5 67's Story

5 67's Story The children looked out of the portholes, marvelling as the submarine moved through the water. "These fish are BONKERS," said Little-Bit, referring to the myriad of creatures that lived in the cleaning channel. "That one looks like a Christmas tree and I swear I just saw a jellyfish that could easily pass as a trifle. It actually made me feel a bit peckish." "Does anyone know what time it is?" shouted Dad from behind the periscope at the front of the sub. Peanut looked at her watch. "Oh, it's stopped working," she said. "A common occurrence when a person is crossing between dimensions," said 67 matter-

5 67号的故事 孩子们趴在舷窗往外看，惊叹着潜艇在水中穿行的模样。 “这些鱼真的疯疯癫癫的！”小不点看着清洁水道里数不胜数的各样生物说道。 “那只长得像圣诞树，我发誓我刚看见一只水母，完全能冒充成水果松糕。 说真的，这都让我有点饿了。” “有人知道现在几点了吗？”爸爸在潜艇前端的潜望镜后喊道。 皮纳特低头看了看自己的手表。 “哎呀，表停了。”她说道。 “穿越维度的时候常会发生这种事，”67号一本正——

of-factly. "Especially those which operate at different time rates. I assume your timepiece is a harmonic oscillator, which means that the inertia of the balance wheel and the elasticity of the balance spring have probably been subject to too much change. Only the very best movements are able to withstand such trauma over a sustained period, and I would guess that your watch features neither a Rolex calibre 3235 or a Lemania 2310, regardless of whether or not a coaxial escapement is included." "Er, I think what the robot is trying to say is that all of

经地。 尤其是那些时间流速不同的维度就更是如此。 我猜你的腕表属于谐波振荡器结构，也就是说摆轮的惯性和游丝的弹性，大概率都受到了过大的变化冲击。 只有最顶级的机芯才能长时间承受这种影响，而且我猜你的表既不是劳力士3235机芯，也不是勒马尼亚2310机芯，不管它有没有搭载同轴擒纵系统。” “呃，我想这个机器人想说的是，所有

this travelling between Chroma and London has busted your watch," said Rockwell. "Give it here and I'll take a look. I've read a couple of engineering books that covered basic watchmaking. I reckon I might be able to fix it." Peanut removed the watch and handed it to her friend. "I wouldn't let Tall Human get your hopes up if I were you, Peanut Jones," said 67, much to Rockwell's annoyance. And to answer your question, Gary Jones, the time here in Chroma is 1804 hours." "That means it's probably still yesterday in Milan," Dad reckoned, pushing the left joystick further forward. "This old girl is pretty slow, but she should get us to the Green Valleys in time." "Why are we going to the Green Valleys?" asked Peanut. I'll explain everything a bit later, I promise," replied Dad. "In the meantime, you lot should try to get some rest. You're going to need as much energy as possible." "Er, 67," said Little-Bit quietly as she sat next to where the robot was hovering, "can I ask you a question? Why did you betray Mr White? What made you decide to help our dad? And how did you get him out of prison?" "Technically, you have asked me four questions, Small Human," replied the robot. "I am, however, happy to answer

这场穿梭于克罗玛和伦敦之间的旅程弄坏了你的表，”洛克威尔说道。 “把表给我，我来看看。 我读过几本工程书，里面讲了基础的制表知识。 我觉得我说不定能把它修好。” 皮纳特摘下手表，递给了自己的朋友。 “换作是我，我不会对这个高个子人类抱太高期望，皮纳特·琼斯，”67号说道，这话可把洛克威尔惹恼了。 还有，回答你的问题，加里·琼斯，克罗玛现在的时间是18点04分。” “这么说米兰现在应该还是昨天，”爸爸一边说，一边把左操纵杆再往前推了推。 “这艘老艇速度不快，但应该能赶得及把我们送到绿谷。” “我们为什么要去绿谷？”皮纳特问道。 我保证晚点会把一切都跟你解释清楚，”爸爸回答道。 “在那之前，你们几个都赶紧歇一歇。 接下来你们需要储存足够多的体力。” “那个，67号，”小不点静静坐在悬浮着的机器人旁边，小声说，“我能问你一个问题吗？ 你为什么要背叛怀特先生？ 是什么让你决定帮助我们的爸爸？ 还有，你是怎么把他从监狱救出来的？” “严格来说，你一共问了四个问题，小人类，”机器人回答道。 “不过，我很乐意回答

them all. I am a second-generation RAZER a considerable upgrade on the launch model. We have been given more autonomy by the programmers. This means we can make our own decisions. We have the ability to weigh up a situation and act as we see fit with no need for instruction. So, when I saw what was happening to Chroma and its citizens, I made a decision to act. "That's exactly what 72 said to us in Die Brücke," noted Peanut, who had been eavesdropping from the bench on the other side of the submarine. "What is 72?" asked 67. "The only other RAZER we've ever met," replied Peanut. "A really good robot. I miss them." "Understood," said 67, who, to Peanut and Little-Bit's surprise, didn't seem to want to know more. "To continue, I was aware that your father, Gary Jones, was Mr White's most prized detainee. As such, he was being held in one of the maximum-security cells near the top of the Spire. That's where the most valuable enemies of the city were imprisoned. I decided I would make it my goal to free him." "Oh, wow," said Little-Bit. And did the Markmakers

