Chapter 195 Precursor of the Plague
What is very ridiculous is that although Duanmu Huai and others have fought against the Rat Men, in fact most people in this world believe that the Rat Men do not exist.
The reason is actually very simple.
That is, most of the people who have seen the rat men are dead.
As mentioned before, the ratmen's fighting method is different. They will not rush up to fight on their own immediately. Instead, they will first release the plague through the rat swarms to weaken the effective forces in the city as much as possible. When the resistance in the city When it basically collapses, the ratmen will flood into the city through the tunnels - at that time, facing the unparalleled number of ratmen, the disease-ridden soldiers will have no choice but to die.
Initially, there was an exception in the City of Silver, because at that time the rat men were acting together with the believers of the God of Disease. In fact, even so, only a very small number of people escaped from the City of Silver in the end. Coupled with the backward civilization and lack of information in this world, under this situation, even if there is a rat attack, most people will just take it as a joke.
This is the rat, cunning, insidious, and annoying.
According to this Sigma priest, when he came here, the plague had not yet spread to the city, and everyone welcomed him at that time. After all, the appearance of a Sigma priest might protect the city from the plague.
It turns out that Sigma is not in the service area and is of no use.
As a result, the priest gradually began to be looked down upon by others, and when the plague broke out, he was regarded as the culprit who brought the plague.
"Are the lords of the southern territories not doing anything?"
"I heard that the lords of several southern cities died suddenly overnight, and many high-ranking officials seemed to have died as a result."
That's right, that's what those damn rats did.
What the ratmen are best at is assassination. After losing their leader, the top management will fall into chaos. Coupled with the rampant plague, they will be even more unable to deal with the problem.
But having said that, Duanmu Huai was not completely unprepared for this situation.
I don’t know if what Kukulu and the others made is effective.
But now is not the time to use it.
"Now is not the time to consider these issues."
Seeing Priest Sigma's endless complaints, Duanmuhuai frowned and spoke.
"Are you here to preach, or are you here to help cure the plague?"
"Cure the plague, of course!"
Speaking of this, Priest Sigmar raised his voice, but the next moment, he immediately became weak again.
"But... As you can see, Sir Knight, the people here do not believe in Sigma..."
"In that case, let's change our approach."
"Another way?"
"Hmm..."
Duanmuhuai thought for a moment, then knocked on the table.
"Are you going to Scarborough Fair………Parsley, sage, rosemaryandthyme………"
"Lord Knight?"
Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, not only the priests of Sigma, but also Lorena and Bambi looked at Duanmuhuai in surprise. The latter noticed their gazes and coughed.
"Oh, it's nothing, just recalling...well, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme...you know these."
"Yes, this is.........?"
"Using these four kinds of flowers, you can brew something called four thieves vinegar, which can disinfect and suppress the plague to a certain extent... If you are willing, you can try it."
"Is that so? I know...I'll try it."
Hearing this, Priest Sigma frowned, then showed a look of realization, nodded vigorously, stood up, saluted Duanmuhuai, and then left.
"Well, it's not bad."
Looking at the back of Priest Sigma, Duanmuhuai nodded. If this guy said that as a priest he would not use such crude methods, then it would be another matter.
"Lord Knight, was that a song you just sang?"
It was only then that Lorena asked in disbelief.
"Well, a ballad."
Duanmu Huai nodded. He sang a very famous ballad in their world, "Scarborough Fair." The reason why Duanmu Huai remembered this folk song was because he remembered that in the player forum, when the players were discussing the Rat Man Plague, a powerful person who didn’t know whether it was history or somewhere said that this plague was completely the Black Death. A replica of the disease, and then he also gave everyone a piece of science knowledge.
That is, during the Black Death, something called Four Thieves Vinegar was used by the people for disinfection and epidemic prevention. It was called this because many people died during the Black Death, and in the process , there were four thieves taking advantage of the dead people to steal property everywhere. After being caught, the soldiers were curious about how they stole from so many rooms with dead people without contracting the plague. The latter then told them that he brewed a kind of vinegar from four kinds of flowers. Before each robbery, he would soak the vinegar in a cloth to cover his mouth and nose, and wrap his hands and feet to prevent the plague.
