徐福竹簡

The Dark Legacy of the Sun Tribe
太陽一族的黑暗秘密

你，真的的是人類嗎？
ARE YOU REALLY HUMAN?

你是否曾在自己身上發現過那些異於常人，
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED SOMETHING STRANGE

又令人困惑的不同之處？
SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT YOURSELF

不妨做個實驗，攤開手掌瞧瞧
TRY A LITTLE EXPERIMENT.
OPEN YOUR HANDS. LOOK CLOSELY.

如果你的無名指比食指短上一截，
IS YOUR RING FINGER
NOTICEABLY SHORTER THAN YOUR  INDEX FINGER?

你身上極有可能⋯⋯
THEN YOU MAY CARRY A GENE...

帶有地球外生命體的基因
NOT OF THIS EARTH.

有人認為，這與古代傳說中，
SOME BELIEVE IT'S
THE LAST TRACE OF AN ANCIENT BLOODLINE

「四指人」的血統殘留有關
THE FOUR-FINGERED ONES.

學界稱之為「退化基因段」
ACADEMICS CALL IT A 'rEGRESSIVE GENE SEGMENT.'

但實際上，這可能是另一種進化的證明？
BUT WHAT IF... IT'S PROOF OF EVOLUTION?

過去曾有學者試圖追查這段失落的血脈
ONE SCHOLAR TRIED TO TRACE
THE ROOTS OF THIS FORGOTTEN LINEAGE.

但其中一位研究者——在調查途中神秘失蹤，
BUT HALFWAY THROUGH HIS INVESTIGATION,

至今下落不明
HE VANISHED.
WITHOUT A TRACE.

接下來你將看到，
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE

這些被掩蓋的考古真相
IS A SUPPRESSED TRUTH.

一段牽涉到超古文明的危險記憶，
A BURIED MEMORY TIED TO A PREHUMAN CIVILIZATION...

太陽一族的黑暗秘密⋯⋯
THE DARK LEGACY OF THE SUN TRIBE.

你們好，
HELLO.

我是Yuuki
I'M YUUKI.

你們可能有人已經見過我，因為之前在《消失的太陽帝國》展發生的騷動
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM THE INCIDENT AT THE LOST SUN EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

你們可能會好奇我是誰，以及我的目的
YOU MIGHT'VE WONDERED WHO I WAS—
OR WHAT I WAS REALLY AFTER.

WELL...

我接下來要說的事情非常危險，
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHARE IS DANGEROUS.

影片或許隨時會被刪除
THIS VIDEO COULD BE TAKEN DOWN AT ANY TIME.

如果你不想惹上麻煩，
IF YOU RATHER NOT GET INVOLVED—

現在就關上影片
TURN IT OFF.

NOW.

故事開始於一名來自民間的學者，
THE STORY BEGINS WITH A CIVILIAN SCHOLAR

吳海民
WU HAIMIN.

一名業餘考古學家
AN AMATEUR ARCHAEOLOGIST,

許多原本不見天日的文物，是在他的發掘下才得以見光
KNOWN FOR DISCOVERING ARTIFACTS THAT OTHERS HAD OVERLOOKED.

但他沒有資歷，
HE HAD NO CREDENTIALS.

沒有學術隸屬，
NO ACADEMIC AFFILIATION.

也沒有人脈，
NO CONNECTIONS.

因此——得不到任何任可。
AND SO—NO RECOGNITION.

某日，
BUT ONE DAY,

透過私人手段，
THROUGH UNOFFICIAL CHANNELS,

他偶然取得了一份珍貴的考古證據——
HE ACQUIRED SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY—

一份非常古老的竹簡
AN ANCIENT BAMBOO SCROLL.

經過測定，年代大約落在公元200年前後，
RADIOCARBON DATING PLACED IT AROUND 200 BCE.

以一種特別的古代文字書寫
IT WAS INSCRIBED IN SYMBOLS LONG FORGOTTEN.

毫無疑問地，一個考古界的大發現
A MAJOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND—

然而真正令吳海民震驚的，
BUT WHAT SHOOK WU HAIMIN,

是他透過研究發現，這些竹簡的作者，
WAS THE IDEA THAT SCROLL'S  AUTHOR⋯

極有可能，是「徐福」
MIGHT HAVE BEEN XU FU.

關於徐福的記載，最早見於《史記》
XU FU WAS FIRST RECORDED IN THE
RECORDS OF THE GRAND HISTORIAN.

