During the day, he had to deal with the expansion of his forces. When he first took over Iron Handcuff's gang, they were just a small, inconspicuous force. After that, the newly appointed Soap changed his attitude and began to provoke others like a mad dog. He provoked two gangs that were more powerful than them in one day. When Soap went for lunch, he was almost killed. Fortunately, the patrol team, who had been waiting for him, intervened in time and saved him. At the same time, they arrested all the gang members who wanted to take revenge on him for murder.
In the evening, someone came to attack the patrol team's station. If it were the previous patrol team, they would have been forced to let Soap go by now. Aris might even have to apologize to the gang's boss.
But now, the patrol team only gathered their family members in a room on the top floor. After that, the rest of them put on their armor, picked up their weapons, and silently guarded the gate.
After a while, Soap, who received the news, rushed over with his men. He smiled and greeted the leader of the gang. Before the leader could figure out what was going on, Soap and his men had already taken out their weapons. The gate of the patrol team on the other side was also wide open. Aris rushed out with his men, and together with Soap's men, they launched a pincer attack. The confused group of people on the other side cried, throwing away their weapons and kneeling on the ground to surrender.
This scene was similar to the night when they dealt with Iron Handcuff. Although there were many people on the other side, they had never seen something like this before. The patrol team and the local forces had joined forces, colluding with each other. Not only did they set up a one-stop service, but they also set up a series of one-stop services, making them lose everything.
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In just two weeks, Soap's forces had expanded by six times. However, this was almost their limit. Soap's forces were congenitally deficient. He was like a deformed child that was born prematurely. Before he could learn how to walk, he had already revealed his fangs and started to hunt. Although the patrol team had helped him overcome many obstacles along the way, the dividends he gained in the early stage were almost gone.
Now, everyone knew that the patrol team and Soap were inextricably linked. So, they would naturally be wary of the two parties joining forces. The previous situation where they sent one group of people to one side and another to the other side would basically not happen again.
It just so happened that Soap needed some time to digest what he had eaten. Whether it was the territory or the manpower, he could not even remember all the names of his subordinates. Naturally, there was no cohesiveness to speak of. If it weren't for the fact that he had been paying them more and more, his subordinates would have run away a long time ago. Besides, he had just killed their boss. Who knew what their real thoughts were?
So when he learned that Zhang Heng had decided to give him a two-week vacation to reorganize the internal affairs, Soap Messenger breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Heng was also a little surprised. Soap's performance was much better than he expected. Considering the latter's previous background, Zhang Heng thought it would be good if he could expand his forces by two or three times. He did not expect Soap to exceed his expectations.
However, Zhang Heng did not change his plan because of this. He had already called the group of gangsters who helped him investigate Varro's enemies. He was ready to build a new force. For the time being, Zhang Heng did not plan to let Soap expand his forces. Their scale was already close to that of a medium-sized force. Now that they had joined forces with the patrol team, they began to attract some people's attention.
So Zhang Heng planned to quietly create a new force. This time, the patrol team would not help him blatantly. However, a new force would have its own advantages.
Zhang Heng had just completed his first performance in the Victor Arena after his return. On that day, the entire stands were packed with people. Mark Reuss, the greedy owner of the gladiator school, had sold half of the tickets to the gladiator school. Zhang Heng could not help but worry that the crowded stands would collapse.
Fortunately, the result was undoubtedly a success. Zhang Heng once again proved his popularity as the number one gladiator in Rome. According to his agreement with Mark Reuss, he also received a large sum of money.
Zhang Heng used half of the money to form a new force. Other than that, he planned to use the threat of the patrol team and the mad dog, Soap, to unite some of the smaller forces. After that, he would push his men to the top. Now, the embryonic form of this alliance had begun to take shape.
Zhang Heng had always been very careful. He chose to join the forces at the bottom, trying not to alarm the people at the top. By the time the big forces realized what was going on, they would find that the bottom of the society had been turned upside down.
After getting the money, the patrol team began to recruit more people. Of course, the newly recruited people did not have the official identity of the patrol team. They could only be regarded as informants who assisted the patrol team in apprehending criminals. However, informants could also turn into thugs when necessary.
This place was full of poverty and evil. However, there were also benefits to being poor. As long as you were willing to spend money, you could recruit enough people to work for you.
Zhang Heng's plan to integrate the large and small forces was progressing steadily. However, this was not his focus.
It took Dadatis two weeks to complete all the lessons, and Zhang Heng now had an additional Lv1 assassin skill.
Of course, this was because he had memorized all these things. After fully understanding and mastering the skill, he should be able to upgrade it to Lv2. However, it would probably take him two months to do so.
And the time to say goodbye had come.
Dadatis bluntly said that he had taught Zhang Heng everything he could. Zhang Heng had been procrastinating for quite some time, and it was time for him to complete the task entrusted to him by the priestess.
So when the last night of training was over, the two said goodbye to each other by the Tiber River. Zhang Heng even brought a bottle of wine with him.
Dadatis took the bottle and asked, "How is Commodus? Did he come to see you again? With his interest in you, he shouldn't have not seen you for so long after you won the championship, right? "
Zhang Heng shook his head when he heard the question. "It should be the people around him who are trying to stop him from noticing me again. But it doesn't matter. When I solve the matter here, I will return to Commodus's sight."
"That's good. The sooner you get rid of Altrus, the sooner you can become a core member of the Balance Blade." Since Zhang Heng said so, Dadatis no longer had any doubts about it. He pulled out the cork of the wine and took a sniff. "This wine is good. It is worth at least three gold coins."
"I'm glad you like it." Zhang Heng was not short of money now.
After that, Dadatis put the cork back into the bottle, but he sighed. "Do you remember what I said before? The Hounds killed one of us. They have disappeared for a while now. This is not a good sign. I've been a little uneasy recently. I always feel that something big is going to happen."
"Didn't your god tell you the answer?" Zhang Heng asked rhetorically.
"Watch your attitude. The priestess has told me many times that you have no manners and respect," Dadatis said with dissatisfaction.
"Did she tell you that she planned to throw me directly into the river?"
"Anyway, you are going to become one of us. Try to get along with your companion. Given that the other members of the organization don't trust you, you can only ask her if you have any questions after I leave. I will tell you how to contact her," Dadatis said.
Zhang Heng shrugged, "Whatever you say."
"I thought I could stay with you for a while and arrange everything. But now it seems that you can only rely on yourself." Dadatis sighed again.
"Don't worry. I can handle it. Don't be so long-winded. Let's go. You are so old. It will take you a long time to get there," Zhang Heng said.
"…"
"In that case, let's say goodbye here." Dadatis finally stopped. "I also left you a gift, but because of your bad attitude, I decided not to tell you where the gift is. You can guess it yourself."
After Dadatis said the last sentence, he felt much better. He winked at Zhang Heng again and jumped into the boat by the river.
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