The residents of Muxi Town have been hotly discussing several things recently.
The first thing is that in the fourth month after Muxi Town was officially established, according to statistics from various industry unions and residential area associations, the town’s population officially exceeded 700. This is already the largest number in the western coastal area of the Silver Ring Kingdom.
big town.
The second thing is that people have recently discovered that whether Father Todd is preaching in the church, relaxing in the garden, or enjoying the breeze at the beach, there is always a knight with a sword on his back and an iron mask on his face.
It doesn't look like he's a guard. In their daily conversations, Todd would always use words like "Don't follow me" and "Don't you have anywhere else to go?" to reject the knight's request.
Follow. Therefore, people think that the priest does not like to see this person.
It's impossible to say he's an enemy. The knight just follows the priest every day and doesn't see him doing anything else. Moreover, when someone mentions this matter to Huggins, who is responsible for the town's defense, the other party always ignores him.
Talk to him.
The third thing is still related to Todd. I don’t know which of the priest’s nerves was wrong, and he actually bought a batch of things that only nobles can entertain from the merchant-pet rats. These little white guys can only
It looked like he couldn't eat, and he couldn't work in the fields. He was just feeding and entertaining the children of the noble family. No one knew why the priest spent this unjust money.
At this time, Todd was in the laboratory, busy with the experiments he was about to conduct, and had no time to pay attention to the rumors outside. The time bomb that could detonate at any time in his body forced him to investigate the mutation of the "Sutherland Relic".
Put this matter at the forefront of your current work.
The mice he purchased were not for ornamental use, but for pressure-resistant experiments on Sutherland bacteria.
The general process is to take the four bacterial mixtures in the body and determine the maximum no-effect dose (MNL) based on the animal toxicity test. Based on the MNL, the allowable daily intake (ADl) value of the mice is determined, and the daily increase is based on the proportion of body fluids.
Inject it into mice and observe possible physiological changes.
The reason why mice are used is because the mouse gene sequence is similar to that of humans, and its entire genome is about 98% similar to humans.
The second reason is that cultivation is convenient and the quantity is sufficient. Pathological experiments require a large number of experimental subjects for statistical analysis, which requires artificial breeding of a certain number of experimental subjects.
The third reason is that the cost is low. It only costs five bronze stars to buy a white mouse. It consumes less feed, is not picky about food, and does not take up space.
As for other preparations for the experiment, the bacterial samples are readily available and can be propagated in petri dishes at any time. The anesthetic is ether, which is obtained by dehydrating alcohol with concentrated sulfuric acid.
After completing the above preparations, Todd still had one last crucial thing left to find a way to get.
Leaving the laboratory and walking into the church in Muxi Town. Although this is the workplace of the priest, every time he comes here, Todd always marvels at this prayer place built by immigrants.
In the main hall of the church, there were many people praying. When they saw the priest's appearance, they stood up to pay their respects.
Todd motioned for everyone to sit down with both hands and focused on the two figures sitting together in the back row.
Alfonso and Huggins.
Todd knew clearly that if he was busy in the laboratory, the former would be waiting in the church, and this had become a tacit understanding between the two.
The latter, as the head of Muxi Town's security force, Todd has not seen him for quite some time. I heard that he was concentrating the town's security forces not far from Muxi Town.
training to prepare for emergencies.
But the two people were sitting together and talking like old friends, which Todd didn't expect.
Seeing the priest approaching, Huggins guessed that the person he was looking for was not him, so he interrupted the conversation with Alfonso and took the initiative to move away.
Todd gave him a grateful look, sat next to Alfonso, and stated his request straight to the point: "Your Excellency, Mr. Decavo, I have something to ask for."
The knight's body turned slightly to the side, but he did not speak.
Knowing that silence is the other party's habit of listening, Todd lowered his voice: "I hope to borrow someone from you, who will play a vital role in the research of the relics."
"who?"
"Your retinue, Walton."
Alfonso nodded, knowing that since Todd spoke, he must have a good reason.
Seeing the knight turn around and leave the church, Huggins, who was waiting on the side since just now, came to Todd's side and whispered: "About Alfonso, I want to talk to you."
The two came to the confessional in the church, and Huggins told Todd a long-lost past event.
"Alfonso and I originally belonged to the Knights of the Silver Ring Kingdom and were loyal to the Silver Ring Royal Family. Since we were trainee knights, we have been fighting side by side and fighting against the barbarians in the north for six years." Huggins wore it.
With his gloved hands interlocked, he prayed to the cross in front of him and said.
When Todd heard this, he remembered the strange behavior of the two when they were fighting against the northern pirates, and suddenly understood the reason. He asked: "Later, Alfonso changed from a secular knight to a church knight. What happened?
thing?"
Huggins' eyes looked into the distance, as if recalling past memories, and his tone was cold: "This starts with his family. Alfonso De Cabo originally had a beautiful wife and a pair of healthy children. He
Because her husband was away at war for a long time, his wife was tired from housework and had hidden illnesses. After that, Alfonso sought medical treatment everywhere. Finally one day, a traveler who claimed to be from the east gave him
A copper pipe, claiming that the thing inside could save his wife..."
Todd took a breath and unconsciously interrupted Huggins: "Copper pipe? You mean..."
"Yes, there are Sutherland relics inside." Huggins closed his eyes and sighed heavily: "At that time, Alfonso, who was desperate, only used the copper pipe with the mentality of giving it a try. As a result, he
My wife’s illness is really cured, but it’s a pity that the good times didn’t last long…”
"The Sutherland relic turned his wife into a monster..."
Hearing Todd's words, Huggins said in surprise: "He said this to you?!"
"No, not all, just part of it. What happened next?"
The man's eyes were fixed on the cross: "One night about half a year later, his wife turned into a monster and killed two children with her own hands. Alfonso, who rushed home, killed his wife in grief and despair.
Wife...After that, he donated all his property to the church and became an inquisitor who hunted alien species..."
Todd gasped, and suddenly he remembered something: "Wait a minute! When you brought me back to the monastery, did you know that I would turn into a monster?"
Huggins immediately shook his head: "No, I didn't know that at the time. The fact that Sutherland's successor will eventually become a monster is a hidden part of the church's history, and most people won't know about it. Today, I asked again and again.
, Alfonso told me the whole story."
The man turned his face to Todd: "The reason why I tell you these things is because if you can solve the mystery of the successor turning into a monster, you will not only save yourself, but maybe you can also save a heart that is devastated by pain and suffering.