生活在約兩千兩百年前，
HE LIVED MORE THAN 2,200 YEARS AGO,

秦國人
DURING CHINA'S QIN DYNASTY.

史書中，他是秦始皇的近臣，
A TRUSRED ADVISOR TO THE FIRST EMPERO.

一位帶有濃厚神秘色彩的方士，亦可視為早期煉金術士
A FANGSHI—AN OCCULTIST, AN ALCHEMIST.

據傳說，
ACCORDING TO LEGEND,

為求長生不老，
THE EMPEROR—OBSESSED WITH IMMORTALITY—

秦始皇重金命其出海，
ORDERED XU FU TO SAIL EAST,

尋找傳說中的仙丹
IN SEARCH OF THE ELIXIR OF LIFE. 

徐福奉命啟程，率領三千童男童女東渡，
XU FU DEPARTED WITH THREE THOUSAND YOUTHS...

自此音訊全無
AND WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

千年來，
FOR CENTURIES, 

學界始終爭論——
SCHOLARS HAVE DEBATED HIS FATE—

他究竟是在海上遇難，
DID HE PERISH AT SEA?

還是一名行跡高明的騙徒？
OR WAS HE SIMPLY A FRAUD WITH A CLEVER ESCAPE?

吳海民深知，這些竹簡的問世，有可能徹底改寫徐福的故事。
WU HAIMIN BELIEVED THE SCROLLS
COULD REWRITE XU FU'S STORY.

他如著魔般開始解析竹簡
HE BECAME OBSESSED.
SLEEPLESS.

某夜，
THEN ONE NIGHT...

吳海民又徹夜難眠
HE WOKE IN A DAZE.

恍惚間，他看見一個老人在床邊對他低語，
AN OLD MAN STOOD BESIDE HIS BED,

輕聲說道
WHISPERED:

「時間不多了，快啟程，找到仙山故地」
'TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
BEGIN THE JOURNEY— TO THE  IMMORTAL ISLAND.'

這個詭異經歷啟發了吳海民，
THAT HALLUCINATION PUSHED WU DEEPER INTO THE SECRETS..

深入挖掘後，他猛然發現自己被一個更古老的謎團所籠罩
HE SOON REALIZED THAT XU FU'S WRITINGS
POINTING TO SOMETHING FAR OLDER —

原來，徐福竹簡的線索竟導向另一個考古界的假說
A THEORY LONG REJECTED
BY MAINSTREAM ARCHAEOLOGY:

「太陽帝國」
THE SUN EMPIRE.

這是傳說建立於萬年前的神話城邦，
A MYTHICAL CITY—STATE SAID TO HAVE
EXISTED TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO—

擁有未知的強大科技，與超越現代人類理解的知識
POSSESSING LOST TECHNOLOGIES
AND KNOWLEDGE FAR BEYONDITS TIME.

[音訊記錄——吳海民的筆記]
[ Audio Log—Wu Haimin's Notes ]

為什麼這個文明在一萬年前，會有農業、文字，還有藝術？
"Why did they have agriculture? Writing systems?
Art—ten thousand years ago?

一切都超出史前人應該有的水準。
None of this fits what prehistoric humans should've known.

他們不屬於任何一支人種，
就好像⋯⋯是憑空出現的。
Thay don't match any known race. It's as if...
they appeared out of nowhere.

有人說他們是外星人；
有人說，他們是受到高度文明製造過的人類。
Some say they were aliens.
Others think they were humans... guided by higher beings.

在太陽族的描繪中，他們只有四根手指。
In Sun Tribe depictions, they had only four fingers.

這種血緣，透過通婚、傳宗接代，混入了現代人的血液裡。
Maybe their blood mixed with ours.
Through marriage. Through children.

說不定，他們就潛藏在我們之中。
Maybe... they're still among us. 

然後徐福⋯⋯與其說是皇帝的使者，
也許他也是個探險家，就像我們一樣。
And Xu Fu... maybe he wasn't just the Emperor's envoy.
Maybe he was s seeker—like us.

我們都追著一樣的秘密，只不過晚了他兩千年。
Chasing the same secrets...
only two thousand years ahead of us.

吳海民逐漸意識到，手中這份竹簡或許正是解開太陽一族秘密的珍貴線索
WE BELIEVED THE SCROLLS HELD THE KEY
TO UNLOCKING THE ORIGIN OF THE SUN TRIBE.

