"Inviting someone to join an organization isn't done like this, and what if the pleasantries are over?"
Wu Liu eyed Wen Wen warily. The act of sending Wen Li to heaven was as ferocious as his own ability to bring forth the root of disaster.
Wen Wen shook his head. "I won't resort to violence against you, but if that happens, I'll lock you up until you agree. The entire process will be harmless."
"Actually, you don't need to resist so much. What I want you to join isn't some evil organization. The specifics are all clearly written in the contract. It only brings you benefits, no harm."
"If it's so good, why do you want to force us to join?"
Chu Wei said sarcastically. If Wen Wen had invited him normally, Chu Wei might have agreed, but this half-threatened approach annoyed him.
Wen Wen spread his hands. "I can't help it. If it were just about my Black Cross identity, it would be fine, but I can't risk you revealing other matters."
"Since all of us have secrets, none of us can guarantee that the other won't spill them. Therefore, joining the same organization and using the power of the contract to bind everyone is the best choice."
Wu Liu Gen fell silent. He noticed a strange look in Wen Wen's eyes, likely realizing a flaw in him when dealing with Timir. If his secret of having once been a demon god of the inner world were to be revealed, he could no longer be a living Buddha of Buddhism.
Chu Wei shook his head and refused. "I don't have any secrets."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them looked at him in unison and shouted, "Yours are the biggest secrets!"
"Hmph, I'm a pure-blooded demon hunter. What secrets could I possibly have?" Chu Wei said disbelievingly.
Wang Duobao couldn't stand it any longer. He shook his head and whispered a few words into Chu Wei's ear. After he finished, Chu Wei's face turned pale. He had never imagined that the Blood Emperor would manifest from his corpse after his death! With this in mind, if he were discovered by the hunters, his position would indeed be the most awkward.
Wang Duobao raised his hand. "I truly have no secrets. The association's higher-ups are aware of our ability to see future glimpses."
Wen Wen's gaze turned dangerous. No secrets, dangerous abilities, and no prior acquaintance... However, Wang Duobao immediately wrote his name on the contract.
"But I have long been convinced by the Black Cross and Mr. Wen, so of course I choose to join." Before the battle ended, Wang Duobao had foreseen this outcome. Even though Wen Wen wouldn't kill him if he refused, he would eventually have to agree, so why create conflict with Wen Wen?
Seeing Wang Duobao sign the contract, Chu Wei also wrote his name on it, as his problem was indeed the biggest.
Seeing that the other two had compromised, and he had not found any traps in the contract, Wu Liu Gen sighed and signed his name as well. Previously, Wen Wen's act of sending Wen Li to heaven had been too brutal, and he had harbored murderous intent towards Wen Wen. Although it was for the greater good, there was no guarantee that Wen Wen would not hold a grudge and act against him.
After all three had signed the contract, Wen Wen smiled kindly at them, putting his arm around their shoulders and telling them about the benefits of the containment facility.
"From now on, you are all containment officers. I believe the containment facility will not disappoint you."
"Firstly, you will receive double pay for the work you do. Capturing monsters will accelerate your strength improvement, and you can exchange them for various super-powered items at the facility!"
"Furthermore, there is the Mirror Maze..."
Wen Wen's words were flowery, but the three of them were not very interested, as they had been semi-forced to join.
Although he had no choice but to have them join the containment facility, Wen Wen was very satisfied with the three of them. Each of them was very useful to the containment facility. Wu Liu Gen, needless to say, was the leader of Buddhism, able to summon more subordinates with a wave of his hand than Wen Wen. Chu Wei had a disaster-level expert behind him, and was also the co-leader of the blood races in the real world, a truly remarkable status. As for Wang Duobao, he would undoubtedly be a high-ranking member of the association in the future, and his ability to see future glimpses was of strategic significance. If it weren't for Wang Duobao, Wen Wen might not have lasted until the end this time.
The mental hospital was rapidly dissipating. It was estimated that in a few minutes, people from outside would be able to enter. Therefore, Wen Wen wasted no more time. He put on his black and white mask and quickly walked through the area where they had fought, collecting a large pile of items. Among them were the weapons of the monsters, a collection of items from Timir's spatial ring, and objects like the Dragon Head Executioner's Saber. This pile of items was valuable, but Wen Wen only took three things from it. One was Wen Li's corpse, another was the crown on Wen Li's head, and the third was a black long saber he picked up on the way. In fact, this black saber was something Wen Wen had snatched from Jack. However, since Jack's presence was so low at the moment, Wen Wen didn't realize Jack's presence and only thought the saber got stuck when he picked it up. Among the items that fell from Timir's ring were several Buddhist artifacts with over a thousand years of history, left behind by the former Buddhist sects on the Qingji Plateau. Wu Liu Gen took these as his reward. Chu Wei and Wang Duobao took a few items that suited them from the remaining items. None of them lost out. As for the rest of the pile, none of them intended to take it. For them to eat meat, they had to leave some soup for the Hunter Association outside.
After dividing the spoils, Wen Wen coordinated their stories with them, and the mental hospital disappeared into thin air. Wen Wen and the others then saw the demon hunters outside. Sun Shanxing immediately came to Wen Wen and Wu Liu Gen. Seeing that none of the people who had entered were missing, he breathed a sigh of relief. As for the two unremarkable demon hunters who had entered the Empty Nether Domain with Wen Wen at that time, Sun Shanxing had already forgotten about them. The first thing they did after regrouping was to report the situation to Sun Shanxing. Since Wen Wen and the others were either high-ranking officials or core members of the Hunter Association, the questioning was not too strict. Even if there were some doubts, they did not investigate further. Moreover, on this matter, Wen Wen and the others did not excessively conceal anything, only keeping their individual secrets. For example, how the Blood Emperor appeared, that the masked man in black and white was Wen Wen, and how Wu Liu Gen killed Timir, and so on. The remaining matters, such as the blue-ringed octopus, and Nivia's assistance, were all revealed. However, the special relationship between Wen Wen and Wen Li was not concealed, as Sun Shanxing and the others had witnessed Wen Li's abnormal reactions earlier, which could not be hidden. With their stories consistent and matching the scene, the post-battle inquiry passed by so simply...