Chapter 14: Plague
Mu Ci thought of this highly contagious disease that was classified as Class A in his previous life.
Looking carefully at the seriously ill patients in the distance, their faces were blue and purple, and tended to turn black. They were coughing, covering their chests with their hands, and had blood in their sputum.
The more he looked at Mu Ci's face, the more solemn it became. This was no longer an ordinary plague, but the more dangerous pneumonic plague.
He had read popular science explanations and knew the horror of pneumonic plague. There was a record in the history of his previous life that "at the end of the dynasty, a great epidemic occurred in the capital, killing tens of thousands of people a day, and entire families were wiped out."
Thinking of this, Mu Ci felt that he could not wait any longer. The onset of pneumonic plague was too fast. If he waited any longer, no more than 30% of the people in the village could be saved. His strength alone was too small.
And some medicines must be used to assist, not to cure the disease, but to delay it as much as possible.
Fortunately, there are abundant medicinal materials in Douluo Continent. Since he was a child, his family has used medicinal baths and other methods to assist his training, and he has also done some research on the combination of medicinal materials.
Since awakening the Abundant Jianmu Spirit, his understanding of plants has reached a new level. Through the control and perception of Jianmu and the power of destiny, he can accurately understand the detailed functions of plants.
To put it another way, after Mu Ci used the power of destiny, he could see the specific effects of each plant, just like having an instruction manual above his head.
At this moment, a red meteor appeared in the sky and flew straight towards this side.
When it got closer, he found that a huge fire kite with a fiery red tail was landing on the ground with a loud bang.
The huge fluctuation of soul power carried the air flow to hit the ground, and the powerful shock wave caused the surrounding woods to shake.
Lin Ya landed on the ground, released her Spirit's true form, and immediately saw Mu Ci standing in the front of the crowd. The whole person turned into a rainbow light and appeared in front of him in an instant.
Then, in front of everyone, Lin Ya picked up Mu Ci's ear with one hand and walked to the woods nearby.
"Grandma, be gentle, I'm embarrassed by your behavior."
Mu Ci was powerless to resist his grandmother's tyrannical behavior, and wailed with a distorted face.
"Mu Ci, you are so brave! You dared to get involved in such a dangerous thing without informing your family. If something happens to you, what will happen to our family?"
At first, Lin Ya was scolding Mu Ci angrily, but as she spoke, she almost burst into tears.
Looking at Lin Ya, who was about to burst into tears, he sighed helplessly.
Others may not know it, but he does know that his grandmother's personality is exactly the same as Ling Yuan Douluo's, both of them are domineering.
The current situation is just to keep him away from here.
"Grandma, I'm fine. Besides, you know my soul skills, so you're not afraid of them at all."
Looking at the old woman in front of him who cared about him, he didn't know what to say and could only comfort her.
"That won't work either. The Spirit Hall's deacons will be here soon. Leave this to them. You and grandma go home."
"No, grandma, this plague cannot be stopped by the Spirit Hall's deacons alone. Many people will die." Mu Ci interrupted quickly.
After all, Lin Ya is the bishop of the Spirit Hall, so she cares more about the common people than those nobles. She frowned and said:
"Is this plague so troublesome? Even a team of dozens of soul masters can't treat it?"
Mu Ci nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, it's very troublesome. It requires at least a Soul Emperor-level auxiliary soul master to cure it. As for the auxiliary soul masters in the Shenmu City Spirit Main Hall, they can only maintain the symptoms from getting worse."
After hearing this, Lin Ya's face was a little ugly at first, and then she said seriously:
"If that's the case, then you can't stay here any longer. What if you get infected with this dangerous plague? As for these villagers, do your best to rescue them."
"No, I'm the only one who can save them now. If we delay any longer, it will be too late."
"That won't work either. I can't let you do something so dangerous, and your mother won't agree to it either."
Seeing that he couldn't convince Lin Ya, Mu Ci had no choice but to use his ultimate move. He looked around and whispered.
"Grandma, this is the assessment assigned by that adult. I really can't leave."
Just after treating those villagers with milder symptoms, Mu Ci's destiny power had a slight change. Although it was weak, it was a real improvement.
