Chapter 698 Rejection
After leaving the border of Adus, Vanya and her relief mission officially set foot in their destination, Busaimit, and officially began such a relief tour. They traveled slowly through the vast desert in the form of a camel caravan. Due to the large number of people and supplies, the teams were connected for a long distance.
Along the way, Vanya and her friends came across many villages and towns, where almost all the people were suffering from the plague. A large number of people were infected, and often one-quarter of the people in a village were suffering from the plague. Due to the increasing pain, drowsiness and fatigue, they slowly lost their ability to move. One-quarter of the people began to flee out of panic, and a complete settlement was often left with only about half of its people after being affected by the plague.
Those who were temporarily healthy gathered those suffering from the terminal plague together and locked them up. At first, they gave them some water and food, but when food became scarce in the village, they began to abandon the patients and let them fend for themselves.
Along the way, Vanya and her group witnessed many tragedies caused by the epidemic in many villages. Weak patients were abandoned by their relatives and friends and gathered together to die of starvation. Some extreme villages would even gather the sick people and kill them in order to save money. Some villages that did not control the plague in a timely and effective manner, resulting in the disappearance of most people infected, and when the delegation arrived, only an empty village and rotting corpses were left.
Out of concern for the frequent bandits in Busaimit, the diplomatic envoys were equipped with a considerable number of armed forces. However, as the epidemic was more prevalent than expected, the bandits in Busaimit seemed to be affected as well, and their activity level was greatly reduced. The diplomatic envoys did not even encounter a decent bandit group along the way.
Busaimit was originally known as the Northern Hell due to the tribal fighting and rampant banditry. But now Busaimit has been turned into a veritable Northern Hell by the raging plague.
Facing the tribal villages that were plagued by plague and suffered constant tragedies along the way, although Vanya felt deep sorrow and sympathy, she did not stop to help them in all aspects. She just left some food, medicine and other supplies to alleviate their plight a little. She knew that if they insisted on treating the plague, their team could only save a few hundred people at most. If they wanted to truly solve the plague caused by this extraordinary force, they had to attack the vital points.
At this point, Vanya's delegation began to speed up their journey towards their final destination, Bastis.
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The scorching sun was burning in the clear sky, a lone eagle was soaring freely in the cloudless sky, yellow sand was spreading everywhere, and in the desolate environment, a huge team was moving forward. A camel caravan composed of countless camels was carrying heavy supplies, connected front and back for more than a kilometer, winding forward in the vast desert. The camel caravan left a series of footprints on the desert, which were soon blown away by the wind.
After walking for more than half a month, the mission team was still exhausted and busy on the road. Sweat and yellow sand soaked their robes. The temperature in the desert during the day was extremely high, and the air was so dry that it was hard to breathe. Everyone in the camel caravan wrapped their heads and wrapped their bodies tightly to prevent being scratched by the sand and dust. Among them, church officials and medical personnel could sit on camels to save energy and walk at the front of the camel caravan. The church soldiers who served as guards were on both sides of the front and middle of the camel caravan and were on guard. The local people of Beiwu who were hired to serve as logistics were mainly concentrated at the back of the camel caravan to transport and take care of a large amount of baggage.
Today's journey has lasted for a whole morning, and almost everyone in the camel caravan has chapped lips and dry tongues. Although there are sufficient supplies, to be on the safe side, the delegation is relatively cautious about the distribution of important supplies such as water. Each person does not get much in a day, so they try to use them economically.
“Phew… This horrible weather is really unbearable. It’s been so many days, how long will it take us to set off…” In the back half of the camel caravan, Nephnis, wrapped in a long robe and a hood, rode on a tall camel. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and sighed. At this moment, there was an uncomfortable expression on her face, as if she was feeling very uncomfortable.
Although Nephnis has been traveling long distances frequently since she left, she has usually taken relatively comfortable transportation such as ships and trains, and the places she has been to are all cities with good living conditions. But this trip to Busai-Tet is different. Once she follows the camel team, she no longer has the comfortable environment on the train. Although she has camels to sit on at any time, she doesn't have to walk as hard as other people, but she is still exposed to the wind and sun every day. Sitting on the camel for a long time also hurts her buttocks. In short, it is not comfortable.
"Hmm...how long are we going to leave...if we stay like this for a few more days my sunscreen and cosmetics will all run out. The sun is so hot and the sand is so strong, it's really damaging to my skin..." Neveu muttered softly while riding on the camel, when a familiar voice sounded beside her.
"According to the itinerary, we should be able to reach our destination today. Bastis is a prosperous city in Busan. It is said to be built on the largest oasis in Busan. The environment should be good. We can have a good rest there."
The one who was speaking was Dorothy, who was sitting on another camel not far from Nefernis. At the moment, she was also wearing a desert robe and a headscarf, and was riding the camel slowly forward. Although she was talking to Nefernis, her eyes were still looking forward, and there was no sign of discomfort on her face.
"Is it finally time to leave... That's great..." Neveu said, and then she looked at Dorothy who was not far away from her, and recalled that although the other party was also on this long desert journey, she did not show much displeasure during this period of time. This made Neveu silently admire her. In her opinion, a rich lady like Dorothy should be even more uncomfortable with such a long desert journey. She didn't expect that she could be so silent and didn't even complain.
'As expected of a high-ranking official of the Rosicrucian Order... He has extraordinary adaptability. You can't judge a person by his appearance in any aspect.' Neveu thought to herself, and then she took off the water bottle hanging on the camel's saddle, drank a sip of water to cool herself down, and then continued her journey by riding forward.
In fact, the key reason why Dorothy was more adaptable to the long desert journey was not how strong her adaptability was, but that she carried the two divine objects, the Deep Blue Heart and the Underworld Lamp, on her body. When slightly infused with spirituality, the Underworld Lamp could release a weak chill, and the Deep Blue Heart could humidify the air a little. Dorothy used the upgraded version of the Barrier Ring to shield its spirituality and then carried it on her body, which could act as a small air conditioner and humidifier, greatly adjusting the hot and dry environment in the desert during the day so that she would not feel too uncomfortable.
Many of Dorothy's magical objects were not as useful as the Magic Scale Incense Cage, but their main value was that they could be used as the core of important rituals. Dorothy's trip to North Wu had found a rare way to use two of her magical objects.
"Although the humidifier and air conditioner make traveling in the desert more convenient, it's still a bit boring after such a long time. Let's end it quickly..."
Sitting on the camel, Dorothy thought this in her heart, and she knew that this long journey would not last much longer.
"There's an oasis ahead! We found it!"
During the dull journey, someone shouted loudly in front of them, causing the team, which had been marching with their heads down, to raise their heads, look into the distance with expectation, and start to talk excitedly with each other. Suddenly, the whole team became lively. Neve, who had been listless, immediately became energetic after hearing this, shook her head, looked at Dolusi beside her and said.
"Miss Dorothy, it seems like we've got some place!"
"Yes, let's go... let's go to the front and take a look."
Dorothy said this, then pulled the camel's reins and drove it forward. Neve immediately accelerated her mount and followed Dorothy to run forward after leaving the team.
Dorothy and Neveu rode their camels forward and stepped onto a sand dune. Then they saw a hint of green in the distance, on the desert horizon that was slightly distorted by the scorching air.
They looked and saw a bright light rippling and shining in the barren desert, like a gem. It was a broad lake reflecting the light of the sun. Around the lake were large tracts of woods and grasslands. At the edge of the green, a once gray and yellow blurred city wall stood there. Behind the wall, various tall buildings could be seen.
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