Chapter 269 Believe it or not?

Chapter 269 Believe it or not?

When Duanmuhuai came to the Tribunal stronghold on this planet again, the place had already changed into something else.

The castle occupied by the Astra Militarum has not changed much, except that they have added a reactor below to supply energy——Of course, considering the Inquisition's principle of making the best use of everything, this thing It can also turn into a huge bomb at any time and completely destroy everything here.

Near this castle is a prosperous town.

This was originally an abandoned town. The homeless and prisoners rescued from the Orcs by the Astra Militarum became the first residents here. They repaired the wires and brought light to the place. Now this town is becoming more and more prosperous, and they use the currency standard among the wanderers to conduct trade--of course, the entire land belongs to the Inquisition, and any wanderer who wants to live here must go through the Astra Militarum. review, and any disputes will be decided by a tribunal.

Although heavily armed patrols of the Astra Militarum can be seen on the streets, the people here live a relatively stable life.

At least for now.

After Duanmuhuai arrived at the stronghold, he immediately summoned some influential homeless people here for questioning, including some traveling businessmen, as well as doctors and soldiers.

And from their mouths, Duanmu Huai finally learned the entire ins and outs of this matter.

"...In other words, this strange plague appeared suddenly? Hasn't it appeared before?"

After listening to everyone's reports, Duanmu Huai frowned and looked at the homeless people, who all shook their heads.

"Not at all. In fact, even a year ago, we had never seen a similar plague..."

However, at this moment, a homeless businessman raised his hand.

"Sir, in fact, many people suspect that this is a poisoning operation by the orcs, because they have been retreating steadily recently and found that they cannot defeat humans, so they used this method to release this new type of plague. After all, no one had it before. Seen..."

"No."

However, at this moment, a man spoke.

"I should have seen similar plagues."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai looked at the other person curiously. He remembered that this man seemed to be a soldier who was rescued from the beast tribe's lair.

"Have you seen it?"

"Yes, when I was captured by those damn beasts and transported away, I once saw them being attacked by another group of beasts. Their whole bodies were emitting fluorescence, and their eyes were also glowing. At that time, I was still I thought this was some new type of beast..."

"Sure enough!"

Hearing this, others immediately started talking.

"I knew it must have something to do with those damn beasts!"

"They must have done it!"

"Okay! Silence!"

Duanmu Huai snorted coldly, and the homeless people below immediately closed their mouths obediently, while he stared at the void in front of him, frowning. The reason is simple. At this moment, a system message appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.

[Hidden Mission Opportunities——Survival and Destruction]

[A strange plague is spreading on this planet, and all life is threatened. Investigate it and eliminate it completely]

[Mission goal: eliminate the plague]

[Mission failed: the entire planet was infected]

So serious?

If Duanmu Huai was a little unconvinced at first, now he feels that this matter may be more serious than he imagined. If the entire planet is infected, then the only option is to issue an extermination order. And this also shows that this plague may be able to infect all life forms on the entire planet!

We must figure out what is going on with these damn plagues!

"I understand."

Duanmuhuai thought for a moment and made a decision immediately.

"I will send a team of Astra Militarum to investigate the source of the plague. You can also inquire among the wanderers to see if there is any news about these plagues. Whether it is rumors or rumors, report them all. Also, starting from today Starting from the beginning, quarantine facilities will be set up at the entrance. Anyone who wants to enter the town must undergo quarantine. At the same time, a physical examination will be conducted on the homeless people currently living here..."

"But my lord..."

Hearing this, the doctor raised his hand with a frown.

"We don't have enough people..."

"Oh, that's not a problem. I will give you an icon and set it up in clinics and quarantine houses. Anyone who is sick can go and pray to it."

"Uh... What's the use of this?"

"Probably can cure diseases."

“…………………………???”

If Duanmuhuai hadn't grown so fiercely, the doctor would have complained, "Are you kidding me?" Can you cure the disease by worshiping the holy statue? So what's the use of doctors like them?

