Pirate Kingship

A disease comes so quickly and violently.

When the aura of plague spread from the [Weird·Funeral Bird's Beak Plague Doctor], the group of [Tiger Warriors] who bore the brunt didn't feel it at first.

But when they ran a few more steps, they couldn't wait to rush to the top of the tower along the hundreds of steps of the ladder.

"嘘嘚嘚"

A fierce chattering sound of teeth suddenly sounded.

The indigenous warriors who initiated the siege immediately realized something was wrong and quickly stopped in their tracks.

They were shocked to find that their bodies were shivering inexplicably, followed by high fever, fatigue, headache, and sore limbs.

As his body temperature rose sharply, an elderly warrior with a weak constitution convulsed on the spot and fell to the ground.

Even if the others are in slightly better condition, they have all lost their fighting ability.

Moreover, the symptoms on their bodies are still developing rapidly, including macules, papules, herpes, and pustules. They look extremely scary.

Especially at the end of the ladder, Montezuma II, who was the most injured earlier and had the weakest resistance, could not resist this powerful plague even though he was an inhuman being.

At this moment, even his face was covered with pustules, he fell into coma, his breath was as thin as a thread, and he might die suddenly at any time.

Further away, the more than 200,000 city-state residents who participated in the ceremony were also filled with grief.

Byron, who had been standing behind Beatrice, was fine.

He is currently using [Falcon] Alvin's body. As a hospital-level doctor, he naturally has long-standing resistance.

To be more precise, one of the conditions for employment in the hospital is to have immunity to several infectious diseases.

The reason why Beatrice chose smallpox as a medium was that she had naturally considered in advance whether her Skinning Church could be exempted.

Even when Byron first heard about the related powers of the "Flayed Lord", he had already guessed about the plan of the Skinned Church (Chapter 130).

But the tragic situation before him still made him feel deeply frightened:

"How cruel! Spreading a violent plague on the Yucatan Island, this is a grotesque rhythm that will wipe out all the indigenous people in one fell swoop.

No wonder the King of Castile did not give Cortes authorization. Apparently he did not dare to take the responsibility of using forbidden knowledge to initiate the massacre (Chapter 134). "

You know, smallpox is one of the oldest infectious diseases with the highest mortality rate. It is highly contagious and severe.

Anyone who has not had smallpox can become infected.

The main manifestation is severe viremia, and the mortality rate after infection is very high.

According to the records of the [Key to Omniscient] library, when smallpox epidemics occurred in the Old World, the statistical normal mortality rate was 25%.

But Byron seriously doubted what the mortality rate would be for indigenous people who had never been exposed to this virus for thousands of years.

50%? 60%? Or .80%? !

At the same time, [Logbook] has successfully read the killing rules of [Weird and Funeral Bird's Beak Doctor].

“Divided based on distance from the source of infection, first-level epidemic areas, second-level epidemic areas, and third-level epidemic areas have different transmission methods.

The first-level epidemic area has a range of fifty meters. The mode of transmission comes from concepts. It can easily break through the spiritual barrier of extraordinary people and attack on the spot without delay.

The second-level epidemic area, with a range of one kilometer, comes from the plague aura. Extraordinary people have stronger resistance to invasion than ordinary people. The stronger the strength, the stronger the resistance.

The third-level epidemic area has an unlimited scope. Like normal smallpox, it is spread by patients' droplets and direct contact. It follows the pathology and attacks slowly.

Taboo: Pray that you have acquired lifelong immunity, otherwise no matter which way you are infected, the only difference is the speed of onset, which cannot change the final outcome of a patient's life or death. "

Byron looked at the back of [Bird's Beak Epidemic Doctor] at close range.

Suddenly, it seemed that many tribes and city-states emerged behind it and became ghost towns.

Corpses piled up like mountains with no one to bury them, and the stench of rotting corpses continued for hundreds of kilometers.

Azik and Taya, two splendid civilizations that had their own advantages over the Old World, ended up leaving only dead cities and "ownerless" land, gold, silver, and spices!

suddenly.

Several weak voices sounded:

“Mr. Cortez, aren’t we allies against Azik? Why are our people also sick?

