Chapter 57: Who Doesn't Know How to Pin the Blame?
The battle was like a massacre, at least from Lili's perspective. It might also be because, as a supporter with no combat ability.
Those adventurers who had bullied her had no means to resist.
Now, the scene before her was these Familia members who had once bullied her, being at Liam's mercy.
To be precise, Liam's strength exceeded her imagination!
In Lili's memory, he was someone who explored the depths of the Dungeon alone, used the characteristics of Killer Ants to attract swarms, and single-handedly fought against rare Blue Butterflies.
And it was for this reason.
Her judgment of Liam's strength was at least that of a "Lv2" adventurer. Now, when faced with Zanis's final question.
She received an answer she had never anticipated.
Looking at the reliable figure standing before her, questioning Zanis, Lili suppressed the urge to complain.
"This guy can be a Lv1 adventurer?"
She took a deep breath, looked at the bloody scene downstairs, and when she turned her head back, she noticed the abnormality revealed in Zanis's terrified face.
He seemed to be constantly retreating, but in reality, his right hand was held behind his back.
Lili's strange expression instantly vanished, replaced by a deep worry in her heart. She quickly spoke up to remind Liam, "Be careful of this guy!"
"Too late!!"
As the captain of the Soma Familia, Zanis's rise to power was certainly not a glorious one. Managing the Familia didn't require Dungeon exploration.
This didn't mean his adventurer level was fake.
Knowing that Liam was only a Lv1 adventurer, although he couldn't for the life of him figure out how this guy did it.
But the hatred shrouded by fear deep within him was instantly magnified at this moment.
Due to his own personality, even with a trustworthy deputy, Zanis had always maintained the habit of carrying a small weapon.
The distance was gradually increasing. Realizing the time was right.
The Pallum hand-crossbow hidden behind Zanis's back was raised. As he pulled the trigger, even his smile was exceptionally distorted, "New adventurer?"
"The biggest taboo is..."
"Swish!"
"!!"
Faster than the speed at which he raised the hand-crossbow, the danger perception honed in the high-pressure environment of the Dungeon made Liam react instinctively.
Flexibly applying his fully understood Sword Soul skills.
As he backstepped, accompanied by an upward sword slash, a white slash imbued with a faint flowing light was generated. The arrow fired from the hand-crossbow was instantly torn apart.
As for Zanis.
Even as a Level 2 adventurer, he couldn't withstand the devastating Backstep Cut. The ferocious smile on his face when his attack was blocked.
Instantly froze.
He subconsciously looked up, his gaze finally fixing on Liam's perpetually calm face.
"Dying because you talk too much."
The Soma Familia's divine wine was a gray industry in Orario, not to mention this Zanis fellow was also involved in Xenos trafficking.
No matter how you looked at it, he wasn't the villain here.
Liam withdrew his gaze and looked at Lili with a light chuckle, "Go handle your business."
"Mm…"
Realizing her worry was superfluous, this was also the first time in many years Lili had felt such a heart-wrenching feeling. The last time was when the flower shop couple was implicated.
Her gaze was worried as she scanned the Familia members downstairs who had not dispersed.
Just as she was about to head to God Soma's brewery, Lili turned back, her childish face full of seriousness, "As for the matter of remuneration."
"After I've finished handling the matter of leaving the Familia, I'll come find you?"
"Not planning to run away?"
"Of course."
Even facing Liam's teasing, Lili's reply was still resolute, "Because in Orario, I still have one unfinished matter!"
Leaving the Familia required paying Valis, which was purely a means for Zanis to accumulate wealth.
If the plot developed according to the original story.
Actually, as long as one could pass Soma's test, not having one's mind controlled after drinking the divine wine, the matter of leaving the Familia would be very smooth.
Liam didn't care about that so-called unfinished business of Lili's. Leaning on the railing, he looked at the adventurers below.
They hadn't fled. One could only say the divine wine had completely corroded their souls.
This was also the effect Liam wanted.
The perennially chaotic environment of the Soma Familia had allowed their worst traits to flourish to the extreme. In a sense, Zanis was indeed a talent.
Was his contribution sealing away this group of venomous insect adventurers?
The adventurers remaining at this moment were undoubtedly awaiting his final answer, which was the future ownership of the Soma Familia.
"What's the next move?"
If he acted on his earlier words, he would undoubtedly be repeatedly testing the limits of danger. Liam also couldn't possibly hand over leverage himself.
Human nature cannot withstand tests, let alone this group of addicts.
Letting an addict become the Familia captain would only make the atmosphere more chaotic. Would some adventurer use the Guild to expose him and threaten him?
He felt this kind of thing definitely couldn't be prevented!
Of course, he would stick to the original verdict.
"Only the dead can truly keep secrets."
Trying to carry out a Familia massacre in Orario was extremely dangerous. With the Adventurer's Guild's information network, it would be easy to trace the source.
To be precise.
Compared to the landmine buried in the Soma Familia, Liam was more willing to bet on a possibility, the possibility of extricating himself from this vortex!
The god in charge of the Adventurer's Guild.
"Ouranos."
