"My dear friend, I don't believe my work is any worse than those monsters, so you really don't need to worry about me bypassing you to work with Victor."
Two-Face was clearly stunned when he saw Black Gold.
"How about... I also invest in you, and you make me a hundred of these robots?"
Harvey Dent suddenly felt that Black Gold looked more appealing than Titan.
He understood that Qingshui was using Black Gold to display his power to him.
"I'm sorry, Penguin said the same thing to me, but in reality, I'm the only one in this world who possesses the ability to control this big guy."
Qingshui looked at the Two-Face Gang thugs outside, whose attention had been drawn by Black Gold, and who were now raising their guns, and said.
"I understand, just like Pamela, this is a talent unique to you."
Pamela was Poison Ivy's name.
Noticing the commotion outside, Two-Face opened the car door and waved for his subordinates to put away their weapons.
"Victor is currently staying at the central warehouse in the Burnley District. I bought a cold storage facility there as his research base. Go to Swann Street next door, and my men will lead you there.
As for what you hope to achieve with Victor, I don't know, but I can tell you that Victor is different from us criminals who seek wealth and power. Aside from resurrecting his wife, there's almost nothing in this world that can move him."
Harvey Dent said to Qingshui, who had stepped out of the car.
"Thanks for the heads-up, I'll keep that in mind. But can you tell me what illness Victor's wife has?"
The medical treatments in this world couldn't cure Mr. Freeze's wife's incurable disease, but perhaps Medical Ninjutsu from the Naruto World could be tried.
"A rare chronic neurodegenerative disease. I don't know the specifics very clearly either."
Harvey Dent continued, "Alright, all my forces in those territories will withdraw today. You can arrange for people to handle the handover. A million dollars in cash and those weapons and vehicles will be delivered by tomorrow night. I hope we can do a cash-for-delivery exchange, and the location will be at the cold storage where Victor is. How does that sound?"
"Deal."
The Two-Face Gang quickly got into their cars and left, leaving behind Kerman Kohl, clutching his hand and with his mouth gagged by a rag.
"Boss, what should we do with this guy?"
Aman, holding Kerman, came up to Qingshui and asked.
"Stuff him in a sack, fill it with cement, and throw him under the Gotham Bridge to sink."
Qingshui's eyes were cold, not even glancing at Kerman Kohl. He just nodded at Aman and then found the accountant.
"This afternoon, take some people and take over Rosanya Street, Shock Street, and Aylesbury Community. Tomorrow, the Two-Face Gang will be sending weapons and vehicles, so you can coordinate that."
The accountant was stunned.
"Boss, how did you do it? Not only did you make them hand over Kerman Kohl to us, but they're also sending us territory and weapons. You didn't..."
"It was just a transaction. Don't look at me with that disgusting expression. A legitimate transaction. As for Kerman Kohl, Two-Face is simply using us to legitimately clean house."
Qingshui poked the accountant's head, walked back to the abandoned factory, and continued modifying Black Gold.
This time, he was installing a type of biomimetic muscle on Black Gold, using composite rubber to form multiple bladders and an external woven fiber, to replace the relatively primitive cylinders it originally had.
This could both increase the power of the pneumatic system, boosting its output, and give the body a certain flexibility, allowing him to manipulate the Puppet more efficiently.
However, this material was produced by Wayne Enterprises and was almost never circulated on the market.
Because this material was exclusively for military use.
Only Penguin had the channels to buy the leftover material from the logistics personnel managing the military.
But he also charged a high price and told Qingshui that if he didn't have Wayne Enterprises' channels, what he had was one-of-a-kind.
Processing composite rubber was a delicate job.
Even with various tools assisting, it still took Qingshui a significant amount of time.
It wasn't until dusk that Qingshui stopped his work.
The modifications were complete, with some scraps remaining.
I could use them to make some new parts to install on Black Gold, or save them for the next Puppet.
Qingshui snapped his fingers, sitting in his swivel chair, admiring his masterpiece with satisfaction.
[Puppet Name]: Black Gold
[Overall Parameters]:
Height: 2.04 meters
Weight: 201.2 kilograms
Material: Industrial alloy, ceramic composite fiber, artificial rubber, silver, copper...
Energy: None
Operation Method: Chakra Threads
[Puppet Rating]: B (B+)
[Overall Evaluation]: Armored combat puppet, a product of the fusion of Puppetry, modern engineering, and material science. Excellent performance, strong close-range destructive power, and possesses certain long-range attack capabilities. When combined with the Puppet Master, its combat power can be further enhanced.
Even though the materials Black Gold uses aren't as compatible with Puppetry as Fatty's, thanks to the abundance of high-tech industrial products in the DC Universe, Black Gold's overall combat capabilities might already rival Fatty's.
What excited Qingshui wasn't just Black Gold's increased strength, but also the rise in the luck bar.
Previously, when his main body became a Chunin, it significantly boosted the luck bar, and it had continued to grow slowly since then.
By the time he met Two-Face, the luck bar was at 49.7. Now, Hogg United had swallowed up two streets and one community in one go, more than doubling its territory.
Perhaps it was because the accountants and Aman had already taken over the territory, but the luck bar had now skyrocketed to 54.6 percent.
"Excellent. Next, we wait for Two-Face's goods to arrive. With money, guns, and territory, we can expand our recruitment."
This part was easy enough.
Impoverished communities, bars, and nightclubs were all good places for gangs to recruit new blood.
These places were full of the unemployed, troubled youths, and immigrants.
However, Qingshui still hoped to recruit more capable members. After all, Hogg United now occupied four streets and one community. Just by territory alone, it could be considered a medium-to-large gang in Gotham's slums.
And for those with real skills, the compensation definitely couldn't be lower than others.
So right now, Qingshui was very short on cash.
If the one million dollars Harvey Dent gave him went through Penguin's laundering channels, that guy would likely take more than half.
But luckily, Hogg United currently had some money-laundering capabilities.
He had to thank the Spaletta Family for the substantial legacy they left behind.
Bars, nightclubs, and shipping companies were all excellent places for large-scale money laundering.
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