第一百一十五章 久违的小聚会
At the other end of the city, dozens of miles away, among buildings resembling monstrous forms.
城市百公里外的另一端，如同各种怪物般的建筑群中。
A man who had gotten up early to brew a cup of coffee and changed into his morning workout clothes was about to pick up his water glass.
早起为自己泡了杯咖啡，换上晨练服准备外出的男子正打算拿起水杯。
Suddenly, he felt a tremor from another emotion within his heart.
忽地，他感受到了来自内心的另一份情绪的震颤。
[What’s wrong, Fang Tian?]
[怎么了，方天。]
{We have harvested 9999.11N}
{我们收获了9999.11N}
Lu Bu’s body stiffened instantly. By the time he reacted, fine beads of sweat had already seeped from his vest.
吕布的身体瞬间僵硬，等他反应过来后，背心已经渗出了细密的汗珠。
Fortunately, he had gotten into the habit of clearing his timeline.
还好自己有清空时序的习惯。
He gently placed the teacup on the table.
他轻轻将茶杯放在桌面上。
“So, this is your response, huh?”
“这就是，你们的应对吗。”
Thump! His solid, powerful hands slammed heavily onto the rosewood table.
嘭！坚实有力的双掌狠狠拍在这方花梨木桌上。
In Lu Bu’s eyes flickered both anger and a hint of fear.
吕布眼中既愤怒，又有点轻微的恐惧。
……
……
Crack, crack, thump!
咔咔，嘭！
A stout tree came crashing down.
一株粗壮的树木倒下。
“Yosh, not bad, it’s pretty sturdy.” Zuo Feixian gave the trunk a kick with his leg.
“哟西，不错，蛮结实的。”左非闲拿腿蹬了蹬树干。
Yang Zicang watched this figure; in recent days, he often thought of that dream—what was that being behind Zuo Feixian waiting for?
杨子藏看着这个身影，他这几天经常想到那个梦，左非闲背后那位存在，到底在等待着什么呢。
“Once the cart is built, our caravan can set off. Heh, you truly deserve the title of Lord Yang—every single engine has been snapped up by traders in Hub Town.”
“等车子做好，我们的货队就可以启程了，嘿嘿，真不愧是杨大神，竟然所有引擎都被枢纽镇的商户选完了。”
“I was only able to manage that thanks to the mayor’s help. For now, this is all I can do. Just focus on selling your goods from now on.”
“毕竟有镇长帮忙，现在我能做的也就只有这些了，以后好好卖东西吧。”
Several streaks of light shot toward the group in unison.
几道折线齐齐射向众人。
{I am Lu Xiang. I’ve spotted a few mutated beasts. Anyone care to invest in me?}
{我是陆翔，我发现了几只变异野兽，谁给我点投资。}
On the other end of the Mental Link was a stranger who seemed to be in a quarry-like area, across from several muscular beasts that looked like they had strayed from some lost scene-monitor onto this wilderness.
心灵链接对面的是个正在类似石场的陌生人，他对面有几只很是壮实的野兽，看上去像是从某个失频幕景中跑到这荒野上的。
“Wow, it’s rare to see someone seeking investment.”
“哇，好难得有人在进行融资。”
“This is a newly arrived scene-monitor prime zone, I reckon. Look how those beasts haven’t gotten lean from hunger yet.”
“这是最近新进来的幕景地吧，瞧这些野兽都还没怎么饿瘦。”
[I have invested 200N in Lu Xiang.]
[我为陆翔投资了200N.]
{Ooh-oooh! There’s a big shot here. Such generosity—thank you, thank you!}
{喔唷，有大神，竟然给我这么多，谢谢谢谢。}
Barely had the man finished thanking them when several more timely investments, ranging from fifty-six to a hundred years, rained in on him, giving him a fright.
这男人刚感谢完，几道分别为五六十至一百年的时序投资便继续送到了自己身上，将他吓了一跳。
{Hey, is there a major settlement nearby? Your humble little brother will put on a show today. Watch closely, everyone!}
{哟，这附近是不是有大聚集地啊，小弟今天献丑了，大家瞧好了吧。}
The man rose to his feet, hefted a spear made from beast bones, activated a model, and charged at them.
