Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 897 It's Time to Be Self-Disciplined
In the Red Thorn family's library, Xia Shou had a Death Record notebook spread out in front of him, the pages filled with complex illustrations and text, all about the naming ceremony.

During the months aboard the Black Pearl, the Death Note had clearly documented the naming ceremony, and Natsumori read through all of it every day.

Although the most troublesome material for naming has been obtained, other preparatory work still needs to be carried out gradually.

Now, Xia Shou's question has nothing to do with the name; he wants to ask about the special use of Merlin's House that he had previously thought of.

Death Notes gave an affirmative answer to this.

The conjecture is completely correct.

Do you know how to open all the doors?

[I know some ways to temporarily open doors.]

The reason I didn't tell you is that you were only suitable to open the door of the [Ghost Groom] before, so I didn't waste any words.

It's good that you were able to figure out one of the true uses of Merlin's House on your own; it saved you some time.

However, it took you much longer to grasp it than I predicted.

In short, just as you expected, that's how Merlin's House is used. It's like an armory full of targeted weapons. When you encounter an enemy, you take out the corresponding weapon to fight them. But before using the weapon, you first need to learn how to maintain the weapon and keep the armory in good condition.

The desires in Merlin's House are in dynamic equilibrium. When a door is opened, the desires that the door should have produced must be filled and the desires that the door should have consumed must be consumed during the opening period in order to avoid side effects.

Furthermore, some minor incidents might occur after the doors are closed again, which would be difficult for inexperienced people to handle. Any door going berserk would be beyond your ability to suppress the seal back then.

Therefore, while this method is remarkably effective in enhancing combat capabilities, the learning curve is too steep. Telling you about it from the outset is like having a primary school student spend the entire semester studying only math. This might bring their math scores to a sixth-grade level, but the final exams don't only test math; in reality, the subjects in those cramming tests are often randomized.

"The one I mentioned to you on the ship, I might have to deal with the Rift King."

[Is this an order from the Control Bureau? What did Shangguan Yan say?]

"She's the one who asked me to come and prepare this."

The notes didn't show any text for a few seconds, but after a while, the text started to appear.

[Isn't the storeroom door closed? Have Alice open it. There are other doors inside the storeroom. Go in and look for the second door to the right. It's a colorful door, like a chaotic palette. Use that door if you really need to.]

"Don't you need to make any preparations?"

[Create a contact lens and micro-engrav this magic circle on it.]

The notes drew a complex magic circle. If this pattern were to be carved on a thin piece of plastic the size of an eyeball, it would be much more difficult than ordinary rice carving. After all, rice carving only requires the shape, while every stroke of this ritual magic circle must be in precise proportion.

This kind of project is like performing a grand ceremony in a snail shell.

Xia Shou carefully examined the magic array and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the magic array is complex, the equipment department should be able to handle it. Perhaps he himself can create it directly using prefabricated materials from the future. At least he feels that he can actually make it by hand, although it may take a long time.

But is it really worth such a small price to open a door that can deal with Sprite?

Xia Shou was a little incredulous.

"Are you sure what's inside this door can deal with the Rift King?"

Contact lenses are just an emergency measure to prevent you from losing control of your desires after opening the door and causing the entire balance of Merlin's House to collapse. The real trouble comes afterward, and it's too complicated to explain in just a few words.

Opening this door is a last resort; I'm not sure what the outcome will be, but if we can't even escape, then let's open the door.

Xia Shou nodded, then suddenly asked, "Your words seem less concise lately. Are you wasting too many words?"

The Dead Records did not respond; not a single word appeared.

"Do you really need to be so stingy with words?"

A line appeared on the Death Record Notebook: "Make two, wear only one."

"You can make two of these contact lenses and then only wear one in each eye?"

"Yes, don't take it off once you're wearing it." "Okay."

Xia Shou closed his notebook, deciding to ask again later if there were any more important matters.

The Blood Dynasty's time flow is the same as the present world's. Their time is running out, and the people of the Scarred Era could attack at any moment. It's time to make other preparations.

He asked Xiao Gao to find Charlie and ask him to help screen out all the prohibited items that met the criteria. It should be done by now.

Judging by the time, Xiao Gao should be arriving soon. Hopefully, he'll bring another piece of good news.

Next, he needs to devise a worst-case scenario as a fallback plan if all other methods fail.

The Blood Dynasty was the period when he could stand up to Sprite at his strongest. If he couldn't defeat Sprite during this period, he would have no choice but to obediently return to the modern era and leave this mess to the Bureau of Control.

His bottom line was to avoid dying here and return to the modern world alive, so that all the extraordinary effects and physical costs this era had inflicted on him would be erased.

Of course, this is just the bottom line. If given a choice, Xia Shou wants to avoid paying the price of rationality as much as possible.

After all, once his rationality is exhausted, it will be very difficult for him to return to this era. Even if he does return, he will be in a state of being half-crippled and half-mad.

Xia Shou looked around and realized that Su Weiyu was not by his side.

"Wei Yu!" he shouted.

"I'm here!" Su Weiyu called out from deep within the library. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, what are you doing?"

"I'm bored, just browsing. Some of the books here are quite interesting."

“Oh…” Xia Shou was silent for a while, not knowing what to say.

I want to chat with Weiyu, but I don't know what to talk about.

We haven't had any time alone together lately. I've been busy the whole time. Even during my recent holiday, I spent most of my time paying the price for the future prefabrication. I also had to fuse skills at night. Apart from having late-night snacks together, we haven't really talked much.

Wei Yu... she must be quite bored these days.

However, she seemed quite happy on the Black Pearl, so she appears to be genuinely interested in learning how to sail.

"Ah Shou?"

"Ok?"

"Why did you call me? Or... just to say hello?" Su Weiyu peeked out from behind the bookshelf far away.

Xia Shou smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just think that after this mission is over, I must take a real vacation. I must rest for a while, no matter what."

"Hey, don't make any promises you can't keep! Even if you're under a lot of pressure, don't say things that will make people panic at a time like this. I think everything will be fine this time. After all, the minister said that if things really get bad, she'll step in." Su Weiyu comforted her, putting the rare document about the Thirsty Fang back on the bookshelf.

She didn't go over to Xia Shou's side, but continued to wander around in front of the bookshelves.

She felt it was best to stay as far away from Xia Shou as possible before the war started, because she felt she was losing control.

She didn't even think it was due to any supernatural influence, but rather because she had been abstaining from sex for too long.

I spent two months on a ship during the Scar Age, and then came back again. I carried a coral crown with me, but I never had time to use it.

The pressure of this historical counterattack is immense, making it impossible to relax. The more I try to relax, the more my mind becomes foggy and confused.

She even felt that if she didn't have sex beforehand, the subsequent battle would go awry.

She could no longer tell whether this premonition was an accurate intuition or a fabricated reason for her desire to indulge in pleasure.

But even if we make up our minds now, there's no time. Sprite could come up at any moment, and we can't afford to mess things up at this crucial time.

The only thing we can do now is to be patient... patient?
Hmm? Patience?
Yes, Ah Shou even brought "An Actor Prepares" with him!
That's right, this is when self-control really comes in handy! It's time to take a break and practice self-discipline!

(End of this chapter)