After having lunch with Hestia and Hephaestus, Levi walked out of the resident base and arrived at the Guild Hall.
This time, the one receiving him was not his acquaintance Eina, but her close friend and colleague, Misha Flott.
According to Misha, Eina and two other employees were currently locked in an office, writing reports on the raid conducted by the Ganesha Familia, Loki Familia, and Hestia Familia on Daedalus Street last night. She simply didn't have the energy to manage anything else.
Of course, reporting the sales volume of 'sparkling wine' from last month was indeed something anyone could handle.
"As of last night, the Guild has sold a total of 477 bottles of Strengthening Wine, 319 bottles of Limit Strengthening Wine, 682 bottles of Enchantment Wine, and 711 bottles of Force Field Wine."
"For Ice and Fire Wine: 62 bottles of Level 1, 33 bottles of Level 2, 12 bottles of Level 3, and 2 bottles of Level 4."
"There were no shipments of High-rank Regeneration Wine this month, while 7 bottles of the low-rank version were sold."
"Also, regarding the Berserk Wine, Calm Wine, and Purification Wine you provided not long ago... because they have only been on the shelves for a few days and their effects are relatively niche, only 6 bottles of Berserk Wine have been sold so far."
"Adding these all together, the total is 4.5405 billion Valis. In accordance with the contract signed between the Hestia Familia and the Guild, the Guild will take 908.1 million. The remaining portion will be distributed to the Hestia Familia as 404.05 million in cash, and Magic Stones equivalent to 3.17835 billion Valis."
Clutching the ledger, Misha explained as she led Levi into the Guild's warehouse.
The amount of Valis earned this time was much less than the previous round. Of course, this wasn't because the Guild had pulled any tricks behind the scenes, but because the Familias who would buy the quarterly healing packages had already paid their money last month.
Even so, a total net profit exceeding 3.5 billion still did not disappoint Levi. If it were up to him to send Spirit Clones to the Colosseum on the 37th Floor to farm monsters day and night without stopping, it would still take about a week to earn a comparable income.
Nodding to Misha, the youth with short pale-gold hair walked into the warehouse alone. He opened the 'White Grail' domain, skillfully loaded the Magic Stones piled inside into his Inventory, and converted them handful by handful into Valis Vouchers.
Currently, after deducting the monthly maintenance fees and expenses for the resident base, Levi had roughly over 17 billion in Valis Vouchers and close to 2 billion in Valis cash on hand.
When the exchange store list updates, the Valis Vouchers might increase by another 3 to 4 billion. It could be said that he was completely not lacking in money anymore.
But precisely because of this, he needed to raise the Development Ability 'Luck' as soon as possible. A reduction of 5 draws per level might not seem like much when the card pool level is relatively low. However, when used in a Lv.5 card pool, it is equivalent to saving 5 to 10 Law Crystals on the pity system. Converted into Valis, that is 500 million to 1 billion!
Levi narrowed his eyes, a thought flashing quickly through his mind. However, because he was in the Guild, he did not implement it immediately.
After the last Magic Stone was converted, he walked out of the warehouse and looked at the pink-haired girl standing in attendance at the side.
"Didn't Guild Head Royman have something to discuss with me? Lead the way."
"This way, please."
It was the same reception room where they had discussed cooperation back then. But this time, Royman, sitting opposite Levi, no longer wore a gentle expression. Instead, he looked somewhat serious, even stern.
"Lord Levi, the things you did this time were somewhat over the line."
"Oh?"
Levi hugged his arms and crossed his legs. As if he had heard a joke, the corners of his mouth tilted up slightly.
"I actually didn't know that striking against the Evils had a concept of 'crossing the line' or not."
Royman: "..."
He was choked by the rhetorical question from the pale-gold-haired youth opposite him. To say he didn't cross the line would undoubtedly be slapping his own mouth regarding his previous statement. But if he said he did cross the line, it would imply that the Guild admitted to being associated with the Evils, which would inevitably lead to an internal purge.
Thinking of this, Royman opened his mouth: "Lord Levi, when we met last time, I didn't know you were so sharp-tongued."
Levi shrugged upon hearing this: "I also didn't expect you would seek me out on behalf of the Evils."
"...I have no relationship with those guys," Royman said after two seconds of silence. "Lord Ouranos would also not allow the person in charge of the Guild to be involved with the Evils."
Levi let it go in one ear and out the other. In his heart, he secretly thought: You don't have a direct association with the Evils, but that doesn't mean you haven't indulged your subordinates in making eyes at those guys.
Of course, he wouldn't say this sentence out loud, as that would be offending people. Although the current Hestia Familia lacked nothing, and he could begin the final compilation of the DanMachi world version of the Third Magic at any time, it didn't mean he could exist independently of Orario's economic and social systems in the future.
Levi still needed to utilize the Guild's power to earn more Magic Stones to exchange for Valis Vouchers, thereby improving himself further.
Seeing the youth sitting opposite him not answering, Royman exhaled a breath of turbid air helplessly.
"Lord Levi, regarding this incident, because it involved the Evils, the Guild can pretend we received advance notice in secret and will not issue any punishment to you."
"But if possible, I hope to know the Hestia Familia's subsequent plans from you. This way, it saves both our sides from developing mutual animosity over some unnecessary minor conflicts."
Hearing this, Levi couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, his expression gradually became serious.
"Contraband, human trafficking, gambling, the Pleasure Quarter."
"These four things—I want the Guild to completely prohibit them from appearing in Orario."
"I wonder, Guild Head Royman, can you agree to my request?"
Royman opened his mouth slightly: "Wha?!"
A shocked, or one could even say stunned, expression appeared on his face. Contraband and human trafficking were easy to discuss; after all, the Guild was also cracking down on them, at least on the surface. But gambling and the Pleasure Quarter...
These two were the bulk of tax revenue. Whether for public or private reasons, it was impossible for him to introduce relevant regulations to restrict them. Behind the former stood the aristocrats of many kingdoms on the continent, as well as the shadows of many medium and large Familias. The latter was the private territory of the Goddess Ishtar.
Even if Royman ate the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, he wouldn't dare to contend with the gods. After the astonishment passed, the Guild Head known as the 'Fat Pig' darkened his face.
"Lord Levi, I am communicating with you seriously."
Levi nodded, his tone calm: "I am not joking either."
"..."
The atmosphere in the room became somewhat stifling at this moment.
More than ten seconds later, Royman covered his forehead, his tone somewhat helpless: "I only realized today that you hate evil so much."
"This has nothing to do with personality."
Levi raised his right hand, extending five fingers straight out. Above his palm, the light and shadow of magic power flickered and changed, looking magnificent.
"When I was weak, I naturally had to close my eyes and cover my ears, focusing only on myself. But now..."
As he spoke, he suddenly clenched his palm into a fist. In the next instant, with a boom, a terrifying wave of air overflowed in all directions. Yet, it did not harm anything in the room, because the scorching fireball transformed from magic power was still firmly bound by Levi in front of him, even transforming into a cute little kitten.
"When I stand at the absolute peak of Orario, excluding the gods, then the operation of this city should listen to my opinion."
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