031 赞恩的抉择

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Zann didn't have to think very hard about his decision

赞恩不需要多想就做出了决定。

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" Sorry," he told Venna." I have to help my friend."

“对不起，”他对维娜说。“我必须帮助我的朋友。”

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" Let's go." Teplo sounded pleased." I have a plan in mind."

“我们走吧。”特普洛听起来很高兴。“我有个计划。”

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" You're making a mistake, Zann," Venna warned." Magica needs you."

“你犯了个错误，赞恩，”维娜警告说。“马吉卡需要你。”

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" Gliss needs me too." Zann walked toward the door

“格利斯也需要我。”赞恩朝门口走去。

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Venna glanced at her assistants. Zann held his breath. Would she try to stop him?

维娜瞥了助手们一眼。赞恩屏住呼吸。她会试图阻止他吗？

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She didn't. Soon Zann, Perda, Darb, Zing, Teplo, and Fala were outside

她没有。很快赞恩、佩尔达、达尔布、辛格、特普洛和法拉就来到了外面。

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" What's your plan?" Perda asked Teplo

“你的计划是什么？”佩尔达问特普洛。

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The old man pulled a hat out of his cloak, jamming it over his red hair. He tossed another hat to Zann

老人从斗篷里掏出一顶帽子，猛地套在红发上。他把另一顶帽子抛给了赞恩。

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" I'll tell you on the way to the zoo."

“去动物园的路上我会告诉你。”

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" Your plan sounds crazy," Perda told Teplo." Can it really work?"

“你的计划听起来很疯狂，”珀达对特普洛说。“真的能成功吗？”

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They had been walking for twenty minutes

他们已经走了二十分钟了。

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" Of course." Teplo sounded confident." I've known much crazier plans to work perfectly."

“当然。”特普洛听起来很自信。“我知道很多更疯狂的计划都完美实现了。”

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Fala looked dubious." That's an awful lot of magic for one person — even a Magic Master

法拉显得半信半疑。“对一个人来说，这需要太多了——即便是魔法大师。

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Do you think you can handle it?"

你觉得你能应付得了吗？”

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" I haven't used any magic in days," Teplo said." I'm rested and ready."

“我已经好几天没用过魔法了，”特普洛说。“我休息好了，随时可以。”

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" Hush!" Darb whispered." More trolls."

“嘘！”达布小声道。“又来了一群巨魔。”

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They ducked into a doorway and waited for the trolls to pass

他们闪进门洞里，等待巨魔走过。

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Every second felt like an hour to Zann

对赞恩来说，每一秒都像一小时那样漫长。

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" Are we almost there?" he whispered

“我们快到了吗？”他小声问。

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Fala nodded." Follow me. I know a secret way in."

法拉点点头。“跟我来。我知道一条秘密入口。”

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Soon they were pushing through a thick hedge

很快，他们奋力穿过一片茂密的树篱。

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They peered out at the zoo, which was swarming with trolls

他们向外张望，动物园里到处都是巨魔。

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" The dragon pen is over there," Fala whispered

“龙栏就在那边。”法拉低声说。

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Zann had been to the zoo as a little kid

赞恩小时候来过这个动物园。

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He remembered staring at the menacing wild dragons inside their iron-barred cage

他记得自己曾盯着铁笼里那些凶猛的野龙看。

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Even knowing that the pen was a vacuum hadn't made the dragons less scary

即便知道那围栏是真空的，也没能让那些龙显得不那么可怕。

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Now the cage looked the same. But it was crammed full of people instead of dragons

现在笼子看起来还是老样子，但里面塞满的却是人，而不是龙。

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" There's Gliss!" Darb whispered

“格利斯在那儿！”达布低声说。

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Zann spotted their friend among the other prisoners

赞恩在其他囚犯中认出了他们的朋友。

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She was sitting on a rock, looking nervous

她坐在一块岩石上，看起来很紧张。

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" It looks as if the trolls have captured every Red in First City!" Perda whispered

“看起来巨魔把第一城的每一个红魔法师都抓来了！”佩达低声说。

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" Not quite." Teplo stared past the pen." Here comes one more."

“不完全是。”特普洛凝视着围栏远处。“又来了一个。”

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A troll carrying an elderly woman stomped toward the cage

一个巨魔扛着一位老妇人，踏着重重的步子朝笼子走去。

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Darb glanced at Fala." You said they needed only one more prisoner."

达布瞥了一眼法拉。“你说过他们只差一个囚犯了。”

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" There's no time to waste," Zann said." Teplo's plan might not be perfect

“没时间浪费了，”赞恩说。“特普洛的计划可能不完美。

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But even a crazy plan is better than none, right?"

但再疯狂的计划也总比没有强，对吧？”

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Teplo grinned." That's the spirit, my boy!

特普洛咧嘴一笑。“这才像话，好小子！

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Let's see if we can get closer while they're distracted."

咱们看看能不能趁他们分心时靠近一点。”

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Most of the other trolls were watching the one troll try to wrestle the new Red into the pen

其他大多数巨魔都在看着那个巨魔试图把新抓来的红魔法师硬塞进围栏里。

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Teplo dashed across the open area beside the pen. Zann and the others followed

特普洛冲过兽栏旁的空地。赞恩和其他人紧随其后。

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When they reached the shelter of some shrubs, Teplo started fishing around inside his cloak

当他们躲进一处灌木丛时，特普洛开始在斗篷里摸索起来。

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" Are you sure you can manage all that magic at once?" Fala asked him

“你确定能一次驾驭那么多魔法吗？”法拉问他。

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" It'll require a tremendous amount of energy."

