第三十九章 心识频率的安全区
“Good morning, Mr. Zicang.”
“早上好，子藏先生。”
“Good morning, Sister Lili.”
“丽丽姐早上好。”
Upon entering the office, Yang Zicang first saw the screen shelf on the right side of his workstation.
进入办公室的杨子藏首先看到工位右边的花屏架。
“What are you looking at?” Jiaoma, dressed in an elegant white dress with yellow dots and carrying a small cloth bag diagonally, walked briskly into the office.
“看什么呢？”身穿淡雅白底黄点裙的娇玛斜挎小布包，轻快地走进办公室。
“I…” Yang Zicang glanced at the girl with pure eyes. “I had a very realistic dream.”
“我…”杨子藏看了眼目光纯净的少女一眼，“我做了个很真实的梦。”
“Huh? So someone can be sentimental too.”
“咦？有些人还会多愁善感吗。”
Yang Zicang pointed to the sturdy wooden shelf next to the workstation that held the screen.
杨子藏指了指工位旁盛放花屏的敦实木架。
“There used to be a desk here, with someone named…”
“这里原本还有一个工位，坐了位叫做…”
After thinking for a moment, Yang Zicang quickly grabbed a pencil from his desk and, under Jiaoma’s gaze as she stretched her head to look, wrote the three words “Wei Zhenguo” on the back of the paper.
想了想，杨子藏快速从自己的办公桌上拿起只铅笔，在娇玛伸着脑袋看来的目光下，在纸张背面写下“伟振国”三个字。
“Is that a surname? How strange.”
“有这个姓氏吗？好奇怪。”
“Isn’t your name also strange?”
“你的名字还不是奇怪。”
“But my name was given by my father before he left. He first gave me my real name, and this one is a pseudonym. He said it can prevent curses to some extent.”
“但我的名字是爸爸走之前取的，他先给我取了真名，这个是化名，说可以一定程度预防诅咒。”
Yang Zicang smiled. “So, do you know your real name?”
杨子藏笑了笑，“那你知道自己的真名吗？”
He had long heard that although this young girl wasn’t old, she was a living veteran who had followed her father into the company life since she was three or four years old.
他早就听说这个小姑娘虽然年纪不长，但却是位活生生的元老，从三四岁就已经跟着父亲进入公司生活了。
Upon hearing Yang Zicang’s question, Jiaoma pursed her lips, slyly glancing left and right. Seeing that aside from two middle-aged women in the distance, no one else had entered the office, she whispered to the contemplative Yang Zicang:
听到杨子藏的提问，娇玛抿着嘴，鬼鬼祟祟地左右瞟了眼，见办公室除了远处的两位中年妇女，其他人还未进来，便悄声对着沉思的杨子藏道：
“Are you still thinking about resigning?”
“你是不是还在想着离职呀。”
“Huh? I…”
“啊？我…”
“This place is countless times safer than Hub Town. Many people crave to enter it. And here, as our positions rise, we can also become powerful in the future.”
“这边是比枢纽镇还要安全无数倍的地方，好些人都渴望进入。而且在这里，随着职位的提升，我们以后也能变得很厉害。”
Of course, Yang Zicang knew this, but he had reasons not to stay for long.
杨子藏当然知道这一点，不过他有不能长久停留的理由。
Jiaoma lifted her small face, her gaze carrying a natural touch of innate charm yet still looking at Yang Zicang with over seventy percent innocence:
娇玛抬起小脸，目光自然带着丝天生的妩媚，却又透着七八分单纯地望向杨子藏：
“We’ll all have long lives, even with colleagues around. But here…”
“咱们都会拥有漫长的生命，虽然有同事陪伴。但在这儿…”
Suddenly, her ears turned very red as she lowered her head to fiddle with her skirt hem, “I… actually, I’ve been wanting to ask you…”
她突然耳根很红的低头摆弄起裙角来，“我…其实一直想问你…”
“This…” Yang Zicang’s heart thumped violently a few times.