男人站起身，端起野兽骨头做的长矛，展开模型就冲了上去。
Several beasts, each the size of two oxen, saw the human coming. Snorting twin plumes of hot breath from their nostrils, they pivoted and thundered toward him, knocking him clean off his feet—sending him flying hard into the ground.
几头如两头牛大的野兽瞧见人类冲来，鼻孔里喷出两道气浪，扭身蹬地咚咚跑来，一头就将他撞飞到了地上。
The other beasts swarmed in, their enormous hooves beating down with a dull thunder, forcing Lu Xiang to foam at the mouth as he roared in agony.
其它几只野兽过来，巨蹄咚咚将陆翔踩得口吐白泡，唔嗷大喊。
“Hahahaha.”
“哈哈哈哈。”
“That’s too brutal.”
“太惨了。”
Zuo Feixian chuckled and wiped his eyes, sitting around the tree stump with the others, thoroughly enjoying the live-stream-like hunt.
左非闲笑呵呵擦了擦眼睛，几人坐在树桩旁精精有味的看着现场直播般的猎杀节目。
It was hard to tell who was hunting whom.
也不知谁在猎杀谁。
Fortunately, the trampling was only a physical shock. After ten minutes or so, the man, battered with bruises all over, finally finished off a few monsters and limped toward the rock.
还好这些践踏只是物理上的冲击，十来分钟后，被揍得全身靑痛的男人终于将几只怪物清理完，一瘸一拐的往岩石边走去。
“Thank you, everyone. I hope you’ll keep an eye on my actions; I’ve been hunting nearby lately.”
{谢谢几位大哥，希望各位能继续关注我的行动，我最近在这附近打猎。}
In the sensing screen, the man bowed respectfully to thin air and then began distributing reverse dividends.
感应画面中的男子恭恭敬敬冲虚空鞠了个躬，随后开始派反红利。
“Why is he turning his butt toward us, this guy?”
“屁股对着我们干嘛，这家伙。”
[I received Lu Xiang’s return of 203.2 N.]
[我收到了陆翔返还的203.2N.]
“That’s really not much,” Yang Zicang thought to himself.
“真少啊。”杨子藏心中感叹。
“Today is great, I earned a year’s worth of time sequence so easily,” Xu Xiuchuan said, almost jumping up.
“今天真不错，轻轻松松就赚了一年时序。”徐秀川差点跳起来。
The other young lads also looked delighted; each had earned time sequences ranging from a few months to a couple of years.
其他几名小伙子也一副惊喜神色，他们都赚到了几个月至一两年时序。
Yang Zicang scratched his head.
杨子藏抠了抠脑袋。
The time sequence had indeed come too fast recently. And this was mostly riding on Mo Li’s coattails.
最近的确时序来得太快了。而这基本是蹭了莫里的东风。
A few days later.
几天后。
Time came to the end of the month.
时间来到了月底。
Thanks to the acquisition of two hundred cycles of Void-Zero Time Sequence this month, no one in the city suffered any deduction due to debt.
得益于这个月获得了三百年虚零时序，城中众人并没有人因时序的扣除而有折损。
Only now did many who had appeared in this world during this month realize they had nearly skirted the gates of hell.
此刻好些这个月中才出现在这世界的人，才知道自己刚从鬼门关兜了圈。
[You have consumed 150 N to advance to the next month.]
[你已消耗150N，前往下一个月。]
[Void-Zero Time Sequence deducted: 150 N.]
[虚零时序已扣除150N.]
Zhang Yang collapsed limply onto the small dining table.
张扬一下浑身瘫软地趴在小饭桌上。
[Virtual Zero Timeline 150N duration ended.]
[虚零时序150N持续时间结束。]
“Come on, usually you seem pretty calm, don’t you?”
“不至于啊，平时我看你不是挺冷静的嘛。”
Liu Ming beside him hummed in a good mood.
他身旁的刘明心情正好的哼着道。
“Calm? If someone calms down to understand this world, only to have something like this happen in the last two minutes, wouldn’t you be shocked? There’s no way to foresee this!”
