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Chapter 249: Back To That Key Moment ⑨

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TL: Resonance

    经过几天的观察，尚可终于确定了一件事，混血精灵的生活和教育方式完全不适合小精灵。以马蒂为主的几个混血精灵，在衣食住行上并没有亏待小精灵，相反，他们给小精灵准备的东西，都是很精细的，但他们并不知道小精灵真正需要的是什么。

After a few days of observation, Shang Ke finally confirmed one thing. The way of life and education of the mixed-blood elves was completely unsuitable for the little elves. The mixed-blood elves led by Mattie did not treat the little elves poorly in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation. On the contrary, the things they prepared for the little elves were all very fine. However, they did not know what the little elves truly needed.

    这一点，尚可倒是可以理解。在自然神木和生命之泉消失后，精灵们便遭到了器鬼族的追杀。当时各族还没有建立联盟，精灵们孤立无援，被赶尽杀绝，只剩下少数一部分侥幸存活，逃入了其他种族的领地。为了延续血脉，他们不得不和外族通婚，从而诞生了混血精灵。

This is something that Shang Ke can understand. After the disappearance of Teldrassil and the Spring of Life, the elves were hunted by the specters. At that time, the races had not yet established an alliance. The elves were isolated and driven to extinction, and only a few survived and escaped into the territories of other races. In order to continue the bloodline, they had no choice but to intermarry with other races, thus giving birth to mixed-blood elves.

    混血精灵从小接受外族的教育，在复杂的尘世中长大，逐渐偏离了自然之心，发展到如今，混血精灵除了拥有精灵血统之外，其他无论是生活习惯还是思维模式，都与纯血精灵有了很大的差异。

Mixed-blood elves grew up with a foreign education and grew up in a complicated world, gradually deviating from the heart of nature. Developing to the present day, other than having elven blood, the mixed-blood elves’ living habits or thinking patterns are very different from the pure-blood elves.

    人族是这片大陆数量最多的种族，在人族中长大的混血精灵也是最多的。人族关系复杂，利益倾轧，每个人从小都必须经过系统的学习和制度的约束，从而建立正确的人生观和世界观。不同的观念、阅历、身份和立场等等，可以衍生出各种不同的心性，然后再形成更加复杂的善恶是非和利益关系。

The human race is the most numerous race in this continent, and the mixed-blood elves who grew up in the human race are also the most numerous. Human relations are complex and full of personal interests, and everyone must go through systematic learning and constraints from institutions from a young age so as to establish a correct outlook on life and the world. Different perceptions, experiences, identities and positions, etc., can give rise to a variety of different mentalities, which then form more complex relationships between good and evil and interests.

    但纯血精灵不同，他们崇尚自然，思想单纯。大自然就是他们最好的导师，他们生于自然，长于自然，对金钱和权利毫无兴趣。马蒂他们按照自己的方式，用荤食喂养他们，用华服包装他们，用规矩约束他们，无疑是对他们美好天性的抹杀。

But pure-blooded elves are different, they respect nature and are simple-minded. Nature is their best mentor. They are born and raised in nature, and have no interest in money and power. Mattie and the others followed their own way, feeding them with meat, wrapping them in fancy clothes, and restraining them with rules, which was undoubtedly an obliteration of their good nature.

    最让尚可无法容忍的是，有一部分人对残疾的小精灵总是带着异样的眼光。虽然嘴上不说，但在表情和行为上，却无可避免地会流露出一些真实情绪，或轻蔑，或傲慢，或迁怒，或不耐烦……孩子都是敏感的，在日积月累的压抑和排斥下，难免会生出自卑和怯懦。

The most intolerable thing for Shang Ke is that there are some people who always look at the disabled elves with strange looks. Although they didn’t say it out, their expression and behavior would inevitably reveal some real emotions, be it contempt, arrogance, anger, or impatience… Children are sensitive, and as the depression and rejections accumulated, they will inevitably develop inferiority and cowardice.

