第一百二十五章 大甲方清神香丸 -1
“What? Models can be upgraded? Oh my God, friend. No, I mean, brother! We really need to have a good talk from now on!”
“什么？模型还能升级？哦老天，朋友。不对，我是说，兄弟！咱们以后真得好好交流交流！”
Yang Zicang watched speechlessly as Luo Bin, in just a few words, completely stunned that foreigner who had previously been indifferent to him.
杨子藏一脸无语地看着洛宾三言两语，就把那个原本对他爱搭不理的外国人唬得一愣一愣的。
Saying goodbye at Hub Town, they returned to the camp the next day.
告别枢纽镇，回到营地已是第二天。
Over the next entire day, Yang Zicang and a few others worked intensively on producing the Qing Shen Xiang Wan. Little Liu took the time to make several wooden plaques, writing in artistic script: “The Big Client’s Qing Shen Xiang Wan.”
接下来一整天，杨子藏和几人全力赶制清神香丸。小刘则抽空做了几块木牌，用艺术字写上“大甲方清神香丸”。
“Time waits for no one, after all.”
“时间不等人啊。”
“Yeah, this week is almost over. We gotta make the most of the last few days for promoting.”
“是啊，这礼拜又快过完了，得抓紧最后两三天做宣传。”
Lyu Zhi poked his head over from the side:
吕志从旁边探出脑袋：
“Bro, how much do you reckon we’ll make this time?”
“哥，你估计这次能赚多少？”
“There you go again!” the professor shot the big guy a exasperated glare.
“你又来了！”教授没好气地瞪了大块头一眼。
When Yang Zicang laid out the plan—to use the A-level Lapse Screen Scene to earn Shixu—everyone got excited.
等杨子藏把利用A级失频幕景地赚取时序的计划摆出来，大家都激动起来。
“So the big bro’s aiming to rake in a ton of Shixu with this!”
“原来大哥是想靠这个赚大笔时序！”
They remembered the thrill they felt when they heard the news that morning. If it actually worked, scoring thousands of years of Shixu each wouldn’t be a pipe dream. And what’s more, it would be earned with their own hands, not handed out by the team leader.
他们还记得早上听到这消息时的振奋。要是真能成，每人分个几千年时序都不是梦。而且这可是亲手挣来的，不是队长给自己投资来的。
Yang Zicang smiled helplessly, feeling the eager anticipation bubbling in the guys.
杨子藏无奈地笑了笑，他能感觉到大伙儿那份跃跃欲试的期待。
“Hard to say—it depends on how many people we can draw in.”
“说不准，得看到时候能吸引来多少人。”
The camp was bustling, and Luo Bin stood with folded arms, looking over the rows of wooden signs.
营地一片忙碌，洛宾叉着手看满地牌子。
On some signs, a line of small text appeared below the bigger words: “For those who’ve lost their way, one pill in hand helps you enter the Crimson Moon Illusion without losing your life—Dajiafang Qingshen Xiang Pill.”
有的牌子在大字下面加一行小字：“迷途知返，一丸在手，助您进入绯月幻境不掉命——大甲方清神香丸”。
Other signs bore: “An ancient inheritance from another world—explore uncharted territories and charge ahead fearlessly.”
还有些写着：“异界古老传承，探索未知区域，助你勇敢前行”。
Or: “Dajiafang Qingshen Xiang Pill—to help you see through illusions.”
或是：“大甲方清神香丸，助您堪破幻象”。
These were all large-size wooden signs.
这些都是大号的木牌。
Xu Xiuchuan hammered a long pointed stake onto a book-sized square wooden board, jammed it firmly into the ground, and then stood hands on hips, admiring the text on it:
徐秀川在一块书本大小的方木牌上钉了根长尖木杆，用力插进土里，然后叉腰端详上面的字：
—Your small step toward sobriety is a giant leap toward acquiring Spiritual Abilities: just one Dajiafang Qingshen Xiang Pill is enough!
——您清醒的一小步，是获得念能力的一大步，仅需一枚大甲方清神香丸！
“Quite the bustle here—what is all this for?”
