Chapter 573 Merlin’s Artificial God Plan
The news that the Oran Palace sent tens of thousands of cannon fodder quickly spread throughout the entire coalition defense line.
Those old Oran ministers who had given up everything to join Chujiu, King Augustus, also knew that their family members were among them. I miss my loved ones so much, but after all, I can’t bear to see my family members suffer.
Soon, pairs of eyes on the forts at various points along the defense line quietly stared at the ragged crowd, and the atmosphere gradually became heavier.
The old, weak, women and children in the crowd were encouraged to call out the name of "Your Majesty Chujiu".
It seemed that as long as she took action, she could save the children and the elderly who were about to die from the Black Death.
The desperate and painful wails echoed around the canyon, causing the desperate and sad atmosphere to spread quickly.
After all, they were all their own family and relatives in front of them. The soldiers of the coalition army looked at them with emotion.
"That's my mother and my newborn sister! Damn it, the Royal Court of Oran actually treats babies as vectors of plague. How could they do this?"
"My grandma, sister and family are all there too. God, if I could replace them, I would rather bear the suffering myself"
"Your Majesty Arthur is really disappointing. Even if it is a war, how can you let your family members become cannon fodder?"
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"These people carry the plague, we must not let them in!"
"But. They are."
"There is no but. Once the plague spreads to the coalition forces, none of us will be able to survive! His Majesty Chujiu cannot save so many people. This is the enemy's cunning plan. He wants to use this to disintegrate our unity from within."
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The poisonous plan of the Oran Royal Court is not clever, but it touches people's hearts.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see what the enemy is going to do.
Although reason also tells everyone that His Majesty Chujiu could not have saved so many people, and those family members infected with the plague would most likely not survive.
But after all, it was his relatives in front of him. Seeing them wailing in pain was like someone was tearing out the flesh from his heart. The grief was beyond words.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they still want to see their families survive.
In the command room, Reni, Lake and all the old Oran ministers were silent.
After listening to Ji Xun's popular science about the horror of the "Black Death", they became even more aware of the viciousness of the enemy's plan.
The cannon fodder chosen by the Oran royal family was obviously deliberately selected, and most of them were close relatives of the "defected ministers".
Although they recognized King Augustus, Chujiu was an exiled princess after all, and the foundation of trust was still shallow.
If we really let those tens of thousands of people die here, the people's hearts that have finally been gathered together will probably disperse immediately.
There are endless wailings in the ears, and not everyone has the courage to watch their loved ones die in front of their eyes.
Everyone knows something should be done, but doesn’t know what can be done.
Just when a big change was about to happen, suddenly something happened that no one expected.
A low mantra came from my ears: "Mystery: A song to praise the soul!"
Others may not have noticed what happened, but Ji Xun did.
A man with white hair leaned against a fort window on the rock wall. He calmly took out a black card, made a sword with two fingers, and cast a spell.
It was none other than Long Yu, the leader of the revolutionary army and the "anti-law".
His lips and teeth moved slightly, as if chanting some kind of prayer that could soothe people's hearts: "Those with good intentions will not be tortured by illness, their minds will be stable, and they will not be afraid of terror; those who have evil intentions will have a hateful appearance and will not hide their traces"
When Ji Xun heard the subtle incantation next to his ear, he exclaimed in his heart: "Group incantation?"
Without waiting for more thought, as soon as the spell was cast, the tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children infected with the plague in the vast open space of the canyon immediately stopped crying, and the desperate atmosphere ended abruptly.
People seemed to have received great encouragement in their hearts. The fear of death was instantly gone, and they no longer felt the torture of illness. The desire and determination for life appeared on their faces.
Ji Xun saw this scene, thought about it for a moment, and exclaimed in his heart: "What a brilliant method!"
It looks like mental hypnosis, but it’s not just superficial!
Disease not only damages the body, but also affects the mind to a large extent.
If the mentality is positive and optimistic enough, the body can resist the pain in its best condition.
Even healing.
It can be said that in the absence of effective treatment, inspiration is the best treatment!
And Ji Xun was shocked not only by this, but by the number of people covered by this spell!
[Diamond 9-Human Desire] He knows that he is good at spiritual magic.
However, there are tens of thousands of people in front of us!
You know, general mental spells are single-target spells, and being able to control dozens of people in a group is already a very incredible method.
