"And to do so, we need to get a power equal to theirs, and to do that, we need members. We were really impressed by your speech earlier so-" Emma was cut off by Urgan.
"Silius… can you be our gang leader?"
"Don't you all… hate me?" I asked.
"What?? Why would we?" replied Ruto.
"I'm the reason that got us into all of this trouble, I must be held accountable for what happened." I said while looking away.
"Sigh," Urgan walked up to me and placed his hands on my shoulder.
"Look, we won't ever blame you for what happened, we all agreed to the operation, we can't just blame one person, all of us are wrong."
"So stop blaming yourself, and answer the question, can you be our gang leader." Added Emma.
I was puzzled, I did indeed plan on getting revenge on the big gang, but for them to ask me to become a gang leader, was something, I didn't expect.
I smiled and then said, "Where do I sign?"
They all howled in celebration,
"But, how will we get new members?" Asked Ruto.
"Good question, it's simple, we'll target teenagers and people that have a huge grudge against The snakes and recruit them." Emma already had a base plan in mind.
[Hohoho, this is like 'Narcos', if you ever need tips just ask me!]
'How about you give me a tip right now.'
[You doubt me kiddo, let this grandmaster enlighten you with his knowledge.]
[Get someone to train your loyal members, someone to fledge Ruto's assassin trait, someone that will teach Urgan how to lie properly and trick people, etc..]
[Then Get tons of people for each of your heads, an example: get healers for Emma that she'll boss around, get assassins for Ruto to boss around.]
[When you get these members, use them for some operations.]
[The rest of the gang will be some warriors, that you will arm with the guns you made.]
'Hmm, how will I get more of those guns?'
[I don't know, figure it out yourself, bye.]
'This…'
I told them the base plan on recruiting people, and the operation began, but before that, I needed to get someone to make more of these guns for me.
Three weeks passed, and we didn't do much during this period, we only gathered as much data as possible.
The people that resided in this quarter of the outer area, the relationship between the big gangs, etc…
The reason we researched who was living in this area wasn't just because we like to stalk people, we wanted to know the useful people I can recruit into my gang.
As for the relationship between the gangs, it was quite…. Unfriendly, they were all competitive, well nothing unexpected.
There weren't any gang wars in the half where we're living but the other one? Oh, it was an all-out war.
Well that's enough info dumping, for now, right now Ruto was leading me into one of the blacksmiths of the neighborhood, he was a man that didn't have much attraction and had a shitty looking shop, but Ruto reassured me that it will be worth it.
"Arthur! Are you here?" Screamed Ruto, the 'workshop' looked like three pieces of metal placed all together to make a little room, that was his workshop.
"Yeah! Wait a minute!" Shouted someone back, a man rose from the pile of metal and equipment.
"Is this the blacksmith?" I asked, the man had unkempt long black hair, a muscular body, and multiple scars on his hand. He looked to be in his early 20s
"Hahaha, what's up bud!" The man gave Ruto a bear hug.
"Who's… this person, I can't tell if he's a guy or girl!" Asked the man while raising an eyebrow at me.
"…."
"This is my boss, Silius, and I've come here for a request." Answered Ruto with a sigh.
"Boss? Hahaha, stop playing games Ruto, it'll get you killed." He laughed as he turned back to his workshop.
"I'm sorry Ruto I don't have the time to play-"
"Catch." I threw the shotgun at him, he was startled, it danced in his hands before he was able to get a secure grip over it.
"What's this?"
"A shotgun, it's a firearm." I replied with a smirk.
"No, I meant to say how did you get it!?" He screamed as he dragged us inside.
"Speak kid, how did you get this shotgun!" He said as if he was my mother that caught me stealing some cookies.
"Why's that important, what's important is our request," I replied while smirking at his bewildered face.
He examined the weapon for a minute, then said,
"Even though the weapon is made from basic materials, it will still hit hard, the quality is something out of the world."
"What have you got yourself into, Ruto?" He sighed.
"So, care to hear my request?" I asked.
"….Yeah."
"I want you to make 50 shotguns similar to this one."
I placed the pipe shotgun and the pistol on the table.
"30 replicas for each weapon."
"What the he-"
"I'm not done." I placed 3 ammo shells on the table.
"250 bullets for each weapon."
"Are you crazy!?" He shouted.
"Yes, indeed I'm." I chuckled.
"I can't possibly do this alone, when do you want this to be done?"
"The next two weeks."
"You're crazy! I'd need at least two months for this!" He shook his head.
I looked at Ruto, and He nodded.
"Does this change your mind?" I placed a potion on the table.
His eyes shined in greed, but they quickly disappeared after taking a few breaths.
"H-how did you get this?" He pointed at the potion.
"Who knows, so, what is it a yes?" I smiled.
"Sigh, do you have at least the blueprints?"
"Here they are." I placed 3 huge papers on the table.
He spaced out for a while, then said,
"Is that what you want?" He asked.
"Hahaha, I knew you're smart!" I laughed.
"No, I want you to work for us, only make stuff for us, no other clients, you'll basically become a gang's blacksmith."
He was about to open his mouth,
"We will provide all the materials, and this potion is not the only payment, give us a bit of time, and we'll pay you even more."
"…."
"Sigh… it has been a while since I had a bit of fun." He held his face.
"Kid, I'll be in your care, or I must say, boss." He had a toothy smirk on his face.
"And for the potion, I don't want it, you can keep it." He said as he sat next to the furnace.
"Get me a piece of paper, I'll write down the materials." Both me and Ruto had a smile on our faces.
double chapter today, please give me a bit of time to write the other one