The half-dwarf captain, his disguise mask stripped off by Roy, his face pale, looking left and right while speaking of other things.
Roy's decisive shout completely finished him off, "The materials for brewing Divine Wine were purchased with everyone's money. Lord Soma's painstaking work—you're merely a parasite sucking blood from their bodies!"
"Scram!"
Roy's final word was like a heavy hammer smashing onto the other. The half-dwarf captain's entire body trembled. Having lost everyone's support, how would he dare to clash with Roy? He left the Soma Familia's territory trembling.
And the Divine Wine and assets in his home were confiscated by people Roy sent over, all turned over to public ownership.
"Anyone else?"
Roy's sharp gaze swept over everyone.
The enormous Soma Familia, thousands of people, yet not a single person dared meet Roy's eyes, all lowering their heads.
Watching Roy suppress the heroes, worship appeared on Lili's face, her eyes seemingly sparkling with little stars. At this moment, Roy was even more handsome than that night.
Those several executives exchanged glances. Roy was even more troublesome than imagined—only the final plan remained.
If this place doesn't keep me, there will always be a place that keeps me!
Those several executives along with several hundred members said in unison, "Lord Soma, please perform a conversion for us."
Conversion required the main god's permission. Otherwise, they would have run long ago, why wait until now?
Soma and Lili's faces changed. These people couldn't be called outstanding, but picking the tall among the short—among a pile of drunkards, these people were considered decent. If they all ran, the entire Familia would instantly collapse!
This was something the two desperately wanted to avoid.
Roy charged out with a single arrow-like stride, like a fierce tiger charging into a flock of weak sheep.
"Sprout of Justice, you actually dare to attack!"
Those several executives' faces were ugly, drawing their weapons one after another. Among them were also Level 2 adventurers.
Crackle! Crackle!
Several fierce sword flashes attacked. Not a trace of change appeared on Roy's face. Golden thunder emerged from his hands, materializing into gloves, quality reaching quasi-high-grade.
Roy's large hand waved, directly slapping those several sword blades away, rushing to before those several executives, his fists landing on their bodies like a violent storm.
Boom!!!
Countless afterimages flickered. Roy's fists struck their bodies, dull sounds continuously ringing out. With each punch, one person would fly out.
In just ten short seconds, several Soma Familia executives, along with their trusted subordinates—over a dozen people—were easily defeated by Roy. An uprising was instantly suppressed.
Roy spoke coldly, "You think the Soma Familia is a place you can come and go as you please?"
Wherever Roy's gaze reached, everyone retreated in fear, a large empty space left for Roy.
Everyone seemed to see that night again—Roy like a war god, suppressing all of them.
At this moment, they finally understood.
Roy's amiability was established on the premise that they didn't flip the table. Wanting to leave with several hundred elites, undoubtedly touching Roy's bottom line.
"This is a purge. I advise everyone, whatever problems you have, don't conceal them. Frankness leads to leniency, resistance leads to severity!" Roy's tone was grim.
During Zanis's period, most Familia members were victims. But there were also a few people who ate until their mouths were full of oil. How much benefit these people gained, Roy would make them spit out with interest!
In other worlds, this situation of one person suppressing thousands would be impossible.
But in Orario, with a single thought, Soma could deprive these people of their blessings.
Facing a group of ordinary people, even if the numbers increased tenfold, Roy would still be cutting melons and vegetables, letting them see what "killing without blinking" means!
With Roy sitting in power, overwhelmingly dominant, those old foxes of the Soma Familia dared not cause trouble again.
One by one, they honestly confessed their own problems.
In less than three days, the Soma Familia's numbers dropped from over six thousand to three hundred twenty.
Most members were exiled. The small portion who committed countless evils were thrown into the Ganesha Familia's prison.
Those who could stay were people who hadn't killed anyone, with completely clean backgrounds. It wasn't that these people didn't want to commit evil, but rather hadn't had the chance to commit evil yet.
Under Zanis's control, these people were marginalized, only able to do guard-like work. Wanting to drink Divine Wine required queuing—having money alone wasn't enough.
Now, with a new emperor, new ministers.
As Lili and Roy occupied the captain and vice-captain positions, these people could finally see the light of day.
But everyone understood that the ten-year-old Pallum girl was merely a powerless Zhou Son of Heaven. Roy, this vice-captain, was the true master of the Soma Familia.
Below the main god, above ten thousand people!
Having thoroughly cleaned the Soma Familia, Roy hadn't been happy for even three minutes when another troublesome matter arrived—several dozen wine channel merchants.
"Lord Roy, what should we do?"
Lili ran over to ask for help, pitifully looking at Roy. Those merchants had grown clever, specifically asking for original Divine Wine, not the previous defective products.
The cooperation agreement both sides signed was for Divine Wine. But previously, no one had drunk original Divine Wine. Zanis could use defective products to fool them. Now exposed, wanting to do this again was no longer possible.
Relying on stored Divine Wine, in the short term they could still supply goods. But with Familia numbers sharply declining, in ruins, within two months they would definitely run out of stock. At that time, they would still have to pay huge compensation fees.
Roy smiled, "Pay compensation, what else can we do?"
Hearing Roy's relaxed tone, Lili's heart felt as if struck by an arrow. This was bankruptcy.
Even adding Zanis's private treasury, assets confiscated from executives' homes, after paying this penalty fee, Familia finances would also rapidly bottom out.
Roy asked, "Lili, when people survive, land is lost; when both people and land survive, do you know what this means?"
Lili shook her head.
Roy explained, "As long as people remain, even if land is lost, sooner or later the land can be regained."
A thoughtful expression appeared on Lili's small face.
Roy continued with slight implication, "What do you think, for the current Soma Familia, is 'people,' and what is 'land'?"
Lili's eyes lit up, answering, "Money is land, Divine Wine and Familia members are people!"
Roy nodded. The child can be taught.
Pallum physical ability was even worse than humans. Precisely because they were innately the weakest race, Pallums were good at thinking, using strategy. The most famous was naturally the "Braver" Finn of the Loki Familia.
In Roy's view, Lili's talent was not inferior to Finn's. In the original timeline, relying on wisdom and transformation magic, rolling around in the bottom layers for several years, countless times stealing adventurers' equipment, never failing.
This kind of person, once encountering opportunity, would soar to the sky, rising straight up ninety thousand li.
Roy spoke meaningfully, "Lili, the Familia's cash and assets are indeed gone. But don't forget, the Divine Wine in our hands is still intact."
A flash of inspiration appeared in Lili's mind, but she couldn't grasp it, asking in confusion, "Lord Roy, what do you mean?"
"Let's hold a Divine Wine auction!" Roy didn't keep her in suspense, a fierce smile appearing on his face. He must squeeze dry those Gods' private treasuries in Orario.