Chapter 96: Covenantor (XIX)
Translator: StaringAtAStar
陆修樊带尚可在别墅四处参观了一下，别墅的风格与公馆没有太大的区别，但让人惊奇的是，别墅下方竟然修建了一座实验室，主要研究药物、疾病以及医疗设备等项目，其中困扰人类几百年的精神病毒也是他们的研究课题之一。原本这个项目已经被搁置许久，但陆修樊不久前又重新启动了这个项目。
Lu Xiufan took Shang Ke all over the villa for a tour, the villa and the mansion’s styles weren’t that different, the surprising fact was that a laboratory was currently under construction at the villa, mainly to research drugs, diseases, medical equipment, and other projects, including the mental virus, which has plagued humanity for hundreds of years. Originally, this project had been put on hold for ages, but Lu Xiufan recently restarted the project.
他带尚可来到这座别墅，一是为了更好的休养，二是为了治愈他因为祛除手术而留下的后遗症。
He’d brought Shang Ke to this villa partially for better recuperation, but also in order to try curing him of the side effects from the surgery.
当尚可看到实验室，顿时觉得陆修樊简直就是神助攻！
When Shang Ke saw the laboratory, he suddenly felt that Lu Xiufan was a Godsend.
系统刚刚颁布了让他研究药物的任务，陆修樊就给他提供了现成的研究设备以及相关的专业人才。虽然他暂时不能直接将补脑液拿出来，但他完全可以向这些专家寻求帮助。
The System had issued a task for him to study drugs, and Lu Xiufan provides him with ready-made research equipment as well as experts in the field. Although he currently can’t directly provide the brain repair serum, he can absolutely seek the help of these professionals.
这个世界的任务，在陆修樊的协助下，似乎变得没那么难了。
This world’s task seems to have become less difficult with Lu Xiufan’s assistance.
尚可目不转睛地望着陆修樊，后者在数字屏上写道：【怎么了？】
Shang Ke stared intently at Lu Xiufan, until the other wrote on an electronic tablet: 【What’s the matter?】
只是突然觉得他们这一世或许能够白头偕老*。
He suddenly felt like they might actually be able to live together to a ripe old age.
尚可摇摇头，什么都没说。
Shang Ke shook his head, saying nothing.
分配中心的事务已经移交给陆修樊派遣的代理人，越家也安排了新的继承者，剩下的时间，他可以安安心心待在这座别墅搞搞科研工作了。
The distribution center’s affairs had already been handed over to an agent hired by Lu Xiufan, Yue Family had already arranged for a new successor, this freed up the time for him to peacefully stay at the villa and conduct scientific experiments.
别墅附近还有几片药田，种植着不少稀有药草。尚可所在的房间，正好对着一片药田，打开窗子，便能闻到一股清新的药香。紫色的花朵在田间摇曳，仿佛一片翻涌的海浪。
There were several medicinal gardens near the villa, which were planted with many rare herbs. Shang Ke’s room faced these medicinal gardens; if he opened the windows, he could smell the fragrant scent of fresh herbs. The purple flowers in the garden swayed gently, like surging waves.
尚可几乎是一眼就爱上了这个房间，怡然地欣赏着窗外的风景。
Shang Ke fell in love with the room at first glance, happily enjoying the view outside his window.
正在这时，管家敲门而入。尚可转头望去，见他牵着一条半人高的白色大狗走过来，先向陆修樊行了一礼，然后弯身将狗绳解开。
Just then, the housekeeper knocked on the door. Shang Ke turned towards the door and saw him lead a white dog that was almost half as tall as a man into the room. He first gave a salute to Lu Xiufan before bending down to untie the dog’s leash.
大狗仰着头，慢悠悠地踱到陆修樊身边，在他腿边蹭了蹭，然后端坐在一旁，审视般地打量尚可。
The big dog tilted his head and slowly wandered to Lu Xiufan’s side, first rubbing against his leg before sitting at his side and giving Shang Ke an assessing look.