他召集研究小組，試圖在世界各地尋找更多四散的徐福殘卷
HE FORMED A PRIVATE RESEARCH TEAM TO FIND
MORE FRAGMENTS SCATTERED ACROSS THE WORLD.

但很快地⋯
BUT SOON...

他開始被一些不懷好意的人盯上
OTHERS TOOK NOTICE.

[電話錄音——吳海民和陌生女子]
[ Phone recording—Wu Haimin and unknown woman ]

吳海民「喂？哪裡找？」
Wu: "Hello? Who is this?"

女子：[聽不見]
Woman: [inaudible]

吳海民「哪、哪有什麼吳先生啊。」
Wu: "No, there's no Mr. Wu here."

女子：[聽不見]
Woman: [inaudible]

吳海民「什、什麼扶桑會，我沒有聽過什麼扶桑會啦，你哪弄來這號碼打過來的？」
Wu: "I don't know anything about the Fusang Foundation. How did you get this number?"

女子：[聽不見]
Woman: [inaudible]

吳海民「好了好了停停停！我不想知道什麼事情！反正、能不能放過我，不要再打過來啦！」
Wu: "Enough! Stop calling! Can you please leave me alone?!"

扶桑會，一個表面上為公益的考古文教基金會
THE FUSANG FOUNDATION—AN NGO, IN NAME ONLY.

實際上這個組織長年來為了不明目的，
IN TRUTH, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN,

持續壟斷對太陽帝國的研究
THEY'VE SPENT DECADES MONOPOLIZING
RESEARCH ON THE SUN EMPIRE.

各行各業的高層中皆有其眼線，
THEY OPERATE ACROSS BORDERS, ACROSS INDUSTRIES.

有人說他們用錢讓研究人員噤聲——
SOME SAY THAY SILENCE RESEARCHERS...
WITH MONEY.

甚至採取更糟的手段
OR WORSE.

吳聲稱自己並不害怕
WU CLAIMED HE WASN'T AFRAID.

他告訴同行研究者，
HE TOLD HIS FELLOW RESEARCHERS

他相信學術自由
HE BELIEVED IN ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

但很快，一切都變了
BUT SOON, EVERYTHING CHANGED.

他變得多疑
HE GREW PARANOID.

把門鎖換了，
CHANGED THE LOCKS.

和家人朋友斷了聯繫
CUT OFF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

為了繼續研究，他變賣了所有身外之物
SOLD EVERYTHING HE OWNED
JUST TO KEEP FUNDING THE RESEARCH.

到最後，
BY THE END,

家人說家裡已經空空如也——
HIS FAMILY SAID THE HOUSE WAS EMPTY—

他把所有的一切都傾注在他的研究上
HE HAD POURED EVERYTHING HE HAD INTO HIS WORK.

1991 年 4 月——
IN APRIL 1991

一個再普通不過的工作天
—ON A WORKDAY LIKE ANY OTHER—

吳在外將近一年後回到家
WU RETURNED HOME AFTER NEARLY A YEAR AWAY.

家裡只有年邁的母親
ONLY HIS ELDERLY MOTHER WAS THERE.

她接過他的行李，
SHE TOOK HIS BELONGINGS,

轉身走進廚房
THEN STEPPED INTO THE KITCHEN.

等她回來時⋯⋯
BUT WHEN SHE CAME BACK...

人不見了
HE WAS GONE.

只剩下一雙鞋
ONLY HIS SHOES REMAINED.

沒有破門痕跡，
NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY.

沒有逃走的理由
NO REASON TO RUN.

彷彿⋯有什麼把他帶走了
IT WAS AS IF⋯ SOMETHING TOOK HIM.

之後
LATER,

家人發現令人發冷的事：
THE FAMILY DISCOVERED SOMETHING CHILLING:

所有曾拍到吳的照片裡，
IN EVERY PHOTO WHERE WU ONCE APPEARED,

他的臉都被刮掉了
HIS FACE HAD BEEN SCRATCHED OUT.

就好像⋯他從來不存在一樣
AS THOUGH... HE HAD NEVER EXISTED.

有人說⋯他知道得太多，
SOME SAY... HE KNEW TOO MUCH.

所以才會被抹除
AND THAT'S WHAT GOT HIM ERASED.

