71 THE TRUTH

CHAPTER 71 THE TRUTH Crusher gripped Roz in his giant claw and looked at her weak little body. He could easily squeeze the life out of her and rid himself of the pest. Motors hummed as he tightened his grip, but he stopped when our robot started speaking. The attempt to confuse Crusher with lies had not gone well, so Roz spoke the truth instead. "I lied to you earlier," admitted Roz. "The truth is that I was not sent here by the Juggernaut. I came on my own, to stop you. I meant you no harm. I was only trying to protect what I love. What you do not know is that the runoff from this mine is damaging a vast area of ocean wilderness, including the island where I live. It does not matter what you do to me, but I am begging you, Crusher, please stop mining. You have the power to save many lives." Crusher was designed for a single purpose: to mine deep-sea minerals. His computer brain was not equipped to handle such a strange situation. The mountaintop was quiet as he studied Roz and tried to

第七十一章真相粉碎者用他的巨爪抓住罗兹，看着她虚弱的小身体。 他可以很容易地把她的生命挤出来，自己也可以摆脱这个害虫。 当他握紧手时，马达嗡嗡作响，但当我们的机器人开始说话时，他停了下来。 试图用谎言混淆克拉希尔的尝试并不顺利，所以罗兹转而说了真话。 “我之前对你撒了谎，”罗兹承认。 “事实是，我不是被神像派来的。 我一个人来的，来阻止你。 我没有恶意。我只是想保护我爱的人。 你不知道的是，这个矿井的径流正在破坏大片的海洋荒野，包括我居住的岛屿。 你对我做什么都无所谓，但我求你了，克拉希尔，请停止采矿。 你有能力拯救许多生命。” 破碎机的设计目的只有一个：开采深海矿物。 他的电脑大脑还没有准备好处理这种奇怪的情况。 山顶上很安静，他仔细观察着罗兹，并试着去做

decide what to do with her. The quiet was interrupted by sounds from above. Whistles and moans and a clickety clickety click! Crusher pointed his headlights up toward the sounds and his light beams faded into darkness. Everything was still. Until, high overhead, a whale passed through the beams of light. Then another whale passed through. Three giant squid passed through, followed by two sharks. More large ocean animals passed through the light, and then something else emerged. It was big, really big, and it seemed to grow bigger as it descended into the light. The mysterious massive object was shaped like a barrel topped with a platform and a jumble of structures. As you might have guessed, that mysterious massive object was the Juggernaut. The mining station had been sinking for hours. It sank slowly at first, held up by the air trapped in its compartments. Gradually, those compartments flooded with water, and the station gained speed on its way to the bottom of the ocean. This had given the Ancient Shark an idea. She wanted to crush the mining robot beneath the sinking station and finally put an end to the poison tide. Of course, for her plan to succeed, the shark needed help. She needed Roz to keep Crusher distracted. And she needed an army of mighty animals to guide the sinking station so it would crash down onto the mining

决定怎么处置她。 寂静被上面的声音打断了。 口哨声，呻吟声，咔哒咔哒咔哒！克劳谢尔把车头灯对准声音，他的光束消失在黑暗中。 一切都是静止的。直到，在高高的头顶上，一条鲸鱼穿过光束。 接着又有一条鲸鱼经过。 三只大乌贼经过，后面跟着两条鲨鱼。 更多的大型海洋动物穿过光线，然后另一些东西出现了。 它很大，真的很大，而且它似乎越来越大，因为它下降到光。 这个神秘的巨大物体形状像一个桶，顶部有一个平台和一堆乱七八糟的结构。 你可能已经猜到了，那个神秘的巨大物体就是神像。 采矿站已经下沉了好几个小时。 起初，由于舱室里的空气，它下沉得很慢。 渐渐地，这些舱室里充满了水，空间站在沉入海底的过程中加快了速度。 这给了古鲨鱼一个主意。 她想在下沉的车站下面碾碎采矿机器人，最终结束毒潮。 当然，要想计划成功，鲨鱼需要帮助。 她需要罗兹分散克拉希尔的注意力。 她需要一群强壮的动物来引导下沉的站，这样它就会撞到矿井上

robot. Gurry was asking a lot of the animals. The work was exhausting. The poison tide could start flowing. The giant squid and the sharks had no problems diving deep. However, some of the whales were running out of breath. But whenever a whale headed back to the surface, another one took its place. The Ancient Shark raced around, shouting out commands. "We need more animals over here! Quickly! All right, everybody, get ready to push against the station in three, two, one, push!" The animals whipped their tails and flapped their fins, pushing hard against the station while it sank. They groaned from the tremendous effort, but together, they slowly muscled the massive thing into position, and aimed it directly at the mining robot. When the station was on course, the Ancient Shark called out, "Let it go!" All at once, the army of animals withdrew, and the Juggernaut continued sinking straight toward its target. Nothing could stop the station now. The mining robot was doomed! The poison tide was doomed! But there would be no celebration, because just then a fish swam up to the Ancient Shark with terrible news. He announced that Roz had been captured by Crusher. In that moment, everyone realized the wild robot was also doomed. They couldn't watch what happened next. So

机器人。高锐问了很多动物。 这工作使人筋疲力尽。毒潮可能开始涌动。 巨型乌贼和鲨鱼潜入深海毫无问题。 然而，一些鲸鱼上气不接下气。 但每当一头鲸鱼游回水面，另一头鲸鱼就会取代它的位置。 古老的鲨鱼四处奔跑，大声发出命令。 “我们这里需要更多的动物！”很快!好了，大家准备向车站推三，二，一，推！”动物们甩着尾巴，拍打着鳍，使劲地推着车站下沉。 他们因巨大的努力而呻吟，但他们一起慢慢地把这个巨大的东西推到合适的位置，并直接瞄准了采矿机器人。 当船驶入航线时，古鲨鱼喊道：“放开它！”突然，动物大军撤退了，神像继续朝着它的目标下沉。 现在什么也拦不住车站了。 采矿机器人完蛋了！毒潮要来了！但是没有庆祝，因为就在这时，一条鱼游向了古老的鲨鱼，带来了可怕的消息。 他宣布罗兹已经被克拉希尔抓住了。 在那一刻，所有人都意识到这个狂野的机器人也难逃厄运。 他们无法看到接下来发生的事情。 所以

the sharks and the whales and the squid and the fish all turned and swam away. If you're slightly confused by these events, reader, you're not alone. Crusher was confused as well. None of this made any sense to him. Roz, on the other hand, had no trouble understanding. She understood what the Ancient Shark was doing. And she understood that neither robot would survive. Roz gazed into Crusher's eyes and said, "I am very sorry it has come to this. You were simply doing your job, as was I." The Juggernaut hurtled downward, closer and closer. It seemed to fill the entire ocean. Crusher released Roz and raised his claws to brace for the impact. And then the station came crashing down upon them.

鲨鱼、鲸鱼、鱿鱼和鱼都转身游走了。 读者们，如果你对这些事件感到有点困惑，那么你并不孤单。 Crusher也很困惑。 这一切对他来说都毫无意义。 另一方面，罗兹在理解上没有困难。 她明白古鲨在做什么。 她明白，这两个机器人都无法存活。 罗兹凝视着克拉希尔的眼睛说：“我很抱歉事情发展到这个地步。 你只是在做你的工作，我也是。” 神像猛冲下去，越来越近。 它似乎充满了整个海洋。 Crusher放开了Roz，举起爪子顶住了冲击。 然后车站轰然倒塌在他们身上。