“冷静？若一个人让自己冷静了解这个世界，但了解到最后两分钟，突然出现这样的事，换做是你你会不震惊吗？这根本没法预见！”
“It’s not that bad, Xiao Xi already told us about this, didn’t he?”
“还好吧，小喜不是早就告诉我们了嘛。”
Liu Ming leaned back in the wooden chair, sporting a carefree expression.
刘明倚靠在木椅子上，一副摆烂的神色。
Zhang Yang shook his head; his heartbeat steadied, but then a wave of irritation set in.
张扬摇摇头，他的心跳平静了下来，随后就是一阵烦闷。
This month is over, what about next month? Always relying on Yang Zicang? We entered at the same time, yet I’ve done nothing.
这个月过去了，下个月怎么办，一直靠杨子藏吗。明明是同时进来的人，自己却毫无作为。
Liang Xi walked into the room carrying a plate of fragrant grilled meat in one hand and a candle in the other.
梁喜一只手端着盘香气四溢的烤肉，另一只手拿着烛火走进屋内。
“Late-night snack’s here!”
“夜宵来咯！”
Mu Xiaoyu hopped out from behind the door with a grin, pulling out a food cart laden with roasted eggplants, grilled potato slices, cabbage and tofu soup, and the allotted pies and small cakes from headquarters.
沐小雨笑眯眯的从门后跳出来，拉出了个餐车，上面摆着烧茄子，烤土豆片，白菜豆腐汤，以及总部配给的馅饼和小蛋糕。
“Come on, we made it through the first month safely—let’s celebrate!” the girl announced with a hostess-like flair.
“来，咱们平安度过第一个月末，庆祝下吧！”女孩颇有女主人的风范张罗着。
“Smells great.”
“好香啊。”
Liu Ming quickly got up to take the plate from his hands, and Zhang Yang also stood to help the girl pull the cart inside.
刘明赶紧起身接过他手上的盘子，张扬也起身帮少女将餐车拉进来。
“Ready to dig in?”
“要开动了吗。”
“Hold on!” Mu Xiaoyu raised a hand: “Wait, there’s still someone else.”
“等下！”沐小雨举起只手：“等等，还有人喔。”
Zhang Yang and Liu Ming looked over, and Liang Xi said, “Could it be that Big Brother is coming back?”
张扬和刘明看过来，梁喜道：“难道大哥要回来？”
“Mm-hmm.” Mu Xiaoyu nodded firmly with her fair chin. “He also said he’d bring gifts for everyone.”
“嗯嗯。”沐小雨狠狠点了点白皙的下巴：“他还说，要送给大家礼物。”
A few minutes later, the people lying by the window on the second floor of the theater saw two flashlight beams appear in the doorway, and the empty lobby echoed with the sound of the two speaking.
几分钟后，趴在剧场二楼窗口的几人看向门口出现的两道手电光，空荡荡的大厅传来两人的说话声。
“Hey~”
“嗨~”
“Hello~ haha, gorgeous.” Luo Bin waved his arm.
“哈喽~哈哈，美女。”洛宾挥舞着手臂。
He and Yang Zicang were carrying large and small bags of luggage.
他和杨子藏拎着大包小包的行李。
“Ah, it’s tough coming back after all that. Whoa, it’s a lot cleaner now, huh.”
“哎呀，好不容易又回来了，哟嗬，现在干净不少嘛。”
“Just cleaning up when there’s nothing else to do.”
“闲着没事就打扫呗。”
Liang Xia introduced to everyone: “This is Uncle Luo Bin. The three of us took down this space back then.”
梁喜对着几人介绍道道：“这位是洛宾大叔，这片空间就是我们三个当时打下来的。”
The situation from that time—Liang Xi had already brought it up more than once around them in the past few days. The battle marks in that room and the thunder that filled the entire theater had long made them grasp roughly what had happened.
当时的情况，梁喜这些天已经不止一次在几人耳边说过了，那件屋子里的战斗痕迹，以及弥漫整个剧场的雷霆，早已让他们对当时的情况心中有数。
“Why didn’t you come straight over to me, huh?” Mu Xiaoyu pouted.
