Aurelian slowly opened his eyes and sat up at once.
He looked around and saw the sun slowly rising outside the window.
"Damn, I think I drank myself unconscious. That should be the next day's sun, right?"
Aurelian rubbed his aching head, puzzled.
He was truly baffled. How could just a little Star Essence Gemstone knock him out drunk? Just how strong was that stuff?
After all, now that he had advanced to the Lower Rank Magic level, his physique and other attributes far surpassed those of ordinary people.
But when he recalled that Jeanne had also passed out after merely taking a sip, he found it somewhat easier to accept.
As for that bottle of Star Essence Gemstone, Aurelian did not dare touch it again.
There was no helping it—one drink and you went down. It was far more formidable than any knockout drug.
Maybe he could carry it around. It might come in handy someday.
An indispensable tool for home, travel, murder, and plunder?
Without realizing it, he had begun associating Star Essence Gemstone with poison and sedatives.
Getting out of bed, Aurelian rubbed his forehead.
"I wonder how Jeanne is doing?" He could not help feeling worried.
He left the bedroom and entered the main hall of the castle, where he found Old Will directing the servants as they tidied the place.
"Mary, take your people to the kitchen. Rose, take yours to the stables..."
Before the castle servants, Old Will skillfully arranged every task in the castle with impeccable order.
"Good morning, Mr. Will. How is Jeanne now?"
Aurelian approached and greeted him with easy grace.
Every servant there bowed and greeted him, and he politely nodded in return.
"Yesterday, I had the maids help her back to her room. I saw her in the garden