NABC Chapter 186 The plague is not a natural disaster, but a man-made one!
Chapter 186 The plague is not a natural disaster, but a man-made one!
Chapter 186 The plague is not a natural disaster, but a man-made one!
"Sir, Brother Li's illness isn't actually the plague. I had similar symptoms on my arm when I was catching plague rats for Xiao Hui before. A simple application of the eagle-red herb juice that Xiao Hui found for me cured it," Wang Xiaojun said earnestly.
Could it be that Brother Jiang asked me to take care of Wang Xiaojun just for the Eagle Red Grass, and the source of the plague is very likely the Lingzhao Plague Rat he mentioned? If that's the case, then the plague raging throughout Song City should be resolved soon.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohou asked, "Do you still have the Eagle Red Grass you mentioned?"
"It's gone. Eagle Red Grass doesn't grow at all in this area, but it's as abundant as weeds deep in the West Ridge. Normally, Little Grey could manage to bring back some, but now that the White Demon Eagle is attacking the West City Fortress and acting extremely aggressively, it's almost impossible to get any more Eagle Red Grass," Wang Xiaojun said, shaking her head.
"Medic, if you want to see that boy named Da Li, we'll isolate him temporarily. Wang Xiaojun and I will go catch a Lingclaw Plague Rat. I suspect this plague in Songcheng might be caused by this Lingclaw Plague Rat," Zhang Xiaohou suddenly asked.
The military doctor wasn't stupid; from Wang Xiaojun's few words, he also made a guess and nodded in agreement, "Okay."
Under Wang Xiaojun's guidance, Zhang Xiaohou quickly caught several Lingclaw Plague Rats in the woods near the watchtower. These Lingclaw Plague Rats, which inhabit the forest, are mostly at the servant level. Zhang Xiaohou, whose wind element is at the mid-level, can easily catch these servant-level Lingclaw Plague Rats.
Back at the watchtower, Zhang Xiaohou handed over the several Lingzhao plague rats he had captured to the military doctor. Although the military doctor's skill level was not as good as that of Mr. Lu, who had developed medicines for countless patients in Songcheng, he could still perform basic tests. After testing and comparison, the military doctor was shocked to find that the diseased blood in the Lingzhao plague rats was almost exactly the same as the plague components detected in Da Li's body.
"So the source of this plague isn't the Xuan Snake, the totem of Song City, but the Lingzhao Plague Rat. And the White Demon Eagles seem to feed on the Lingzhao Plague Rat. If that's the case, then the White Demon Eagle Legion's large-scale attack on the West City Fortress can be explained." Zhang Xiaohou said, looking at the data the military doctor had just collected.
Zhang Xiaohou suddenly widened his eyes as he recalled Jiang Han's request for Mo Fan to investigate the source of the plague.
Could this plague not be a natural disaster, but a man-made catastrophe?!
"To solve this plague, someone needs to go to Xiling to harvest enough Eagle Red Grass. Doctor Chen, the watchtower is counting on you from now on. I'll go to Xiling later to see if I can find enough Eagle Red Grass," Zhang Xiaohou said to the doctor.
Just as Zhang Xiaohou was about to leave the watchtower, Wang Xiaojun suddenly ran up and said, "Sir, I want to go with you."
"Do you know what I'm going to do on this trip, and how many dangers I'll encounter along the way?" Zhang Xiaohou said seriously.
"I know. I want to go with you to attack the White Demon Eagle's Siege Fortress. I'm too weak to participate in the battle, but I can help you, sir, by going to Xiling to find Eagle Red Grass. I don't want to stay in the barracks all day waiting for the war to end. I also want to do my part for the stability of Songcheng." Wang Xiaojun looked at Zhang Xiaohou with a firm gaze and said.
"Okay, I can agree to that, but you must obey my orders on the way," Zhang Xiaohou said after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, sir." Wang Xiaojun said, giving Zhang Xiaohou a military salute.
When Zhang Xiaohou and Wang Xiaojun arrived at the forest of the West City Fortress, Wang Xiaojun took out a small flute. Zhang Xiaohou did not interrupt Wang Xiaojun's actions. Wang Xiaojun blew the flute heavily. The sound of the flute was like a whistle blown from a leaf. Although it was sharp, it was also exceptionally beautiful. The sound of the flute carried far away through the dense forest.