“真热闹啊，你们在搞啥？”
Zuo Feixian returned with Fan Xiuyun, pushing a cart of supplies from Ning Yang’s tent area, and leaned in to ask.
左非闲带着范修云推着小车从宁洋棚区运食材回来，凑近问道。
“Old Zuo, you’re back.”
“老左回来啦。”
Zuo Feixian let go of the cart handle, scratched the dirt on his face, picked up a sign from the ground, and muttered: “Your… be what?”
左非闲丢开车把，挠了挠脸上的灰，从地上捡起一块牌子：“Your…be啥？”
“Beacon.” Little Liu didn’t look up, continuing to write with charcoal.
“Beacon.”小刘头也不抬，拿着黑炭继续写。
“Bee-kon, In the mist of I, LL… US… O… Got it, yeah, NS…”
“比抗，In the mist of I、LL…USO我懂，嗯，NS…”
Hearing him stumble over each letter, Little Liu sighed and lifted his head.
听他一个字母一个字母地蹦，小刘叹口气抬起头：
“Illusions, as in hallucinations. The whole phrase means ‘A beacon in the fog of illusions,’ referring to our pills.”
“illusions，幻觉。整句意思是‘幻觉迷雾中的灯塔’，指咱们的药丸。”
“What sort of ‘doom and gloom’ talk? Shoo, shoo, kids shouldn’t jinx things like that.” Zuo Feixian waved his hands dismissively.
“什么要死要完的，去去去，小孩别乱说话，不吉利。”左非闲连连摆手。
Angered, Little Liu threw a charcoal piece at his forehead.
小刘气得一黑炭砸他脑门上。
Just then, several jagged lines flashed out from the void.
就在这时，几道折线从虚空中闪出。
{I’m Lu Xiang. I’ve encountered a few monsters. Please, bosses, throw in some Chrono. I’ll repay you fifty percent of the profits.}
{我是陆翔，我遇到几只怪物，请各位老板投点时序，我会返还收益的百分之五十。}
“Oho, this guy is still nearby?”
“哟，这小子还在附近？”
Yang Zicang connected the Mental Link and saw Lu Xiang in the footage, draped in animal hides, strapped with wooden planks, grasping a reinforced spear, looking like a prehistoric man.
杨子藏接通了心灵链接，看见画面里的陆翔披着兽皮、绑着木片，手持加固长矛，活像个原始人。
He must have been traumatized after getting stepped on by a monster last time.
看来上次被怪物踩出心理阴影了。
“Lucky break this time—seven of them!”
“运气不错嘛，这次有七只。”
“Wow, monsters this big are over here too?” Liang Xi ran out of the small tent and casually transferred a thousand Chrono.
“哇，这边也有这么大的怪物啊？”梁喜从小帐篷里跑出来，顺手投了一千时序过去。
Lu Xiang’s legs turned weak from fright.
陆翔吓得腿都软了。
He was becoming increasingly convinced that there was a gathering place for experts nearby, just not yet sure where.
他越来越确信附近有个高手聚集地，只是还没找到在哪儿。
[Anonymous Investor Contribution: 200N]
[匿名者投资200N]
[Three Anonymous Investors Contributed: 720N]
[三名匿名者投资720N]
[Team Member of Construction-Goods Squad “Big Client” Contributed: 200N]
[大甲方筑货队队员投资200N]
“Construction-Goods Squad ‘Big Client’?” Lu Xiang finally found a clue.
“大甲方筑货队？”陆翔终于摸到点线索。
“You bosses, watch closely—I won’t let you down!”
“各位老板瞧好了，我绝不辜负大家！”
He charged into the beast’s territory. The moment he stepped in, a Red-Horn Beast sparked lightning from its forehead and came straight at him.
他冲进野兽地盘，刚踏入，一只红角兽额顶闪出电光，直冲而来。
“Oh no, it’s one with lightning!”
“不好，带雷电的！”
With a few crackles, Lu Xiang failed to dodge in time. He was knocked flying, and the wooden pieces strapped to him scattered into the air.
