On the rooftop of the four-story property management building in the residential complex, a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair was lying down, observing Wen Wen’s window through a telescope.
He had received a signal last night indicating that someone from the Wen family had returned, so he had rushed here early this morning to observe the situation.
Unsure of who had returned, he didn’t rashly go to seek help, opting instead to observe first.
Seeing that it was a young man sleeping there, and not the person he wanted to see, he shook his head in disappointment.
The young man might be a new resident, or perhaps that person’s relative. However, since he was sleeping there, he must have some connection to that person, so he decided he should still go ask.
For his son’s sake, he had sought help from countless people who might assist him, but all had been in vain. The Wen family, who were most likely to solve the problem, had disappeared years ago.
Wen Wen, who had stormed out of his home in anger, looked at the middle-aged man shaking his head and preparing to go downstairs, his expression somewhat puzzled.
As an esper, he was very sensitive to being watched. Wen Wen had initially thought someone was causing him trouble, but he hadn't expected the peeping tom at his home to be such an ordinary person.
He quietly followed behind the man. When the man reached the corner of the stairs, Wen Wen grabbed him by the neck, pinning him against the wall, rendering him immobile.
“Who are you, and why were you peeping? That little thing at the door was also your setup, wasn’t it?”
Wen Wen said coldly. If the man couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, he would suffer.
The middle-aged man looked at Wen Wen in shock. When he had put away his telescope, Wen Wen was still lying in bed; how had this person appeared beside him before he had even gone downstairs?
And with the strength of just one hand, he was unable to move despite his training!
“I just came to find someone. I need to see Wen Rui for something!”
“A joke. Does finding someone require lurking here and peeping with a telescope? Also, everyone knows my parents are dead. Are you taking advantage of my youth by using that as an excuse?” Wen Wen tightened his grip, making it difficult for the middle-aged man to breathe.
The middle-aged man paused, looked at Wen Wen’s small eyes, and then suddenly realized, “You’re… Wen Wen? I’m a friend of your father. My name is Wang Junyi!”
Upon hearing that he was a friend of his father, Wen Wen loosened his grip, allowing him to breathe more comfortably.
Wen Wen had heard the name Wang Junyi before; he was a famous detective throughout Dongshan Province and had once been Wen Wen’s idol… well, to the Wen Wen of that time, all detectives were his idols.
Wen Wen still asked with some disbelief, “If you are my father’s friend, you should know about his death…”
Wang Junyi fell silent for a moment and then said, “I suspect Wen Rui is not dead!”
This statement was like a bolt from the blue for Wen Wen, leaving him stunned. A crimson rage unknowingly permeated outwards, and Wang Junyi’s expression turned peculiar.
Recovering his senses, Wen Wen looked at Wang Junyi, who was drooling like a madman, and scratched his head with some distress.
His rage had grown significantly in Fairytale Town, and it was now somewhat usable, but conversely, it was also less controllable. While Wen Wen could usually suppress it, Wang Junyi’s words had been too stimulating, causing him to lose control for a moment.
He brought Wang Junyi back to his home and checked his condition, letting out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had noticed it in time. As long as the man woke up, he would be fine. Otherwise, this fellow would definitely go mad. However, after this incident with Wang Junyi, Wen Wen became wary of his own rage.
Although it was his own power and greatly enhanced his strength, letting it lie dormant within him, erupting based on his emotions, was too dangerous.
After some thought, Wen Wen left Wang Junyi there and entered the containment facility, activating his Disaster Overseer state to begin analyzing his rage.
The total amount of rage in Wen Wen’s body now exceeded the total energy of an average esper in the Mastery realm, but it was still slightly less than that of an esper in the Assimilation realm.
This meant that even outside the containment facility, Wen Wen could still exert strength exceeding that of an ordinary Mastery realm esper through his rage.
Since it was useful, he couldn't simply discard it. Therefore, Wen Wen’s idea was to create a portable item to temporarily store the rage.
By keeping the source within himself and storing most of the rage in a portable item, he would not be affected by his emotions and could also access the rage without hindrance when needed.
Wen Wen searched among the items he possessed, but he found few that could store rage. Although rage was not extremely powerful, due to its peculiar nature, ordinary items could not contain it.
All his superpower weapons and tools did not meet the requirements. However, Wen Wen found a suitable item in the materials pile.
It was a white bone, over a meter long, a strange bone Wen Wen had found in his room on Fengrui Star. This bone was left by at least a Cataclysm-level monster, more than enough to withstand Wen Wen’s rage.
Moreover, despite the passage of countless years, this bone still possessed a miraculous property.
After Wen Wen’s rage was housed within it, it could be nourished to a certain extent, and the rage also seemed to be subtly changing the bone, with both complementing and benefiting each other.
Since the bone possessed such miraculous properties, Wen Wen naturally chose it without hesitation as the item to store his rage.
Inside the containment facility, Wen Wen used the power of the Disaster Overseer to begin the arduous process of refining the bone. It was the hardest material Wen Wen had ever processed.
Finally, after more than half a day, causing the Disaster Overseer state to become somewhat breathless, the bone was finally modified and transformed into a pale staff.
Compared to staves on the market, this staff was incredibly crude but possessed a unique ancient aura.
When Wen Wen stored his rage within it, the staff faintly glowed with a reddish hue, and one could feel the power of madness contained within it.
When Wen Wen needed it, the rage would surge into his body at the first instant, accepting Wen Wen’s command. When Wen Wen did not need it, the rage would obediently lie dormant within.
The end of the staff was flat. If someone were to be poked by this end, a surge of rage would enter their body through the end, affecting them. This also resolved the hidden danger of Wen Wen potentially harming innocents when using his rage.
Apart from Wen Wen, who possessed the source, no one else could use this staff. Even other Assimilation realm espers would be affected by the staff’s hidden power of madness.
“Since it possesses such strong abilities, I shall call you the ‘Staff of Mad Roar’.”