After that, this "secret recipe" spread and was named Four Thieves Vinegar. The boss also told the player that the song "Scarborough Fair" is actually about the Black Death...
"Are you going to Scarborough Market?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Say hello to one of the girls over there for me,
She was my lover.
Please let her make me a linen shirt,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
There is no sealing or sewing required.
She will be my true love"
As for the second verse of the song, "Ask her to find a piece of land for me, between the sea and the shoal, and ask her to harvest it with a leather sickle and tie the harvested heather into bunches." It means that the man has been infected with black death. If you are ill, please ask the girl to find a cemetery for you, and use a broom made of heather to clean the cemetery so that you can be buried...
Well, I have to say that at that time many players said that they knew a useless piece of bean knowledge...
But to be honest, this popular science has really impressed many players. After all, the song "Scarborough Fair" is very popular. Everyone thinks it is a song about love, and the word "Parsley" appears repeatedly in it. , sage, rosemary and thyme" is indeed a bit strange, but everyone just thinks of it as a flower used to express love, such as roses.
But in fact, the original meaning of this song is to let the public remember the recipe of Si Thief Vinegar for easy use in the future...
I didn’t expect that it really meant this…………
Well, after knowing this background story, listening to this song will inevitably give you chills in your back.
Although that is said, some players later said that they brewed Four Thieves Vinegar according to this method and sold it in the city. It was very popular and achieved certain results... As for the nonsense, it is true. , Duanmu Huai doesn’t know, but anyway, there’s no loss in trying, right?
After all, vinegar does have the effect of disinfection and sterilization. When I was a child, my family would burn vinegar for disinfection and prevention during flu season. It cannot be said that it is useless at all.
"Anyway, nothing special."
Duanmuhuai briefly introduced the situation of this song, and then returned to the topic.
"Speaking of which, what do you think of what the priest just said?"
Before leaving, Priest Sigma also provided Duanmuhuai with a clue, saying that he had met people from the Inquisition here when he was preaching.
The religious situation of the southern territories is a little different from that of Sigma and Bretonnia. They are a federation of independent territories, so their religions are also managed in a unified way. Although they do not have a state religion like the Lady of the Lake like Bretonnia, they A department for unified management of sects was also established, the Inquisition.
It's just that unlike the Tribunal, this department seems more like coordinating conflicts between various sects.
But not long ago, according to what Priest Sigmar said, he encountered people from the Inquisition leading a group of soldiers, who seemed to be tracking a pair of siblings.
"Sister and brother?"
"Yes, I heard that that younger brother seems to be carrying the blood of the evil god. Some people say that this outbreak of plague and rat infestation was caused by him."
After hearing what Priest Sigma said, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment.
"It should just be a coincidence."
Lorena put forward her opinion, and Audrey nodded.
"People always want to find a scapegoat in difficult times. In this way, they can legitimize their inner guilt. As long as they think it is someone else's fault, then they are right."
Audrey's expression was a bit gloomy when she said this, maybe she remembered the scene when her engagement was annulled - although for Duanmu Huai, Audrey was not at all wrong. But obviously, this is not what should be said now.
"Is there no way to save the people here?"
Bambi frowned and asked uneasily, while Duanmuhuai shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't have the ability...even if An comes...there's probably nothing we can do."
Manalia's magic did not include curing plagues, which was mainly the work of alchemists. Not only that, the plague spread by the ratmen is not just an ordinary plague, but something similar to a curse. From this point of view, using magic is more targeted. Logically speaking, in the face of this situation, it would be more appropriate to ask the priests of Shalaya, the god of healing and mercy, to help.
Asking the priests of Sigmar to come here to stop the plague is like asking an officer to operate on a patient. It is simply playing the piano randomly.
From this point of view, the southern leaders are not taking any action at all, but whether they are looking in the right direction... is unknown.
"In short, there is nothing we can do here. Let's move on. Let's go to the center and see what the situation is there."
This is still just the border of the southern territories, but even so, it has become like this. You can imagine how bad it is inside. If this continues, once the rat plague breaks out completely, a large number of refugees may go to Bretonnia. This is obviously not a good thing for Bretonnia, which has just ended the civil war and has not yet recovered.
As for how it is... you will only know if you go there.
(End of chapter)