Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 850 Finding a Dog
"Ah Shou, who are you looking for?" Su Weiyu asked as she walked up to Xia Shou.

"Ximen Qing, he should have boarded the ship too."

“Ximen Qing! He boarded the ship too? Then that person might be him,” Su Weiyu said thoughtfully.

Xia Shou looked at the other person expectantly: "You have a clue?"

"Now that you mention it, there's someone who left a deep impression on me back then, but he's not on deck now, maybe he's in the cabin."

When I first boarded the ship, I remember there was a guy who went around chatting with people, talking about things like the Origin Sea. Because his topics were all theoretical and unrelated to reality, not many people paid him any attention after a while.

Wasn't Ximen Qing always working on that "Deep Diving Manual"? Maybe that person is him.

"Hmm, let's not contact each other for now," Xia Shou said after thinking for a while.

Although Xia Shou really wanted to go directly to Ximen Qing, his current identity was not Faust, but rather an assistant brought in by Faust.

In Sparrow's eyes, Xia Shou didn't know Ximen Qing at all.

In this situation, if he rashly approached Ximen Qing, it would certainly arouse Sparrow's suspicion.

Sparrow might even begin to suspect that Summerstalker is Faust himself.

Soon, all the crew members boarded the ship. After the planks were stowed away, Sparrow gathered everyone on the deck, including those who had been resting in their cabins.

As a handsome, effeminate brown-haired man walked onto the deck, Su Weiyu inappropriately reminded Xia Shou, "That's the man I was talking about."

Xia Shou nodded.

As everyone went up onto the deck, Sparrow also walked to the second-floor railing where he was steering.

"Everyone's here?... Hmm." He tilted his chin slightly, looked around, and called out to the sailors in the distance, "Raise the sails, set sail!"

The experienced crew members skillfully raised the sails, and the ship began to move slowly.

Almost the instant the boat started moving, Natsumori saw bizarre and fantastical phenomena appear on the deep coastline.

On the shore, the pergola disappeared, the trees and scenery changed rapidly, and everything seemed to be playing in reverse.

Xia Shou even saw himself walking backwards on the shore, and then it flashed by.

"Is this the start of time travel?" Xia Shou thought to himself.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

With three rounds of applause, Sparrow drew everyone's attention to himself.

“The terms were all agreed upon before we set off. Next, we need to talk about what we’re going to do this time. We can only go back after we’ve successfully completed the task. This was all agreed upon in advance, and I can only settle the bill with you after we’ve successfully completed the task,” Sparrow said with a wink, his smile both cunning and sincere.

Xia Shou and the other temporary workers stood on the deck listening quietly. Su Weiyu stood in front of him, holding Captain Sparrow's compass, looking very excited. She seemed to have a personal interest in this expedition.

The others listened attentively, but Xia Shou was more curious about what Sparrow had promised them, since he had come to help and Sparrow hadn't negotiated any terms with him.

"The country we're going to this time is called the Kingdom of the Three-Scarred God Cult. You can ask him about anything related to that country later in the journey. Come on up, Mr. Ignaz~"

The handsome man, who resembled Ximen Qing, walked up the steps with a book in his hand and stood next to Sparrow.

The man appeared somewhat nervous, but he still stood up straight and tried his best to appear composed, although it was obvious to everyone that he was anything but composed.

That's right, this is Ximen Qing. He behaves the same way at the club.

His image—completely devoid of guile, not adept at socializing but extremely passionate about theoretical research—is almost a perfect match between his real-life persona and his club persona.

This guy... he's completely unpretentious. But he really doesn't need to pretend. He has no conflicts of interest with anyone in the club, he's purely focused on research, and he provides his research results to everyone for free, making him a true philanthropist.

But Sparrow said I could ask him anything about the Three Scars Kingdom, so what's that about?

Does Ximen Qing know a lot about that country?
The Control Bureau learned about that country through Zhang Heping, but how did Ximen Qing learn about it?

While thinking, Sparrow continued, "What we need to do this time is very simple: sneak into the palace, steal a stone, and then bring it back! It's very simple and easy. As long as you follow my instructions, there won't be any problems." He smiled again.

“And that one…” Ignaz whispered a reminder.

Sparrow looked as if he had just remembered something and added, "Yes, we also need to help Mr. Ignaz find a dog."

"A dog?" Many crew members frowned in confusion.

Xia Shou frowned behind the mask.

A dog...

Ignaz added, "This dog can interfere with memory, so be very careful."

Xia Shou confirmed that the dog Ximen Qing was looking for was the one.

But if it's that dog, this kind of reminder is far too perfunctory; that's a monster that can't be dealt with by mere caution.

Being attacked by that dog is like having your entire life completely changed.

That dog was more dangerous than any mental attack Xia Shou knew of. Apart from the time he turned around and saw the wandering poet in the Blood Dynasty, being bitten by that dog was the most dangerous thing he had ever experienced.

However, Ximen Qing concealed the dog's specific abilities.

Was he worried that if these people knew the truth, they wouldn't want to go find the dog?
Or perhaps he didn't understand the dog's true abilities either, and only knew from some documents that the dog had the ability to interfere with memories?
But more than anything else, Xia Shou was curious about why Ximen Qing was looking for that dog.

"The dog he's talking about, isn't it the one you told me about on the plane?" Su Weiyu tilted her head and looked at Xia Shou.

“That should be it. However, Vero’s true form is sealed in Merlin’s House. What Ximen Qing is looking for is the Vero who exists in the Scar Era. The Vero in the time loop is much safer than the original Vero. Even if he is attacked, as long as he doesn’t die, he can return to normal after leaving the Scar Era,” Xia Shou said.

“The most difficult thing to deal with is actually this dog,” Su Weiyu said. “The stone that Sparrow wants to steal is in the palace, and the secret we want to know should also be hidden in the palace. If we’re lucky, I can handle it by myself.”

"I hope the palace is full of people," Xia Shou sighed.

"It's alright, even if I encounter an anomaly, I'm not afraid. I'm confident I can run away!" Su Weiyu said, patting her chest.

Back when she was with the Blood Mother Cult, she certainly wouldn't have been so confident. But now, she has already begun to grasp the basics of the Mind-Based Martial Arts, and her Instant Step technique is so fluid and graceful that no one can match her.

As long as you don't encounter any overpowered anomalies, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, she didn't feel she had to run away. Her swordsmanship was also quite good, and with the combination of the Grip King and the Ghost Eye Goose Feather, she could cut through most things.

If the other party is a living being, then dealing with it will be even easier.
Using the truth about life she gleaned during her battle with Ire, she could easily destroy the flesh and blood of living beings, and the damage she inflicted was irreparable.

In fact, Su Weiyu felt that her current level was already quite good.

During Zhang Heping's outburst, Father Charles seemed to have used some extremely exaggerated techniques to subdue him.

Before this, she had shown mercy and had not killed the rampaging Zhang Heping.

In comparison, her skill level should be at least that of a Level 4 finisher.

Unfortunately, apart from Natsume, no one could observe her, so there was no benchmark to determine her exact strength.

(End of this chapter)