    尚可原本打算等实体化后再处理这件事，不过现在等不了了，他的宝贝，由他守护！

Shang Ke had originally intended to wait for his body to materialise first before he settled this issue. However, he couldn’t wait any longer. He will protect his babies!

    计划的第一步，便是布置魔法阵。圣地灵气充足，是布置阵法的最佳场所，只要神木不朽，泉水不枯，灵气即可延绵不绝，保证阵法自行运转。

The first step of the plan is to set up the magic circle. The holy land is full of energy and was the best place to set up a magic circle. As long as Teldrassil does not rot and the spring does not dry up, the energy will remain endless and ensure that the magic circle works on its own.

    驱逐混血精灵的目的，就是为了让他们明白，谁才是圣地真正的主人。只有拥有自然之心的精灵，才有资格接近自然神木和生命之泉。

The purpose of expelling the mixed-blood elves is to make them understand who is the real master of the holy land. Only the elves with the heart of nature are qualified to approach Teldrassil and the Spring of Life.

    魔法阵，启动！

Magic circle, activate!

    混血精灵，驱逐！

Half-blood elves, expel!

    一股宏大的力量，以自然神木为中心，骤然向四周荡开……

A magnificent power with Teldrassil as its center suddenly swept out in all directions…

    伊维在八天后，独自返回翡瑟森林，并没有惊动其他人。自从可可变成自然神木后，他开始习惯独来独往，战斗也是如此，因为担心小精灵的安危，他一般不会参加远距离作战，最多数十天就会赶回来。

Eight days later, Ivan returned to the Fayser Forest alone and did not alert others. Ever since Keke turned into Teldrassil, he began to get used to being alone. It was also the same in battle. Because he was worried of the elves’ safety, he usually will not participate in battle far away and is usually able to rush back in tens of days.

    他不需要荣耀，不需要赞誉，只为心中那份责任感。然而这份责任感，也随着前世的死亡而烟消云散。这一次，他只想带着小精灵远离战火，竭尽所能地保住他们的生命，直到，他再次为化身自然神木的可可而战死……

He didn’t need glory nor praise and was doing so only for the sense of responsibility in his heart. However, this sense of responsibility also dissipated with his death in his previous life. This time, he only wanted to bring the little elves away from the war and do his best to protect their lives until he once again dies in battle for Keke who had taken on the form of Teldrassil… 

    在森林中穿行了一会，伊维突然停下脚步，抬头朝某个方向望去。不远处的树林中隐约传来骚动的人声，似乎发生了什么变故。

After walking through the forest for a while, Ivan suddenly stopped and looked up in a certain direction. In the forest nearby, there was a faint sound of commotion, seeming as if something had happened.

    伊维眉头一凝，循着声音快速赶过去。来到距离腹地不远的地方，他看到一群混血精灵正聚集在一起激烈地讨论着什么。伊维听了片刻，才大概明白了一些情况。

Ivan frowned and quickly rushed over while following the sound. When he arrived near the center of the place, he saw a group of mixed-blood elves gathered together discussing something intensely. Ivan listened for a moment before he roughly understood the situation.

    就在今天上午，圣地出现了一座威力巨大的魔法阵，以自然神木为中心，方圆一千米的范围都被魔法阵所笼罩。原本身在圣地中的混血精灵，无论是正在授课的马蒂，还是负责保护小精灵的守卫，全被强制驱逐。魔法阵的气息明显来自于母树，换言之，将他们驱逐出圣地的便是母树。混血精灵们无不惶恐，难道他们无意中触怒了他们的母树？

Just this morning, a powerful magic circle appeared in the holy land. With Teldrassil as the center, a thousand-meter radius was covered by the magic circle. The mixed-blood elves who were originally in the holy land, whether it was Mattie who was teaching, or the guards who were responsible for protecting the little elves, were all forcefully expelled. The breath of the magic circle obviously came from the mother tree. In other words, it was the mother tree that expelled them from the holy land. The mixed-blood elves were terrified, did they inadvertently angered their mother tree?

