Chapter 13

Chapter 13 HOME, SHEET HOME! EXCEFT THERE'S NOTHING PARTICULARLY SWEET ABOUT A HAUNTED MANSION. "We should tell someone," Harper said. "We should tell Doc. Or Ms. Minerva." "We will," promised Morgan. "We just need a little more information first." "You think we'll find answers in that mansion," said Ash. "I hope so," Morgan said, and he slipped on his pair of VR goggles. In moments, they were standing on the mountain, in the shadow of the mansion. The sun

第十三章回家，床单回家！除了闹鬼的豪宅没有什么特别甜蜜的地方。 “我们应该告诉别人，”哈珀说。 “我们应该告诉医生。或女士。 密涅瓦。”“我们会的。”摩根答应道。 “我们只是需要更多的信息。” “你认为我们能在那座大厦里找到答案吗？” “我希望如此，”摩根说着，戴上了虚拟现实眼镜。 不一会儿，他们就站在了山上，在那幢大厦的阴影下。 太阳

was setting, and Morgan thought the building looked even more haunted than before. "Let's do it," said Po. "Before I lose my nerve." The interior of the mansion, at least, was just as Morgan expected it to look. They entered a grand foyer, a large room with several doors and a big stone staircase leading up. "Which way?" Jodi asked. Morgan and Ash both shrugged. "The inside of a mansion is random," Ash explained. "No two are alike." "Just like snowflakes!" Po said. "LIKE HORRIBLE, CREEPY, AND POSSIBILY HAUNTED SNOWFLAKES." "I hate to do anything at random," Harper said. "But it seems there's no other way to explore this place." "We should leave a trail of seeds," Morgan said. "So we can find our way back here." He smiled at Jodi. "I learned that trick from my brilliant sister." "AW, SHUCKS," said Jodi. Behind the first door, they found a room that was empty except for five potted flowers. They took

摩根觉得这栋楼看起来比以前更闹鬼了 “我们开始吧，”阿宝说。“在我失去勇气之前。” 宅邸的内部至少是摩根所期望的样子 他们走进了一个宏伟的门厅，这是一个有几扇门的大房间，上面有一段巨大的石头楼梯。 “哪条路?”乔迪•问道。摩根和艾什都耸了耸肩。 “豪宅的内部是随机的，”阿什解释说。 “没有两个人是一样的。”“就像雪花一样！”阿宝说。 “就像可怕的、令人毛骨悚然的、可能闹鬼的雪花。” “我讨厌随意做任何事，”哈珀说。 “但似乎没有其他方法来探索这个地方。” “我们应该留下一串种子，”摩根说。 “这样我们就能找到回去的路了。” 他对乔迪笑了笑。“我从我聪明的姐姐那里学来的。” “哦，胡说，”乔迪说。在第一扇门后面，他们发现除了五盆花外，房间里空无一人。 他们把

a vote and decided to leave the flowers—and everything else they found—untouched.

他们投票决定不去碰那些花——以及他们找到的其他一切东西。

The next room was all dark oak and cobblestone, and held a solitary jack-o'lantern. Morgan didn't like the way the pumpkin seemed to leer at them. The third room was filled floor to ceiling with blue wool of various shades. "Upstairs it is, then," said Po. Upstairs was a maze of connected rooms, most of them dank and gloomy. All that dark wood made the place feel cramped and old. They passed through libraries, and dining halls, and bedrooms. When they entered a room filled with cobwebs, Morgan readied himself for a fight. But nothing stirred from the corners. "ISN'T THERE USUALLY A SPIDER SPAWNER IN THIS ROOM?" Ash asked. "If so, we can guess what happened to it," said Harper. "It was somehow moved to that mineshaft." "This place is way too empty," Morgan said. "Not just this room. We've definitely been through ROOMS WHERE HOSTILE MOBS ARE SUPPOSED TO SPAWN."

隔壁房间全是黑橡木和鹅卵石铺成的，孤零零地挂着一盏南瓜灯。 摩根不喜欢南瓜对他们抛媚眼的样子。 第三个房间从地板到天花板堆满了深浅不一的蓝色羊毛。 “那就在楼上吧，”阿宝说。 楼上是一堆错综复杂的房间，大部分都阴冷潮湿。 黑树林使这个地方显得局促而陈旧。 他们经过图书馆、餐厅和卧室。 当他们进入一个布满蜘蛛网的房间时，摩根准备好了一场战斗。 但角落里没有动静。 “这个房间里不是经常有蜘蛛产卵器吗？”灰问道。 哈珀说：“如果是这样，我们就能猜出它发生了什么。” “它不知怎么被移到了那个矿井里。” “这地方太空了，”摩根说。 “不只是这个房间。我们确实去过一些房间，那里应该有敌对的暴徒。”

"I would say it's nice to have good luck for once," Jodi said, "but we all know luck has nothing to do with it." The next room was the strangest yet. The far wall was a huge, pixelated piece of art. It looked like a giant illager head. But its eyes, which should have been green, were bright red. And the room was crowded with people. Except they weren't people. Not really. They looked like Minecraft avatars, but they were completely still. Lifeless. They sat at school desks and leaned against the walls. Some seemed to be frozen in midconversation.

“我想说，有一次好运是件好事，”乔迪说，“但我们都知道运气与运气无关。” 隔壁房间是最奇怪的。 远处的墙壁是一件巨大的、像素化的艺术品。 它看起来像一个巨大的村民的头。 但它的眼睛，应该是绿色的，是鲜红的。 房间里挤满了人。 只不过他们不是人。 不是真的。他们看起来就像《我的世界》里的人物，但他们是完全静止的。 毫无生气。他们坐在课桌前，靠在墙上。 有些人似乎在谈话中僵住了。

And there was something eerily similar about them. "ARE THESE SUPPOSED TO BE…OUR CLASSMATES?" Jodi asked. "It can't be," said Harper. "Look there," said Ash. "Those look like they're wearing Wildling Scout uniforms." "And the ones over there are wearing basketball jerseys," said Po. "It's like the Evoker King is determined to build everything he sees at Woodsword," Morgan said.

他们之间有一些惊人的相似之处。 “这些应该是……我们的同学吗？”乔迪•问道。 “不可能。”哈帕说。 “看那儿。”阿什说。“他们看起来像是穿着野人童子军的制服。” “那边的人穿着篮球衫，”阿宝说。 摩根说：“就好像唤醒王下定决心要建造他在森林之剑看到的一切。”