你所有的问题。 我是第二代雷泽机器人，比起初代产品有了大幅升级。 程序员给了我们更多的自主权。 也就是说我们可以自己做决定。 我们有能力权衡局势，不用等指令，就可以按照自己的判断行事。 所以，当我看到克罗玛和它的人民遭遇的一切，我决定站出来行动。 “72在桥那里也跟我们说过一模一样的话，”皮纳特说道，她刚才一直坐在潜艇另一侧的长椅上偷听。 “72是什么？”67号问道。 “那是我们唯一遇见过的其他雷泽机器人，”皮纳特回答道。 “它是个特别好的机器人。 我好想它。” “明白了，”67号说道，让皮纳特和小不点惊讶的是，它并没有想多问更多信息。 “继续说，我清楚你的父亲加里·琼斯是怀特先生最重要的囚犯。 因此他被关在尖塔顶端附近的一间最高安保级牢房里。 这座城市最重要的敌人都被关押在那里。 我决定把救他出来作为我的目标。” “哇哦，”小不点说道。 那印记制造者们

help you like they helped 72? Are you an agent of the Resistance too?" "Negative," replied 67. "I acted alone." "So how did you manage to get Dad out?" asked Leo, who had been listening in and was pretty interested to hear how a robot had rescued his father. "I formulated an ingenious plan which I then executed over a number of months. It involved a fire extinguisher, the water in the Rainbow Lake, a waste pipe and the cleaning channels." "Go on..." said Peanut and Little-Bit together. "Mr White had been draining water from the Rainbow Lake for a long time. He had a small amount pumped to the top of the Spire which he used to fill his own personal Rainbow Pool, located just below the control room. I believe his plan was to empty the lake slowly while keeping a supply for his sole use. As such, there was a comprehensive network of pumps and pipes between the lake and the top floor of the tower." "That explains the water that Rockwell and I saw when we lifted the hatch in the control room with all the doors," exclaimed Peanut, remembering the last time they had visited the Spire. At the sound of his name, Rockwell

像他们帮助72那样来帮助你吗？ 你也是抵抗组织的特工吗？ “不是的，”67回答道。 “我是单独行动的。” “那你究竟是怎么把爸爸救出来的呀？” 里奥问道，他一直在旁听，特别好奇这个机器人是怎么救出自己父亲的。 “我想出了一个绝妙的计划，花了好几个月才实施完成。 计划用到了灭火器、彩虹湖的湖水、一根排污管还有清洁管道。” “继续说呀……”花生和小点点异口同声说道。 “怀特先生抽排彩虹湖的水已经很久了。 他抽了少量水送到尖塔顶端，灌满他私人的彩虹池，这个池子就在控制室的正下方。 我认为他的计划就是慢慢抽空湖水，把水全都留给自己独享。 这样一来，从湖边到塔顶就有一整套完整的泵和管道网络。” “这就说得通了！上次我和罗克韦尔打开控制室带全部门的舱盖时就看到了水！”花生想起上次他们到访尖塔的事，大声说道。 听到自己的名字，罗克韦尔

looked up from his seat a few metres away and began to listen more closely. "Indeed," continued 67. "I determined fairly early on that as well as the pipes taking water up to Mr White's pool, there was also one that took a little back down to the lake so that his supply could be circulated through the cleaning and colour-correction systems. Even though the systems weren't functioning brilliantly, they were still quite effective on small amounts of water. The pipe that took his water was built into the cavity between the outer and inner walls like the others. But unlike the others, it descended in a spiral so that the speed of the water could be controlled. This fact, I realised, meant that it would be safe for a human to travel inside of it." "Ooh, so it was kind of like a giant water slide crossed with a helter-skelter?" said an excited Little-Bit. "Affirmative." That is a very accurate description, Small Human," replied the robot. "So, all you needed to do was get Dad into the pipe?" said Leo. "Affirmative," said 67. And that was relatively easy. All prisoners were permitted ten minutes of exercise per day. For those in the maximum-security unit, that exercise involved walking two laps of the corridor connecting the cells, accompanied by a RAZER, of course. All I had to do was secure a position on exercise detail, convince Gary Jones of

在几米外的座位上抬起头，开始更专注地听了起来。 “没错，”67继续说道。 我很早就发现，除了把水输送到怀特先生泳池的管道，还有一根管道会把少量水送回湖里，这样他的用水就能通过清洁和调色系统循环起来。 虽然这套系统运转得不算出色，处理少量水的时候还是相当管用的。 输水管道和其他管道一样，都铺在内外墙之间的空腔里。 但和其他管道不同，它是螺旋向下延伸的，这样就能控制水流的速度。 我意识到，这一点意味着人类顺着管道往下走是安全的。” “哇，那这不就像是巨型水上滑梯和螺旋滑梯拼起来的吗？”兴奋的小点点说道。 “没错。” 描述得非常准确，小人类，”机器人回答道。 “所以，你只需要把爸爸送进管道里就好了对吗？”里奥说道。 “没错，”67说道。 而这件事相对来说很简单。 所有囚犯每天都有十分钟的放风时间。 最高安全监区的囚犯，放风就是在连接牢房的走廊走两圈，当然全程会有剃刀机器人看押。 我要做的就是弄到放风看护的位置，说服加里·琼斯