“这…”杨子藏心脏猛地跳动了几下。
“I, I… if you’re willing to come with me to the Archives Department, we could actually spend more time together in the future. I live alone, and my psychic field is pretty large,” she suddenly covered her face with her hands, whispering in a muffled voice, “What am I even saying.”
“我，我…如果你愿意跟我去文献部，以后我们其实可以多接触接触。我一个人住呢，念力场挺大的。”她一把捂住了脸，嗡嗡的低声传出道，“我在说些什么呀。”
Yang Zicang nervously glanced at the two colleagues in the distance who were desperately burying their heads in their work. He felt everything was a bit strange; Jiaoma’s state seemed far too impulsive, as if she was proactively trying to make up for some regret.
杨子藏紧张的看了眼远处努力埋着脑袋的两名同事，他觉得一切都有点怪异，娇玛的状态似乎有些太冲动了，仿佛是在主动弥补什么缺憾一样。
Come to think of it, didn’t that person in last night’s dream say something about wanting to drink wedding wine for him and Jiaoma?
话说回来，昨晚的梦里那个人好像就说过，想要喝自己和娇玛的喜酒来着？
Hmm… could this be a hint?
嗯…难道这是一个暗示？
Yang Zicang scratched the back of his head, his face also feeling a bit warm.
杨子藏也稍微有点脸发热的抠了抠后脑勺。
“G-Group Leader, there are partners in the city who would risk their lives for me. I’m destined to… sigh.”
“组、组长，城市中还有为我不惜赌上性命的伙伴，我注定…唉。”
Yang Zicang suddenly calmed down, “I’m destined to leave. And you, Group Leader, you probably don’t like people who abandon others to enjoy themselves alone, right?”
杨子藏突然就平复了下来，“我注定会离开。而且组长你，应该也不喜欢那种丢下别人独自享乐的人对吧。”
“Phew–” Jiaoma let go, exhaled a breath, her eyelashes fluttering. With a hum, she clenched her little fists and quickly walked away.
“呼~”娇玛松手吐了口气，睫毛闪了闪，嗯了声紧着小拳头快步离去。
After she left, the door to the office slowly creaked open a crack. Lao Xing, who appeared to be in his fifties, poked his head in, glanced at the girl quietly sitting at her seat, and tiptoed in.
等她走后，办公室的大门才慢慢推开了条缝，五十多岁外貌的老邢探头探脑看了眼安静坐到座位的少女，蹑手蹑脚走了进来。
As he passed by Yang Zicang, he whispered, “Jiao Jiao is at the Group Leader level, with a genuine private Mental Realm covering ten square kilometers. Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?”
路过杨子藏身边的时候，他低声道，“娇娇可是组长级别，拥有十平方公里的真实私人念境。你真不打算再考虑考虑？”
In the distance, the young girl whirled around instantly, shooting a murderous glare at this man.
远处少女瞬间转头，要杀人般的目光落在了这个男人身上。
“Ahem. Good morning, Zicang.” The man immediately straightened up, solemnly adjusting his collar as he walked toward his seat under the young girl’s slow, tracking gaze. “I’ll be working with vigor today, Group Leader.”
“咳嗯。早上好啊子藏。”男人瞬间挺直了腰，郑重整理着衣领，在某少女缓缓挪动的目光中往自己的位置走去，“今天也要精神饱满的工作啊，组长。”
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In the afternoon, Yang Zicang walked along the corridor paved with dark cyan and white tiles, gazing at the decorative statues around him.
下午时分，走在暗靑与白色地砖交错走道上的杨子藏，看向周围的装饰雕像。
As he was about to turn onto the path leading to the training ground, he stopped in his tracks, looking at an iron statue carved almost to human height.
快要转到训练场所在那条道上的时候，他望向一个雕得快接近人高的铁质雕像停下了迈动的脚步。
The beast’s head, inlaid with ruby-like eyes, was vividly sculpted, though a layer of dust had settled over it, dulling its luster slightly.
