洋馆外围的海域自由玩耍了。不过，他现在很苦恼，因为系统发布的附加任务，他毫无头绪。
After Shang Ke’s injury was mostly healed, he can finally go into the sea outside of the marine building to freely play. However, he was currently very distressed due to the additional mission the system announced. He has no clue how to go about it.
系统提示他注意标点符号，也就是说他要寻找的或许并非他想象中的那种人鱼。但没有明确目标反而不好办，比如找一副人鱼画像或者人鱼雕塑算不算？找一艘名为“人鱼号”的沉船算不算？他这种拥有人类魂魄的海豚，算不算？
He took note of the punctuation the system pointed out to him, in other words, what he needed to find wasn’t really a mermaid or merman he was imagining. But this mission is even harder to do without a clear-cut target, for example, would finding a portrait or statue of a mermaid or merman work? Would finding a sunken ship named “Merfolk” work? He, a dolphin with a human soul, do he count?
TL Note: Merman/mermaid/merfolk, the combination of characters is ‘fish’ and ‘man/person’
人鱼相关的目标实在太多，鬼知道哪一种才符合要求？而且在完成任务的过程中，还必须英勇地作死，如果先找到任务目标，那他是不是还得自己创造一次作死机会？
There are really too many things that can be tied with merfolk, like hell will know what will fit the requirement. Furthermore, while he does the mission, he has to heroically court death. If he first finds the target (instead of disaster finding him first), then does that mean he needs to create an opportunity for himself to court death?
唉，人生处处是天坑。
Alas, life is full of ditches for people to fall into.
尚可仰着脑袋，一脸深沉地眺望一望无际的大海。
Shang Ke raised his head, his face full of deep contemplation as he observed the vast sea.
秦渊过来时，正好看到火焰如沉思者一般，在夕阳的余晖下，闪烁着忧伤的光芒。
When Qin Yuan arrived, he happened to chance upon this scene of Flames who appeared to be in deep thought, flickering with a distressed light under the dusky light of sunset.
秦渊想到海豚是一种热爱自由的生物，将它们圈养在局限的空间，确实会让它们感到难受。但是如果放它们自由，又很难保障它们的安全，更何况，他也舍不得。
Qin Yuan suddenly thought of the fact that dolphins were animals that loved freedom, raising them in a limited space would make them feel unhappy. But if they let them have their freedom, then it was hard to make sure they were safe, furthermore, he also wasn’t willing to part with them.
尚可似乎察觉到秦渊的到来，立刻收回他闲得蛋疼的忧思，快速朝他游过去。
Shang Ke seem to sense Qin Yuan’s arrival and immediately tossed his overly strange worries and quickly swam to him.
秦渊摸了摸他的脑袋，轻声问道：“是不是想出海？”
Qin Yuan rubbed his head, and softly asked, “Do you want to go out to the sea?”
尚可眼睛闪亮：这都被你看出来了，果然心有灵犀！
Shang Ke’s eyes shone brightly: You could see that I want to go out? As expected, we really are spiritually connected!
“好吧，如果你答应我一个条件，我就带你出海。”秦渊用商量的语气说道。
“Alright, as long as you promise me one condition, I will take you out to the sea.” Qin Yuan used a discussion tone.
你说！尚可侧身将一只腹鳍搭在岸边，有节奏地拍打着，一副洗耳恭听的模样。
Tell me! Shang Ke raised one of his fin on shore and slapped the ground rhythmically while wearing a face of full attention and concentration.
秦渊的视线不受控制地落在他那只啪啪作响的腹鳍上：“……是这样的，我会在你背鳍上装一个定位器，然后派一艘潜艇和一队蛙人与你随行。”
Qin Yuan’s line of sight uncontrollably landed on that slapping fin, “…It’s like this, I will put a location device on your dorsal fin. Then I will get a submarine and a squad of combat divers and accompany you.”
“然后，等你玩够了，再和我们一起回来。你觉得怎么样？”
“Then, when you’ve played enough, come back home with us. What do you think?”
完全没问题，你是我金主（or饲主），都听你的！尚可笑眯眯地将脑袋凑过去，在他腿边蹭了蹭。
Completely no problem! You are my financial backer (or feeder), I will listen to you! Shang Ke shifted his head over and rubbed against his leg, a wide smile on his dolphin face.
