I Like This Dream!

The rabies vaccine extracted from Anxu's flesh and blood was quickly produced and promoted in Spring City. Alva couldn't explain how it worked. He could only say that the one in Count Anna's blood could eliminate the one in the body of the rabies patient, and they canceled each other out.

Count Anna had a great feeling of having guessed the extremely difficult multiple-choice question correctly, and was completely too lazy to bother with the steps to solve the problem.

After the battery, Anxu now serves as the mother vaccine. She feels that she is really a piece of green and pollution-free Tang Monk meat. Fortunately, the vaccine does not directly use her flesh and blood, but extracts some unknown components from her blood, dilutes it many times before applying it, so you only need to go to the hospital to draw blood once a week, and there is no need to use it as a blood bag for a long time. Although Anxu didn't feel any pain, the atmosphere in the hospital really made her feel a little scared. The rat monster with its teeth and claws had been tortured to death by Alva, and every time Anxu came to the hospital, the chief medical officer would stare at her as if she were looking at experimental materials, as if he really wanted to cut her open and take a look. .

"A slightly larger dose will cause the infected Gale Rabbit to explode and die, but when diluted enough, it will become a life-saving elixir that can reverse the infection process." Alva clicked his tongue in wonder, "Your blood composition is obviously the same as that of other normal people. But it has far better activity than ordinary people. Is it because the existing equipment cannot detect it?"

"Don't worry about the details." An Xu laughed, "Anyway, it will be fine if the disease can be cured."

"It's not as simple as you think." Alva shook his head, "The dose of the experimental drug used on Jay was too large. His metabolic rate accelerated hundreds of times within a few hours after receiving the drug. , it’s thanks to his good luck that he’s safe and sound. And…”

Alva's voice softened and he said, "He has awakened his superpower."

An Xu was stunned.

"The side effects are not small. His body is at least more than ten years older than his actual age. The superpowers he produces are not strong, and we don't know if there will be mutations in the future. Theoretically, you can create a quick army." Alva said .

"No." An Xu replied without hesitation. She felt that this method of using drugs to create berserkers was very unreliable. If you had to sacrifice service life for attack power, it would be better to build more cannons. The gain would not be worth the loss.

Alva nodded as expected. He would tell An Xu about this, because the other party was not someone who would kill the goose to get the eggs. If it were another lord who was eager for quick success, Alva would just replace the potion.

"The improved and diluted vaccine has no side effects and can only be used to treat diseases," the doctor said. After speaking, he paused and sighed.

"Superpowers are only awakened in the year of gender differentiation. There is a certain chance that people can awaken their superpowers again after the second baptism, but the decisive factor that causes the specific impact is still unknown." Alva murmured to himself, "What is the superpower? What is it? What is the principle of the beast tide? Where does the power of the alien beasts come from? Why is the crystal core born? Everything related to this is a mystery, and it is incompatible with the laws of the world I know. There is no theory worth referring to, and I don’t know it myself. I can't find the reason, I can't explain it with alchemy... This is the only moment that makes me doubt the authenticity of gods. Does something omniscient, omnipotent, and illogical really exist? What is the purpose of creating human beings? Or is the birth of this world just a Accident, that’s why it’s so bad?”

Alva had never spoken at such length to Ansu, and the clever and acerbic scientist had never spoken like this to anyone. This question has been holding back in his mind for too long. The genius who is far ahead of everyone has to endure the loneliness of being cold at a high place. As a pioneer in this world, Alva walks alone in the vast wilderness that only he can touch. No one can answer his questions.

Anxu suddenly felt a little sympathy for Alva, and she also felt regretful. If she is a knowledgeable scholar and can transfer many modern scientific theories, she should be able to provide some valuable reference to Mr. Scientist.

In the end, Alva himself gave up on the problem. He had too much to study and never enough time. "If possible, give me holy water for my second baptism, the kind that comes from the Holy See," he said.

Compared with the time when nobles had quotas, it is much more difficult to obtain the holy water of the Holy See. The people sent out did not bring back the holy water, only the news of Alinggu's blockade. Alinggu has closed the city gates tightly since a few days ago, prohibiting all entry and exit.

The spies of the Nightingale's Throat returned information almost at the same time, and the plague spread in Amenan.

Ronald's backhand has become a piece of cake in the hearts of insiders. However, once they change the goal of making a comeback to perish together, this remnant that is not looked down upon by others causes unexpected disasters. There is no leader, no sufficient weapons, and only a few hundred people available, but they also control the secret teleportation array that leads to various places.

