第一百三十七章 被控制的李智南
Zhou Liren had no intention to expose his savior’s ability.
周立仁本无心暴露救命恩人的能力。
But now, with the leader of the major client’s convoy pressing him and the intangible pressure radiating from Yang Zicang, Zhou Liren dared not conceal the truth.
但此刻大甲方货队的当家追问，面对杨子藏身上散发出的无形气场，周立仁也不敢隐瞒。
“He said his name is Wu Ying, but he goes by several names. He also mentioned being called Shi Qian. Pretty strange guy, but a good person. He became invisible, carried me out of the cave, and then fled quickly.”
“他说他叫无影，不过他有好几个名字，还说叫什么时迁。挺怪的，不过是个好人，他隐身抱起我出了山洞，然后快速逃跑。”
“Shi Qian? Invisible?”
“时迁，隐身？”
“Yeah—uh, Boss Jia, do you know him?”
“昂，呃，甲队长认识这个人吗？”
A spontaneous rescue? Or did he come here after taking a bounty from the Lord of Desert Locomotive?
顺手救人？是因为接了荒车之主的赏金来靠近这里？
Yang Zicang, who had intended to head out for the hub town, sat back down slightly, speaking with a hint of gravity:
原本打算外出去枢纽镇的杨子藏，重新坐了下来，略带凝重的说道：
“Come on, tell me in detail everything you encountered, especially about this Shi Qian.”
“来，把你遇到的事情详细说说，特别是这个时迁。”
……
……
Almost a week had passed.
近一个礼拜过去。
On a Sunday morning, Yang Zicang had just returned from Hub Town and had only slept for three hours when he suddenly felt his eyelids being gently pushed.
周日清晨，刚从枢纽镇回来的杨子藏才睡了没三个小时，忽地感觉眼皮被轻轻的推动。
{Get up!}
{起床啦！}
Opening his eyes, Yang Zicang saw a cute little head appearing right in front of him, occupying his entire field of vision.
杨子藏一睁眼就看到出现在眼前，占据了整个视线的可爱小脑袋。
“Give me a break, I’m still very sleepy,” he said, suddenly seeing this thing so close to his eye that he didn’t even have room to lean back.
“别搞，我还很困。”突然看见这玩意儿差点贴着瞳孔，他连往后仰头的距离都没有。
A little elf, wearing a white light dress and holding a pen-like object, flew up from above his eyes.
穿着白色光裙的小精灵手上握着只笔一样的东西从眼眶上飞了起来。
After Yang Zicang got up, she kept hovering near his nose and ears, sitting on his shoulder from time to time.
杨子藏起身后，她时不时凑到青年的鼻子、耳朵旁，有时还会坐在他肩膀上。
{I’m journalist Wati Wati, from now on I’ll be writing your Lost Frequency Zone influence report!}
{我是记者粒粒牙，以后我负责撰写你的失频之地影响力报告！}
Her sharp yet sweet, tiny mental voice echoed in Yang Zicang’s mind.
她尖尖但甜甜的细小心念声在杨子藏心中浮现道。
{Get up quickly, sleepyhead. Today is a new beginning. You need to earn at least ten fame points this week, or else I’ll leave!}
{快起床，大懒虫。今天是新的开始，这一周你也要获得十分以上的名气，否则我就走啦！}
“But haven’t I become a celebrity for this week yet?”
“我这礼拜不是还没成名人吗？”
As the beasts in the hills had been cleared, it became harder for ordinary people to enter the mountains, and the size of the market had stabilized. This week had just started, and Yang Zicang was still a few fame points short of the signaled target of ten.
随着山林周边的野兽被清理，普通人进山的难度增大，现在集市的规模已经区域稳定。这个礼拜才刚开始，杨子藏的名气值还差一点才到十分到达被告知的程度。
{The editor-in-chief has already noticed you and assigned me to track you. Get up quickly. You might get hired by our editor-in-chief someday!}
{主编已经注意到你啦，让我来跟踪记录你呢。快起来，以后你可能会被主编录用的呢。}
“Why should I listen to you? You’re just a reporter, not some maid in charge of my daily life.”
“我为什么要听你的，你只是记者，又不是负责我生活起居的女仆。”
Yang Zicang said lazily.
杨子藏懒懒的道。
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
唰唰唰！
The little fairy somehow pulled out a crumpled piece of glossy paper from nowhere, picked up a pen as long as her fingernail, and wrote: “On a human Sunday, Yang Zicang slept until the weather warmed before waking up, showing no regard for Moli’s reminders. He is not a qualified fame-seeker.”
