Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1056 The Reason for Being Eighteen
After saying this last sentence, the video did not end immediately. Shangguan Yan remained seated in front of the camera, smiling and looking at the lens.

After a five or six-second pause, she said, "Well then, do your best."

The video only finished playing at this point.

Xia Shou felt that Shangguan Yan's last look was very subtle, as if it was hinting at something.

Moreover, the Yan sister in the present world no longer has that ambiguous and doting look in her eyes; she seems to have become someone with whom he only has a superior-subordinate relationship.

This feeling, on the contrary, made Xia Shou excited.

Although Yan Jie's cosplay of the minister in real life is very realistic, there is still a gap compared to Yan Jie who is actually a leader in this world.

But that's not the key point; even he himself isn't the key point anymore.

Because he is not his true self now, but rather a self that has started a brand new life due to an accident.

The 18-year-old version of him in my dreams is the real him; logically speaking, that's how it is.

If ordinary people knew this truth, their entire worldview would probably be greatly impacted, and they might be unwilling to accept this fact. After all, who can accept that the life they have experienced so far is not the whole story, but just a part of a dream?

But Xia Shou accepted it very calmly, perhaps because he had dreamed about it in the book before, so he found it easier to accept this situation.

Think about it, the man who has just woken up from a dream and the man who is fully awake are like two completely different people.

But Xia Shou understood that it was himself, just in a different state.

The memories won't disappear; it's just that the stance has become a true stance, and the perspective has become a true perspective.

If you cling to this current stage of your life, you're no different from when you first woke up, just like a dreamer who doesn't want to give up everything in their dream and return to reality.

Xia Shouneng could sense that something had left a very deep, indelible mark on him.

He had very few memories and impressions of Su Yue and Su Weiyu. After all, everything about them was contained in a dream in his twenty-four years of life, which was like a drop in the ocean compared to the length of his entire life.

However, even if it was just a dream, he often thought about it in the book, and the accumulation of these recollections took up a considerable amount of time.

Now, seeing them in person, the natural sense of familiarity and intimacy, along with many other indescribable feelings, gave him a strong sense of belonging to this unfamiliar world outside the book.

Like a ship that sails far away, its anchor remains firmly embedded in the bottom of the seabed.

However, there is still a lingering attachment to dreams.

Thinking of this, Xia Shou replayed the video of Shangguan Yan. That dignified, authoritative, reliable, and rational smile, which also exuded an unapproachable aura... Sister Yan is truly amazing.

“A-Shou”.

Xia Shou suddenly looked up at the other person.

Su Weiyu blinked: "Things went relatively smoothly in the book?"

"Well, in the dream I was a healthy person, so I guess I've completed the first step of the plan."

"You dreamt about me, didn't you?"

"Yes, I dreamt about it."

"So... have you missed me?"

Xia Shou: "..."

"Tell me, tell me, have you missed me? Don't you feel... Oh, how wonderful it would be if this girl existed in real life."

"If she existed in reality, I would definitely marry her. Have you ever thought that way?" Su Weiyu asked with great interest.

She observed Xia Shou, and the fact that he was only half-acquainted with her now amused her. She was also particularly curious to see if Xia Shou would still fall in love with her under these circumstances.

Xia Shou felt a headache coming on. He thought this girl was incredibly cute, and coupled with the fragmented details of his dream, and facing that undisguised "I like you" look in her eyes, he simply couldn't handle it. Although Xia Shou had indeed had such thoughts, he felt that if he said them out loud... he would feel guilty towards Sister Yan.

Although he felt that Sister Yan might not really mind, after all, she always joked that he could go find other girls.

"Anyway, let's do the important things first." Xia Shou avoided the question and started looking at the Death Record Notes.

Su Weiyu smiled silently, reached out, and patted Xia Shou on the shoulder.

Sigh, it's a pity I can't actually meet Ashou in person. Chatting with Ashou wearing a mask always feels like chatting online, like talking to a person in a suit.

Su Weiyu thought to herself.

Xia Shou pressed his mask against his face; he was sweating profusely.

He vaguely remembered his complicated emotional relationships in the real world. Thinking about these unclear interpersonal relationships, and then thinking about Shangguan Yan who was still in the book, he felt like he was holding a time bomb.

There is no way to defuse the bomb; the only option is to prolong the time before the explosion.

At this moment, new content has emerged in the Dead Record Notes.

Now you know why you're in the book, right?

Did you encounter Alice in the book?

"I encountered it."

Oh! Yes, that's strange. Alice brought me out, and then I was attacked by Sister Yan and Sister Qiao Xin. They drugged me, and that's how I ended up here.

Why would they do that? Trying to rescue someone by crashing a car is too extreme, isn't it?

It seems we made it in time.

Remember, never trust Alice.

"Don't trust Alice? What do you mean by that?" Xia Shou asked in surprise.

Do you know why I chose to summon your eighteen-year-old self, instead of your older self?

"do not know."

In this world, there is often no right or wrong, only the struggle between interests and positions. Just as division is the opposite of mending, division is not evil, nor is mending; they are simply natural opposites.

As an intruder, if you have to choose between the two, the first friendly party you make contact with is very likely to become your ally; this is the most basic principle.

That's why the first person you come into contact with, and the things that happen at the very beginning, will determine your stance.

For most people, this is nothing to consider, but it's different for you; your time is not linear relative to the outside world.

Imagine that when you are twenty years old, you leave the book and come to the outside world, join the Control Bureau and become a member of the Control Bureau. You will naturally be close to the Control Bureau, and your various close behaviors and subsequent actions that are in line with the interests of the Control Bureau will deepen this bond.

In this way, you can be considered a member of the Control Bureau. Unless there is a major change, it is very difficult for you to betray the Control Bureau and defect to another organization.

However, although you first joined the Bureau of Control in the outside world, there is someone who summoned your eighteen-year-old self. He was the first person to help you contact the outside world, then your best friend, and even your lover later on. But he is not a member of the Bureau of Control, but a member of the Library of Humanity.

So, as a member of the Humanity Library, would you leave the library and join the Control Bureau?
No way. Even if the Bureau of Control is so righteous, the neutral Humanity Library isn't an evil organization. Besides, the high-risk life at the Bureau of Control isn't necessarily better than your current happy life.

You see... In this way, even though you joined the Control Bureau first in the outside world, you actually joined the Humanity Library first in the book.

First impressions and first preferences can significantly influence your subsequent actions and decisions.

That's why I summoned you at eighteen.

(End of this chapter)