But after playing the flute for a long time, the eagle that Wang Xiaojun had mentioned did not appear. Just when Wang Xiaojun was about to give up, a cry came from the treetops in the distance of the forest. Wang Xiaojun looked at the small gray dot and knew that Little Gray had come.
The gray eagle came up to Wang Xiaojun and kept nuzzling him with its head. Wang Xiaojun patted its head and said, "Little Gray, do you know? Our chance to prove ourselves has come. If we can complete this mission, the entire West City Fortress will no longer look down on us."
"I know this mission is very dangerous, but I can't just sit here and do nothing. I want to do my part to protect Songcheng. Therefore, Xiao Hui, I need your help this time."
As if understanding Wang Xiaojun's words, the gray eagle let out an excited cry, then spread its gray wings, gesturing for Wang Xiaojun to get on and act quickly. Wang Xiaojun was about to jump onto the gray eagle's back when she stopped and looked at Zhang Xiaohou, saying, "Sir, Gray Eagle can only carry one person."
"It's alright, you and Gray Eagle can lead the way. I specialize in wind magic, so I can keep up," Zhang Xiaohou said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaojun wasted no more time and jumped onto the gray eagle's back. The gray eagle cried out and carried Wang Xiaojun into the depths of the forest. Meanwhile, a blue starlight shone on Zhang Xiaohou's body, and then a small whirlwind appeared under each of his feet, carrying Zhang Xiaohou's body and chasing after the gray eagle.
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After Tang Yue climbed onto the head of the Xuan Snake, the Xuan Snake carried Tang Yue and the unconscious Jiang Han towards Baishan. It had not yet fully passed through the molting period and had been hit by two Thunder Halberds. Although it was not seriously injured, the molting period was greatly prolonged. After passing through countless clouds, the Xuan Snake carried Jiang Han and Tang Yue back to the cave.
"Big guy, I'll stay here to take care of him. You go deeper in and continue shedding your skin," Tang Yue said, glancing at Jiang Han who had been lowered down.
The black serpent slowly crawled deeper into the cave, leaving Tang Yue and the unconscious Jiang Han at the cave entrance.
Not long after Xuan She took Tang Yue and the unconscious Jiang Han away, Mo Fan, who was investigating the problematic blood serum in Bai Town, saw a video on his phone of Jiang Han resisting the Nine Commandments in West Lake. Looking at the figure in the video and the terrifying lightning, Mo Fan exclaimed in surprise, "Who is this person? He's so strong that he can withstand such terrifying lightning."
"Hey, this figure who's braving the lightning looks kind of familiar. Lingling, take a look, isn't that Jiang Han?"
Lingling, who was investigating the problematic blood serum on her computer, said, "Where is it? Let me see it."
Upon hearing this, Mo Fan immediately handed the phone to Lingling. After seeing the lightning-resistant halberd in the video, Lingling exclaimed, "This is actually a super-tier lightning magic—Nine Commandments of Forbidden Power!!!"
"Super-level magic? Then it can't be Jiang Han. He just broke through to the advanced level not long ago, it couldn't be him." Upon hearing that it was super-level magic, Mo Fan immediately rejected the guess that the figure was Jiang Han.
"Hey, by the way, how's the investigation into Lingling's problematic blood serum going?" Mo Fan continued to ask.
Lingling turned her gaze away from the video on her phone and said, "The person behind this batch of problematic blood serums and the batch my sister asked me to investigate last time might be the same person. The blood serums are all made from the blood of demons and monsters. In theory, the entire refining process should be strictly controlled, but someone is using something else to replace the legitimate blood serums in the production of the blood serums, thereby making huge profits."
"So, some unscrupulous merchants are using blood serum to make dirty money. Those damned bastards," Mo Fan cursed inwardly.
Healing mages are few in number, making the potions they create especially important. Among them, blood potions are the most consumed by mages. After taking this blood potion orally, the mage's blood-producing function will increase dozens of times in a short period of time. Many external injuries can be healed simply by taking the blood potion and bandaging it, as long as there is no infection. This is why Mo Fan cursed those unscrupulous merchants in his heart.
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