Volume 3 Obsidian Chapter 156 Plague Tale
Two days later.
Chen Lun once again received an invitation from the owner of the Foil Fighting Club, the "Black Knight" Biles.
But before going to the club, he planned to go to another place first.
Chen Lun was curious about the black anti-epidemic medicine he saw in the bar a few days ago. He planned to go to the old man's address to see who was pretending to be his believer and doing something for profit.
So after lunch, Chen Lun took a carriage to a block in the west of the inner city.
Although this place is relatively close to the Port of Lona, the surrounding roads are in disrepair and uneven, resulting in low traffic and dilapidated shops.
A herbal shop called "Robert and Jones" opened on the street.
This herbal medicine shop is not big, with a storefront similar to that of an ordinary coffee shop. The shops next to it are all closed, and it seems that no one is renting it to do business.
As soon as Chen Lun lifted the curtain of the carriage, he saw a middle-aged man who looked like a butler, carrying a paper bag in his hand, walking out of the herbal medicine house, then getting on the carriage and driving away.
"Hmm... this should be it."
Chen Lun groaned for a moment.
After getting off the carriage, he walked straight into the herbalist's shop.
Push open the wooden door.
jingle……
When Chen Lun entered the store, he first smelled a strong herbal scent. The smell was very complex, not smelly nor fragrant, but it reminded Chen Lun of some not-so-good memories from his previous life.
Because my sister and I have genetic diseases, we have tried to find various "miracle doctors" and taken all kinds of disgusting medicines.
The experience during those days was like a nightmare.
Chen Lun shook his head slightly.
"Oh, good day sir, what can I do for you?"
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a brown leather apron walked out from the inner door with a smile on his tired face.
He wore a pair of glasses on his nose, but the lenses were stained with some strange black liquid, making them look a little dirty.
"I heard that I can buy 'special epidemic prevention medicine' from you?"
Chen Lun held his silver cane and smiled faintly.
He deliberately emphasized the "special effects" to see how the other party would react.
"Oh no, sir, there is no 'special anti-epidemic medicine' here..."
The middle-aged man's smile was slightly bitter.
"That's just a herbal candy that my wife and I developed. It does have a certain anti-epidemic effect, but it's not as effective as a 'special effect'... If you need it, you can buy some and try it."
"Oh? Well... In that case, you should give me some. The disease has been spreading outside the city recently, which is worrying."
Chen Lun nodded, pretending to be disappointed.
The middle-aged man responded happily, then walked into the inner room. After a while, he came out carrying a small paper bag.
"Sir, this is the 'epidemic prevention candy block'. Please feel free to eat it. It is mainly made of brown sugar, ginger and herbs... Taking a small amount every day can make the body warm and resist severe cold and epidemics."
【Medicine-Anti-epidemic Candy】
Item description: This is an anti-epidemic medicine developed by herbalist Robert and his wife Jones. It contains brown sugar, ginger and 19 kinds of herbs, which can effectively prevent cold and plague.
Taking a small amount each time can slightly increase resistance to poison, cold, and plague.
"How much?"
Chen Lun took it and asked casually.
"Only two silver trophies, sir."
The man exhaled a puff of white air and chuckled.
Chen Lun nodded secretly.
This drug is effective and not expensive in inner city areas, and even quite cheap for the rich.
Chen Lun took out two silver coins and placed them in his palm, and the other party thanked him.
At this time, Chen Lun asked again:
"Are you followers of the Black Messenger?"
The man's face changed slightly, but soon returned to normal.
“Yes, we are His followers.”
Chen Lun could sense the other person's panic at that moment and knew that he was lying.
But he did not expose the man directly, but continued:
"This is really great. I also believe in the 'Black Messenger'. He is the angel of the 'Foreign God' and the guardian of amber..."
Chen Lun's tone was very serious, and he even made up a gesture of praise after he finished speaking.
He put his index and middle fingers together and drew a circle counterclockwise between his eyebrows.
"Praise the blackness of the foreign land."
The middle-aged man looked at him in a daze.
He immediately came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly, and followed suit with a similar salute, then said:
"Praise the blackness of the foreign land."
Chen Lun said nothing and just looked at the man silently.
