Li Haojun and Malaya's mission in Las Vegas had to continue, so they had to stay locally even on their day off. Li Haojun was waiting for the new testing equipment to arrive for installation and commissioning. But how would the two of them spend this day off?
李皓珺和玛莱雅的拉斯维加斯任务还要继续,所以休息日也要留在当地,李皓珺要等待新的检测设备到来安装调试.但是这个休息日两个人怎么消遣呢?
At the hotel's breakfast table, Li Haojun looked at Malaya across from him with a smile on his face.
旅馆的早餐餐桌上,李皓珺看着对面的玛莱雅面露笑容,
Malaya glanced at him and continued eating her food.
玛莱雅看了他一眼,继续吃自己的食物,
Li Haojun knew she probably sensed what he was thinking. He had just remembered the trip they had taken here last year with Qin Wenjing. It seemed that this little girl had grown up a lot in just over half a year, and he could no longer interact with her as freely as before. Li Haojun really missed the happy times back then.
李皓珺知道她应该是感觉到了自己在想什么,他刚才想到了去年和她还有覃文静一起来到这里的那次旅程.只是这个小姑娘似乎在大半年里就长大了许多,自己再也不能像以前那样毫无拘束地和她互动了,李皓珺真的很怀念那时候的欢乐时光.
"Ethan, do you have any plans for today?" Malaya finally spoke up.
"伊森,你对今天有什么计划吗?"玛莱雅终于开口了,
"No, my schedule is all arranged by you, so I haven't thought about it."
"没有,我的行程都是你安排,所以没想过,"
"Today is a day off."
"今天是休息日,"
"Oh, right," Looking at Malaya, whose face seemed somewhat unfamiliar, Li Haojun could only sigh silently.
"哦,是啊,"望着面容有些生疏的玛莱雅,李皓珺只好无言地感慨,
"Then? What do you want to play? I'll go with you, okay?" He thought to ask this because he noticed that Malaya had gotten up at some unknown time this morning, had braided many tiny braids for herself, tying them section by section with colorful hair ties and coiling them on top of her head. She had also applied light blue eyeshadow, orange-red blush and bright red lipstick, looking completely different from the pure little girl she used to be.
"那?你想去玩什么?我陪着你好吗?"想到这么问,是因为李皓珺看到今天玛莱雅不知道早上什么时候起来,为自己扎了很多细小的辫子,用五颜六色的头绳一段段地扎起来,盘在头顶,还给自己化妆了淡蓝色的眼影和橙红的腮红,还有大红的口红,跟原来那个清纯的小姑娘完全不一样了.
Perhaps this was the color of youth that she wanted for herself.
或许这就是她自己想要的青春色彩吧.
"Hmm, shall we go to the Global Village again?"
"嗯,我们还去地球村玩好吗?"
"Sure."
"好啊,"
In summer Las Vegas, the early morning sun was already blazing fiercely. A gentle breeze carried the scent of sun-baked gravel, and waves of heat rushed toward them.
夏季的拉斯维加斯,清早的太阳就已经火力十足了,微风送来日光暴晒砂石的气息,热浪扑面而来.
Holding Malaya's hand, he walked onto the path in front of the hotel and finally saw a smile appear on her face.
拉着玛莱雅的手,走上旅馆前的小路,终于看见她脸上露出了笑容,
Li Haojun thought to himself whether he had been deliberately distancing himself from her because she had grown up, which had made her unhappy.
李皓珺暗自思索是不是我因为她长大了,有些刻意疏离她,以至于她不开心了.
Just as they reached the intersection waiting for the reserved taxi, Li Haojun's hand holding Malaya's was already sweating. He looked at Malaya again. Her white blouse reflected the scorching sunlight perfectly, and she showed no sign of sweating at all.
刚刚走到路口,等待预定的出租车,李皓珺拉着玛莱雅的手已经出汗了.他再看看玛莱雅,白色的罩衫很好地反射了炙热的阳光,她还没有一点出汗的迹象.
"My uniform has temperature regulation function," Malaya explained.