“干嘛不直接来我身边呢。”沐小雨嘟着嘴。
“Heh heh, the little beauty’s mad. Isn’t it just that Master Yang here acts like a gentleman.”
“嘿嘿，小美女生气了，这不是咱们杨大先生为了礼貌嘛。”
After taking their seats, the group ate while recounting what they’d seen and heard in the Lost Frequency District.
入座后，几人边吃边讲着失频之地的见闻。
Liang Xi and Mu Xiaoyu both listened with great interest.
梁喜和沐小雨都听得津津入味。
“Bro, what’s the gift?”
“哥，礼物是什么啊？”
After the meal, Liang Xi, now on familiar terms with everyone, proudly took the lead in asking on behalf of the other three.
饭后，已经熟络的梁喜有种主人翁精神的替其余三人问到。
“First of all, these.”
“首先呢，是这些。”
Luo Bin dragged over a few pieces of luggage and unloaded daily necessities filling a small half of the room.
洛宾扯来了几件行李包裹，打开了满满当当小半屋子的日用品。
The four of them felt happy, yet also disappointed; saying they were disappointed, but these were urgently needed items.
四人说开心吧，又透露着失望，说失望吧，这又是急需的。
“It’s… it’s pretty good, ahaha.” Liang Xi tried to ease the awkwardness, hands on his hips as he laughed.
“挺，挺好的，啊哈哈。”梁喜缓解尴尬的叉着腰笑道。
“Don’t worry, this is just a gift from me, on behalf of our major client, the Construction Crew.”
“没事儿，这只是我，代表我们大甲方筑货队带给各位的礼物。”
Yang Zicang silently covered his face.
杨子藏默默捂住了脸。
“Major client?”
“大甲方？”
Liang Xi muttered the name curiously, then forced a strained grin across his face.
梁喜好奇的念叨了下这个名字，随后脸上的肉皮牵强的扯了扯。
“Let’s get down to business. I want you to try using this.”
“说正事，我想让你们试试能不能运用这个。”
With a flicker of light, Yang Zicang spread his palm, and a translucent scroll materialized from the glow.
模型闪动，杨子藏摊开手掌，光芒他掌心勾勒出半透明的书卷。
“What’s this?”
“这是什么？”
“You can think of it as a martial arts skill you learn after receiving a transmission in a wuxia world, or a skill book you instantly master by tapping in a game.”
“你们可以理解为，武侠世界里传功后就能学会的武技，或者是游戏里一拍就能学会的技能书。”
Yang Zicang handed it to Zhang Yang first.
杨子藏将它首先递给了张扬。
“Me?” Zhang Yang hadn’t expected Yang Zicang to give the skill book to him first.
“我？”张扬没想到杨子藏首先会给自己技能书。
“Try to see if you can use it.”
“试试看能不能用？”
Yang Zicang simply wanted to take care of this “friend” he had the least contact with. Moreover, compared to Xiao Yu and Liu Ming, Zhang Yang was calmer and more stable—perfect as a test subject.
杨子藏单纯只是照顾这个跟自己联系最少的“朋友”，而且相比于小雨和刘明，他要沉稳不少，做小白鼠正合适。
Zhang Yang sensed the information contained within it.
张扬感受着里面蕴含的信息。
《Boost Contract—Lucency Perception, 95 years of training experience.》
《代练契约——琉璃感知，95年修习经验。》
“Boost Contract? This really is just like a skill book. This world is so amazing—is it magic?” Zhang Yang said.
“代练契约？这，这真是跟技能书一样的东西，这个世界太神奇了，是魔法吗？”张扬道。
Liu Ming was jumping with impatience, wishing he could shove the glowing boost contract into the guy’s mouth.
刘明急的跳脚，恨不得把这光芒凝聚的代练契约塞这小子的嘴巴里。
“Just use it already.”
“你快用吧。”
“Tch, the emperor isn’t worried, but the eunuch is beside himself.” Zhang Yang shifted his buttocks and began gripping the training contract tightly as instructed by Yang Zicang; it slowly dissolved into a glow and merged into his body.
