Chapter 703: Epidemic Spirit
"January 3. According to the news brought by the caravan, some villages in the southern region seem to have been hit by some kind of plague. Every year, there are some diseases that spread from the miasma jungles in the south. If the rumors are true, this is the first of its kind in a year, and we need to pay attention to it and verify it."
"January 5th. The news of the plague in the south has been confirmed to be true."
"January 6. Through further analysis of the information obtained, it was confirmed that this type of epidemic has spread among at least five tribes. Most of the symptoms are fatigue. Although this type of epidemic appeared earlier than the traditional epidemic period, its transmission intensity and pathogenicity do not seem to be high."
"January 8. I discussed the southern epidemic with Lila and the others. Most people generally think that there is no need to worry too much about it. This kind of epidemic is not very contagious and pathogenic. The bandit tribes have made preparations. Buserit will soon usher in the first wave of bandit activity in the year. The roaming desert bandits will seriously inhibit the overall communication in Buserit and the spread of the epidemic. This epidemic may disappear naturally during this period.
"Although the impact of this disease is not great, it is still unique in that it appeared too early in the year in the active area. After mutual consultation, we decided to name this disease 'BS61-1'."
"On January 20, reports of epidemics came in from Bugabee and Bula one after another. It seems that the severity is not mild. Why are there so many epidemics that broke out ahead of their time this year?"
"January 21. Something seems to be wrong. According to the news from Bugabi and Bula, the symptoms of the epidemic there seem to be the same as those that were previously prevalent in the southern villages. Could it be that the epidemic there has successfully spread? It is unbelievable that this epidemic can actually spread across settlements during the period when bandits are active. This is consistent with its previous transmission ability."
"January 22. According to the latest news, the situation in the epidemic area seems not optimistic, and the disease is spreading rapidly. Ali decided to organize manpower, and sent Bugabi and Bula to send a missionary aid team. I also sent Zara with me to collect information on the spot."
"January 26. Zara's first message was sent. The epidemic has caused a large-scale infection in Bugaboo. The initial estimate of the number of infected people is at least 30,000. The missionary rescue team is organizing the isolation and treatment of local people.
"According to the description of the locals, the epidemic was brought by bandits who attacked the settlement. They had a rare victory in dealing with the bandit attacks over the past year, and no one let the bandits take anything away. But then the epidemic became prevalent. The main symptom of the epidemic was fatigue. The first to show symptoms were the soldiers of the Civil Defense Corps who fought the bandits at close range and the people who handled the bandits' bodies.
"It is confirmed that the bandits fighting against the Bugabee Civilian Defense Corps belong to the Tuman tribe. They usually operate in the south, which overlaps with the area where BS61-1 was previously prevalent. Could this be BS61-1? Can BS61-1 be spread through short-term contact during looting activities? This is inconsistent with its previous transmission ability."
"January 27. After another round of discussions with Lila and the others, we decided to send more people to Bugabi and Bula, and take precautions in our own settlements."
"January 28. The first case of infection was discovered in Bastis."
"On the day, Zara sent a message in Bugaboo, saying that the local epidemic has been effectively controlled. Through effective isolation, the spread trend has been alleviated and the number of new patients has decreased. Although this epidemic takes a long time to recover naturally, it is not difficult to treat. With extraordinary means, it can be easily cured."
"On January 29, I personally observed the BS61-1 infected person in Bastis. Most of the symptoms were almost the same as those mentioned in the previous report."
"On January 30, for the sake of missionary work, Ali decided to let the healing staff in the missionary aid team use their full abilities to quickly cure the accumulated patients to demonstrate the Lord's grace. I think this is inappropriate. BS61-1 has shown some characteristics that are different from ordinary epidemics. From the beginning of January to now, its transmission ability has been significantly enhanced. I have never seen such a rapid increase before. Among the many plagues that flowed out of the miasma jungle in the south, this is a special one. Before the characteristics are fully understood, more observation is needed."