尚可与它对视片刻，随即向它伸出一只手。
Shang Ke gazed at the dog’s face a moment before holding out his hand.
大狗矜持地瞥了一眼，而后也伸出自己的爪子，在尚可手心摸了一下，算是认识了。
The big dog shot him a reserved glance before extending his paws, touching Shang Ke in the palm of his hands in acknowledgment.
陆修樊眼中闪过一丝笑意，一手摸了摸大狗的脑袋，一手摸了摸尚可的脑袋，两个都很乖，两个都值得赞。
Lu Xiufan’s eyes flashed with a smile as he petted the dog’s head with one hand and touched Shang Ke’s head with the other; both were good, both were worthy of praise.
尚可和大狗同时朝陆修樊望去，眼中的神采竟然出奇的一致。
Shang Ke and the big dog both looked at Lu Xiufan at the same time with surprisingly similar looks in their eyes.
陆修樊：突然觉得人生好美满……
Lu Xiufan: I suddenly feel as if life is very blissful…
大狗有一个与它高贵的形象完全不符的名字——雪球。因为它浑身雪白没有一丝杂色，走在雪地上都看不见踪影。陆修樊不在的时候，主要就是它陪在尚可身边。
The big dog’s name, Snowball, didn’t quite match his noble image. Because he was white, without a trace of any other pigment, he could walk across the snow as if he was invisible. When Lu Xiufan left, Snowball’s main duty was to stay at Shang Ke’s side.
“小泽呢？”身上站着雨水的陆修樊回到别墅，没有见到本该来迎接他的人，便问管家。
“Where’s Xiao Ze?” The rain-soaked Lu Xiufan asked the housekeeper when he returned to the villa and didn’t see the man he’d expected to welcome him.
“泽少在5号实验室。”管家一边接过陆修樊脱下的外套，一边回答。
“Young Master Ze is in Laboratory 5,” the housekeeper answered as he took Lu Xiufan’s coat.
“实验室？”陆修樊想起不久前尚可向他申请了一间实验室，说是想要加入精神病毒的研究。陆修樊自然没有拒绝，只当他是想弥补受伤期间无法工作的空缺。
“The laboratory?” Lu Xiufan remembered not long ago Shang Ke had applied to join the lab, saying he wanted to help with research on the mental virus. Lu Xiufan naturally didn’t refuse, thinking he only wanted to make up the time he couldn’t work when he was injured.
陆修樊搭乘电梯来到地下，经过消毒走廊，径直走入5号实验室。
Lu Xiufan took the elevator to the basement, went through the disinfection corridor, and straight into Laboratory 5.
实验室中，尚可正坐在一台仪器前，对一个样品进行观测分析。
In the lab, Shang Ke sat in front of an instrument, carrying out an observational analysis of a sample.
他低垂着头，神色专注，修长的手指时不时对仪器进行调试，一身白色外褂，让他看起来充满研究者的学术气息。
His head was bowed low, with an attentive expression, his slender fingers adjusting the instrument from time to time; wearing a white labcoat, he exuded the bearing of an academic researcher.
第一次见到他时，他穿着一件睡衣，面不改色地帮助两名伤员疗伤；第一次做他的司机时，秀了一手惊人的车技；第一次在厨房发现他时，他又像一只偷吃的小猫；在床上时，压抑的热情，柔软的身姿……明明是守约人，却是那样的多姿多彩，让人移不开视线。
The first time he’d met him, Shang Ke was wearing pajamas, expressionlessly helping aid two wounded men; the first time he’d been chauffeured by him, Shang Ke showed off his amazing driving skills; the first time he’d found him in the kitchen, Shang Ke acted like a kitten stealing food; in the bedroom, he repressed his passion, his softened posture… he was clearly a covenantor but was so colorful, others couldn’t look away.
这是属于他的人，世间独一无二。
This is his man, unrivaled by anyone else in the whole world.
陆修樊走过去，趁他抬起头时，侧身在他额头上吻了一下。
Lu Xiufan walked over, and just as Shang Ke looked up, he kissed him on the side of his forehead.
