On an island bought by the Foundation outside Qianhe City, at the center of a desolate island, there was a flat clearing.
Wen Wen sat cross-legged in mid-air, the Blood River Sword resting across his knees. A complex runic formation was etched onto the ground, and streams of dark energy flowed slowly around him.
These energy flows were filled with a suffocating and terrifying aura; merely observing them felt like being swallowed by the energy.
All the plants around Wen Wen had withered and died due to this energy.
However, just a few meters away from Wen Wen, all the plants were growing wildly, their leaves and branches swaying gently with the breeze, as if in sync with the energy, breathing together.
For the past few months, Wen Wen had been staying in Qianhe City.
For the first few days, he followed Feng Ruixing around, experiencing all the food, entertainment, and fun Qianhe City had to offer, indulging in everything that was appropriate for his age and even gaining some insight into things that were not.
Well, he only gained insight; he didn't do anything else.
At least, Wen Wen was still a virgin at heart…
After he grew tired of playing, Wen Wen moved to this desolate island to focus on training and strengthening himself.
This cultivation did not enhance the strength of Wen Wen's existing abilities, but it made them more stable.
Previously, Wen Wen had acquired new abilities at a much faster rate than any other superpowered individual, which meant he only knew how to use many of them, and hadn't even fully developed his own superpower.
This period of focused cultivation over the past few months had allowed Wen Wen to overcome this drawback, solidify his foundation, gain a comprehensive understanding of himself, and deliberately train in abilities that suited him.
For instance, he had previously captured a superpowered individual with the power of "Profane Blood," whose ability was gravity and repulsion. Since the individual used it rather weakly, Wen Wen hadn't paid much attention to it.
However, after this period of training, Wen Wen discovered the marvel of this ability. When unleashed with his own strength, this ability could exert power comparable to the True Sequence level, and it worked wonders when combined with his two Disaster Gauntlets.
The right Disaster Gauntlet had the ability to absorb energy attacks, but it required physical contact with the energy attack using the right hand. Thus, before, unless facing an enemy of overwhelming power, he rarely used this move for offense.
But now, with the added suction, Wen Wen could direct all incoming energy attacks towards his right hand!
And the chains spewed by the left Disaster Gauntlet, with the enhancement of repulsion, saw its destructive power reach a new height.
In close combat, Wen Wen absorbed some techniques from martial arts and the essence of the Seven Shark Fighting Style, consolidating them into a set of close-combat techniques suited for him. He named this fighting style 'Mystic Martial Arts.'
In terms of swordsmanship, Wen Wen's previous Mystic Sword Art only had a few moves. Now, he had completely abandoned the sword techniques he had learned before, integrating them into 'Mystic Sword Way.'
A few months was still a relatively short time, so some things were not yet completely finished, but Wen Wen's own power system had already taken shape.
Even without the extra abilities provided by the facility, he was confident in his ability to survive in this dangerous world.
While training, Wen Wen naturally did not neglect other matters. Although he remained on this desolate island, the containment facility and the Foundation were still developing according to his will.
Jidelo had designed a new plot-based mode for superpowered individuals, and combined with the permissions Wen Wen had previously granted to Jinkela, the speed at which the containment facility recruited personnel had accelerated significantly.
Wen Wen no longer had to personally bring people into the containment facility one by one. Every so often, new personnel would join the Hunter Association.
Among these personnel, some were seasoned veterans who had been in the superpowered world for a long time, while others were novices who had just acquired superpowers.
Wen Wen allowed the seasoned veterans to develop freely, while the novices were deployed by Wen Wen to the Foundation, where they could accumulate strength and experience in front-line demon-hunting operations.
The Hunter Association was somewhat perplexed by the rapid development of the Foundation, attributing it to the Foundation having been secretly recruiting personnel all along.
With more personnel, there were also more monsters in the containment facility.
Wen Wen was not a great philanthropist; he couldn't continuously support these freeloaders.
Therefore, after considerable deliberation, he introduced the 'Prisoner Labor Reform Grand Plan.'
The plan was divided into several parts. The first part was to classify the monsters, categorizing them into 'Incurable Type,' 'Humanoid Type,' and 'Monster Type.'
The so-called 'Incurable Type' referred to monsters that had committed major killings. Those without value were directly sent to the execution chamber or punishment room. Those with value were kept in custody, their worth extracted before being dealt with.
'Humanoid Type' referred to monsters that could integrate into human society.
'Monster Type' referred to monsters that, due to their personality, habits, appearance, or other reasons, could not integrate into human society.
The second part of the plan was to provide further training for the classified monsters.
For the Humanoid Type monsters, Wen Wen specifically found several knowledgeable wardens who would give them tests and lectures daily, aiming to help them shed their monstrous habits and become monsters useful to the Federation.
For the non-humanoid monsters, Wen Wen also provided training, but not in academic subjects, rather in special skills.
Those with great strength were taught to do strenuous work; those with keen eyes were trained to learn fine motor skills, in short, they were cultivated as specialized laborers.
As for the third part of the plan, it was the allocation of the trained monsters.
After Humanoid Type monsters had acquired sufficient knowledge and understood human society, Wen Wen would implant chains within their bodies and then assign them as assistants to experienced containment personnel.
How the containment personnel arranged them was up to their own discretion.
They could work on cases together, serve as cannon fodder, or be used for companionship, any way they were used was acceptable, as long as it wasn't excessive or wasteful.
If the Humanoid Type monsters accompanying the containment personnel performed well, Wen Wen might give them an opportunity to gain freedom.
However, Wen Wen's mercy was not easily obtained, and most of these monsters would likely die at their posts.
As for the non-humanoid monsters that could not integrate into society, Wen Wen assigned Feng Ruixing to establish a massive factory in a desolate location. Wen Wen would place these monsters in the factory, allowing them to create value for the Foundation…
In short, it was not easy to freeload at Wen Wen's containment facility.
The monster factory was still under construction and required approval from the Hunter Association.
The plan to send Humanoid Type monsters to containment personnel as assistants was already being steadily implemented.
The best performers among them were the Faceless Demon and Wu Wang.