“嗯，那就这么说定了。”秦渊第一次发现和动物交流居然是如此轻松的一件事，他的火焰真是太聪明，太贴心了！
“Hm, then that’s set.” Qin Yuan discovered for the first time that interacting with animals could be so simple, his Flames was really so smart and considerate!
秦渊说到做到，第二天便派出三艘船艇，提前安排好路线和应急措施，然后带着装有定位器的火焰一起出海游玩。
Qin Yuan did as he said. He sent out three ships the very next day to arrange a good route and emergency measures, then he went out with Flames who was attached with a location device out to play in the sea.
海浪被留在了海洋馆，算是秦渊的一道保险，只要有它在，就不用担心火焰会毫无顾忌地投奔自由。
Waves was left in the marine building as a type of insurance. As long as it was there, he did not need to worry about Flames swimming away for freedom without guilt.
尚可跟着秦渊的快艇，欢快地冲向广阔的大海。可怜的小海浪，几只大海龟就把它忽悠住了，失去了这次出海放风的机会。
Shang Ke followed Qin Yuan’s speedboat and cheerfully charged into the vast sea. The pitiful little Waves was duped by a couple of sea turtles and lost the chance to go out into the sea for a breath of fresh air.
尚可从海中一跃而出，带起无数雪白的浪花，在半空中展露优美的身姿。
Shang Ke leaped through the air with countless droplets of water, exposing his graceful and beautiful body in the air.
秦渊两手撑在栏杆上，迎着海风，目光柔和地看着他在海中纵跃嬉戏，追逐奔腾，心情无比舒畅，仿佛一切烦恼都被他带走了。
Qin Yuan supported himself on the rails as he welcomed the sea breeze. He watched with a gentle gaze at Flames leaping, frolicking, darting around and rolling in the waves in an incomparably happy mood. It was like all of his worries were being carried away.
秦渊并没发现他带着火焰出游的画面被附近的船只拍下来了，发到网上后，瞬间让所有关注火焰的人都像打了鸡血一般，几乎把网页刷爆。
Qin Yuan did not notice that this scene of him taking Flames out for fun was caught by a ship nearby. After it was published online, all the attention that was placed on Flames acted as if they were shot with chicken blood and the website almost exploded.
【不愧是秦总，别人遛猫遛狗，他遛海豚。】
【As expected of Director Qin, other people walk their dogs or cats, but he walks dolphins.】
【再没有比他更风骚的人了。】
【There is no one more free and excellent than him.】
【秦总，一个人吃独食是不对的，海豚是大家的！】
【Director Qin, one person savoring a dish isn’t right, dolphins belong to everyone!】
【楼上+1】
【Post above +1】
【+圆周率！】
【+pi (3.14)!】
【话说，拍摄视频的那个哥们，你就不能靠近再一点吗？难得一次与火焰亲密接触的机会就这样被你浪费了！】
【Furthermore, my buddy who did the filming, can’t you get a bit closer? We get such a rare chance to be so close to Flames but it was all wasted!】
【你以为我不想吗？秦总太BT了，在附近安排了一艘护卫舰，我的船刚靠近就被他们挡住了！】
【You think I don’t want to? Director Qin is too OP, he arranged a corvette nearly. My boat just got closer and it was blocked by them!】
【有没有那么夸张？】
【Is it really that extreme?】
【就是那么夸张！】
【It really is that extreme!】
【那就潜水过去啊。】
【Then dive and get closer.】
【呵呵，你当水下那艘潜艇和那些全副武装的蛙人是摆设吗？】
【Hehe, are you taking the submarine and fully armed combat divers underwater as decorations?】
【……果然BT。】
【…Really OP.】
【护卫舰，潜艇、蛙人，秦总这次带火焰出海，保守估计至少花费了两百万。】
【Corvette, submarine, combat divers. Director Qin probably spent at least two million taking Flames out. 】
【豪！】
【Rich!】
【真豪！】
【So rich!】
【土金豪！】
【Golden rich!】
【我愿意再捐赠一百万，让秦某人知道，不是只有他才有这个财力包养火焰！】
【I am willing to donate another million, and let a Qin someone know that not only he has the financial resources to provide for Flames!】
【那我小捐三十万好了。】
【Then I will give a small contribution of three hundred thousand.】
【作为一个穷逼，没钱包养火焰，不知道它愿不愿意包养我？】
【As a poor man, I do not seek to raise Flames. I wonder if it’s willing to provide for me instead?】
【你若变成一只雌海豚，它说不定会看你一眼。】
