Arux finally understood why "Aguile" would make such a promise just now. He was now at the peak of Higher Demon, and he was faintly grasping the feeling of breaking through the most difficult bottleneck. If he had this devil fruit, the success rate would increase by at least ten times, or even more!
Arux panted heavily and suppressed the idea of snatching it from Reus's hands. Then, he heard Reus said, "Master, please allow me to give this devil fruit to my best friend. He needs this treasure the most."
Arux was shocked, and his mind was overwhelmed: Reus actually wants to give me the devil fruit! I can't believe I had such a shameful thought just now!
Wait … What did Reus call Aguile just now?
"Reus! What did you call him … "Arux was shocked again as he asked in disbelief.
Reus had regained his calmness and replied, "I surrendered to master a month ago."
A month ago! Arux's eyes were even more shocked. Wasn't this Aguile not even a Higher Demon a month ago? At that time, Reus even "saved" Aguile and killed Mikas. This incident also became the origin of Joseph and Alan's hostility. Could it be …
At that moment, Chen Rui said, "I reject your request, Reus. This is what I prepared for you, my most capable assistant. As for Arux, as long as he is willing to surrender, my promise to him is still valid. Until now, he already knows too much. If he's unwilling, then he can only die! "
Arux and Reus both heard that the devil fruit that could make all the Demons go crazy except for the royal family of the Demon Realm was in "Aguile's" hands, and there was more than one!
At that moment, a wyvern appeared at the entrance of the hall. The aura of power exuded from the wyvern even made Arux shudder – Demon King-level demonic beast!
He saw Chen Rui walk over, and that Demon King-level wyvern was actually enjoying his touch meekly, as if it wasn't a powerful and terrifying demonic beast, but a little hellhound that had been raised for many years.
"My friend, it's time for you to make a choice." Royce was completely convinced by the power of his master. He walked to Arux, "Don't you want to defeat Joseph with your own hands and wash away the shame of a hundred years?"
"Isn't submitting to him a disgrace?" Arux still couldn't let it go, "He's just a Higher Demon that's slightly stronger than me!"
"What about a month ago? He's still an intermediate Demon much weaker than you! "Royce sighed." When I submitted to him, he had just advanced to a higher Demon! At that time, I was easily defeated by his symbiotic partner. He didn't even use one percent of his strength. "
"Symbiotic partner?" Arux frowned.
Royce smiled bitterly, "Do you still remember what's sleeping in the blue lake?"
Arux's expression suddenly changed, "You mean that poison dragon! A powerful Dragons actually signed a symbiotic contract with him! "
Royce nodded. Arux felt that he had never been so shocked in his life. The way he looked at "Aguile" finally changed.
"Master has promised me to help me get back Vasasha. Not only her, I believe that one day, even the glory of the Kunda Family can be reproduced in my hands!" Facing the shocks and surprises brought by Chen Rui, Royce couldn't help but think so. If he was initially worried about Vasasha's matter, now he completely believed that Chen Rui could do it. He even thought of the long-term goal of restoring the family's glory.
"Thank you for your trust, Royce." Another Devil Fruit appeared in Chen Rui's hand. "I'm not Joseph. My servant is a trusted and reliable right-hand man. He's never an abandoned pawn. Arux, if you choose to believe me, this fruit is yours. "
Arux panted and suppressed the excitement in his heart. He finally reached out his hand.
Soon after, the figure of "Aguile" appeared in front of the ancient house on the 4th street of the southeast block.
The arena's matter had been successfully completed. As expected, Arux signed a master-servant contract with him. Since then, the servants who had signed contracts were Slee, Royce, Dodo, and Arux. The symbiotic contract partner was Paglio. There were a total of five contracts. He didn't know what the upper limit of the Super System was.
There was only one devil fruit left in Chen Rui's hand. There were a total of six devil fruits from the black rainforest. Athena used two, Chen Rui tried one, and the other two were given to Arux and Royce. However, the devil fruit tree in the galaxy garden could be harvested again in about a month. Chen Rui still clearly remembered the surprised look of the poison dragon when he showed the devil fruit to Paglio yesterday. Unfortunately, this thing was useless to Dragons.
However, Paglio's surprise came later. Chen Rui gave him a set of four bottles of Eternal black potions. Although the poison dragon was a little numb to the "miracles" on Chen Rui, his eyes almost popped out when he got the four bottles of extinct black potions. With the power of these four bottles of potions, as long as the [Lock of Light and Dark] was unlocked, even if the seal of the ancient runes was still there, the poison dragon could also recover part of his strength. He was likely to reach the level of a Demon Emperor.
