58 The Only Creative Person in the World

Part Five in which Peanut arrives at the end of the rainbow

第五部分 花生来到了彩虹的尽头

Chapter 58 The Only Creative Person in the World So, let's say that you do destroy Little Tail," said Peanut, a bead of sweat appearing on her brow. "That would mean that nobody would ever be able to travel between Chroma and the real world again, not now that you've rubbed out all of the existing portals." "I know," said Nerys, laughing, as she walked back up the leafy passageway towards the illustrated door in the control- room wall. "Isn't it delicious?" "It's evil, that's what it is," Peanut spat. "Well, evil is a subjective concept. One woman's "evil" is another woman's... "innovative"."

第五十八章 世界上唯一的创作人 “那假如你真的毁掉了小尾巴，”花生额头上挂着一滴汗珠说道。 “那就意味着再也没人能往返克罗玛和现实世界了，毕竟你已经把所有现存传送门都擦除了。” “我知道呀，”内瑞斯笑着说，她沿着满是树叶的通道往回走，走向控制室墙上那扇画出来的门。 “这难道不够过瘾吗？” “这就是邪恶，彻头彻尾的邪恶，”花生怒斥道。 “害，邪恶是个主观概念。 一个人口中的“邪恶”，换个人就是... “创新呀。”

Peanut glanced over at Alan again. He was still on his knees by the trapdoor. "But... but... if you do destroy the pencil, nobody, including you, will ever be able to get back home again. "Well, there are certainly no flies on you, lovely," said Nerys. "What you are failing to grasp, however, is the fact that I am not going to do it until I am safely back in London, along with my little art collection over there by the wall. Imagine what everybody will say when I bring back all these priceless artefacts that they had thought were gone forever. I'll be quite the hero, won't I? Wouldn't be surprised if I get to meet the king. Peanut swallowed hard, her arms still pinned to her sides. But that's not the best part," continued Nerys. "You see, once the world loses access to Chroma, its creative hub, the number of people interested in making art will start to dwindle. They just won't feel the need to pick up a pencil, throw a pot, or paint a portrait anymore. I imagine that within a few years that compulsion for making art will have disappeared off the face of the earth, leaving little ol" me as the only creative person in the world. "But... at some point you'll lose the urge to be creative too," said Peanut, still desperately playing for time. "I'll bring my own small supply of rainbow water to dip into should I ever feel the need." Nerys pointed to a large barrel, on top of which sat the Jinou Yonggu Cup of Emperor

花生又瞥了一眼艾伦。 他还跪在活板门边。 “可是...可是...如果你真毁了那支笔，包括你自己在内，再也没人能回得去家了。 “哟，你可不笨呀，小可爱，”内瑞斯说。 “不过你没搞懂：我要等安全回到伦敦，把墙边我那批小收藏品都带走之后，才会动手毁掉它。 想想看，我把这些大家都以为永远消失的无价宝物带回去，大家会怎么说。 我会变成大英雄，对不对？ 就算我能见到国王，我都不觉得奇怪。 花生狠狠咽了下口水，她的胳膊还是被死死按在身体两侧动弹不得。 不过这还不是最妙的，”内瑞斯继续说道。 “你想啊，一旦全世界都进不来克罗玛这个创作中心，对创作艺术感兴趣的人就会越来越少。 他们再也不会觉得需要拿起铅笔、拉坯制陶或是画肖像了。 我猜不出几年，创作艺术的欲望就会从这个世界上彻底消失，只剩下我这么个小老太太，成为世界上唯一会创作的人。 “可是...迟早你自己也会失去创作的欲望呀，”花生说，她还在拼命拖延时间。 “要是我哪天需要了，我自己带了足够的彩虹水可以用呀。” 内瑞斯指向一个大木桶，桶顶上放着皇帝的金瓯永固杯

Qianlong. "Not quite the same as a swim in the Rainbow Lake, which I've never had the privilege of doing, but a cupful poured over the old noggin every now and then will certainly have an effect. Peanut's eyes widened. Nerys really had thought of everything. She could feel the panic rising inside her. "So, you see," continued Nerys. "My skills will finally be appreciated, and I will get the recognition I deserve." "And what about Chroma?" asked Peanut, the colour draining from her face. "What about it?" Nerys replied. "I won't ever need to come back, will I? And I won't have to worry about anyone else visiting the city and swimming in the Rainbow Lake because no one will be able to get there. The portals are all gone, remember. Peanut looked over to Alan again. He was still on the floor, but there was no sign of Leo or her parents. He must be strugling to open the trapdoor, she thought to herself. She took a deep breath and, with one final effort, pushed as hard as she could against RAZER 005's metal arms. But it was no use. They didn't budge. The flame of hope flickering inside her was slowly being extinguished. Don't worry though, lovely," continued Nerys. "You can stay here for as long as you like. And when I say as long as you like, I mean... forever!"

乾隆。 “这虽然没法和在彩虹湖里游泳比——我还从没机会游过呢，但时不时往脑袋上浇一杯，肯定也够用了。” 花生瞪大了眼睛。 内瑞斯居然把所有事都计划好了。 她能感觉到恐慌在心里一点点涌上来。 “所以你看，”内瑞斯接着说。 “我的才华终于会被赏识，我也会得到我应得的认可了。” “那克罗玛怎么办？”花生问道，脸色一下子变得惨白。 “它能怎么样？” 内瑞斯答道。 “我再也不需要回来了，不是吗？ 我也不用担心别人来这座城、去彩虹湖里游泳了，因为没人进得来。 传送门都没了，忘了吗。 花生又看向艾伦。 他还在地上，但是利奥和花生的父母都不见踪影。 她暗自想，他肯定还在拼命开活板门呢。 她深吸一口气，用出最后一丝力气，拼命去推雷泽005的金属机械臂。 可根本没用。 机械臂动都没动一下。 她心里那点闪烁的希望火苗，慢慢被熄灭了。 不过你别担心呀，小可爱，”内瑞斯接着说。 “你想在这里待多久都可以。 我说的想待多久，意思就是...永远待下去！”