Wenwen nodded, pleased with Heng An's appreciation, and then pointed out a few minor flaws in Heng An's training. With that, she left gracefully.
Heng An watched Wenwen's receding back, his bright eyes blinking twice before he bowed slightly.
To Heng An, Wenwen was the best person to him since his parents departed.
First, she had rescued him from the hellish headquarters of the Blood of Blasphemy, then ordered the man in the metal suit to train him in combat, and even gifted him some superpowered items.
Heng An was a stubborn person, almost to the point of being single-minded. He would definitely repay kindness shown to him, and would chase down anyone who had wronged him to the ends of the earth to exact revenge.
He possessed many traits that others would call foolish: he would not yield, would not compromise, could not grasp the nuances of human relationships, and was incapable of standing by and watching with cold indifference.
Yet, it was precisely these traits that allowed him to remain unwavering during four months of torment, and kept his eyes so bright.
It was also because of these traits that Wenwen, upon seeing him for the first time, decided that if the opportunity arose, she would rescue him and recruit him as a containment officer...
...
After leaving Heng An, Wenwen began to assess her latest gains.
The only true spoils of war were the steel bars that had been tainted, but Wenwen was not disheartened, for the changes in the containment facility were far more precious than any spoils.
Through testing and investigation, Wenwen discovered many new abilities of the containment facility.
Firstly, the chains she had released now possessed two modes: binding and attack.
In binding mode, they were the same slender black chains, capable of capturing enemies and dragging them into the containment facility.
In attack mode, they transformed into the thick, sharp-edged chains wielded by Wen Li, powerful enough to pierce walls, thus adding another offensive method for Wenwen.
Secondly, the containment facility gained a new power: the ability to implant chains into monsters' bodies and control their actions through those chains.
Monsters implanted with chains could be released from the containment facility to assist Wenwen with various tasks.
Wenwen could also, at any time, punish them by using the chains implanted in their bodies, or even drag them back into the containment facility. Wenwen planned to observe Tao Qingqing for a while longer before releasing her to assess the situation.
Furthermore, many functions of the containment facility had become more refined.
The most significant change was evident in the management hubs of each floor. For instance, the man in the metal suit on the first floor, the green woman formed from a cluster of green light points on the second floor, and the water tadpole on the third floor.
These three were no longer confined to a single platform in the central hub. They could move freely within their respective levels, manage the containment facility to a certain extent, and possessed disaster-level strength.
Even if Wenwen were not present, these three alone could stabilize the situation within the containment facility.
While these were the major changes, numerous minor ones were not to be overlooked.
For example, the air within the containment facility was fresher, the temperature more comfortable, many pieces of equipment operated more smoothly, and the toilets even gained a new spray function...
In summary, the containment facility had undergone a comprehensive upgrade, with improvements in all aspects.
Of course, alongside these positive changes, Wenwen also acquired a bit of trouble.
When she dragged the containment facility over from Wen Li, she also dragged over some troublesome items.
A wisp of crimson gas flowed lightly around Wenwen's hand, occasionally condensing into a human face that clawed and snarled at her before dissipating into the air.
This was the scarlet gas from Wen Li. While it provided some enhancement to Wenwen, it also made her more prone to irritability and loss of control.
Furthermore, Wenwen found herself unable to finely control this gas; its appearance was entirely dependent on her emotions, becoming denser when she was agitated and fainter when she was calm.
Fortunately, the amount of gas she had dragged over was not substantial and remained within a controllable range. Otherwise, Wenwen might have had to shave her head and become a nun...
"It can drive people mad... I'll call you 'Frenzy Qi'!"
After naming it, Wenwen sat cross-legged on the ground, contemplating how to return to the real world.
Wenwen knew very little about this side of the Grey Mist layer. The only method she could think of was to find a superpowered individual who could locate her in the shallow layers of the Grey Mist and establish a passage.
However, the significant challenge was how to accurately find her across worlds, rather than stumbling upon a world-destroying demon king.
Unable to come up with any immediate solutions, she decided to first inspect the containment facility. Perhaps inspiration would strike then.
As she walked towards the containment warehouse in the disaster zone, she suddenly heard a fawning voice that sent shivers down her spine.
"Great Master, are you perhaps in contemplation? Your humble servant, Gideon, is willing to serve you." On the mirrored surface of the sunglasses-wearing Gideon, a man dressed in a butler's uniform appeared and bowed to Wenwen.
He spoke with a stammer, clearly having only recently learned the common language of the Federation.
Wenwen looked at it with surprise, not expecting this containment item to truly possess self-learning abilities. She had merely given it a dictionary of the common language, and it had truly learned it.
"You can tell I'm in contemplation?"
Within the containment facility, Wenwen was always wearing the robes of the Disaster Prison Overseer, so people could only see her eyes and not her expression.
Gideon, bending at the waist, revealed a smile like a chrysanthemum on its ugly face. "Great Master, my purpose for existence is to serve great beings like you. Naturally, I would possess the ability to discern your worries."
Its demeanor was extremely humble, showing no trace of its initial attempt to deceive Wenwen and make her its mystical, elderly benefactor...
Gideon's previous master had been a containment officer in the facility, a rather famous witch active in the Golden Eagle Great Region a millennium ago.
Of course, she had long since vanished into the river of history, while Gideon remained, requiring a new master.
Based on its observations, Wenwen was likely the owner with the highest authority in the containment facility, and her strength also appeared considerable. Thus, choosing Wenwen as its master was an absolutely reliable decision.
Now, it needed to demonstrate its value before its new master.
Hearing its words, Wenwen became genuinely interested. This fellow might be able to break through her current predicament.
"Then tell me, what am I contemplating?"
Gideon was momentarily speechless. It had only mastered the skills of observation and deduction; it couldn't yet plumb the depths of the human heart...
"Great Master's thoughts are as deep as the sea. The ignorant Gideon cannot fathom them," the man in the mirror said respectfully after a few seconds.