隨著吳的消失，
WITH WU GONE,

關於太陽帝國的真相再度隱沒
THE TRUTH OF THE SUN EMPIRE VANISHED ONCE AGAIN.

多年之後——
UNTIL YEARS LATER—

在拆除他的老宅時——
WHEN HIS OLD HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED.

從天花板中，
HIDDEN IN THE CEILING,

他的家人找到了它們：
HIS FAMILY FOUND THEM

竹簡
THE BAMBOO SCROLLS.

竹簡上刻著太陽帝國的符號
INSCRIBED WITH THE SYMBOLS OF THE SUN EMPIRE.

為了便於理解，
TO AID UNDERSTANDING,

我節錄並翻譯了徐福竹簡的一部分：
I'VE TRANSLATED A PORTION OF XU FU'S SCROLL

歷經十年奔走，如今我終於又再度奉（皇帝的）命出海。
After ten years of searching.I have finally one agsin been commanded (by the emperor) to set sail.

在這期間我走遍中土許多地方，翻閱百家遺留的書冊，
During this time, I traveled across the Central Lands, poring over the surviving writings of the Hundred Schools.

以前███流散的痕跡，在海外的位置，已大概███
From traces of the ███ dispersal, the lands beyond the sea—
places where they may once have settled, has roughly ███

我暗自思索，如果能依照這些線索出海探詢，我███這次，終於能███古都蓬萊。
I quietly wonder if we follow these clues and set sail, this time I ███ could finally ███ the ancient capital Penglai.

P1

*說明：由於竹簡破損導致部分文字難以辨認,以下使用███暫代缺漏資訊。
（此標示不代表實際文字長度，僅用以標示缺損）

*Note: Due to damage to the bamboo scroll, some characters are difficult to recognize. The symbol ███ is used below to indicate missing content.
(This symbol does NOT represent the actual length of the missing text, but only used to mark the omission.)

歷經十年奔走，如今我終於又再度奉（皇帝的）命出海。在這期間我走遍中土許多地方，翻閱百家遺留的書冊，以前███流散的痕跡，在海外的位置，已大概███。我暗自思索，如果能依照這些線索出海探尋，我███這次，終於能███古都蓬萊。

After ten years of searching, I have finally once again been commanded (by the emperor) to set sail. During this time, I traveled across the Central Lands, poring over the surviving writings of the Hundred Schools. From traces of the ███ dispersal, the lands beyond the sea—places where they may once have settled, has roughly ███ I quietly wonder—if we follow these clues and set sail, this time I ███ could finally ███ the ancient capital Penglai.

雖然███反對的意見很多，駁斥我███長生的傳說募集資金，根本就是有辱祖上之德；然而我問心無愧。因為這麼做並不是為了我自身的利益，而是為了千年來未能達成的志向。如果能帶我的五個兒子███縱然身負欺瞞皇上的罪孽，遺留這樣的臭名於世間，我也甘之如飴。

Though ███ held many objections—denouncing that I ███ the legend of immortality to raise funds, and claiming my actions disgrace the virtues of our forebears— yet my conscience remains clear. For this is not for my own gain, but for a purpose unfulfilled for a thousand years. If I can bring my five sons ███ then even the guilt of deceiving the Emperor—and the lasting shame it would bring—I would endure it gladly.

P2

啟程的日期很快就要到了。我登上琅琊台，遠眺東海，心中不免感到惴惴不安。小時候長老曾說：「███也將歸於那東海。」如今我也對兒孫們這麼敘述著，想來令人心緒翻湧。非常幸運的是███沒有被朝廷派來的御史所察覺，三千族人███所製造的船，已經如期竣工，其建造的精良程度，想來吳地的造船巧匠也會自愧不如███雖很足夠，然而這趟出行非常危險，只有得到上天眷顧，才可能有一線生機。一切都已經準備好，卦象也顯示出：天子的氣數已盡，我們一族已經沒有退路。

The day of departure draws near. I climbed Langye Terrace and gazed out over the Eastern Sea, a deep unease stirring in my heart. When I was young, the elders once said: "███ shall one day return to the Eastern Sea." Now, I find myself telling my children and grandchildren the same, and the thought leaves my heart in turmoil. Fortunately ███ the imperial inspectors sent by the court have noticed nothing. The three thousand of our kin ███ the ships crafted by ███ are now complete, right on schedule. Their craftsmanship is so fine, even the skilled shipwrights of Wu would be humbled. Though ███ are thorough, the journey ahead is perilous. Only with the favor of Heaven will we have even a sliver of hope. All is prepared. The divinations speak plainly: the emperor's fate nears its end. For our tribe, there is no path of return.