    伊维却是心中巨震，快速冲到魔法阵边缘，缓缓伸出手，触及那片透明的光幕，熟悉而温润的感觉自手尖传递过来，没有人比他更了解这种感觉的来源。当初可可在蔚霄森林所布置的阵法，便和眼前这座相差无几。

Ivan on the other hand was very shocked. He quickly rushed to the edge of the magic circle and slowly stretched out his hand. He touched the transparent light screen, and a familiar and warm feeling could be felt on his fingertips. No one knows the source of this feeling better than him. The magic circle set up by Keke in Wasier Forest back then is similar to the one in front of him.

    伊维曾经幻想过无数次，终有一天还会与可可相见。然而前世直到他死，也未能如愿。但眼前这座原本不存在的魔法阵，让伊维的心脏不受控制地狂跳起来。

Ivan had imagined countless times that he would meet Keke someday. However, in his previous life, until he died, he was not able to do so. But this originally non-existent magic circle in front of him made Ivan’s heart beat wildly and uncontrollably.

    难道……神木恢复意识了？他的可可回来了？

Could it be that… Teldrassil had regained consciousness? His Keke came back?

    没有丝毫犹豫，伊维脚上用力，如一阵风般朝魔法阵掠去。

Without the slightest hesitation, Ivan exerted strength on his feet and swept towards the magic circle like a gust of wind.

    “伊维阁下，你不能过去！”一名混血精灵正好瞥见他的身影，忍不住惊呼出声。

“Sir Ivan, you can’t go over there!” A mixed-blood elf happened to catch a glimpse of his figure and couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

    大长老皱眉道：“没关系，他很快就会被阵法驱赶出来的。”连拥有精灵血统的他们都无法进入，伊维一个外来者又怎么可能进得去？

The Great Elder frowned and said, “It’s okay, he’ll be driven out by the circle soon.” Even they, who had elven blood, were unable to enter, how could an outsider like Ivan get in?

    然而，出乎他们意料的是，伊维竟然没有受到任何阻碍，就这样顺利地通过了魔法阵的禁制。

However, to their surprise, Ivan was not hindered in any way and passed through the magic circle’s restriction smoothly.

    混血精灵看着伊维消失的身影，脸上全都露出不可置信的表情。几名混血精灵不信邪，又尝试了几次，结果都在踏入的下一秒被传送出来。

The mixed-blood elves looked at Ivan’s disappearing figure, and all of them had unbelievable expressions on their faces. Several mixed-blood elves did not believe and tried again a few more times, only to be sent out the second they stepped in.

    “为什么他可以进去？”这是此刻所有混血精灵心中的疑问。拥有精灵血统的他们被母树拒之门外，伊维这个龙族反而可以自由进入精灵的领地？是不是哪里弄错了？

“Why is he able to go in?” This was the question in the minds of all the mixed-blood elves at this moment. They were rejected by the mother tree even though they had elven blood, but Ivan who was part of the dragon clan could freely enter the elven territory? Was there a mistake?

    就在众人懵逼时，一名混血精灵突然小声道：“你们还记得神木精灵与伊维阁下的关系吗……”

Just when the crowd was dumbfounded, a mixed-blood elf suddenly whispered: “Do you guys remember the relationship between Teldrassil’s elf spirit and Sir Ivan…”

    此言一出，所有人脸色都变得古怪起来。神木精灵曾经化名尚可，与伊维关系密切，如同恋人一般。这件事一直让混血精灵讳莫如深，在他们看来，神木精灵应该是高贵而神圣的，任何人都不得亵渎。但伊维的存在颠覆了他们的认知，这也是他们一直不待见伊维的原因。他们无法接受神木精灵像普通凡人一样成为某人的伴侣，这个人甚至还是一名外族。

After hearing this remark, everyone’s face turned odd. Teldrassil’s elf spirit once assumed the name Shang Ke and had a close relationship with Ivan as if they were lovers. This matter has been kept secret by the mixed-blood elves. In their view, Teldrassil’s elf spirit should be noble and sacred, no one is allowed to desecrate. But Ivan’s existence has overturned their knowledge, and that’s why they’ve always disliked Ivan. They couldn’t accept that Teldrassil’s elf spirit became the companion of someone like an ordinary mortal, and this person was even an outside race.