这镶嵌着红宝石般眼眸的兽首，刻画得栩栩如生，只是上面已经覆盖有些许灰尘，让它看上去有点光彩黯淡。
Yang Zicang hesitated for a moment, then spoke uncertainly to it: “Are you… all… imbued with Psychic Bodies? Is this your other form?”
杨子藏想了下，冲着它迟疑开口说道：“你们，是不是，都附着着念力体？这是你们的另一种身体吗？”
The corridor was silent, with no response.
长廊安静，无人应答。
Yang Zicang lowered his head.
杨子藏埋下头。
“What exactly is this ring? Why do we all have to possess it? Why must we fight each other? Can’t we live in peace like people on Earth?”
“这个圆环，到底是什么，为什么我们都要拥有它，又为什么要互相战斗，就不能像在地球一样人们之间和平共处呢。”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than they faded into nothingness.
声音一出口，就消散无踪了。
It remained quiet here. Yang Zicang glanced at the figures passing by at the corner of the hallway.
这边依旧静悄悄的。杨子藏看了眼通道转弯处路过路过的人影。
“I had a dream. It felt incredibly real. In the dream, it told me that some of these statues have psychic bodies attached to them. You guys… forget it.”
“我做了个梦。非常真实。梦里告诉我，这些雕像中有些附着念力体，你们…算了。”
Yang Zicang turned around and nearly bumped into a figure with his next step.
杨子藏转过头，一步差点撞在个身影上。
“Hey there!” The young man stepped back, looking at the beast-faced person before him, who had a three-petal mouth and a pair of ruby-like eyes staring right at him.
“啊喂！”青年后退了一步。看向身前有着张三瓣嘴，一双红宝石眼睛盯着自己的兽面人。
{Anything else you want to ask?}
{你还想问什么？}
“You scared me to death.” Yang Zicang let out a breath, glanced at the glowing ring on his chest, and said, “I still want to know… never mind. Excuse me, can you keep watching this place at all times?”
“吓死我了。”杨子藏吐了口气，看了眼胸前亮起的圆环，“我还想知道…算了。请问，你们时时刻刻都可以关注到这里吗？”
{That’s not really what you wanted to ask, is it? You’re worried that if you guessed right, you won’t be able to leave the company?}
{想问的不是这个吧。是担心蒙对了就没办法离开公司了？}
The beast-faced person in front of him seemed to read his mind and let out a chuckle.
身前的兽脸人像是能猜透自己的心思般笑了笑。
{Don’t worry. Guesses you deduce on your own aren’t bound by the confidentiality agreement, as long as you don’t spread them publicly. As for keeping an eye on things all the time, hah, we’re not that bored.}
{不用担心。自己推导出来的猜测，只要不在外界大肆宣扬，便不受保密条约的限制。至于时刻关注，呵，我们还没那么无聊。}
Somehow, it felt a bit familiar.
怎么有种即视感。
Yang Zicang took a closer look at the man who had suddenly appeared before him. He wore neat black trousers and a fashionable scarf-like cloth folded over his shoulders. With ruby-red eyes that shone brightly, the man pulled out a psychic pocket watch from his bosom and glanced at it. The hands were about to point to 5:30.
杨子藏细看身前突然出现的人，他身穿笔挺黑裤，肩上是由折叠的大方巾所围出的时髦装扮，眼珠如红宝石般夺目的男人自怀中掏出块念力怀表看了眼，指针正要指向五点半的位置。
{At dawn and dusk in the latter part of each month, this happens to be my patrol period. If there’s nothing else, go collect your reward.}
{每月下旬的早晚这个时间段，刚好是我的巡查区间而已。没别的事，就去拿属于你的奖励吧。}
With that, this seemingly tangible psychic projection turned around and prepared to leave.
说罢，这道如有实质的念力化现者就转身打算离去。
Yang Zicang quickly said, “Sir, what was that dream of mine all about? To some extent, it has already come true twice today.”
