Chapter 7

Chapter 7 If You Can't Take the Heat, Get out of the Computer Lab! "Okay, new idea." Harper was determined to figure out how to stop the air-conditioning from turning the school into an ice block. Every problem had a correct solution; all she needed to do was think of it. That was her job. "We hit it with a hammer until it stops working."

第七章受不了热，就滚出电脑室！“好吧，新主意。” 哈珀下定决心要想办法防止空调把学校变成冰块。 每个问题都有正确的解决方案；她所需要做的就是想一想。 那是她的工作。“我们用锤子敲打它，直到它停止工作。”

"I do not know about a hammer, but you could use my pickaxe!" Eek offered. Harper laughed. "No, it's fine. I'm just joking." She sighed. "But I am sorry. When you are all working so hard in the game, it's my job to fix things out here. And I haven't done anything right today." "It's not your fault Principal Ferris is so… weird," Jodi said, peeking out from under her blanket. "And actually, it doesn't feel so cold anymore. Maybe I'm getting used to it."

“我不会用锤子，不过你可以用我的鹤嘴锄！”唷。 哈珀笑了。“不，没事。 我只是在开玩笑。”她叹了口气。 “但是我很抱歉。当你们在比赛中如此努力时，我的工作就是在这里解决问题。 我今天什么都没做对。” “这不是你的错，费里斯校长这么……古怪。”乔迪说着，从毯子底下探出头来。 “实际上，它不再感觉那么冷了。 也许我已经习惯了。”

Harper hadn't shivered in a minute, either. And her teeth weren't chattering. She actually felt comfortable. "You're right. It's warmer!" Theo nodded. "Maybe Doc got her hacking device to work?" "Never found it!" Doc waved from the closet. "But I did reorganize all my spark plugs!" However it happened, Harper was relieved. Now they could get back to the plan. "Once we find a fortress, we'll be looking for a room with a blaze spawner."

哈珀也一刻也没有发抖。 她的牙齿也不打颤了。 她觉得很舒服。 “你是对的。是温暖!”西奥点点头。 “也许博士让她的黑客装置起作用了？”“没找到！”医生在壁橱里挥了挥手。 “但我确实重新整理了我所有的火花塞！”不管发生了什么，哈珀都松了一口气。 现在他们可以继续计划了。 “一旦我们找到一个堡垒，我们就会找一个有火焰生成器的房间。”

"I know how fortresses are usually set up!" Theo said. "I can lead everyone to it." "Great. Once we're there, we'll need to defeat the blazes protecting it without destroying the spawner. If you need to stop the spawner from making blazes, put torches around it on all sides. That way we can still see it, but it's blocked." "Got it!" Ash said into her microphone. Po and Jodi both nodded. "Eek, I know you've gotten good with boats, but you should stay behind the others. These mobs don't move in ways you're used to, and they also won't fall for that trick. There will be a lot of fighting in there." "I understand," Eek agreed. "I will not get in the way." "Good." Harper was feeling confident. "Then we just need to find it. If you leave Eek in the lava while the three of you go onto land occasionally,

“我知道堡垒通常是怎么建的！”西奥说。 “我可以带领大家去那里。” “好了。一旦我们到了那里，我们需要在不破坏产卵器的情况下扑灭保护它的大火。 如果你需要阻止产卵者从制造火焰，把火炬周围的所有方面。 这样我们仍然可以看到它，但它被阻挡了。” “明白了!”艾什对着麦克风说。 阿宝和乔迪都点了点头。“哎呀，我知道你很擅长划船，但你应该留在别人后面。 这些暴徒不会以你习惯的方式移动，他们也不会上当。 那里会有很多战斗。” “我明白，”伊克表示同意。 “我不会碍事的。” “好”。哈珀感到很自信。 “那么我们只需要找到它。 如果你把埃克留在熔岩里，你们三个偶尔上岸，

you might find a fortress sooner. It could be connected to a different lava flow. Just stay close enough that Eek can hear us. And—Phew." Harper was out of breath after all that talking. The air in the computer lab was feeling a little muggy, too. She looked at Theo and saw him taking off his hat and wiping sweat off his forehead. She saw Jodi take the blanket off her

你可能很快就能找到堡垒。 它可能与另一种熔岩流有关。 离得够近，好让伊克能听到我们。 And-Phew。”说了这么多话，哈珀上气不接下气。 电脑室里的空气也有点闷热。 她看着西奥，看到他摘下帽子，擦去额头上的汗水。 她看见乔迪把毯子从她身上取下来

shoulders and toss it onto the ground. She felt a knot of worry crawling up in her stomach again. Without saying another word, she walked over to the wall and reached her hand up to feel the air vent. "Ouch!" she yelped, pulling her fingers back. The air was blowing full force, and it was hot. Really hot. "That's like concrete-parking-loton- a-summer-day hot."

把它扔到地上。 她感到心头又一阵忧虑。 她二话没说，走到墙边，伸手去摸通风口。 “哎哟！”她尖叫着，把手指缩回来。 空气正猛烈地吹着，天气很热。 真的热。“这就像夏日里的混凝土停车场一样热。”