Chapter 461: Episode 87 - The Heart of Steel (3) "If you really require a power source, then why don't we exchange Fables? We can supply you with Fables that can serve as useful replacements."
第461章:第87集-钢铁之心(3)“如果你真的需要一个能源，那么我们为什么不交换寓言？我们可以向你提供寓言故事，作为有用的替代品。”
[I told you to go back.]
我告诉过你回去
As I thought, something was off here. If it was simply about using Yi Hyeon-Seong as a power source, then there shouldn't be a reason to say no to my offer.
正如我所料，这里有些不对劲。如果仅仅是为了利用YiHyeon-Seong作为能源，那么就没有理由拒绝我的提议。
"I'm sorry, but we must take his soul back with us. The Final Scenario will soon begin. Meaning, this is no time for us to worry about your well-being."
“对不起，我们必须把他的灵魂带回去。最后一幕即将上演。也就是说，我们没有时间担心你的安危。”
[Fable, 'Demon King of Salvation', has begun its storytelling!]
[寓言《救赎之魔王》已经开始讲故事了!]
I unleashed my Status, causing the 'Master of Steel' to speak in a bit of a fluster. [You dare to oppose me inside <Oz> ]
我释放了自己的身份，让“钢铁大师”有点慌乱地开口说话。[你竟敢在奥兹国里反对我 ]
Accompanied by a 'Tsu-chuchuchut!' noise, sparks exploded inside the audience chamber. The 'Master of Steel' was a Fable-grade Constellation, but when in <Oz>, his Status would….
伴随着一个“tsu-chuchut!”噪音，火花在观众席里爆炸。“钢铁大师”是一个寓言级的星座，但当在奥兹国，他的地位将..。
[I've been generous by receiving you lot, yet you…..!] ….Be almost on the same level as a Myth-grade Constellation.
[我慷慨地接待了你们很多人，但是你们......!]......几乎和神话级的星座处于同一水平。
Ku-dudududu!!
咕嘟嘟嘟!！
The whole planet seemingly writhed about violently like a heart repeating the actions of contracting and relaxing.
整个地球似乎在剧烈地扭动着，就像一颗心在重复着收缩和放松的动作。
Han Su-Yeong stared at me with a pale complexion.
韩素英面色苍白地望着我。
- Are you insane, Kim Dok-Ja?! Why are you trying to fight insi…..
-你疯了吗，KimDok-Ja?!你为什么要反抗..。
I began unleashing the Fables next.
接下来我开始释放寓言。
[Great Fable, 'Demon World's Spring', has begun its storytelling!] [Great Fable, 'Torch that Swallowed the Myth', has begun its storytelling!]
[伟大寓言，‘魔鬼世界的春天’，已经开始讲故事了!][伟大寓言，‘吞噬神话的火炬’，已经开始讲故事了!]
The main Great Fables started their storytelling and the audience chamber quaked as if it'd collapse at any given moment.
主要的《伟大的寓言》开始讲述故事，观众席颤抖着，仿佛随时都会坍塌。
I stepped across the violently-rocking floor and walked forward. The 'Master of Steel' shouted out. [Step back! If you don't, I shall….!]
我跨过剧烈摇摆的地板，向前走去。“钢铁大师”喊道。退后！如果你不这么做，我就.....
Yup, thought as much.
是的，我也这么想。
There were plenty of opportunities to subdue me, yet this 'Master of Steel' only issued warnings repeatedly without actually doing anything.
有很多机会可以制服我，然而这位“钢铁大师”只是不断地发出警告，而实际上什么也没做。
It was like dealing with the Cowardly Lion.
这就像对付胆小的狮子。
I walked straight through the mask and advanced forward to reach the rear-most wall of the audience chamber. The 'Master of Steel' was shouting something at me, but I ignored it all and simply punched the wall, hard.
我径直穿过面具，向前走到观众席的最后一面墙。钢铁大师对我喊了些什么，但我没有理会，只是用力猛击墙壁。
In the next moment, the silver mask floating around like a hologram disappeared.
接下来的一瞬间，银色的面具像全息图一样漂浮着消失了。
"Listen here, monkey."
“听着，猴子。”
And I could see a monkey through the wide-open hole in the wall, shivering away in pure fear.
透过墙上那个敞开的洞，我可以看到一只猴子，在纯粹的恐惧中瑟瑟发抖。
"Where is the real 'Master of Steel'?"
“真正的‘钢铁大师’在哪里?”
*
A short while later, we managed to get some useful info from the monkey.