"I reached an agreement with Lila and the rescuers from other places in Buserit, and we raised objections with Ali. We believe that we should observe BS61-1 for a while longer and learn more about its changes under natural conditions. Once we have a more thorough understanding of BS61-1, we can carry out large-scale extraordinary intervention. However, Ali obviously did not intend to pay attention to us. He believed that excessive delay would make people doubt the ability of the Holy Church, and the backlog of too many patients would be detrimental to the image of the Holy Church in Buserit. In Ali's view, the missionary rescue team should preach the gospel, and rescue is secondary."
"On February 1, Ali officially issued an order for Bugabi and Bula's missionary rescue team to use extraordinary means to cure the backlog of patients. I suggested to him for the last time to slow down, but he still didn't listen. Now that Ali has taken over some of the power of His Excellency Mukhtar, his personality has become more radical... Are they really worthy of being master and apprentice? God bless, nothing will go wrong..."
"On February 3, according to the intelligence from the frontline of the epidemic area, all the BS61-1 infected people in Bugabi and Bula have been cured, and the local plague has been declared over. Ali ordered the missionary rescue team to directly carry out large-scale missionary activities in the local area, and is also actively writing a report to request credit for the Chengmu Fahui.
"It seems that Ali is really eager to be recognized by the Mufa Council and have him fill the power vacuum left by Mukhtar. Even further, he wants to get support for promotion, completely take over Mukhtar, and officially join the Mufa Council. This plague is seen by him as an opportunity to show his ability..."
"On February 6, the large-scale dawah in Bugabbi and Bula had lasted for three days. Not only was there no sign of it ending, Ali continued to send people there to prepare to expand the activities. He even tried to spread the activities to the tribes and settlements around Bugabbi and Bula, and carried out itinerant dawah and various large-scale public gatherings... Oh, he really knows how to make full use of opportunities..."
"February 7. Zara and the others were all transferred here. They are carrying out such a large-scale propaganda activity under the pretext of curing the plague, but they don't promote the doctors who actually treat people more? It's a bit too disgusting, Ali, this is not the way to take credit... Forget it, let Zara and the others take a break..."
"February 9. Something is wrong. Bugabee and Bula have reported infections again...
"February 10. Reports of infection began to increase. It was confirmed to be BS61-1. It came back again. Not only were the symptoms more severe, but it even re-infected those who had recovered from the illness a few days ago. The believers who should have had resistance to it were useless. Of course, it was very unusual..."
"On that day, Ali didn't respond at all after receiving the infection report. I had to go find him.
"Ali said that he had secretly arranged for people to isolate the patients. Oh my God...what is he doing? Can such a thing be handled secretly? We must immediately and extensively screen other patients! In order not to affect the missionary activities, this guy actually began to try to conceal the second round of infection! He said that there were only a few special cases...Oh my God..."
"February 11. I continued to persuade Ali to immediately stop the missionary activities, restart the screening and let Zara and the others go immediately, but this guy didn't listen at all, saying that this would affect the prestige of the Holy Church. Why should I harm him? Damn it! Doesn't he understand the current situation? No... I have to talk to Lila and the others immediately."
"February 12. Lila and the others are on their way to Bastis as fast as they can. As expected, the situation in Bugabee is getting worse and worse, and it's almost impossible to hide it... Ali is obviously a little panicked, but he still doesn't agree to cancel the mission. He just asks Zara and the others to go as fast as possible."
"On February 14, BS61-1 broke out again in Bugabee and Bula. The missionary work could no longer be carried out. The infection was getting worse and worse."
"On February 17, Zara and the others quickly re-emerged Bugabee and began to cure the infected with all their strength. However, strangely, their healing efficiency began to drop significantly. BS61-1 has obviously become stronger again. Compared with the previous transmission and pathogenicity, this time the tolerance has been significantly enhanced. This plague is definitely not derived from the miasma jungle. It is definitely the work of the southern cult!"
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