回来了？尚可将样品妥善受到一旁，然后站起身来。
He’s back? Shang Ke placed the sample aside properly and then stood up.
“该吃饭了。”陆修樊指了指墙上的虚拟钟，上面标注的用餐时间只剩下三分钟。
“It’s time to eat.” Lu Xiufan indicates the digital clock on the wall, which showed that it was three minutes until meal time.
尚可点点头，稍作收拾，便和陆修樊一起返回别墅。
Shang Ke nodded before tidying up a little and leaving together with Lu Xiufan to return to the villa.
【研究有什么进展吗？】陆修樊在平板上写到。
【Have you made any headway in your research?】Lu Xiufan wrote on the tablet.
尚可回道：【没什么进展。】
Shang Ke replied: 【There’s not been much progress.】
补脑液的成分很复杂，他至今只分析出其中三种。明天他打算将样品分离成几个部分，让其他研究人员帮忙分析一下。
The chemicals making up the brain repair serum was so complex that he had analyzed only three so far. Tomorrow, he planned to divide the sample up and ask other researchers to help with the analysis.
陆修樊只是随便问问，倒不认为他真的能研究出什么，至少短时间内不可能有什么成果，毕竟这个难题可是困扰了帝国数百年。
Lu Xiufan was just casually asking, he didn’t, in fact, think Shang Ke could really discover anything, especially in such a short period of time; after all, this was a problem that had been plaguing the Empire for hundreds of years.
只是陆修樊没想到尚可对研究这么热衷，除了吃饭睡觉，其他时间都耗在实验室，他不在的时候，他甚至可以连觉都不睡。
However, Lu Xiufan didn’t expect Shang Ke would be so obsessed with the research. Other than eating and sleeping, he spent the rest of his time in the laboratory. If Lu Xiufan wasn’t there, he might not even sleep.
后来陆修樊不得不严格规定尚可每天必须睡足10个小时。
Due to this, Lu Xiufan was forced to strictly stipulate that Shang Ke had to sleep at least 10 hours a day.
晚上，陆修樊要求检查尚可的伤势恢复情况。入住别墅已经一个多月，在一群医生的调理和营养师的伺候下，尚可的身体不但恢复良好，而且还胖了几斤。
In the evening, Lu Xiufan asked to check on Shang Ke’s recovery from the injury. Having stayed in the villa for over a month under the care of a troop of doctors and nutritionists, Shang Ke had not only recovered well but even gained a couple of pounds.
褪下上衣，尚可将后背展露在陆修樊眼前，只见原本光洁的皮肤上，留下了数十道大小不一的疤痕，如同一片片纷乱的白色花瓣。
Removing his top, Shang Ke bared his back to Lu Xiufan; all that was visible on the originally flawless skin was a dozen scars of various lengths, like randomly scattered pieces of white flower petals.
尚可感觉陆修樊的手指缓缓在他的背上划过，最后停在他的腰际，随即一具火热的身体贴了上来，将他禁锢在怀中。
Shang Ke felt Lu Xiufan’s fingers slowly glide across his back, stopping at his waist, followed immediately by a fiery hot body pressing against him, imprisoning Shang Ke in his arms.
“这几天我会留在别墅。”陆修樊沙哑的声音传入尚可还没完全恢复的耳朵中，如同拨动琴弦，轻微颤动。
“I’m going to stay at the villa for the next couple of days.” The sound of Lu Xiufan’s hoarse voice carried to Shang Ke’s still healing ears, causing a slight tremble like the strumming of a string.
自从尚可受伤后，陆修樊再也没碰过他。好不容易等他恢复，他哪里还忍得住？当晚便拉着尚可痴缠了一夜，只是他很注意分寸，不像以前那么激烈，而是选择了缓慢而持久的进入方式，只是偶尔一次蓄势良久的重重挺进，也别有一番销魂滋味。至于姿势，那就比较随机了。
Lu Xiufan hadn’t touched Shang Ke since he became injured. Shang Ke having recovered at long last, how could Lu Xiufan wait any longer? When night came, he entangled himself with Shang Ke all night. He was very careful to act measured, not as fierce as previously, he instead used a slow and protracted manner of entry, only occasionally advancing heavily, when he would experience an exceptionally special taste of ecstasy. As for their positions, it became more random.
