Cloak Gang/History

## Founding

Didi proclaims his daughter Sasa to be Agulie's wife. Agulie later tells Didi not to do that.

The gang meets Najib and Gangke (Alan's workers) to register operation in the city.

Najib: "Sir can rest assured. As for the cost, it is based on the number of members, each member is for 1 purple crystal coin per month. Sir's Cloak Gang... has about 10 members, so that'll be 10 purple crystal coins per month."

Due to his fear toward Aguile, the price that Najib offered was already the lowest. Chen Rui looked at the tiny cloaks around; there were at least 20 to 30 of them. It seemed that this guy was still tactful. In order to maintain his mystery, he endured the pain and threw a black crystal coin to Najib, "This is the respect I give to the Karon family. Don't bother me for ten months."

Najib was overjoyed. Actually, Alan only asked them to dominate the organizations in the city. As for the rules of the costing, it was introduced by Najib and others. Most of the money they got was kept among themselves. They just had to contribute some to Alan from time to time. Alan was the only son of the Karon Family, so naturally, he wasn't short of this little money. As long as there was no big mess, Alan was happy to turn a blind eye.

### Didi

"Master..." The old dwarf Didi struggled to hold a handful of purple crystal coins; it was about 30 to 40. "Master, with the 3 purple crystal coins you gave me, Didi has earned 38 coins. I'll offer all of these to master now."

38 purple crystal coins? Chen Rui's heart moved and said, "Why did my friend say yesterday that you earned only about 10?"

"It's like this, master," The old dwarf had fully affirmed the close relationship between the human secretary and his master. "Sir Chen Rui is right. It was only 14 yesterday, but last night I gambled at the arena and won another 19. Together with the 5 coins earned today, it is a total of 38 coins. Please kindly check and accept it, master."

Chen found out that the Battle Arena was owned by one of Alan's three sickles: Arux.

Paglio said that Chen saturated many of his poison powers already and the best way to continue gaining experience would be to engage in real battle.

Chen Rui thought for a while and made a decision. He said, "My human friend mentioned your efforts in front of me. Since this is the case, I will give you a chance. If you can meet my requirements, then you'll be my official servant and the Cloak Gang can also truly be sheltered by my force."

The old dwarf was overjoyed and offered the purple crystal coins with both his hands again. Yet, Chen Rui didn't accept it. Instead, he took out two black crystal coins and added on it, "These are the funding for your activities. Never take part in the gamble at the arena anymore. I want you to complete three tasks. First, make use of the Cloak Gang to acquire every piece of information in the city and report to me whenever I need it; secondly, learn more business methods instead of conning and blackmailing, and be ready to open a store; thirdly, try your best to collect fluorescent stone. The higher the quality, the better. There are more materials that I need; I will let a friend give you the list."

The old dwarf didn't expect his master to trust himself so much. He even gave him another 2 black crystal coins. This time was completely different from the previous "test"; it was appointing an important responsibility. Initially, he just wanted to rely on a strongman to avoid being bullied. Now it seemed that his decision was right. With Master Aguile, the Cloak Gang would no longer be an empty shell; it could naturally develop boldly.

As for doing business, it was the old dwarf's strength. It seemed that the owner was giving him space to bring out his talent. He bowed at once, "I will definitely complete master's instructions!"

Chen Rui was eager to look at the situation at the arena, so he didn't want to be here anymore. He then said, "Chen Rui is my most trusted friend; his words are my orders, so you must respect him as how you treat me! I am going to a secret place to train now. If there are any important things in the future, I will let him convey it."

The old dwarf understood the relationship between the master and the human, and he quickly agreed to it. Then, he saw his master suddenly turned around and said with his teeth clenching, "Also! I never want to hear any rumors about your daughter being my wife. Otherwise, I will be the first to destroy the Cloak Gang!"

Hearing the master being so determined, the old dwarf had to keep to himself the prepared series of strong recommendations about his daughter.

### Silva

After Chen defeats Silva, the cloak gang takes over Silva's estate as their new home base. A number of Silva's men also defected to the Cloak Gang.

After Agulie defeats Reka, Alan tries to attack Agulie with Mikas. Agulie kills Mikas. Chen then asks Shea if she could use her power to protect the gang now that Alan was not antagonistic towards Agulie. The Cloak Gang then becomes one of the reserve forces of the imperial guards for Shea.

Together with the interest people had in Aguile, the Cloak Gang that Aguile led would also garner interest. With the title of being the palace's imperial guards reserve forces, the Cloak Gang already became an upcoming big force in Dark Moon.

After adopting Silva's house as the new HQ, the Cloak Gang reaps a lot of rewards.

The harvest from the ancient house was considerable; in contrast, the injuries suffered were negligible. The pile of fluorescent stones alone provided more than 30,000 auras. Together with the rest of the available magic materials in the warehouse and the original 9,000 auras, the total had exceeded 70,000 auras. He didn't specifically count those black crystal coins; he simply gave the old dwarf two bags as the funds of Cloak Gang.

### Shea

Chen meets Shea and tells her about Agulie.

The actual protagonist! Shea was extremely shocked. The cause of yesterday's incident was because No. 64, Aguile publicly exposed Alan's dirty plan at the arena. Yet, it later developed into the fight between the 2 huge forces. Without these follow-up events, Aguile who challenged Arux one month later would become the new focus of Dark Moon City.

Chen tells Shea info about the Blue Lava Estate obtained from Silva after the Cloak Gang took over Silva's estate.