滋滋几声，陆翔躲闪不及，被顶飞出去，身上的木片哗啦啦散落半空。
{Bro, your gear just exploded.}
{兄弟，装备爆了啊。}
Lu Xiang had no time to reply; he felt as if he’d been hit by a car, tumbling wildly across the ground.
陆翔没空回嘴，只觉得自己像被车撞了一样在地上乱滚。
“Ahhh—”
“啊啊啊——”
Bang! The monster stomped on his chest, nearly forcing out his breakfast. But seizing the chance, Lu Xiang swung his arm and shouted:
嘭！怪兽一脚踩中他胸口，早饭差点吐出来。但也趁这机会，陆翔奋力挥臂喊道：
“Triple Amplification!”
“三倍增幅！”
A golden phantom-wreathed fist smashed into the beast’s leg. The creature fell with a miserable howl and crashed down on top of him with a thud.
金色虚影覆盖的拳头重击兽腿，怪物惨嚎着倒下，轰隆一声压在他身上。
[I neutralized 56N.]
[我抵消了56N.]
Damn it—I’m going to be crushed!
完了，要被压死了！
Before Lu Xiang could recover, several other beasts charged at him.
陆翔还没缓过神，另外几只又冲了过来。
Yang Zicang shook his head. This guy was just recklessly throwing himself into it, exchanging hits for counterattack opportunities, rolling around for ages before landing one punch.
杨子藏摇摇头。这人完全是硬莽，靠挨打换反击机会，滚半天才能出一拳。
But that was the real combat ability of an ordinary person—over ninety percent of those coming here weren’t even as good as him.
但这就是普通人的真实战力，来这里的人九成以上还不如他。
After a grueling struggle, Lu Xiang collapsed beside the monster corpse, gasping heavily.
一番苦战后，陆翔瘫在怪物尸体旁大口喘气。
“Th-Thank goodness for the temporal amplifier, or I’d have taken a huge loss.”
“还、还好有时序增幅，不然亏大了。”
{“You’ve already done well. Are you interested in going somewhere? There are many mutated otherworldly beasts there, but it’s very dangerous.”}
{你已经做得很不错了，有兴趣去一个地方吗，那里有很多变异的异界野兽，不过那里很危险。}
Lu Xiang jerked upright with a start—it was the voice of his investor.
陆翔一个激灵坐起来，这是为自己投资的人的声音。
“Where?” he asked cautiously.
“什么地方？”他小心翼翼地问。
{“I’m from Jiazi Nei. The Jiafang Construction Trades Team is preparing to enter an A-level Frequency-Loss Screenland to set up a temporary market.”}
{我是甲子间，大甲方筑货队准备进入A级失频幕景地，建个临时集市。}
“Market?” Lu Xiang thought he misheard.
“集市？”陆翔以为自己听错了。
What market could there be in frequency-loss lands? Unless… this was the work of a major shed district! He felt his heartbeat quicken involuntarily.
失频之地哪来的集市？除非…是大型棚区的手笔！他心跳不由得加速。
{“We’re inviting you to come along. Don’t worry, there’s a guaranteed bottom-line investment, and the profits will be split according to the usual ratio.”}
{我们邀请你一起去。放心，有保底投资，收益按正常比例分配。}
“Really?” Lu Xiang was well aware he had nothing worth scheming for. His involvement likely meant they were short an obedient strongarm.
“真的？”陆翔自知没什么值得图谋的，对方找自己多半是缺个听话的打手。
{“Trust me, cut off your funding and reach out to me privately. I’ll give you a map.”}
{信得过的话，断掉融资跟我单独联系，我给你一个地图。}
The moment Lu Xiang connected with Yang Zicang, he was instantly stunned by the vast stretch of dense vegetation and trees around him.
陆翔与杨子藏连通后，立即被他身旁大面积的植被与树林所震撼了。
What a vibrant, spirited place.
多么富有活力的地方啊。
If not for the unchanging sky, Lu Xiang would never have believed the other man was in a frequency-loss area.
要不是那一层不变的天空，陆翔根本不相信对方是在失频之地。
All his doubts completely vanished.