“那需要极其巨大的能量。”

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" I could help," Zann offered." Combine my energy with yours, take some of the smaller spells..."

“我可以帮忙，”赞恩主动说。“把我的能量和你的融合，分担一些小法术……”

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" Thank you, Zann. But no," Teplo said

“谢谢你，赞恩。但不行。”特普洛说。

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" You don't have the experience for this type of magic. Besides, it's far too risky."

“你对这种魔法没有经验。而且，这太冒险了。”

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Teplo pulled a large, lumpy turnip out of his cloak and tossed it into the grass

特普洛从斗篷里掏出一个疙疙瘩瘩的大萝卜，扔进了草丛里。

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By the time it settled near the dragon pen, he'd pulled out more

等它滚到龙栏附近时，他又掏出了更多。

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Soon dozens of turnips dotted the ground

很快，几十个萝卜散落在地上。

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The trolls had finished locking away the new prisoner by now

此时，巨魔已经锁好了新来的囚犯。

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Most of them wandered away, grunting loudly at one another as if discussing what to do next

大多数巨魔走开了，互相大声咕哝着，像是在讨论下一步做什么。

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The only troll that noticed the turnips was the one left guarding the prisoners

唯一注意到萝卜的巨魔是留下看守囚犯的那一个。

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It stared at the vegetables with a look of dull confusion on its face

它呆滞而困惑地盯着那些蔬菜。

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Teplo rubbed his hands together until sparks flew." Animate," he murmured

特普洛搓着双手，直到火星四溅。“活化，”他低声说。

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The turnips started growing larger and larger

萝卜开始变得越来越大。

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Then they changed shape, taking on human form

然后它们改变形状，变成了人的形态。

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Within seconds they looked just like the Reds inside the pen!

几秒钟内，它们看起来就和围栏里的红魔法师一模一样！

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There was even one that looked exactly like Gliss

甚至有一个看起来和格利斯一模一样。

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" Hurry," Fala hissed." You have to hide the real prisoners, or they'll figure it out — even trolls aren't that dumb!"

“快点，”法拉嘶声说。“你得把真正的囚犯藏起来，否则他们会发现的——就算巨魔也没那么笨！”

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Teplo nodded. Beads of sweat dotted his face

特普洛点了点头，脸上布满了汗珠。

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But he rubbed his hands even harder and pointed at the pen." Cloak," he muttered

但他更加用力地搓着手，指向围栏。“隐身。”他低声念道。

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Suddenly it was as if a sheer curtain had been dropped over the entire pen

突然之间，仿佛有一层薄纱帘幕笼罩了整个围栏。

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The Cloaking spell dimmed the view of the prisoners but didn't hide them completely

隐身咒让囚犯们的身影变得模糊，但并没有完全将他们隐藏起来。

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" More!" Fala urged." Let me help you!"

“再强一点！”法拉催促道，“让我来帮你！”

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" No — let me." Zann pushed past her

“不——让我来。”赞恩从她身边挤了过去。

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Grabbing Teplo's hands, he rubbed his own against them, joining their friction together

他抓住特普洛的手，用自己手掌去摩擦，将两人的摩擦力汇聚在一起。

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" Not... safe!" Teplo gasped, his face drenched in sweat

“这……危险！”特普洛喘着气说，脸上汗如雨下。

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But he didn't pull away as Zann focused his energy

但当赞恩集中能量时，他并没有把手抽开。

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Zann was good at Cloaking spells; he used them frequently to play tricks on Zing." Hide," he muttered

赞恩擅长隐身咒，他经常用这招来捉弄辛仔。“隐匿。”他低声念道。

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" It's working!" Perda whispered

“起作用了！”佩尔达轻声说。

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Zann pulled his hands away. The Cloaking spell was complete

赞恩把手抽了回来。隐身咒完成了。

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The pen appeared to be completely empty!

围栏现在看起来完全空了！

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At the same time, Teplo's turnip army started to move

与此同时，特普洛的萝卜大军开始动了起来。

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The old man was still creating friction as fast as he could

老人仍在以最快的速度制造摩擦力。

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As he did, the fake Reds started running around

随着他的动作，那些假的红色魔法师开始四处奔跑。

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The guard troll was still staring in amazement

守卫巨魔依然目瞪口呆地盯着看。

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" Isn't it going to warn the others?" Perda wondered

“它不打算警告其他巨魔吗？”佩尔达疑惑地问。

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" Maybe in about an hour," Zann said," when its brain catches up to its eyes."

“大概得等一个小时吧，”赞恩说，“等它的大脑跟上眼睛看到的东西。”

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" We can't wait that long." Fala glanced anxiously at Teplo

“我们等不了那么久。”法拉焦急地瞥了一眼特普洛。

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He was groaning and sweating with effort." You'd better do something."

他正费力地呻吟着，大汗淋漓。“你最好做点什么。”

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Teplo glanced at Zann." Can you do a Sound-Shifting spell?" he asked

特普洛看向赞恩。“你能施展变声咒吗？”他问道。

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Zann gulped. He remembered studying that type of spell in school

赞恩咽了口唾沫。他记得在学校里学过这类咒语。

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But he hadn't been paying much attention that day

但他那天没怎么专心听讲。

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" Yes." Perda spoke up, holding out her hands to Zann." He can. I'll help."

“能。”佩尔达开口说道，向赞恩伸出双手。“他能行。我会帮忙。”