小精灵不知从哪里掏出张皱巴巴的光纸，拿起那根和指甲一样长的笔写到：人类礼拜日，杨子藏睡到天暖才醒来，并且对粒粒牙的提醒毫不在意，他不是个合格的名气家。
The paper was tiny, but the information was instantly perceptible to Yang Zicang upon a glancing sweep, as even needle-point-sized characters were directly comprehensible.
哪怕纸张很小，但这些信息只是扫一眼就进入了青年的视线，针尖大的小字也能直接理解。
“Go write somewhere else. Don’t bother trying to annoy me with that.”
“到旁边写去吧，别想故意写这些来气我。”
Yang Zicang brushed her aside with the back of his hand, gently pushing her away.
杨子藏拿手背将她从身前轻轻拨到一旁。
{Hmph!}
{哼！}
The little fairy glared at him angrily, then vanished with a whoosh into a cluster of light.
这小东西气鼓鼓的瞪了他一眼，随后唰地消失在光团内。
With the scent of aromatic pills wafting over, Yang Zicang shook his head, his drowsiness slightly eased.
香丸的气味传来，杨子藏甩了甩脑子，困意稍微消减了点。
“Moli isn’t awake yet. What exactly did he run into?”
“莫里还没醒，他到底是遇到了什么。”
Last night, after implanting the station into Boppoli, Yang Zicang had returned to Hubtown again for three hours.
昨天夜里，通过给波波利植入站台后，杨子藏再次回到了枢纽镇停留了三个小时。
According to Inquest’s investigation, Moli had at that time gone to visit a lady who could place calls to the future.
根据逐银的调查，当时莫里去拜访了一位能拨通通往未来电话的女士那里。
However, since it was mid-month, that lady had already returned to her city to help settle in newcomers. The specifics of what happened back then were still unclear, though about the potential consequences of that phone call, some information had been learned.
不过因为是月中，所以那位女士已经回她的城市里去帮忙安置新人去了，当时具体发生了什么还不清楚，只是了解到了关于那通电话可能出现的后果。
“If you want to change the future, there’s a high probability a dangerous situation leading to death will follow afterward.”
“若是想要改变未来，那么很大概率会在改变之后出现危险导致死亡。”
Yang Zicang rubbed his head. Something had gone wrong with Moli after he made that phone call—was it because he had learned information about the future?
杨子藏揉了揉头，莫里打完电话就出现了问题，是因为得知了未来的情报吗。
He stepped out of the tent.
他走出帐篷。
“Skewers, fresh grilled skewers! From a powerful monster in an A-grade Scene Area—one bite and your meridians open up! Come and try them!”
“烤肉串勒，新鲜的烤肉，来自A级幕景地的强大怪兽，吃一口就打通任督二脉，快来尝尝勒。”
“French fries, cola, chocolate—a taste of home!”
“薯条可乐巧克力，来自家乡的味道。”
“Wear a beast-fur coat and enjoy a refined life!”
“穿兽皮大衣，享精致人生。”
In the days since selling the incense pills, the ferocious beasts on the outskirts had been almost completely wiped out. Many people were now gathering materials and crafting land-type Amnesia Models. Meanwhile, rows of trees were being felled, all in preparation for the low temperatures of autumn and winter.
售卖香丸这些天，外围的凶猛野兽基本已经完全灭绝，很多人进行着采集与制作土地型的失念模型。同时成片的树林被砍伐，这是在为秋冬的低温做准备。
It was said that every spring, people who ventured out could pick up numerous Amnesia Engines, because winter would freeze many to death.
据说，每年的春季外出的人都能捡到数量许多的失念引擎，因为冬季会冻死很多人。
Amid the greetings of the crowd, Yang Zicang arrived at Luo Bin’s room. The guy had visibly lost quite a bit of weight recently.
在人群问候声中，杨子藏来到洛宾的房间，这家伙这段时间都瘦了不少了。
“Why are you up so early? With that mental state, can you manage little Ma Chao?”
“怎么这么早就起来了，这样的精神状态你能驾驭好小马超？”
Yang Zicang glanced at the small luminous sphere in the sky. “It’s nothing. Could you take another look at Moli’s condition? I learned more about him last night.”
杨子藏看了眼天上的小光团，“没事。能不能再帮我看看莫里的情况，我昨晚知道了更多关于他的情报。”
“Give me the details.”
“详细说说。”
“He went to visit a woman who can connect you to a future phone call. According to Boppoli, he was looking for his fiancée. He didn’t know if she had also entered this world.”
“他去拜访了位能拨通未来的电话，据波波利说，他是想找他的未婚妻。他不知道他的未婚妻是不是一起进入了这个世界。”
“Worried about his fiancée, so he went to visit that lady… Okay, go on.”
