Chapter 448 The Queen's Curse(1/2)
"Medical Capital" Hippocrates, this city is very special in the eyes of people in the maritime world.
It is like the Potions Master's Guild, a truly "absolutely neutral" place.
This city plays the role of a rescue center in the world. No matter what profession, pirate, navy, adventurer... no matter what status, nobility, ordinary civilians or the leader of a country, as long as he pays a sufficient price, he can get it here.
Corresponding medical resources.
This is the "hometown" and "academic holy land" of almost all doctors... exporting more than 90% of the world's extraordinary medical professionals.
Regardless of the pirate group, the navy, various adventure groups, or the ship's doctors, almost all of them are related to this city.
No one makes trouble here, even the most vicious pirates and exiled criminals behave themselves in the city. So there is no need for any garrison here.
Except for the necessary city guard, there is no naval branch within thousands of nautical miles.
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In the previous game, Hippocrates City was a holy land for players of the "medical department" to change their profession.
Here you can find "doctor" career advancement resources from entry level to full level.
Raymond has trained many accounts of top doctors and extraordinary professions, and is extremely familiar with this city.
This time the "ghost group" came to this medical capital for two purposes. The first was to save Lulu's parents; the second was for the notebook.
Arno used his authority to retrieve top-secret files from the CP9 headquarters. Judging from the analysis in the files, Lulu's parents are indeed still alive and are being imprisoned in the Secret Research Institute of the World Headquarters in Hippocrates City.
In the past few days, Raymond secretly sneaked into the city. Relying on his game experience in his previous life, he also successfully explored the location of Lulu's parents who were imprisoned in the research institute.
All they have to do now...is wait.
Wait for the reinforcements to arrive and then rescue them by force.
There is no chance of anything happening. In this rescue operation, they will definitely be blocked by the top extraordinary powerhouses in the World Headquarters.
Now that the power of the "Ghost Group" has been exposed to the eyes of the world, the ship technology that Colin has mastered, the biotechnology that Lulu has mastered...
Arno judged from the news from CP9 that some "big figures" in the World Headquarters had a strong interest in the "Ghost Group" and had already issued an order to focus on capturing them.
Dr. H from the Ministry of War was once half of Lulu's teacher. That guy must know that once the news is released, Lulu will not leave his parents' safety unattended.
In his opinion, instead of foolishly looking for traces of the "ghost group" all over the sea, it is better to wait and see.
As long as there are heavy security guards at the place where Lulu's parents are imprisoned, the "ghost group" will definitely take the bait.
Raymond also knew this very well, so he decisively chose to ask for help from Mr. Capone.
Only when the experts sent by Capone arrive can they start rescuing people.
This time, any strategy is far less important than absolute strength.
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It will take some time to wait for reinforcements.
Raymond planned to get the notes first.
The city of Hippocrates is also the capital of the "Kingdom of Orens". The city covers a large area and is composed of dozens of islands.
The World Headquarters has several secret biological research institutes in the city. They have a detached status but do not interfere with the royal power.
The current king "Harris XIX" is in his prime, and the Harris family has ruled the city for more than a thousand years. The royal family has absolute control over the city.
Helen once told Raymond that there was a copy of "Haines' Death Note" in the hands of "Harris XIX".
Although Raymond is now very powerful, he is not arrogant enough to think that he can handle troubles in Hippocrates City.
As long as he doesn't want to become a "public enemy of the world", he will never rush into the palace with a hot head to find trouble with the "Harris Royal Family" and steal [Haines' Death Note].
The best way to get that notebook is to find a suitable method and ask His Majesty the King for it.
Originally, it was almost impossible for Raymond, a big pirate with a bounty on his head, to get a treasure from the king of a country. Or he could only deliberately approach certain members of the royal family to increase his favorability.
But that takes a lot of time...
Therefore, before coming back, he thought of a better idea.
In the game, there is an unsolvable S-level mission in this city - "The Curse of Queen Emia".
The mission reward is "The King's Gift".
