"Make sure to display that twisted and ugly side of torture as thoroughly as possible. When she is arrested, with fear and despair completely occupying her heart, on the verge of madness, then, my lord, you appear to stage a rescue. This way, Von will gain the most loyal dog, stabilizing everything related to the identity of the Alben Family, because she will have no one else to rely on."

Faust smiled as he detailed the plan’s intricacies.

Xue Dili listened and slowly raised a question mark.

Seriously, buddy, how did you come up with such a vicious and flawless dastardly plan?

Xue Dili simply wanted to tear the Alben Family apart and seize power for himself, whereas you were thinking of completely annihilating your student’s family, like a game of Nine Generations Extermination.

Are you a transmigrator from Earth too? Were you Jia Xu or Odysseus in a past life?

However, this strategy...

...

The night was destined to be a sleepless one.

Tens of thousands of Xiao Organization members began sweeping through Roland City, and the gang war had entered a most intense stage.

Although it was already late at night, the Xiao Organization had grown to a force of a hundred thousand people.

There was no choice; the gangs were utterly inhumane. As soon as members heard the conditions for joining the Xiao Organization, they didn’t hesitate to join.

Offering free bread and water, and gaining power in return, made this organization seem like a relief effort in this world.

Joining the Xiao Organization could make someone a seasoned member within hours, allowing them to receive their own engraving and start building a network.

As long as they could develop enough of a network, they too could become a formal member of the Xiao Organization, even rising to a small leader, gaining stronger power.

This recruitment method, inherently akin to a multi-level marketing scheme, spread like wildfire through the city.

Most importantly, they could fight, and fight hard!

Usually working in groups of 3 to 9, even the weakest group consisted of several Hero Level individuals, an undeniable force in this remote town. Even when facing a Legendary Level, they just needed a few to hold them off and signal for reinforcements.

Soon, more squads would converge.

The Xiao Organization now resembled more of an uncontrollable swarm of locusts than a gang.

They gathered like locusts, collectively transforming into poisonous locusts, and began to sweep across Roland City, and indeed the world.

Meanwhile, the Patriarch of the Alben branch inexplicably felt his right eye twitching incessantly.

He had a lingering feeling that something bad was happening.

He immediately called for the intelligence department, saying, "Is it that the Xiao Organization continues to expand? How many have they expanded to now?"

"Latest intel... nearly 100,000..." the intelligence agent reported a number even he couldn’t believe.

The Patriarch gasped in shock, asking, "A hundred thousand, all Hero Level? Has their average strength decreased?"

"No... It seems many have even grown stronger..." The intelligence chief wiped his cold sweat with his sleeve.

"This is bad! Our sincerity isn’t enough!" The Alben Patriarch immediately realized his blunder.

He quickly asked, "What about that randomly chosen maid earlier, what’s her current status?"

"Patriarch, I’ll confirm immediately!" the intelligence chief said, taking his leave.

Meanwhile, in the underground market outside the Alben Family, a few disheveled figures who had fled back complained, "My lord, they weren’t trying to kill us; they’re just slapping the Alben Family in the face! My lord, you must avenge us!"