【If you were to turn into a female dolphin, it may give you a glance.】
【不，我听说海豚是双性恋，所以就算是雄性，也有可能得到它的青睐。】
【No, I heard that dolphins are bisexual, so even if you were a male, it might be possible to get Flame’s favor.】
【楼上out了，海豚是无种族恋，只要它看上眼，就算是一只海龟，它也不会介意的。】
【That’s wrong upstairs, dolphins don’t even care about species. As long as they like it, even if it was a turtle, they will not care.】
【(⊙０⊙)涨姿势了。】
【(⊙０⊙) I have been enlightened.】
【……这么说，秦总也有可能成为火焰的交配对象？】
【…So the meaning behind that is basically that Director Qin can become Flames’ mating target?】
【……】
【……】
【……】
【好像知道了什么了不得的事情……】
【I seem to have found out something incredible…】
网上的讨论开始朝着诡异的方向一去不复返，秦渊完全不知道自己已经被众人当作了火焰首选的交配对象，后来更是荣获“皇后”的头衔，还有一群“妃子”等着与他争夺“后位”。
The discussion online started to head in a strange direction forever. Qin Yuan was still unknown to the fact that he was already being treated by the people online as the first mating target Flames chosen, and was given the titled of “Empress”. Following that train, there was a group of “concubines” waiting to snatch his seat.
尚可玩了一会，然后沉入海中，向四周连续叫了几声，通过回声定位，探测附近的情况。海豚的听觉比视觉敏锐数十倍，可以通过回声的间隔、声音频率等等，探测物体的形状大小以及距离、方位和速度。即使蒙上眼睛，它们也能在海中畅行无阻。
Shang Ke played for a pit then submerged himself into the sea. He shouted several times in all directions and used echolocation to explore the situation in the vicinity. The hearing of a dolphin was far keener than sight by tenfolds. By the inverval of the echo, the sound frequency and so on, they can find out the dimensions of an object as well as the distance, direction and speed. Even if they were blindfolded, they can still move through the water unhindered.
尚可想用这种方式在附近的海域搜素一下，如果这个世界真的有人鱼，那么他应该可以发现一些蛛丝马迹。即使发现不了，也能通过声音向人鱼传递信息。
Shang Ke wanted to use this way to search the area. If this world really has merfolks, then he should be able to find some traces of them. Even if he can’t find any, he can use the sound to transmit information to some mermaid or merman.
除此之外，沉船、人鱼器物以及其他类似人鱼的生物等等，都是他搜索的目标。总之，不放过任何一种可能。
In addition to this, shipwrecks, mermaid or merman objects along with any organisms that were similiar to them, they were all his serach targets. In short, he was not letting go of any chances.
秦渊陪着尚可在海上一直待到黄昏，看了看天色，对着大海打了一声口哨。
Qin Yuan accompanied Shang Ke’s search through the sea until dusk. He took a look at the sky color and whistled at the sea.
不过多时，尚可便从水中冒出来。
Not long after, Shang Ke emerged from the water.
秦渊喊道：“火焰，我们回去吧。”
Qin Yuan shouted, “Flames, let’s go back.”
尚可纵身一跳，率先朝海洋馆的方向游去。
Shang Ke leaped once and took the lead to swim in the direction of the marine building.
这一天虽然没有找到有关人鱼的线索，但尚可玩得十分尽兴。
Although he did not find any clues toward finding merfolks, Shang Ke the chance to play
回到海洋馆，尚可等秦渊下了快艇，然后游到一边，冲着他摇头晃脑，一副神神秘秘的样子。
When they got back to the marine building, Shang Ke waited for Qin Yuan to get off the speedboat then swam up too him, swaying his head like he knew something mysterious.
等秦渊走过来，他立刻抬起嘴巴，发出呜呜的声音。
When Qin Yuan walked over to him, he immediately opened his mouth and made “wuwu” sounds.
秦渊见他一副便秘的样子，蹲下身，关心地问：“怎么了？”
Looking at his contispated appearance, Qin Yuan squatted down and asked in concern, “What’s wrong?”
尚可用腹鳍搭住他的手，然后朝他手上吐出一件东西。
Shang Ke placed his fin on his hand, then spat out something on his hand.
秦渊定睛一看，赫然是一枚造型古朴的蓝宝石戒指。
Qin Yuan stared down and found out that it was a simple and unadorned sapphire ring much to his astonishment.