Long Yu managed to control tens of thousands of people in a group. What is the concept?
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Ji Xun would have thought it was a Shinto method used by some outside god to bewitch believers.
And it’s not over yet!
"Resistor" Long Yu's spell not only calmed the tens of thousands of civilians infected with the plague, it also had another important purpose.
Everyone knew that there must be enemy spies among these tens of thousands of people, and it was those guys who had made the noise just now.
I originally wanted to screen out all of them, but almost no one could do it in a short time.
But if they are left among this crowd, there will be consequences.
Unexpectedly, Long Yu's spell would directly expose those spies.
As soon as the spell was cast, the civilians in the crowd looked peaceful and calmed down.
On the other side, there were hundreds of people who seemed to be tortured by the curse in their ears, and suddenly their faces became ferocious.
They looked at the turrets around them, as if they had completely forgotten their hidden mission. They looked like crazy wild dogs, making terrifying roars in their throats, and then rushed towards the turrets.
They wanted to climb up the turret and reenter the defense line, but the flames spitting out of the guns mercilessly beat these people into sieves.
One of them, an old woman who looked sickly, turned out to be an extremely powerful seventh-level [Witch]!
If she hadn't exposed herself, it would have been really hard to tell.
Everyone realized that this guy was most likely an "assassin". Once Chujiu really planned to use the Holy Grail to treat him, this guy would probably get close to him and assassinate him.
Fortunately, it was exposed.
The seventh level was killed on the spot without making any waves at the coalition headquarters where experts gathered.
Longyu's divine hand skillfully solved many major hidden dangers.
As soon as the tens of thousands of infected civilians fell silent, the previously shaky military morale stabilized.
The top leaders of the coalition also breathed a sigh of relief.
Ji Xun cast an admiring look at Long Yu at the high fort, and the leader of the revolutionary army responded with a calm smile.
Except for him, no one can solve this matter so perfectly.
However, the plague has not been solved, and the problem still exists.
Everyone's eyes turned to Chujiu involuntarily. As King Augustus, she was the only one qualified to make a decision.
Reni and other veterans looked embarrassed, knowing that this decision was not easy to make.
Originally, it was just a matter of letting the medical team handle it. No matter what the outcome was, no one would say anything after trying their best.
But now everyone knows that the [Sismark Holy Grail] can cure the Black Death.
If Chujiu cared about his original magic power and didn't try it, the soldiers would definitely feel chilled.
But if it is cured, it can only save a few people.
Some were saved, but what about the others?
This is an inherently unsolvable contradiction.
However, just when all the senior officials had tangled and solemn expressions, Chujiu did not hesitate and decisively ordered: "Go and appease the soldiers and tell them that I will solve it."
"But Your Majesty."
As the first of the King's Four Knights to be conferred on Chujiu, Rennie is well aware of the difficulty of this decision.
Others didn't know how terrifying the Black Death was, but he got a glimpse of it from the fragments of consciousness of the ancestors of the God of Play clan in the "Gray Mist Remains".
There is no cure for the plague, except for the Holy Grail, and all we can do is wait for death.
He thought that if someone wanted to be the villain, he would never back down.
He said directly: "Your Majesty, please leave these people to me. I will arrange a medical team to treat you"
Reni thought that if he couldn't be cured by then, he would use contamination as an excuse to directly eliminate those infected people.
This may give you the reputation of a butcher.
But His Majesty and the coalition forces will be protected to the greatest extent.
However, before he could finish speaking, Chujiu shook her head and said directly: "No need to say more. I have my own way. Let me tell you that this is the 'Black Death' and it is not an incurable disease. But we must be careful about the internal spread within us. .”
"Ah this."
Reni wanted to say something more, but looking at Chujiu's firm expression, he hesitated.
With inexplicable thoughts in his mind, he glanced at Ji Xun who had been silent not far away. He seemed to have guessed something and respectfully responded: "Yes."
Seeing this, everyone left.
After the people left, there were only Ji Xun, Dong Qi, and Chu Jiu in the command room.
Dong Qi frowned when he looked at the terrifying state of tens of thousands of people below who were covered with black spots.
But looking at Ji Xun, who looked calm from beginning to end, she knew that this guy must have something up his sleeve.
That kind of tacit understanding existed a long time ago.
Seeing the people leave, Dong Qi couldn't help but ask: "Ji Xun, what is the Black Death?"
