Episode 19 – Singularity (3)
第十九集-奇点(3)
It was already morning when I opened my eyes. Han Sooyoung saw me wake up and smiled. She was the last person keeping guard. "Did you have a nightmare?"
我睁开眼睛的时候已经是早晨了。韩素英看到我醒来，笑了。她是最后一个站岗的人。“你做恶梦了吗?”
"A little bit."
“一点点。”
The embers of the firewood burning all night was white. I put out the fire and touched my forehead, which had a splitting headache. The scene that I saw through Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint…
烧了一整夜的柴火的余烬是白色的。我扑灭了火，摸了摸额头，头痛欲裂。我通过全知的读者视角看到的场景..。
Gilyoung, I didn't know if he was okay. "Where is Yoo Sangah-ssi?"
吉英，我不知道他是否还好。“刘尚雅在哪里?”
"She went to scout." Han Sooyoung answered while touching her smartphone.
“她去侦察了。”韩淑英一边抚摸着手机一边回答。
I asked her, "What are you looking at?"
我问她:“你在看什么?”
"A novel."
“小说。”
“Your novel?"
“你的小说?”
“What other novel would I look at?"
“我还能看什么小说呢?”
Indeed, it would be strange to read other novels under these circumstances.
事实上，在这种情况下阅读其他小说是很奇怪的。
“I always wondered, is it fun for a writer to read what they wrote?"
“我一直在想，作家读他们写的东西是不是很有趣?”
"It is very fun."
“非常有趣。”
“Even though you know all the details?" I actually asked without thinking but Han Sooyoung gave me an unexpected answer.
“即使你知道所有的细节?”我实际上不假思索地问，但韩素英给了我一个意想不到的答案。
“I sometimes feel that the story is different despite reading the same thing."
“尽管我读的是同样的东西，但有时候我觉得故事不同了。”
"What?"
“什么?”
“A writer doesn't have complete mastery of the novel. There are many holes whenever I look back. In the end, reading is the process of keeping the irregular holes in place."
“一个作家并不能完全掌握这部小说。每当我回头看的时候，都会发现许多漏洞。最后，阅读是保持不规则孔位置的过程。”
"I really don't know what you're talking about."
“我真的不知道你在说什么。”
"…It means that after some time, I can see it as someone else's writing. Ultimately, every human is their own writer."
这意味着过了一段时间，我可以把它看成是别人的作品。归根结底，每个人都是自己的作家。”
The words were unexpected and I felt surprised. Han Sooyoung was able to say such a difficult thing.
这话出乎我的意料，我感到很惊讶，韩素英居然能说出这么难听的话。
I told her, "Come to think of it, you are like that. You really wrote someone else's novel."
我告诉她:“想想看，你就是这样的人，你真的写了别人的小说。”
Han Sooyoung yelled something back but I blocked my ears for a while. Who told her to plagiarize in the first place? Han Sooyoung turned off her smartphone and asked me, "By the way, what are you going to do next?"
韩淑英也喊了一声，但我还是捂住了耳朵。最初是谁让她剽窃的？韩淑英关掉手机，问我:“顺便问一句，你下一步打算做什么?”
"What will I do? I will wait for the start of the next scenario."
“我该怎么办?我会等待下一个场景的开始。”
“Who would believe that? I'm sure you have a plan."
“谁会相信呢?我肯定你有个计划。”
She seemed to have something to say so I let her speak. In fact, she kept on talking anyway.
她似乎有话要说，所以我让她说，事实上，她还是继续说。
“Yoo Jonghyuk is taking charge of the west and the Wanderer King is handling the north. What about the centre?"
“柳永玉负责西部，流浪者之王负责北部。市中心怎么样?”
“We will stop it all together."
“我们将共同阻止这一切。”
"Isn't there an easy method? Have you forgotten?"
“难道没有一个简单的方法吗?你忘了吗?”
I stopped for a moment and stared at Han Sooyoung. “Did you copy that as well?"
我停了一会儿，看着韩素英说:“你也抄了吗?”
"…When did I do that? I just came up with it in my novel." Han Sooyoung fumbled with her words while pouting. "In any case, aren't I right? As far as I know, there is an easy way to prevent the disaster in the centre."
”...我什么时候这么做了？我只是在我的小说里想出来的。”韩淑英撅着嘴胡言乱语。”“不管怎样，我说得对吗？据我所知，有一个简单的方法可以防止市中心发生灾难。”
Certainly, her words were right. If we did that, we could clear the fifth scenario and prevent all disasters without difficulty. Han Sooyoung looked at me with piercing eyes. "Are you going to do it?"
