22 67 and the Machines

22 67 and the Machines Peanut, Little-Bit and Doodle made their way back into the control room to find everybody grouped around the console. They were still discussing plans for refilling the Rainbow Lake and the subsequent afterparty, talking loudly and with great excitement. Peanut noticed that 67 was hovering by the trapdoor in the floor, separate from the rest of the group. They were staring into the pool of rainbow-coloured water that Mr White had been keeping there. Ironically, it was only now that Rockwell had left Chroma that a slight feeling of doubt had tiptoed its way into her mind. What if Rockwell was right? she thought. What if there is something up with 67? And why am I only considering this now,

花生、小不点、嘟嘟和22 67一行人走回控制室，发现所有人都围在控制台旁。 他们还在讨论给彩虹湖补水和办庆功派对的计划，你一言我一语，兴奋极了。 花生注意到67飘在地上的活门边，没和大家待在一起。 它正盯着怀特先生储存在这儿的那一池彩虹水看。 说来有意思，罗克韦尔离开克罗玛之后，一丝怀疑才悄悄钻进了花生的心里。 万一罗克韦尔是对的呢？ 她想。 万67真的不对劲怎么办？ 我为什么偏偏现在才想到这件事，

rather than when Rockwell was still here? She decided to do a bit of investigating, just to put her mind at ease. "Hi, 67," she said, cheerily, as she approached the RAZER. "Hello, Medium-sized Human," they replied in their distinctive tinny voice. "Is there something I can assist you with?" "Oh, nothing important," replied Peanut. "I was just wondering what everyone was talking about. The robot's eye panel rotated smoothly to their right to look at the merry group. "The operatives still appear to be discussing party food. They have already, in my opinion, spent a disproportionate amount of time debating the merits of the French Fancy over those of the Bakewell Slice." "Ah, so they're tackling the important stuff," said Peanut, nodding. "And what have you been tasked with doing for the party?" "I have not been tasked with doing anything," replied the robot. "But I did make a suggestion that will require some work on my part. I believe it is a good idea, and the Markmakers and the other Resistance operatives concur. So I will be actioning that presently. "Oh? What did you suggest?" asked Peanut. "That we should mobilise the RAZER army to help us quicken the progress of Chroma's rehabilitation." "Er, what does that mean?" said Peanut, confused. "We

而不是罗克韦尔还在这儿的时候？ 她决定去打听一下，好让自己彻底放心。 “嗨，67，”她开开心心地边打招呼，边走向这台锐泽机器人。 “你好，中等个头的人类，”它用独特的金属沙哑声回答。 “有什么我能帮你的吗？” “哦，没什么大事，”花生回答。 “我就是过来看看大家在聊什么。 机器人的眼面板稳稳地转向右侧，看向那群热热闹闹的人。 “这些探员好像还在聊派对的食物。 要我说啊，他们为了争论法式花色蛋糕和贝克韦尔派哪个更好吃，花的时间也太多了。” “啊，原来他们在聊头等大事呀，”花生点着头说。 “那派对给你安排了什么活吗？” “没给我安排任何活，”机器人回答。 “不过我自己提了一个建议，需要我来做点事。 我觉得这主意很棒，标记者和其他抵抗军探员都同意我的看法。 所以我马上就准备动手做了。 “哦？ 你提了什么建议？”花生问道。 “我们应该动员锐泽大军，帮我们加快克罗玛重建的速度。” “呃，这是什么意思呀？”花生困惑地问。 “我们

should get the RAZERs to work for us?" "Affirmative," replied 67. "It is a logical decision. We have a large number of very powerful and very skilled robots lying dormant in platoons all over the city. Meanwhile, we, the citizens of Chroma, have a huge rebuilding task on our hands. So why not use the very things that helped destroy the city to help mend the city?" "That's so smart," said Peanut. She could feel the doubt and suspicion she felt earlier tiptoeing back out of her mind. "Your praise is appreciated, Medium-sized Human," said the robot, curtly. "But the fact

