Upon hearing this, Levi took out a barrel of self-concocted 'Truth Serum Wine' from his Inventory.
Just looking at the name, one could guess what this thing was specifically used for.
Based on the 'Divine Wine Illusion' inherent in the Soma Divine Wine, he had added three concepts: 'Mental Resistance Weakening', 'Skin Absorption', and 'Automatic Reaction'.
The result was an interrogation-type potion that could make people automatically respond after being questioned.
In fact, after reaching a cooperation agreement with Soma last night, Levi had already confirmed the potion's effects on Zanis, whom Liliruca had whittled down to a human stick.
And from the latter's mouth, he had obtained quite a lot of intelligence regarding the Evils and gray industries.
Now, he was merely using the other relevant personnel of the Soma Familia to supplement the existing data as much as possible.
Raising his right hand, he drew a Rune in front of him.
In the next second, hundreds of drops of wine flew out from the unsealed wooden barrel, and under Levi's control, flew towards the crowd inside the cell.
The adventurers of the Soma Familia were not fools; at this moment, almost all of them realized what they were about to face.
Seeing the Hero King take action, they all wanted to dodge one after another.
But because the space for movement was limited, they simply couldn't display their means—of course, with their physical abilities, even in an open field, they shouldn't dream of avoiding Levi's attack regardless.
Those closer to the bars were hit instantly. Those farther from the bars only lasted one or two seconds longer.
"Done."
Levi clapped his hands and looked back at the blue-haired woman beside him, his face showing neither sadness nor joy, as if he had done a trivial little thing.
"Next, it's your turn to interrogate."
Shakti heard this and glanced at the scene before her.
The thirty-plus adventurers inside the cell, counting every single one, all revealed intoxicated and tranced expressions.
They looked as if they were drunk, but Shakti was the Captain of the Ganesha Familia after all; she judged almost immediately that they had fallen into the illusion created by the Soma Divine Wine.
After falling silent for a few seconds, she opened her mouth with a slightly dry voice: "...Your methods, to be honest, are really a bit worrying."
Levi shrugged his shoulders.
It wasn't the first time he had been misunderstood; the last time was Goddess Astrea, who felt he would use her children to do dangerous things. This time, it was Shakti's turn.
"'Truth Serum Wine,' a type of 'potion that makes one answer only with the truth after consumption,' which I concocted based on Soma Divine Wine."
"This stuff is indeed dangerous, so I didn't plan to distribute it. However, if the Ganesha Familia's Military Police needs it, I can provide it on a limited basis. Of course, even for your noble Familia, you need to submit a report to apply, and it must be used in the presence of me or my clone."
Shakti's expression turned serious: "But then again, it is fortunate that the one controlling these means is you."
The Captain of the Ganesha Familia was also an Iron Lady who could bow and submit when necessary, not caring in the slightest about the fact that her dignity was completely gone.
"Additionally, what new products have you developed?"
Levi took the opportunity to take out three bottles of sparkling wine also concocted using Soma Divine Wine:
"'Berserk Wine,' an auxiliary combat-type potion. After consumption, it significantly strengthens Ability Stats other than Magic for a short period, and eliminates pain from injuries to a certain extent."
"'Sedative Wine,' significantly increases Mental Abnormal Resistance."
"'Purification Wine,' clears Curse effects."
While speaking, he threw the three glass bottles to Shakti.
"I will directly list these three types of wine for sale at the Guild. Of course, the prices won't be low."
"Understood."
The Captain of the Ganesha Familia made an 'OK' hand gesture.
The Hestia Familia wasn't running a charity; being able to bring out some precious potions for sale was already a stroke of heavenly luck for other Familias. Demanding too much would only make people annoyed.
She immediately pushed open the main door and walked into the cell, beginning to interrogate for intelligence on the Evils and the gray industries.
The entire process was extremely smooth.
Or rather, the effect of the Soma Divine Wine combined with Levi's mixing technique was too astonishing.
In less than an hour from start to finish, many secrets that even Zanis, the former Captain, was unclear about were known by Levi and Shakti.
During this period, Liliruca and Chandra came down to the confinement room once. Accompanied by, or rather being escorted by them, were the 13 Zanis direct subordinates who hadn't been present earlier.
They knew even more things and also thought of using silence to resist. However, without exception, they all lost to the unreasonable Truth Serum Wine.
Levi stood with his arms crossed, sheets of automatically writing parchment floating beside him. He audited the entire interrogation.
And precisely because of this, it was very easy to construct in his brain an interest group built with the Evils as the core and connected by various gray industries.
Shakti's expression at this moment was somewhat ugly.
"God Njord, and also Goddess Demeter, how are these two also connected to the Evils?"
The Njord Familia and the Demeter Familia were both logistics-type Familias. Among them, the former contracted more than half of Orario's fish supply, while the latter was the uncrowned king of crops like fruits and vegetables.
Whether publicly or privately, they shouldn't, and couldn't possibly, collude with the Evils.
On the contrary, regarding the likes of Ishtar and Ikelos, the Ganesha Familia had suspected during the Great Disaster period a few years ago that they were involved with the Evils, only they could never obtain actual evidence. That was why they could only hold their troops and not move.
Of course, even now, relying solely on witness testimony, it was very difficult for the Ganesha Familia to take action. They must catch the other party in the act.
But to achieve this point, to be honest, was really difficult.
"I am not clear about God Njord's situation, but Goddess Demeter was most likely controlled by God Dionysus using her children."
Levi opened his mouth at this moment.
Shakti turned her head upon hearing this, a trace of astonishment flashing across her face.
"You know about Goddess Demeter's situation?"
Levi did not deny it either: "On the day of Monsterphilia, I happened to run into Goddess Demeter on the street. When she spoke, Hestia and Hephaestus sensed something was wrong, so they asked me to investigate. Then I discovered the fact that inside the Demeter Familia residence, apart from Demeter herself and the Captain of the Dionysus Familia who was monitoring her, there was no one else."
Shakti fell into silence. After two seconds, she asked, "You didn't solve that 'Banshee' while you were at it?"
Levi spread his hands: "That guy awakened Clone Magic. I was afraid of alerting the snake in the grass, so during this time, I only sent people to conduct long-distance surveillance. After all, no matter what, Goddess Demeter is a friend of Hestia and Hephaestus. If possible, I still want to protect her members."
"Understood."
Shakti nodded. If it were her, she would have made the same choice as Levi.
Hearing this, she picked up the parchment that had finished writing: "Next, Lord Ganesha will likely go to see God Njord personally. Before that person's situation is officially confirmed, it's best for your side to stay put for now."
"Sure."
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