After remarking that the "Illusionary Night's Dream Tavern" didn't seem like a simple organization, Loren prepared to channel his spiritual power into the Illusion Dream Ring on his left index finger.

Right at that moment.

This Illusionary Night's Dream Tavern unexpectedly welcomed another late-night visitor...

And the arrival of this late-night visitor also interrupted Loren's attempt to inject spiritual power into the Illusion Dream Ring.

A man wearing a light yellow cowboy hat and a brown trench coat calmly pushed open the tavern door and walked in. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

This was a man whose face was etched with stories, his expression revealing a touch of heaviness and resilience.

There was a faint scar on his left cheek; judging by its depth, it was likely an old wound from his early years...

Interestingly, following behind this man was a large, all-black retriever hunting dog. It had thick, sturdy limbs, black fur that was glossy and flowing, and eyes that were determined yet somewhat wild.

Judging by its appearance, it more closely resembled a Groenendael shepherd dog, highly renowned in the Federation's old era, and one with some slight mutations at that.

And in Loren's spiritual perception, the energy fluctuation emanating from this imposing-looking canine rivaled that of most Ninth Tier Superhumans.

It was certain that this handsome-looking black giant was undoubtedly a rare supernatural creature.

Sitting at the front of the bar counter, Loren discreetly observed the man and dog who had entered.

He felt... he seemed to recognize the other party...

After calmly sweeping a glance over Loren and Anna near the bar counter, the man who had entered the tavern walked straight toward the bar counter, his large pet following behind him.

This man whose face was etched with stories stopped and stood in front of the bar counter. He spoke in a deep voice to Miss Anna behind the counter:

"A 'Kiss of Enlightenment,' please. I need to know the Tier of the strongest person in the Jadeite Main City Security Bureau, what their weaknesses are, and how many Legendary powerhouses the Jadeite Main City Security Bureau has."

Behind the bar counter, Anna's eyes lit up upon hearing the man's request.

A big deal had arrived...

"Guest, please wait a moment," Anna replied with a smile and a nod.

Then, she took out several bottles of liquor from the shelves covering the entire wall behind her and began mixing them as if no one else was around.

At this moment, Loren, who had been keeping his spiritual perception active, subtly noticed that Anna's spiritual power was being discreetly channeled into the black teardrop-shaped earring she wore on her right ear.

It was as if she was quietly communicating with something...

"Is this the business model of the Illusionary Night's Dream? Quite novel indeed..." Loren silently speculated.

The man wearing the cowboy hat showed no surprise upon hearing Anna's reply, like a regular customer who was very familiar with the Illusionary Night's Dream Tavern.

The man, without glancing around, silently pulled out one of the chairs placed in front of the bar counter and quietly sat down, not uttering a word.

The large black dog behind him also silently lay down at the man's feet, resting its head on the man's foot, appearing very quiet and steady.

After a while.

Anna brought out a freshly mixed blue cocktail, placed it on the bar countertop, and gently pushed it toward the man.

"Guest, that will be 580,000 Spirit Stones."

The man raised his hand, picked up the blue cocktail from the counter, and drank it in one gulp.

"Ah... potent stuff!" The man let out a somewhat unrestrained exclamation of praise from his throat.

After the praise, the man put down the empty glass in his hand and waved his hand grandly.

The next instant.

A large number of Spirit Stones appeared on the tavern's bar counter.

Seeing this, Anna behind the counter smiled slightly.

After using her spiritual power to count the number of Spirit Stones, she waved her hand and collected the 580,000 Spirit Stones from the countertop.

"Guest, according to the latest intelligence, there is currently only one Legendary powerhouse within the Jadeite Main City Security Bureau. He is also the strongest person in the Jadeite Main City Security Bureau."

"As for his weaknesses, based on speculation, they are speed and combat intuition."

"As a Legendary Martial Artist, after suffering a devastating injury to his left leg, he was assigned to the relatively peaceful Jadeite Security Bureau."

"And after serving as the head of the Jadeite Main City Security Bureau for too many years due to his injury, he has almost forgotten what it feels like to fight on the front lines."

The man nodded with extreme satisfaction upon hearing this intelligence.

"As expected of the Illusionary Night's Dream Tavern, precise. By the way, Miss Anna, do I still not have the qualification to purchase the 'Dreamlike Night' cocktail?"

Anna's face still maintained a proper smile as she gently shook her head.

"I'm very sorry, guest. For now, our tavern still only accepts existences with Legendary combat power to become shareholders of the tavern."

In response to Anna's polite refusal, the man wearing the cowboy hat shook his head with considerable regret.

"Alright, it will be soon. Just wait a little longer."

After saying this, the man seemed to remember something else and asked somewhat sheepishly:

"Oh, right, Miss Anna, can I sit here for a few hours?"

"Of course, guest, make yourself at home. The tavern doesn't close until dawn," Anna replied with a smile.

Hearing Anna's agreement, the man took out a portable computer from his chest pocket and began moving his fingers swiftly across it, as if contacting someone...

Loren, who was sitting at the front of the bar counter, felt a stir in his heart upon seeing this.

He also silently took out the portable computer that Hans had specially customized for him from his own chest pocket.

The all black-and-gold portable computer looked very fitting for the special aura Loren carried.

Loren lit up the screen of the portable computer in his hand and directly logged into the Interstellar Hunter Forum...

Sure enough, there was a new unread message on his Interstellar Hunter Forum account.

WannaCatchADruidAsPet: "Keeper, where are you? I'm already waiting for you at that little tavern."

A broad smile appeared on Loren's face. I guessed it was you...

ALuckyPetKeeper: "Turn your head and you'll see me."

WannaCatchADruidAsPet: "Don't joke around, seriously, where are you?"

WannaCatchADruidAsPet: "There's only one man next to me, and that man seems to be someone from the little tavern. When I was buying the intel just now, that bartender didn't even ask him to leave."

ALuckyPetKeeper: "Why don't you turn your head and ask him?"

WannaCatchADruidAsPet: "Seriously, stop joking! I don't really dare to turn my head. My animal companion tells me the scent emanating from that man is more dangerous than the devils in the Abyss..."

ALuckyPetKeeper: "...You win."