应天涉远的卜者 Diviner of Distant Reach

卜者的演算玉兆 Diviner's Extrapolation Jade Abacus

竟天佩戴的外置玉兆。深感人力难穷天命，他以此不休地占望未来。

The external jade abacus worn by Jingtian. Knowing well that human strength could never fathom fate, he used it to ceaselessly divine the future.

许多年来，他从未取下头上的玉兆，仿佛那是他天生的器官。

For years, the jade abacus sat fixed upon his head as if it were a natural organ.

细若游丝的光线蜿蜒没入他的灰发，与思维相接。

Threads of light meandered into his gray hair, merging with his very consciousness.

以远超人力的速度，他判读庞杂的数据，把它们梳理成清晰的卦象。即便身处睡眠之时，仍有预示化作种种奇异的梦向他显现。

At a speed far beyond mortal limits, he interpreted vast streams of data, translating them into lucid hexagrams. Even in sleep, portents would flow into his mind as a parade of strange dreams.

钦羡他的「神算」之名，第一次与他见面的学生常会好奇地询问：

Admiring his reputation as "The Divine Seer," students meeting him for the first time would often ask curiously:

「竟天大人，这玉兆如此神妙，岂非假以时日，便可彻底洞悉天机？」

"Master Jingtian, if the jade abacus is so miraculous, then surely, in time, it could lay bare all of the world's secrets?"

他常常反问一些令人摸不着头脑的话：

In response, he would often pose some puzzling questions:

「答案在于——在你眼中，它是什么？」

"That depends on... what do you see it as?"

很多人恭维他，他摇头微笑，默然不答。学子之中，却有一位古灵精怪的少女心直口快地说道：

Many would flatter him to his face, only to be met with a silent smile and a gentle shake of his head. Yet among them, one particularly spirited young girl spoke with blunt honesty:

「看上去…像枷锁。」

"It looks like... a shackle."

他没有生气，反而畅快地大笑了起来。

Instead of getting angry, he burst into hearty laughter.

对于一位杰出的卜者来说，最危险的事情便是一切脱不出自己的演算。

For a distinguished diviner, the greatest peril is being trapped within the confines of his own extrapolation.

「尽信玉兆，又何以知天命？」他喃喃道。

"If one believes solely in the jade abacus," he muttered, "how can one comprehend the will of fate?"

但多年后，他却选择了另一条道路——命运指向的唯一道路。

Yet years later, he chose a different path, the only one that destiny had laid before him.

卜者的机巧义手 Diviner's Ingenium Prosthetic Hand

于塔拉萨的战场失去一条手臂后，竟天为自己打造的义手——冰冷、精确，一如他的卜算。

After losing an arm on the battlefield of Thalassa, Jingtian crafted himself a prosthetic arm, which was as cold and precise as his divinations.

塔拉萨一役，曜青军队与步离人对峙。

At the Battle of Thalassa, the Yaoqing forces faced off against the borisin.

新布成的「十方光映法界」竟推演出一个匪夷所思的结果：不借调雄兵百万且骁勇善战的曜青舰队，反而求助于路途遥远的方壶仙舟玄珠卫。

The newly formed "Deca-Light Reflection Barrier" produced a baffling prediction: instead of deploying the millions-strong and battle-hardened Yaoqing fleet, seek help from the distant Ebonpearl Fleet of the Xianzhou Fanghu.

这与兵法常理背道而驰，将军们最终自然选择了前者。

This conclusion defied conventional military wisdom, and the generals, as expected, adhered to the former course.

玉阙太卜坐镇后方，穷究妙算，将结果呈送天将，作为决策依据——这本是传统。

The Master Diviner of the Yuque remained in the rear, delving into mystical calculations and presenting the results to the Arbiter-Generals as a foundation for their verdicts, as was customary.

但当占卜结果与常识相悖，他决心亲自下场求证。

But when the divination results clashed with rational expectations, he resolved to verify them personally.

乔装为行旅商人，他深入当地水居者的营地。

Disguised as a traveling merchant, he infiltrated the water dwellers' camp.

当步离人围困水居者之际，他出手相救，最终以一条手臂为代价，赢得了水居者的信任。从他们口中，他得到了那个不曾被任何博物志记载的秘密：

When the borisin surrounded the water dwellers, he stepped in to save them, ultimately winning their trust at the cost of an arm. From them, he learned a secret that no data bank had ever recorded:

受月亮扰动，「恶魔潮」将在一个月后淹没战场——不善水战的曜青军队必然无法坚持战斗，唯有善水的方壶玄珠卫方有一战之力。

Stirred by the moon, the "Devil's Tide" would engulf the battlefield in a month. The Yaoqing army, deficient in naval combat, would surely fail to sustain their fight, leaving only the Fanghu's Ebonpearl Fleet, adept in water, with any hope of victory.

回来的那一日，他的衣袖下多了一只义手。

When he returned, a prosthetic hand had appeared beneath his sleeve.

玉阙的卜者素来珍惜双手，甚至卜算完毕都会用秘传的护手脂膏保护。

Diviners of the Yuque had always cherished their hands, even applying ancestral protective hand balm after their divinations.

但失去一臂，他已无法像从前那般细腻掐算，在转动星图的时候，总是会发出空洞的声响。

But having lost an arm, he could no longer perform his delicate calculations as before, and when rotating the astral charts, it would always emit a hollow sound.

那只手总是冰冷的，就像他愈来愈精确的卜算结果一样。

That hand was always cold, just like his increasingly precise divination results.

他逐渐看到了前路的全貌，远比他想象的更为庞然——

He gradually saw the full picture of the path ahead, far more vast than he had imagined...