他的疑窦彻底消失了。
{“Arrive here within a week.”}
{一周之内到达这里。}
The young man across from him pointed to the ground, where a map had just been drawn.
对面的青年指向地面，那里现画着副地图。
Map reading was the most basic skill. Lu Xiang quickly etched the same map onto the ground, planning to carve it onto animal hide later.
看地图是最基本的技能，陆翔很快将它在地上刻出来，他打算等会就在兽皮上刻画。
“Boss, that’s way too far—it’s nearly four hundred kilometers from here!”
“大佬，好远啊，距离那里有接近四百公里！”
{“No matter what method you use, get there within a week, or forget it.”}
{不管你用什么方法，一周内到达，否则就算了。}
[$Jiazi Nei wants to take full-time investment control over my [Future Value] for Term One month.”]
[甲子间想为我进行全权时序投资，时限一月。]
“Full-authority temporal sequence?” Before Lu Xiang could react, he received a thousand-year full-authority temporal sequence, and then the other party severed the connection.
“全权时序？”陆翔还未反应过来，便收到了一千年全权时序，随后对方断掉了链接。
“This, this…”
“这，这…”
Lu Xiang stood dazed, feeling the extra thousand-year temporal sequence on his chest—temporal sequence he could freely allocate within a month.
陆翔呆呆的感受着胸前多出来的一千年时序，这是自己能在一个月内随意进行支配的时序。
He quickly scrambled to his feet. Four hundred kilometers in seven days, he had to get there no matter what.
他赶紧爬起身来，七天四百公里，无论如何都要赶到才行。
This was one of the rare opportunities in his life!
这是自己一生之中为数不多的契机！
……

There were still two days left until Saturday afternoon.
距离周六下午还有两天。
Yang Zicang brought a large cache of supplies and over twenty people near a few mountains. With incense pellets for protection, as long as they didn’t approach the third great peak on the left, the theoretical risk was low.
杨子藏带着大批物资和二十多人来到几座山附近。有香丸防身，只要不靠近左边第三座巨峰，理论风险不高。
“Brother Zicang, the tent is set up,” Shed Master Song said, wiping his sweat as he approached.
“子藏兄，帐篷搭好了。”宋棚主擦着汗过来。
On the other side, Ning Yang and Niuwa were still huffing and puffing, tamping the ground.
另一边的宁洋和牛娃还在哼哧哼哧的夯着地面。
Although these mountains would eventually collapse, that was still seven or eight months away. So, this campsite needed to last at least half a year; Ning Yang planned to build a few log cabins here to prepare for the “business” ahead.
虽然这些大山迟早会坍塌，但那也是七八个月以后的事了，因此这营地至少要驻扎半年，宁洋打算在这里修几个木屋为接下来的“生意”做准备。
In his words, “Our Dajiafang Construction Transport Team should uphold the dignity of a major player and not lose our standing.”
按他的话来说，“咱们大甲方筑货队要有大家风范，不能落了体面。”
Though Yang Zicang hadn’t formally agreed to let him join the team, Ning Yang had already regarded himself as a member; this shed master’s awareness was now quite advanced.
尽管杨子藏还没正式同意他入队，但宁洋早已把自己当成了这里的一员，这位棚主现在的觉悟是相当的高了。
……

“That’s enough, let’s begin.”
“差不多了，开始吧。”
In front of the tent, Yang Zicang looked toward Aya.
帐篷前，杨子藏看向阿雅。
She nodded nervously, a folded-line model emerging before her chest as silk threads flickered and leaped onto her fingertips. The moment she touched the modulator, she felt her thoughts drift ethereally, as if resonating with heaven and earth.
她紧张地点点头，胸前浮现折线模型，丝线闪动跃上了指尖。接触模器的瞬间，她感到思绪飘渺，仿佛在与天地进行着共鸣。
[My communication range has expanded]
[我的交流范围扩大了]
[I want to initiate an announcement]
[我想发起宣告]
Aya opened her eyes.
