To be frank, Wen Wen thought little of either the saber or the gun.
While the saber could injure ethereal beings and was far more durable than ordinary steel, its sharpness, sufficient to slice through the skin of low-level monsters, was vastly inferior to the light swords Wen Wen could casually condense.
The firearms could also harm ghosts and could be imbued with certain elemental effects. Coupled with demon-hunting bullets, they posed a significant threat to low-level monsters, but were nowhere near as potent as Wen Wen’s Blazing Tiger Pack.
However, the advantage of these items wasn't their superior performance, but their potential for mass production!
With the Monster Factory, the Foundation's operational forces could completely revolutionize their equipment, leading to a substantial increase in overall combat power. For ordinary containment personnel, these two items were also excellent tools.
Furthermore, what was shown to Wen Wen were merely the most basic Model 01 variants.
As the monsters became more proficient in their work, or as new monsters were incorporated, new versions with even greater functionality would be introduced.
After the release of new versions, the old ones could then be sold to the Hunter's Association in exchange for resources.
Wen Wen was very satisfied with the forging district, and then he moved on to the adjacent cultivation district. The person in charge of the cultivation district was the deer-headed monster Akal, primarily responsible for cultivating the other shore flower, used to manufacture other shore flower elixirs.
There were also several plant-type monsters here, cultivating special seeds. These seeds could be planted in the ground and grow instantly, functioning as one-time superpower items.
Examples included exploding cherries, nuts that could form shield walls, and peas resembling heavy machine gun turrets.
These items were also sold in the containment shop, and many containment personnel had stockpiled them.
However, due to limitations in cultivation area and soil nutrient content, these seeds could not be planted in large quantities.
Wen Wen picked out a few interesting ones and pocketed them, continuing to wander through the town.
The more he wandered, the brighter Wen Wen's eyes became. He discovered that Wen Wu had truly pushed many monsters’ potential to its extreme.
He had gathered monsters proficient in various abilities and organized them into small workshops.
Textile workshops, puppet workshops, pill workshops…
Wen Wen had also considered these things before, but he felt they weren't fun enough and thus didn't waste too much time on them. Moreover, there was no one else in the containment facility to help Wen Wen manage major affairs.
But Wen Wu and Wen Wen had different objectives. Wen Wu's primary goal was to assist Wen Wen, doing whatever benefited Wen Wen. Therefore, he could patiently plan this Monster Factory.
Looking at the changes in the containment facility during this period, Wen Wen felt that creating this clone was well worth it.
Another thing Wen Wu did that particularly pleased Wen Wen was his participation in the containment personnel gatherings every week.
As the agent for that 'Black Cross,' Wen Wu not only held a higher status than other containment personnel but also completely suppressed them in terms of strength.
With him presiding, the containment personnel gatherings became much more serious, no longer resembling the former senior activity center.
He established rules for the gatherings, making them orderly. Everyone could exchange information, inquire about needed items, and sell surplus equipment.
The containment personnel were growing in number, but they now appeared much neater and more organized than before.
Concurrently, Wen Wu had people specifically recording and compiling the intelligence shared by the containment personnel, forming a vast intelligence network covering the entire Federation.
Wen Wen walked and observed, finally visiting the town's research center. The director of the research center was Broccoli, the cauliflower-headed creature devoid of its 'evil.'
The members were some wicked scientists, and their research outputs were mostly insane.
For instance, a cult-like potion that, when consumed, would turn one's intestines into weapons that could be launched from the mouth or other orifices to attack people.
However, even among a thousand wicked deeds, there was always one good one. Among these items, they actually found some useful things, such as a human flesh converter.
This device could consume a fixed amount of human flesh and convert it into flesh of specific body parts.
With this item, even by collecting the appendixes of appendicitis patients, many lives could be saved.
Looking at the thriving Monster Factory, Wen Wen suddenly felt something was amiss.
The factory was excellent in every aspect, except that the location was too small.
As the number of monsters increased, managing them would also become a problem. Furthermore, if this factory were discovered by other organizations in the future, it would also invite trouble.
Therefore, after some thought, Wen Wen decided to relocate the factory to Yuliannu, within the largest temporal silhouette.
That world was the largest temporal silhouette, much more precious than ordinary temporal silhouettes. Wen Wen did not want that temporal silhouette to disappear, so he intended to have outsiders permanently stationed within it.
Placing the Monster Factory there would be the best option. The area there was vast enough for Wen Wen to operate freely.
To accomplish these things, the issue of the Demon God Qilin had to be resolved. Otherwise, having a wild cataclysmic-level entity as a logistical base was rather bothersome.
Wen Wen already had an idea of how to resolve the Qilin issue, and now was the perfect time to try it.
The matter of the Monster Factory's location was somewhat important, so Wen Wen did not waste time. After leaving there, he immediately informed Xun Ying.
Then, he boarded the plane piloted by San Zai Er and rushed towards Mount Qiling.
As the plane flew over Mount Qiling, a black robe materialized on Wen Wen, and he jumped directly from the plane, landing at the entrance of the Yaoling Village.
His cataclysmic-level aura swept through the entire village, causing it to erupt in commotion.
Humanoid monsters with powerful auras rushed out of the village. Among them, four elderly True Sequence monsters stood at the forefront, looking at Wen Wen with trepidation.
The four True Sequence monsters were Village Chief Long, Second Master Hu, Third Master Gui, and Aunt Que.
"My lord, may I ask who you are..."
Village Chief Long looked at Wen Wen with confusion. The people of Yaoling Village rarely left the village, so they were unaware of the newly promoted super-powered individual known as the Black Cross. However, no matter who Wen Wen was, he was someone they could not afford to offend.
"Who I am is not important. I have come this time to borrow something from you," Wen Wen said in a low voice.
Looking at these four True Sequence beings, Wen Wen felt a sense of grim satisfaction. In the past, he had been as weak as a chick in front of them; now, he could look down upon them.
However, these four had provided Wen Wen with some benefits. Wen Wen's four cubs came from them. Although the four cubs were currently useless to Wen Wen, he still owed them a debt of gratitude.
"What item?"
Second Master Hu, with his white tiger head, felt a jolt. In their Yaoling Village, the only item that a cataclysmic-level powerhouse might desire was likely that one item.
"The Qilin Pearl. I wish to borrow the Qilin Pearl," Wen Wen said, enunciating each word clearly.
After he finished speaking, the entire Yaoling Village erupted, and the villagers' gazes toward Wen Wen became tinged with hostility.