Ji Xunke said: "It started out as a plague, and later evolved into a plague composed of multiple deadly pathogens. But this is just an appearance. In fact, this is the 'source of the disease, Takpara', which uses the law of plague to manifest living things It is a kind of high-level law pollution on the body. It can be understood that the wider the plague seeds spread on the human body, the more divine power can be harvested. Therefore, ordinary medicines cannot solve it. "
Plague and aberration are actually similar. They are both external extraordinary pollution that the human body cannot bear.
When Dong Qiyi heard that an outside god was involved, he also knew that the matter was serious, "Ah? What should we do?"
Ji Xun said calmly: "Well, the trouble we are encountering now has been encountered by the Tarun Empire before, and it is a hundred times more difficult."
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When Dong Qi heard this, he understood that Ji Xun really had a solution.
But she frowned and did not forget to complain: "If the Oran Royal Court dares to use this method, are you not afraid of backlash?"
"Who knows."
Ji Xun also felt a little incomprehensible.
Even if King Arthur was contaminated by [Tyrant], he wouldn't make such a completely reckless decision, right?
In Ji Xun's deductions, this incident always gave him a very evil premonition, as if there was some bigger conspiracy brewing.
And the other side.
Without the outsiders around, Chujiu took out a mysterious mask and put it on his face.
Dong Qi had never seen her before, so he stared at her curiously.
Ji Xun has seen it many times.
This is the mask that represents the identity of the "Exile" in the "Hermitage of Illumination".
Now he fully understood what was going on with that ancient and mysterious organization.
The relationship between the Augustan royal family and the Illuminati Monastery can be described in one sentence: the light casts a long shadow on people.
Augustus stood in front of the stage to save face,
The cloister is a shadow hiding in the shadows.
They are the most important means to maintain the continuation of card master civilization.
Each member of the Illuminati has a mask that represents his or her identity.
This is more than just a relic that maintains a sense of mystery, insulating itself from perception.
What's more important is that it represents some exclusive inheritance, and also functions as a "communicator" and "locator".
By wearing a mask, Chujiu can contact other members.
Probably because of some exchange, Chujiu took out a shining golden card in his hand. After pouring the magic power into it, a nine-pointed star psychic array appeared in front of him.
This is the [Spade 4] curse card that Ji Xun got from the Southern Continent before.
Ji Xun had two JOKER curse cards in his hand, and it didn't make much sense to have one more, so he gave them to Chujiu. The Curse God Card can use certain engraved spells almost unlimitedly, which also gives her too much convenience.
Right now she used space summoning.
What was summoned was not a psychic being, but an old man with a head full of white hair.
Ji Xun looked at the person coming and greeted him proactively: "Master Merlin."
The person who came was none other than Master Merlin, a member of the Illuminati.
"Boy Ji Xun, you are here too"
Merlin saw himself being summoned, responded, and seemed to have forgotten in the blink of an eye.
He didn't put down the experimental notebook in his hand, turned around and said: "Little Chujiu, what do you want from me? My laboratory is still busy."
Ji Xun was also used to being ignored by this old man, so he rubbed his brows.
Chujiu said: "The Black Death has appeared."
"The Black Death?"
When Merlin heard this, he immediately became energetic, but he also frowned: "Isn't that plague extinct? How could it appear?"
"The Royal Court of Oran used this plague to attack the city"
Chujiu explained the cause and effect clearly in two simple sentences, and then said: "So I can only trouble the master."
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Merlin's expression turned dark when he heard this. He didn't think it was troublesome, but just said: "Those guys in Oran are really reckless, how dare they use methods like plague?"
As he said that, he looked down from the window of the command room and saw the dark spots on the skin of those people and said, "I'll go down and have a look."
"Well. Be careful, there may be assassins in the crowd."
Merlin thought it right, turned around and then remembered Ji Xun: "Then Ji Xun, boy, come with me."
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Ji Xun rolled his eyes. Although he knew the problem was not serious, he joked: "Master, aren't you afraid that I will also be infected?"
Master Merlin said angrily: "The Black Death only targets low-level creatures. You are already at level eight, so what are you afraid of? What's more, you have [Blood Plague], which is much more troublesome than the Black Death. It can't contaminate you. ! ”
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Of course Ji Xun knew this.
But this old man really treated Chujiu differently. He treated Chujiu as if he were his own daughter, but he had a completely different attitude toward himself.
