I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

"Haha, that's not up to you."

Lucius raised the corner of his lips and winked at the jailer.

Several jailers immediately stepped forward, forcibly held the young man down, and forced the potion down his throat.

The effect is immediate.

The young man's body suddenly burst into a striking red light. At the same time, he began to scream in pain and his body kept twitching.

"Ah! What is this!"

He wailed in pain:

"My body... is burning!"

The red light lasted for about ten minutes before gradually fading away, but the young man had already collapsed to the ground in exhaustion, gasping for breath.

“The effect is very obvious.”

Lucius nodded with satisfaction:

"On to the next one."

Subsequent tests yielded similar results.

Every member of the Chaos Cult will emit a strong red light and react with severe pain.

Interestingly, the intensity of the responses varied among the different members.

Those members who seemed to be of higher status and had deeper contact with the power of chaos emitted more dazzling red light and felt more intense pain.

With this help, Lucius can conduct a comprehensive investigation of Splenda.

Lucius then turned to the warden:

"Prepare a detailed test report. I will give it to His Majesty for his review."

....................

That afternoon, in the meeting hall of the imperial palace, Lucius demonstrated the potion identification method to the emperor and the ministers.

As the potion showed amazing effects on the test subjects, the entire hall was filled with exclamations.

Emperor Cocceus nodded repeatedly, his eyes gleaming with admiration.

"Hahaha, Lucius, you really are good at giving people surprises!"

"With this potion, we can completely eliminate the Chaos Cult threat within the Empire."

"Not only that, this potion has epoch-making significance for the entire Material Plane. It will surely be prominently recorded in history books of the future."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is all thanks to my secretary, Ivilia. I didn't help her at all."

Lucius did not take credit for it, and said modestly:

"It would be a great honor for me if people in the future would remember me when they mentioned Iveliya."

Finance Minister Frereus pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke cautiously:

"Lord Lucius, what is the cost of this plan? If we want to cover the entire Splenda..."

“The cost is quite low.”

Lucius immediately replied:

"The raw materials are all common potion-making materials, so there's no problem with mass production."

"Providing testing for the entire Splenda, the cost can be controlled within 100,000 gold coins."

"One hundred thousand gold coins..."

The Finance Minister pondered for a moment and nodded slightly:

"This price is truly worth it in exchange for peace in the imperial capital."

The ever-remaining Interior Minister Marcus frowned and raised his concerns worriedly:

"Lord Lucius, have you ever considered..."

"Large-scale testing requires a lot of manpower, and the public's cooperation may not be high..."

"I've already thought about this."

Lucius nodded slightly, a faint sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth:

“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.”

"The testing work is being carried out in coordination with the First Guard Division and the sheriff."

"As for the public's cooperation... I believe that given the threat posed by the Chaos Cult, most people will understand and support our actions."

Emperor Corceus stood up and swept his majestic gaze across the entire throne room:

"Very good, then it is decided."

"Lucius, this screening is entirely your responsibility."

"Mobilize all necessary resources to completely eliminate the threat from Splenda."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the meeting, various preparations were quickly carried out.

The production lines at the alchemy workshops were running at full capacity, notices bearing the official imperial seal were posted in prominent locations, and numerous testing points were established in various neighborhoods...

.......................

A day later, the large-scale screening of the fallen officially began.

The morning sun shines on the cobblestone streets of Splendida, and the whole city begins a new day of busyness.

“Come down from upstairs and get tested!!!”

The sound pierced the morning mist. At a certain checkpoint, an officer was shouting through a loudspeaker to the gathered crowd:

"The Chaos Cult screening operation that began today is to protect everyone's safety."

"Please queue up in an orderly manner, bring your identification, and cooperate actively!"

Unexpectedly, the public's response was much better than expected.

Under the orderly organization of the 1st Guards Division, most of the people showed a high degree of cooperation.

They spontaneously lined up in long queues. Although there was some nervousness on their faces, they were more supportive of the action.

"I heard that this potion can detect the Corrupted?"

"Yes, I've heard about it too. Those evil guys are actually among us. It's scary to think about it."

"Fortunately, our officials already have a way to deal with them."

......

People were whispering and discussing the screening operation.

Overall, everyone thinks this is a good thing.

The detection process is simple.

Each person just needs to drink a small cup of green potion and wait a few seconds to observe the reaction.

If there is nothing unusual, it means the person is innocent.

If the person's body lights up red, arrest them on the spot.

The first person to be tested was a young woman.

She nervously walked to the testing table and drank the potion under the sheriff's guidance.

After a few seconds, the lady maintained a healthy complexion and showed no abnormal reaction.

"The test was normal."

The recorder stamped her ID with a green stamp:

"This is your safety certificate, please keep it safe."

The lady breathed a sigh of relief and left the testing point happily.

Next, more people will be tested.

Businessmen, students, officials...

Almost everyone's test results were normal, and the atmosphere on the scene gradually became relaxed.

"It doesn't look like there's anything to worry about."

"Yes, we are all honest and normal people, so of course there won't be any problems."

"But it's always good to catch those cultists."

.......

As the screening work progressed, people's tension gradually began to dissipate.

By noon, this testing point had completed screening of nearly a thousand people.

Except for a few cases of slight discomfort due to nervousness, everyone's test results were normal.

The queues in the sunshine were orderly, and some people even started sharing the food they brought with them.

"It's going very well."

In the command center, the on-site commander saluted Lucius and reported:

"The public's cooperation was extremely high, and there was no resistance at all."

"Well, keep up the pace."

Lucius nodded, tapping his fingers on the table, looking thoughtful.

In the early stages of the action, it is inevitable that the work can be carried out smoothly.

This wave caught the opponent off guard.

The real challenge is yet to come.

.....................

At the same time, a meeting was quietly held in a manor north of Splanda.

In the underground secret room, Tiberius' "supporters" sat around a round table, all of them looking unhappy.

The old man in the lead had a gloomy expression and kept fiddling with his beard with his fingers:

"The situation is worse than we expected."

"Lucius's actions were extremely successful."

"and......"

A middle-aged man dressed as a businessman added:

"The potion is indeed very effective. The bait we sent out was immediately discovered."

"Haha, after all, it is the masterpiece of the Saint Lady, the effect is unquestionable."

The young man dressed as a scholar pushed up his glasses, his eyes flashing with morbid enthusiasm behind the lenses:

"This potion, capable of accurately detecting the power of chaos, is a groundbreaking breakthrough in the technology of the Material Plane."

The old man was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"However, if Lucius thinks that everything is fine now, he is very wrong."

"What do you think?"

Everyone leaned forward at the same time, and more than a dozen faces showed similar expectations under the light.

"People are supporting testing now because they feel they are safe and will not be affected."

The old man raised his mouth in a strange arc, and a cunning look flashed in his eyes:

"Then we make them aware that this test is far from foolproof."

"You mean..."

"Muddy the waters."