“Not only wine but also weapons.”
Watson waved his hand again. It was Right Thumb Marcus’s turn to stand up and go to the mansion to fetch a large pile of weapons. Those weapons were sparkling with silver light and seemed to be made from silver-tier materials.
“Master, as the Right Thumb, my main responsibility is to extract a portion of the soldiers’ weapons and sell them outside. Most of the weapons have been replaced by imitations! They look like silver-tier weapons, but a slight collision could break them.”
Marcus took two weapons from the pile and smashed them together. One of the two silver-tier weapons instantly broke, while the other had a clear gap on it.
As the City Defense Department’s Deputy Director, Marcus was a gold-tier elite. After Watson had fused him into a servant, his strength had increased to platinum-tier, so breaking two silver-tier weapons was a piece of cake for him.
Watson looked a little sad when he saw that scene.
Marcus, who mentioned the switched weapons, had a smile on his face. If someone did not understand the situation, they might be confused by his smile and think that Marcus was a good person. That would be a big mistake. Those fake weapons could cause soldiers to die tragically during the war. Without the soldiers’ protection, the kingdom would be in danger. Watson, who valued his companions, thought that was an unforgivable crime, but those gang members did not care. They only cared about their own interests.
Watson rarely fused humans. However, after learning about the information from the gang’s higher-ups, he was furious when he heard about their evil deeds. Putting aside the harm that Marcus’ actions would do to the kingdom, Snick, who was in charge of the slavery and prostitution trades, was in charge of the entire kingdom’s industry chain. Even so, the number of young girls who died at his hands was thousands of times more than the number of girls who Casey mutilated. Even Gray, who sold fake alcohol, was not considered clean.
The alcohol that Gray mixed could easily cause problems for people’s bodies. Many bought high-priced alcohol to give to their friends, but they ended up drinking it with their friends. When those people came to Gray to reason with him, they were beaten up by the gang members until they became permanently disabled. Some were killed and thrown out to the magical beasts.
Watson would not tolerate those who committed such evil deeds. He did not integrate all of them because he did not have enough manpower and needed the Severed Fingers Gang members to help him. He had just asked Donder to answer his questions, which he had also prepared beforehand. It was to prevent those people from leaving.
Then, Watson extended his right hand toward the weapons that Marcus had brought over. “System fusion, activate.”
The two weapons collided, turning from silver-tier into gold-tier weapons.
[Congratulations on a successful fusion, Master.]
[You have obtained gold-tier weapons.]
The system notification sound rang in his ears. Watson said, “Just like the wine, I can also upgrade the quality of these weapons. That way, you don’t need to switch them. There is no risk of being discovered and beheaded by His Majesty, and you can also earn high profits selling these weapons through the proper channels.”
He raised a gold-tier longsword in his hand and casually hacked the ground. The sharp sword aura left a deep ditch. Then, he picked up a gold-tier longsword and chopped one against the other. The weapons were not damaged at all. Instead, the sand and stones on the ground were crushed, creating a big pit.
Everyone stared at the glittering gold-tier weapons in front of Watson with greedy eyes. In just a moment, Watson had turned the inferior silver-tier longsword into a high-quality gold-tier weapon. Its value had increased by at least dozens of times. Such a quality weapon was rare even in the Severed Fingers Gang.
If they were surprised by Watson’s ability to fuse wine and weapons, they were even more tempted by it. Since Watson could fuse wine and weapons, could he also fuse other things, such as slaves?
“Master, you have just demonstrated the magic of fusing wine and weapons. Can you show us the fusion of slaves? Can you also turn slaves into higher quality ones?”
The biggest drawback of the slave trade was its wear and tear. Some slaves got sick due to the long journey, while others were toyed to their death by the guards while they were going to the capital. However, it would be different if Watson could fuse slaves. Who could refuse an obedient slave who was healthy, beautiful, and had the strength of silver or even gold-tier elite?
They had to ask about that, especially those from the slavery trade. However, after he asked that question, Donder and the other people from the Three-legged Cat tavern looked uncomfortable. They knew very well that Watson could fuse slaves; he could even fuse gold-tier elites. The three leaders were prime examples of that, but they could not tell anyone about that.
“I’m sorry, I will not do something like fusing slaves. In the future, there will be no more slave trading in my Severed Fingers Gang. Instead, I want you to help me search for information! Use your men in the sex industry to search for information for me from all over the country. If you do well, the price I pay will not be lower than the price of trading slaves.”
Watson put his hands behind his back and paced around the people in the manor. “Alright, that’s enough. I have shown you all that I should. Now, you have to give me an answer. Stay or leave! Of course, I will prepare a small gift for those who choose to stay.”
Everyone hesitated when they heard that. If it were an hour ago, they might have left. However, after seeing Watson’s fusion technique that was comparable to a miracle, they were uncertain. In addition, the small gift also made them very curious.
“I wonder what gift you would give us, Young Master Watson?”
When no one else spoke, Donder took the initiative to jump out and cooperate with Watson.
“The gift I’m going to give you is quite special. In the past, there was a commandment for all Severed Fingers Gang members. Those who join must sever one of their fingers to show their determination! Since the Severed Fingers Gang has to turn for the better, that commandment is now abolished. Therefore, I will make up for the pain you’ve suffered in the past.”
As Watson spoke, he extended his right hand to Donder and said, “Absolute Cure.”
Donder’s body suddenly burst with a green light. As a member of the Severed Fingers Gang, Donder had lost the ring finger on his left hand, and his right leg was also a metal foot. That was a disability from his early years.
However, his fingers, including his right leg, squirmed and grew rapidly under Watson’s actions.
In just a few seconds, Donder’s metal leg fell to the ground and was replaced by a new limb.
“Donder, do you like this gift?”
Donder looked down at his leg and then at his finger. Suddenly, tears fell from his eyes as he knelt in Watson’s direction. “Young Master Watson, thank you for curing my disability. I really like that gift.”
He had cooperated with Watson because of fear before that. Then, he had changed his mind—he wanted Watson to be his boss.
“He has cured Donder’s disability. That magic is amazing! Does that mean we’d get our fingers back?”
Those with severed fingers saw Donder’s expression, and their eyes flashed. They had gained others’ respect when they joined the Severed Fingers Gang. If there was anything they were not satisfied with, it was probably the finger they lost. After all, the loss still affected their lives. Regular healing magic could only stop the bleeding; it could not allow the severed limb to grow back. So, they never thought that they could do that at all.
However, Watson had a way to let them regain their lost limbs.
“Now, I’ll ask again. Does anyone wish to leave?” Watson asked in a clear voice.
“No, we’re willing to follow you, Young Master Watson!”
All the Severed Fingers Gang members knelt on the ground and pledged their loyalty to Watson. Their eyes burned with passion.
