Chapter 205 Giving Life to the Dead
Botlen is very beautiful, a coastal town nestled in the blue embrace of the Mediterranean Sea, filled with the unique vitality and excitement of spring.
Festive curtains and colorful flags fluttered gently in the breeze, the streets were covered with flowers and leaves, and the rich aroma of olives and the tempting smell of roasted lamb filled the streets.
Today is the Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.
From this day on, light is greater than darkness. When the moon is full, not only will the day be filled with light, but even the dark nights will be illuminated by moonlight.
Almost everyone in the town is enjoying today, enjoying the festival and the laughter brought by Priwan.
Different from the girls in colorful dresses, and different from the children running in the crowd trying to squeeze through to watch the bloodletting.
In this colorful and vibrant world, there is a young man sitting alone on the edge of the square. The colors on his body are fading, as if only gray is left.
People's laughter, singing, and footsteps seemed to be isolated by him from an invisible barrier.
The bustling streets, bright colorful flags and clusters of flowers were gradually blurred and distorted in his eyes. This noise and beauty was just a dream, and he was no longer able to participate in it.
The sea breeze was still blowing gently, and the noise on the street seemed to be getting louder and louder, but his breathing became more rapid and his vision gradually blurred.
In the process of this life being extracted from the body, Dubois heard a very slight word.
"You're going to die."
Dubois raised his head and saw clearly that the doctor who had been accused in the court before was standing in front of him.
The light of spring brought a halo to the young doctor, which was a concrete manifestation of vitality, but he himself was tortured by the disease.
Garris examined the young man in front of him. His skin color was between light brown and olive, his face was pale and sallow, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
The young man pressed his right hand tightly against his abdomen, curled up in pain, and his body trembled slightly.
"Lie down and let me examine your body."
"Doctor, I...I have no money."
"Pulivan told me that he would not charge me for medical treatment today."
When Garris said these words, Dubois could feel that his world had been enlarged. In the barrier that separated the laughter and noise, a person squeezed in - Garris.
Others were drawn in by the joy of the festival, by the barber's bloodletting.
Only Gérès was with Dubois, only Gérès felt the pain of Dubois.
Dubois lay down on the cold ground. Garris made a line along the navel to the front and upper protrusion of the right hip bone. At one third of the distance from the navel, Garris pressed slightly.
Dubois's face suddenly turned ugly and he let out a muffled groan.
It took a while for the pressure to ease, but when Garris quickly released the pressure, Dubois showed more pain and almost jumped up.
The position where Garris pressed was the Max point, which is actually the projection position of the appendix.
There is a tenderness when you press it, and when you release it quickly, the pain is better than the tenderness. This is called rebound tenderness.
Such obvious rebound pain actually means that Dubois's appendicitis is already serious.
"How long and when did you start to feel uncomfortable."
"I started feeling uncomfortable two days ago."
Dubois rambled on about his ailments. Abdominal pain was just the most intuitive symptom. Diarrhea, vomiting and fever were all accompanying him.
After a simple calculation of time, Garris determined that at least 36 hours had passed.
If it continues, it may not be appendicitis.
Untreated appendicitis may cause the appendix to rupture.
After rupture, infected material can leak into the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis.
Untreated infection has the potential to spread into the bloodstream and cause sepsis. This condition is very critical and will quickly affect multiple organs, leading to organ failure.
In other words, in this era of the 12th century, acute appendicitis was a terminal illness with no cure or cure...
Therefore, Guerris concluded that Dubois: You are going to die.
But after all, Gareth is not an ordinary person. Others cannot be cured or saved by medicine, but he can, because he is the Holy One of Jerusalem, died with a knife wound, and wants to spread the gospel to people everywhere.
【Oh God! My soul longs for you like a deer longs for water. 】
[My soul longs for God, the living God; when can I come and see His face? 】
——"Psalm" 42:1-2
His physical body had already arrived, and right next to Dubois, who was in so much pain that he wanted to faint, he saw signs of the Holy Spirit in Garris.
"A section of intestine in your abdominal cavity is infected and inflamed. It will ooze pus and destroy your whole body."
"But I can save you. I will cut off the intestines, sew up your wounds, give you medicine, and save you without pain."
Intestinal inflammation? I want to cut it off, but there is no pain?
Garris's words seemed like fantasy, but Dubois had no energy to analyze them.