不久之后，我们设法从猴子那里得到了一些有用的信息。
Han Su-Yeong spoke first. "Okay, so. The 'Master of Steel' isn't here."
韩素英先说。“好吧，那么，‘钢铁大师’不在这里。”
[I-if you do this, the 'Master of Steel' will…..] "Switch off the true voice, now. It doesn't even sound like a proper true voice, anyway."
[我——如果你这样做，‘钢铁大师’就会......]“现在，关掉真实的声音。不管怎样，这听起来都不像是一个真实的声音。”
"….probably forgive you," said the now-dejected monkey.
”...可能会原谅你，”现在垂头丧气的猴子说。
It was likely that this monkey was a henchman of the real 'Master of Steel'. I wasn't sure why, but this little guy was acting like a Constellation in this place for some reason.
这只猴子很可能是真正的“钢铁大师”的追随者。我不知道为什么，但是这个小家伙不知为什么在这个地方表现得像个星座。
"Hang on, was it you who sent all those indirect messages until now, then?"
“等一下，到现在为止，是不是你发出了那些间接的信息?”
"Y-yes, that's right. However, I was accurately conveying the Master of Steel-nim's intentions."
“是的，没错。不过，我准确地传达了钢铁大师尼姆的意图。”
"You were 'conveying' his intentions?"
“你在‘传达’他的意图?”
My question prompted the monkey's gaze to shift towards a corner of the audience chamber. That was where we could see an altar with a Steelsword stabbed into its surface to resemble a cross.
我的问题促使猴子的目光转向观众席的一个角落。在那里我们可以看到一个祭坛，祭坛表面插着一把钢剑，看起来像一个十字架。
I took an especially closer look at the exterior of the sword.
我特别仔细地观察了这把剑的外表。
"Now normally, I can hear the Master's intentions through that altar. But lately, messages from him have stopped arriving, and…."
“现在，通常我可以通过那个祭坛听到师父的意图。但是最近，他的信息不再来了，而且......”
I reached out to the Steelsword. I felt a certain flinching jolt when I touched it. I had experienced a sensation like this one before.
我向钢剑伸出了手。当我碰到它的时候，我感到一种畏惧的震动。我以前也经历过这样的感觉。
Although very faint, it was the same sensation I felt back when I came in contact with a different world-line.
虽然非常微弱，但当我接触到另一条世界线时，仍然有同样的感觉。
Which meant that the 'Master of Steel' was an existence from another world-line.
这意味着“钢铁大师”是来自另一个世界的存在。
….But, that was not possible. As far as I knew, the 'Master of Steel' was Tin Woodman from the ⸢Wizard of Oz⸥…. Could it be that someone else had appropriated that Constellation Modifier?
但那是不可能的。据我所知，钢铁大师是绿野仙踪的铁皮人.....。有没有可能是其他人盗用了星座修饰符？
While I was stewing inside my thoughts, Han Su-Yeong asked the monkey. "Does the wretched state of your planet have something to do with that?"
正当我闷闷不乐的时候，韩素英问猴子。“你们星球的悲惨状况与此有关吗?”
"….Well, some part of it, yes. But neglecting maintenance also contributed to the issue, as well. Every Fable is bound to stagnate, after all. It has been a really long time since magic has disappeared from <Oz>, you see. Do you actually know how old the Fable of this place is?"
部分原因是的。但是忽视维护也是这个问题的原因之一。毕竟，每个寓言都注定会停滞不前。魔法从奥兹国消失已经有很长一段时间了。你知道这个地方的寓言有多古老吗?”
"Don't know."
“不知道。”
"Tourists don't come to <Oz> anymore. It's already been over three years since the last time the monthly average visitor numbers reached double digits."
“游客不再来澳洲了。自上一次月平均游客数量达到两位数以来，已经过去三年多了。”
The monkey's eyes were dyed in the light of vague reminiscence. As if he was recalling the glory days of yore or something.
模糊的回忆使猴子的眼睛染上了色彩。仿佛他在回忆往昔的辉煌岁月。
"Once upon a time, <Oz> was the number one theme park in the <Star Stream>….."
“很久很久以前，奥兹国是星流主题公园的冠军......”
Jeong Hui-Won frowned deeply. "I don't want to hear about stuff like that. So, are you going to return Hyeon-Seong-ssi's soul or not "
郑慧媛皱起了眉头。“我不想听这样的事情。那么，你到底要不要归还贤成思的灵魂?”
"W-well, that is a bit…."
“嗯，这有点......”
"Why not?!"
“为什么不呢?!”
