Chapter 059 "Hunger"
"Let's go now."
Colin sniffed his nose and smelled various odors in the air . He could clearly feel that there were the scents of beastmen everywhere in the city.
The number is increasing.
Moreover, because of the ritual, the beast transformation was much stronger than usual.
When they arrived at the original city lord's house, Colin immediately ordered the interrogation of the clergy of the Holy Healing Church who had just escaped.
Soon, he got some news.
"The mechanism of infection by 'lycanthropy' is still unclear, but one thing is certain: it is likely to break out in people who are extremely hungry and cannot get food."
"So most of the time, the 'beastial disease' appears outside the city, and a small number of cases appear inside the city. Because as long as there is a certain amount of food and the stomach is full, there is a high probability that the disease will not occur."
"And if you add emotional excitement, such as anger, to this symptom of extreme hunger, the possibility of an explosion is even higher."
Extreme hunger + relatively agitated negative emotions?
Colin didn't expect that the symptoms would be so simple. At the same time, he also understood why it was said before that it would usually only break out in groups such as the general poor.
Because only those who cannot get enough food will face corresponding troubles.
"This is just picking on the weak. No wonder the 'Book of Fortune Telling' mentioned that there will be a large-scale outbreak of beast transformation among the refugees outside the city tomorrow..."
Colin sat in a room in the castle, sighed, and looked at the clergy of the Holy Healing Church who were tied up by the soldiers.
"Besides that, what exactly is 'lycanthropy'? Did you guys emit it?"
"No, we don't know where it came from. Besides hunger, the body is stained with too much blood of 'beastiality' patients. If it accidentally seeps into wounds and other places, it will also cause infection. Father Lawrence was infected for this reason."
"So, according to you, as long as we can eat our fill, we can avoid a large-scale outbreak of 'beastiality'?"
"Yes, as long as you are not hungry, the probability of being infected will be smaller."
Hearing this, Colin was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Calder: "How many days can the food in this city last?"
"If we collect all the food in the city and only supply the people in the castle, even if there are 10,000 more people, it will last at least half a month..."
Colin waved his hand to interrupt him: "No, I'm talking about the refugees in and outside Black Rock City."
"Well...if everything goes smoothly, it will probably take about a week."
After a pause, Warden Calder added: "But this is almost impossible. There are tens of thousands of people in the city, and those outside the city... there are also nearly ten thousand people."
He secretly said that it would be impossible to do well on the spot with such a large-scale distribution task.
Having participated in several crusades and been in charge of logistics, Carde knew very well that this kind of distribution was very difficult.
There will definitely be people hiding food, and there will definitely be unequal distribution…
If those people knew that their food was distributed to inferior people such as refugees outside the city, it would only trigger a terrible riot.
Coupled with the constant panic caused by "beastiality", the situation will only get more chaotic.
"It's a bit troublesome . If we can't distribute the food well, and all those people are transformed into beasts, we probably won't be able to withstand it..."
Colin couldn't help but pinch his forehead. He was not familiar with this kind of thing and couldn't give any effective advice.
He also didn't expect that the biggest problem he would face in dealing with this group of "beasts" was not how to kill them, but the shortage of supplies.
If it is not handled properly and famine occurs, it will directly lead to a large-scale outbreak of "beastiality".
One or two of these things may not be a big deal...
But the numbers were increasing, and they couldn't escape, so it was a dead end.
"Let's do our best while ensuring our own food supply."
After a pause, Helena added: "This conversation is strictly forbidden to be spread out. If I find out, I will hang anyone who does.
"Now, have those soldiers go out and collect food, and use the most severe measures to stop the greed."
"yes."
Warden Calder said nothing more. If it were any other time, he would definitely find a way to push these troubles onto other people.
But at this time, he was also deeply involved in it, and he was really a "tall man".
Then he would not feel comfortable handing things over to other people.
He had sent people outside the city to try before, and now the inside and outside of the city were indeed closed, making it impossible to escape.
"Don't worry. Once this crisis is over, I will let my father report your achievements to His Majesty the King and make you a member of the 'Knights of Virtue'."
"yes."
Carde nodded, took the order, and left quickly.
"I'll go too."
Colin was somewhat worried, so he followed them to see how they were going to handle it.
If he stays still, he will feel a strong sense of uneasiness.
It was as if I could feel the Holy Healing Church staring at me...
"Sir, are you sure that things will really turn around in seven days?" Carde couldn't help but ask. To be honest, he was skeptical about this statement.
Because he really couldn't think of any way to deal with the monster that was suspected to be summoned by the ancient god's summoning ritual.
But...it seems that the person in front of him is the only special case since the emergence of "beast transformation".
His situation is just as mysterious...
After escaping from the dungeon, he returned for unknown reasons and turned back into a normal person.
Then he acted like a savior and said that all crises would be resolved in a few days.
To be honest, if it weren't for the guarantee from Helena, the descendant of a great noble family, he felt that Colin was the real suspect.
Because according to him, if it drags on for a few days, without any restrictions, the thing in the church might completely come.
At that time, there was nothing that could stop it.
Everyone will die, without exception!
Might as well take advantage of now and give it a try.
"I can't tell you the details, but you just have to believe that the problem will be effectively solved when the time comes."
To be honest, Kelin didn't dare to say too much.
He had no idea how Bonfire Company was going to handle the situation. He didn't know whether it would solve the problem directly or use his own hands to solve it.
The only thing that is certain is that in a few days, I will be able to return to reality.
When the time comes, I will go out and ask my colleagues in the company: In the era of cold weapons, how to deal with a ground creature that is likely to be larger than a blue whale.
Then, take advantage of those seven days to speed up the upgrade, and maybe you can get some lethal weapons.
Soon, the one thousand soldiers in the castle were divided into more than a dozen teams and moved towards various parts of the city.
They have only one purpose, which is to collect food.
Colin led a group of people carrying a large amount of food and headed straight for the city gate, intending to see if he could solve the problem of refugees outside the city first.