当然，她的话是对的。如果我们这样做，我们就可以清除第五种情况，毫无困难地防止所有灾难。韩素英用锐利的目光看着我。“你会这么做吗?”
“That… let's think about it on the way."
“那个......我们边走边想吧。”
I looked around and saw Yoo Sangah waving her hand in the distance. Han Sooyoung grumbled, "Why do you look so happy after seeing her?"
我环顾四周，看到刘尚雅在远处挥手。韩素英抱怨道:“你为什么看到她这么高兴?”
“It is because she is a trustworthy person."
“因为她是一个值得信赖的人。”
"Che. Untrustworthy people will survive."
“切，不值得信任的人会活下来。”
We set out again. There were five days remaining until the start of the scenario. We moved west along the Han River.
我们又出发了。还有五天就要开始实验了。我们沿着汉江向西移动。
There were two purposes behind this. One was to look for the missing Gong Pildu around Han River and the second was to collect coins from nearby monsters. More than anything else, it was currently a coin event so I should gain as much as possible.
这背后有两个目的。一个是在汉江附近寻找失踪的宫皮渡，另一个是从附近的怪物那里收集钱币。最重要的是，它目前是一个硬币事件，所以我应该得到尽可能多的。
"Yoo Sangah-ssi, to the left! Han Sooyoung, take the lead!"
“刘尚雅斯，左边!韩秀英，带头!”
We hunted all the visible 7th grade monsters. Once Yoo Sangah joined us, we were able to hunt 7th grade species and even 6th grade. I had a thought while watching Yoo Sangah.
我们猎杀了所有可见的七年级怪物。一旦YooSangah加入我们，我们就可以猎杀七年级甚至六年级的物种。当我看着YooSangah的时候，我有了一个想法。
Maybe she didn't know about those from Olympus. I called them out to figure out their intentions. They had used up their assigned probability and couldn't interfere with Yoo Sangha for the time being. The battle ended and I approached Yoo Sangah.
也许她不知道那些来自奥林匹斯山的东西。我把他们叫出来，想弄清楚他们的意图。他们已经用完了分配给他们的概率，暂时不能干扰柳桑加。战斗结束了，我走近刘尚雅。
"Yoo Sangah-ssi. You should only use one stigma at a time in the future.”
“YooSangah-ssi。以后你应该一次只用一个柱头。”
"Ah, I'm sorry. Was I a big problem last time?"
“啊，对不起。我上次是个大问题吗?”
"No, that isn't the reason."
“不，这不是原因。”
The people supported by a nebula were special. Of course, being sponsored by a nebula didn't mean all constellations in the nebula would support her. However, the laws of the Star Stream applied to the constellations and incarnations.
得到星云支持的人们是特别的。当然，由星云赞助并不意味着星云中的所有星座都会支持她。然而，星流法则适用于星座和化身。
The price for going against the laws would eventually be returned to the constellations and incarnations. The constellations might have a way to escape but the problem was the incarnations.
违背法则的代价最终会回到星座和化身身上。星座可能有办法逃脱，但问题在于它们的化身。
“Using multiple stigmas will place a burden on Yoo Sangah-ssi's body."
“使用多重污点会给YooSangah-ssi的身体带来负担。”
The damn Olympians wouldn’t tell her this but there was a limit to the story that a single being could afford. Every stigma contained the history of the constellation and the random blend of histories would impair the human spirit.
该死的奥林匹克运动员不会告诉她这些，但是这个故事是有限度的，一个单身的人能够负担得起。每一个耻辱都包含着星座的历史，而历史的随意混杂会损害人类的精神。
If Yoo Sangah borrowed the stigmas of a large number of constellations, her remaining vitality would be reduced in an instant. Then in probably one year…
如果刘尚雅借用了大量星座的柱头，她剩余的生命力就会瞬间衰退。然后可能在一年之内..。
Yoo Sangah smiled faintly. “Thank you for your concern."
刘尚雅微微一笑，“谢谢你的关心。”
I realized something and opened my mouth. "Did you already know?"
我意识到了一些事情，张开了嘴，“你已经知道了吗?”
Yoo Sangah's eyes moved downwards and she spoke quietly, "Dokja-ssi, do you still think that I'm a competent office worker?"
刘尚雅的眼睛向下看，她平静地说:“杜佳斯，你还认为我是一个称职的办公室职员吗?”
