Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 492 - 490: Like a Weight Lifted

Chapter 492: Chapter 490: Like a Weight Lifted

Half an hour later, Zheng Daqian nodded to Wen Wen before soaring into the sky, gradually disappearing from Wen Wen’s sight.

Wen Wen used his Custodian Badge to sense the surroundings and found that Zheng Daqian had indeed left and was no longer watching him, so he let out a long sigh of relief.

He and Zheng Daqian had discussed many things, and the final results satisfied both parties.

Zheng Daqian promised that aside from a few individuals, no one would know Wen Wen’s identity, and Wen Wen could continue to stay within the Hunter Association as a Ranger.

Apart from special events, the Association would not issue any forced commands to Wen Wen, and as long as he didn’t violate the core rules of the Ranger code, no Ranger would investigate him.

What Wen Wen needed to do was to act as a ’Black Cross’ and Hunter Association liaison, and he had to ensure that the Association was at least informed of the Black Cross’s major actions.

The specific terms were not strict, only ensuring a certain level of communication between the two sides.

As a precaution, Wen Wen and Zheng Daqian signed a contract, so even if Zheng Daqian reneged, he would pay a certain price.

After Zheng Daqian left, Wen Wen felt like a load had been lifted off his shoulders. If Zheng Daqian hadn’t deceived him, his future situation in the Hunter Association would be completely different.

His identity would be legitimized, and he could attribute all peculiarities about himself to the Catastrophe-Level Expert Black Cross to avoid trouble. By spending less effort hiding his identity, he could allocate more attention elsewhere.

And even if Zheng Daqian was deceiving him, relying on the Sanctuary’s capabilities, Wen Wen could always make a clean getaway.

What made Wen Wen happiest was that he didn’t need to leave the Hunter Association now, which put him in an excellent mood.

Having made a few friends who weren’t particularly close in the Association, for Wen Wen, who had previously had no friends at all, this was already a bond.

Moreover, compared to a life of skulking around like a sewer rat, Wen Wen preferred to live in the sunlight.

Wen Wen wasn’t like some novel protagonists who, after gaining abilities, aspire to stand above all and rule everything.

What he wanted was just to live comfortably and pleasantly while doing the right thing!

After reflecting for a moment, Wen Wen stretched and said, "Alright, reflection over. Now that there’s no old man fearing cataracts to interfere, it’s time to do something I’ve long wanted to do here."

He first dragged Bai Cang, then located the Da Shanren he had previously defeated, and pulled it into the Sanctuary. This creature had strong survival abilities, which might come in handy somewhere.

Then, he placed the tied-up Bai Cang next to Fu Xuerou, sent a signal, and waited for someone to take over.

During the wait, Wen Wen suddenly felt a twinge of regret about the Siege Lion. Such a large metal lion could have been a more impressive mount than the Eagle Monster, but he had been forced to kill it at the time.

After handing over the burdens of Bai Cang and Fu Xuerou to the Demon Hunter who came to take over, Wen Wen stroked his chin, pondered for a while, and then snapped his fingers. A massive figure appeared before him.

The figure was none other than the Guile Tree Spirit!

As soon as the Guile Tree Spirit touched the ground, it excitedly touched the earth with its roots, saying, "This scent of the air, this fragrance of the soil... this is the real nature."

Suddenly released from the Sanctuary, the Guile Tree Spirit’s branches shook wildly, with a posture frightening enough to scare someone to death.

Wen Wen smiled and said, "Do you like it? If you do, you can live here from now on."

"What?"

The trembling Guile Tree Spirit suddenly stopped, disbelieving as it looked at Wen Wen, its body shivering.

It didn’t believe that Wen Wen would be so kind as to let it out; there must be some kind of scheme!

As one of the first monsters Wen Wen had captured, Wen Wen had conducted all sorts of bizarre experiments on the Guile Tree Spirit.

For instance, investigating the principles behind the sensory organs of the Tree Spirit;

And also studying whether Tree Spirits could excrete...

In fact, if not for the Guile Tree Spirit’s wooden material being worthless, coupled with its constant telling of lame jokes which kind of livened up the atmosphere of the Disaster Area, Wen Wen would have carved it into beads to sell long ago.

Therefore, upon seeing Wen Wen suddenly showing kindness by planning to leave it in this Peach Garden-like place, the Guile Tree Spirit instinctively felt fear.

"Don’t worry, I don’t have any bad intentions. This is the Qi Ling Mountain Range, as long as you stay within the range of the mountains, I won’t bother you. Besides, you lack the ability to leave these mountains," Wen Wen said.

After speaking, Wen Wen left the Guile Tree Spirit behind, leaving it quite confused.

Wen Wen left the Guile Tree Spirit here mainly to establish a fixed teleportation point so that he could transport himself to this place anytime from the Sanctuary if he ever found himself in trouble.

Moreover, there weren’t many ordinary people in the Qi Ling Mountain Range, so there was no need to worry about the Guile Tree Spirit killing innocents. With Wen Wen’s chains in place, even if someone stood in front of the Guile Tree Spirit, it wouldn’t be able to kill.

After moving away from the Guile Tree Spirit, Wen Wen snapped his fingers three times. This time, three monsters appeared: the Eagle Monster, Little Xiaomi, and Hu Youling.

All three monsters originated from the Qi Ling Mountain Range and were considered natives. Wen Wen released them to see if they could be of any help to him.

The Eagle Monster had Disaster Level strength of its own and couldn’t hide its joy upon returning here.

After devouring a Lycanthrope last time, Little Xiaomi had evolved into a Disaster-Level rabbit spirit, clenching its fists in readiness, eager to taste those who had bullied her before.

As for Hu Youling, she still only possessed Calamity Level strength and was on the lower tier of the Qi Ling Mountain’s food chain. Just about any Da Shanren could take her out with one move.

Well... if it were a Da Shanren, it’s hard to say who would take out whom.

Looking at the alluring Hu Youling, who resembled a resplendent bloom, Wen Wen once again felt regret. He shouldn’t have let Bai Cang go so soon.

Even though Bai Cang had lost the strength of the Disaster Upper Order, he was at least an Assimilation Mid-Sequence Ranger. If he had been handed to Hu Youling for a bit of Qi absorption, she probably could have leveled up to Disaster Level right away.

Like Hu Youling, being one of the first monsters Wen Wen had captured, she had long been tamed by Wen Wen, and strengthening her would also benefit him.

"Bai Cang has left, but there are other renegade Rangers. If you’re willing to look, there are always some to be found."

After thinking for a while, Wen Wen took Hu Youling back and said to Little Xiaomi and the Eagle Monster, "You two are natives of the Qi Ling Mountain Range, so you can do things more conveniently than I can."

"There are still eleven hidden runaway Rangers in this mountain range. Find their locations and report back to me. Remember not to engage in conflicts with any humans you might encounter in the mountains; they are more than you can handle," Wen Wen instructed.

The two monsters agreed and quickly scattered, aiding Wen Wen in his search for the other Rangers.

Qi Ling Mountain was so vast. They might not be able to find them, but with two more creatures helping Wen Wen search, there was twice the hope of success.