“因为担心未婚妻所以去拜访了那位女士，嗯，继续。”
Yang Zicang sat down on the chair beside Luo Bin’s bed and said:
杨子藏坐到洛宾的床边椅子上，他道：
“According to the deputy town chief, phone calls can last at most three minutes, within which time three thousand years are consumed. If it goes beyond, a vast quantity of sequence will be expended. Then comes the most critical part: if you hear something in the future that’s hard to accept, trying to change it could mean death. That’s the price for altering the [anchored future].”
“据副镇长说，电话最多只能通话三分钟，这以内就要消耗三千年，超过就会花费庞大数量的时序。然后是最关键的部分，若是听到未来出现难以接受的事情，尝试改变就很可能死去，这是改变【锚定未来】的代价。”
Luo Bin’s expression grew increasingly grave as he listened.
洛宾越听越凝重。
Yang Zicang let out a breath and said, “At the same time, that Ms. Maiya also admitted that callers often inexplicably learn news detrimental to themselves.”
杨子藏吐了口气到：“同时，那位麦蚜女士也承认，一般通话者都会莫名得知不利于自己的消息。”
“Truly incredible.”
“真是不可思议。”
Luo Bin cracked his knuckles, hesitated, and looked at the young man across from him before saying:
洛宾两手掰了掰手指，迟疑看着对面的青年道：
“Clearly, that friend of yours wouldn’t just call someone a year or two into the future. It must be that the results three years from now are unacceptable to him, which might lead to an anomaly. But there wasn’t much time from when he made the call to when he came out—what could he have done to change the future? Have you investigated his schedule after he came out?”
“很显然，你那位朋友不会只打给一两年后。也就是三年后的结果令他难以接受，才可能导致会出现异状。但从打电话到出来也没多少时间，能做什么改变未来的事情呢。你调查过他出来后的行程没有？”
“Zhu Yin has already investigated. He didn’t do anything along the way; he just went home and slept until now. It’s speculated that the problem might lie with his ‘soul.’ This was suggested by an official from the hub town’s construction department, who has relevant abilities.”
“逐银已经做过调查了，他路上没干什么事，回家就睡到了现在。据猜测，可能是他‘灵魂’有点问题。是枢纽镇建造部门的一位官员说的，他有那方面的能力。”
“Soul? Huh, so that thing really exists…” Luo Bin pondered, then unfolded the model.
“灵魂？额，真有那东西…”洛宾沉思了下，随后展开了模型。
[I’m now conducting my second round of intelligence gathering on Mori’s recent affairs. This will cost me 10N in principal.]
[我第二次发掘关于莫里近期的情报，这将花费我10N本金。]
Yang Zicang watched Luo Bin nervously.
杨子藏有点紧张的看着洛宾。
Suddenly, the model on Luo Bin’s chest shook violently, and he sprayed a mouthful of blood onto the ground, almost collapsing.
忽然，洛宾胸前的模型急剧颤动，他噗地喷出一口鲜血在地上，差点倒下。
“What’s wrong?!”
“怎么了！”
Yang Zicang rushed forward to support Luo Bin.
杨子藏冲上前去扶住洛宾。
“N-no, it’s nothing, cough…”
“没，没事，咳咳。”
Luo Bin’s eyes widened as he looked at Yang Zicang. It took him a moment to catch his breath before he said, “Don’t worry. He’s indeed suffering from soul damage, but he’s currently repairing it in his sleep. He should be fine in a few days.”
洛宾张大眼，看向杨子藏，好一会才缓过气道：“不用担心，他的确是因为灵魂受损，现在正在睡眠中修复，应该再过几天就好了。”
“How… how did you get injured just by gathering intel?”
“你这，收集情报还会受伤？”
“I think I glimpsed something horrifying. That thing… how should I put it… it wasn’t even hiding its presence. Just knowing of its existence nearly killed me.”
“我好像窥见了很可怕的秘密，那东西，怎么说呢，那东西没有掩饰自己的存在，我只是了解到它的存在就差点死了。
“It seems to be in Moritz’s sea of spirit.”
“它似乎在莫里的精神之海里。”
Yang Zicang’s hands, which were supporting him, grew stiff.
杨子藏扶着他的手变得僵硬。
“In Moritz’s sea of spirit,” he murmured.
“在莫里的精神之海。”他喃喃低语。
……
……
A file landed on Li Mi’s desk.
一份文件放在了李弥的桌子上。
“These are the new recruits we found this time. None of them have models. Also, the three you’ve been keeping an eye on—their spirits are indeed looking better and better. No wonder Yang Zicang taught them his secret skills.”
“这是这次找到的新人，他们都没有模型。另外，你关注的那三位，他们的精神的确越来越不错了，不愧是杨子藏给过秘技的人。”
“I never imagined these techniques could work for ordinary people,” said the ruddy-faced man in front of him with satisfaction. “How far along are you in sorting out the spiritual skills on our end?”