"我的制服有温度调节功能,"玛莱雅解释说,
"Oh, that's good. But actually, sweating also has a metabolic function for the human body. Sweating appropriately in summer can expel the cold qi accumulated in the body during winter. That's how I understand it." Li Haojun immediately thought of the topic he cared most about regarding Malaya's health, not wanting her to develop cold and dampness in her body because of this air-conditioned uniform.
"哦,好啊,不过,其实人体排汗也有代谢的作用,夏天适当排汗可以排除体内冬季的寒气,我是这么理解的."李皓珺首先就想到了他最关心的关于玛莱雅健康问题的相关话题,不想她因为这件空调制服而造成体内寒湿淤积,
Malaya smiled and said playfully,
玛莱雅一笑,俏皮地说,
"Okay, got it."
"嗯,好的,"
As they spoke, Li Haojun's hand holding Malaya's had become slippery with sweat. He didn't know if it was because of the hot weather or because he was feeling hot.
言语间,李皓珺拉着玛莱雅的手已经滑溜溜的都是汗水了,也不知道是天气热的原因还是他很热,
With so much sweat, he was afraid Malaya wouldn't like it, so he quietly tried to pull his hand away, but Malaya didn't seem to have any intention of letting go.
那么多汗水,他怕玛莱雅不喜欢,便悄悄地想把手抽出来,但是玛莱雅似乎并没有放手的意思.
The reserved air taxi arrived, a two-seater light quadcopter. The local taxis were painted blue and white, just like the clear blue sky and white clouds over the Las Vegas desert.
预约的空中出租车来了,双人轻型四旋翼飞行器,当地出租车是蓝白色涂装的,就像拉斯维加斯沙漠里那湛蓝的蓝天白云.
Actually, the hotel where they were staying was not far from the Global Village in downtown Las Vegas, but there was indeed some vertical height difference. So as soon as the air taxi took off, it began to climb altitude. Looking down, one could clearly see the gradient of building height changes from the city center to the outlying areas.
其实他们居住的旅馆离拉斯维加斯市中心的地球村距离并不远,但是确实有些垂直高度差,所以空中出租车一起飞就开始爬升高度了,向下望去,可以明显看出由市中心到边远地区建筑高度的变化梯度.
"What should we play?" Malaya asked, flipping through the project reservation screen.
"我们玩什么,"玛莱雅翻动着项目预约屏幕问,
But Li Haojun was still thinking about the question just now, about Malaya wearing the temperature-regulating uniform. She was young, and perhaps her vigorous metabolism made her body temperature naturally high, but what about her joints? Would long-term low temperatures affect the health of her joints? Or was it that her Western ethnicity was different from mine, and these problems didn't exist for her?
而李皓珺还在思考刚才的问题,关于玛莱雅穿着体温调节制服的问题.她年轻,或许身体代谢旺盛本身体温高,但是关节部位呢?如果长期温度低会不会影响关节部位健康,亦或是她的西方人种与我不同,不存在这些问题?
"What?" He hadn't heard what Malaya had suddenly asked.
"什么?"玛莱雅的突然问话他根本没听到问了什么,
"I said what game project do you want to play with me?"
"我说你想和我玩什么游戏项目?"
"Ah, you choose, anything is fine," As he spoke, Li Haojun also leaned his head over to look together.
"啊,你选吧,什么都行,"说着李皓珺也把头凑过去一起看,
"Let's ride the roller coaster."
"我们坐过山车吧,"
Li Haojun hesitated for a moment.
李皓珺迟疑了一下,
"Hehe, are you scared?" Malaya laughed.
"呵呵,你怕了?"玛莱雅笑了,
"Well, I just don't think there's any point in taking unnecessary risks," As soon as he finished speaking, Li Haojun quickly added,
"嗯,我是觉得没有冒无意义的风险,"刚说完,李皓珺又赶紧补充,
"I mean, if there's any improper maintenance, we don't have to..." He said while looking at Malaya's expression, then quickly added again,
"我是说,万一有维护不当的地方,我们没必要..."一边说一边看着玛莱雅的脸色,然后又赶紧补充,
"I'd rather ride in a plane you fly than this."
"坐它都不如让我坐你驾驶的飞机,"
Malaya looked at him and smiled, saying nothing.
玛莱雅看着他一笑,没说什么,
Li Haojun also grinned and smiled bitterly.