When she heard Chen Rui saying that Silva was smuggling demons to the Blue Lava Estate and she saw the badge that could safely pass the bandits, Shea was furious that the Blue Lava lord Teton would do such shady business behind her back.

"Princess Royal, please calm down!" Chen Rui stood up and said respectfully, "The Dark Moon is in a bad situation now. You can't make a move recklessly; we must be patient! On the surface, we have to maintain our "relationship" with the Blue Lava and solve the most important food problem as soon as possible. As for the bandits at the south, they can be annihilated at an appropriate time..."

Shea says the magic dust is amazing.

Seeing Chen Rui going through the dangerous inheritance trial, but he still didn't forget to "produce" the magic powder, Shea's eyes were filled with admiration. She then said, "Also, your plan is quite excellent. Alice's Princess Retail Store's business is amazing. The burr puzzle alone was sold for 50,000 black crystal coins. If you need money, you can tell me as half of this money is yours."

Chen Rui shook his head, "It's fine. I still have enough. The Dark Moon is in urgent need of funding for development. Princess Royal can rest assured to use the money how ever you want to."

That was an actual truth as the huge amount of money he got from Silva was barely touched!

Shea looked at Chen Rui, didn't say much and nodded lightly.

"Aguile has offended Alan this time. I'm thinking if Princess Royal can provide appropriate shelter for the Cloak Gang. For future planning, Cloak Gang is likely to become an important chess piece."

Shea pondered for a while and shook her head resolutely, "Unfortunately, I can't trust this person."

Shea looked really serious, "Chen Rui, how long have you stayed in the Demon Realm? Why do you trust this Aguile so much? How much do you know about him? As far as I know, this person's origin is a mystery, and his strength is quite strange. At the arena, he participated in 3 battles within a month. Each time, his opponent is 1 level higher than him, but he always wins. In the next battle, Aguile's opponent is actually Joseph's subordinate, Arux! You are a cautious wise man. You should know that for such a person, unless you know his weakness, you can't control him at all – I'm just telling the truth. It's because I really trust you, so I cannot trust him sincerely."

It seemed that Shea still had a relatively accurate grasp of the information in the city. Chen Rui initially wanted to say, "I know Aguile as much as I know myself." However, Shea's analysis was very reasonable. So, if he said so, he might give it away. Suddenly, he thought of the symbiotic contract with the poison dragon, and a plan emerged in his mind.

"Rest assured, Princess Royal. I've once saved him and forced him to sign a symbiotic contract. His ability is very strange; he actually allows me to sign a second contract." Chen Rui looked really confident. "Actually, this is really simple. As long as Princess Royal controls my life, it also meant that you control his weakness."

"You..." Shea's body stunned and she stared at Chen Rui deeply. There were a few indescribable brilliances flowing in her purple eyes. Her lips moved slightly; it seemed that she couldn't help but to say something, but she gradually calmed down eventually.

What about me? Chen Rui was a bit puzzled.

"Remember... don't overly force yourself."

Chen Rui stunned. Did I mishear? Is that... caring? It seems to be the first time listening to such words from Shea.

## After Destroying Gorefiend Gang

After destroying the Gorefiend Gang, the Cloak Gang became the biggest force of Dark Moon in one fell swoop. However, the Cloak Gang's "ambition" obviously didn't end there. Instead, they started another unexpected move.

The Cloak Gang issued a notice to all shops and vendors in Dark Moon City saying that they would be collecting protection fees regularly according to the scale of operation. The "customers" who paid the protection fee would be protected by the Cloak Gang, and all "criminals" affecting the normal operation of the shops and stalls would be severely pursued by the Cloak Gang. Furthermore, illegal oppression was strictly prohibited when trading within the Cloak Gang's sphere of influence. If discovered, they would immediately be killed.

The protection fee was divided into monthly and annual settlements. The monthly settlement was charged monthly. The annual settlement was discounted, only 11 months would be counted.

Based on the current scale of the Cloak Gang, the current protection fee income was only the first step in the stable development of the Cloak Gang. After all, swindling was not a long-term solution. Chen Rui's true motive was to gradually control the entire Dark Moon City's "order".

When this "notice" was released, it immediately caused a lot of reactions. Especially the shops with significant backgrounds, they showed strong resistance. However, those small and medium-sized shops and street vendors appeared much calmer. They already got used to extortion from large and small forces. Feeding a group of wolves was feeding; feeding one wolf was still feeding. If the Cloak Gang could really do what they guaranteed, they would suffer much smaller losses.

Under the rule of the Cloak Gang, some shops and street vendors still paid the protection fee. Most of them paid for one month first, and then continued to wait and see. As for large shops with significant backgrounds, they continued to maintain a tough attitude.

Soon, these shops were harassed by various means. The public order in the vicinity was particularly chaotic. There were people who caused trouble from time to time. The customer flow also dropped sharply, and their income decreased rapidly.

At present, the guards in Dark Moon City were scattered. They couldn't take any action at all. The Cloak Gang made the commercial sector chaotic. However, Chen Rui was quite satisfied. The beginning was always the hardest. Besides, at this time, chaos in Dark Moon was a good thing (supposedly to keep Joseph distracted).

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 43
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 45 (Steambun)
3. ↑ Chapter 61
4. ↑ Chapter 76
5. ↑ Chapter 132
6. ↑ Chapter 61 (Steambun)
7. ↑ Chapter 71 (Steambun)
8. ↑ Chapter 72 (Steambun)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 197