不过陆修樊高估了自己的定力，他做得确实很温柔，但由于太过持久，让尚可三天都没能离开房间。除了吃饭洗澡，以及十小时睡眠，其他时间都在和谐运动中度过。
However, Lu Xiufan overestimated his own strength; while he was indeed very gentle, his endurance was excessive, causing Shang Ke to not be able to leave the room for three days. In addition to eating and bathing, as well as ten hours of sleep, the rest of the time was spent in harmonious activities.
尚可趴在床上记录自己这几天耽误的研究时间，打算等陆修樊不在别墅时，每天增加30分钟。没办法，陆修樊规定了他的休息时间，即使他不在，管家也会按时提醒，没法延长偷出时间。
Shang Ke laid in bed calculating the delay in research caused by the past couple days, trying to see if he could increase the time spent on research by half an hour once Lu Xiufan left the villa. But it was impossible, Lu Xiufan had stipulated the amount of time he needed to rest; even if Lu Xiufan left, the housekeeper would remind him on time—there’s no way he’d be able to sneak in more research time.
之前他计算工时的行为给陆修樊留下了深刻的印象，以至于现在想改都来不及了……
Because his previously meticulous calculation of working hours had left such a strong impression on Lu Xiufan, now even if he wanted to change it he couldn’t…
陆修樊待了三天，走的时候，尚可还在床上挺尸。
Lu Xiufan stayed for three days, and by the time he left, Shang Ke was still lying like a corpse on the bed.
陆修樊依依不舍地离开温柔乡，又匆匆处理他的国家大事去了。
Lu Xiufan reluctantly left the gentle countryside, to quickly deal with the country’s major national affairs.
尚可终于得以重见天日，从充满激情的房间中出来。休整半天后，再次投入他的研究工作。
Shang Ke was finally free to see the light again, and emerged from the passion-filled room. After recuperating for half a day, he once again threw himself into research.
这次他将样品分离出来，请几名研究员帮忙分析，然而这些人对他并不太友好，只是让他把样品放下，说是有空会帮他看看。
This time, he separated the samples’ ingredients and asked several researchers to help with the analysis; however, they weren’t amicable towards him, only allowing him to set the samples before them before saying they’d get to it if they had time.
这群研究狂人很少关注外面的新闻，不知道尚可的身份，只当他是陆修樊的床伴。两人三天三夜没出房门的“光荣”事迹，让他们对尚可更加没有好感，简直把他当作魅惑君王的佞臣了。
This group of research maniacs paid little attention to outside news and didn’t know Shang Ke’s identity, only that he was Lu Xiufan’s kept man. The fact that these two people didn’t come out of their room for three days and night due to their “glorious” deeds made the researcher’s opinions of Shang Ke sink even lower; they merely regarded him as a royal courtier’s eye candy.
人家王爵阁下那么尊贵威严的一个人，就这样成了沉溺床事的情色份子，怎能不让众专家们痛心疾首？所以对于这种靠姿色上位的小人，他们要坚决予以抵制。
How could these experts not grieve now that His Excellency, such a noble and majestic person, had become so addicted to bed sports? So towards this villain that climbed his way to the top through appearances, they had to resist with firmness.
尚可的样品很珍贵，可不敢随便给他们敷衍。如果不小心弄丢了，他会心疼死。
Shang Ke’s samples were extremely precious, but he didn’t dare give them too little. So if the samples were accidentally lost, he would die a painful death.
没办法，既然他们认为自己是小人，那就小人给他们看。
There’s no helping it, even though they thought he was a villain, the villain would have to force them to see.
尚可当着他们的面，给陆修樊打了小报告，完全不顾忌那些家伙憋屈的表情。
Shang Ke called Lu Xiufan to give his report in front of them, completely ignoring those people’s sullen faces.
