Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 916 Ximen Qing's Confession (Part 4)

That's why I know so much about the Scar Era.

The reason I'm looking for that dog is to become like it, so I can enter Harriet's past and stop her from learning that forbidden knowledge.

Then, Harriet will return to normal.

Xia Shou was greatly surprised.

Ximen Qing actually said he wanted to become like that dog!
"Why do you think you can become like that dog?" Xia Shou asked.

"Because of my superpower, I can empathize with other people's feelings. I know what that strange dog can do; he can sew himself into a person's time."

Sew one period of time into another, like sewing two pieces of cloth together. There's no difference in what one did to the other; rather, they merge together. So I think the feeling of two periods of time being sewn together should be the same, and I should be able to feel it with my superpowers.

That should be considered a kind of forbidden knowledge; perhaps I can use that feeling to figure out a way to stitch my own time into someone else's time.

"You think you can learn it?" Xia Shou didn't believe it at all, but the other party spoke so confidently that he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope.

"I'm not sure, but this is the only way I can think of, so I'm going to try it."

The most important thing about forbidden knowledge is feeling and understanding. The reason why forbidden knowledge is difficult to understand is because those feelings cannot be accurately described in words. But if you experience it firsthand... I think it will be easier to succeed than reading books.

So no matter what, I'm going to give it a try.

"The person you wanted me to help save before, was it Harriet?" Xia Shou asked.

Ximen Qing nodded.

“But I don’t think there’s anything I can do to help. You don’t expect me to take the dog’s attack for you, do you? I can’t do that, but I can help you find someone suitable.”

“I didn’t expect you to help me like this. If I just wanted a target influenced by dogs, I wouldn’t be asking you for help. What I want to ask you for is after I fail.”

Ximen Qing sighed softly: "I'm not so arrogant as to think that I can comprehend forbidden knowledge just by experiencing it with my supernatural abilities, so I'd like to ask you to help me try again after this failure."

The same power, in the hands of different people, will have drastically different effects.

Xia Shou's pupils dilated suddenly, and he instantly held his breath.

How did Ximen Qing know that the Superpower Bank was on him?

"I don't understand what you mean," Xia Shou said, feigning ignorance.

"Don't you have a door in the shadow?" Ximen Qing raised his head. Although the plaster head sculpture had no expression, the slight changes in the position of his shoulders and hands still conveyed his surprise and astonishment.

Not only was Ximen Qing shocked, but Xia Shou was also taken aback.

Xia Shou was even more shocked than he had been a second ago.

The other person wasn't referring to the Superpower Bank; he was talking about Merlin's House! He actually knew about the existence of Merlin's House!

"What door in the shadows?" Xia Shou managed to hide his shock and pretended not to know.

Ximen Qing's shoulders slumped, but he suddenly said, "Oh, you don't know? Never mind then. Anyway, if I fail, I'll ask Sparrow to bring you my body. You can help me find a place to bury it, just to do me a favor."

"That's a small matter," Xia Shou replied casually, knowing that this was actually a request from Ximen Qing made with hope despite uncertainty.

However, Xia Shou quickly realized that even this small matter couldn't be accomplished: "Oh, I almost forgot, we're in the choir. After you die, your body and soul will all be pulled onto the choir wall." "Right," Ximen Qing said, "Then... if I die, will I have to wait for history to reset before I can get off the wall?"

Then, the two fell into an awkward silence.

Xia Shou thought for a long time before finally finding a topic he could discuss in detail. He said, "Ximen, um... since you have research on the Abyss Syndrome, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Oh! Please speak!" Ximen Qing sat up straight, adopting an attitude of listening attentively.

"You must be familiar with the phenomenon that when someone with the 'Abyss Syndrome' sinks to a certain point, they become unable to sink any further, right?"

“I know that I have observed several cases in the past. It usually occurs in the last part of a sea area. Generally, the patient’s condition will not continue to deepen after reaching this depth, but this is not a good sign.”

Because you should actually be sinking, but you are not qualified to sink, so you cannot sink. The gods certainly do not like people who stay here without moving forward.

The best way is to learn the forbidden knowledge, learn the relatively safe forbidden knowledge, and then you can slowly sink down. I've heard that there are places to rest and stay at the end of every sea area, and some people say there are tests, but I'm not sure if that's true or not.

However, if you don't sink, I know a few consequences. If you stay at a fixed depth for too long, you will sense the coordinates of others. The coordinates are those of people who have stayed at this depth for as long as you have.

Then the tickets will be used up faster, urging you to continue sinking, so you must follow the attraction of the coordinates to find other people at the same depth.

"and then?"

"Then when two people meet, they may create an opportunity to continue sinking. Some special factors will create opportunities for the people who meet, like a brainstorming session. This kind of meeting will create inspiration, enhance your understanding and feelings about the desires of this sea area, and then you may be able to cross a line, become able to understand the forbidden knowledge, and be able to sink."

However, the outcome of these two encounters is uncertain; they could become partners or adversaries, depending on fate. I know a male patient who sought out another person with whom he shared a similar level of understanding.

He was unable to sink any further in the lower part of the sea of ​​thirst and debauchery. In the middle of that time, he sent me a letter saying that he had found someone at the same depth as him, a woman, and they were together.

I heard nothing from him for the next six months. When I heard again, he had died in a room with more than a dozen dead babies.

Neighbors said that since he moved in, the baby's crying has increased every week or two and has become very noisy, which has bothered everyone.

But for some reason, I didn't think to contact the security team at the time, until the house suddenly went silent, then I thought of calling for help.

I think he became a stepping stone for that woman at the same depth, so I believe that different oceans and different people at the same depth attract each other, and the results and processes are very diverse.

"I see!"

This information was something the Death Note hadn't told him. Was it because the Death Note didn't know, or because it felt it wasn't necessary to tell him?

"How long does it typically take for coordinate sensing to occur?"

"I don't know, there's no pattern. Among my patients, the longest deep stay was ten years. After ten years, he had no sensation at all. In the end, he was dragged down to death by the ever-increasing cost of admission. He couldn't afford the admission fee, couldn't bear the corresponding cost of the sea area, and died."

However, some people felt their place among those at the same depth after only a few months.

What? You've reached that level too?

"No, but do you know of any extraordinary powers that require deep descent to unleash?"

“I don’t know much about that, but many rituals do indeed cause a sudden increase in depth, which should be considered a price to pay,” Ximen Qing replied.

Finally, they've gotten to the crucial point!
Xia Shou continued, "Assuming that this ritual has already reached a fixed depth, what would be the consequences?"

(End of this chapter)