Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi

Chapter 350 - 271: Using Mind Control to Annex Factions and Become a Giant

However, Wang Ye didn’t plan to rely on guns for the long term. Even though guns are currently a bit more convenient than throwing weapons, relying on guns isn’t a sustainable strategy. Not to mention how inconvenient they are to carry, they’re illegal in most parts of the world. If the police catch him, even Wang Ye would end up behind bars.

As the saying goes, great power comes from within. Realizing how formidable firearms are, he felt the need to make himself stronger, to quickly match the strength of technology and overcome any obstacles.

Wang Ye sat in the hall while waiting for the leader, keeping himself busy.

He summoned Terry and began covertly inquiring about intelligence on the Sloos Gang. Wang Ye didn’t ask directly; rather, he used casual conversation and brain domain control to subtly guide Terry into talking about the gang’s situation, such as its structure and sources of income.

During the conversation, he learned that the gang had only risen to prominence in Utah over the past decade. Its internal structure was somewhat rudimentary, and its income sources were rather convoluted—more like a hodgepodge of small-time ventures like selling drugs in certain neighborhoods, collecting protection fees, and collaborating with underground casinos.

Despite its simplistic structure, the gang was relatively stable, with only three core members, aside from the unnamed leader Wang Ye had replaced, there was Terry and another guy named Little Jack.

The three of them were the original founders of the Sloos Gang, thanks to their ability to fight and kill.

They had also attempted to expand the gang’s overall scale and revenue sources since the gang, being an economically driven organization, ultimately aimed at making money. However, none of them understood business; they were all simple-minded muscle, best at collecting protection and membership fees.

Currently, the gang had about fifty members, with annual revenues of under ten million US dollars.

Poorer than Wang Ye, who was at least nearing a net worth in the hundreds of millions.

The more Wang Ye listened, the more he realized this was a mess left for him. But he soon came to terms with it. After all, his goal here was to test his mind control ability and find a reliable partner for dirty work. As long as the funds were sufficient, the gang’s living conditions had nothing to do with him.

So, after gathering the information, Wang Ye ordered Terry to lift the alert on the so-called masked rider. This was to prevent himself from being randomly blocked by gang members when training in off-road areas in the future.

Next, he commanded Terry to prepare 2-3 tons of Piranha Solution daily for his body refining. Hearing this, Terry showed a bitter expression, knowing the gang’s funds were already tight. If they had to spend thousands of dollars daily to buy tons of concentrated sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide, the gang might be bankrupt and dissolved within a month.

Wang Ye didn’t make it hard for Terry and relaxed his request, changing the daily Piranha Solution to once a week. However, to maintain his training efficiency, he would need to buy the solution with his funds for the other six days. This way, Wang Ye’s funds would quickly run dry. At his rate of improvement, the amounts of sulfuric acid and peroxide he’d need would only increase, like a snowball, and even assets over a hundred million wouldn’t be enough.

Relying solely on Wang Ye’s funds was clearly insufficient, so he needed to find a way to make money. And currently, the best way was the Sloos Gang.

"It seems I still need to find a way to expand the gang," Wang Ye couldn’t help but muse, rubbing his chin.

In a typical storyline, he should be using his abilities to turn the tide, change the gang’s structure, expand its scale, and gradually grow it into a powerful entity. But the problem was, he didn’t understand business either.

Just as he was deep in thought, a flash of inspiration struck him,

Of course!

Just because he didn’t know how to make money doesn’t mean others don’t!

Remember, Wang Ye had mastered the ability of mind control. If he used this ability to control someone who knew how to make money and brought them into the Sloos Gang, wouldn’t that solve the problem easily?

Moreover, according to Terry, the biggest reason for the Sloos Gang’s lack of development was interference from other gangs, hindering their expansion. Most gangs solve such problems through fights. As long as they could subdue the opponent, they could annex them, eliminating threats and enhancing their strength.

Wang Ye only needed to use his mind control ability to recruit the leaders of rival gangs, and he could annex them without conflict. He could, if he wished, sequentially annex all the forces in the United States. Despite the high workload and time cost, the results would be worthwhile.

Thinking of this, Wang Ye asked, "Terry, are there any gangs we’ve recently had conflicts with?"

Terry pondered for a moment, then listed several gang names. The names sounded like obscure words, and Wang Ye didn’t know what Terry was mumbling. So he instructed Terry to find a chance to clash with these gangs in the coming days.