Chapter 846: Stupid People with Lots of Money, Come Quickly! (Part 2)

Savage was not stupid. He knew that in the living hell, the cost of living for ordinary people could not be so high. However, he was not here to be an ordinary person. He had a career to complete.

Savage began to compare in his mind. Before, he had given some activity funds to the Mirror Master and the Piper, but at that time, the funds started from five figures, less than tens of thousands of US dollars. How could the great king afford it?

Not to mention ordinary people like Leon and Mrs. Gode. Every time they asked him for funds and rewards, he would spend thousands of gold on horse bones. Not only did he spend money, but he also ate a lot of collections.

Savage estimated that if all those products were converted into cash, the money he spent on ordinary people would be at least hundreds of thousands of US dollars.

But what did these ordinary people and the superpowers he hired before bring him?

Almost nothing. Leon and Mrs. Gode disappeared from then on, and the Mirror Master and the Piper did not know where they went. His hundreds of thousands of dollars were wasted and no intelligence was obtained.

But on the other hand, after spending several thousand dollars, Savage basically figured out the routines of the gangster bosses in the living hell, and knew some of their tempers, habits and weaknesses.

Moreover, the newspaper boys nearby became familiar with him, and they could also bring out a lot of information in their conversations. He even met with the boss of the previous medium-sized gang and initially formulated a battle plan against the living hell.

It only takes a few tenths of the original cost to achieve several times the original achievement, so the money spent is not in vain.

Moreover, after the money of hiring others is spent, it is others who enjoy it, and the money you spend here is also enjoyed by yourself in the end.

You eat the food yourself, enjoy the service yourself, drink the wine yourself, and spend time yourself. Even if the product itself is not worth the price, you can still earn the extra benefits.

Thinking of this, Savage began to carry out the next plan. He invested a sum of money in the boss of the medium-sized gang, asked him to purchase weapons, and then overthrow his own boss.

Unexpectedly, this matter went very smoothly. The boss of the medium-sized gang shot down the leader with two shots and became the boss of the large gang.

After discovering the importance of the financial sponsor, the boss became more dependent on Savage and obeyed his orders. Savage not only got the most luxurious room in the entire area, but also had many gang members obeying his orders.

This was the biggest progress he made in Gotham.

Savage wanted to kill the gang leader and lead the gang himself, but after just being in contact with the gang for a while, he found that the gangs here had their own set of rules.

If he killed the gang leader and did it himself, he would have to bow and scrape to the people of the Twelve Families, and he might even be rejected by them.

Savage was unwilling to be inferior to others, so he could only retreat behind the scenes and remotely control and let the gang leader work for him.

Although the goal was not achieved as expected, Savage was very surprised by the progress because of the long-term frustration. After all, this was a city of madmen. It was quite good that he could take down a gang in such a short time.

Now that a big gang has been taken down, the next step is to unify the living hell. However, there are five or six big gangs gathered in the living hell alone. They must be killed to achieve the goal of unification.

If you want to compete with other big gangs for territory, there are two things that are necessary, one is people and the other is weapons.

It takes money to recruit people, pay people wages, buy weapons, maintain weapons, shoot bullets, and stop the other party from shooting bullets.

The gang boss was very sensible. He first took over the commercial street and got a few shops to get a steady stream of funds. However, it takes a lot of money to prepare for a fight, and the money in the shops is not enough. Savage's consumption has to be upgraded again.

When a gang recruits people, they usually recruit from the small gangs below. But if you want someone to work for you, you have to pay a sum of money first. The average adult male usually gets a one-time payment of 400 US dollars. For other jobs with special abilities, the amount is increased by about 30% on this basis.

If he survives a firefight, he will be paid a stable salary, and the weapons he holds will belong to him, and the gang needs to pay for the maintenance and bullets of his weapons.

It is not enough to just buy the guns in the hands of the thugs. The firefights of the Gotham gangs are not just about hiding behind the car and firing two shots.

First, to build a defensive front, the best choice is a tank. If that doesn't work, an ordinary modified car will also work.

Then you need crossfire and side fire, and you need fire coverage. In order to deal with the police helicopter, you may also need anti-aircraft fire. If the opponent is from the Twelve Families, you may also need anti-missiles.

Everyone knows that arms are a bottomless pit. There is no strongest firepower, only stronger firepower.

At first, Savage was unwilling to spend so much money on arms, but he was defeated again and again.

Then he found that the consequences of losing the fight were even more terrible. The people he recruited were gone, his salary was wasted, and all the weapons were lost, which was equivalent to the previous wave of investment, all of which went down the drain.

