Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1180 An In-Depth Discussion with Notes (Part Two)

"That makes sense, but the most suspicious things are just those few fragments."

Yes, the Seven-Forked Fragment is the rarest and most crucial material in the ritual, but those fragments were found all at once and delivered to us for free.

The person who delivered the fragments was very careful to conceal their identity. Although it was possible to guess that it was someone from the Moyu Division, there was no conclusive evidence.

If the fragment was tampered with, it must have been done by an insider.

Based on your description of those actions, the forbidden knowledge used by the traitor in the battle of Sprite was the forbidden knowledge controlled by Zheng.

As I mentioned before, the gods have imposed restrictions on the knowledge of time. Apart from the Master of the Jade Bureau, everyone can only master one knowledge of time. Once they know one, they cannot learn another.

But in that incident, besides the appearance of the Time Forbidden Sense of the Zheng, something else also appeared at the same time.

Another person pulled Sprite out of the River of Time.

This clue must not be forgotten.

"Yes, I know, there might be more than one mole."

[This is one possibility, but there are other possibilities, though the probability is smaller, but not zero.]

Xia Shou was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood.

"Is it the kind of possibility you mentioned last time?"

【Um.

Another possibility is that some mortals in the world have comprehended the forbidden knowledge of time and have mingled with the traitors among us.

Or perhaps... that mortal who mastered the forbidden knowledge of time was actually trained by a traitor.

Of course, the probability is very low; after all, judging solely from the level of skill proficiency, an ordinary mortal could never reach that level.

"Phew—I have absolutely no clue."

It's not that it's completely nonexistent.

"Hmm? You have a clue?"

No, this clue was also given to me by you just now.

Witch Tree Country.

Although that woman was a headache, her judgment was as sharp as ever.

She was absolutely right. Wu Shuguo was indeed the former owner of Merlin's House, and also the possessor of the pocket watch and this notebook.

Xia Shou's pupils contracted sharply, his expression revealing barely concealed excitement: "So you know a lot?"

If we're talking about a lot, then it's a lot, you could say a great deal.

But there's more I don't know about him.

Unlike you, he was a blank slate when he found me, and could only listen to my advice; he had no other choice.

When I met him, that guy was already quite something.

As I've said before, all information I obtain from the outside world must be with the holder's permission, just like you can only hear me if you allow me to.

If you're not near my notebook, I'm like a phone that's lost power; I can't even think, much like a patient under deep anesthesia.

If you are near me and deliberately block me from contacting you, I will enter a state where I can think, but no external information comes in.

In most cases, my interactions with him consisted of purely conversational exchanges; he controlled my access to information very tightly.

I was actually quite wary, but thankfully he fulfilled all his promises in the end... and the result was nothing short of perfect.

Even I have to admit that, even if I were alive, I could never have done better than him.

What did he do?

You should know the sealing principle of Merlin's House, right?

"Of course I know, I've said it several times..."

Halfway through his sentence, Xia Shou's eyes suddenly widened as a bright and clear answer rolled right in front of him.

"Could it be!" [That's right, the perfect balance of Merlin's House was created by him.]

The previously blocked train of thought, like mud and rocks washed away by a flood, suddenly became completely clear, and the vague inspiration bore fruit at this moment.

That's it!

The Kingdom of Witch Tree fabricated the dissipation of magical power to cover up the fact that the target had vanished into thin air, and also to hide the existence of Merlin's House.

The reason he frequently sealed those abnormal entities was to create a balance of desires in Merlin's House!

Therefore, he constantly uses the Bureau's vast intelligence network to screen out those extremely demanding qualified targets, and then painstakingly seals them away!

One point of doubt has been resolved.

Although it seems that only one truth has been found, having a clue and not having a clue are two completely different situations. This small progress has greatly increased Xia Shou's confidence.

Meanwhile, the Dead Notebook continued to write:

Indeed, it is very difficult to catch the mole using normal tracking methods, but we can make use of the power of that kid named Jiang Wengao.

Since he can see the future, let's try to work backward from the result to the cause.

The fact that your name was manipulated seems to have no connection to Wu Shuguo, but in terms of future outcomes, it will definitely be related.

think about it.

In the counterattack against the old history, who were the traitor's true allies?

Sprite? No, Sprite was merely a powerful pawn being used.

The traitor's true ally has always been the anonymous one who claims to be the former perpetual calendar, and he has indeed manipulated the course of events almost entirely. Even the deaths of the traitor and Spread did not tear up his (or her) script.

If it wasn't a traitor who willingly cooperated, then the previous perpetual calendar had accurately predicted this outcome.

The previous perpetual calendar may or may not know about your signature.

However, the possibility of a deep collaboration between him and the traitor cannot be ruled out, nor can the possibility that he and the traitor decided from the beginning to plant a trap in your signing ceremony.

If you assume that there is something wrong with those seven-pronged fragments, then working backwards, you can arrive at another conclusion.

After the Divine Law incident, the traitors already assumed you would sign your name.

But in the subsequent counterattack against the old regime, he actually tried to kill you. That doesn't make sense, does it?

Xia Shou's back gradually straightened, and his thoughts became clearer and clearer.

think about it,
Use your brain.

Would an entrepreneur assume their startup will fail and use their startup capital to acquire a stake in a competitor's company in advance?

If the fragment was given by a traitor, then he should know that he could not only use the fragment to name himself, but also use it to transport the cycle of history before naming himself. Wouldn't that be...?

and many more!

Those fragments cannot contain any skills!

"It seems that wanting to kill me is real, and feeling that you can't kill me is also real."

Were you deliberately choosing this particular seven-pronged fragment to prevent my combat power from inflating beyond control during that battle?

Xia Shou muttered to himself thoughtfully.

He felt himself slowly adopting the thought process of an insider.

That guy was thinking: if he could kill him together with Sprite in the Blood Dynasty, that would be the best outcome.

But if not...

Did the opponent transfer the right to play the next move to the former perpetual calendar?

"The Six-Eyed Cult..."

Xia Shou stared at the desk lamp, his eyes slowly narrowing.

(End of this chapter)