【录音带】愚人戏：祸祖砺兵寻旧恨，愚人挥剑斩金身 (Recording) A Fool's Play: Calamity's Wrath Seeks Olden Clash, Fool's Blade Rends Divine Flesh

一卷录音带转译而成的曲词本，这是部分老年科员爱听的愚人戏。 A book of music and lyrics about Fool's Play. It was converted from a tape.

*录音带嵌在洁净无暇的播放装置中，可见平日里自有科员勤加拂拭。

*The recording tape is embedded in a spotless playback device. It is evident that the researchers have been diligently cleaning it.

按下播放键，寂静深空中传出磁带空转的摩挲声响。

Push the playback button, and the sound of magnetic tape idling can be heard in the deep silence.

刹那间，只听得醒木惊案，折扇破风，一段咿咿呀呀的唱词从远处迤逦而来。*

Suddenly, the storyteller's gavel strikes and the folding fan whooshes as a singsong-like narration swells from afar.*

故国阳销阴长，天罚所至皆亡。

In the elden realm, the sun fleets and the moon creeps, and naught survives where the divine penalty sweeps.

只身斫取神光，抉破寰宇天象。

Alone, the divine light I shall sunder, and pierce the empyreal eclipse.

今儿呀，咱就要讲一折：祸祖砺兵寻旧恨，愚人挥剑斩金身

In this eve, this is a tale I ought to impart: Calamity's Wrath Seeks Olden Clash, Fool's Blade Rends Divine Flesh

在座诸位皆知，这千星寰宇，迢迢银汉，

Those of you here must know that among this cosmos of thousand stars,

有那漠视下界的星神隐藏于与世无争之地，

there are Aeons who care not the world and hide amongst THEIR lands of peace,

亦有那七柱之神启发痴愚的信众。

and the seven who inspire THEIR foolish followers.

在信徒喃喃的祈祷之中，不时传出毁灭的英名，

In the mumbling prayers of these followers, the name of Destruction is often heard.

您听听，这俩字儿中蕴含的崩天坼地的神威，必然指引着那些暴烈的信众：

Hark! The divine power of unraveling skies and ravaged earth the word contains must lead the followers who dwell in violence.

如虫潮过境，如恶犬食日，这便是银河闻之色变的军团，

As if an insect swarm or the eclipse of the sun, this is the legion at which the cosmos recoil upon hearing,

与万物寂灭的化身——烬灭祸祖，

the personification of destruction — the Ruin Author.

有人惊诧道：烬灭祸祖，那是啥？

Someone exclaimed, "Ruin Author, what is that?"

有人小声答道：是什么黑话吧？听起来和军团有关。

Another replied softly, "Is it a code word? It feels related to the legion.

还有人答道：说书先生是仙舟来的，这肯定是他们那边的说法，指的是——

Someone else answered, "Mr. Storyteller is from Xianzhou, it must be their slang word for—

当然，在大多数世界，祂也被称作纳努克。

Of course, in most worlds, THEY are also called Nanook.

话说这军团以黑洞为炉，以阴阳为炭，以万物为铜，

It is said that this legion uses black holes as their furnace, Yin and Yang energies as their coal, and everything else as their copper.

受烬灭祸祖与其麾下绝灭之大君之号令，炼化冰冷的星体。

Under the command of Ruin Author and Their follower, the Monarch of Extinction, the legion seeks purification of dead, cold stars.

它们从何而来呀？答曰，宇宙洪荒。

From whence do they come? The answer is Cosmic Flood.

是为了什么呀？咱也不知道。

For what purpose do they act? We do not know.

哀叹兮，祸祖神威难敌，战无不胜；

I lament, for the Ruin Author's might is insurmountable and forceful of strength;

怒骂兮，行星合纵连横，各怀鬼胎。

I anger, for all against them seek also to fulfill their own selfish agenda.

面对不堪一击的银河兵阵，这至上行刑官终于回想起

Against the cosmic forces that couldn't hold a candle to them, the Supreme Executioner finally recalled

曾被不义却强大的力量所支配的故国——

THEIR home world where it was ruled by unjust power...