In this case, why not invest more money in the early stage to strengthen firepower? At least after winning, you can eat the opponent's equipment.

Relying on the intelligence advantage and the firepower advantage of spending a lot of money, these gangs in the living hell were defeated by him. Soon after, several big gangs moved away.

Because of the constant competition, Savage had no time to stop and calculate the cost. When he achieved a staged victory, he calculated and found that he had invested at least 3 million US dollars just to make this gang the largest gang in the living hell.

The expenses include but are not limited to various arms available on the market, Soviet tanks of unknown origin, and some armed helicopters that look like they are in service but can be bought with extra money, and even two missiles with production batch numbers and logos partially worn off.

Savage didn't even know where this gang boss got the money to buy these.

At that time, his mind was full of firepower, firepower, firepower. As long as there was a weapons dealer who came to him, he would just spend money to buy them. Now he has a bunch of strange weapons that cannot be taken out, and there is no place to sell them.

Before, the tension created by the gang fights forced Savage to pay a lot of money, because as long as he was unwilling to spend money, the gangs on the other side would get money inexplicably and buy these weapons, and then he would suffer heavy losses.

After so many times, Savage simply collected and bought all that should be collected. It didn't matter where it came from, and it didn't matter whether it could be used later. Just buy it.

After calculating this price, Savage felt a little guilty. In fact, the 10 million US dollars he told Captain Cold and Master Mirror at that time was converted into the value of the collection. He didn't have that much cash on hand.

Although he also felt the pain, at least he made considerable progress. The entire living hell area is now under the control of the gang he controls. This can be said to be an unprecedented victory.

But soon, new troubles came again.

Many people know that conquering the world and ruling the world have their own difficulties, but when it comes to spending money, ruling the world is the real bottomless pit that cannot be filled.

If you want to conquer other areas, you have to recruit more people. Not only that, you have to let these people master the newly purchased weapons. If there is a tank, you must be able to drive it, right? If there is an armed helicopter, you must be able to make it fly into the sky, right? If there is a missile... Well, it can't be launched without a silo, but even if it is to deter you, you must have some knowledge, right?

Moreover, Savage also knows that if he wants sustainable development, he can't just throw money in it alone. He must make the area he controls profitable.

To achieve this, he must upgrade the industry here and attract more people to consume. Only when the business makes money can he receive more protection fees, but if he wants to make money from the business, he must upgrade the industry. If he wants to upgrade the industry, he must invest money...

Moreover, this time is not a small fight. The living hell has developed to the present, and the population has not decreased but increased. The commercial potential is huge, and the initial investment is also huge.

Savage soon fell into the same predicament as Bruce. He had assets, but not so much cash. Construction was underway everywhere, and money was needed everywhere. If he didn't find a wall to demolish quickly, the capital chain would be broken, and he would be completely finished.

However, Savage still had other ways to make money. He had lived for so long, and a bowl picked up at random in his youth would be a cultural relic today. As long as he could sell his unimportant collections, he could quickly get a lot of liquidity.

There are still many people in this world who are willing to collect things, but anything, as long as the words "urgent sale" are added, there is not much room for negotiation in terms of price.

Especially for collectibles, which cannot be measured by rigid rules, when they are in a hurry to sell, the price is particularly suppressed.

At this point, Savage felt that victory was in sight. He thought that once the most populous East District was taken, other areas would not be a concern at all. Even if these people were taken as hostages, they would have to talk to him. By then, he could get back all the capital.

But what he didn't know was that in a conference room in Wayne Building, Bruce sat in the main seat, and the leaders of the twelve families sat in two rows.

There were also many big gang leaders at the end, two of whom had just died in the fight with Savage, and one had died twice.

"Okay, friends, I didn't lie to you, did I? As long as you cooperate with me to play a trick, this Savage will definitely be forced to sell those collections at a low price."

"As long as you can get them through various channels, you can sell them at a high price and make money without doing anything." Bruce said in a relaxed tone.

The leaders of the twelve families were ready to fight, but Bruce said, "But now he has obviously not been pushed to the edge, and the price at this time may not be as low as you think."

The gang leaders understood quickly, and they looked at each other. One of them said, "In other words, as long as he is pushed to the edge, there will be a satisfactory price for us?"

Bruce nodded and said, "The more anxious he is, the lower the price will be, and after those ordinary collections are sold, it will be the turn of the real treasures..."

"The harder you push him, the more he will spit out."

All the gang leaders looked at each other, with a gleam in their eyes.

In this world, the thing that can best stimulate people's potential and enhance their wisdom is called interest.

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