The beautiful puppet’s actions concluded with a kiss, and Wen Wen, watching from the side, applauded.
"Perfect!"
The basketball move was executed with remarkable precision. It was estimated that no one else besides the player themselves could achieve it. Even though they were puppets with limited autonomous capabilities, they could move perfectly according to Wen Wen's thoughts.
"I could play like this all day!"
After Wen Wen tried various ways to play, like stretching dough and juggling a staff, he moved on to more mundane tasks and began setting the behavioral patterns for the two female puppets.
To directly control a puppet, one couldn't be too far away, and Wen Wen didn't want to take these two puppets out of the containment facility.
Since there were no other employees at the Disaster Containment Facility, Wen Wen decided to utilize these two puppets for some simple work.
He assigned the wedding dress puppet the task of cleaning. The vast space of the entire containment facility was filled with dust. Wen Wen wasn't inclined to clean it himself, but he could delegate it to the puppets.
The sailor suit puppet's task was to care for the monsters' daily lives, which mostly involved delivering food to them at meal times.
This way, Wen Wen was freed from the role of caretaker and could enjoy the pleasures of the containment facility more.
It was like being a cat owner who didn't have to feed the cats, take them to the vet, or clean their litter boxes, and could just pet them every day. It was a very comfortable arrangement.
...
Five days passed quickly. Wen Wen's wounds had basically healed, though some scars remained. This was unavoidable, as a fox demon's healing abilities were not as potent as a vampire's.
At this moment, he was using a diamond carving knife to etch a pattern onto a dagger.
With his immense strength, he was now capable of carving patterns onto the dagger.
Two days prior, he had successfully carved the runes from Qin Shuang's prison cell onto a bamboo slip. Now, he was going to carve this rune onto his weapon.
Although Wen Wen wasn't entirely sure of the rune's specific effect, he was certain that once carved, its effect would be much better than that of a blank weapon. Sudan Novels Online
As the last stroke was completed, Wen Wen carefully channeled a surge of fox demon energy into the rune to activate it, then quickly retreated to a safe distance.
"It didn't smoke or explode... but just to be safe, I'll wait two minutes before going closer."
Two minutes later, Wen Wen cautiously picked up the dagger, brandished it a few times, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
Even though no unusual phenomena occurred, Wen Wen knew that the dagger was different now. He couldn't articulate any specific changes, but it clearly felt much more natural to wield.
Compared to it, other daggers felt like trash. He picked up an ordinary dagger and lightly cut his arm, then used the rune dagger to make another cut on his arm.
"Hmm... the rune dagger breaks my skin more easily. With the same force, the wound is larger, heals slower, and it hurts more..."
Then, Wen Wen clutched his arm, bit his lip, and said tremulously,
"If I had known, I should have grabbed someone on the street I didn't like to experiment on. Cutting myself really hurts!"
'What is this iron rod for...'
His phone rang. Wen Wen picked it up, about to tease, but realized the call wasn't from Lin Zheyuan. It was from Jiao Xinlei, the cashier from the pet store earlier.
"Um... Detective Wen, are you free? I have the day off today. Can we go check out my classmate's place together? It's what we agreed on."
Wen Wen's eyes lit up. It was time for him to actively hunt monsters, and that dog was a good prey.
"Yes, I'll be there on time."
After arranging the time with Jiao Xinlei, Wen Wen hung up. He was actually quite interested in that dog, but the containment facility had been constantly upgrading, so he hadn't been motivated to hunt proactively.
It was like playing a game; knowing a new version was about to be released made the current version feel rather dull.
...
Jiao Xinlei stood at the entrance of the pet store, her face slightly flushed.
"Does this count as a date..."
Jiao Xinlei still remembered the stunning impression Wen Wen had left on her last time. Thus, as she was about to see Wen Wen again, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
In the past few days, she had only spoken to her classmate once. He no longer complained, and his tone was filled with a sense of finality, which worried her. As soon as she had the day off, she invited Wen Wen to go and see him together.
Since this person said he liked dealing with peculiar matters, perhaps he could be of some help.
Moreover, going out alone like this might help strengthen their relationship...
Creak...
A black sedan pulled up in front of Jiao Xinlei. Wen Wen had arrived.
"This car is quite old, but as long as the driver is a handsome guy, then..."
While Jiao Xinlei was still fantasizing, Wen Wen opened the car door and looked at her with his thin, dead-fish-like eyes.
"Get in, you guide the way."
Jiao Xinlei's excitement vanished instantly. This guy wasn't as handsome as last time!
He had reverted to how he was the first time they met, somewhat eerie and intimidating. Why was this happening?
She suddenly regretted it. If he wasn't a great handsome guy, she wouldn't have been so eager to bring him to her friend's house.
Jiao Xinlei's thought was understandable. Wen Wen was currently in his fox demon form, and thus couldn't use the fox demon's charm ability. That's why she didn't have the same stunning impression as last time.
Her favorability had directly dropped from 90 to 20...
"Why are you standing there, get in the car," Wen Wen urged.
Jiao Xinlei eventually got into Wen Wen's car. The matter with her friend still needed to be resolved.
The interior of the car was very plain, suggesting the owner hadn't bothered with decoration.
To Wen Wen, a car was merely a mode of transportation. Otherwise, there would be no need for him to buy a cheap used car.
Actually, she was quite fortunate now. If she had gotten into Wen Wen's car a few days earlier, she might have seen a rocket launcher, grenades, a chainsaw, ropes, a bottle of virgin boy's urine, and a series of other bizarre items.
Now, Wen Wen stored those items in a black briefcase, so it wasn't as strange as before.
The only item with a touch of personal character in the car was a clay figure that could barely be recognized as human-shaped.
"Detective Wen, did you make that? It's so ugly-cute," Jiao Xinlei said awkwardly, pointing at the clay figure.
Wen Wen's expression darkened: "The shop gave it to me as a gift when I bought something. I didn't make it."
This item was actually an experiment Wen Wen had been conducting on puppet techniques recently, but it was made very crudely, and he was reluctant to admit such a thing came from his hands.
"You must be joking. How could a shop's gift be so... um, simplistic." She actually wanted to say "ugly."
Wen Wen picked up the clay figure, placed his hand behind it, and snapped his fingers, activating the puppet technique. The clay figure began to shake like a possessed object.
It spoke in a synthesized voice: "We are—aliens!"
After the demonstration, Wen Wen placed the clay figure back in its original position and said, "See? How could something I made myself move!"
"Oh."
Jiao Xinlei nodded, then watched as Wen Wen expressionlessly swept some clay fragments off the dashboard.