"The whole reason why we managed to maintain double-digit attendance numbers is due to 'Yi Hyeon-Seong', that's why."
“我们之所以能够保持两位数的出席率，完全是因为‘李贤成’，这就是原因。”
"What are you talking about?"
“你在说什么?”
The monkey hesitated greatly before answering her. "Have you heard the news that lately, the powers of all Great Fables are in decline?"
猴子在回答她之前犹豫了很久。“你有没有听说最近，所有伟大寓言的力量都在衰退?”
"Powers of the Great Fables are declining….?"
“伟大寓言的力量正在衰落......?”
"It's not just <Oz>. Many Fables that constitute Great Fables have all entered the path of stagnation similar to <Oz>'s situation."
“不只是奥兹。许多构成伟大寓言的寓言都进入了停滞的道路，类似于奥兹国的情况。”
"But, why?"
“但是，为什么呢?”
"A certain Fable that has appeared in recent times has begun eating into the percentages of other Fables, you see."
“最近出现的一个寓言故事已经开始侵蚀其他寓言故事的百分比，你看。”
The monkey raised its head and with eyes full of resentment, began glaring at me.
猴子抬起头，眼睛里充满了怨恨，开始瞪着我。
"I'm talking about you people's Fable."
“我说的是你们这些人的寓言。”
*
In conclusion, we did get something out from the visit to the Emerald Castle. The monkey told us this:
总而言之，我们在参观翡翠城堡的过程中得到了一些东西，这只猴子告诉我们:
- You can take Yi Hyeon-Seong away. In return, please help us with advertising <Oz>.
-你可以带李贤成走。作为回报，请帮我们打广告。
We asked how we could do that, and he replied like this.
我们问他该怎么做，他这样回答。
- You'll find out when you get to where Yi Hyeon-Seong currently is.
-你到了YiHyeon-Seong现在的地方就知道了。
And that was the reason why us, this trio, were standing in this particular place. At some distance away, we could see a Ferris wheel that no longer functioned as well as an ancient, decrepit carousel. It was the stereotypical sight of a run-down, bankrupt theme park.
这就是为什么我们，这三个人，站在这个特别的地方。在不远处，我们可以看到一个摩天轮已经不再起作用，就像一个古老的，破旧的旋转木马。这是一个破败、破产的主题公园的典型景象。
<<There is no Wizard in Oz>>
绿野仙踪里没有巫师
It seemed that was the name of this theme park. In a way, it sounded rather cool.
这似乎是这个主题公园的名字，从某种意义上来说，它听起来很酷。
My problem was with what was written below it.
我的问题在于下面写了什么。
<<However, we have Yi Hyeon-Seong>>
但是，我们有李宪成吗
- Yi Hyeon-Seong 'Memory Experience Centre' now open!
-李贤成「记忆体验中心」开幕！
- Find Yi Hyeon-Seong's soul hidden somewhere in the Experience Centre to win a cool, pre-selected prize.
-在体验中心的某个地方找到李贤成的灵魂，赢得一个很酷的、预先选定的奖品。
….What the hell was the meaning of this?
这到底是什么意思？
We headed to the ticket booth to find a list of prices waiting for us.
我们走向售票亭，发现一张价目表在等着我们。
* Entrance ticket 4000 Coins
*入场券4000枚硬币
* Free Pass (50% discount) 3000 Coins
*免费入场券(五折)3000枚硬币
This was basically telling us to buy the free pass.
这基本上是在告诉我们要买免费通行证。
The ticket booth employee asked us.
售票员问我们。
- How many?
有多少？
"Three."
“三个。”
- 3000 Coins per Incarnation. 60000 for a Constellation.
-每化身3000枚硬币，星座60000枚。
….Did I hear him wrong just now?
我刚才是不是听错了？
I became dazed after being on the receiving end of such cruel discrimination for the first time in my life. But then, Jeong Hui-Won suddenly extended her hand in my direction. "This counts as company expenses, right? We're on the clock, after all."
这是我人生中第一次受到如此残忍的歧视，我感到头晕目眩。但是，郑慧媛突然向我伸出了她的手。“这算作公司开支，对吧？毕竟，我们在赶时间。”
"…..Of course."
”...当然”
"Give me one for Incarnation."
“给我一个作为道成肉身。”
She unhesitantly swiped with the company expenses card and entered the 'Memory Experience Centre' right away. I remained dazed, while Han Su-Yeong stepped past me.
她毫不犹豫地刷了一下公司的支出卡，马上进入了“记忆体验中心”。当韩素英从我身边走过时，我仍然感到茫然。
"Excuse me, one more Incar…."
