Walking into the upper-level epidemic area, Kino saw all kinds of patients, some with deformed bones, like a walking tumor.

Some limbs have abnormal proportions, and their skin is covered with hardened cuticles and burrs, making them look like humanoid beasts from a distance.

There are also cases where the degree of the disease is mild and only some parts are deformed, such as flattening of the palms, longer and sharper nails than the average person, etc.

Kino also noticed that the lycanthropy trends among different patients were different. Some turned into lycanthropic animals such as wolves, tigers, dogs, and pigs, while others turned into lycanthropic animals, such as birds, reptiles, and even fish.

For example, Kino just saw a patient with bulging eyeballs, fish-like keratin covering his skin, covered in a layer of mucus, a gurgling sound coming from his throat, and even cracks in his gills.

This makes people wonder if this infected person would not drown if he were thrown into the water.

In addition, there are some signs of damage to the buildings in the upper-level epidemic area, such as huge claw marks on the wall, half of the low wall that was knocked down by huge force, etc. This should be related to the fact that the infected people became irritable on the night of the double moon volley.

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On the roadside, an infected person with a sharply curved spine and his upper and lower body almost folded together kept scratching the affected skin area, causing some hair to fall off. He recognized Chino, climbed forward two steps, and said with a dry smile.

: "Please reward me with some moon coins, Lord Civil Affairs Officer."

Paladin kicked him back, holding his saber and threatening: "If you come one step closer, I will make your head fall to the ground!"

The infected person smiled miserably: "That's good, at least I'm free."

Kino ignored the little interruption here and continued to patrol, silently asking: "How much does their blood therapy cost?"

Paladin answered without hesitation: "Purifying blood also has quality. The highest quality blood can degenerate the infected site, making the patient look like an ordinary person. I heard that it will be settled in gold moon. I don't know the specific price. I have never seen it.

.The lowest quality blood can only be used to eliminate contagion. If it is to be effective, the treatment course is once a month and the price is 160 iron months. This is the blood used in the upper-level epidemic areas in our town."

Kino glanced at the infected people who were just waiting to die and doing nothing: "They are locked up here, where do their incomes come from?"

"Some beast-infected people are stronger than ordinary people and will be sent to mining areas to mine. They can earn 5 to 7 iron months a day. If they are diligent, they can earn more."

"What about those infected who are unable to work?"

"If there are family members out there, they can pay on their behalf."

"I don't have any family, what should I do?"

Paladin was silent for a moment, tapped his forehead, and said in a deep voice: "Then they can only pray to the gods to eliminate the epidemic as soon as possible."

"The royal family doesn't care about their life or death?"

"The number of infected people is too huge, and the war with the Far Eastern Dynasty has also made the royal family unable to take care of every life."

Kino had seen the words "Far Eastern Dynasty" in the history books the night before, but he was reading a general history, and the introduction was not detailed. He only knew that there had been large-scale wars between Doguland and the Far Eastern Dynasty in history.

Kino continued walking.

The weather is not bad today. The population density in the upper epidemic area is also very small. Many neighbors are empty. The long alley is quiet. The bluestone slabs are high and low. They are spliced ​​together to lead the road to a new corner. Step on it lightly and you will hear a crisp sound.

It seems to make people hear the passage of time, and the occasional breeze blows by, which makes it feel like a world away.

At this time, a fluffy kitten jumped down from the tile wall, stretched out, and looked at Kino and Paladin curiously.

Kino knelt down and looked at the kitten from a distance: "Will it spread the disease?"

Paladin replied: "I heard from doctors that cats are harmless. These little guys are very smart. They can feel the breath of the disease, so they never enter the lower epidemic area."

Among so many animals, Kino likes cats the most. This small animal will clean its fur regularly to ensure that it is clean. Even a wild cat will not smell bad and can even smell the fragrance of grass.

Dogs are different. They always like to get into dirty places and never clean themselves up. If they don't take a bath for a week, they will stink.

Not to mention pigs, cattle and sheep.

Kino stretched out his hand to the kitten, opened his lips with a smile, and made a sweet sound: "Meow meow~"

Paladin simply listened and was dumbfounded, which was too similar to what he had learned.

For processors, onomatopoeia is an essential skill, and imitating animal sounds is easy and natural.

The kitten's ears perked up when it heard the sound, thinking it had met the same kind, and meowed happily. It ran to Kino, purred, rubbed its head against his hand, and looked at him curiously, as if to say:

How did you become human?

Kino picked it up and rubbed, rubbed, pushed, scratched, and caressed it with his slender fingers. He immediately gave it a full massage. At first glance, he looked like an old cat slave.

The kitten was so happy that it purred loudly. In addition, Kino had a very good smell. It buried its head in his arms and kept rubbing it, like a coquettish lover.

Just when Chino was getting excited about playing with the cat, the kitten suddenly tensed up and seemed to notice something. The cat's eyes looked to the side warily.

"Ha!" The kitten's back hair stood up, it let out a fierce breath, broke away from Kino's arms and ran away without a trace.

Chino glanced at the cat hair on his body and couldn't help frowning. The only disadvantage of petting the cat was that the hair on it was difficult to clean.

Paladin looked in the direction of the kitten's breath, held his sword and said, "Don't come any closer."

The ones who scared away the kitten were two ragged men. Judging from their age and size, they should be a father and daughter.

My father was a tall man, with one arm completely transformed into a beast. The joints of his limbs were as thick as rocks. His explosive muscles bulged like hills and were covered with gray-brown hair. From a distance, he felt oppressive and extremely terrifying.

He was holding a childish little girl, who was in her early ten years. She had a pair of beautiful big eyes and fine and long eyelashes as soft as black feathers. However, her mental state was relatively poor and her skin was sickly pale. She should

It is caused by long-term malnutrition.

The little girl's appearance here means that she is also infected with the disease.

However, her infection level is relatively low, and the location of her animal transformation is also very subtle. Other parts of her body are normal, except for her pointed ears that are erect and covered with down, turning into two animal ears that tremble from time to time.

"Lord Civil Administrator..." The father, threatened by Paladin, stopped far away, bowed to Kino, and said in a trembling voice, "My name is Ramos, and this is my daughter, Luca."

Luka's animal ears were pressed back gently, and she said in a milky voice: "Hello, Mr. Civil Affairs Officer."

Kino smiled politely back: "Hello, my name is Kino."
Chapter completed!