Treating epidemic diseases is definitely a dangerous job, and naturally it cannot be carried out in the city, or even upwind or upstream of the river.
The so-called parasitic epidemics are just simple speculations based on the symptoms. If we blindly treat them and kill them, it will be a trivial matter and allow our own people to be infected on a large scale.
The temporary camp for treating the epidemic was placed in an unnamed small valley 20 kilometers away from Bastille. This place can be called a model of Jedi. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides. There is only a small valley crack that can be accessed. In the center, there is a building covering an area of ten meters.
The miniature lake covering several acres is crystal clear.
There are no plump wild fish in this small lake, but steam is rising, and you can smell the smell of sulfur from a distance. This is clearly a hot spring.
This nameless valley should have been a volcanic crater before, but the surrounding mountains have risen, turning it into an inconspicuous small valley. Due to sufficient geothermal heat, the outside of the valley has fallen leaves, but it is still green and warm.
spring.
The reason why the small letters are added to the valley is that it is compared to the majestic Sansette, the highest peak in the world. If it were completely reclaimed, it would have thousands of acres. If it were not for the evil neighbor of Bastille, this place should be able to become Andy
It is a paradise for the mountain people, and it is not a problem to feed a few hundred families.
Accompanied by Charles, when Ajer and his party arrived here, it was already the third day of reaching an agreement.
A small camp covering several acres of land has been set up next to the miniature lake. The daily necessities are fully prepared inside, and even hot water is boiling in a large pot, but there are only half of the people there.
For some time to come, Charles will be the only healthy person accompanying them.
According to the previous agreement, if Charles is unfortunately infected, Sean and the others will not send anyone in again. If all treatments are tried and there is still no cure, Sean and the others will completely seal the valley mouth, and this place will become the thirteenth place for their group.
human grave.
"It wouldn't be an injustice if I could be buried here."
Ajer looked at the small valley that might become his tomb, nodded with satisfaction, turned to Charles beside him and said.
"Actually, there is no need for you to come in. We already know the treatment methods and we are fully capable of autonomy. No matter how good the preventive measures are, if the exposure time is long, you may still be infected and your life will be wasted."
During these three days, they were not idle. Not only did they find this excellent camp, but they also made corresponding preparations.
It turned out that the clothes had been burned on the spot, and the armor had been thrown into the highly concentrated lime water. They have not been fished out yet. Everyone's head is bare, their body is red, and they have been instilled with a lot of knowledge about epidemics.
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No one is truly stupid who can become a knight, especially when his own life is at stake. He can learn quickly and has a general idea of the epidemic.
In the past three days, except for eating and sleeping, they basically did not leave the lime pool. They were so overwhelmed by the epidemic that they heard that the quicklime water had the function of repelling insects and preventing epidemics, so they jumped in and refused to come out.
I don’t know the psychological effect, but it does help their disease. The physical symptoms seem to have been alleviated, which makes them full of expectations for the next treatment.
Although Charles had already vaccinated them before this and told them that the treatment they would receive would be poisons that would have certain side effects on the body, it did not arouse much opposition.
During this period, Sean also met with them several times, mainly about the relationship between doctors and patients, and the exchanges were more about disease issues. Ajer's promise to meet Sean alone was also fulfilled.
Of course, it was impossible to actually meet alone. McGee, the Skullcrusher armed to the teeth, stood beside Sean like a statue throughout the whole process.
When they actually met, Ajer didn't know what to say. The doubts he had before had been solved by the practical actions of the humble Charles who had been following them every step of the way.
The other party may have the idea of using them as guinea pigs to study their diseases, but for them there are only benefits and no harm.
After all, this may be their only hope. Both Ajer and the eleven regular knights are very knowledgeable. Judging from the opponent's series of preparations and plans, they are all full of order. Using the opponent's own
To describe it in other words, this is called professionalism. In the past, even the best doctors they had contact with were not as good as one percent of them.
This meeting was awkward. It only lasted ten minutes before Ajer ran away. It was obvious that he had not completely adjusted his mentality until now.
Who would have thought that after half a month of ups and downs, when they met again, their identities would undergo such a huge change.
He is no longer the powerful, arrogant and arrogant knight. At that time, as long as he wanted to, he could take his life even in adversity. But now he is just a humble disease patient whose life and death are in the hands of the other party.
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After in-depth consultations and various investigations and studies, Sean's original speculation was further confirmed.
The possibility that the other party's disease is parasitic is as high as 80%, because Sean has seen this symptom before, but it was not in humans, but in the four-cornered mountain cattle. It was caused by a species called schistosomiasis.
caused by parasites.