无可违背的命运，绝无扭转的可能。

An inescapable destiny, with absolutely no possibility of change.

卜者的观天星袍 Diviner's Astral Robe

玉阙太卜司的制式道袍，一般适用于隆重的场合。因很少穿着，看起来依然如同全新的一般。

The standard-issue ritual robe of the Yuque Divination Commission is typically reserved for formal occasions. Due to its rare use, it still looks as good as new.

妖星「计都蜃楼」悬顶，方壶仙舟危在旦夕。

With the demonic star Ketu Mirage looming overhead, the Xianzhou Fanghu was in imminent danger.

他知道许多年前的凶卦终将应验，只是未想到会以这种方式来临。

He knew the ominous prophecy from many years ago would eventually come true, but he never imagined it would manifest in this way.

他很高兴，他的学生已成长到足以护住仙舟安危，哪怕要令他动用玉阙重器「瞰云镜」，向帝弓司命发射求援信号。

He was pleased that his student had grown strong enough to protect the Xianzhou, even if it meant he had to use the Yuque's ultimate weapon, Cloudpeer Telescope, to send a distress signal to the Reignbow Arbiter.

那一天，他在飞行士的短打外，穿上了那件还算崭新的道袍。

That day, he wore a relatively new ritual robe over his pilot's outfit.

「抱歉，就交给你了。」

"Sorry, I'll leave it to you."

他委任自己另一位杰出的弟子在十方光映法界演算，确保帝弓光矢能够如期降落。

He entrusted his other outstanding disciple with extrapolating the Deca-Light Reflection Barrier, ensuring the Reignbow's Lux Arrow would land on schedule.

「卜者不必告别。在我们预见的未来里，告别早已发生了千万次。」

"A diviner needs no farewell, since we've already said goodbye countless times in the future we foresee."

向同僚行礼后，他踏上天艟，前往方壶。

After bowing to his colleague, he boarded the Navis Astriger, heading for the Fanghu.

瞰云镜向帝弓最后垂迹之地发出了信号。

Cloudpeer Telescope sent a signal to where Reignbow last left its traces.

在死一般的空气里，他仰起头，就像从前无数次抬起头观望天上的繁星那样。

In the deathly still air, he raised his eyeline, just as he had countless times before, to gaze at the stars above.

光点出现在天空，道袍被微风吹动，他眯起眼仔细分辨着，欣慰地笑了。

A point of light appeared in the sky, his ritual robe rustling in the gentle breeze. He squinted carefully to make it out, then smiled with contentment.

「我…看到了。」

"I... can see it."

光矢，它怒吼般呼啸着，如同一颗灼热的太阳撞向大地，妖星、孽物、将士、卜者…一切都化为尘埃。

As the Lux Arrow roared through the sky like a blazing sun crashing into the earth, demonic stars, abominations, warriors, diviners... all turned to dust.

卜者的飞腾云履 Diviner's Cloud-Soaring Boots

竟天制作的云靴，能助他飞临战场，搜集信息。如今陈列玉阙太卜司中，以示后人。

Cloud boots crafted by Jingtian allowed him to fly onto battlefields and gather information. They are now displayed in the Yuque's Divination Commission, serving as a testament to future generations.

历届太卜的遗物，皆会被玉阙太卜司收藏。

Relics of past Master Diviners are all preserved by the Yuque's Divination Commission.

如意，天仪，卦盘…在这些精巧的卜具中，一双陈旧的靴子格外显眼。

Among such exquisite divination tools as the Ruyi scepter, celestial instrument, hexagram board... a pair of worn boots stands out conspicuously.

每逢太卜司迎来新鲜血液，他们的第一站便是来到这里拜谒参观。

Whenever new blood joins the Divination Commission, their first stop is to come here and pay their respects.

那位人称「爻老板」的将军自上任以来，便开始亲自主持这样的仪式。

Ever since taking office, the General known as Madam Yao has personally presided over such ceremonies.

竟天的遗物大多已毁在战场，甚至连尸骨也并未留下。

Most of Jingtian's relics were destroyed on the battlefield, and not even his remains were left behind.

生前，为了亲自验证占卜的结果，他为自己打造了这双云靴，以便自由地穿梭于战场之间，快速获取信息。

In life, he crafted these cloud boots to verify his divinations personally, allowing him to move freely between battlefields and gather information swiftly.

然而将军却第一次发现，本因足不沾地的云靴，却依旧因为长时间的使用，满是细裂和斑驳。

However, the General discovered for the first time that these cloud boots, which should never touch the ground, had become covered in fine cracks and wear marks from prolonged use.

「即便命皆前定，卜者也有义务弄清它为何如此。」

"Even if fate is predetermined, a diviner has the duty to understand why it is so."

她的耳边再次响起师父的声音。

Her master's voice echoed in her ears once again.

如今，云靴在空中无意识地漂浮、旋转，像一个失去父亲的孩子，茫然无措。

Now, the cloud boots float and spin aimlessly in the air, like a child who has lost their father, lost and bewildered.

它渴望着去往更远的地方么？它渴望着继续踏遍星海么？

Do they yearn to journey even further? Do they long to continue treading across the sea of stars?

卜者们凝望着它，仿佛看到它越飞越远，化作视野中一个渺小的光点，最终融入那片浩瀚无垠的黑暗与星光之中。

The diviners gazed at it, watching as it flew further and further away, becoming a tiny speck of light in their vision, finally dissolving into that vast expanse of darkness and starlight.

正如那行铭刻在遗物旁的手书——

Just like the handwritten words engraved beside the relic...

「通天之道，始于足下」

"The path to the universe begins with a single step."