這趟旅行確實異常兇險，還好有卦象提前警示，才讓我們不至於完全沒有防備。我們一族自港口往東啟航，沿濱海北上，試圖繞經濊地前往目的地。未行多遠，便與燕國餘部與海夷惡徒狹路相逢。雙方在船上對峙，我們一族的弓弩精良、力量強大，終於壓制███但也有所損失。我的長子端的手臂被流矢射中，剛開始還能忍痛，但幾天後███為了讓他活下來，我忍著淚水削去他的手臂。我為他摘除手臂的期間,他的哭喊聲震耳欲聾，至今還縈繞於我心中，實在難以忘懷。

This journey has indeed proven unusually perilous—fortunately, the divinations warned us in advance, allowing us to avoid being caught entirely unprepared. Our tribe set sail eastward from the harbor, then turned north along the coast, attempting to circle through the lands of the Yemaek to reach our destination. But we had not gone far when we encountered remnants of the Yan forces and marauding sea raiders. The two sides clashed at sea. Our tribe's crossbows were well-crafted and powerful, and we eventually broke ███ but not without cost. My eldest son, Duan, was struck in the arm by a stray arrow. At first, he endured the pain, but after a few days ███ I fought back tears and cut off his arm to save him. His screams as I severed it still ring in my ears to this day—loud, agonizing, unforgettable.

P3

為避免戰鬥，我決定改變路線，直接向東航行，前往███這趟渡海遠行，風浪說變就變，絕不是聰明人敢輕易嘗試的。然而我███子弟，都███一定可以跨越這片海洋。又過了幾天，在海天一線間，島嶼一一出現眼前、錯落有致、若隱若現。我們的船隊選擇了一個地點登陸，這個地方退潮後泥灘會裸露出來，行走起來步履維艱。我們登陸的這個島，根據古圖記載，有可能是███所棲息之地。我於是決定帶領一批人深入調查。剛踏入泥地，我們所帶的貨物非常沉重，就像陷入流沙中無法行走，我們不得不沿路卸下武器，空著手（不帶武器）往前走。日落之時，好不容易才脫離這片泥灘，我們草草紮營。夜半風聲詭異，就像耳邊有人在低語，███不是凶兆。

To avoid further conflict, I changed our course and sailed directly east—toward ███ this ocean crossing was treacherous, the waves and winds shifting without warning—no wise soul would attempt such a voyage lightly. Yet I ███ the children, (they) all ███ will surely cross this ocean. A few days later, as sea and sky blurred into one, a scattering of islands emerged on the horizon—some distant and hazy, others near and distinct. Our fleet chose one to land on. When the tide receded, it left behind a field of thick mud, making each step a struggle. According to ancient charts, this island may have been home to ███ I led a small group inland to investigate. As soon as we stepped into the mud, our heavy cargo dragged us down as if we were sinking into quicksand. We were forced to discard our weapons along the way and press forward empty-handed. By sunset, we finally escaped the mire and hastily set up camp. But as night fell, the wind carried an eerie sound, like whispers brushing against the ear ███ it was not a sign of ill omen.

沒想到，我們剛登陸島上，就已經被本地的夷人察覺了。幸虧我們███對方的態度還算和善，甚至派一個懂齊語的通譯前來。我將絲帛、玉飾███送給他們的首領，以顯示我們的來意良善。這些人於是就邀請我們進入他們的聚落。此地氣候本來很寒冷，然而到了黃昏，婦女在房子旁點起爐灶燒飯，不久，腳下漸漸感到溫暖，非常奇妙。他們一族世世代代以捕魚為生，部落首領擁有一個大漁場，所有部落民都聽他號令，約有百來人。宴席間提供的食物，是一種風乾魚肉做成的腐爛醃漬物，臭氣直衝鼻腔，實在令人難以下嚥。我在宴席間說明來意███古老的氏族███首領沒有說話，思考了一陣子說：「島的北邊有一族，幽居在巨石墳墓附近，那一族現在已經與世隔絕了。」