Most mountain cattle will carry this parasite. This parasite is not fatal to large mountain cattle. At most, it will faze for a few days when first infected, and then a symbiotic pattern will be formed.
In order to survive and continue, most parasites will not cause fatal harm to the host, and even if they do, it will be chronic.
But once this kind of parasite enters the human body, it will be more deadly. The physical difference between a human and a four-horned mountain ox is more than ten times greater.
The blood-sucking worms release paralyzing hormones according to the standard in the body of the four-cornered mountain cow, which is naturally fatal to the human body, and it is inevitable to kill the host in large numbers.
The mountain people eat four-cornered high-backed mountain cattle boiled until mashed in a big pot. Many of them simply follow the instructions left by their ancestors and only know that eating this way is beneficial. Ninety-nine percent of the mountain people themselves cannot explain the specific reasons.
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Ajer and his group of outsiders naturally did not know the taboos. They regarded the four-horned high-backed mountain cattle as domesticated beef cattle and enjoyed bloody three- and four-mature steaks. The results can be imagined.
After making themselves full of parasites, the strong physical fitness of the knight and the grand knight did not fail. After most of the schistosomiasis eggs entered their intestines and stomachs, they were decomposed and absorbed by their powerful digestion capabilities before they could hatch.
But they can't hold back their huge appetites and eat too much beef. There are always lucky ones who have strong vitality.
In the end, they could not escape the disaster. Their strong physiques still worked, and they withstood the large amount of toxins released when the schistosomes hatched. Like the mountain cattle, they formed a symbiotic model with the blood-sucking worms.
There will be no life-threatening danger for a while, but life span will naturally be greatly affected. Once their physical fitness begins to decline, the schistosomiasis in their bodies will become fatal.
The remaining 20% possibility is a bit too much. It is very possible that Sean's speculation is completely wrong. It is also possible that after these schistosomiasis enter the human body, they will produce different changes according to the changes in the host's body.
Until the results come out, everything is unknown.
However, based on the current medical conditions, let alone an 80% chance, even a 10% chance can be done without hesitation.
"This is a rare opportunity."
Charles is as serious as ever.
"If you record the entire treatment process, it will become the first-hand information for us to study this disease in the future. Tang said that medical skills are a rigorous discipline, related to life, and you cannot treat any disease based on imagination alone.
, must have a large amount of detailed information as a basis.”
"Judging from the classics we have at hand, there are almost zero records in this area. We have the responsibility to fill this in. If it can promote the development of medical skills even a little bit, it is worth it even if it costs my life.
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"What's more, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see experimental materials like yours again in the future. What's more, the medicine you have to take is poison after all. It is very important to master the dosage. This must be observed and recorded nearby. I am the best candidate."
After being in contact for a long time, Ajer and the others liked to communicate with Charles at first, because they felt that this man was honest and would tell them straightforwardly, no matter good or bad, and from his mouth, they could understand the essence of the matter.
But over time, they discovered that this is a very painful thing. It is a good thing for a person to tell the truth, but when this kind of truth removes all pretense and is thrown directly in front of them, it is often very hurtful.
I will tell you straightforwardly right now that I am not here just for you. I am here to observe the reactions of you guinea pigs and to devote yourself to medicine. No matter how uncomfortable I feel, I still can’t find anything wrong with you.
Because what they tell is the truth from the beginning to the end, and the truth cannot be more truthful.
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Solo City.
Manyu army led the capital.
The straight-line distance from Bastille is no more than two hundred kilometers.
In terms of historical inheritance, there is not much difference between the two. Both were established after the collapse of the Andis Empire, but one was just a border fortress and the other was a military capital.
One has only undergone an explosive construction in just thirty years, and the other has been continuously nourished and constructed with the resources of the entire Manyu Army for three hundred years.
No matter in terms of scale or prosperity, there is no comparison between the two. The entire Bastille combined is not half as grand as the Phelan family castle located halfway up the mountain.
Not to mention the huge affiliated cities, layer upon layer, surrounding the not-so-small hill where Faerûn Castle is located, turning it into a veritable mountain within the city. The permanent population here is as high as more than 200,000.
I have visited the entire Ashan continent several times, and it is also ranked in the top ten.
Solo City is also known as the Holy Land of Gladiators and the City of Slaves. It has the largest arena and the most prosperous slave market in the Ashan continent.
The "Anti-Slavery Call" issued by the Saint Ether Church thirty years ago, the "Emancipation Order" issued by the Lancelot Royal Family ten years ago, and even the entire Manyu Army have little influence here. This place is still a semi-feudal and semi-serf society.