As the main body and the new team were getting accustomed to each other, the Hog Union had already digested the territory and assets of the Sbarletta family and concluded the first phase of the training program set by the incarnation.
The training was divided into phases out of necessity.
These were all lazy thugs, not soldiers trained in any formal military academy, so Hardy could not conduct the kind of standard training that Aman mentioned.
The training mainly focused on physical fitness, strength, flexibility, basic combat skills, and the correct use of firearms.
Just knowing these skills would be enough to survive in Gotham's underworld, and with some talent, one might even rise to a small leadership position.
In addition to these, Hardy's training plan also included ninja skills like stealth, disguise, the use of shurikens, daggers, blow arrows, and chains, teamwork coordination theories, explosives and trap-making, intelligence analysis and search, among others.
These were all essential ninja skills.
Perhaps only members of a few organizations like the Assassins' Alliance could fully master these abilities.
And this was not all, because Hardy believed that since they were a part of the underworld, they needed to have a certain appearance, so they also needed to understand money laundering, how to evade penalties from illegal transactions, making fake documents, forging files, understanding Gotham's underworld economy and criminal finance, exploiting legal loopholes, dealing with the police, and more.
If he were to establish such a well-organized team, even the mayor of Gotham would have trouble sleeping at night.
Hardy could definitely dominate Gotham's underworld and boost his reputation directly.
However, ideals were lofty, but reality was harsh.
Not to mention that the Hog Union was currently just a small to medium-sized gang with only fifty or so members, and over ninety percent of them were lazy thugs who couldn't even endure Hardy's physical training.
It was only because Hardy paid them more than other gangs that they didn't run away.
"Boss, boss! Something bad happened!"
In an abandoned factory, Hardy was filling the black gold with bioflexible rubber when Huang Mao rushed in frantically.
"Speak."
While carefully wrapping the composite carbon fiber material around the rubber inner lining, Hardy asked.
"Kerman Cole is here! And there are dozens of people behind him carrying weapons."
Kerman Cole?
Who is that?
Hardy quickly remembered the name of the former Cole gang leader and his brother who was the head of the Two-Face gang.
Are they going to confront the Two-Face gang?
Hardy frowned.
It didn't seem like the right time now, as the black gold was still being modified and not convenient to use.
It's not that it couldn't be used, but using it before the bio-muscles were fully installed could potentially damage the high-strength bio-simulated materials they had just spent a lot of money on, which would be a loss.
However, as a ninja, Hardy's strength was not limited to just the black gold.
On the wall hung some ninja tools made from metal scraps left over from the modified black gold.
In fact, it was just a high carbon steel.
The ninja knife was made, along with a few kunai and some shurikens. At most, there was also a handgun placed on the edge of the table.
Although the items were not many, with his own skills and chakra, he possessed combat power surpassing that of ordinary peak humans. Together with the Hogg Union's little brothers who already had some military training, even the top gangs in Gotham would be no match for them.
Hardy carried the ninja knife on his back, put the kunai and shurikens in his pockets, and looked indifferent.
He was not the type to take a beating without fighting back. If the Two-Face Gang really wanted to start a fight, he didn't mind taking the risk of being targeted by the Bat Brats to take down Harvey Dent.
"Let's go."
After loading the handgun with bullets and putting it in the holster, Hardy walked out of the gate with Huangmao.
"Where is Chidi Cole?"
"Where is my brother?"
"Where is your boss? Where did that guy die?"
Outside the base transformed from an abandoned factory, there were dozens of cars and dozens of Two-Face Gang henchmen gathered on the concrete ground.
In front of everyone, a man wearing a windbreaker and a large gold chain was holding a submachine gun, shouting wildly.
When Hardy led Huangmao out surrounded by the Hogg Union's thugs, the man immediately looked at Hardy.
"Are you the new leader of the Cole Gang?"
Hardy ignored the man and scanned the surroundings.
"I'm talking to you!"
Keman Cole aimed the gun at Hardy.
Only then did Hardy turn his gaze to the man and then...
"Swish!"
A shuriken flew out and hit the man's hand, causing him to drop the submachine gun in pain.
Promptly, a group of Two-Face Gang henchmen aimed their guns at Hardy.
The Hogg Union members were a beat slower but quickly turned their guns as well.
"I don't like being pointed at with guns."
Hardy chuckled lightly and glanced around.
"Even at this point, you haven't made a move, indicating this guy can't directly order you, but you've come with so many people in a threatening manner. I assume you're following someone, Harvey Dent."
The door of a luxurious car in front opened, and a man in a half-black, half-white suit stepped out.
His right half of the face was that of a handsome man, while the left half was completely burnt, revealing some bones and teeth, looking quite terrifying.
Gotham's top villain, Two-Face Harvey Dent.