“这些秘技普通人也能用，我也是万万没想到的。”身前面色红润的男人快慰道，“我们这边精神方面的秘技你们梳理得怎么样了？有没有？”
“Only two, and neither is remarkably useful. The ones Yang Zicang gave them are the best. After all, they’re secret techniques passed down through Hub Town, contributed by experts who have mastered A‑grade intersecting spaces.”
“只有两本，还都不怎么好，杨子藏给他们的是最好的，毕竟是枢纽镇流转的秘技，都是能稳定A级交错空间的高手们获得的。”
Li Mi carefully studied the list, which included each person’s age, and a brief note on their mental state.
李弥仔细看着名单，上面有人的岁数、年龄，简单的精神状态备注等。
“Got it. Let them start training first. In two months, pick a few with good practice to get models. In half a year, we should know if these skills help acquire high‑line models.”
“我知道了，让大家先练着吧，过两个月选些修习不错的人去获取模型，半年后我们应该就知道这些秘技对获取高线条模型有没有用了。”
“Yes, Chief Li.”
“好的，李总。”
……
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Li Zhinan looked back at the cold, grim-faced man watching him, then turned and walked forward.
李智南看向身后望着自己的阴冷男士，随后转头往前走去。
{I’ve already had someone test it. Even with that kind of incense pellet, this mountain is still impassable. The phantom figure seen at the start should be inside the mountain.}
{我已经找人试过了，有那种香丸，这座山也是无法进入的。最开始看到的幻影人应该就在山内。}
“What if he attacks me?”
“要是他攻击我怎么办。”
{Based on my deductions, you should have enough time to escape. At any rate, go in and take a look first. If you find anything valuable, remember to bring it out. For each extra item you bring out, you get one more day to live.}
{按我的推论，你应该会有充足的时间逃跑，反正先进去看看，若有好东西记得带出来。你每多带一样出来，就能多活一天。}
{If you can bring out something related to telekinesis abilities, I’ll let you go.}
{如果把念能力方面的物品带出，我就放你走。}
Li Zhinan could only pray that this man hadn’t lied to him. He didn’t even dare to curse this demon in his heart—though it might not be transmitted through telepathy, he still feared the possibility of being sensed.
李智南只能祈祷这人没有欺骗自己。他甚至不敢在心中去咒骂这个魔鬼，虽然不一定会通过心灵感应传递过去，却只怕万一被对方知晓。
Because a knife had been sewn into his body by this man.
因为自己的体内被他缝了一把刀进入。
That kind of nightmarish monster—this man had a complete set of them in his hands!
那样的恶魇怪物，在他手上有整整一套！
…
…
As he gradually approached this towering mountain , a faint, indistinct murmur seemed to echo in his ears. Every time this happened, he would smell a fragrance that seemed to emanate from the depths of his soul.
随着逐渐靠近这座高山，若有若无的低吟似在耳畔响起，每到这时候他都会闻到一股来自灵魂深处的香味。
{So it really does work.}
{果然是有用的。}
The man in bandages sat casually on the ground in the distance, twirling an ornate crimson knife in his hand.
绷带在远方随意坐在地上，手上把玩着枚润红色泽的小刀。
“The fragrance… it’s Wang Chaoguang…”
“香味…是王朝光…”
Li Zhinan felt like vomiting but couldn’t manage it.
李智南感觉自己想吐，却难以吐出。
After half a day of trekking through the dense forest inside the mountain, he discovered a tunnel entrance—a gate built from massive stone bricks, resembling the portal to a military fortress.
森林茂密，半天之后，他在山内发现了一处隧道口，巨大的岩石砖块垒砌出大门，仿佛军事堡垒的入口。
{This is the place. Go in and take a look. Good luck.}
{就是这里了，进去看看。祝你好运。}
Li Zhinan hesitated at the entrance, when suddenly he felt a twisting, piercing pain inside as if a knife were churning through his gut. Drenched in cold sweat, he had no choice but to force himself forward.
在门口迟疑的李智南突然感觉体内一阵被刀搅动的刺痛，冷汗直冒的他无奈迈动步伐往里面走去。
Before he had even advanced a hundred meters, countless vines abruptly surged from within the tunnel, sweeping toward him like a relentless wave.
深入不到百米，忽地无数藤蔓铺天盖地般自通道内卷来。
“Ah!” Li Zhinan, terrified, spun around to flee, but in the next second, a rough, strange telepathic voice echoed through his mind.
“啊！”李智南吓得转身就逃，但下一秒，一道粗旷的怪异心念声传来。
{You are a sober one who can resist illusions… save me…}
{是能抵御幻象的清醒者…救我…}