak with him.]
[把甲子间一伙人给我赶走，立刻！让人通过心灵链接联系左大师，不要让甲子间有跟他通话的机会。]
[I’ll handle it now.]
{我这就去办。}
A crowd was gathered in front of Zhang Yuanxin’s shed, which was surrounded by piles of materials.
一堆人围在张远信的棚子前，他周围摆满了材料。
He who forcibly started the refining was now unstoppable, for any intervention would waste the materials and models already invested, leaving Captain Jia to stare helplessly.
强行开始炼制的他已经无人能阻止，否则就是浪费前期投入的材料和模型，贾队长只能干瞪眼。
“This is mine, these are all things I had them collect for me!”
“这是我的，这些都是我叫他们收集来的！”
Zhang Yuanxin, as if possessed, kept muttering loudly like a broken record while tossing boiler components into his makeshift workshop.
张远信仿佛如魔了般，边在大作棚内往里面投入锅炉部件，边复读机似的大声念叨。
Onlookers craned their necks. Among the crowd, Yang Zicang rubbed his head, and beside him, Xu Xiuchuan whispered, “Aren’t those our components?”
周围人伸长了脑袋，人群中的杨子藏扣着自己的头，身旁徐秀川小声道：“那不是咱们的部件嘛。”
“I knew that Zuo Fei Bai was unreliable; I’m going to find him and give him a piece of my mind.”
“我就知道左粪不靠谱，我要找他麻烦。”
“Shh, don’t talk like that at a time like this,” Yang Zicang cautioned his companion.
“嘘，这个时候，就别说那些话了。”杨子藏制止了身边的人。
He never expected that just temporarily storing something would lead to such an outrage that shook Zhang Yuanxin to his core.
没想到只是临时放个东西，就搞出了这么个让张远信心肝巨震的乌龙。
Xu Xiuchuan said, “Think about it, doesn’t this let him have a free ride? Those materials are very precious, definitely enough to get an order letter.”
徐秀川道：“这不是便宜这家伙了，那些材料很珍贵的，绝对能换来订货函。”
“Yeah, even A-Ge would probably have a tough time getting materials that haven’t spawned evil spirits like these.”
“是啊，甲哥那边搞到这些没有诞生恶魇的材料应该也很困难的。”
Yang Zicang’s eyes darted around; about a dozen people outside the crowd had quietly formed a circle around him.
杨子藏的眼睛瞟了瞟，人群外十来个人隐隐将自己包围。
A person squeezed through the throng and said in a low voice, “Brother Jia, can I step outside for a moment?”
一个人从人群中拱了过来，低声道：“甲子间，出来下。”
Wang Chong, Xu Xiuchuan, and a few others were also summoned out.
王翀、徐秀川几人也被人叫了出来。
“What’s up, Captain Jia?” the gathered crowd asked as they reached the door.
“有啥事啊，贾队。”来到门口几人问到。
“Sorry, folks. As you’ve seen, there have been some changes in the shed area, so starting today, we’re cutting back on personnel. We’re about to renovate the shed grounds here. You’ll have to find somewhere else from now on.”
“各位，不好意思，你们也看见了棚区有了些变化，所以从今天开始精简人员。我们要开始改造棚地，以后你们另寻他处吧。”
“Huh?” Xu Xiuchuan and the others were taken aback.
“啥？”徐秀川几人有点蒙。
“Meaning you can start packing your things and get the hell out of here right now,” the man beside Captain Jia said coldly.
“意思就是你们从现在开始可以收拾东西滚蛋了。”贾队长旁边一人冷声道。
The group’s expressions shifted. The largest among the six of them said angrily, “What does that mean? We just gave you a big gift.”
几人面色一变，六人中块头最大那位怒道：“什么意思，老子几个刚给你们送了大礼。”
“Yeah, that well was built by us.”
“对，那水井就是俺们做的。”
“Enough, no need to say more,” Yang Zicang stopped them.
“行了，不用多说。”杨子藏制止他们道。
The big guy was full of anger, and he said to Yang Zicang with grievance, “But the boiler parts were clearly brought by Brother Yang… I mean, you.”
那大块头满脸愤怒，他对着杨子藏委屈道：“可是，锅炉配件明明是杨…哥你带来的。”
“Yeah, and the engine for the well was obviously made by us too.”
“是啊，水井的引擎也明明是咱们做的。”
Captain Jia found it both surprising and absurd.
贾队感到既诧异又滑稽。
Even at this moment, these people were still foolishly trying to use such utterly unbelievable nonsense to earn the right to stay!
这些人临到跟前，还妄想以他们自己都不信的梦话来换取留下来的资格吗！