The remnants of the broken jar, carrying the diseased rats, were transported to various parts of Amenan.

The plague on the Wengaro defense line was blocked so well. People in Spring City stayed behind closed doors under the plague warning. There was express delivery (yes, the express delivery industry that took shape during the plague on the Thebes border had already developed. ) can be delivered to your doorstep, and panic has not spread. Although the Pope has disclosed the plague and divine condemnation, there is no precedent for the Holy See to burn opponents to death in the name of divine condemnation. The royal court and nobles of Ulburg did not pay attention to this, but the common people felt that the Pope had spoken, and the Land of Divine Condemnation would be purified soon, and it had nothing to do with themselves, who were a hundred and eight miles away.

They are like pyres placed in the open air, unaware of the sparks falling from the sky.

Outside Ansyrian territory, people dump garbage and draw water from the same rivers, where civilians, livestock and their excrement mix. There are no doctors in those places, and there is no such thing as washing hands before meals and after using the toilet, or bathing frequently. With such an excellent breeding ground, it would be difficult for the plague not to spread rapidly in the countryside where it was thrown.

The first people to be in trouble are always civilians. People who are busy making a living will not rest for headaches and fever. They went to work despite being sick, squeezed in and out of the crowd, the family ate and drank together, and neighbors used the same well. The disease was fermenting under the water, and by the time the local nobles became angry because the people they led did not work properly, it was already too late.

The civilians fell one by one like harvested rice. Soon someone got up and spoke to the distinguished Lord who came to collect rent. The rent-collecting adults returned cursing and with bleeding wounds.

So some small nobles began to be forced to discover what happened.

Quarantine zones have appeared in many places, and panicked people spontaneously throw torches into the quarantine zones. Such purification operations often slip through the cracks, and soon those who have thrown torches will find their streets blocked off and torches lowered from outside the high walls. Those infected cities became hell on earth. Some nobles clung to their manors, while others were clever enough to pack up and flee.

The nobles of Ulburg were horrified to discover that the disease they remembered as far away was actually very close to them. The plague also broke out in a small city less than a hundred miles away from Urburg.

Prime Minister Roland reported the situation in the birthplace of the plague to Richard II. He proposed to go to Wengaro immediately to seek help. Reliable information showed that the plague there had been brought under control. The king initially agreed with this suggestion, but when the reinforcements from Wengara arrived, he frowned.

"Are you a saint?" Richard II looked critically at the white-clad team in front of him.

"We are doctors, Your Majesty." The man wearing a white mask replied, "Masks are to prevent infection."

"Okay, an omega. Are you the chosen one who can cure the disease? What are those omegas and betas behind you doing?"

"I don't have any powers, I'm just a doctor." The omega said without saying a word, "We have brought medicine to treat sick patients, and we need your cooperation to improve the environment."

"'Medicine'." The king repeated doubtfully, "What is that? Show it to me."

The doctor opened the box with the injection and explained to the king how to inject the medicine into the blood vessel with a needle. She was interrupted by the king before she could finish her words.

"Do you think I'm a fool!" Richard II shouted, "Pricking something like this into a blood vessel with a needle? What I need is a person with powers who can cure diseases, not a wizard!"

He roared at the guards to drive the wizards out, cursed Count Anna for prevaricating him, and ordered her to hand over the real "savior". If the prime minister and the queen had not strongly dissuaded him, the king almost ordered the wizards to beheaded in response to Anna's fooling.

Duke Roland took the doctors away from the palace, but did not drive them out as Richard II said. He treated the doctors as honored guests, brought a group of clever children, was willing to pay more than Count Anna, and asked them to teach apprentices who could cure the plague.

"It is our wish to cure diseases and save lives, and to teach medical skills." The doctor said, "But the medicine was made by our teacher, and we don't know its formula."

Roland began to think about the benefits he could exchange with Count Anna, when Queen Eve sent a message. "I have some friendship with Count Anna," she said. "It is not difficult to get a share of the potion used in my father's and your private territory."

In other words, Her Majesty the Queen only guarantees the security of the territory of the Stewart family and the Roland family, but avoids talking about the royal court and other nobles of Ulburg. She only provided help and didn't tell Roland what he needed.

A prime minister's favor is much more important than asking for any wealth.

Roland pondered for a moment and nodded.

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When the lord of Wen Jia Luo knew the king's reaction, he just said "hehe".