Yoo Sangah continued speaking. "I'm different from Dokja-ssi. I can't do anything in this changed world. This is a world where the TOEIC, degrees and service scores are useless."
刘尚雅继续说道。“我和Dokja-ssi不一样。在这个已经改变的世界里，我什么也做不了。在这个世界里，托业考试、学位和服务分数都是无用的。”
I wondered, "Do you think everything can be resolved if you become stronger?"
我想知道，“你认为如果你变得更强大，一切都能解决吗?”
“A little bit."
“一点点。”
Her words were correct. In fact, strength only made up for some of the world's problems.
她的话是对的，事实上，力量只能弥补世界上的一些问题。
“I have decided to build up useful specifications of this world. That is the only thing I can do."
“我决定为这个世界建立一个有用的规范，这是我唯一能做的事情。”
There were numerous wounds on the back of Yoo Sangah's hand as she spoke. The wounds felt like a big hole for me. Han Sooyoung had said, 'In the end, reading is the process of keeping the irregular holes in place.'
她说话时，YooSangah的手背上有许多伤口。伤口对我来说就像一个大洞。韩素英说过:“读书归根结底就是把不规则的孔洞固定住。”
If there was something a reader had to do, I needed to read it properly. I felt a vibration in my arms. I opened my smartphone and saw that there was a notification window.
如果有读者必须做的事情，我需要正确地阅读它。我感到我的胳膊在颤动。我打开我的智能手机，看到有一个通知窗口。
–Han Donghoon: Hyung, are you okay?
亨，你没事吧？
The Hermit King of Shadows, Han Donghoon. I was stunned when I read the message.
影子王，韩东勋。当我读到这条信息时，我震惊了。
–Han Donghoon: I haven't been able to connect to the Internet recently so the messages are delayed. I am struggling with my ability…
-HanDonghoon:我最近无法连接到互联网，所以信息被延迟了我正在与我的能力作斗争。
He had been sending messages for a long time and they stacked up. It seemed the piled up messages arrived at the same time once the Internet connected.
他已经发送信息很长时间了，信息堆积起来了。似乎一旦互联网连接起来，成堆的信息就会同时到达。
I showed the messages to Yoo Sangah in order to change her mood. I looked at Yoo Sangah's smile and thought.
为了改变她的情绪，我把这些信息给刘尚雅看。我看着刘尚雅的微笑，心想。
I wasn't a completely incompetent reader.
我不是一个完全无能的读者。
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I connected to Han Donghoon through the messenger but I could hear news about other people through it.
我通过信使与韩东勋取得了联系，但我可以通过它听到其他人的消息。
–Han Donghoon: I am on the Yongsan-gu side. There is also Gilyoung.
韩东勋:我在龙山谷这边，还有吉英。
-Kim Dokja: Gilyoung is there?
吉英在吗？
–Han Donghoon: Yes.
-韩东勋:是的。
The location of my main party were roughly grasped. Lee Hyunsung and Jung Heewon's positions were also confirmed through Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint.
我的主要同伴的位置大致被掌握了。LeeHyunsung和JungHeewon的立场也通过《全知读者视角》得到确认。
I was a bit curious about what happened to Jung Minseob and Lee Sungkook but it was difficult to care about them. They had some prior knowledge so they should manage. Lee Jihye… well, Yoo Jonghyuk would take care of it.
我有点好奇郑敏秀和李成国发生了什么，但是很难去关心他们。他们有一些先前的知识，所以他们应该管理。李智慧...好吧，柳永玉会处理的。
-Kim Dokja: For the time being, don't leave Yongsan. I'll be there soon. If possible, try contacting other people.
-KimDokja:暂时不要离开龙山。我很快就到。如果可能的话，试着联系其他人。
A reply didn't come back. Perhaps it had disconnected again. I looked around at the party members and said, “I think we'll have to cross the river."
没有回复。也许又断线了。我看了看周围的党员，说:“我想我们得过河了。”
Currently, we were south of Han River. North of Han River was Yongsan-gu.
目前，我们在汉江以南，汉江以北是永三谷。
"We have to cross that?" Han Sooyoung asked me with a dumbfounded expression.
“我们一定要过那条路吗?”韩秀英目瞪口呆地问我。
It wasn't strange. I looked at Han River with her. Flickering shadows could be seen from the swirling water. The ichthyosaurs that had travelled near Dongho Bridge had once again filled Han River. We had been following the river but I never thought of crossing because of them.
