Chapter 211
“What's the situation? The latest batch of protective gear is being rushed, but it will take some time to meet the doctors' requirements.”
Blaise spoke with a grave expression, “Lucy has been infected.”
Dillina froze for a moment, then pressed her forehead, “How could this happen… What can we do now?”
“We have to make a choice.”
The voice came from Carly, who had been silent until now.
“A choice? You mean…” Both Dillina and Blaise turned their gazes toward Carly.
Carly was the highest-ranking professional who had served the lord the longest and had earned his trust.
Even though she wasn’t appointed as the captain of the guards like Blaise, nor did she hold a rank as high as the master tailor, both of them knew that when it came to the qualifications and status of all professionals, no one could surpass Carly. Every time the lord had to leave for a journey, he entrusted her with the major arrangements for the territory.
Carly let out a heavy sigh, and this usually cheerful woman spoke with difficulty, “Yes, we must abandon the severely ill new refugees outside the city to protect the residents inside who are in recovery.”
Blaise pressed his lips together and said dryly, “But the refugee camp was the lord's arrangement…”
Carly closed her eyes, “Yes, I will take full responsibility. I don’t want the lord to return to a White Night Town that has been ravaged by plague… What lies before us is no longer a matter of choice; the storeroom has run out of herbs.”
At her words, the three fell into silence.
A clever woman can’t cook without rice; with the herbs gone, even if Lucy hadn’t been infected, the current situation wouldn’t lead to any breakthrough. Instead, it would mean the collective demise of White Night Town.
Unless— a miracle occurred, and the lord appeared at this moment.
In the minds of the three, ‘miracle’ and ‘the lord’s return’ were one and the same.
Although, practically speaking, White Night Town didn’t need Lord Yebai right now, all three believed that when the lord appeared, all the problems would be resolved.
Suddenly, a cold, fine liquid splashed onto their skin.
“Is it… raining?”
Carly, Dillina, and Blaise instinctively looked up, only to realize it wasn’t rain but rather a number of flying devices, clearly belonging to the Alchemy School, soaring above them.
Carly, who belonged to the Alchemy School, was momentarily stunned. From the scent of the mist, she quickly recognized the flying devices.
“Disinfection sprayers?”
These were alchemical devices created by the Alchemy School, effective in preventing the spread of disease.
“How come these unidentified things haven’t been shot down…” Blaise had already tensed up, but upon hearing Carly’s words, he stopped in surprise and asked, “What disinfection… sprayers?”
“Wow!!”
In the next moment, an excited uproar erupted from outside the city.
The captain of the guards was still slow to react, but Carly and Dillina had already guessed the reason. Their expressions changed, filled with relief, excitement, and liberation… all these emotions coalesced into one sentence:
“The lord has returned.”
…
As Yebai gazed at White Night Town from afar, he sensed something was amiss. The smoke from the herbs filled the outer city, and his heart sank, realizing his territory was likely engulfed in plague.
In this situation, anxious, Yebai urged Otofis to accelerate. Under the incredulous gazes of the Earth Dragon Beast team, he broke away from the group, racing ahead and leaving the already swift Earth Dragon Beasts far behind.
Upon reaching the territory, Yebai launched the two sets of disinfection sprayers from his backpack toward White Night Town, focusing on the gathering points between the inner and outer cities to control the outbreak.
The guard Felix, initially astonished by the swarm of flying devices, thought they were under attack.
But in the next moment, he spotted Yebai’s familiar figure.
The newly arrived refugees were still in a daze, but the soldiers and medical staff among the guards, after a brief moment of shock, erupted into ecstatic cheers:
“The lord has returned!”
…
Lucy, not knowing when she had fallen into a deep sleep due to her high fever, remained tense even in her dreams—
No, there are still patients; the plague can’t worsen any further…
Until, in her hazy state, she felt someone feeding her a cold potion, and a familiar voice echoed in her ears:
“My territory has erupted in plague; just leave the supplies here, and someone will come to collect them.”
This time, Lucy truly felt at ease and drifted back into sleep.
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Chapter 140
Just a moment ago, White Night Town was shrouded in despair, but with Yebai’s return, it was revitalized.
The disinfection sprayers from the Alchemy School flew over the town, these alchemical creations loaded with diluted potions were the most effective means of halting the spread of plague among the three major schools of technology.
Once the potions inside were used up, they could be replenished, but each one cost over 10 gold coins, a luxury not easily afforded.
“Come on, come on, bring them in, handle them carefully; they’re all filled with potions, don’t break the bottles…”
The likelihood of infection was related to individual levels, and now, those still capable in the territory were mostly high-level military units and professionals. All the soldiers in White Night Town who hadn’t contracted the plague gathered in the open space, eagerly transporting the special medicines Yebai had brought back from Landu City.
The Earth Dragon Knight team responsible for escorting the supplies, having received Yebai’s prior explanation and seen the situation in White Night Town from afar, had already placed the supplies at a distance from the territory and stepped back, waiting for the locals to take over.
At this point, the escort team’s task was essentially complete, but they didn’t leave immediately.
Transactions of such magnitude were rare in merchant guilds, and coupled with the magical ‘magic donkey,’ everyone had developed a deep impression of this employer. Now that they had arrived at their destination and witnessed a territory afflicted by plague, their curiosity peaked.
Standing a hundred meters away at a safe distance, they watched as boxes of goods were opened, revealing numerous glass bottles filled with potions.
Combined with the jubilant actions of the territory’s people as they transported the precious medicines, the merchant guild’s escort team quickly deduced—those boxes clearly contained special medicines capable of rapidly curing various plagues.
These special medicines were not cheap; each bottle was worth at least twenty silver coins, enough to cover a month’s income for a mid-level professional.
“Those potions… for the refugee camp?”
The escort team stared in disbelief at the medicines that had previously only been accessible to nobles, now being hurriedly transported into the refugee camp.
Inside were those refugees who, in the eyes of the adults, could be unhesitatingly abandoned…
The entire escort team fell into silence, feeling astonished, shocked, and confused.
But they also saw that as those medicines, which were incredibly expensive for the common people, were generously used, the locals praised their lord as if they had been reborn. Even from hundreds of meters away, they could still hear the unceasing cheers.
Gradually, those emotions transformed into an indescribable admiration.
In their shoes, they might not have made the same choice as Yebai, but that didn’t prevent them from feeling respect for such a person.
“Our mission is complete; let’s head back.”
After a long pause, the captain of the guards gave the order to turn around.
Strangely, the knights soon noticed that on the return journey, their Earth Dragon Beasts moved with a lightness and grace that contrasted sharply with their earlier quiet obedience. Each one had regained its former character.
…
In the refugee camp, as Yebai directed the treatment efforts, a system notification suddenly rang in his ears:
“The trade route between ‘Landu City and White Night Town’ has been opened.”
“Wise lord, you have successfully established the fifth external road for your territory, granting an additional 2 productivity!”
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