Not long after we landed, we realized the island's natives had already noticed our arrival. Thankfully, we ███ which seemed to put them at ease. One of them even sent over a translator who spoke the Qi tongue. I presented silk and jade ornaments ███ to their chieftain, to show our peaceful intent. In return, they invited us into their settlement. The climate here was bitterly cold, but by dusk, the women lit stoves beside their homes to cook. Soon after, I could feel warmth rising from beneath my feet—it was an odd, almost magical sensation. These people have survived for generations by fishing. The tribe's chieftain owns a large fishing ground, and all the villagers obey his command. There are around a hundred of them in total. During the feast, they served a fermented dish made from dried fish. Its stench hit the nose sharply, making it hard to swallow. I explained our purpose at the gathering ███ an ancient clan ███ the chieftain said nothing for a while. Then, after some thought, he replied: "To the north of the island lives a secluded people. They dwell near the old giant stone tombs. They've long cut ties with the outside world."

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往北來到石墓所在之處，這裡都是荒煙蔓草，以前的聚落早已經頹敗、不復存在。我們尋找他們的痕跡好多天，最終找到一戶還有炊煙的。來迎門的人是一個老頭子，聲音與舉止███與他詳細談話後，才知道這裡的古族，血脈早已經中斷███數年前已經死了。

We headed north toward the stone tombs. The area was choked with wild grass and drifting haze—what once were settlements had long crumbled into ruin. We searched for days, looking for any sign of those who might still live here. At last, we saw smoke rising faintly from a solitary home. An old man came to greet us. His voice and manner ███ only after speaking with him at length did we learn the truth: the ancient clan that once lived here had long since lost its bloodline ███ passed away years ago.

老者說，小時候他曾聽村中的長者口耳相傳，說那一族祖上本來遭受天譴，為了逃避大災禍，才會從海上漂流到這裡。那一族所建的石墓，都是門的形狀，就是因為相信他們的靈魂以後可以經由這個途徑返回原鄉，並償還他們的罪孽。這些話很符合███以前有傳說，一場毀天滅地的大洪水，淹沒了███那時候天崩地裂，諸侯們全都死去，只有███漂泊海外而活了下來。

The old man told us that, when he was a child, he had heard elders in the village recount tales of that people. According to the stories, their ancestors were once struck by a heavenly curse and fled a great catastrophe by drifting across the sea to this land. The tombs they built were shaped like doorways—for they believed that through these gates, their spirits might one day return to their homeland and repay the sins of their ancestors. Their words echoed ███ the ancient speak of a great flood—a cataclysm that drowned ███ the heavens collapsed, the earth split open, and the noble houses were lost. Only ███ survived, carried away by the sea.

P5

我們駐紮於石墓群邊，日夜不停找尋，但很多天███心中愈來愈感到困頓。突然有一天，我的次子畠從石墓後的泥土裡挖到一塊石碑，上面刻的竟然是船航行的路徑與星象圖的紀錄。我問███畠支支吾吾講不太出來，眼神閃爍，我才知道這塊碑原本藏在墳墓裡，是掘開墓地才得到的。一想到這件事，我不禁心中大驚。我們本來想要 ███反而成了盜墓者，實在是大不敬，感到非常慚愧。然而我仔細觀察碑文，發現上面記錄的內容非常不平凡，所記載的竟是前人遺留下來的地圖███想到這裡，就像曙光乍現，道路可能還沒斷絕，我們的天命依然存續███血脈雖然已經中斷，但我們依然存在███希望███知道我們不會辜負這趟旅行。

We made camp beside the stone tombs, searching day and night. But the days dragged on ███ a sense of despair slowly crept into our hearts. Then, one day, my second son Zi unearthed a stone stele from the soil behind one of the tombs. To our astonishment, it bore a carved map—one that showed a sea route and a chart of the stars. When I asked ███ Zi faltered, unable to give a clear answer. His eyes darted, uneasy. It was then I realized: the stele had been buried inside the tomb. He had disturbed the grave to retrieve it. The thought chilled me. We had set out to ███ and now we had defiled the sacred resting place of the dead. I was deeply ashamed. As I examined the inscriptions more carefully, I realized they were not ordinary markings. They appeared to be a map ███ and in that moment, it was as if a ray of light pierced the clouds. Perhaps our path was not yet lost. Perhaps our destiny still lives. ███ bloodline may have ended, but we remain ███ hope ███ know we will not let this journey be in vain.