陆修樊当即发话，让研究员们尽量配合尚可的工作，奖金加倍。
Lu Xiufan immediately sent down an order, asking the researchers to cooperate with Shang Ke’s work, promising doubled bonuses.
看在奖金的份上，几名研究员不情不愿地接过尚可的样品，暗自咒骂这小子真是闲的蛋疼，好好做他的宠物不就行了？没事来搞什么研究？
Upon hearing about the bonuses, several researchers reluctantly took Shang Ke’s samples, secretly cursing this villain as a real pain in the ass; why couldn’t he just quietly be a house pet? With too much time on his hand, why did he have to waste it on research?
然而，当他们分析过这份样品的成分后，立刻改变了看法！这是什么？成分如此复杂，调配如此精密，效用如此特别！其中有些物质还是相克的！
However, once they started analyzing the composition of this sample, they immediately changed their minds! What IS this? The ingredients are so complex, and the creation so precise, the effectiveness was exceptional! Among these, some of the substances were the same!
研究者们好像发现新大陆一般，眼中都冒出了火光。
The researchers acted as if they’d discovered a new continent, their eyes brimmed with fire.
几天后，一名研究院跑来找尚可，兴冲冲地说：“泽少，你提供的那份样品已经报废，可以另外再提供一份吗？”
A few days later, a researcher ran to find Shang Ke, asking with enthusiasm: “Young Master Ze, the sample you provided has been scrapped, can you provide another one?”
尚可脸上没有表情，心里却在怒嚎：你以为样品说提供就能提供的吗？敢不敢省着点用！
Shang Ke’s face remained expressionless, but his heart was howling with anger:Do you think that this sample can be provided just by asking for it? Can’t you use it more sparingly?
不过尚可也知道这种消耗是必须的，只好回复晚点拿给他们。
But Shang Ke knew that using it up this way was necessary, and could only say that he’d give some to them later.
把人打发走，尚可拿出那瓶补脑液，还剩下三分之二。如果他现在喝掉，估计还能治愈自己的大脑损伤，但这样一来，他的任务恐怕无法完成。
Sending others away, Shang Ke brought out the bottle of brain repair serum, there was still two-thirds left. If he drank it now, he could probably still cure his own brain damage; however, he probably couldn’t complete his task.
系统真是算得死死的，不给他留一丝余地，鄙视之！
This System was really strict, not giving him even a little wiggle room; how he despised it!
尚可小心翼翼地从瓶中取出一点补脑液，放入水滴槽中。
Shang Ke cautiously and solemnly removed a tiny drop of brain repair serum from the bottle and placed it in the middle of a dropper.
尚可并不知道，虽然他对补脑液的成分进行了分离，但还是有几名研究院从中分析出了一些信息，以他们的经验，再根据尚可正在研究的内容，很容易就能推测出这些东西与治疗精神病毒有关。
What Shang Ke didn’t know was that although he had isolated the components of the brain repair serum, several researchers were easily able to speculate that this was related to the treatment for mental virus, upon analyzing the information based on their experience and studies.
尚可手上的补脑液是系统提供的最终成品，无论是成分组合还是效果测试，都让其他专业人士感到惊奇。他们认为尚可手上即使没有成品，也已经取得了惊人的成果。
Shang Ke’s brain repair serum was a finished product provided by the System, so whether it was in its composition or its effectiveness, it elicited a feeling of amazement in other professionals. They felt that even if Shang Ke didn’t create the final product, he’d still accomplished an amazing achievement.
如果这份成果是尚可研究出来的，那么他很可能掌握了攻克这个难题的关键。这也意味着他并非他们一开始所认为的只是陆修樊的床伴。
If Shang Ke were able to work out the result, he might be able to master the key to solving the problem. This meant that he really wasn’t just Lu Xiufan’s kept man, as they’d originally thought.
一时间，这群研究者们对尚可的观感发生了一百八十度的转变。
Right now, the researcher’s opinion of Shang Ke underwent a 180 degrees transformation.