The pain tortured him, and the pain in his abdomen made him imagine that his intestines might be knotted, riddled with holes, and pus flowing out.
If the wound on the limb is inflamed, the person's life can be saved after amputation.
So if the intestines are inflamed, wouldn't it be possible to survive if the intestines are cut off?
But, is it really okay to cut off the intestines?
But anyway, Dubois was about to die, and the pain had already made him attempt suicide. In this situation where life was being taken out of his body, he did not feel that he was qualified to refuse any treatment.
"Am I going to be okay?" Dubois asked tremblingly.
"I promise you, I will build a Jerusalem again, where there will be no babies who have died in infancy, and there will be no old people who have not reached the end of their lifespan."
"You will live to the age destined for you."
"This is the oath between you and me."
The world is divided into two. On one side is the festival celebration, which is in the world and on the shore; on the other side is the river of the dead, which is swallowing up the living and wants to drown them.
Dubois was grabbed by his feet by the dead soul in the river and was sinking into the water. He struggled and shouted to the shore for help.
But the pedestrians passing by were in a hurry, lively and busy, and everyone was attracted by the joy of the festival. It seemed that no one would notice a young man who was silently suffering.
But someone reached out to him and grabbed him to fish him out of the river.
……
Priwan is not a particularly old man, and is still in his early thirties to this day.
Now, he is pacing the streets repeatedly.
It’s really strange that things happen every year, especially this year.
The war in 1187 last year did not affect the County of Tripoli, so that his side could maintain a seemingly calm state.
But what about this year? The Kingdom of Jerusalem reached an armistice agreement with Saladin, which made people feel relieved.
Two months ago, news came out from the island of Cyprus that Isaac had been overthrown, and now the Church of Cyprus controls the island's political power.
In his territory, there was also a "Mad Pig Diary" where pigs eat people. I really don't know how to live in the future.
Syria and Palestine, there seems to be some undercurrent surging under the sea in this land.
It was as if someone was secretly affecting everything in a position that Privan couldn't see, but how could that be possible?
Of course, what he didn't expect the most was that today was supposed to be Tu Yile's court trial, but instead it involved some real and fake doctor case.
According to Privan's own knowledge, there is no doubt that Garris is the real doctor.
Even without the document stamped with the Angevin seal, Garris had successfully cured at least five patients when he came to his territory.
This kind of cure probability is difficult for other doctors to achieve.
But the problem is that he has affected the business of the barber Clovis, and the charging standards of Garris are also very problematic.
Among the five patients treated by Gairis, two of the patients described themselves with almost identical symptoms. However, Gairis charged a high price of 30 gold dinars from the rich, while only 30 copper coins from the poor.
In this case, although Garris would have a high reputation, he would also be secretly unhappy.
After getting the support of others, the barber Clovis took advantage of the loophole, so when he presided over the trial in court today, he came to disgust Garris.
This process is actually clear at a glance, and Privan and both parties are not interested parties.
The reason why things have developed into the current state is simply that he wanted to have fun and see Clovis the barber suffer.
Then he was shocked.
Apart from the pretense of the barber Clovis, Gareth actually found him and said:
"I'm going to cut off a section of that child's intestines to save his life."
ah?
No, this, although doctors these days actually do treat any disease...
There are even doctors who think that if there is a brain disease, they can cut off the brain...
Either that kind of craniotomy, or a serious head cut off...
Of course, those kinds of rumors should be just rumors.
But can things like internal organs really be cut off?
Any surgical operation these days actually does not involve the human internal organs.
Privan originally thought that Garris was trying to kill himself for money, so he subconsciously wanted to reject Garris's treatment plan.
But when he saw DuBois, he saw the pain in the young man's face and his sallow complexion caused by being unable to eat normally for two consecutive days.
He knew that this child was about to die...
But for Privan, it is natural for a person who cannot survive to receive radical treatment.
Indeed, people of this era were generally fearful of surgery, which was considered extreme and dangerous.
The people watching on the side were also full of superstition and suspicion.
They didn't believe what Garris was describing, because if what Garris said was true.
So where did he know this?
Doesn't it mean that Garris had been disemboweled a long time ago?
Oh my god, isn't this a waste of human life?
"Sir, this, this, do you really believe that a person can survive after his intestines are cut?"
"This is pure nonsense, you know that, right?"