Facing the doctor's puzzled look, Duanmu Huai could only shrug his shoulders. There was nothing he could do about it. People in the technological world would generally feel weird hearing this kind of thing, but... who said there really is a belief in gods in this world? ?

"It's okay to take it as a comfort to your heart. It doesn't cost any money, so just give it a little credit."

"This.........Okay, I understand."

Although the doctor doesn't quite understand Duanmuhuai's thoughts, he also knows about the Tribunal's beliefs. After all, everyone living here must understand this. Of course, for them, the Tribunal's beliefs are not a bad thing. Protecting human beings and exterminating any existence that threatens human beings is a matter of course for these people. So they didn't think there was anything wrong with the Tribunal's belief. Considering that it might have a certain effect on the patient's psychological factors, the doctor agreed.

But when he returned to the clinic, the doctor immediately regretted it.

"This thing...is it really okay???"

Looking at the holy statue in front of him, the doctor was also speechless.

In front of him was a holy statue sent by the soldiers of the Astra Militarum. It had an iron base and looked quite heavy. Above the base is a huge war hammer, with the hammer head on the ground and the hammer handle raised high. There are three horizontal bars and a human skull pattern on it.

This is the icon of the Inquisition.

By the way, why is it a skull...

Looking at the icon in front of him, the doctor was speechless. He had long discovered that almost everyone in the Tribunal had skull marks on their bodies, whether they were the soldiers of the Astra Militarum, their commanders, or even the strongholds. They're all skulls. Of course, the doctor also asked about the reason, and the answer he received was that the unmutated human skull represents the sanctity, purity and purity of mankind, and represents the meaning of fighting for mankind.

Although this is true, this decoration really looks like a villain! Originally, the doctor expected the other party to give him a statue of a beautiful woman or a cross, but could this thing... really be able to appease the patient?

I'm afraid that if I didn't come in, I would have thought this was a morgue.

What if you have a bad heart and are frightened?

"Doctor, what is this?"

At this moment, the nurse also came over and looked at the icon in front of her with confusion.

"Uh... This was sent by the Tribunal, saying it can calm the patient's mind..."

“………………Won’t this scare people?”

"Don't ask, this is not something we should discuss."

The doctor reluctantly advised the nurse, telling her not to talk too much. The area occupied by the Inquisition was essentially a military rule. Here, the orders of the Inquisition and the Astra Militarum were the most important. They were not weak like the COG. The government, in fact, at the very beginning, there were some homeless people who came here trying to incite everyone to confront the Tribunal, but the result...

Just look at the corpses hanging outside the gate.

The Inquisition does not accept negotiations, let alone threats.

Although the Tribunal is very high-pressure, there is no inconvenience in life for ordinary homeless people. In addition to maintaining order and patrolling, the Astra Militarum will hardly cause any trouble to the homeless people. At first, these homeless people will worry about the stars. The Imperial Guard would bully them like those soldiers of the security government. Later, they discovered that as long as they did not violate the law, the Imperial Guard would not care what you did, let alone take advantage of them, so I felt relieved.

If the nurse complained now, it didn't matter if she said it casually, and she wasn't worried that someone would arrest her for it. However, out of politeness, the doctor stopped her chewing.

After all, this is on someone else’s territory, right?

Soon, the clinic opened and the doctor returned to his office and started his work today.

For doctors, this is not a relaxing job. The most important reason is--insufficient medicines.

That's right, drugs.

If it is a traumatic injury, maybe the doctor can handle it, but if it is a disease that requires medication, it will be very troublesome. The Tribunal has imported a batch of medicines to treat diseases from Manalia, but these medicines are also At most, it has some anti-inflammatory, sterilizing, disinfecting and analgesic effects, but it is not very effective for some basic chronic and long-term diseases.

So in many cases, even if the disease is diagnosed, there is no treatment... After all, the pharmaceutical factories have been bombed.