Combined with the experiments conducted this month, Mu Ci can be sure that the improvement of the abundant destiny is closely related to the treatment.
This is also the most effective method so far.
In order to have a reason to practice medicine in the future, he decided to put the blame on the non-existent god. After all, he had already taken the blame, so taking a few more wouldn't be a big deal.
When Lin Ya heard that this was an assessment about the gods, she hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed. However, she still had doubts:
"Why would that person issue such an assessment?"
Mu Ci explained, "Grandma, that deity's authority lies in this area. The test I was given was to comprehend the true meaning of abundance while healing the sick."
Hearing this, Lin Ya nodded in enlightenment and said:
"So that's how it is. Just like the Angel God promoted by the Angel Family, he's the deity that wields the power of judgment and light, right?"
Seeing that Lin Ya understood, Mu Ci nodded.
"Then what should grandma do next? If you need any help, just tell her. Our family is the biggest in Shenmu City."
Next, Mu Ci told Lin Ya everything that was needed and asked her to order them to be prepared.
Whether it is medicinal herbs, clean clothes, or some other things, a large number of people are needed to transport them from Shenmu City.
The people from the Spirit Hall alone were not enough, so Lin Ya had to notify the nobles of Shenmu City to cooperate.
After a while, the two came out of the woods and looked at the busy crowd not far away.
Lin Ya discovered that the situation was exactly as Mu Ci said, and the soul masters she brought from the Spirit Hall were indeed unable to cure the villagers.
Both the second-ring Great Soul Master and the fourth-ring Soul Master could only prevent the condition from getting worse, but they could not improve it.
Mu Ci looked at Lin Ya and said, "Grandma, we need a clean, open space to serve as an isolation area. I'm afraid everyone in this village has been infected with the disease, and we can't stay here any longer."
Lin Ya nodded and said, "Then grandma will just burn the nearby woods to the ground. That should be enough."
Mu Ci nodded somewhat embarrassedly, but in his heart he was thinking: "Do all those who use fire like to solve problems in such a simple and crude way?"
But this is really good. By burning everything cleanly, you can instantly create a large open space and you don't have to worry about snakes, insects, rats, or ants.
Seeing that her grandson agreed, Lin Ya immediately possessed her Spirit.
A huge Fiery Spirit Kite appeared behind her, and eight soul rings rose one after another under her feet, and the third and fifth soul rings lit up at the same time.
"Third soul skill, Spirit Kite Fire Wings." "Fifth soul skill, Spirit Kite Bathed in Fire."
The two amplifying soul skills were activated, and a pair of real red flame wings appeared behind Lin Ya.
The effect of the fifth soul skill turns the crimson Ling Yuan True Fire into dazzling golden red, and the temperature rises steadily.
The golden-red wings behind Lin Ya vibrated, and directly brought her to a height of hundreds of meters, heading towards a nearby small valley.
Lin Ya, flying high in the sky, looked down at the valley below.
She found that the location here is good, not far from the village, and there is a stream flowing by.
Without hesitation, the inky black eighth soul ring on her body was activated.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Skyfire Meteor."
At this time, Lin Ya's golden-red hair was dancing wildly, and the wings behind her were brighter and hotter, as if a small sun appeared out of thin air.
The golden wings began to emit countless golden light spots floating in the air, and began to devour the vitality between heaven and earth, growing bigger and bigger.
When countless golden-red meteors reached a diameter of one meter, they transformed into small fire kites, densely filling the sky.
Standing above the valley, Lin Ya shouted coldly: "Go!"
Countless golden-red firebirds swooped down, crashing fiercely into the earth, turning into raging golden flames licking everything around them, and the roar resounded through the sky.
Ancient trees turned to ashes, stubborn rocks turned to magma, and all living and dead things disappeared equally under the flames.
After watching the golden flames flatten everything in the valley, Lin Ya landed gracefully and discovered that there were densely packed pits all around, with magma flowing in them. She frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with her work.
The circling soul ring flashed again, and the sixth soul skill was activated.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Flame Barrier."
[end of the chapter]