As long as the curse on the queen is solved, His Majesty the King will grant the perpetrator one wish.
Raymond planned to take this mission and directly exchange it for the notes.
The task that makes these top doctors in the "Medical Capital of the World" helpless is definitely not that simple.
Raymond has seen a player who received this mission in the game before... The player analyzed all the clues in detail and finally came to the conclusion that it was said to be a curse, but in fact it was more likely to be "possession by an evil spirit".
As long as the evil spirit cannot be removed, the queen's illness will not heal.
If it is "possession by evil spirits", there are indeed not many people in this world who can do anything about this disease, at least doctors who treat the disease scientifically cannot do anything about it.
And Raymond happened to be one of those few people.
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Raymond spent a few days to practice his old profession of "magic stick".
He set up a "divination booth" in the city of Hippocrates, and then used old tricks familiar with the plot to convince a relative of the Harris royal chamberlain that he was an exorcist with the ability to exorcise demons.
After a lot of bragging, he succeeded in making people believe in his ability.
After that, he successfully received the invitation, came to the palace, and took on the task of "exorcizing Queen Emia".
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This day.
In the waiting room of the palace, Raymond sat quietly on a chair, not squinting.
I have seen the ultimate luxury in the human world in the elven palace, but when I look at these splendid palaces in the ordinary human world, they are just so ordinary.
"Mr. Nicholas, His Majesty the King invites you..."
A chamberlain came in and invited him politely.
"knew."
Raymond, who was wearing a grimace mask, responded in a pretentious manner, then stood up calmly and followed the chamberlain to the queen's palace.
"The palace is indeed heavily guarded..."
Raymond went all the way deep into the palace and saw many guards with strong auras along the way.
It was his first time to visit Harris Palace, and he was glad that he did not choose to force his way into it.
The combat effectiveness of the "indigenous" in the medical city cannot be regarded as common sense, because they, like Lulu, can "spray medicine". The more famous the family is, the more weird and powerful potions there are.
For a transcendent of around Sequence 5, you have to look at one or two big levels so that it is not easy for you to "make mistakes".
Not long after, the chamberlain took Raymond to a palace with pink curtains, which was the residence of the queen.
"Harris XIX" is a middle-aged man with a brown beard. He is sitting by the bed at the moment, holding Queen Amelia's hand with concern on his face.
Not far from the king, stood a heroic female palace sword guard.
"Top master!"
Lei Meng glanced at the female sword guard with his peripheral vision, and immediately felt the vague pressure of his rank.
Obviously, this is a top-notch transcendent.
Just at this glance, the female palace sword guard also had a stern look on her face, and her hand quietly rested between the hilt of the sword at her waist.
Raymond was afraid of her, and she was also afraid of Raymond.
Raymond saw that there was no hostility prompt coming from the system and didn't pay much attention.
He performed a breast-protecting salute towards someone not far away, and said in a deep voice: "I, Nicholas Zhaosi, have met His Majesty the King."
If he had been guarded by such a master at such a close range before, he would have definitely been frightened. But now that he has awakened the "Armed Haki", his confidence has become much stronger. Even if he encounters such a top extraordinary person, he is still confident that he can do something about it.
It's possible to save your life.
The two parties were polite when they met and got straight to the point.
At this moment, Harris XIX spoke, "Mr. Nicholas, I heard that you are a very capable exorcist..."
He looked at Raymond with a sad face, feeling tired as if he had been ill for a long time without seeing a good doctor.
Over the years, there have been many capable people and strangers, and even more liars.
If the queen's condition hadn't gotten worse and many famous doctors were unable to do anything, he wouldn't have casually believed in a foreign magician who was doing divination on the street.
With the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live doctor, he met this "Mr. Nicholas" of unknown origin.
"Yes!"
Raymond glanced at Queen Amia and saw the dark aura looming on her pale and pretty face, and immediately felt confident in his heart.
Harris XIX: "Then... Nicholas reality, look at the illness of Queen Love..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Raymond said directly: "I can cure it."
To be continued...