杨子藏赶紧道：“这位先生，请问我的那个梦是怎么回事，某个程度上讲，它今天已经应验两次了。”
{Two possibilities. The stronger one’s mental power, the more likely they are to be influenced by elemental force, the etheric field, and other psychic spaces, gaining some inspirations. As for the second, you’ll know once you reach the full moon stage.}
{两种情况。精神力越是强大，便越可能被元素力与以太场和其它灵能空间所影响，获得一些灵感。其二嘛，等你到达满月的时候就知道了。}
“Full moon?”
“满月？”
The beast-faced man turned his head with a light chuckle and continued:
这位兽脸男士扭头轻笑了下，继续道：
{That is, awakening to the fifth ring. Hmm, while enhanced mental power brings inspirations, it also comes with dangers. Some bloodline abilities gain insights beyond reality by resonating with the free-floating information of the universe. That’s a form of spiritual resonance. If you don’t have that bloodline ability, don’t actively attempt it.}
{也就是觉醒第五环。嗯，精神力增强虽会获得灵感，但也伴随着危险。有几种血脉的能力便是通过感悟宇宙间游离的讯息，获得超越现实的情报。那就是一种精神上的共振。如果你没有那种血脉能力，就不要主动去尝试。}
Yang Zicang’s brow furrowed.
杨子藏的眉头皱了皱。
The beast-faced man toyed with his pocket watch, chuckling softly:
兽脸人把玩怀表，轻笑一声：
{For instance, the ‘Base Cognition Pattern’ you wish to obtain acts like an anchor, helping those whose mental power resonates with deep energy for the first time to pin their consciousness in a safe frequency zone.}
{譬如你想要获得的‘基识纹路’，它便像锚，能助精神力初次与深层能量共振的人，将心识钉在频率的安全区。}
With that, the man took two steps forward and vanished from the corridor.
说罢，这人前行了两步就消失在了长廊上。
— “Here comes the Block Stacking Master!”
——“推箱子大师来啦！”
— “Young lad, you’re really something, standing still, not fast, yet you challenge the hidden level, showing off your style for the slow and clumsy~”
——“小年轻，真厉害，站原地，跑不快，却挑战，隐藏关，替呆拙，展风采~”
Pushing open the door, Yang Zicang saw more “people” had awakened today.
推开门的杨子藏一看，今天醒来的“人”更多。
— “The last day of the hidden level challenge. There’s no suspense anymore. When the holiday comes, my boss will also come to give it a try.”
——“挑战隐藏关卡最后一天。已经是毫无悬念咯，等到假期，我老板也会来试试。”
[The Barking Dog Gate tells me that today there is…]
[犬吠之门告知我，今天有…]
[I, the Great Quadrilateral, inform the Barking Dog Gate: you may dispense with your barking.]
[我，伟大的四边形告知“犬吠之门”，你可以不用狗叫。]
Taking the Psi-kat Cassette from the hands of a newly rotated “keeper,” Yang Zicang stepped into the trial ground. The scorching air began to lick his skin, but with two days of prior experience, the third wave of heat was no longer as unbearable as before.
从换了个“保管员”的手中接过念力卡带的杨子藏进入了试炼场。灼热气浪开始舔舐他的皮肤，但有过两天经验，第三次的灼热温度已经不那么的让人难以忍受了。
After completing the challenge, Yang Zicang felt he could have persisted for a few more minutes even at that point.
一通挑战下来，杨子藏觉得就算此刻让自己再坚持几分钟，也是能够做到的。
Thud, thud, thud, thud!
嘭嘭嘭嘭！
The heavy, dull sounds of boxes hitting the ground grew more frequent. As the last few boxes were guided by the model into the wooden gaps in the square, the wind spirit warrior with a blurry face clapped as he approached.
