There are over a thousand patients with the strange illness in Lanarita. While treating them, Chen Hao can also use [Plunder] to steal their experience points, which is undoubtedly a huge amount of experience points.
Chen Hao had considered this idea before. He originally planned to contact the city lord of Lanarita today and reveal his identity as the Healer to treat these patients.
Now, things are much better. Freya came to him in person, saving him some trouble.
"Treatment for strange diseases? I happen to have made some discoveries about the strange diseases in Lanalitari."
"Really?"
Under Freya's surprised and expectant gaze, Chen Hao said with a solemn expression:
"I discovered that it is not an infectious disease at all, but a chronic toxin."
"Chronic toxins...that is to say..."
"That's right. It's not an infectious disease, but a large-scale poisoning incident. All the infected people started taking the toxins unknowingly at almost the same time. After the toxins accumulated to a certain level in their bodies, a large number of patients with mild symptoms began to appear and the outbreak occurred, which is why it gave people the illusion of an infectious disease."
Chen Hao's words made Freya frown, her delicate brows furrowing. Her expression gradually turned serious, and she said in a deep voice:
"If that's the case, the only way to poison so many people in the city without their knowledge is for the person to have put all the toxins into the water source."
Chen Hao nodded and continued:
"Yes, it's in the water source. And based on my observations and experiments, I can conclude that the toxins in the water source are not ordinary toxins. If I'm not mistaken, it should be miasma toxins from the monster, which cannot be detoxified using conventional alchemical antidotes."
"The person who poisoned it must have sunk the corpse of some kind of monster upstream of the Lanarita River, allowing the toxins to dilute before transporting it downstream to Lanarita."
"Diluted toxins are difficult to detect because of their small dosage. Symptoms only begin to appear when the toxins accumulate to a certain level in the body. In other words, almost everyone in this city has some accumulated toxins in their bodies. The reason why no symptoms have appeared yet is simply because the accumulation of toxins is not yet sufficient."
"The scope of treatment may not be limited to just a few thousand people. Considering that the toxins may remain in the body for too long and cause damage, a treatment campaign for everyone in the city is necessary."
If treatment could be administered to everyone involved, Chen Hao would undoubtedly be able to steal even more experience and memories.
"I understand. Before treating it, let's deal with the source of the water poison first. Next, I will send a team of soldiers to search upstream, find the monster's corpse, and retrieve it."
"Well, I'll go with them to purify the water upstream then."
The solution was clear, but Freya's brow remained furrowed. She looked intently at the boy before her, hoping to find an answer through his wisdom. She asked:
"Kayal, who do you think would be so heartless as to want to poison the entire Ranarita on a large scale?"
It's impossible that the monster died naturally and its body fell into the river. The body had been soaking for so long that it should have floated to the surface and been carried downstream by the current. The body floating on the surface wouldn't have much toxin diluted in the water, and it would definitely have been discovered and retrieved by the people of Lanarita as it floated downstream.
The toxins are still present in Lanalita's water source, meaning the body is still upstream, and could only have been tied up and dumped there under weight.
This was definitely man-made; Freya was certain of it.
"Hmm... Perhaps they are some demons who have secretly infiltrated the kingdom? Or perhaps some demi-humans who hate humans? Maybe they are some madmen... Who can say for sure? There is still too little clear evidence to make any practical inferences."
Chen Hao said, shrugging helplessly.
"Sigh, it seems we'll just have to investigate slowly..."
Freya sighed.
"Kayal, what is your current level? How many times can you use healing spells in a day?"
Freya suddenly asked.
"Uh... The result of the appraisal a few days ago was level 36. As for the recovery magic, considering the consumption and recovery speed, the limit for a day is probably only a little over a hundred times."
Chen Hao provided a reasonable figure.
"No... far from enough. If we were to treat everyone in the city, it would take at least half a year. Why don't you let me help you?"
Freya said, then a bright smile appeared on her face.
"You'll help me?"
For some reason, Chen Hao suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Hmm, Kyal, have you developed your healing magic to the point where you can heal a large area?"
"Not yet. Developing healing magic is very difficult. I can still only activate it by touch, making it hard to even perform single-target ranged healing, let alone large-scale healing..."
Chen Hao's bad premonition grew stronger. Could this damned woman be trying to get him to undergo extensive treatment?
"It's alright. With that in mind, I've already made preparations for your restoration of magic over the past six months."
“I’ve designed a large-scale, extended spell array for you. It will amplify the range of your healing spells. All I need to do is have people set up the array nodes and connect them within the town of Lanarita. Then I will activate the array, and you just need to use your healing spells at the central node.”
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