阿雅睁开眼。
“Huh? Does this mean I can broadcast like financing without actually using financing?”
“咦，这样好像不用融资也能像融资那样广播？”
Everyone looked at her curiously.
大家好奇地看着她。
Yang Zicang nodded: “Yes, but if you enable financing, people within two hundred kilometers can invest in you. Remember to be ready to return the timing sequence at any time; exceeding ten thousand will lead to a very dreadful place.”
杨子藏点点头：“对，但如果你开启融资，两百公里内的人都能投资你。记住随时准备返还时序，超过一万会去很可怕的地方。”
“Mm.” Aya replied solemnly. This was her opportunity; no matter how dangerous, she didn’t want to give it up, especially since there was no risk at the moment.
“嗯。”阿雅郑重的答应。这是她的机会，再危险也不想放弃，何况眼下并无风险。
She took a deep breath, silently chanting in her heart:
她深吸一口气，心中默念：
[Hello, friends. We are the Big Client Construction Team. We are in a lost-frequency area near the A-level gathering ground, roughly forty kilometers east-west and thirty-seven kilometers north-south. There are tens of thousands of mutated monsters inside, rich in minerals and timber resources.]
[各位朋友好，我们是大甲方筑货队。我们位于A级聚集地附近的失频区域，东西约四十公里，南北三十七公里，内有成千上万变异怪兽，矿产木材资源丰富。]
Instantly, people in various shack areas over two hundred kilometers away received this announcement in folded-line format.
霎时间，两百多公里内各个棚区的人都收到了这条宣告折线。
“Who?”
“谁？”
In a certain shack area, the man directing the dismantling of wooden boards for fire was startled—this seemed like an investment request, yet was non-investable, like spam. Upon connecting, he saw several large mountains.
某棚区里，正指挥拆木板烧火的男人一惊——这像投资请求，却无法投资，如同骚扰信息。他连接后看见了几座大山。
“What the hell is this?”
“这是什么鬼？”
“Old Guang, this is a Crimson Moon-level lost-frequency region, an A-level area after landform aggregation!”
“老广，这是绯月级失频地，还是地貌聚合后的A级区域！”
“Crimson Moon level? A level? Where? There must be good stuff inside!”
“绯月级？A级？在哪儿？里面肯定有好东西！”
……

In another shack area, several people playing cards received the message simultaneously.
另一棚区，几个打牌的人同时收到消息。
“Huh? What place is this?”
“咦，这什么地方？”
“Not in our area. Who knows where it is?”
“不在我们这儿，谁知道在哪？”
{Don’t be fooled, everyone! This is a new terrain in our vicinity—entering it will cost you your life!}
{大家别上当！这是我们这边新出的地貌，进去会没命！}
The wider the scope of a funding call, the more principal is consumed for speaking. Yet someone is willing to burn through months of their schedule to expose the truth.
范围越广的融资，发言消耗的本金越多。但有人不惜耗费数月时序出来揭穿。
{That’s right, there’s an illusion inside that drives people mad—they end up attacking their teammates or even mutilating themselves!}
{对，里面有幻境，会让人发疯，砍队友甚至自残！}
Another person bellowed. They were from the settlement that had the “Grand Fragrance Pill Formula,” anxious to undercut the scheme.
又一人吼道。他们正是那个有“大香丸配方”的聚集地的人，急着拆台。
But as soon as these words were uttered, countless people grew even more tempted.
可这话一出，反而让无数人心动。
“What? An illusion?”
“什么？有幻境？”
The faces of the card players changed instantly—they were no novices and knew that “illusion” meant at least a three percent chance of obtaining a spiritual item, perhaps even awakening a mental attack ability outright.
打牌的几人脸色顿变——他们不是新手，清楚“幻境”意味着至少三层几率获得精神类物品，甚至可能直接觉醒精神攻击能力。
The declaration module erupted, everyone scrambling to verify whether the information was true.
宣言模型里顿时炸锅，都在问消息真假。
Seeing this, those who had tried to discredit the announcement could have kicked themselves.
那几个揭短的人见状，恨不得抽自己嘴巴。