“切，皇帝不急急死太监。”张扬挪了挪屁股，开始按杨子藏的指导紧握这代练契约，它缓慢化为光芒融入身体。
Then, Zhang Yang sat on the chair like a meditator, unmoving for a long time.
随后张扬如同入定般坐在椅子上，久久没有动静。
When he opened his eyes, the outlines of his irises seemed a bit clearer.
当他睁开眼后，其双眸轮廓都要清晰了些。
“How is it?” Liu Ming asked nervously.
“怎么样？”刘明紧张问到。
“I feel like I can quickly recover from ordinary injuries now, and even serious ones can be nursed back to health.”
“我感觉，以后遇到普通伤势也能快速复原了，哪怕重伤也能养好。”
“Wow, that’s so good.”
“这，居然这么好。”
Zhang Yang’s heart was both moved and shaken.
张扬心中即感动又震动。
This was an invaluable healing ability—one not stemming from any model.
这可是稀缺的治疗能力，不属于模型的治疗能力。
“Thank you, Zi Cang.”
“谢谢你，子藏。”
“You’re welcome. We’ll help each other out from now on.”
“不客气，咱们以后互帮互助。”
Yang Zicang handed them all out one by one.
杨子藏一一分发下去。
“These contracts are extremely rare. I’m giving you these also for another reason.”
“这些契约非常难得，我给你们这个还有另一个目的。”
“What reason?” Everyone looked at him.
“什么目的？”几人都看向他。
“Based on my experiences and observations these days, I have a guess about how many model lines there are.”
“根据我这些日子的经历和经验来看，对模型线条的多少我有种猜测。”
Luo Bin pricked up his ears.
洛宾竖起了耳朵。
He highly coveted these training contracts. In all his time, Ren Luo Bin had thought his intelligence-gathering on Yang Zi Cang was thorough, but when the young man produced these, he still felt as if his head had been struck a heavy blow.
他看着这些代练契约非常眼馋，任洛宾觉得对杨子藏的情报收集得已然十分详尽，但当小伙掏出了这东西后，他依旧觉得脑袋像是被狠狠敲了一棒槌般。
How did Yang Zicang obtain these? How many were there? Luo Bin had no clue, only awe.
他是怎么获得这东西的，有多少，洛宾毫无头绪，只有叹服。
“Based on the quadrilateral models I know and the relevant information I’ve gathered, the owners of quadrilateral models all have excellent willpower or mental state. So I think, if you cultivate these skills to nurture your body and mind, and then go to accommodate the model this month or next month, unexpectedly pleasant surprises might await you.”
“根据我认识的四边形模型，以及收集的相关信息来看，四边形模型的拥有者们的意志力或精神状态都非常出色。所以我想，你们修习这些技能后把身体和精神养起来，这个月，或者是下个月再去容纳模型，可能会有意外之喜也说不定。”
Upon hearing this, the three of them were all tempted.
听到这话，三人都有意动。
Liang Xi said, “As long as none of us end up with a model like mine.”
梁喜道：“只要大家不成为我这种模型就好了。”
He was very dissatisfied with his own model, but fortunately, he had now learned skills and made up for some of the shortcomings.
他对自己的模型很是不满意，还好现在自己学会了技能，弥补了部分不足。
Zhang Yang nodded in deep agreement; he didn’t dare hope for a quadrilateral—becoming a triangular model would be excellent already, and he didn’t even want to think about the despair of ending up like Liang Xi with a segmented-line model.
张扬深以为然的点头，四边形他不敢奢望，只要能成为三角形模型就已经很棒了，而如果是跟梁喜一样的折线模型，那种绝望他都不愿去想。
Luo Bin sighed deeply, “If that’s the case, Zicang, you’ve truly brought a great gift to those who come after.”
洛宾长叹口气：“如果是这样，子藏，你可是真的为后面的人带来了份天大的礼物。”
“That’s only if we three pioneers can succeed.” Yang Zicang said with a smile to the three of them.
“前提是咱们这三位先驱能够成功。”杨子藏笑着对三人道。
Suddenly filled with a sense of mission, the three happily used the practice contracts.
使命感顿生的三人欢天喜地的使用掉代练契约。