Hearing the child's cry, Wen Wen's face stiffened.
"Why is there crying? It's so festive here."
Walking at the front, Tao Qingqing lightly covered her face and rolled her eyes.
"If you'd stop with the underworld stuff, you wouldn't scare the kids."
Fortunately, she had been Wen Wen's assistant for a long time, and Wen Wen didn't use her to lift the chair, otherwise, it would have been utterly embarrassing.
"Underworld... My color choice was not the best, I'll go with red next time."
While Wen Wen was pondering, the people of Demon Spirit Village were completely stunned. These half-wild people who had always lived in the mountains had never seen such a spectacle. What kind of magical display was this?
The four graceful maidens carrying the palanquin looked delicate but were actually four monsters, so the chair was very stable.
Wen Wen, sitting atop the chair, looked down at the people of Demon Spirit Village, playing with the Qiling Pearl which had turned into a Rainbow Divine Egg in his hand.
"A few days ago, when I took the Qiling Pearl, I said I would bring the Qilin back. Now I've brought it back."
The Dragon Village Chief was moved, looking at the Qilin Egg with tears streaming down his old face, his eyes seemed to light up.
He had been guarding this broken village for thousands of years, finally waiting for the Qilin's return.
"Sir, your great kindness and virtue, Demon Spirit Village will never forget, whatever you need in the future, we at Demon Spirit Village will give our lives without hesitation!"
The other villagers of Demon Spirit Village also followed suit, though it seemed chaotic, their sincerity was unmistakable.
"No need to give your lives, I'm not a trafficker, I don't want your lives." Wen Wen waved his hand, signaling to Tao Qingqing.
Tao Qingqing nodded, holding a contract scroll, and walked in front of the Dragon Elder and others.
"Reviving the Qilin cost me a lot."
"So you can't let me work for nothing, there are some trade terms in this contract, agree to them and I'll return the Qilin Egg to you."
"Don't worry, all the terms are fair trade terms, you won't be slaves."
The Dragon Elder trusted Wen Wen's assurance very much. Last time, when Wen Wen said he would bring the Qilin back, it really came back.
However, when Tao Qingqing opened the scroll, all four elders of Demon Spirit Village dropped their jaws.
They originally thought a scroll would just have a few terms, but as the scroll unfurled, it rolled and rolled, stretching out more than ten meters, and the air instantly turned silent. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel✦fire.net
"Mr. Black Cross, this is..."
The Dragon Village Chief looked at Wen Wen in embarrassment. These densely packed terms seemed a bit excessive, didn't they?
"Read through it first, it's just a lot of items," Wen Wen said nonchalantly, not considering his demands to be excessive.
The Dragon Village Chief began to carefully study the scroll. After a while, he felt relieved, as most of the items were acceptable.
For instance, the requirement of periodically collecting some material from the mountains could completely be delegated to the Little Yao Demons within Qi Ling Mountain.
The Sanctuary wasn't exploiting them for nothing; they would reward the Little Yao Demons and even earn a bit as middlemen.
Another example was dispatching a small number of young adults to work at the SRS Foundation.
This condition was not harsh either. After the Qilin's return, the young people of Demon Spirit Village no longer needed to be confined there and could benefit from venturing out.
The four elders finally deliberated for an hour and, finding no hidden traps in the terms, signed the contract with Wen Wen.
Holding the signed contract, Wen Wen sat on the chair, leaving Demon Spirit Village contentedly, as an eerie wind blew, and the sound of suona left the villagers with goosebumps.
With this agreement, the Sanctuary had reached a deep cooperation with Demon Spirit Village, and many of the materials needed by the Sanctuary could be supplied by the village.
Moreover, after the Qilin was resurrected, it would owe a favor to Wen Wen, and the power of Demon Spirit Village would become a natural ally to the Sanctuary.
After Wen Wen disappeared, the Dragon Village Chief looked at the Qilin Egg in his hand, his expression slightly gloomy.
Once the Qilin was resurrected, it could inherit all the strength within the egg; however, due to previous energy loss, its power might only be at the lowest Catastrophe Level.
But this couldn't be blamed on Mr. Black Cross, so they still felt grateful to him.
Besides, as long as the Qilin breaks out of its shell, it could eventually restore its original strength.
Walking two miles through ghostly air, scattering birds and beasts from the mountain forest, Wen Wen finally dismissed the female monsters and those playing the suona.
Leaving only Tao Qingqing and Hu Youling, the three took a plane back to Qianhe City together.
Upon returning, the first major thing Wen Wen needed to do was relocate the entire Monster Factory to Xia Mansion's Land in Yuriano.
The task of moving the factory was tedious and boring, and after reaching Xia Mansion's Land, he needed to expand production, which would take a long time.
So Wen Wen assigned this task to Wenwu.
With Wenwu as a perfect tool, Wen Wen felt a sense of relief, only wishing he had such a toolman during his school days to replace him in academics.
Meanwhile, Wen Wen himself was researching something far more intriguing.
That was preparing with Yan Biqing and Ding Mingguang, on how to use Yuriano's Time Fragment.
Wen Wen's initial plan for the 'Main God Space' was completely scrapped, as the idea was from a Capital's web novel, read by too many, potentially giving entrants inappropriate thoughts.
After all, Wen Wen needed to collect information, not to cultivate muscle-brained enforcers.
The final plan was named 'Wisdom Kingdom.'
Ding Mingguang would use data collected online to select investigators who fit the Wisdom Kingdom plan, who would be captured by Yan Biqing into Yuriano to explore time fragments.
For the chosen investigators, time fragments posed dangers but also opportunities.
If they used them well, they could completely turn their poor lives around.
The investigators' residences were arranged in a small enclosed town within Yuriano, where they couldn't come and go freely.
Additionally, they established an intelligence room here, staffed by expert scholars from the Foundation, leading figures in various fields, to evaluate the information brought back by the investigators.
Investigators were tasked with missions periodically, aiming to gather various kinds of information, which would then be evaluated by these expert scholars, and rewarded by the Sanctuary.
The rewards were diverse and things they couldn't easily obtain outside; in fact, Wen Wen could even help them become 'New Humans.'
If they accidentally awakened Supernatural Powers during their missions, Wen Wen would also give them the opportunity to become Containment Officers.