Dong Qi looked at him and smiled softly.
Even if he didn't say it, Ji Xun still wanted to accompany Master Meilin.
The reason why I was confident before was because Master Merlin had medicine to treat the Black Death.
This is the information Ji Xun got from the [DP-955 Research Institute] left by the Bai family in Plague Swamp a long time ago.
At the end of Talon, one of the seven natural disaster monarchs, the ‘source of disease, Takpala’, was also wreaking havoc in the Old Continent.
At that time, the Talon Royal Court also thought of various ways to deal with the seven natural disasters.
As the main force of the Royal Academy of Sciences at that time, the Bai family dealt with at least two.
One came to the Eastern Wasteland to seal the blood plague ‘Scarlet Corruption Seiadis’;
Another one is to study medicine to solve the Black Death in [DP-955 Research Institute].
That research was successful.
Even the jar of the "source of the disease" was sealed in that research institute.
Ji Xun and Qin Ruzhi happened to get that information in the research institute, and then gave it to Master Mei Lin to study.
Because they speculated that the alien god might make a comeback, they made a batch of potions and made some preparations.
Now I happened to encounter a real case, so I just went to take a look.
Master Merlin said he wanted to protect him, but he actually relied on divine power to advance to the seventh level.
Although his fighting skills are a bit poor, his ability is very strong.
To be on the safe side, Ji Xun and the old man still wore protective clothing, then jumped down from the rock wall and landed directly in front of the tens of thousands of infected people.
This move was not only full of surprise for these tens of thousands of eyes, after all, someone really took care of them, which gave them hope of living;
On the other side, the coalition soldiers in the bunker were also surprised and surprised one by one.
I just received the order from the king, saying that someone would handle it, but now someone is really there?
Although Master Merlin was exiled to Innocence City for many years, he was one of the "Three Legendary Card Makers" of the Eastern Wasteland, and his reputation was not small.
They knew Ji Xun and they also knew Mei Lin.
So when two big figures appeared at the same time to solve the plague, everyone understood that King Augustus's order was not an expedient way to appease them. But if you really want to solve it, you can solve the plague!
For a time, everyone looked at it expectantly.
But no one saw that because of this decision, Chujiu's royal destiny in the command room became more solid.
Ji Xun accompanied Master Meilin and walked directly to the refugee group.
Ji Xun was afraid that these people did not know Merlin, so he specially introduced: "Don't be afraid, everyone, this is Master Merlin. His Majesty Chujiu arranged for us to help you treat your disease."
He also did not forget to create a wise character for Chujiu.
As soon as they heard it was Merlin, everyone's eyes immediately showed anticipation.
A mother holding a young child immediately seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and quickly knelt down on the ground: "Master, please help me take a look at my daughter! She...she has difficulty breathing."
Even though the lady was so anxious, she still had good intentions. She knew she was infected with the plague and was afraid of infecting Ji Xun and the two of them, who were far apart.
Merlin didn't have the airs of a master at all. He walked over and started checking the child's condition.
After watching it for a while, he roughly determined what it was and muttered: "It is indeed the Black Death."
Ji Xun watched from the sidelines. Looking closely, he could see with the naked eye that the black spots on people's bodies were like lumps of alien law pollution that had been rejected by the body.
Merlin added: "But the situation is not bad. This is the early stage of infection. The treatment is timely enough, so there is no big problem."
As soon as this was said, the woman's tearful eyes suddenly showed surprise, and she kowtowed repeatedly: "Please, master, save my daughter."
Plague needs to continuously infect and evolve in living organisms; if it is not nourished by biological essence for a long time, it will also degenerate.
The Black Death is still in its early stages, and medicine can completely solve it.
Ji Xun has read many classics. Although he is not proficient in them, he understands them.
"You don't have to be so polite."
Master Merlin signaled the woman to get up, then took out a green potion and fed the child half of it. At the same time, he said: "And the reason why this child's condition is different is because the antibodies in his body are fighting fiercely against the epidemic. . This is a good thing. This little guy is an excellent candidate for the [Plague Doctor] sequence"
Most of Oran's old ministers are descendants of the top powerhouses of the Talon Empire three thousand years ago. From a genetic level, they are much stronger than ordinary humans.
Ji Xun also took another look at the toddler as he listened.
He is indeed a good candidate for card masters.