    “神木精灵真的苏醒了？”大长老望着远处的自然神木，低声呢喃。母树一旦拥有了感情，是否还能保持原有的公正和无私？魔法阵的出现，又预示着什么？

“Teldrassil’s elf spirit has really awakened?” The Great Elder looked at Teldrassil in the distance and murmured in a low voice. Once the mother tree possessed feelings, could it still maintain its original fairness and selflessness? What does the appearance of the magic circle indicate?

    【凝体达到50%，灵体呈可见状态。】在魔法阵启动后，系统的声音适时响起。

【Body condensation has reached 50%, spirit body is visible.】 After the magic circle was activated, the system’s voice sounded timely.

    神木之下，尚可的身影逐渐显现，轻盈通透，形体样貌与他离开前一般无二。

Under Teldrassil, Shang Ke’s figure gradually appeared, light and transparent, with the same shape and appearance as before he left.

    “可可！”小精灵们欢快地围上来，好奇地伸出几只小爪子，小心翼翼地触摸。

“Keke!” The little elves gathered around cheerfully. They curiously stretched out a few small paws and touched carefully.

    尚可的身体在他们的碰触下，如同湖水般，轻轻荡开一片波纹。

Under their touch, Shang Ke’s body was like a lake, gently rippling.

    几只小爪子连忙收回去，生怕把尚可给弄坏了。

Several small paws hurriedly retracted for fear of breaking Shang Ke.

    尚可朝他们微微一笑，告诉他们没关系，随便他们怎么戳都可以。不过他的声音，小精灵们暂时听不见。嗯……也不完全，好像有一个例外，那就是无音。无音的听力有缺陷，但事实上，他只是听不到普通的声音。

Shang Ke smiled at them, telling them it was okay and that they could poke any way they wanted. However, the little elves still cannot hear his voice for the time being. Well… not exactly. There seems to be one exception, and that is Wuyin. Wuyin has hearing impairment, but in fact, he was just unable to hear ordinary sounds.

    莱蕾：“可可，你终于回来了，我们好想你。”

Lorinda: “Keke, you’re finally back, we missed you so much.”

    无音翻译：“可可说他也想我们。”

Wuyin translated: “Keke said he missed us too.”

    泡泡：“可可，你怎么变成这样了？”

Bubbles: “Keke, why have you become like this?”

    无音：“可可说他养分不足。”

Wuyin: “Keke said he didn’t have enough nutrients.”

    沙狄：“可可，你以后都不会离开了吧？如果要离开，一定记得带上我们。”

Shadi: “Keke, you won’t leave from now on, right? If you have to leave, you must remember to take us with you.”

    无音：“可可说再也不会离开了。”

Wuyin: “Keke said he would never leave again.”

    “可可，可可……”

“Keke, Keke…”

    小精灵听不见尚可的声音，无音听不见其他小精灵的声音，但是他们的沟通似乎完全不受影响。

The little elves couldn’t hear Shang Ke’s voice, and Wuyin couldn’t hear the other elves’ voice, but their communication seemed to be completely unaffected.

    尚可轻飘飘地落在生命之泉的上方，对他们说：“过来。”

Shang Ke landed lightly above the Spring of Life and said to them, “Come here.”

    小精灵们来到泉水边，或站或蹲，只是看着没有其他动作。

The little elves came to the spring and either stood or squatted, just watching with no other movement.

    莱蕾迟疑道：“可可，大长老他们不让我们随便靠近生命之泉。”

Lorinda hesitantly said, “Keke, the Great Elders don’t let us go near the Spring of Life casually.”