这并不奇怪。我和她一起看着汉江。从漩涡状的水面上可以看到忽隐忽现的影子。在东河大桥附近旅行的鱼龙再次充满了汉江。我们一直沿着这条河走，但是因为他们，我从来没有想过要过河。
"Have you seen Cheonho Bridge? It is broken."
“你看到天河桥了吗?它已经断了。”
The ichthyosaur was a 7th grade monster species. It wasn't a problem to hunt but there were too many. It wasn't just one or two so it would take a few days to deal with all of them. We were going to cross Han River in such a situation? It was unthinkable.
鱼龙是七年级的怪物物种。打猎不是问题，但是人太多了。这不仅仅是一两个问题，所以需要几天的时间来处理所有的问题。在这种情况下我们要过汉江？这是不可想象的。
“We will move along the river. There might be a place that isn't broken.”
“我们将沿着河流前进，可能会有一个没有被破坏的地方。”
We moved along the river for several hours but an intact bridge couldn't be found. Instead, we found a group of wanderers.
我们沿着河走了几个小时，但找不到一座完好无损的桥。相反，我们发现了一群流浪者。
Han Sooyoung was going to raise her weapon but Yoo Sangah moved first. She took meat out of her backpack, making Han Sooyoung irritated. "What are you doing?"
韩秀英准备举起武器，但是刘尚雅先动了。她从背包里拿出肉来，这让韩素英很生气。“你在干什么?”
“The people are hungry."
“人民在挨饿。”
“So what? You want to share that? Are you crazy? Don't you know that people are the most dangerous existences in an apocalypse?"
”“那又怎么样？你想分享一下吗？你疯了吗？难道你不知道人是世界末日中最危险的存在吗?”
"I can kill all of them if I want." Han Sooyoung saw killing intent for a moment on Yoo Sangah's face and shut her mouth. "Therefore, I can save all of them if I want."
“如果我愿意，我可以把他们全杀了。”韩秀英在刘尚雅的脸上看到了杀人的意图，于是闭上了嘴。“因此，如果我愿意，我可以保存所有这些数据。”
Yoo Sangah took the meat from the monsters and distributed it to the people. Some people felt sorry and bowed to her.
刘尚雅从怪物身上取下肉，分发给人们。有些人感到难过，向她鞠了一躬。
"Ah, this…"
“啊，这个......”
"It is just leftovers. It doesn't matter."
“这只是剩菜，没关系。”
I left Han Sooyoung alone and pulled a yanaspleta stem out of my bag. It wasn't possible for everyone to become a 'hunter' in this world. By now, there would be a great deal of research about the monster species all over the world. The man who received the plant from me bowed deeply.
我留下韩素英一个人，从包里掏出一根柳枝。不可能每个人都成为这个世界上的猎人。到目前为止，世界各地关于怪物物种的研究已经很多了。从我这里接受植物的人深深地鞠了一躬。
"Ah! Thank you…"
“啊!谢谢你......”
"It's nothing. Difficulties should be shared."
“这没什么。困难应该共同面对。”
Of course, I was essentially a different person from Yoo Sangah. All my good deeds were planned activities.
当然，我本质上是一个不同于YooSangah的人，我所有的好行为都是有计划的活动。
[A few people have a great liking towards you.] [Your understanding of the character 'Shin Yooin' has increased.] [Your understanding of the character 'Ma Kangcheol' has increased.]
有些人很喜欢你[你对‘ShinYooin’这个角色的理解增加了][你对“马康哲”这个角色的理解增加了]
[New characters have been added to your bookmarks.]
[您的书签中添加了新字符。]
Han Sooyoung said sarcastically, “You're a fake."
韩淑英讽刺地说:“你是个骗子。”
"…Sometimes I do good things."
“...有时我做好事。”
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is impressed with your good deed.]
[你的好行为给‘魔鬼般的火之法官’星座留下了深刻的印象。]
[400 coins have been sponsored.]
[已赞助了400枚硬币]
Han Sooyoung grumbled as she watched Yoo Sangah, “Damn, she is like a woman from a novel."
韩素英看着刘尚雅嘟囔道:“该死，她就像小说里的女人。”
I agreed with her words. Yoo Sangah was like the heroine of a novel even before the fall of the world. Now that reality had become a novel…
我同意她的话。刘尚雅就像是小说中的女主人公，甚至在世界灭亡之前。现在现实变成了小说..。
From among the crowd, a child approached me. She was a young girl around the same age as Gilyoung.
在人群中，一个孩子向我走来，她是一个年轻的女孩，和吉英差不多大。
"What is it?"
