"My dear friend, I don't think my work will be inferior to those monsters, so you don't have to worry about me bypassing you to cooperate with Viktor."
The two-faced man saw the black gold and was visibly stunned.
"How about... I also invest in you, and you make a hundred of these robots for me?"
Harvey Dante suddenly felt that the black gold seemed more appealing than the Titans.
He understood that Hardy was using the black gold to show him power.
"I'm sorry, the Penguin also said this to me, but in reality, only I have the ability to control this big guy."
Hardy looked at the group outside who were attracted by the black gold, and the two-faced gangsters who raised their guns.
"I understand, just like Pamela, this is a talent unique to you."
Pamela is the name of the Poison Ivy.
The two-faced man who noticed the commotion outside opened the car door and waved to signal his subordinates to put away their weapons.
"Viktor is currently living in the central warehouse in the Burnley district. I bought a cold storage there as his research base. You go to the adjacent Swo Street, and my men will guide you there.
As for what you want to achieve with Viktor, I don't know, but I can tell you that Viktor is different from us criminals who seek wealth and power. Apart from resurrecting his wife, there is hardly anything in this world that can move him."
Harvey Dante said to Hardy as he walked out of the car.
"Thanks for the reminder, I will take note. But can you tell me what illness Viktor's wife has?"
The treatment methods in this world cannot cure the terminal illness of freezing one's wife, but perhaps they can try the medical ninjutsu from the Naruto world.
"A rare chronic neurodegenerative disease, I am not very clear about the specific details."
Harvey Dante continued:
"Well, within today, my forces in those territories will withdraw immediately. You can arrange the manpower handover yourself. One million dollars in cash and those weapon vehicles will be delivered by tomorrow night. I hope you can pay and deliver at the same time, the location will be arranged at the cold storage where Viktor is located, how about it?"
"Deal."
The hands of the two-faced gang quickly got into the car and left, leaving Kerman Cole with his hands covered and his mouth gagged.
"Boss, how should we deal with this guy?"
Aman brought Kerman to Hardy and asked.
"Put him in a sack, pour cement, and throw him under Gotham Bridge."
Hardy's eyes were cold, not even looking at Kerman Cole, just nodding at Aman, then finding the accountant.
"In the afternoon, take people and take over Rosania Street, Shock Street, and Ellesbury Community. Tomorrow, the Two-Faced Gang will send weapons and vehicles over. You will be in charge of the handover."
The accountant was puzzled.
"Boss, how did you do it? Not only did they hand over Kerman Cole to us, but also handed over territories and weapons. You couldn't be..."
"Just a transaction, don't look at me with that disgusting look, a legitimate transaction. As for Kerman Cole, the Two-Faced Gang is using us to clean up their mess."
Hardy patted the accountant's head, walked back to the abandoned factory, and continued to modify the black gold.
This time, he installed a synthetic muscle on the black gold, composed of multiple inner linings and external woven fibers made of composite rubber, to replace the relatively primitive cylinders.
This could not only increase the power of the pneumatic device, increase output, but also give the body a certain flexibility, allowing him to manipulate the puppet more efficiently.
However, this material was produced by Wayne Enterprises and was hardly circulated on the market.
Because this material was exclusively for the military.
That is, the Penguin had channels to buy the remaining materials from military logistics personnel.
But the price was high, and without Wayne Enterprises' channels, he had the only one.
The processing of composite rubber was a delicate task.
Even with various tools to assist, Hardy still spent a lot of time on it.
It wasn't until dusk that Hardy stopped his work.
The modification was complete, with some leftover scraps.
"I can use these to make some new parts to install on the black gold, or keep them for making the next puppet."
Hardy snapped his fingers, sat on the swivel chair, and looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction.
[Puppet Name]: Black Gold
[Comprehensive Parameters]:
Height: 2.04 meters
Weight: 201.2 kilograms
Materials: Industrial alloy, ceramic composite fiber, artificial rubber, silver, copper...
Energy: None
Control Method: Chakra line
[Puppet Rating]: B (B+)
[Comprehensive Evaluation]: Armored combat puppet, a product that combines puppetry with modern engineering and materials science, excellent performance, strong close combat destructive power, and a certain long-range attack capability. When combined with a puppeteer, it can further enhance combat effectiveness.
Although the compatibility of the materials used with puppetry is not as good as the Fatso, thanks to the abundance of high-tech industrial products in the DC world, the overall combat capability of the Black Gold may already be comparable to the Fatso.
What excited Hardy was not only the strengthening of Black Gold but also the rise of his luck bar.
Previously, becoming a Chunin had significantly raised his luck bar, and it had been slowly increasing since then.
By the time he met the Two-Faced Man, the progress of the luck bar had reached 49.7, and now that the Hogg Union had swallowed two blocks, a community, and expanded the territory by more than double, the luck bar had soared to 54.6.
"Very good, next is to wait for the things from the Two-Faced Gang to arrive. With money, guns, and territory, we can recruit more manpower."
This matter is actually quite simple.
Impoverished communities, bars, nightclubs, and other places are all good spots for gangs to recruit new blood.
These places attract unemployed individuals, delinquent youths, and external immigrants.
However, Hardy still hopes to recruit members with stronger abilities. After all, the current Hogo Union occupies four blocks and a community. Just by looking at their territory, they are already considered a large to medium-sized gang in the Gotham slums.
For those who want to show real skills, their treatment certainly cannot be lower than others.
So, Hardy is currently in need of money.
If the $1 million provided by Harvey Dent is laundered through the Penguin's channels, it might end up with more than half of it being swindled away.
But fortunately, the current Hogo Union still has some money laundering capabilities.
This is thanks to the generous inheritance left by the Sparletta family.
Bars, nightclubs, and freight companies are all good places for laundering large amounts of money.