Outside Mia Animal Kingdom, a woman dressed in black, with a row of black short swords at her waist, sat on a tree, gazing at the vast nature reserve with a heart full of melancholy.
Her name was Nie Ying, a highly trained super-powered assassin, renowned in the dark world of supers.
However, due to one mistake, she became a prisoner in Fengdu Ghost City.
When a group of ghosts captured her and brought her before Feng Guishen, she feared something unpleasant would happen.
TV shows always depicted female assassins failing to assassinate evil big bosses, being captured, and then subjected to harsh interrogations.
What she hadn't expected was that Feng Guishen had no interest in her. Instead, he seemed to enjoy playing with pink skeletal frameworks, which, while a relief, also left her feeling a little disappointed.
Because of her exceptional skills, Nie Ying often performed tasks for Feng Guishen that the undead could not.
Feng Guishen had implanted a parasitic ghost within her, forcing her to obey his commands.
Fortuitously, despite her convenient abilities, which allowed her to accomplish many things that True Sequence individuals could not, her power level was only Upper Sequence, meaning she was not eligible for the Contract Iron Scroll.
Although the parasitic ghost within her was bizarre, she had been devising ways to wear down its abilities. As long as she wasn't discovered and worked for Feng Guishen for a few more months, she could escape.
If she were to be placed on the Contract Iron Scroll, she would truly belong to Feng Guishen in life and death.
This time, she had accepted Feng Guishen's mission to investigate the whereabouts of Yin Tianzi Luo Feng. Through her investigation, she discovered that a demon hunter named 'Tao Qingqing' had once entered the Land of Slumber, so she followed him all the way to the outskirts of Mia Animal Zoo.
Feng Guishen's order was to obtain definitive information about Luo Feng, which meant she had to capture Tao Qingqing and extract the precise details from him.
Unfortunately, by the time she arrived, the area had already been sealed off by Ossuno. Those outside could not enter, and those inside could not leave, so Nie Ying could only wait here.
It was rumored that there was another male demon hunter by Tao Qingqing's side. If that man had thick eyebrows and large eyes, she would spare his life. If he looked shifty and untrustworthy, she would kill him as a matter of course.
Then, Nie Ying saw the invisible energy barrier surrounding the nature reserve gradually descend, signifying the lifting of the lockdown.
With a light leap, Nie Ying vanished into mid-air, reappearing a hundred meters away under a tree.
This Mia Animal Kingdom was also the territory of a Calamity-level being, so Nie Ying had no intention of making a move here. She had already witnessed the terror of Calamity-level beings and did not wish to provoke another.
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Wen Wen and Tao Qingqing, under the 'farewell' of the cat and rat tribes, happily departed from the Mouse Killing Villa.
It was likely that the relationship between the cat and rat tribes would be excellent from now on. Wen Wen's severe demands for payment this time were also for the good of both tribes.
Under Wen Wen's pressure, the Mus rat overlord, unable to pay, could only seek help from A'taiya. And A'taiya, after fighting alongside Poluier this time, recalled their tender past. Thus, the probability of these two rekindling their romance was very high.
Once they reconciled, the conflict between the two tribes would cease, which was a wonderful thing.
The payment Wen Wen received this time included, but was not limited to, various rare gems, super-powered materials, precious ores, and medicinal herbs.
The cat and rat tribes even wanted to settle the debt with cat food and rat food, but Wen Wen only accepted a small portion, as he had no use for more.
Tao Qingqing returned with a full load. This time, she had played a role as bait, so Wen Wen gave her many benefits.
Furthermore, his greatest gain was the small box in his hand, which contained a pool of divine blood!
Wen Wen manifested the Disaster Gauntlets and carefully reached into the box.
To his surprise, the Disaster Gauntlets showed no interest in the divine blood. In fact, the gauntlets even emitted a faint power, separating the divine blood from the gauntlets themselves.
Wen Wen had initially thought that the Disaster Gauntlets, willing to absorb Calamity-level power, would be more interested in divine blood. He hadn't expected them to be so disdainful.
Perhaps, in the eyes of the Disaster Gauntlets, these few drops of divine blood were particularly unclean.
However, Wen Wen didn't care. This divine blood was undoubtedly a good thing, and he needed to find a way to utilize it.
After pondering for a while, Wen Wen drew out his Blood River Sword and tentatively inserted the blade into the box. As a result, the Blood River Sword emitted an unpleasant clang, and a strong blood-red light appeared on its body. Veins even began to surface on the black blade.
It was transforming towards a demonic sword. Wen Wen thought for a few seconds, then retrieved a bucket of holy water from the containment facility and poured all the divine blood into it.
Subsequently, he placed the Blood River Sword to soak in the holy water. He wasn't sure if this haphazard tinkering had any effect, but the Blood River Sword's absorption rate of the blood began to slowly decrease, and its transformation into a demonic sword also halted.
After observing for a while, Wen Wen decided to let it be. Regardless, after absorbing these few drops of divine blood, the Blood River Sword would undoubtedly become more powerful. Even if its demonic nature increased slightly, Wen Wen was confident he could control it.
Afterward, Wen Wen entered the containment facility and found Xiao Jiang, who had just been incarcerated. This individual was among the most carefree inmates the facility had ever housed. He was currently smiling broadly, greeting his "neighbors."
The reason he was among the most carefree was that there were also creatures like the carrion demon, who had almost lost their entire spirit.
Then, Wen Wen began to inspect the state of the containment facility. He hadn't visited the facility much during his few days of traveling with the group, so he took this opportunity to handle the facility's affairs.
First, he noticed that the monsters in the containment facility had become much more disciplined than before. In the past, when he entered, these creatures were either playing games or in the Mirror Maze.
Now, over half of the monsters were diligently reading books, which indicated that the printer Wen Wen had captured was well worth it.
Another surprising discovery Wen Wen made was that some beast-type monsters had also started learning to read.
Creatures like the subterranean monster or the yingying monster were all doing their best to supplement their basic knowledge.
Previously, Wen Wen hadn't paid much attention to these monsters because he was too lazy to create individual test papers. But now, with the composite printer, it could generate test papers entirely based on the characteristics of these monsters.
For monsters that couldn't hold pens, all questions were multiple-choice, requiring only a small dot on the chosen option.
For oversized monsters, the test papers could be magnified dozens of times. For monsters composed of liquid, the test papers were waterproof. For monsters with high body temperatures, the test papers were heat-resistant.
In short, the presence of the printer filled the educational void in the containment facility, elevating the cultural literacy within the facility to a new level.