祂纠集数以万计的虚卒死侍，准备向过往求一个答案。

THEY assembled a force of myriad Voidrangers to demand an answer from THEIR past.

不想却在必经之路上遇见了一名驻守星门的无姓愚者，

Unfortunately, THEY were met with a surnameless fool guarding the portal.

他挥舞着惊破堪舆的细剑，左躲右闪，见缝插针。

Wielding a rapier with an extraordinary power, the fool dodged most skillfully

好似池中难捉之尾鱼，又如稍纵即逝之飞星。

like a slippery fish in a pond or a flash of a falling star.

烬灭祸祖与之鏖战七个日月轮回，

The Ruin Author did battle with the fool for seven days and seven nights,

终于从神体中渗出汩汩金血。

and eventually golden ichor seeped out of THEIR divine body.

这，便是那经年不愈之创口的由来。

This is the origin of that unhealed wound.

堂下有人惊呼：真假？！别是哄新来科员的罢！

Off-stage, someone yelled, "For real!? This is just something to fool the new people, isn't it?"

防卫科员连声制止：稍安勿躁！且听先生慢慢说来！

A Security Department staff member stopped him. "Be quiet and let Mr. Storyteller finish!"

霎那间时空倒转，星辰剧变，

In an instant, space and time reversed, and the stars lost their shine,

祸祖负创遁走，军团鸟兽皆散，

for the Ruin Author shifted away with his injury and his legion scattered.

那界外的银河众生哪见得此等局面，

How could observers from the rest of the cosmos just sit and watch the spectacle?

纷纷将那血笔金花视作无上神谕，

They regarded the golden ichor as the ultimate object of desire.

意欲窃之，酿作含血蜜酒。

Some seek to steal it for making ichor-infused mead.

意欲毁之，削弱军团神力。

Other seek to destroy it to weaken the legion's might.

有人大声评论道：对，对！我确实听过！据说在银河某处的酒馆里，那酒单上正有这蜜酒之名。叫什么……

Yet another commented loudly, "That's right, exactly! I have heard this! It is rumored in a tavern somewhere in this cosmos that serves this mead on its menu, what was it called..."

另有一人回答道：血腥玛丽？

A reply came, "Bloody Mary?"

有人幽幽评论道：切～～俗啦！

That garnered a response. "Tsk, lame."

那人再答道：叫，狂灭日珥！

That person replied again, "It's called the Ruination Filament!"

有人幽幽再论道：嚯～～带劲！

The response, "Whoa~ that's cool!"

一时之间，

At one point,

那是星尘搅扰，浩浩汤汤，

an uproar followed the incident,

愚人自笑去，众生皆奔忙。

the ignorant left, snickering, and all returned to their busy lives.

而在这分获血笔金花的诸位大人物中，

Among those who managed a share of the golden ichor,

有一位正是从咱们空间站出发，衣锦夜行。

one hailed from this space station, our very own Nightfarer.

他归来时，众科员皆夹道拜服，却不料寒暄过后，

His return caused many staff members to congratulate and revere him, but after pleasantries were made,

此人性情大变，眼见一场灾祸即将酝酿成形——

his character changed. A terrible trouble is brewing...

哈，欲知后事如何，且听下回分解！

And for the next part of the story, come back next time!

堂下一阵骚动：

A commotion broke out in the hall.

——这就完啦？！完全没听过瘾啊！

"—That's it!? That's not enough!"

——别和反物质军团入侵连上了吧…搞了半天，是现实主义文学？

"—Not going to connect to the invasion of the Antimatter Legion, are you? The whole time, this is a modern fantasy?"

——都别吵了，快给先生打钱，续上续上！

"—Shut up and pay Mr. Storyteller, come on, continue!"

——还续什么啊？我听着就是满口胡诌，虎头蛇尾，大有烂尾的倾向，散了散了！

"—Continue what exactly? This is total hogwash with a strong opening and getting worse after each beat. I'm leaving!"