繼續航行了幾日，船中爆發多種疫病，族人不停咳嗽、吐痰，氣血不通暢，看起來神色都非常疲倦。我的次子畠也染上了這種病，氣息日漸微弱███這些人中的有志者，怕自己變成累贅，竟然在晚上偷偷投海自盡，屍骨無存███畠也消聲匿跡，眾人無論怎麼樣也找不到███然而這件事所帶來的痛楚，直接刺痛我的心肺，只能站立著久久不能言語。這天晚上海風呼嘯███但是我們不能停下腳步。我遵照海圖所記錄，又和匠人臨摹的星盤相比對，於是命令船隊沿著辰地的南岸向東航行，準備跨海███

Several days into our voyage, illness began to spread throughout the ships. Coughing, spitting, and sluggish blood—our people grew pale and weary. My second son, Zi, also fell ill. His breath grew weaker by the day. ███ some of the stronger-willed among us, fearing they would become a burden, chose instead to throw themselves into the sea in the dead of night, leaving no trace behind ███ Zi too disappeared. No matter how we searched, we could not find him ███ yet the pain of this loss struck deep into my chest. I could only stand there, speechless, as though the grief had taken hold of my lungs. That night, the sea wind howled ███ but we could not stop. I consulted the map once more and compared it with the star chart drafted by our craftsmen. Then I gave the order: we would follow the southern coast of Jin and sail east, across the sea ███

P6

這時正值仲夏時節，海象非常險惡，海浪如牆般巨大，霧氣更讓我們失去方向███幾艘小船難以抵抗暴風與海浪，有些飄離了主船隊，有些撞上礁石沉沒，生死不明。我們找了個地方登陸、清點人口與器物，船隊已經損失三成███寬闊的海灣███白日裡天氣晴朗、空氣清新███日落時分，海風驟然停歇，悶熱隨即籠罩整個海灣，彷佛置身沸騰的大鍋，肌膚炙熱難耐███三子田曉勇善戰、勇敢果決███弓兵███拯救我們於危難之中███水勢███所有事情都十分艱難███一處岬灣███裸露███我看到非常高興，命令███以中原的方法███所準備███

It was midsummer. The seas turned treacherous—waves rose like walls, and the fog obscured all direction ███ several of our smaller vessels were no match for the storms. Some drifted far from the main fleet; others struck hidden reefs and sank, their fate unknown. We found a place to come ashore and took stock of our people and supplies. We had lost nearly a third of the fleet ███ broad bay ███ by day, the skies were clear, the air crisp ███ as the sun set, the wind would suddenly vanish. A stifling heat settled over the bay like a lid on a boiling cauldron, scalding our skin ███ my third son, Tian, was both skilled and fearless ███ archers ███ saving us from disaster ███ the waters ███ to a crawl ███ an inlet ███ it lifted my spirits. I ordered ███ using methods from the Central Lands ███ for preparation ███

███這些人膚色比較淺，眼睛的形狀███話語間也帶███各種夷人非常不同。剛開始看到我們███嘗試對話幾句，竟然有少年███上古的語言███意義███知道他███祭司███族裡以前的事情███於是引領███到村裡，房舍███陶器以繩紋裝飾，粗糙但質樸███讚嘆███精細███之令人動容███供奉著一塊浮岩，體積非常巨大███浮在水上而不會沉下去███禮制███蓬萊███告誡███災厄███不准輕舉妄動███怎麼可能忍受███三個晚上███長子，希望我███少有███不可多得███就帶領███的邪惡███起風███面黃肌瘦███也漸漸███海葬███每天消耗███也許將███不定

███ their skin was paler than expected, and the shapes of their eyes ███ their speech carried ███ completely unlike the many foreign tribes ███ when they first saw us ███ we spoke a few words, and to our surprise, a youth ███ the ancient tongue ███ the meaning ███ knew that ███ the shaman ███ their ancestry ███ therefore led ███ we arrived at the village, the house(s) ███ their pottery, though coarse, bore rope—like patterns—simple, yet dignified ███ dazzled ███ delicate ███ moved deeply ███ stood a massive floating stone ███ suspended atop the water without sinking ███ ceremonial style ███ Penglai ███ warned ███ calamity ███ were not allowed to act recklessly ███ how could one(s) bear ███ three nights ███ eldest son, hoping that I ███ rarely ███ could not let this trail go cold ███ would lead ███ the evil ███ the wind blew ███ face(s) yellowed ███ also gradually ███ sea burial ███ drained the resolve each day ███ or perhaps ███ uncertain ███

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