The ancient house in front of him was originally the lair of the black merchant, Silva. When Chen Rui bought the shadow stone, he wanted to murder him for money. In the end, he even lost his life. The ancient house in front of him had become the base of the Cloak Gang. It was heavily guarded, and there were many figures in cloaks coming and going.
Chen Rui didn't expect that the attire he made to hide his identity at that time actually became the unified logo of a large gang. Since the battle yesterday, the name of Aguile resounded throughout the Dark Moon. Even some Demons who weren't part of the Cloak Gang began to imitate the attire of this legendary figure. Wearing a cloak seemed to have become a fashion.
Although he was also wearing a cloak, his figure, mask, and especially the breath of power of Higher Demon made the cloaked people around him understand the identity of Chen Rui. They saluted and made way for him. Someone had already reported to the old dwarf, Didi. Didi immediately brought a group of people to welcome him. Accompanied by the sound of music, a series of slogans praising the leader was shouted. Although the sound was good, it seemed incongruous.
Chen Rui looked at the grand ostentation deliberately set up by the old dwarf, and he inexplicably thought of slogans such as "Constellation Immortal, virtuous and powerful." He felt that it was ridiculous. He said in a hoarse voice, "Disperse. Didi, follow me."
"Yes! Leader! " As soon as he said that, the big and small cloaked people whose "performance" was interrupted didn't hesitate at all. They bowed and retreated. This was the power of a powerhouse. Due to Didi's weak strength, he could only use his master's name to suppress these people. Now that he saw his master wanted to see him alone under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it made the word "trusted follower" more real. He was overjoyed and quickly followed Chen Rui into the yard. He asked everyone around him to retreat as if there was something important. It seemed that the leader had confidential matters to instruct.
"How's the store I asked you to open?"
The old dwarf replied respectfully, "According to master's instructions, Didi opened a 'convenience store' to sell various items. The business is very good. By the way, Didi also acted on his own and accepted a kind of purchasing transaction. Customers only need to pay a little more, and they can safely buy the goods they want in the city without taking any risks. Jesse also brought a few people to the north of the city to buy goods just now. "
"Purchasing?" Chen Rui remembered that there were similar purchasing services on Earth, such as Taobao, QQ Mall, etc., which provided convenient services for some customers who were inconvenient to access the internet and use online banking. They earned some fees or rebates from it. Of course, the old dwarf's purchasing should be targeted at Silva's first-class black merchants or some risky transactions, using the power of the Cloak Gang.
"How's the business of this purchasing?"
"In the beginning, there were some difficulties. Some merchants didn't sell. Due to master's absence, we almost lost our money and lives several times. Once, even Jesse almost suffered a big loss. Thanks to his teacher's intervention, the threat was removed. Then, it slowly got better. Now that master defeated Arux, our Cloak Gang's reputation has soared. Even those cunning merchants don't dare to mess around. "
"Jesse's teacher?" Chen Rui was a little surprised.
"It's a dark elf named Skye. He has the strength of a Higher Demon, and he has two seriously ill daughters. However, Skye seems to have been seriously injured before, and he hasn't recovered. He usually lives in the yard at the back and rarely shows up."
"Let's take a look at this Skye later." Chen Rui thought for a while and asked, "How many people are there in the Cloak Gang now?"
The old dwarf replied as if he was counting his family treasures, "There are a total of two hundred and twenty-one people. Skye is the only Higher Demon, and there are thirty-five Intermediate Demons. The rest are Lower Demons and below. After master defeated Arux, this number will probably increase a lot. "
More than two hundred people? That's fast! I remember there were only twenty to thirty people at the beginning. Chen Rui was a little surprised, "Other than convenience stores and purchasing, what other sources of income do the gang have?"
"Also … some property that is handed over." The old dwarf said hesitantly. "The current income is relatively stable, and the gang's income is not bad."
Chen Rui knew in his heart that the so-called "handed over property" must be money obtained by cheating or stealing, but this was not a long-term plan. Since he decided to "rely" on Joseph, the Cloak Gang was no longer a dispensable plaything, but an important chess piece.
"By the way, master, the head of the palace guard, Kaguron, personally came to the Cloak Gang just now. He said that Princess Royal Jía invited master to the palace for a discussion." The old dwarf looked proud. After master defeated Arux, all parties expressed their goodwill. Even Princess Royal Jía sent an invitation.
"I got it." Even if Jía didn't invite him, Chen Rui planned to go to the palace. "Let's go see the dark elf, Skye now."
The Cloak Gang must be reorganized, and it would be useful in the future. Everything would be decided after meeting with Jía. Of course, it would be as "Aguile".
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