Chapter 6

chapter six I can read that book and help you to master the conjurations inside it. For I am the greatest trainer of conjurers in this dimension. A mentor, Supreme, A counsellor bar. None. Want proof? No thanks. Dirk stalks to a nearby rock, plops down, and immediately slides off its glassy shell. "Stupid slippery rock. Stupid spooky magic," he grumbles. "This whole business gives me the heebie-jeebies. Don't wanna see any magic being done—and definitely not in front of Drooler."

第六章我可以读那本书，帮你掌握里面的魔法。 因为我是这个空间最伟大的魔术师教练。 导师，至尊，律师。 没有。想要证据?不,谢谢。 德克蹑手蹑脚地走到附近的一块岩石上，扑通一声落了下来，立即从玻璃壳上滑了下来。 “又笨又滑的石头。愚蠢的恐怖魔法，”他抱怨道。 “这整件事让我很紧张。 我可不想看到别人施魔法——更不要当着流口水的面。”

Galamelon flashes Quint an overeager smile, showing way too many teeth. "I'm guessing your journey has left you famished. Might I offer... some sustenance?" With a flick of his wrist, a bag of Cheetos appears in Galamelon's hand! Right out of thin air. "Wow!" Quint's eyebrows shoot up. "That is the sort of conjuring I need to learn. Well, that, and also how to go about teleporting us back to the Mallusk. And maybe, probably, also how to slay a Drakkor and free a queen." But one step at a time, he thinks. "Catch!" Galamelon says, as he drops the bag through the bars. Quint does not catch. The bag falls to the forest floor. "Don't touch it, Quint!" Dirk calls from his spot by the stone. "No touching magic Cheeto bags!" Quint ignores his friend. Tentatively, he picks up the bag. But... "It's empty." Galamelon frowns—but only for an instant. "Course it's empty! It's a two-part conjuring. Didn't I say that at the start? First I conjure the bag, and now... the actual Cheetos!" And as if from thin air, they appear...

加隆对昆特露出了一个过于热切的微笑，露出了太多的牙齿。 “我猜你在旅途中一定饿坏了。 我可以提供…一些食物吗?”他的手腕一挥，一袋奇多出现在加隆的手里！凭空而来。 “哇!”昆特的眉毛一下子竖了起来。 “这就是我需要学习的魔法。 好吧，还有怎么把我们传送回马卢斯克号。 也许，也许，还有如何杀死一个德拉科，解救一个女王。” 但他认为，要一步一步来。 “接着!”加隆说着，把袋子扔进了栅栏。 昆特不接球。袋子掉到了森林的地板上。 “别碰它，昆特！”德克在石头旁的位置喊道。 “不许碰神奇奇多袋！”昆特无视他的朋友。 他试探性地拿起书包。 但是…“这是空的。”加隆皱了皱眉——但只是一瞬间。 “当然是空的！”这是一个两部分的魔法。 我不是一开始就说过吗？ 首先我变出了袋子，现在…… 真正的奇多！”就像从稀薄的空气中，他们出现了……

impressed. Yet, I mean, I'm not not impressed. Those are Cheeto Puffs. You didn't even conjure the crunchy kind and even Us monsterfolk know those are superior. Dirk suddenly stalks over to Quint, grabs him, and pulls him to the rock. "Quint, this dude is giving me serious used-car-salesman vibes." Quint nods. "I admit, he does seem a little..." "Full of it? Untrustworthy? Full of untrustworthiness?" "I was going to say unpolished," Quint whispers. "But, Dirk, I need the help of a real conjurer—and here one is, offering to mentor me. It's like it was fated! A step on our hero quest! Look, we don't know

的印象。然而，我的意思是，我对此印象深刻。 那是奇多泡芙。你甚至没有召唤出松脆的那种，就连我们这些怪物都知道那种更高级。 德克突然走到昆特身边，抓住他，把他拉到岩石上。 “昆特，这家伙给我一种二手车推销员的感觉。” 五胞胎点点头。“我承认，他看起来确实有点……” “满满的？”不值得信任吗? 充满了不可信？”“我想说的是未经雕琢的，”昆特低声说。 “可是，德克，我需要一位真正的魔术师的帮助——现在就有一位，主动提出要指导我。 好像是命中注定的！我们的英雄任务又向前迈进了一步！我们不知道