Alingu, who had closed the city gate, was 99% suspected. There was no grudge against Urburg for the time being, and Anxu didn't mind using his humanitarian spirit to save him. But since the king doesn’t want it, then just save it. Mr. Chief Medical Officer said it quite directly. If a fool wants to die, why stop him?

Another group of doctors came from the border of Thebes, and the courses for medical students were in full swing. Count Anna's territory popularized methods of preventing and treating rabies, and also prepared special medicines for the plague. Doctors and medical students were learning plague courses in actual combat. After taking down the Wengaro defense line, they began to expand to the borders of Wengaro and other counties.

These doctors, together with the troops who escorted them and the bards who popularized health knowledge, were operating near Wengaro, publicizing ways to deal with the plague and treating the patients who came for treatment. This treatment is not free, but IOUs are allowed. They treat people who are dying after getting sick. Those who are saved cannot just leave and need to pay medical fees. Can't pay? Stay here and work. The Wengaro defense line is always short of men.

This is not selling oneself to pay off debts in the ordinary sense. Spring City will provide jobs according to the abilities of the newcomers, with a labor contract and food and accommodation included. Even if the job is hard work that Chuncheng residents don't like, this kind of treatment is already considered by outsiders. It’s countless times better than their daily lives. They were rescued from the edge of death, and the price of living was actually a job and a better life. Almost everyone who was rescued ended up staying in Spring City.

Then, comes the coldest time of the year.

Winter brings many troubles, but it also has many unexpected benefits. Most of the animals fell into hibernation, and most of the snakes, insects, rats, and ants were frozen to death. The plague that was about to spread on the land of Amenan suddenly stopped.

There were no nightmare rats that suddenly spread. Eighty-nine out of ten people who were sick before died. There was nothing left in the area that should have been burned. Junratia disappeared from the ears of the nobles again. The nobles who were frightened by the plague (although most of the people who died were civilians, it still sounds terrible) started a winter carnival. The banquets in Uburg came one day after another. Duke Roland, who was always a disappointment, still declined the banquet. Invitation, but at least he didn't come out to cause trouble. The king and nobles were delighted.

In the name of celebration? Of course it is "divine blessing". You see, the ferocious plague finally stopped in front of Uburg, which is enough to show that the Toland Dynasty was blessed by the gods. As for the people who died, they were just civilians, so they didn’t bother them. Richard II was so happy that he magnanimously exempted Count Anna from any responsibility for her disobedience.

The nobles of Urburg were busy with banquets, the priests of Alinggu stayed behind closed doors, and Count Anna's territory was busy studying, giving birth, and arranging patients. This winter passed in a hurry.

The temperature gradually warmed up.

The spring rain falls in Wengara, and the north of Yamonan also feels the warmth of spring. This year's winter was very cold, but it went very quickly. The harsh spring cold didn't stay long, and the ground was already full of greenery.

Almost every year, surviving the winter is a good thing for the people of Armenen. Unfortunately, when the earth recovers in warm weather, something else also recovers.

Junratia returned on this warm spring day, like a resurgent wildfire, sweeping across Amenam in less than a month.

Dead people, large swaths of dead people. In some places, no human habitation could be seen within a hundred miles. The sight of human figures was frightening. Travelers are not afraid of ghosts, only half-dead people who can touch and bite you, and seeing rats on the road is more scary than seeing giant alien beasts. Some villages turned into riots within a few days, and villages that had not yet been infected were threatened by the enemy and refused to accept any passers-by.

The first case appeared in Ullburg.

A poor hunter developed a high fever one day after returning from an expedition. He had no friends or relatives and lived in a ghetto. His stinking body was discovered days later, covered in black spots. Terrified neighbors, fearful of being implicated, secretly burned the body. Starting from the third day, new patients appeared on this street.

They still couldn't escape the fate of being burned, but their minds were no longer clear at that time. Remote superpowers were called in to deal with the living dead, burning the half-dead bodies together with those who escaped.

At a time when the secular system of Armenan, Urburg, had also fallen, it seemed that only the religious city of Alinggu was still the only clean and safe place on this land. However, it did not become a dream place.

Quite simply, the way Alinggu has remained "clean" so far is through blockade, a strict blockade.

All the believers who were looking forward to being "forgiven" were stopped outside the city. Outside Alinggu, an artificial isolation zone was created by the superpowers. No living thing could pass through, ranging from mice to humans. People surrounded this holy city, hoping to impress the servants of God with their piety. What they waited for was not forgiveness, but massacre.