李皓珺也一咧嘴,苦笑,
"Then let's play the simulated Colosseum. This one shouldn't have any danger at all."
"那我们玩模拟斗兽场吧,这个总没有什么危险了,"
"Okay, I'll play with you if you like it."
"好,你喜欢我就陪你玩,"
"Hmm."
"嗯,"
Soon the air taxi landed at the transportation hub of the three-dimensional city, and they took the elevator to the amusement park.
很快空中出租车就降落在了立体城市的交通中枢,他们乘坐电梯前往游乐场.
This simulated Colosseum amusement project was a simulation game combining 3D virtual space with real-person interaction. Due to the electromagnetic force, players needed to change into tight-fitting clothes and could not wear any metal items. Then each person took a human-computer interaction position.
这个模拟斗兽场游乐项目是3D虚拟空间与真人互动的模拟游戏,因为有电磁作用力,玩家需要换贴身服装,不能佩戴金属物品.然后每人占了一个人机交互位置.
First, the holographic vision revealed the ancient Roman Colosseum, along with the audience, hehe. Li Haojun turned his head to look at Malaya beside him. In the game environment, she was already wearing armor. Looking down at himself, he was wearing the same matching couple outfit, haha.
首先全息视野展现了古罗马斗兽场,还有观众,呵呵.李皓珺扭头一看身边的玛莱雅,在游戏环境中她已经穿上了铠甲,低头一看自己,同款情侣装,哈哈.
"How is it?" Malaya asked, not clarifying what exactly she was asking about.
"怎么样?"玛莱雅问,也没说明白她问的是什么怎么样,
"Alright, do we need to coordinate with each other?"
"好吧,我们是需要配合一下吗?"
"Just improvise. Choose weapons, choose weapons!"
"现场发挥吧,选武器了,选武器,"
Under Malaya's urging, Li Haojun looked at the prompt menu in front of him. The starting difficulty featured 8 wolves, and the optional weapons included short sword and shield, long-handled battle axe, spear, heavy sword...
在玛莱雅的催促下,李皓珺一看前方的提示菜单,开局难度敌人是8只狼,可选武器有短剑盾牌,长柄战斧,长矛,重剑...
He turned his head and saw that Malaya had already made her choice, holding dual swords. The weapons held by the players were physical, but their different mass characteristics could be simulated through electromagnetic force to adapt to the players' feel and strength levels.
他扭头一看,玛莱雅已经选好了,手持双剑.玩家手持的武器是实体的,但是可以通过电磁场作用力模拟不同的质量特性,以适应玩家手感和力量素质.
According to Chinese tradition, even a thin stick can beat a wolf, so Li Haojun wanted to choose a long staff. There wasn't one, so he chose the spear instead.
按照中国人传统,麻秆就可以打狼了,所以李皓珺想选一条长棍,没有,那就选长矛吧.
When the game started, Li Haojun realized it was different from what he had imagined. These wolves would not stop advancing just because someone was holding a stick. They were real vicious wolves, interacting with each other and tentatively approaching from different angles.
游戏开始,李皓珺才发现与他想象的不一样,这些狼不会因为有人手里举起一根棍子就止步不前,它们是真正的恶狼,互相交互着,从不同角度试探靠近.
Li Haojun glanced back at Malaya, who was standing back to back with him.
李皓珺回头看了一眼与自己背靠背的玛莱雅,
"Ready?" Malaya asked him in her clear voice.
"准备好了吗?"玛莱雅那清脆的声音问他,
How to answer? He had never done anything like this before. He only knew how to swing the stick in full circles, but now with Malaya standing behind him, he could only swing it half a circle, otherwise he would hit his own teammate. What should he do?
怎么回答呢?自己从来没做过这种事情,手里的棍子只会一圈圈地抡一下,可是现在玛莱雅站在自己的身后,他只能抡半圈了,不然就会打到自己人,这可怎么办?
"I'll do my best."
"我尽量吧,"
"Hahahaha," Amid her clear laughter, she had already lunged forward in a single step and stabbed the left sword at the nearest wolf.