As soon as the potion was taken into the mouth, the child's rapid breathing calmed down, and the dark spots on the tender skin also faded visibly to the naked eye.
The mother cried with joy and was speechless while holding her child. She just kowtowed to Master Merlin.
Master Merlin didn't care, and checked the position's mother as well.
Ji Xun looked at it, his eyes flashing with luster, as if he saw a causal line that should have been severed continued.
Far in the future, this causal line will bloom with its own brilliance in another era.
Everyone saw this scene, and tens of thousands of people instantly burst into cheers.
They were sent to the front line as cannon fodder, and were infected with the plague without knowing it. People who were originally in despair now saw hope of living again.
That kind of gratitude comes from the bottom of my heart and makes people unable to move.
Especially the sergeants who had family members below them were all moved to tears.
I don’t know who started it, but the entire canyon suddenly reverberated with cheers like a wave.
"Great King Augustus, praise you for your wisdom and kindness."
"King!"
"King!"
"King!"
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After confirming that the Black Death could be cured, the coalition also sent sergeants wearing protective clothing to maintain order.
Soon these tens of thousands of people were properly resettled.
The early stage of the disease can be solved with medicine, and it does not necessarily require Master Merlin to see it in person.
Ji Xun walked a few steps with the old man.
Long time no see, chatting while walking.
Ji Xun asked: "By the way, Master, what have you been busy with recently?"
Master Merlin said: "[Bloodline Gene Potion]."
Ji Xun asked curiously: "Isn't that potion ready?"
Merlin smiled mysteriously: "Hey, this potion has a lot of knowledge. Thanks to you, you gave me so many mythical samples brought back from the southern continent, and those pure-blood dragons allowed me to discover a big secret about human genes. ”
Upon hearing this, Ji Xun also became very interested: "Oh?"
Master Merlin said: "The biggest difference between humans and gods, apart from the indescribable understanding of laws, is the physical gap that is even more serious. Because the upper limit of the human gene chain is only so high, and at the ninth level, it is gone. That's it. It's like a mountain reaching the top, and the divine steps are still higher than the top of the mountain. This phenomenon is especially obvious in the genetic chain of humans and dragons."
After taking a breath, he continued: "I carefully studied a variety of samples of higher organisms, and they all pointed to the same pattern. The gene chain of lower organisms ends at the ninth level. And it is called 'higher organisms'. The biological gene chain is far more than the gap at the bloodline level. Theoretically, grafting a gene chain above the divine level can break through that limit, just like using the mythical core to break through at the seventh level. In fact, it is an advanced method of gene grafting”
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Upon hearing this beginning, Ji Xun had a vague hunch that the old man was probably studying some very serious subject.
Sure enough.
Master Merlin said: "So, I have some ideas. Can the bottleneck of the ninth-level supremacy be broken through such genetic grafting? I doubt that the card master's fifty-two sequence method of breaking through the divine level is physically The essence of the change is to allow the human gene chain to break through that bottleneck. Theoretically, if I can find a way to achieve a stable breakthrough, I can transform humans directly from the bloodline level into advanced creatures!”
"Ah this."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xun's eyes twitched and he was filled with awe.
This old man is really quietly working on a big project that can subvert civilization.
If it's really going to happen, wouldn't this be able to create a race of gods?
Master Merlin was not so optimistic. Science requires rigor. He added: "However, the current research progress is still very limited. There are too few references I can get, and there are currently very few experimental samples. If you can give it to me when? It would be better to find some god-level samples.”
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Ji Xun's eyes twitched as he complained in his mind about how easy it was to find god-level materials.
I can still weigh how much I weigh.
But looking at the old man's eyes, he didn't know where the confidence in him came from. Ji Xun swallowed his complaints and said quietly: "I'll try my best."
Master Merlin chuckled.
Ji Xun frowned.
As he was walking, he suddenly felt eyes looking at him.
Looking up, I saw a clad guy sitting on a bulge very high on the rock wall, leisurely overlooking the entire canyon.
Ji Xun looked at the visitor, raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and muttered: "This guy is here too"
The guy on the rock wall didn't want to be seen, and the mechanical sentry couldn't find him.
Now it appears, that is, he wants to be discovered.
When Ji Xun looked over, the cloaked man also looked over.
It was none other than Jia Yu, the "Light Chaser".
(End of chapter)