Chapter 399 - 398: Team Heaven
For now, it must remain a secret that the Black Snake Gang no longer exists.
Although an advanced-level trainer doesn't pose a significant threat to Cain at the moment, and it's likely that the other party isn't interested in the revenues from a small place like Leafy Town, unnecessary trouble is better avoided for now.
Cain needs time to grow.
"Stand up," Cain said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Viper, who was kneeling on the ground, showed a glimmer of joy in his eyes, realizing he had narrowly escaped a grim fate.
"Are all the members of the Black Snake Gang here?"
"No, no. There are only about thirty people here, most of whom are idle individuals with nothing useful to do. They aren't deeply involved in actual battles. Their main role is to wave the Black Snake Gang banner and collect some fees in Leafy Town."
"The real fighters are usually at home or in a specialized training area of the gang. They form the gang's main core, while the rest are just people with one or two low-quality Pokémon trying to scrape by for a slightly better life," Viper explained.
Hearing this, Cain began to understand.
Delegating trivial, unnecessary tasks to idle people to save time and money for others to improve their strength first is a strategy that allows a gang to grow steadily.
No wonder the outsiders seemed as weak as chickens and paper tigers, easily wiped out by Alec and the others.