Chapter 12

Chapter 12 MEANWHILE: STEALTH SQUAD IS GO! Jodi gripped her trident tightly and hoped that her brother was safe. She knew he was risking his neck so she and Harper and Theo—the real Theo—had a chance at ending this fight once and for all. "THIS PLAN IS BANANAS," said Theo. "Yeah," agreed Jodi. "That's why it's brilliant. The Evoker King will never see it coming!" "And what's the signal?" Theo asked. "WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE WAITING FOR?" "We should know it when we see it," said

第十二章同时：秘密小队出发！乔迪紧紧地握着她的三叉戟，希望她的哥哥是安全的。 她知道他是在冒生命危险，所以她和哈珀还有西奥——真正的西奥——有机会一劳永逸地结束这场争斗。 “这个计划太荒唐了，”西奥说。 “是啊，”乔迪同意道。“这就是为什么它很棒。 唤醒王永远不会看到它的到来！”“那信号是什么？”西奥问道。 “我们到底在等什么？”“我们应该知道，当我们看到它，”他说

Harper. The three of them were crouching behind a low wall on the far side of the tower. While they stayed out of view, Morgan and Ash and Po were uphill, standing out in the open and making a lot of noise. They had to draw out the Evoker King. But would it work? There was an explosion at the top of the

哈珀。他们三个蹲在塔楼另一边的一堵矮墙后面。 当他们躲在视线之外的时候，摩根、阿什和阿宝正在上坡，站在开阔的地方，发出很大的声音。 他们得把Evoker国王引出来。 但这能奏效吗？在山顶发生了爆炸

tower. Jodi almost yelped in surprise, but she stopped herself. Stealth mode, she reminded herself. But she almost yelped again when she saw the Evoker King. He was standing in the gaping hole he'd just made in the side of his own tower. She watched as he stepped through the hole and slowly floated down toward Morgan and the others. Even at this distance, she could tell he was angry. "That's our cue," Harper said. "GO! GO! GO!" "Finally," Jodi said. "Do you know how long it's been since I got to fly?" Jodi hurled her trident in the air, and it pulled her along for the ride, lifting her right off the ground and sending her hurtling across the sky. "WAHOO!" cried Harper beside her. "This is amazing!" "And sort of terrifying!" yelled Theo. Jodi had flown all the time back when she played Minecraft in Creative mode. It wasn't quite so simple here. They had gotten lucky with the weather. According to Morgan, this trick was only possible

塔。乔迪惊讶得差点叫出声来，但她忍住了。 隐身模式，她提醒自己。 但当她看到唤醒王时，她几乎又叫了起来。 他站在他刚刚在自己的塔楼边上挖的大洞里。 她看着他从洞里走出来，慢慢地向摩根和其他人漂去。 即使隔着这么远的距离，她也能看出来他生气了。 “这是我们的提示，”哈珀说。 “去!走吧!去吧!”“终于，”乔迪说。 “你知道我有多久没坐过飞机了吗？”乔迪把她的三叉戟抛向空中，三叉戟把她拉了起来，把她抬离地面，在空中疾驰而过。 “哇呜！”哈帕在她身边叫道。 “这太神奇了！”“有点可怕！”西奥叫道。 当Jodi在创造模式下玩《我的世界》时，她一直在飞。 这里没有这么简单。 他们运气好，遇上了好天气。 根据摩根的说法，这个把戏只有

underwater…or in the rain. With Theo's help, Harper had enchanted three tridents with a magical riptide effect. The effect basically allowed them to swim through the wet air. It would get them to the top of the tower quickly. And right now, every minute counted. So it was nice that the Evoker King had made an opening for them. "IN HERE!" said Jodi, and she flew through the hole the Evoker King had left. Harper and Theo touched down close behind her. Jodi had expected more of the purpur

在水下，或者在雨中。 在西奥的帮助下，哈珀给三叉戟施了激流魔法。 这种效果基本上可以让它们在潮湿的空气中游泳。 这样他们就能很快到达塔顶。 现在，每一分钟都很重要。 因此，Evoker国王为他们开了个口，这是件好事。 “在这里！”乔迪说着，从闪回王留下的洞里飞了过去。 哈珀和西奥紧随其后降落。 乔迪以为会有更多的紫癜

blocks they'd seen downstairs. Or perhaps a lush sanctuary—tapestries and artworks and a four-poster bed fit for a king. But there was none of that. Instead, the room was a cold and sterile box. Four plain white walls met a plain white ceiling and a plain white floor. The only thing in the room was a pale- colored chair set against the back wall. The Evoker King had made himself a throne, but nothing else. "What material is this?" asked Harper, stomping her foot. "It looks almost like glass, but not quite." "It's nothing that exists naturally in the game," Theo said. "HE'S LEACHED THE COLOR AND TEXTURE OUT OF EVERYTHING."

他们在楼下见过的街区。 或者是一个郁郁葱葱的圣殿——挂毯、艺术品和一张适合国王的四柱床。 但这些都没有。 相反，这个房间是一个冰冷、无菌的盒子。 四堵纯白的墙碰到纯白的天花板和纯白的地板。 房间里唯一的东西是靠在后墙的一张浅色的椅子。 唤起之王给自己做了个王座，仅此而已。 “这是什么料子？”哈珀跺着脚问。 “它看起来几乎像玻璃，但又不完全像。” “这不是游戏中自然存在的东西，”西奥说。 “他把所有东西的颜色和质地都滤掉了。”

"It looks like something an emotionless computer program would make," Jodi said. "No color, no joy…no personal touches of chaos." She shuddered. "I bet he'd like to do this to the whole world." "WE WON'T LET HIM," Theo said confidently. "We just have to find the Foundation Stone before he comes back." Harper held up a pickaxe. "Then let's get digging—and hope that he keeps it close!" Jodi figured Harper had the right idea. If there was a hidden vault around here, it would be on the other side of a wall or floor. They all took up pickaxes. As long as they stayed near Theo, they were able to break as many bricks as they wanted. They made a mess of the place, busting holes in every surface. They didn't find any hidden passages or trapdoors, only more of the strange white blocks. The walls and floor were thick but otherwise unremarkable. "I don't know where else to look," said Harper. "I was sure he'd keep it by his seat of power." "SEAT…OF POWER?" echoed Jodi.

乔迪说：“这看起来就像一个没有情感的电脑程序会做出来的东西。” “没有色彩，没有欢乐……没有个人的混乱。” 她战栗。“我敢打赌，他想对全世界都这么做。” “我们不会让他得逞的，”西奥自信地说。 “我们必须在他回来之前找到基石。” 哈珀举起一把鹤嘴锄。“那我们开始挖吧——希望他把它放在身边！”乔迪觉得哈珀的想法是对的。 如果这附近有隐藏的金库，它应该在墙或地板的另一边。 他们都拿起了鹤嘴锄。 只要他们待在西奥身边，他们就能想打碎多少砖就打碎多少砖。 他们把这地方弄得一团糟，到处都是洞。 他们没有发现任何隐藏的通道或活板门，只有更多奇怪的白色方块。 墙壁和地板很厚，但除此之外没什么特别之处。 “我不知道还能去哪儿找。”哈珀说。 “我肯定他会守在他的权力宝座上。” “权力的座位？”乔迪附和道。