However, the disease still needs to be treated.

"Huh...huh..."

While the doctor was seeing a doctor, suddenly, a patient walked in. He was an old man, and to the doctor, he was already a frequent visitor to the clinic. This old man used to be a soldier when he was young. Later, he was injured in the war with the orcs. When he spoke, he gasped like a bellows. Therefore, as soon as he heard the bellows-like sound, the doctor knew that it was him.

"Uncle Hank, are you here again?"

"Yes, doctor...huh...do you have any good medicine..."

"Well... I'm sorry, I really don't have any particularly useful medicine on hand at the moment."

Facing the old man's inquiry, the doctor spread his hands helplessly. The old man's lung infection was very serious, and it was no longer a day or two. If it were in peacetime, perhaps using a large amount of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs would be more effective, but unfortunately, At this time, similar medicines are more valuable than gold. Even the doctor has no inventory here, and he only has the power to prescribe medicines-the medicines are kept by the Astra Militarum and cannot be obtained by ordinary people.

"Yeah...Hey...by the way, what is that strange thing outside?"

"Oh, that's the icon of the Tribunal... If you, Uncle Hank, are willing, you can go and pray, maybe it will be better."

"Okay... Haha, I know."

After hearing the doctor's recommendation, the old man chuckled, then turned and left, while the doctor shook his head and continued to look at the next patient.

"Huh..."

After leaving the consulting room, the old man took a breath. In fact, he didn't have any particular thoughts about the doctor. After all, he knew that he was suffering from a long-term illness that was difficult to cure. If it was another illness, I'm afraid the old man would just tolerate it for a while. After all, his age Put here, maybe one day I will die.

But the illness in front of him is so unbearable. Almost every time he takes a breath, the old man's lungs feel like a large heated bellows, and all he exhales is hot and burning air. This feeling is like torture...

"Hey..."

Sighing, the old man dragged his body and walked out the door. When he came to the icon, he looked at the icon carefully, then clasped his hands together and closed his eyes. Although he didn't believe in the idea that prayer could cure illnesses, the old man was still very grateful to the Inquisition. For the sake of survival, ordinary wandering tribes will reject almost all young people, women and children, as well as units like the elderly who have no productivity and only consume. The trial court not only allowed the elderly to live here, but also designated a special residential area for them, and also provided three free meals every day... For the elderly, this is already very good care.

"Thank you, old man... Huh... I have nothing to repay. I can only see if I have a chance in the next life... to repay the kindness of the Inquisition..."

With his eyes closed, the old man murmured a prayer - and at this moment, the old man suddenly felt a cool feeling emerging from his body. In just the blink of an eye, he felt His limbs seemed to be soaked in a clear spring, filled with a comfortable and cool feeling, and even his originally confused head woke up at this moment.

"Huh..."

Opening his eyes, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, and then he turned around and walked out of the clinic... However, at this moment, the old man seemed to have discovered something. He instinctively reached out and touched his chest. Then, he was surprised. eyes widened.

The next moment, the old man turned around and rushed directly into the clinic.

"Doctor! Doctor!!!"

"Wow, what's wrong? Uncle Hank?"

The doctor who was treating the patient was startled when he saw the old man rushing into the office. The latter's face was red with excitement and he was dancing.

"I'm fine!"

"What? What's better?"

"My disease! My disease is cured!! Look, I am cured!!"

At this moment, the old man was so excited that he was at a loss, and the doctors and nurses also looked at each other. Only then did they realize that the old man's behavior was indeed different from before. Normally, the old man was exhausted even if he took a breath, and his speech was weak. Now, he is so energetic...

"What's going on?"

At this moment, the doctor was also stunned. He couldn't understand why the old man was so good.

"That's what you said, doctor, let me worship the holy statue outside, and then after I finish praying... it will be fine!"

"…………Haha?!"

Hearing the old man's answer, the doctor was completely stunned.

(End of chapter)