Letting Apollo and Freya plunder other Familia members, for Ouranos, as long as it didn't consume effective strength.
He basically maintained a laissez-faire attitude.
Then the next thing was very simple: prove to the Adventurer's Guild that the existence of the Soma Familia would only affect and drag down all of Orario.
And…
The potential of an adventurer who had reached the upper limit of all ability scores and was the fastest to break through to Lv2, his role in facing the Black Dragon in the future!
"This is truly a big gamble!" Liam was, of course, not a gambler. It was just that when faced with this choice, he could feel the agitation in his heart. After deciding on his next plan.
He didn't continue to stand on the second-floor corridor. After confirming there were no other passages besides the main entrance.
He walked down the stairs, simultaneously making a proposal to the Soma Familia adventurers, "There's one thing I really don't understand."
"Why is the divine wine so delicious, yet in the end, only some defective products circulate in the market?"
"As far as I know."
"Even for defective products, a small bottle sells for sixty thousand Valis, right?" He turned his head to look at the Lv2 beastman adventurer who had helped block the door.
Liam asked with a serious attitude.
And realizing an opportunity to perform, the beastman adventurer explained, "The brewing ingredients are very precious, and all the divine wine is controlled by that guy Zanis."
"Even we need to spend a lot of Valis to buy it!!"
The reason for his defection was simple. His comprehensive strength was currently considered top-tier in the Familia.
Going directly from being an exploited adventurer to becoming the Familia captain who exploited other members and enjoyed divine wine at will – this was what he craved.
"Senior... what are your thoughts?"
"I just think your way of making money is a bit slow. If even defective products can sell for sixty thousand Valis, what about the finished product?"
Inadvertently blocking the Familia's entrance, Liam looked at the crowd, his face serious.
His voice seemed to be full of bewitchment as he continued to induce them, "Working your asses off in the Dungeon every day, how much Valis can you really earn?"
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Clearly knowing the dangers of the Dungeon, Liam's simple and direct words directly made the adventurers present fall into a deafening silence.
But there were still some adventurers who didn't understand the meaning.
Among them was the not-so-bright beastman adventurer. He asked blankly, "Then if we don't explore the Dungeon…"
"Where will the money to exchange for divine wine come from?"
"Simple!"
One could only say that drinking divine wine indeed affected one's IQ. Liam shook his head, his tone thick with disappointment in their failure to live up to potential.
"The divine wine is sold to you at a fixed price. You decide the final selling price. The difference in price, isn't that what you earn?"
"Just by selling divine wine you can make money. Isn't that easier than you all exploring the Dungeon?"
"!!!"
"Senior, we can play it like that?!"
The path laid out by Liam's words was something none of the adventurers present had ever imagined!
And this kind of thing, with the former captain Zanis, was an absolutely impossible choice. Now, it was laid bare before them.
They knew how delicious the divine wine was. If they could sell it to other adventurers…
The enormous profit involved, the adventurers present just briefly imagined it, and the greedy desire in their eyes couldn't be concealed.
Earning more money meant drinking more divine wine!
"Of course."
Liam shrugged his shoulders and replied casually. Zanis knew what kind of impact it would have if the finished divine wine flowed into the market.
It didn't mean this group of addicts knew the stakes.
They just wanted to drink more divine wine, making the same mistake all addicts make.
"Times are changing. Tonight, all divine wine will be sold at cost price." Liam's face was calm, and then he dropped a bombshell.
"The stock is limited. Does anyone want to try?"
If the previous explanation was to help them broaden their horizons, then Liam's final words undoubtedly ignited the adventurers' emotions.
The various pushing and shoving of adventurers, arguing to show their own worth.
This kind of scene could only be seen in the talent markets of his previous life.
"Me!"
"I have money!"
"Don't listen to him! I have connections with other adventurer Familias and can definitely sell it for the highest price! Senior, please consider me first."
Currently the peak of strength among the Soma Familia adventurers, the beastman snorted coldly, intimidating the other adventurers, but his smile towards Liam was fawning.
If he could seize the entire share of the divine wine, he couldn't imagine how big a business opportunity this would be!
"Take it easy…"
And being stirred up by the continuous sugar-coated bullets, this group of muddle-headed adventurers didn't notice that Liam's smile was gradually disappearing.
Consider it a sense of ceremony.
Liam signaled the beastman to pull open the blocked door. Breathing in the fresh air, he felt his mind greatly relax.
He turned around and looked at the door, which was half-blocked by another table.
He no longer had his initial relaxed attitude. His calm eyes were filled with a resolute determination to draw a clear line with evil.
Without any warning, he lifted his foot and fiercely kicked the table away.
"Open up! FBL!"
"You are suspected of selling highly addictive divine wine."
The turn of events once again left the Soma Familia adventurers present with blank faces. Before they could figure out the situation.
Liam's handsome face was filled with a sense of justice, and he accused them sternly!
"Vainly attempting to drag down the healthy development of Orario's adventurers! All my actions tonight were to save the adventurers from fire and water!"
But don't ask why they were in fire and water.
(End of this chapter)
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