Of course, Du Yuqi couldn't know that the enemy had set up a dangerous trap for him again, just to lure him into a trap! And it seemed to be set in his blind spot!
On the contrary, he finally had some rare leisure time...
On the one hand, there is no need to worry about Count Ratnes's safety for the time being, as the noose that was originally around his neck has been thrown far away.
On the other hand, what was promised to the Minsk Cathedral was also quite perfect. Although the ice and snow blockade outside the cathedral still existed, the hidden danger had been completely eliminated. At least Du Yuqi could not think of any way for the other party to break through the cathedral in a short period of time.
At this time, Du Yuqi thought of another thing. Last time, he used the prepared venom of the deadly poison and tasted the sweetness. However, after this thing was brought back to Earth from the continent of Arad, it actually had the characteristic of evaporating very quickly, so Du Yuqi had no stock.
This time he had made full preparations before setting out. In addition to carrying the deadly poison, he also brought some other highly toxic drugs from Earth, such as strychnine, dichlorvos, and malathion. He also wanted to see what the mutation looked like, so he could test it now. He could also ask for help from the ascetics around him to see if it could be dispelled by magic.
This took quite a while, and finally Du Yuqi discovered that there was no pattern to the mutation. The deadly poison had turned into something as black as ink, and had no effect at all. Of the other five poisons prepared on Earth that he brought with him, only one was effective on human wounds! The other four were still detoxified.
The mutated poison that was able to take effect was actually a mutation of the mosquito repellent spray that Du Yuqi carried with him. The effect was quite good, but unfortunately it could be eliminated by the purification spell of any priest, which really made Du Yuqi sigh.
Next, Du Yuqi came to the room allocated to him by the Minsk Cathedral, fell directly on the marching bag next to him, and fell into a deep sleep. This time since entering the continent of Arad, it can be said that both his physical and mental energy have been consumed extremely. Once the taut string was loosened, sleepiness naturally followed.
After sleeping for about eight or nine hours, Du Yuqi was woken up again, and this time it was Wu Nian who woke him up again.
The reason for waking him up was simple:
--There are people injured.
In order to keep abreast of the situation of the ice and snow blockade outside, the Minsk Cathedral would send out several teams to attempt breakthroughs at regular intervals. Among the teams that came back this time, there were several ascetic monks whose practice methods and concepts were quite similar to Master Xi's. They believed that pain was the best whetstone and they emphasized the way of heaven and man. Usually, unless it was a critical moment, they would just carry out simple bandaging treatment and let their injuries heal naturally.
After hearing that Du Yuqi had mastered this unique treatment method, they hoped that Du Yuqi could help with the diagnosis and treatment, and also proposed that no anesthetics, alchemical potions, or divine assistance be used. The ascetics were an important asset in the temple and had a high status, so their joint request could not be ignored within the temple, so they had to wake up the guest Du Yuqi.
Du Yuqi had rested for a while and was almost recovered. He wiped his face with some snow, then took two buns, rolled up a smoked sausage and ate while walking. When he arrived at the place, he began to treat the ascetic monk.
These people's endurance was truly amazing. Du Yuqi did not even need anesthesia to cleanse and suture their wounds. The feeling of the scalpel and needle cutting and piercing flesh was not something that could be endured casually. After it was all done, they were able to barely stand up and make the sign of the cross to express their gratitude.
Now that he had woken up, Du Yuqi was not in a hurry to go back to sleep. He walked around to see if the patients he had treated yesterday had any sequelae or aftereffects. The prognosis of the patients was quite good. Most of them had caught a cold and were almost recovered after Du Yuqi's sweating and antibiotics. The wounded only needed simple dressing changes and recovered relatively well.
When checking Xi, Du Yuqi was even more surprised. As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, but this woman's injuries were more than just broken bones. If it were an ordinary person, it would be a fatal injury, but her wounds were healing much faster than expected.
I've heard before that she broke through the limitations of a fighter and directly improved a fighter's basic skill "Iron Bones" to the extreme. This should be one of the reasons why she can recover quickly.
At the same time, Xi's resting posture was also very strange. His legs were curled up in front of his chest, and his hands were holding his legs. This movement was exactly the same as that of a baby in the mother's womb. And Xi should have fallen into a deep resting state similar to "hibernation" at this time. No matter how others called him, he could not wake up. In this case, even the peristalsis of his internal organs was suppressed to the maximum extent, and all the nutrients and functions of his body were transferred to the wound for recovery.
Therefore, what Du Yuqi could do for Xi at this time was to replenish her with enough energy and use an IV bottle to give her a large amount of glucose.
Perhaps ordinary people do not know enough about glucose, but medically speaking, it is a very important substance. It can be directly absorbed without going through the digestive system. It is the main source of energy needed by the human body. It is oxidized into carbon dioxide and water in the body and provides heat at the same time, or stored in the form of glycogen. It is the most common energy material in organisms.
Let me give you a simple number to show you its importance in medicine. Every day, please note that every day, the amount of glucose consumed by hospitals on Earth is more than 8,000 tons! This glucose is either infused or taken orally to provide patients with the basic energy to sustain life.
Therefore, to put it more intuitively, when Du Yuqi gave Xi a large amount of glucose, it was equivalent to providing her with basic energy for metabolism, just like refueling a car when it can no longer run.
At this time, Du Yuqi discovered that the normal human body's ability to utilize glucose is 6 mg per kilogram of body weight per minute, but Xi's body was like a bottomless pit, hungrily burning all the glycogen that Du Yuqi input, as if there was no upper limit at all, and her injuries were recovering at an astonishing speed.