他眼中闪过一丝讶异，看向火焰道：“这是从哪里来的？”
Surprise flitted through his eyes and he looked back at Flames, “Where did this come from?”
当然是海里找到的，你觉得做订婚戒指怎么样？尚可两眼弯弯地望着秦渊。
He found it in the ocean of course, what do you think about using this as an engagement ring? Shang Ke’s eyes curved happily as he stared at Qin Yuan.
秦渊心念一转，便猜到戒指的来源，笑问道：“送给我？”
The clogs in Qin Yun’s mind clicked and he guessed the origin of the ring, he smiled and asked, “For me?”
尚可点头。
Shang Ke nodded.
“谢谢。”秦渊当即便将戒指戴在了左手无名指上。
“Thank you.” Qin Yuan took the ring and wore it directly on the ring finger of his left hand.
尚可嘴里发出几声愉快的哨音：戴上戒指就代表接受我的求婚了，不许反悔。这一世，我恐怕无法拥有一枚你送我的戒指，等到下一世，你再帮我完成这个心愿。
Shang Ke cheerfully whistled: Putting on the ring means you accept my proposal, you can’t renege. In this life, I’m afraid I can’t have a ring from you. In the next life, I wish you can fulfill that desire of mine.
尚可碧蓝色的眼眸晶莹剔透，与秦渊那枚戒指上的宝石交相辉映，仿佛蕴藏着世上最美的风景。
Shang Ke’s dark blue eyes were pure and sparkling like the precious stone on Qin Yuan’s ring,
秦渊心头一热，忍不住抱住尚可，在他的嘴喙上亲了一口。
Qin Yuan’s heart warmed, and he couldn’t help but hug Shang Ke, landing a kiss on his snout.
这副被夕阳渲染得无比温馨的画面被不远处的船员给拍了下来，定格在这美好的一瞬间。
This warm scene embellished by the sunset was caught on camera by a salior not too far away, forever fixed on that beautiful split second scene.
几天后，在外界强烈的呼声下，秦渊终于决定让火焰和海浪在公众面前亮个相。为免惊扰到他们，秦渊特意挑选了一个合适的水域，并将人数控制在五十人以下，允许三名记者进入拍摄。
A couple days later, after the intense demand of the outside world, Qin Yuan finally decided to allow Flames and Waves to appear in front of the public. To prevent them from being agitated, Qin Yuan specifically chose a suitable body of water and limited the number of people to below fifty and allowing three reporters to enter.
作为一只国宝级海豚，尚可早就做好了被人参观的准备，所以并不在意。同时，他也想趁机让海浪逐步适应人多的环境。
As a national treasure level dolphin, Shang Ke had long been prepared for being observed by people so he did not care. At the same time, he felt that it was a great chance to allow Waves to adapt to an environment with a lot of many.
一群人在秦渊的带领下，来到尚可和海浪所在的水池边。
Under the guidiance of Qin Yuan, a group of people arrived at the pool Shang Ke and Waves were at.
一声口哨响起，两只海豚同时跃起，热情地迎接客人的到来。
A whistle sounded and the two dolphins leaped at the same time, passionately welcoming the visitors.
众人立刻发出一阵兴奋的低呼，随即便是疯狂拍照的声音。
Everyone immediately squealed softly in excitement, followed by an intense wave of cameras going off.
岸上的人在围观海豚，海豚也在围观岸上的人。
The people on shore were observing the dolphins while the dolphins were observing the people on shore in return.
尚可对海浪说：“看那个人的穿着，花里胡哨的，还不如咱们海豚有品味。”
Shang Ke said to Waves, “Look at that person’s fasion, so flowery and random, even us dolphins have better taste than that.”
海浪看了看自己光滑闪亮的皮肤，深表认同。
Waves looked at his own glossy and brilliant skin and deeply agreed.
“还有那个，头发像被雷劈过一样，都不知道有没有好好梳理过？”
“And that one, with hair like he has been striked by lightening, does he not know how to properly brush and tidy up his hair?”
海浪又朝尚可那颗溜光锃亮的脑袋看了看，想象上面长出一头卷毛的样子，顿时抖了一下。
Waves then looked up at Shang Ke’s shiny head, imagined how he would look like with a single curly hair and immediately trembled.
果然还是光头最漂亮！
A bald head was really the prettiest!
