Chapter 602: smallpox

The old dwarf grinned: "I am also entrusted by a friend. I will talk about the causes and consequences first. If you feel able to help, just help. If you feel powerless, just say so. Let's talk about the business."
"That line, please speak."
Mr. Schmidt said lightly, but since people have asked for help, Joan refused when he could do anything.
"This is the case. I have a cousin who has been operating iron mines since his grandfather's generation. To my cousin's generation, due to the large family population, there are only two mines in his hands. Seat, the output is very general, there are only ten employees in total, barely making a living."
Mr. Schmidt sighed, and then said: "My cousin's luck was not very good. A mine in his name two years ago had a water seepage accident and drowned two miners. The aftermath has not been dealt with properly, and around the mine Smallpox broke out in the village."
"In just two months, no fewer than 100 local villagers died from smallpox, and miners working nearby were also infected. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the Lord Lord ordered the abandoned villages with outbreaks of infectious diseases, and the mine of my cousin was ordered to be closed. Wake up, no business is allowed to open before the epidemic is over. People who are afraid of the epidemic have also given the abandoned mine a new name'Zuoqi Pit'. Little Master, do you know what this means?"
Joan nodded. The word "Zoqi" is "death" in the dwarf language. "Zuoqi Hang" is translated into a common language, which means "burial pit", which is certainly not a good name.
"My cousin only relied on the remaining mine to barely maintain his livelihood. It was hard to survive this spring. The smallpox epidemic has subsided. He applied to the lord Lord to lift the ban and intends to reactivate the Zoki mine."
"In accordance with established practice, before resuming work, first go to the mine to see if there is still smallpox virus alive. However, on the day they returned to the mine again after two years, they accidentally discovered that there were unknown figures in the vicinity of the mine."
"There is a courageous miner who, on the basis of having had pox and not afraid of smallpox virus infection, quietly traced the mysterious man into the depths of the mine, and he escaped not long afterwards and was scared almost crazy!"
"What did he see?" Joan couldn't help asking.
The smallpox virus is invisible and intangible, and it must be something more specific and horrifying that scares the miners.
"It's an undead!" Mr. Schmidt's face was heavy, and his tone was a bit eerie. "This person claimed that there were undead creatures in the depths of the mine. Later, other people who entered the mines confirmed this, but it was different. Of witnesses have different opinions on the reasons for haunting."
"Some people think that these undead creatures are zombies transformed by miners who died in smallpox. Others think that the pit is connected to an ancient tomb underground. The undead in the tomb flow through the mine shaft and wander in the tunnel. Some people even suspect that the pit is deep. There is a necromancer in seclusion, such as my cousin, who sticks to the last point."
Joan frowned slightly, expecting Schmidt to continue.
"My cousin is a steady and down-to-earth man, and he will not easily assert without sufficient evidence. Since he insists that the Zoki Mine is occupied by an evil caster of unknown origin, and begged me, I am the elder brother. , Yu Qingyu Li has to help him solve the trouble, right?"
Mr. Schmidt shrugged and shrugged his hands, somewhat reluctantly saying, "I don't like dealing with spellcasters, especially those who are perverted by corpses!"
"Brother Logan greatly touted you in the letter, little mage. Frankly speaking, I don’t believe you really have that brother Logan said so smart and capable, I hate the caster, but I have to admit that only the caster can fight the caster .
"Since the guy who pretends to be a ghost in the mine is probably an evil necromancer or a priest who believes in death...cough, if you are willing to take this errand and help me investigate the truth about the mine haunting, I can send it for free You have 300 pistol bullets, and you will receive an extra half a pound of magic crystal as a reward. Little Master, what do you think of this deal?"
300 rounds of pistol bullets, plus half a pound of magic crystals, this payment is really generous, and Joan cannot be bothered. However, he must give full consideration to the risks behind this commission, and no matter how generous the rewards are, it is not worth the effort to replace them.
After a long thought, Joan finally spoke.
"Mr. Schmidt, I’m not sure if I can take over your entrustment. Could you please give me some time to go to the Zoki Mine to find out about the local situation and reply to you later."
"Boy, I like your steady character, that's it!" Mr. Schmidt smiled and extended his right hand to Joanne.
Joan shook the old dwarf's generous palm and then got up to say goodbye.
Leaving Mr. Schmidt's office, Joanne walked on the road, thinking.
Before going to the Zuoqi Mine to investigate the haunting incident, he first had to guard against the smallpox virus that hurt local villagers.
In this era, "smallpox" is almost synonymous with "death" in the minds of the people in the New World.
Smallpox is a powerful infectious disease that is older than the "Black Death". The epidemic does not occur. The attack is fierce. The death rate of infected people is as high as 30% in 15-20 days!
Those patients who had survived smallpox but survived most of them had acne scars, as if the imprint of death on them. The only thing to be thankful is that after escaping this robbery, they will not be infected with smallpox virus again throughout their lives.
When Joan was in the town of Delin, he followed Mr. Kailandil to study medicine, and he knew much more about the infectious disease of smallpox than ordinary people.
Studies in the medical community for many years have shown that smallpox virus invades the human body mainly through the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and is transmitted through droplet inhalation or direct contact. The clinical manifestations were mainly toxic and symptoms such as chills, high fever, fatigue, and headache. Herpes followed by scabs appeared in batches on the skin, leaving acne scars.
So far, the medical community has not determined effective conventional treatments for smallpox.
The "sacred art" of removing disease can cure smallpox. However, compared with the infected people and the rate of deterioration of the disease, it is difficult for most epidemic areas to call enough priests or druids to quell the epidemic in a short time. Many patients can only be quarantined to take their fate, and they can carry it with good luck, and those who cannot bear can only wait to die.
In addition to being highly contagious and lethal, the smallpox virus has a terrible ability to survive dry and low temperatures, and can survive for months to a year and a half on scabs, dust, and clothing! In order to avoid the spread of the virus, personal clothing and utensils left behind by smallpox patients must also be burned.
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