His mind raced with thoughts, but Wen Wen’s face remained impassive, adopting an expectant demeanor as he watched Lin Zhe Yuan analyze these items for him.
“The carapace of a turtle demon, a good item, can be made into a shield, but you probably don’t need it.”
Wen Wen nodded; he didn’t feel the need to fight with a shield.
“This is the energy core of a monster, also known as a demon core. Only some beasts have this thing inside them. It’s very valuable and one of the materials used to manufacture super-powered weapons.”
“This… should be the branches of a plant-type monster. It’s not a special kind of plant, so it has no value.”
Wen Wen looked at the branch with a hint of regret, but at least the Gu Yan Tree Spirit’s hair would be saved.
“And these two beads… very interesting. How did you obtain them?”
“In that villa, there were dozens of ghosts. After I eliminated them, some dropped these beads. What are they?”
Wen Wen knew they were created by the Disaster Containment Facility’s glove, but he couldn't tell Lin Zhe Yuan.
Lin Zhe Yuan held the beads and explained to Wen Wen, “Ghosts are formed by souls after death, but there’s a subtle difference between souls and ghosts. Souls are pure energy bodies, while ghosts have a portion of other substances within their bodies.”
“These other substances are the source of a ghost’s abilities. These two beads are impurities from the ghosts’ bodies. Usually, only through special means can this substance be extracted from a ghost’s body. You obtained these impurities just by killing those ghosts…”
Lin Zhe Yuan glanced at Wen Wen seriously. This person, Wen Wen, was full of secrets.
“I don’t plan to take these things back, but I don’t want cash either. See if you have anything of similar value and give it to me. Gu Pan Xi did this with me before, so it should be fine, right?” Su Dan Novel Network.
Lin Zhe Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, “These items will be sent to Hai Bei Province for valuation. I’ll give you the items then, but I can’t guarantee what specific items they will be.”
“Anything else is fine, just don’t cheat me. Also, give me the information on the ghosts in Furong River City. I plan to do a major clean-up.”
After getting familiar with Lin Zhe Yuan, such requests could be made casually, unlike before when obtaining information was a lengthy process.
Furong River City actually had a large number of ghosts, with over a hundred places rumored to be haunted.
However, ghosts were not easy to deal with. Unless one had specific methods like Wen Wen, they were difficult to eliminate.
And among the super-powered individuals in Furong River City, there was precisely no one with such methods.
People like Lin Zhe Yuan could also deal with ghosts, but the effort expended and the reward gained were disproportionate. Therefore, they usually sealed off places where ghosts appeared, registered them, and only dealt with them one by one if significant incidents occurred.
Compared to other monsters, ghosts, although frightening, were not very harmful.
This was because the vast majority of ghosts had no ability to harm people. Ghosts that could harm people usually resided in one place or were attached to a specific person, and did not move around randomly.
The Hunter Association in the Huafu District had a specialized demon hunter team to deal with ghosts, who would visit Furong River City every few years to clear out all the accumulated ghosts.
Now that Wen Wen had the means to hunt ghosts, he naturally wanted to capture them to further manifest the glove on his left hand.
Once he had dealt with all the ghosts in Furong River City, the glove on his left hand might take shape, and he would possess more abilities.
“Hmm… I’m very happy that you want to deal with the ghosts in Furong River City. I’m also willing to let you clean up Furong River City, but…” Lin Zhe Yuan hesitated.
“But what?” Wen Wen asked with a frown. This should be a good thing for the Hunter Association; why was he hesitating?
Lin Zhe Yuan sighed and said, “It’s no harm to tell you. You asked for this information too late. Yan Xiu has already resolved all the easily dealt-with ghosts within Furong River City. What’s left are some more troublesome ones.”
“He dealt with them all?”
Wen Wen’s voice changed, feeling as if he had lost a hundred million yuan: “How long has he been here!”
“Besides essential rest and the time he acted with you, Yan Xiu has been conducting exorcisms the entire time. And his people from the Glorious Church have a strong restraint against ghosts.”
Wen Wen’s expression was grim. He had been robbed of business.
“Why is he so active?”
Lin Zhe Yuan pointed to his head and said, “Most people from the Glorious Church are somewhat fanatical in certain areas, and Yan Xiu is a workaholic.”
“But he also has his own agenda. He’s expanding the influence of the Creation Church through exorcisms. Since he arrived here, the Creation Church in Furong River City has become more active than ever,” Lin Zhe Yuan said with a wry smile.
He didn’t want people from the Glorious Church in the Furong River City Hunter Association because the Glorious Church usually represented trouble, even though they stood on the same side as the association.
However, due to the incident at the amusement park last time, Lin Zhe Yuan had to compromise.
Wen Wen sighed. As things stood, he couldn’t revive those ghosts and kill them again.
So, he said to Lin Zhe Yuan, “Then give me those tough ones. I’ll see if I can find any that are easier to handle.”
“I can give them to you, but you have to be careful. Yan Xiu didn’t deal with these ghosts for a reason.”
Wen Wen nodded, indicating he understood, but he didn’t take Lin Zhe Yuan’s words to heart.
For him, as long as ghosts weren’t powerful to a certain extent, they were just meat on his chopping block. But with Yan Xiu snatching all the good meat, he was left to gnaw on bones, and he was still displeased.
“By the way, how is Uncle Gong doing?” Wen Wen didn’t dwell on this further and instead asked about Gong Bao Ding.
“His condition is very bad. The location of the toxin is critical. In about ten more days, our methods will no longer be able to sustain his life.”
“Headquarters has better conditions, but given his current state, even a slight movement could worsen his condition and lead to immediate death.”
When discussing Gong Bao Ding, Lin Zhe Yuan’s expression became dejected. Despite all his efforts, Uncle Gong’s condition had not improved, and there was even a possibility that it would never improve.
Wen Wen nodded and made a decision: he would recruit Uncle Gong as a containment operative.
And based on the experience of recruiting Uncle Gong as a containment operative, he would prepare for future recruitments!
After finishing his conversation with Lin Zhe Yuan, Wen Wen left the psychiatric hospital and drove home with the intelligence on the remaining dozens of ghosts.
While driving, Wen Wen saw someone wearing a hood waving at him by the roadside. He paid no attention, thinking that with so many cars on the road, who knew who they were greeting.
But when Wen Wen drove further and noticed that person at every intersection, he couldn’t afford to ignore it any longer.