等海浪再次望向岸上的人时，眼中充满了同情。
When Waves looked toward at the people on shore again, his eyes were full of sympathy.
“啊，它们实在太可爱了！”一名女孩忍不住尖叫一声。
“Ahhh, they are really too cute!” A girl couldn’t help but screech.
海浪身体一颤，扑通钻进水里，似乎被尖叫声吓到了。尚可安抚了一下，才让它重新从水里探出头来。
Waves trembled and splashed back into the water, frightened by the screech. Shang Ke placated him and he finally emerged from the water again.
秦渊面色不渝，冷冷地提醒那个女孩：“王小姐，请不要高声尖叫，以免会吓到海豚。”
Qin Yuan’s face did not change and he coldly reminded that girl, “Miss Wang, please do not loudly screech to avoid frightening the dolphins.”
“啊，对不起。”女孩捂了捂嘴，小声道，“一时激动，没控制好。”
“Ah, sorry.” The girl covered her mouth and said softly, “I was so excited I didn’t control myself well.”
秦渊见她态度诚恳，便不再多言。
Qin Yuan did not say anything else seeing her sincere manner.
对于这群人的到来，海浪开始还有点紧张，后来在尚可的引导下，玩得十分开心，各种卖萌的表情和动作，层出不穷，逗得众人乐不可支，连带地拍了许多照片。
Waves was a bit nervous toward this group of people’s arrival at first, but under Shang Ke’s guidiance, he played very happily. He made all sorts of cute expressions and movements, becoming more and more lively making everyone overjoyed. A lot of photographs were taken.
参观时间结束，秦渊准备带着众人离开，谁知一个孩子拖住自己的爸爸，吵闹着不想走。他的爸爸低斥了几声，孩子立刻哇哇大哭起来。
After visiting time was over, Qin Yuan prepareed to lead everyone everyone. But a child pulled his dad to a stop and make a racket about not wanting to leave. His dad softly scolded him, but the child immediately started to cry loudly.
秦渊皱了皱眉，正打算叫人过去处理，却见火焰突然游过来，冲着孩子叫了几声。孩子一边抽泣，一边朝他望来。
Qin Yuan frowned, about to call for some people to deal with it only to see Flames suddenly swimming over and whistling at the child. While the child sobbed, he looked over at Flames.
火焰尾巴扬起，将漂浮在水面上的一个小球踢到孩子的脚边，笑眯眯地看着他。
Flames raised his tail and kicked a floating ball toward the child’s feet, smiling at him.
孩子收住哭声，看看自己的爸爸，他爸爸则看向秦渊。秦渊朝他点点头，孩子的爸爸这才将小球捡起来放到孩子手上，说道：“去将小球还给火焰，然后和它道别。”
The child stopped crying, looked toward his dad, but his dad looked at Qin Yuan. Qin Yuan nodded at him, and the child’s dad picked up the ball and handed it to his son, telling him, “Give this ball back to Flames, then tell it bye bye.”
孩子抱着球，走到火焰身前，小心翼翼地将球递给它。
The child held the ball and walked in front of Flames, carefully handing the ball back to it.
火焰凑过去在孩子手背上蹭了蹭，随后将球一顶，在水里玩了一个杂耍动作，最后，还朝孩子眨了一下左眼。
Flames moved closer and rubbed the child’s hand, then balanced the ball and made a couple moves in the water. Finally, it even winked at the child with its left eye.
众人彻底被萌化了，世上怎么会有这么可爱的生物？简直就是犯规好吗！
Everyone was thoroughly melted by cuteness. How could there be such a cute creature in this world? It was simply rule-breaking!
孩子也开心地笑起来，两只小手不停拍着。
The child also happily laughed, his two small hands clapping together,
等他爸爸过来拉他时，他没有再哭闹，只是朝火焰摇了摇手，然后跟着他爸爸依依不舍地离开了。
When his dad came over to pull him away, he did not cry and cause trouble anymore. He only waved his hand at Flames and followed after his dad relunctantly as they left.
第一次公开亮相，尚可和海浪又收获了一大批粉丝。特别是最后火焰主动逗孩子开心的那一幕，让众人无不为之动容，对火焰的聪明和善解人意，又有了更深的认识。
Their first public appearance allowed Shang Ke and Waves to obtain a new wave of fans. Especially Flames’ last action of making a child happy on its own moved everyone. They’ve obtained a new understanding of Flames’ intelligence and kindness.