Chapter 84: Black Death: Special Medicine [VIP]
The city of Taide is still shrouded in a tense atmosphere.
But compared to the despair three days ago, the Dalavians are now obviously much more cheerful.
They firmly believed that everything they were experiencing at this moment was a test from the gods, that the long suffering brought by the Black Death would soon end, and the glory of dawn would soon come.
Guided by the light of hope, the people were no longer helpless and fearful. Instead, they became proactive and courageous. Every day, they took the initiative to go to the fountain square in the center of the neighborhood to receive various supplies for fighting the Black Death distributed by the envoys of the Grand Marquis of Gaura: cats that were good at catching mice, powder to kill fleas, alum for cleaning polluted water...
Considering that nearly 90% of the Dalavians are illiterate and have strong dialect accents, the messengers not only distributed pamphlets on how to prevent the Black Death and other epidemics, but also summoned literate locals through temples and used the magic amplification tools installed in each block to spread the sound of epidemic prevention content read out in the local dialect to Gancheng.
More supplies and volunteers were delivered to Dalavia, and the fight against the Black Death spread from the capital city of Teide, which was home to nearly half of Dalavia's population, to all towns and villages in the autonomous region.
More and more towns and villages gradually returned to normal order, and more and more people had light in their eyes. However, Adlon, as the lord, felt more and more complicated and painful.
He stood at the highest point of Winter Castle, gazing at the city below, now revitalized, and muttered to himself, "Dalavia is the Empire's primary source of blood-taxed soldiers. Almost every regular army has a large number of Dalavians in it... After what happened now, when civil war breaks out, will Dalavian soldiers truly obey the Emperor's orders without hesitation and launch an attack on the very people who saved them, their loved ones, and their loved ones?"
"It's a soldier's duty to obey orders, but I'm afraid...at least I can't do it."
Haras smiled wryly and said, "The emperor's orders are certainly important, but the starry sky above and the morality in our hearts are even more worthy of awe."
"So you—"
"If that were to happen, I would lay down my weapon and leave the battlefield without hesitation."
Haras said, "Disobeying the emperor's orders may cost me my wealth and my life, but I would rather not blindly obey the emperor's orders and become a beast without humanity."
"Most Dalavians are simple and kind. They don't share your sentiments. They simply feel that their lives and those of their loved ones were saved by the Gaura people and the volunteers who responded to the temple's call... I can't be ungrateful and kill my benefactors... But..."
Adlon sighed: "I don't know what to do anymore."
"I know what I should do."
Haras said firmly, "In fact, even if there hadn't been the Black Death, as a person with basic aesthetics and moral conscience, I couldn't have the heart to harm the beautiful flower nurtured by sacred blood. Moreover, now... I would rather kill myself than harm my benefactor..."
"you mean--"
"Sir, do you think our emperor is a good emperor who is popular among the people?"
“…”
Adlon was silent.
Haras continued, "As the Duke of Dalavia, who has sworn his sword of loyalty to the Emperor, you must abide by the oath of chivalry and the covenant of your ancestors and protect the rule of the Yula Dynasty. However... even those who care least about politics..."
"I know what you want to say. Your Majesty is not a good emperor, even a tyrant, but—"
"grown ups!"
Haras lamented, "This Black Death outbreak—although you chose to close the borders and not report to the capital to prevent the spread of the disease, as the Emperor of the Empire, it's impossible that he was completely unaware of what was happening in Dalavia, yet he hasn't reacted in the slightest. Conversely, your brother, the Holy Archduke, with whom you've always had a strained relationship, upon learning of the outbreak, not only sent a large amount of supplies and volunteers to Dalavia, but also brought effective methods for controlling and treating the Black Death! Grand Marquis Gaura even personally traveled to the affected area to bring hope to the desperate."
"They do this to win people's hearts!"
Adlon insisted stubbornly.
"Even if their actions were intended to win people's hearts, the people of Travia received actual benefits, and the Black Death epidemic was indeed contained because of them, wasn't it?"
“…Maybe.”
Adlon gave another wry smile.
At this moment, Haras suddenly whispered, "Sir, do you know the lizard monster by Lake Lilia?"
"Lizard monster?"
"Um."
Haras nodded seriously and told the absurd yet true horror story that happened at Lake Lilia.
"Rumor has it that this happened on the eve of the Holy Grand Duke's birthday..."
…
…
With the cooperation and assistance of tens of thousands of volunteers from Ghora, including scholars and doctors, the attack on Dara spread.