Oh no, it should be called purification.

When the fire burned, the healthy and sick people outside the city were purified together, and the infected animals, rats and lice were all wiped out. It was really a convenient and quick way. The plant superpowers and water superpowers inside Alinggu are enough to make the residents inside Alinggu self-sufficient. The residents of Alinggu pray to the flames and thank God for protecting them.

The evangelical church's behavior at this time was completely opposite to that of the old church.

After a winter of emergency training, doctors, nurses, medical students and vaccines are all available. Doctors stayed at the border between Count Anna's territory and the lands of other lords, treating all who came to them. And the vaccinated evangelical priests risked their lives to carry the doctor's message to all parts of Amonam.

Go to the south, to Spring City, where there is no disease or hunger, and you can survive as long as you work hard. Alinggu who closes his door cannot represent God. Listen to us, God has not abandoned us.

Evangelical missionaries are like true shepherds, leading groups of hopeful people to where the doctor is. After all, it is impossible for A Linggu’s actions to go unnoticed. In their comparison, the New Church can better represent God.

In other words, it represents people's expectations for survival.

Richard II was finally persuaded by the queen after three figures of dead bodies appeared in Urburg. He re-sent the letter to An Xu, asking her in a slightly lowered tone to send someone to treat the disease, "even a wizard." Anxu didn't want to pay attention to the king, but this time it was Alva who was the first to persuade her.

"Why?" An Xu said strangely, "I thought you would be happy."

"Plague is not a judgment," Alva said simply. "It is indiscriminate."

People have been coming to the border to seek medical treatment. They are dragging their families with them and are desperate. Their numb faces have been soaked in despair for a long time. They had all kinds of lives and lost all kinds of people. All kinds of human lives were destroyed equally by the plague, just like a storm hitting a garden.

To this day, almost every doctor hopes to save more people.

The doctors focus on saving people, while Anxu's other staff have more to consider. What kind of configuration should the starting team have, how to get the maximum benefit from this trip, etc. The last team to set off included medical staff, soldiers to protect the former, people responsible for negotiating with the locals, priests from evangelical churches, and troubadours responsible for publicity.

Among the troubadours, there is a branch spy of the Nightingale's Throat named "Myna".

Anxu was not interested in following him to places outside his own territory. After living in the transformed territory for a long time, going to other places was as painful as being thrown into a virgin forest. She only looked at the daily status report. The traveling bard wrote about what she had seen on the surface, and Brother Myna wrote some hidden parts. An Xu felt like he was reading reports sent back by war reporters from the front.

With a ding-dong sound, a lightbulb lit up in Count Anna's mind.

Dramatists who were much freer due to the plague were summoned, and they were hired by the lords to write news reports based on reports sent back from distant places. The reports were required to be readable, authentic, and easy to understand. These articles were published on large sheets of paper that could be folded, and were sold in major bookstores in Spring City, Thunder Castle, and Abery. There were also newsboys who went around the streets to promote them.

In Count Anna's territory, literacy has achieved initial results. Half of the residents can read simple texts, and those who cannot understand can find someone who can read to them. The first issue of the newspaper was free. With the name of "Anna Weekly", all the newspapers distributed were quickly taken away. People read about things thousands of miles away in newspapers and started discussing them with surprise.

Plague is rampaging in Amonam—oh my god, is it serious enough out there? How come so many people died? Oh my god...how could they not wash their hands? The water must be boiled before you can drink it! Child, do you see clearly? You must not eat randomly in the future.

Infected people appear in Urburg - even the king's residence is not immune? It's too scary. It seems that noble gentlemen and ladies are not that great either. Thanks to Lady Count Anna. Yes, yes, it is great to live in Spring City. I heard that there are people outside who want to move to Spring City every day!

The Alinggu massacre – what? How could such a thing happen? ! Aren’t the holy cities inhabited by righteous and charitable people? No! They are liars! Evangelical church pastors are the good people! Alas, I originally thought people in Alinggu must be more pious. How could a pious person be so cruel to his brothers and sisters...

The newspaper became the talk of everyone, and the impact of just the first issue made Alderman Charlotte realize its huge role. However, Earl Anna's territory is definitely a special case. How can there be so many literate people in other places in Amenan?

In the second month of the birth of Anna Weekly, the newspaper got a big news.

In order to restore the large number of people lost in Armenan as soon as possible, the king encouraged all people to have children. The methods of encouragement are: heavy taxation for single alphas, and forced marriage for unmarried and widowed omegas.