应该让锐泽机器人帮我们干活？” “没错，”67回答。 “这是符合逻辑的决定。 我们全城各处都有整编队的机器人，它们能力强、技术好，现在都处于休眠状态。 而我们克罗玛的居民，眼前还有一大堆重建工作要做。 那为什么不借着当初毁了这座城市的力量，来帮我们修好它呢？” “这也太聪明了吧，”花生说。 她能感觉到，刚才心里那点怀疑和猜忌，又悄悄溜走了。 “感谢你的夸奖，中等个头的人类，”机器人简短地说。 “但事实是

is that, as a RAZER myself, I am easily able to plug into the Spire's mainframe computer and recalibrate the directive. It's a built-in function of the second-generation RAZER model. Once docked, it's simply a question of re-engineering the core code, compiling a new binary file and distributing it using a form of high-speed transaction processing. I can apply the same method to overwrite the Big X and Exocetia programming too." "Wow," said Peanut. "So you would be in control of Mr White's entire army?" "Affirmative." "That's amazing," said Peanut. "You could do so much good with all that power. Thanks so much, 67. Chroma is already in your debt, and it sounds like that debt is about to get bigger!" "No thanks are necessary, Medium-sized Human. It's the least I can do. I want to make amends for the damage that my robotic counterparts have done to this city. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to decrypt the security tokens and obtain authentication to the central control network. Satisfied that all was OK with 67, Peanut walked over to her parents and Nerys, who were discussing sandwich preferences with Jonathan Higginbottom. "...Yes yes, I totally agree, Mr Higginbottom. Triangular ones do taste better," said Mum, excitedly. "Oh, hi, Peanut.

，作为一台锐泽机器人，我能轻松接入尖塔的主机，重新校准运行指令。 这是第二代锐泽型号自带的内置功能。 对接完成后，只需要重新改写核心代码，编译新的二进制文件，再用高速事务处理分发出去就行。 我还能用同样的方法，覆盖大X和艾可索西亚的程序。” “哇，”花生说。 “所以你就能掌控怀特先生的整支军队了？” “没错。” “这太厉害了，”花生说。 “有这么大的力量，你能做太多好事了。 太谢谢你了，67。 克罗玛已经欠你人情了，这下看来人情还要变得更大啦！” “不用谢我，中等个头的人类。 这是我至少该做的。 我想要弥补我的机器人同胞对这座城市造成的伤害。 好了，失陪一下，我要去解密安全令牌，获取中央控制网络的授权了。 花生放心之后，就走向她的父母和内里斯，他们正和乔纳森·希金博顿讨论三明治哪种更好吃。 “……对对对，我完全同意，希金博顿先生。 切成三角形的三明治就是更好吃，”妈妈兴奋地说。 “哦，嗨，花生。

You'll never guess what. This animated alligator cartoon character chap can TALK! Just like the rat! And, let me tell you, he really knows his sandwiches!" "Hi, Mum," Peanut said, stifling a yawn and placing her head affectionately on the alligator's shoulder. "Yes, Jonathan Higginbottom and I are old friends." "You look tired," said Dad. "All three of you do, actually." Leo and Little-Bit were sitting up on the control panel, eyes half-closed. "In fact, I think that we should all get some rest. Tomorrow is going to be a big day. We have lots of things that need celebrating, not least your birthday, Leo." "Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that," he replied. "Me too," said Little-Bit. "I haven't even got you a card!" "Don't worry, LB. You can always draw one for me," said Leo, smiling. "I'm sure Peanut can lend you a pencil."

你绝对猜不到怎么着。 这个卡通动画鳄鱼居然会说话！ 就跟那只老鼠一样！ 说真的，他可太懂三明治啦！ "嗨，妈妈。"皮纳特说着，忍住哈欠，亲昵地把头靠在了鳄鱼肩膀上。 "没错，乔纳森·希金博特姆和我是老朋友啦。" "你看起来累坏了。"爸爸说。 "其实你们三个都累啦。" 里奥和小不点坐在操控台上，眼睛都半睁半闭的。 "其实我觉得，我们大伙都该休息了。 明天可是重要的大日子。 我们有好多好事要庆祝，最要紧的就是你的生日呀，里奥。" "哦对哦，我都把这事儿忘了。"他回答说。 "我也忘了。"小不点说。 "我连贺卡都没给你准备呢！" "别担心，小不点。 你给我画一张就好啦。"里奥笑着说。 "我肯定皮纳特会借你铅笔的。"