“对不起，再来一张Incar......”
"Hang on."
“等等。”
"What is it now?"
“又怎么了?”
"There is a special discount category."
“还有一个特别折扣类别。”
I pointed at the small notice attached next to the price list.
我指着价目表旁边的小通知。
* Constellation X Incarnation Couple Discount Coupon, now available!
*星座x化身情侣折扣券，现已推出！
* This is a special couple's discount coupon designed for those Sponsors visiting along with their Incarnations! Make beautiful new memories with your Incarnation and enjoy sweet, relaxing time together!
*这是一张特别设计的夫妇折扣券，专为那些与他们的化身一起访问的赞助商而设！用你的道成肉身创造美丽的新记忆，一起享受甜蜜、放松的时光！
Han Su-Yeong finished reading the notice and turned to look at me. I nodded my head. Which prompted her to ask a question.
韩素英看完告示，转过身来看着我。我点了点头。这促使她问了一个问题。
"Have you finally lost it?"
“你终于把它弄丢了吗?”
"Even if we have enough Coins, I don't have enough to spend in this place."
“即使我们有足够的硬币，我也没有足够的钱在这个地方花。”
She glared at me with seething eyes, and as if calculating something in her head, she counted with her fingers for a bit, and finally alternated her gaze between the price list and me.
她怒目而视地看着我，好像在计算什么似的，她用手指数了一会儿，最后在价目表和我之间交替地凝视着。
Eventually, she sighed grandly and asked. "Fine. What will you give me in return?"
最后，她盛气凌人地叹了口气，问道:“好吧，那你给我什么回报呢?”
*
"….What are you two doing "
“你们两个在干什么?”
Jeong Hui-Won discovered Han Su-Yeong and I, and said that in dismay. But, that was understandable. Because… both of us were sporting an identical pair of wolf-ear headbands right now.
郑惠元发现韩素妍和我在一起，并沮丧地说。但是，这是可以理解的。因为...我们俩现在都戴着一模一样的狼耳环。
[Applicable item can't be taken off while inside the 'Memory Experience Centre'.] [Please show off the close bond you share with your Incarnation to other Constellations!]
[在“记忆体验中心”内，适用物品不能取下][请向其他星座展示你与道成肉身的紧密联系!]
Han Su-Yeong replied to her in a shameless voice. "I'm working part-time in the dating industry."
韩素英无耻地回答道:“我在婚介行业做兼职。”
"Let's search for Hyeon-Seong-ssi first, shall we?"
“我们先去找贤成思，好吗?”
According to the monkey, Yi Hyeon-Seong's soul should be wandering around somewhere in this 'Memory Experience Centre'. Not sure why he was roaming around in this place, but…
猴子说，YiHyeon-Seong的灵魂应该在这个“记忆体验中心”的某个地方游荡。不知道他为什么在这里闲逛但是..。
We had a little bit of time on our hands, so we walked around the 'Memory Experience Centre' with calm minds. I was wondering what exactly this place was, and we soon got to find out.
我们有一点空闲时间，所以我们心平气和地在“记忆体验中心”走来走去。我想知道这到底是什么地方，我们很快就找到了答案。
[Yi Hyeon-Seong, born as a healthy and big baby weighing in at 5.4 kg!] [Yi Hyeon-Seong, five years old - rescues a friend from bullies!]
[李贤成，出生时是一个健康的大婴儿，体重5.4公斤!][李贤成，五岁——从恶霸手中救了一个朋友!]
This was where we would get to 'experience' his life.
这就是我们能够‘体验’他的生活的地方。
[Only those holding the 'Free Pass' can enter.]
[只有那些持有‘免费通行证’的人才能进入。]
[The chamber's experience will begin once you enter. Will you enter?] "Does this mean we will get to experience the feelings of a newborn? Who the heck would want to pay money to experience something like that "
一旦你进入密室，密室的体验就开始了。你要进来吗?]“这是否意味着我们将体验到新生儿的感觉？谁会愿意花钱去体验这样的事情呢?”
This theme park seemed to be similar in nature to a generalised amusement park. We could enter individual 'Experience Centres' to experience Yi Hyeon-Seong's life through either his eyes or someone near him.
这个主题公园似乎在性质上类似于一个普通的游乐园。我们可以进入个人的“体验中心”，通过李铉成的眼睛或者身边的人来体验他的生活。
Jeong Hui-Won spoke up. "I guess we really have become famous lately. Someone even came up with a thing like this, too."