箱子坠地的闷响越来越密集，随着最后几个箱子在模型的控制下落入广场上的木箱空缺，面目模糊的风灵武士拍着手走来。
{Astonishing prowess among warriors, my friend—truly achieving SUPER ratings three rounds in a row—you are indeed a talent of great caliber.}
{艺绝三军啊吾友，真能做到连续三局之SUPER评级，实乃大才。}
Yang Zicang modestly dug at his ear.
杨子藏很是含蓄的挖了下耳朵。
He strongly suspected that this wind spirit warrior might be some foreigner being toyed with by an entity of abilities similar to Boboli’s.
他很怀疑这是不是个被类似波波利那种能力的家伙所戏弄的外国人。
The blurry-faced wind spirit warrior appeared before him, and from his palm emerged two distinct Celtic knots.
面目模糊的风灵武士出现在眼前，他掌中浮现的首先是两枚不同的凯尔特结。
{My friend, which imprint do you wish to choose? Alternatively, you may opt to accumulate points.}
{友打算选择哪份印记，当然吾友也可选择累积积分。}
“I’ll pick this one.”
“我选这个。”
His finger, turned crystalline by the infused psychic energy, pointed to the bluish-green “Wood Song’s Soothing” imprint.
他被覆盖的精神念力所变得晶莹的手指，指向了青绿色的“木歌的安抚”印记。
Yang Zicang had already decided which one to choose from the very first day. As his finger made contact, the solidified “Psychic Energy Circuitry Pattern” rapidly retracted into the youth’s body through his fingertip.
杨子藏从第一天就已经想好了选择哪个。随着他手指的接触，这枚凝固的“精神念力运转纹路”迅速通过指尖缩进了青年的身体内。
A grand sound like a sea breeze rustling through treetops echoed within his consciousness.
一股磅礴如海潮般的风拂树梢声响，在意识之中响起。
[I’ve implanted the ‘Psychic Energy Circuitry Pattern, Wood Song’s Soothing’.]
[我植入了“精神念力运转纹路，木歌的安抚”。]
In that instant, Yang Zicang felt as if he were amidst a vast forest—the sound of heavy snow crunching pine needles, a clear spring caressing moss, sunlight striking billions of rustling leaves, withered foliage falling with a swish—all merging into a sensation that washed over him…
这瞬间，杨子藏感觉自己仿佛置身于林海之中，大雪绞碎松针的声音、清泉抚摸苔藓的声音，阳光划过亿万阵阵碰撞叶片的声音，枯叶簌簌落下的声音，化为感受浮现…
Vast, distant, expansive, yet silent.
空旷、悠远、浩荡又寂静。
He couldn’t help but take a deep breath. Suddenly, Yang Zicang felt the pathways of “Crystal Perception” within him activate of their own accord. His eyelids, weary from the earlier challenge, snapped open swiftly.
肺腑不由自主的就深呼吸了起来，忽地杨子藏感觉自己体内“琉璃感知”的线路也主动运转了起来，刚刚经过挑战而有点疲倦的眼皮，居然迅速的就睁开了。
“So comfortable… Is this the ‘Psychic Energy Circuitry Pattern’?”
“好舒服，这就是…精神力运转纹路吗？”
The mark was now gone, or rather, the lingering illusion of being perpetually surrounded by the forest was the mark itself.
此刻已经找不到那枚印记了，或者说那如影随形的，像是随时置身林海的错觉，就是这枚印记本身。
[Barking Dog Gate tells me this mark can last until around the third ring, fourth tier.]
[犬吠之门告诉我，该印记可以持续到三环四阶左右。]
The Wind Spirit warrior ahead waited silently, as three “Psychic Alchemy” constructs, which he had commissioned, floated before him.
前方的风灵武士安静等待着，三枚被他托人铸造的“念力炼金”造物已经悬浮在其身前。
How should he choose among these three? They all seemed useful, yet none appeared immediately necessary.
这三个东西又该如何选择呢。好像都有用，但又好像目前都用不上。
“These…”
“这几个…”
Yang Zicang furrowed his brow, pondering his choice.
杨子藏皱着眉头，该如何选。