The latter suddenly shuddered, not knowing what had happened. He was still secretly wondering if he had done something wrong, which had allowed the black-haired young man to discover that he was not a believer of the "Black Messenger".
"First, sir...?"
"I saw the sign for the herbalist's shop... Mr. Robert, right? And your wife, Jones?"
Chen Lun spoke.
"Uh yes, Robert Corey...my wife Jones is brewing medicine in there."
Robert wiped the sweat off his face.
He felt really miserable, sweating profusely in such a cold winter.
Chen Lun smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Robert, since we are all followers of the Black Messenger, can you let me in for a look?"
"this……"
Robert hesitated.
Chen Lun folded his hands on the silver cane, preparing to use [Siren's Song] to hypnotize.
"Sir, well, okay."
Robert hesitated for a few seconds, but finally nodded and agreed.
"Come with me."
He turned around and led the way into the inner room.
Chen Lun followed him silently and walked in.
After passing through two rows of wooden shelves filled with various dried herbs and some bottles and jars, the two arrived at the inner courtyard.
A middle-aged woman with crow's feet at the corners of her eyes was standing next to a clay pot that was being baked on a fire rack. She was stirring the pottery with a wooden stick in both hands.
A very rich sweet fragrance, mixed with complex ginger and herbal flavors, spreads.
"Robert, what is this?"
The woman looked up, confused.
"Ah, Jones, this gentleman is also a believer of the 'Black Messenger'. He came to observe the production process of the 'anti-epidemic medicine'... perhaps for the sake of other people's health."
Robert spoke, and added one last sentence.
He turned his head inconspicuously and quietly looked at the expression of the black-haired young man next to him. He found that there was no change in the other party, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It looks like it's just an ordinary herbal candy. This couple is quite interesting..."
Seeing this, Chen Lun had a clue in his mind.
His eyes inadvertently glanced at a potted plant placed under a tree in the inner yard, in which was a small golden lemon tree.
"You two are followers of the 'Natural Cult', right?"
Chen Lun spoke softly.
Robert and his wife Jones were startled and their mouths opened slightly.
"You are not doing anything unspeakable, so why do you use the name of 'Black Messenger'...?"
The shell necklace on Chen Lun's chest emitted a faint light.
"...Sir, we don't want to do this either. It's just that the ' Natural Cult' doesn't have a good reputation in the empire. It's hard to convince people if we rashly sell our homemade anti-epidemic medicine."
Robert was in a trance for a moment, then he said with a wry smile.
“Jones’ and my parents, as well as… our children, all died in a plague five years ago… We were deeply impressed by this, and we have also done some research on the plague.
We don’t want this sudden plague to take away too many lives like it did before… so we can only borrow the recently emerged ‘Black Messenger’ to gain people’s trust.”
His wife Jones nodded and said:
“The rich people in the inner city don’t care about this little money, but for the civilians in the outer city or even outside the city, it is life-saving money… We hope to earn more money and then go outside the city to treat those patients in need.”
Chen Lun got the answer he wanted and sighed.
At the same time, he thought of the public beta.
'Will this plague affect the plot after the public beta?'
He remembered that he was born in another state city area during the public beta test in his previous life. At that time, a large-scale sacrificial activity took place in the big city where he was, and behind it was a large group composed of many small evil forces.
These were the public beta players in that area, the initial hostile forces, and they continued until the main storyline of version 1.0 was launched.
It is equivalent to a plot stage for players to transition and adapt.
"I have to say, it does look a lot like..."
Chen Lun thought about it carefully.
[Trigger B-level mission: A Plague Tale! ]
Mission Description: A strange plague has begun to break out in cities, towns and villages around Amber City, and the situation is getting worse.
Panic spreads, along with a terrifying legend - the Red Dancer!
In the era of hunger, the dancer in red was cruelly eaten in the village, so she could not get rid of the resentment. She vowed to bring disaster to the world. The Black Death, Yellow Fever and Red Dance, the three major plagues, broke out together and swept across the southern part of the Gem State!
Investigate the cause of the plague outbreak and find a solution to it.
Mission Reward: 11,000 experience points, 18 gold pounds, 5 regional reputation points, and a mysterious book of the nature faction (advanced) *1