"哈哈哈哈,"她清脆的笑声里已经一个箭步冲上去朝靠前的一只狼刺出左手剑,
Canines are unique creatures with collective interaction, sensitive and cunning. Malaya's single move had already triggered the entire pack's offensive.
犬科动物是一种很独特的集体互动生物,敏感狡黠.玛莱雅一个动作已经触动了整个群体的攻势.
Fortunately, Li Haojun's spear had the advantage of length on his side. He lowered his left hand and suddenly thrust forward with his right hand, scaring off a wolf in front of him.
好在李皓珺的这边的长矛有长度优势,他压低左手突然右手发力前刺,吓退了前方一只狼.
At this moment, a wolf to his left front tried to circle around and approach. Li Haojun drew back his spear and stabbed at it fiercely. He should have been able to hit it at this distance, but the beast was cunning, twisting its body and dodging away.
此时左前方一只想要迂回靠近,李皓珺抽回长矛狠命朝它刺过去,这个距离上应该能够命中,但是野兽很狡猾,身子一扭,闪躲跳开了.
Li Haojun never dreamed that the starting difficulty would be like this. This didn't feel like an entertainment game! As he sighed, he noticed out of the corner of his right eye that a wolf was circling toward Malaya's direction.
李皓珺做梦没想到开局就是这样的难度,这不像娱乐游戏啊!感慨间右侧余光里发现有一只狼正绕向玛莱雅的方向,
Using the momentum of drawing back the spear, Li Haojun swung it over his head with both hands, leading his aim slightly, and struck the wolf's waist with all his strength.
李皓珺借着抽回长矛的力量,双手抡起长矛越过头顶,留了一点提前量,铆足了力量朝那只狼腰砸了下去.
This time he hit it squarely. It yelped and ran away with its tail between its legs.
这一次真的砸中了,它嗷嗷叫着跑了,还夹着尾巴.
As he dropped to his left knee, Li Haojun glanced at Malaya. There was also a wolf limping away on her side.
左膝顺势跪地的瞬间,李皓珺看了一眼玛莱雅,她那边也有一只狼一瘸一拐地在逃,
In an instant, out of the corner of his left eye, a wolf had jumped and pounced right in front of him. Li Haojun quickly pulled the spear shaft back with his left hand to block in front of his face.
刹那间左眼角余光里一只狼已经跳起扑到近前,李皓珺左手急忙拉回矛杆挡在面前.
The pouncing wolf bit right onto the crossbar, missing Li Haojun, but the impact was so great that it knocked him off balance. He twisted his upper body accordingly, pulled back with his left arm and lifted with his right to rotate the spear shaft 90 degrees, driving it into the ground as he fell. His right arm followed with an elbow strike, pinning the wolf to the ground.
扑过来的狼正好咬在了横杆上,没有咬到李皓珺,但是冲击力太大了,已经带倒了他的身体,他顺势扭转上身,左臂拉回右臂向上把矛杆转起90度,在倒地瞬间把矛杆插入地面,右臂顺势肘击把这只狼压在了地面,
Immediately after, out of the corner of his right eye, the circling wolf had pounced right in front of him. Li Haojun's right hand was already occupied. He tried to roll over and swing his left arm to strike, but only saw a flash of cold light in front of him. Malaya's right sword had already slashed into the wolf's shoulder blade.
紧接着右眼余光里那只迂回的狼已经扑到近前,李皓珺右手已经腾不出来了,他想翻身抡左臂抽打,但只见面前寒光一闪,玛莱雅的右手剑已经砍在了那只狼的肩胛.
"Challenge completed. 6 injured, 2 fled. This round of the game is over," With the prompt sound, the wolves on the ground and the one that had crashed into him due to inertia all disappeared.
"挑战胜利,6伤2逃,本局游戏结束,"随着提示音,地上的,还有刚才惯性冲到自己身上的狼都不见了,
Li Haojun stood up and saw Malaya standing right in front of him. The setting sun of the ancient Colosseum seemed to travel through time and space, illuminating the armor she wore. But beneath the armor was an elegant female figure.
李皓珺站起身,看见玛莱雅正站在自己面前,古斗兽场的夕阳日照,仿佛穿越了时空,照亮她身披的铠甲,但是在铠甲的下面,是一具优雅的女性身材.
(Translated by Doubao)