"Can you survive by cutting your intestines? This is obviously ignorant. What's ridiculous is that he is so arrogant and claims to have medical knowledge that I can't understand!"
Clovis the barber walked around Privan, attacking Garris with his words.
Both the words and the words imply that there is something wrong with this, scolding Garris for being either superstitious, implying that he has some kind of connection with demons or evil spirits, and that it is a manifestation of witchcraft.
Or you think that Garris must have disregarded human life, otherwise how could he dare to cut open the abdominal cavity? !
But after all, Privan didn't care about the words of the people around him.
To be honest, it didn't matter to him whether the boy was dead or not, whether Garris had brought him to life or not. He, Privan, was just looking forward to some exciting things that would make his boring life, overwhelmed by wealth, a little more interesting.
Just a dead person? No big deal.
There are so many people dying these days, and there are countless children who have died in infancy, and they don’t even have names.
The dead souls of the ages have filled every corner of this world. They tell their stories to the world all the time, and they want living people to accompany them...
While Privan was waiting.
Another person came out of Gairis's hut, that is, Alexandros, a hybrid of Greek and Turk.
"Sir, Dr. Garris said that if you are interested, you can observe part of the process with your own eyes after disinfection."
When he heard this, the corners of Priwan's mouth really curled up. This was indeed what he wanted.
……
April 19, 1188, today is a special day. In fact, none of this should have happened today.
But Tripoli is on the frontier of faith, and Priwan is also a non-mainstream Frank.
On the frontier of faith, there are always endless possibilities and many strange things will happen.
The people living here are bastards, and Dubois is even more bastard. He has obvious Arab ancestry, but has a Frankish name.
This means that he is not human on either side and cannot find a sense of belonging anywhere.
His birth was nothing short of a curse.
But even people like him can be treated and receive "love" from Garris.
DuBois was taken to the operating room to prepare for anesthesia.
Garris said something to him, which made Dubois feel inexplicable: "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live even though he dies; whoever lives and believes in me will never die. . Do you believe this? ”
Dubois blinked. He could no longer distinguish what Garris meant.
Guerris held an ether-soaked cloth close to Dubois' nose and mouth and allowed him to inhale the steam.
As the ether was gradually inhaled, Dubois entered a state similar to deep sleep and no longer felt pain.
Organic chemicals such as ether are actually not difficult. The history of ether can be traced back to 1540.
At that time, the German alchemist Valentin Cordoy first mentioned in a work a liquid produced by mixing "ethanol and concentrated sulfuric acid", which he called "sweet oil" or "sweet spirit". This was the earliest invention of ether. described, and discovered the narcotic effects of this substance.
And 1540 was actually just the Ming Dynasty.
While completing the anesthesia, Garris used alcohol to disinfect it again.
The objects of disinfection were not just the knives and Dubois's belly, but also every part of this room and this small space enclosed by the tent.
Although this was not enough to create a sterile environment, it was the limit of what Gellis could do.
Coupled with the allicin medicine prepared afterwards, Garris was sure to reduce the possibility of Dubois dying from wound infection to less than 20%.
This risk can be said to be very low.
In order to increase credibility, Guerris even allowed Privan to watch from a distance for a while after disinfection.
It was not that there were no surgeries in the 12th century. After all, whether it was the "ophthalmologists" of the Eastern Empire or the eunuchs, castration was a kind of surgical operation.
In the medicine of this era, such surgeries on the distal limbs of the body are endless.
But there is a difference between surgery and surgery.
As far as Priwan knows, there has never been a case in history where a person's stomach was cut open and his internal organs were taken out and he was still alive!
Privan, who was invited in, was smeared all over by Alexandros with wine, and he also put on a white coat that smelled of alcohol and put on a mask.
Privan found this outfit very interesting because it was different from what any doctor had done in the past.
Considering that the Angevin seal was stamped on Géris's medical license, Privain felt that Géris's words could not be trusted, so he cooperated.
Then he watched Garris picking at the patient's stomach from a distance of several meters with wide eyes.
Seeing this weird scene, the corners of Privan's mouth under the mask couldn't help but become more and more outrageous.
He was a little excited.
The stench from the man's body did not disgust him, and the bloody operating table was actually nothing more than a child's play.
But the potential expressed by this surgery opened the door to a new world for Privan.