    “生命之泉是属于你们的。”尚可缓缓下落，直到下半身都沉入水中，然后张开双臂，对他们微笑道，“小精灵们，到我身边来。”

“The Spring of Life belongs to you all.” Shang Ke slowly descended until the lower half of his body was submerged in the water, then opened his arms and smiled at them, “Little elves, come to my side.”

    小精灵们对视一眼，而后将衣服一脱，像下饺子一样扑通扑通地跳进水中，溅起大把水花，笑闹声一片。

The elves looked at each other, then took off their clothes and jumped into the water like dumplings being dropped into water, making a big splash and letting out lots of laughter.

    尚可的手划过泉水，光芒闪过，水中突然出现几个巨大的泡泡，将小精灵笼罩其中，轻盈地在水上飘动，随后，泡泡又变成花、变成船、变成鱼、变成云朵、变成猛兽……任由小精灵驾驭着，在水中追逐嬉戏。

Shang Ke’s hand stroked across the spring water. With a flash, several huge bubbles suddenly appeared in the water, enveloping the little elves in it and lightly floated on the water. Then, the bubbles turned into flowers, boats, fish, clouds, and fierce beasts… He let the little elves be in control as they chased and played in the water.

    小精灵们开始还有些拘谨，毕竟被约束了太长时间，但随着各种千变万化的形态在眼前衍化，他们逐渐放开顾虑，肆意玩闹起来。在尚可的引导下，小精灵开始发挥各自的想象力，用魔法塑造自己喜欢的东西。接下来，就看到水上出现了许多诡异的、难以名状的奇怪物体……

The little elves were a bit cautious at first. After all, they had been restrained for too long. But with all the different forms changing and evolving in front of them, they gradually let go of their worries and played with abandon. Under Shang Ke’s guidance, the elves began to use their own imagination, using magic to shape what they liked. Next, many strange unnamable objects were seen appearing on the water… 

    尚可传授魔法的方式与马蒂截然不同，马蒂将魔法当作一种战斗力，要求小精灵掌控它，利用它，强化它，让它成为自己最强大的武器。尚可却让小精灵亲近它、融合它、守护它，让它成为自己最亲密的伙伴。自然的力量从来不是武器，而是一种可以创造无限的生命力。

The way Shang Ke teaches magic is very different from Mattie’s. Mattie treats magic as a combat power and asks the little elves to control it, use it, strengthen it, and make it their most powerful weapon. Shang Ke, however, let the elf get close to it, integrate with it, protect it, and make it their closest companion. The power of nature is never a weapon, but a vitality that can create an infinity.

    尚可想让混血精灵明白，真正的精灵，是何等的美丽。

Shang Ke wanted the mixed-blood elf to understand how beautiful a true elf is.

    正在这时，一个煞风景的声音突然在尚可脑中响起：【经过系统的检测，发现宿主站立姿势不对，凝体降为49.9%，呈不可见状态。】

At this moment, a voice which ruined the beautiful mood suddenly sounded in Shang Ke’s head: 【After the system’s testing, the posture Host is standing with is found to be incorrect, and the body condensation is reduced to 49.9%, turning back to the invisible state.】

    尚可：exm？

Shang Ke: Excuse me?

    不待尚可询问，答案很快出现。

Without waiting for Shang Ke to ask, the answer soon appeared.

    树林中，一个高大的身影飞射而出，几个纵跃，稳稳落在岸边。

In the forest, a tall figure shot out and landed steadily on the shore with a few jumps.

    就在他出现的瞬间，尚可半透明的身体消失在空气中，让来人错过了见面的机会。

At the very moment he appeared, Shang Ke’s translucent body disappeared into the air, causing the visitor to miss the opportunity to meet.

    尚可看着近在咫尺的熟悉身影，咬牙切齿：系统，你丫就是个混蛋！

Seeing the familiar figure that was right before him, Shang Ke said with clenched teeth: System you’re a bastard!

    【系统愿意接受宿主这个严重不符合实际的评价(⌒⌒)】

【System is willing to accept this seriously unrealistic evaluation from Host (⌒⌒)】

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