When Du Yuqi was enthusiastically studying a series of data of Master Xi's body (I always felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, as if Lord Hexie had begun to grin), Wu Nian found him again. As soon as Du Yuqi saw Wu Nian, he began to sigh, because every time Wu Nian came to find him, it seemed that he didn't bring any good news.
This time Wu Nian still did not make an exception. He told Du Yuqi with regret that Count Ratnis's exorcism ceremony had entered the final preparation stage. However, before the exorcism ceremony began, there was a very important blessing session. This session required a total of eleven spellcasting materials, but three of them had to be the freshest.
The three ingredients for the spell are: fresh, steaming bull liver (with blood squeezed from the heart on it), freshly broken laurel branches (must have light yellow buds), and live black sturgeon from the Volga River (must be wider than a palm).
Currently, in the Minsk Cathedral, they can only find the first two spell materials despite their best efforts, but they are really unable to find the third spell material: fresh black sturgeon in the Volga River. Currently, they are extremely short of manpower, so Du Yuqi has to find a solution on his own.
However, Wu Nian also brought Du Yuqi a good news, that is, Archbishop Rizalu took personal action after learning about this matter and covered Count Ratnes with his own robe. In this way, under the protection of the holy light, the Count could be protected for at least 24 hours.
If you calculate it this way, even if the other party casts the Blood Soul Spell again as soon as the time is up, Count Ratnes can still hold on for two more days. Well, if you include the time Du Yuqi spent sleeping before and the time wasted now, there is a full thirty-six hours of preparation time.
It doesn't seem to be a particularly difficult task to escape the ice and snow blockade within thirty-six hours and then catch a fresh black sturgeon from the Volga River north of Shatli City. Moreover, black sturgeon is a local specialty. Both smoked black sturgeon and salted caviar are among the hot-selling goods purchased by merchants coming to Shatli.
This means that there should be a large number of black sturgeons in the Volga River, and the output does not decrease even if fishing continues every year.
Of course, Du Yuqi knew nothing about fishing, but in the houses beside the Volga River, he could always find people who were good at ice fishing. Du Yuqi felt that he could easily convince them to help him because he would buy every black sturgeon they caught for ten silver coins.
Of course, if someone still refuses Du Yuqi's kindness in this situation, then Du Yuqi will continue to persuade this person in some irresistible ways, such as fists, knives, etc.
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Although Du Yuqi did not tell anyone that he was in trouble, his actions of packing up and preparing his luggage were still seen by others, so they naturally asked about it. So when Du Yuqi was about to leave, he suddenly found Mingxi, Duize, Changmei and others were already waiting at the door.
Du Yuqi was stunned and hadn't spoken yet, Mingxi smiled and said:
"If you want to break through the ice blockade, the ice elf Bingness I summoned as the vanguard is indispensable."
Duize didn't say anything. He leaned against the wall calmly and wiped his gun. He would squint his eyes and calibrate the aim of the gun. It seemed that no matter what Du Yuqi said, he would just ignore it and continue to execute the decision he had made.
Every time he said with an impatient look:
"What I hate most is owing favors to others. It keeps me awake at night, and if a girl doesn't sleep well at night, she will age quickly! Are you trying to make things difficult for my skin and beauty?"
Du Yuqi finally said helplessly:
"But Lady Xi is still in a coma, you have to stay and take care of her."
After Du Yuqi finished speaking, he saw Suzhan Xi slowly walking in from the door. Du Yuqi seemed to be choked, shrugged and smiled bitterly:
"Master Xi, when did you wake up?"
Xi said coldly:
"An hour ago, when you stuck that thing called a needle into my skin."
Du Yuqi wanted to say something, but couldn't say it in the end. Finally, he sighed and said:
"I won't say any more polite words. Just keep talking if you need me in the future. I have some ideas about leaving this blockade of ice and snow. It shouldn't be a problem for everyone to sneak out quietly, but we have to wait until dark. In the meantime, I still have to go out and look for some things. Let's take a rest first. I'll pour you a few cups of tea first."
After saying that, Du Yuqi boiled water and took out a cup to make tea. As the boiling water poured into the cup, the emerald green tea leaves kept rolling in the cup, and immediately the curling tea fragrance wafted out. This jasmine tea from China should be the first time for everyone present to taste it, and they were particularly curious about this slightly bitter and fragrant drink.
Seeing Du Yuqi's confident look, others felt surprisingly relieved. After all, it was much more comfortable to go on an adventure with a guy who was well prepared. Especially Duize and Mingxi, who had worked with Du Yuqi before, both knew that Du Yuqi was a typical person who planned before acting, and this action should be very sure.
Winter is a time when the nights are long and the days are short. It quickly got dark around four in the afternoon. Du Yuqi came back twice during this period and then hurried out again. It was obvious that he was very busy. When he came back for the last time, he was carrying two large buckets with some difficulty, and then closed the door in a sneaky manner.
When he opened the two barrels, a fragrant aroma suddenly came out of the room! It turned out that one of the barrels was filled with half a barrel of steaming beef stew with potatoes, and the other barrel was filled with hard long strips of bread, which needed to be broken by hand and roasted on the fire next to it.
The people present had already eaten cold bread for two or three meals. Now, when they saw the steaming hot meal, although it seemed a little simple, they felt it was indescribably delicious. They cheered and pounced on it. After a while, a servant knocked on the door and brought in half a bucket of boiling hot pickle cream soup. As a result, the whole room was filled with the sound of people swallowing and gulping down soup.