"How long did I sleep?"

Loren asked, and the surrounding Scarecrows immediately replied respectfully:

"You slept for two hours..."

"Oh, that's actually a bit faster than I expected."

Loren stretched lazily. He had directly unleashed the damage stored in the Justice Card. Even if Phoris hadn't been cleaned up by the God of Dreams, she would be dead by now.

He then stepped forward to check the condition of the others. Their vital signs were good; they were just still asleep.

After all, the method of their awakening was different. They were protected by the God of Bountiful Harvest, while Loren directly used the Observer to wake up.

Furthermore, Loren's physical constitution was much stronger than theirs, so his drug resistance was naturally higher. Their drug's effects hadn't worn off yet.

"They might sleep until evening. They're fine now; just wait for them to wake up."

The efficacy of the Dream Potion was very strong. In critical moments, it could even be used as a secret elixir, and its effect was even stronger than that of ordinary secret elixirs.

Because the Dream Potion not only had the effect of making people fall asleep, but it could also immerse them in beautiful dreams, making them unwilling to wake up.

To the extent that this thing even had a certain addictiveness. However, it was useless against Loren. His reality was already beautiful enough; he had no need to sink into beautiful dreams.

After explaining these matters, Loren left the Church. It wasn't dinnertime yet. Loren thought that since he was already out, he might as well buy something outside before heading back.

So Loren went to the dessert shop he frequented. The shopkeeper here had long been familiar with Loren. To have more opportunities to see Loren, the Store Manager personally stood at the front counter as a salesperson.

"Long time no see, Master Mentor. We've gotten some new items in the shop recently. Would you like to try them?"

Even before Loren entered, the Store Manager had been looking around, searching for Loren's figure. Upon seeing Loren, she immediately revealed a joyful expression, practically jumped out, and personally introduced the shop's new items to Loren.

"Oh? What new items are there?"

Although Loren wasn't very interested in these, Anna would like them.

"These are the newest cakes we've developed. We added sugar imported from the Uridia Kingdom. They've researched a new type of sugar. People who eat this sugar will feel a sense of happiness. You must try it..."

"Wait, you said imported from where?"

This sugar was imported from Uridia. Mentioning Uridia, coupled with the effects the Store Manager just described, gave Loren an ominous premonition.

If Uridia's representative product used to be electrical appliances, now it was drugs.

The high-ranking members of Uridia and the Vampires had long discovered that selling drugs was much more profitable than selling electrical appliances.

The Store Manager really thought Loren hadn't heard clearly and repeated:

"This sugar is imported from the Uridia Kingdom..."

"Where is that sugar? Show it to me."

The Store Manager wanted to say something more, but when she saw Loren's serious expression, she immediately understood this matter wasn't simple. She obediently took Loren to find the sugar.

"Yes..."

This sugar was considered a trade secret. The Store Manager couldn't possibly show it to others, but the one asking to see it was Loren.

The Store Manager took Loren to the Kitchen and retrieved a sealed bag from a hidden place. Inside was some white powder.

This powder gave Loren a familiar sense of déjà vu.

"This thing is called Happy Sugar. It's a new product researched by the Uridia Kingdom. Just add a little to desserts, and it can make people feel exceptionally delicious, leading them to repurchase continuously. Because of this, the new items in the shop have been in constant short supply, but I've always kept a portion for you..."

Loren immediately fell silent. He didn't know whether he should slap her or thank her.

In the end, Loren could only deeply understand the dangers of this thing.

"Don't use this stuff in the future..."

"Huh? Why? Many Nobles are waiting for a taste of this. If I hadn't stated that those items were reserved for you, I couldn't have kept them at all."

"This isn't sugar. It's an addictive hallucinogenic poison."

"This..."

"If you don't believe me, you can take a bite and try it yourself."

Loren knew that Uridia had been exporting this kind of drug, but he didn't expect them to have come up with so many variants, even mixing it into desserts.

Aisaco really left behind a scourge.

"This stuff is very expensive..."

The Store Manager spoke, but she wasn't doubting Loren's words. She simply thought the thing was expensive, and taking a bite herself would be a bit wasteful.

"I'll pay. Come on, you eat it."

Loren placed a bag of money in front of the Store Manager. Mainly, Loren also wanted to see what effect this so-called Happy Sugar actually had.

Seeing that Loren was really willing to pay, the Store Manager had nothing more to worry about. She directly opened the sealed bag and licked a bit.

The next moment, his eyes became bloodshot and unfocused, to the point that his body went somewhat limp, and he slumped into a chair.

Now Loren was completely certain. The essence of this so-called Happy Sugar was that hallucinogenic drug, and its effect was much stronger than the previous drugs.

To have such a strong reaction, one would need to consume at least an entire bottle of the drug, but the Store Manager had only licked a bit.

"..."

After confirming this, Loren hurried back home. He needed to ensure the Witches hadn't eaten this stuff.

But it seemed they really hadn't, otherwise the Store Manager wouldn't have been so insistent on saving some for Loren.

However, it wasn't entirely impossible. Before Christmas, Loren had received many gifts. Loren was worried that among them were these new products.

The Nobles all knew Anna loved Dessert, but it was unlikely they would come to send Dessert. For no other reason than because Dessert was too low-class, inconvenient to give as a gift. It would be better to send some more valuable jewelry.

Even if you know a certain big shot likes cola, when you give a gift, you still have to give Maotai.

Loren didn't even have time to bring food for Anna before heading back. However, before leaving, Loren instructed the shop assistant to take those new Dessert products off the shelves and also send some other Desserts to Loren's House.

Even if the Store Manager wasn't there, they recognized Loren and would naturally listen to him.

Loren returned home without stopping. At this moment, Anna was opening gifts together with Lilith, with Seraphina nearby helping to sort the types of gifts.

Gemstones and gold were placed together, medicinal herbs were placed together, and accessories were placed together.

When Loren returned, Anna had just opened a briefcase. She curiously opened the box and found several syringes inside.

"What is this?"

Anna curiously took one out to look at, while Seraphina had already recognized it and quickly snatched it away:

"Miss, this thing is very dangerous..."

At this moment, Loren also walked over. He took the syringe from Seraphina's hand and directly crushed it.

"I never thought someone would really send this stuff..."

Loren was truly angry this time.