Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 873 Sparrow's Trick
Xia Shou stared at the wound on his arm, his mind sorting out the characteristics of cyclical history and the laws governing the journey through history.

To remove the harm and abnormal influences one has suffered in history, one only needs to leave the current era. However, although leaving can erase the influence, if one returns to this era, all the influences will return.

This is somewhat similar to a save file in a game, where each person can leave their own unique save file in different parts of history.

Just like how he devoured multiple vampire abilities in the Blood Dynasty, possessing skills such as [Even in Nothingness There Is a Place to Stand] and [Blood Clone], although he cannot use these skills now, as long as he returns to the Blood Dynasty, all the extraordinary powers he previously obtained in the Blood Dynasty will reappear.

The same applies to the curse. The abnormality on Su Weiyu can disappear by leaving the Scar Era, but it will still be there when she returns, unless the Scar Era is reset. This makes Sparrow's escape plan even more valuable.

This plan is cunning, clever, and effective, achieving twice the result with half the effort, with an extremely high return on investment and virtually no risk. Anyone would adopt this plan unconditionally.

However, there is a prerequisite for supporting this plan: that is, one must not bear the responsibility of protecting the present world.

Sparrow and his team could certainly leave everything to the Bureau of Control, but Xia Shou couldn't let his colleagues at the Bureau of Control bear all the pressure alone, especially since they probably didn't know that Zhang Heping was a traitor and that Sprite already knew the truth about the cycle of history.

He also needs to find Lin Rizhe and the others.

They have been waiting here for far too long. Human lifespan is finite, and Xia Shou doesn't think they can survive until the next historical reset.

“Sparrow, I still have some things to do,” Xia Shou said as he walked up to Sparrow.

Sparrow stared at Xia Shou's mask as if there was something on it, then he smiled and said, "I'm the captain. You have to obey my orders. You have to come with us."

“I’m staying. I have no contract with you; I’m just here to help,” Xia Shou said.

Sparrow frowned, then suddenly let out a furious, strange laugh towards the crowd, shouting, "He's leaving! I'm not paying!"

No one responded.

Everyone stared at Sparrow as if he were an idiot, and the scene became somewhat awkward.

But Sparrow didn't seem to care. He nodded and glanced at everyone's faces, as if reminding someone, "This doesn't count as hiring."

After saying that, he pointed at Xia Shou and said to the others, "Damn it! Didn't you make a contract with him? Didn't you explain things clearly to this guy?"

"Captain, he's the one you brought here. You were the one who said we didn't need to sign a contract with him, and that if he died, it wouldn't be our problem," the gunner interjected, raising his hand.

"Shut up!" Sparrow stomped his foot in exasperation, then paced back and forth restlessly, like a mad turkey.

Upon hearing this, Xia Shou finally understood why Sparrow was so lenient and didn't make the same contract with him as with others. It was because Sparrow felt that the trump card was summoned by Faust, and Faust was his supervisor.

Just as a company shareholder wouldn't allow an employee of a branch office to become a company shareholder, Sparrow signed a contract with the other crew members, and in his eyes, Faust was naturally included among those crew members.

Sparrow felt that Faust could use his trump card as a witch, and he also understood that he was not really his leader, so he did not shamelessly try to force a risk-sharing contract.

Now, Sparrow's current behavior becomes understandable.

Sparrow shouted at the crowd, as if he were addressing his imagined Faust.

He used the fragments of the epic to get Faust to come to him, but Faust wanted to back out halfway through. Sparrow was naturally unhappy and wanted to confront the intermediary. Of course, he didn't even know who Faust was, nor did he guess that he hadn't signed a contract with the witch's trump card, nor with Faust himself.

...I got completely ripped off.

"Captain, is there anything you need me to do? I might be able to get it done even if I don't get on board," Xia Shou tried to reassure the other man, feeling a little embarrassed.

In fact, even now, Xia Shou still doesn't understand why Sparrow insisted on finding him.

To be precise, it's because they don't understand why Sparrow insists on finding the witch's trump card.

Based on the club's performance, Sparrow seems more interested in Summer Guardian and the witch's trump card than Faust.

Prior to this in-person meeting, Sparrow seemed to have always believed that Faust was the witch's trump card.

But what's the reason?
Does Sparrow need combat power?

It doesn't seem like it. His plan isn't an offensive one, and it doesn't have strict requirements for the combat power of the executors. Moreover, Xia Shou doesn't think his strength has reached the top level. At most, he can only be considered as a T1 tier among controllable superhumans.

Sparrow had no idea what cards he was hiding in the shadows. His only knowledge of Xia Shou was his battle record. Why was he so obsessed with just those records?
Xia Shou couldn't quite understand this.

At this moment, Sparrow suddenly turned around and rushed to Xia Shou. He was about to get angry a second ago, but the next second he suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something. His bared teeth expression immediately froze, and his expression immediately softened.

Then he narrowed his eyes and smiled, "We won't set sail for now. We'll wait on the shore for a few days until then. We can wait for you."

"It feels like there's some kind of conspiracy going on," Su Weiyu leaned closer. "He's definitely up to something bad, isn't he?"

“It seems so, but whatever, we’ll handle things on our own. If Sparrow is willing to wait for us, that would be best,” Xia Shou said to Su Weiyu.

……

……

After leaving the time-stopping island again, Natsumori left the fleet alone.

But when Xia Shou left, many others also left, including Hu Ling and Hippolyta, as well as the man whose teeth were knocked out by Su Weiyu on the ship and others.

Xia Shou didn't know exactly what happened, only that when the ship docked, Toothless Man had an argument with the old crew member, and then left smugly by himself. Hu Ling and Hippolyta left after exchanging a few words with Sparrow.

"What's wrong with those people? They seem to be breaking up. Don't they all have contracts?" Su Weiyu asked, puzzled.

"It's because of the contract that some people dare to act recklessly. I guess it's a form of risk-based coercion. After all, we all eat from the same pot, and if one person gets into trouble, it will affect the others. People who don't like to cause trouble for others will naturally be more stable, but some greedy bastards like to make others clean up their messes." Xia Shou said, watching the toothless man and the others walk further and further away.

Su Weiyu thought for a moment and said, "What if something really happens to them? Will Sparrow really have to cover for them? Can Sparrow do that?"

"Heaven knows what that guy is thinking. Wei Yu, where's your compass?"

(End of this chapter)