You can control the weirdness of this bird's beak, right? Hurry up and get rid of the epidemic for us! "

"Yes, yes, we are allies fighting side by side.

It would be wrong to accidentally hurt us. "

The ones who shouted were the anti-Azik alliance natives on the front line who were still fighting with the Azk people.

Although they are far apart, between the second-level epidemic area and the third-level epidemic area, and have better anti-virus invasiveness, many people still develop symptoms.

Hearing their accusations, a curious smile appeared on Cortez's face.

He took two steps forward, stood on the edge of the pyramid, looked at the entire golden city, and said with a deep voice:

"Everyone, please be patient.

In fact, I also have a disease. Now I need to give priority to solving my disease, and then I will make it easy for everyone to get rid of it. "

Immediately, he lowered his head and asked the Aztec executives who were in the most serious condition at the foot of the pyramid:

"I have a heart disease that can only be cured by gold, and I need a lot of gold.

Are you willing to surrender to me and pay tribute to me? "

The Castilians and most of the countries in the Old World were indeed very sick, and only gold, silver, and spices could save them.

Saying this seemed to imply that as long as they surrendered to him and offered gold, they could survive.

But in fact, both Byron and Cortes knew very well that this kind of severe plague was simply incurable!

Byron couldn't help shaking his head in his heart:

"The doctors in the hospital sequence of [Ladder of Glory] who abide by the "Hippocratic Oath" are weak professions in all sequences.

Because the flesh is bound to "animal nature", the knowledge analyzed through the flesh is naturally connected with taboo knowledge, and is severely cracked down by the church.

The [Craftsmen] of the Tower Sequence have made significant progress in the military industry, but doctors have been suppressed for a long time.

Except for skills such as [Stimulating Vitality] that can enhance their own recovery ability, the real medical level is not much better than that of ordinary doctors of the same era.

It is better to seek help from the indigenous witch doctors here than to seek help from the hospital sequence of the Old World."

Cortes knew all this.

By saying this, he only wanted to make the country completely surrender from top to bottom and complete the necessary conditions for the "declaration of war" required by the [First Overseas Development Order].

"Defeating one indigenous emperor is not enough. I [Conqueror] Cortes want it all!"

The Azk people successfully created a first-level holy relic [Golden Code] that will change the pattern of the Bantaan Islands.

At this moment, they will use the winner-takes-all effect of the [First Overseas Development Order] to swallow the elephant and eat up the entire empire.

The chief priest Beatrice has raised the [Golden Code] in her hand high.

Restart the ceremony that was interrupted just now, prepare to crown Cortes again, and engrave his name on the code.

Let him become the new king of the Azk Empire in the sense of mysticism!

Montezuma II's coronation relied on the legitimacy of "Son of God", while Cortes' coronation relied on violent conquest and picking up the crown dropped by others.

The people under the pyramid hesitated for a moment.

A large number of natives dragged their sick bodies and knelt down.

"I surrender, spare me, I will give you all my gold."

"I surrender too, from today on, you are the new ruler of Azk."

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Suddenly, the golden code radiated brilliant light again, spreading the law like a small sun.

A circle of light gradually lit up above the head of [Conqueror] Cortes, which was a crown belonging to him.

But just as he tried to listen carefully, trying to hear his own king's title clearly.

The first thing he heard was a low groan from his lover Beatrice.

"Hmm!"

Beatrice slowly lowered her head and looked at the sharp sword tip emerging from her chest in disbelief.

"Aarwin, are you crazy? What are you doing?"

Compared with Montezuma II, who had just been stabbed in the back by her, the expressions on the faces of the two people were simply carved from the same mold.

Beatrice was actually ready to be stabbed by Alvin, but the stabbing she imagined was definitely not this way!

With a pain in her back, all the strength in her body poured out from the cold hole.

She collapsed at the feet of her most loyal "confidant".

The unparalleled "loyalty" and "admiration" of the confidant were forged into the sharpest sword.

This backstab was more targeted than the ritual knife she prepared for Montezuma II.

The most injured person today was replaced.

At the same time, a sentence that made [Conqueror] Cortes seem familiar followed:

"Why did you carve your name on my [Golden Code]? Pay the money!"