Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 926 One of the Powers of the Dream-Picking Bird
In a special, closed interrogation room, Xia Shou and Shangguan Yan are discussing the story of the centipede's withered and missing eyes.

Xia Shou naturally wanted to keep the information about the missing eye a secret, since it was a sealed item with a name attached, of extraordinary value and with unusual risks involved in possessing it.

But when Xia Shou saw Jiang Wengao's most likely future, he knew that the situation was not simple.

Replacing Xiao Gao from ten years in the future with the present one wouldn't cost much. Xia Shou could even guess that the other party knew the specific effects of the Remnant Eye and deliberately imposed various restrictions to make it easier for him to replace him, just like the words "Use the Remnant Eye on me" tattooed on his body.

This alone speaks volumes. Either he eventually passed this information on to Xiao Gao, or Xiao Gao himself learned about the missing eye through a series of later adventures.

But it's more likely that he told Xiao Gao the secret of his missing eye before he died.

This is a very simple deductive reasoning. For example, he didn't reveal the thoughts of the Broken Eye before, and this decision will most likely continue. If the matters of the Heart of the Rending King and Sprite are resolved, then the Broken Eye will probably not be known to anyone. This is the most likely scenario for a smooth future.

However, Xiao Gao's knowledge of this indicates that the future is not so smooth. It is highly likely that keeping it a secret will no longer be of any use. Compared to the risks of revealing the existence of the missing eye, the predicament he will face in the future is even more dangerous.

Furthermore, the fact that Xiao Gao kept his changes to such a small extent ten years later to facilitate the use of his disabled eyes, and that he even tattooed that phrase on his body and always kept himself naked, all these signs indicate that ten years later, Xiao Gao placed all his hopes on changing the past.

Normally, no one would do that unless they were in a completely desperate situation; otherwise, no one would assume that the world they live in is a possible future.

Only when one loses faith in their current situation will they pin their hopes on the fact that everything that happened in the past may not happen, but is only "possible".

The fact that Baihe and the others cannot see ten years from now further confirms that the most likely future ten years from now is extremely bad, with a high probability of world destruction and the death of most of the three characters.

"That's roughly it." Xia Shou explained his reasoning to Shangguan Yan in detail.

Xia Shou wasn't worried about informing the minister about the existence of the Remnant Eye. After all, the minister already knew about the Death Note. Informing him about the Remnant Eye would just be another handle, like the difference between a 100-year prison sentence and a 110-year prison sentence.

Moreover, this sealed item was obtained from Rob, who was killed with the minister's help. Although Rob had forgotten all the specific details at the time, the minister was certainly more familiar with this item than anyone else.

Moreover, if one really has to use the blind man to a certain extent, having the minister back him up is the best option, since she is the only powerful figure in the Control Bureau he can rely on.

"A truly astonishing sealed item. You've never used it even once?" Shangguan Yan asked.

“Yes, using it will emit a named aura, which may cause trouble, and it’s not without its costs,” Xia Shou said.

Shangguan Yan nodded, looking at the withered eyeball on the table, lost in thought.

She no longer dares to bear the consequences of Xia Shou's actions. The price Xia Shou transferred to her during the last battle with the writer caused irreversible changes to her heart, which are still unresolved. If she continues to bear the consequences, even she might not be able to withstand it.

"The price for a named sealed item should be the depth of the Origin Sea. Your 1800 meters is a bit difficult," Shangguan Yan muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

Xia Shou hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Minister, last time we traded the Seven-Forked Fragments in the sea, didn't you say that the Dream-Collecting Bird could sink abnormally to a certain extent? There are no rituals in the Dream-Collecting Bird faith, so can it work?"

His intuition told him that Shangguan Yan had a way.

"Yes, there are records of such rituals in the Control Bureau, but the effects vary from person to person because their research on the authority of the Dream-Picking Bird is not yet thorough academically. However, I know quite a bit about this. If you want to increase the depth of the Root Sea, it is indeed possible, but the cost will be extremely high. I personally do not recommend doing so."

"What's the price?" Xia Shou asked, somewhat agitated.

Although he was warned that the cost of surfacing would be severe, Xia Shou's thirst for knowledge was immediately aroused when it came to surfacing.

Others might worry about the heavy price, but he has done too many things that are like drinking poison to quench thirst. Even if he doesn't need it now, he will need it sooner or later.

It won't hurt to know more.

"The price of that ritual is the uncontrolled release of repressed desires."

"The loss of control over repressed desires?"

"Yes."

"The Dream Bird rules the dream world and governs the boundary between reality and dreams. Human dreams have a very common function, which is to relieve repressed desires and stabilize one's mind."

Do you know why people don't commit murder and other crimes indiscriminately in real life?

"Because of self-control?"

Shangguan Yan crossed his legs and revealed a mysterious smile: "That's too general, but it's also correct. What I'm talking about is indeed a part of self-control, and that is dreams."

Dreams form part of self-control. Human desires are limitless, and limitless desires are destined to be unsatisfied. Unsatisfied desires create extreme cravings, which can distort a person.

In dreams, anyone can satisfy their unfulfilled desires. When a person's brain reaches the breaking point of suppressing a certain desire, it will be released in a dream.

The dilemma of wanting to kill an enemy in real life but being unable to bear the consequences of killing them due to various factors can be agonizing.

However, as long as you dream that you have killed the other person once, the desire to kill them will be greatly relieved, even if the other person is still alive in reality.

Similarly, there are unrequited love, self-destructive tendencies, and so on.

Men who cannot pursue their dreams due to family responsibilities can abandon their families in their dreams and devote themselves to their hobbies. Boys who secretly love goddesses can be in love and entangled with goddesses in their dreams. These subconscious releases in dreams forge a firm self-control in reality, allowing the string that is about to break to be loosened at the right time.

This self-deceiving, false indulgence is also something the Dream-Picking Bird enjoys.

Most people don't know the origin of the name "Dream Picker Bird." "Picking" means to gather or collect. You exchange dreams with the Dream Picker Bird, and it can help you rise, sink, or roam the Sea of ​​Origin.

"Is it enough to stop dreaming?"

(End of this chapter)