what happened at the Mallusk after we left. We don't know what happened to Jack and June..." Quint trails off, not wanting to give words to the worst-case scenario. Dirk's face goes tight. They're both imagining the same horrors. "And we don't know what we'll be facing when we return. So I..." Quint's voice quivers. "I can't fail again... I need to crack this conjuring thing. And I can't do it alone. At a minimum, I need someone to help interpret the book!" Dirk rubs his jaw, thinking. He glances at Drooler. Drooler blinks twice, then sneezes. "Drooler," Dirk says. "You are wise beyond your years." Dirk whips out his sword—so lightning-quick that Quint leaps back. Dirk stomps toward Galamelon, raises the sword, and swings— KLONK! Dirk's blade slams into the living cage and the entire thing snaps open with a wet schlorp! An instant later, Galamelon is falling to the forest floor.

我们离开后在马洛斯克发生了什么。 我们不知道杰克和琼怎么了……” 昆特说不下去了，他不想说出最坏的情况。 德克的脸绷得紧紧的。他们都在想象同样的恐怖。 “我们不知道我们回来后会面临什么。 所以我……”昆特的声音颤抖着。 “我不能再失败了……我得破解这个咒语。 我一个人做不到。至少，我需要有人帮我解释这本书！”德克揉着下巴，沉思着。 他瞥了一眼流口水。流口水者眨两次眼，然后打喷嚏。 “流口水，”德克说。“你的智慧超越了你的年龄。” 德克抽出剑来——闪电般的速度，把昆特吓了一跳。 德克向加隆大步走去，举起剑，挥了一挥——咔！德克的剑刺进了活笼子，整个笼子啪的一声打开了！片刻之后，加隆落到了森林的地面上。

dark. That was dumb. Trusting Quint isn't dumb. There wasn't some way to trust Quint without waking the snareghoul. Great, I got Cheeto dust on my going-out-to dinner slacks, REEARRRAGH! The Snareghul has snapped awake—and is instantly on the attack. "Ah, hamburgers, now we're in for it," Kimmy says. "Carol, time to skedaddle!" "Watch out!" Quint shouts. "Snareghul cage-tail on the attack!"

黑了。那太蠢了。相信昆特并不愚蠢。 要信任昆特，就得惊动蛇食尸鬼。 太好了，我出去吃饭的裤子上沾上了奇多粉，哈哈！snaregoul突然醒来，并立即发起攻击。 “啊，汉堡，现在我们要吃了，”吉米说。 “卡罗尔，该走了！”“小心!”昆特喊道。 “燕子笼尾出击！”

The monstrous tail whooshs through the air, then there's a loud crunch as the cage slams into a tree. A flash of silver-white erupts from the Snareghul's tail, splattering the tree-trunk with crystal-crust. "Everyone, get on!" Kimmy shouts, as she scrambles into the Wrangler. "Now!" Dirk hoists himself up as Carol starts picking up speed. Galamelon grabs hold of Carol's tail, pulling himself up, hand over hand. "Wait!" Dirk yells. "We don't have Quint!" Dirk spots Quint speeding after them. He's nearly at the Wrangler—until suddenly he trips over Galamelon's conjured Cheeto bag and falls face-first into the brush. The snarling Snareghul stomps toward Quint, tail snapping back! Quint scrambles to his feet and swings his cane like a hockey stick, slapshotting a dozen Cheetos— GOTCHAI HAVE NO fear guy blinded by Cheeto dust, yeah.

巨大的尾巴在空中嗖嗖作响，然后笼子砰的一声撞到树上。 一道银白色的闪光从蛇蛇的尾巴上喷出，水晶外壳溅在树干上。 “大家快上车！”吉米大叫着，她爬进了牧马人。 “现在!”当卡罗尔开始加速时，德克站了起来。 加拉美龙抓住卡罗尔的尾巴，双手交替着把自己拉了起来。 “等等!”德克喊道。“我们没有昆特！”德克发现昆特在他们后面疾驰而过。 他快到牧马人了——突然，他被加隆变出的奇多袋绊倒了，脸朝下掉到灌木丛里。 咆哮的蛇食鬼朝昆特走去，尾巴猛地向后一甩！昆特爬了起来，像曲棍球棒一样挥舞着手杖，拍了一打奇多——被奇多粉弄瞎了眼睛的家伙，没错。