However, the real
The Black Death left too many scars on Dalavia. People were busy burning the bodies of the dead, following the call of scholars and doctors to burn items that might spread the Black Death, and lining up every day to receive all kinds of supplies needed to fight the Black Death.
The Magic Guild's Magic Isolation Hospital.
After receiving treatment from the magical superposition of medicine and the injection of a mysterious substance brought by the Grand Marquis of Gaura, the mild Black Death patients miraculously showed improvement. Their condition was no longer serious, but their skin began to fade and fall off.
Seeing that the Black Death could actually be cured, people burst into tears. Some lined up in front of the Twin Temples, while others knelt excitedly near the doctors and isolation hospitals, expressing their sincere gratitude: "It is you... you brought the miracle... the miracle came to Dalaviya... you saved us..."
…
"Young Master! Young Master!"
A young and familiar voice called out excitedly. Xiao Yun, who had just walked out of the ward, looked up and saw the lively Kukuchia girl Lina jumping down from a carriage with the Maga City logo. Then, the rescued women from the red-light district, led by Lisa, jumped down from the carriage one after another and came to Xiao Yun.
"Why are you..."
"His Highness said we were needed here, so we came here."
Lisa held her overly excited daughter and explained to Xiao Yun with a smile on her face.
It turned out that in the city of Maga, they not only received professional treatment, but were also given cultural classes, learned to read and write, and mastered certain medical nursing knowledge.
"His Highness said that the young master needed us, so we boarded a carriage and came to Dalavia with the relief supplies from Maga City, hoping to help the young master."
"We not only take care of patients, give them body massages, change medications, bandage their wounds... but we also sing, dance and tell jokes to them to cheer everyone up."
Lina shouted excitedly: "Young Master, please let the person in charge here arrange work for us!"
"no problem."
Xiao Yun turned around and glanced at Richard behind him.
Richard nodded and took the women to the registration area to collect their work suits.
Looking at the well-run isolation hospital, the volunteers coming and going, and the truckloads of relief supplies arriving, Xiao Yun felt extremely cheerful.
Just then—
"My lord! My lord!"
There were shouts from the other side.
Haras, the Duke of Dalavia's chief advisor and an intermediate magician, ran up to Xiao Yun breathlessly.
"grown ups--"
"What is it?"
Xiao Yun noticed that Haras's expression was unusual. "Calm down and speak calmly. Was there an unexpected incident in Ted City? Or was there an enemy attack at the border?"
"No, no... it's a rat, a rat..."
Haras gradually recovered his breath and said convulsively, "We sent people to clean the city's underground sewer system as you instructed, and found countless rats in the sewers, and they were terrifyingly large! The underground sewers in Ted City are cleaned every two years, and although rats were encountered during the cleaning process in the past, but...but..."
"But none of them are as big and serious as this year, right?"
"right!"
Haras said bitterly, "Most Dalavians keep cats. Logically, there shouldn't be so many rats in the sewers... I didn't expect..."
"It turns out that rats brought the Black Death."
Lance on the side shouted loudly: "Give me a team immediately, I want to lead the team to the underground sewer to eliminate the hateful rats!"
"Don't get excited yet!"
Xiao Yun held down the excited Lance and asked Haras, "Apart from rats, are there any other unusual things in the sewer?"
"What kind of unusual?"
"An altar to summon the Dark Lord or something similar."
"you mean--"
Haras's expression was solemn, and he even showed a timid look on his face.
Xiao Yun said without hesitation: "The Black Death is a man-made disaster. Someone deliberately released a large number of rats carrying the Black Death into Tide City, causing the city to be infected with the Black Death."
“…Who would do such a cruel thing!?”
"I know who it is, but I have no evidence, and Adlon and you might not be able to accept it."
Xiao Yun said without hesitation.
"You mean..."
Haras's expression was oddly uneasy.
Obviously, he knew the name in Xiao Yun's mind.
"...Anyway, let's first find a way to eliminate the rats that have taken over the sewers. If we leave them unchecked, the Black Death, which we finally managed to control, will return with a vengeance."
"You are quite right."
Haras nodded repeatedly and invited Xiao Yun to return to Winter Castle with him.
"My master wants to treat you to a drink and discuss what to do next."
Xiao Yun knew that Adlon's invitation to him for a drink was fake, and his real purpose was to test his and Yaris's intention to help Dalavia. He also wanted to sit down and have a good talk with Duke Adlon, so he readily agreed.
"Let's go, let's go now."
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