After all, he, Priwan, had killed people before, but he had never "played" with someone like this.
It didn't take long for Garris to complete this simple operation and start suturing with catgut.
Finally, Garris put down the knife in his hand, held the short appendix, and walked towards Priwan.
Today, Gareth's hands are stained with blood, but they are not scary.
After seeing the short appendix, Privan's eyes stared straight at it for a long time.
This is the lesion that Gallis found in the human abdominal cavity.
After waiting for a while, Garris allowed Priwan to go up and check.
Now, almost an hour and a half has passed since the initial anesthesia time.
In front of Privan, Dubois moved his fingers slightly, and soon he became completely awake.
Priwan was shocked again. This man had indeed survived!
what does that mean? It means that Gareth's understanding of "people" is far better than all of them.
Yes, Dr. Gareth knows "people" better than people.
Many possibilities flooded out of Privan's mind. What if Garris could cut a person's intestines and not die?
Does that mean Gareth can do more?
Doing something more taboo?
While he was thinking wildly, he heard Garris giving his doctor's orders to the patient.
"Don't move. You won't be able to eat for the next half day. You haven't eaten for a day and a half. Now you have to resist, resist this last half day."
"Then, at this time tomorrow, you can get out of bed. But don't touch the wound. No matter how painful or uncomfortable it is, don't touch it."
"Don't work for the next month."
The first two were actually fine, but when he heard the third doctor's order, Dubois looked embarrassed.
For a poor person like him, he could literally starve to death if he didn't work for a month.
If it weren't for poverty, he would have gone to the doctor yesterday.
After noticing this situation, Garris looked at Privan who was standing aside.
Privan, who has a high emotional intelligence, immediately understood what was going on. He immediately patted his chest and promised to spend money to help Dubois recover.
Nowadays, in the eyes of Privan, Dubois' life is no longer an insignificant thing, but has endless possibilities.
……
The festive sunshine was exceptionally warm, but Clovis, the barber, felt a chill running into his bones.
He widened his eyes and looked at the thing in Priwan's hand, even though he opened his mouth to question.
But when he thought that Priwan was a lord and he was just a humble barber, he became less confident.
The clothes on his body were unable to retain his body temperature at all, and his hands and feet felt cold.
God, it has never been so cold!
No, this, although Clovis also has rich experience in cutting people.
But there is a difference between cutting people off and cutting them off. He just sawed off people's hands and feet, but what does this mean to Garris?
Cut off a section of human intestines? !
Then he was still alive and well, and the kid named Dubois's complexion immediately improved a lot!
No, this, has Frankish medicine advanced to this point now?
Is that Alhadi School so outrageous?
From now on, how can barbers like them compete for doctor positions?
For a moment, the barber Clovis suddenly felt that maybe he should wash his hands and never touch the doctor's profession again.
There is actually nothing wrong with being a simple barber.
But as punishment for falsely accusing others, Privan not only ordered Clovis to pay a large sum of money, but also to hang a sign and parade it through the town as a humiliation.
In fact, not only was Clovis so frightened that he wanted to retreat, but the entire town was boiling.
If Garris hadn't asked Alexandros to stop those people, I'm afraid not everyone in the town would have wanted to rush into the ward to take a look at the wound on Dubois' stomach.
In this situation, Garris was invited to his mansion by Priwan, and was then asked why Garris knew this knowledge.
Garris, who was sitting aside, took out the cross on his body.
"The human body is the Lord, and the Lord is also the human body. Even if God resurrects the Lord, He will resurrect us with His own power."
"Don't you know that your body is a member of Christ? You do not belong to yourself."
“I sacrificed myself to God and learned God’s true meaning.”
"I am life, the harbinger of resurrection for all living beings. Therefore, I know how to cure suffering, especially on this day."
While speaking, Garris pushed out a sharp blade from the cross in his hand and made a gash on the skin of his neck.
Blood gushed out, but not too much.
The wound on Garris's neck began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye and began to heal.
Priwan, who originally only found Garris interesting, was stunned by this scene.
How could this... I was just a normal doctor, and now he was suddenly doing miracles!
A bit... over the top, right?
【Christ rose from the dead】
【Conquered death with His death】
【Give life to the dead】
Today is Easter, and a person who has been resurrected from the dead stood in front of Privan and showed him the scars on his body.
This is no Easter joke.
(End of chapter)