Chapter 13, Operation Cat Aid Across Time and Space (Part 1)
The gray sky seems to be forever covered with a layer of smog, and the desolate streets are empty with few pedestrians and vehicles.
It is obviously a bright spring day when all things sprout, but in people's eyes, it is as gloomy and terrifying as the cold winter.
Because, an invisible god of death is gradually engulfing the human kingdom in the form of a plague...
——In March 1348, the entire Mediterranean coast of southern France ushered in a terrifying spring with the main theme of death and silence.
This is a crazy, fast, cruel, nasty, terrible, terrifying and deceitful disease. It is God who evades its clutches, not any human power. When the Black Death suddenly broke out, no matter whether they were rich or poor, men or women, they seemed to be equal in the face of the disease. Some people were fine when they slept the night before, but suddenly fell ill at night. After a painful struggle, they stopped breathing at dawn. No doctor could treat the disease, but instead became infected one after another and died faster than their own patients.
Despite the many measures taken by the municipal authorities, the terrible disease continued to spread from block to block until there was no longer a safe place in the city. Although the church priests, local lords and officials sent by the king repeatedly called on people to calm down, they could not find a cure, let alone change the fact that Marseille had become a city of death.
The most terrible thing is that with the arrival of spring, the gradually warmer weather has rapidly accelerated the spread of the plague. Almost every street and alley is filled with the smell of putridity and smoke that symbolizes death. , people often suddenly vomit blood and fall to the ground while walking.
The haze of death has long covered the entire city, but humble mortals are helpless.
Amidst the panic, the church released a message saying that this was God's punishment for those who did not believe in God: "...God sends disasters so that the arrogant and blind and ignorant people have to succumb to his feet. This has always been the case throughout history. , you should think about this carefully. "Kneel down. "... If disaster befalls you today, it is because the time has come for you to think about it. Good people should not be afraid of it, but bad people should tremble. "< br>
Dominated by a huge sense of fear, people devoutly knelt down to God and sincerely reflected on their sins. However, the facts were not as the church said. The plague did not distinguish between good and bad people. Even many bishops were killed by the plague.
However, despite the prayers of priests and nuns all day and night, death came in endless turns - and God seemed powerless.
Some desperate people began to abandon themselves and act recklessly, and all kinds of terrifying heresies about the end of the world were also noisy - when society was in turmoil, rumors spread. Since the outbreak of the Black Death, the dying city of Marseille has become a hub for rumors. As the number of dead increased day by day, the city fell into a hysterical madness, with mentally twisted lunatics everywhere.
Some people swear that the world is about to be destroyed and they should seize the time to have fun; some people beat themselves with whips, hoping to use this asceticism to seek forgiveness from the gods. Others directed their red eyes at the aliens around them - the Jews and Gypsies. They spread rumors that it was they who performed evil witchcraft that caused the plague to come, completely ignoring the fact that these "non-mainstream people" would now Children also died one after another in the Black Death... What's more, What's scary is that these lunatics not only talk the talk, they also do it: they rushed into the Jewish ghetto with weapons and started killing people without any regard for the crime. Under the eaves and next to the stove, there were staggering and miserable corpses everywhere. Many of them were staggering. The unfortunate Jews were still tortured and killed.
There was nothing the municipal authorities could do to stop the evil deeds of these thugs, and even the municipal council itself was being destroyed by the ensuing deaths.
However, just as the city was spiraling out of control, in a seaside manor on the outskirts of Marseille, exciting news was spreading rapidly.
——The owner of this manor, Lord Levi from the Knights Hospitaller of Rhode Island, finally got the elixir to cure the plague from nowhere!
But there are also bad rumors claiming that this knight from the East seems to be suspected of using witchcraft against Christians...
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"...acetic acid, alcohol, sulfa, streptomycin, anti-inflammatory ointment, sterile cotton, antipyretic tablets and suppositories, as well as disposable syringes and medical masks, I have brought you all the medicines you can think of. As for the specifics Whether it is effective or not depends on your practical operation. Then there are the mouse traps you want. I also ordered a hundred of them from Taobao. In addition, they also come with five boxes of 'Poisonous Rat Capsule'. Here..."
After arriving at Knight Levi's manor again, Wang Qiu first told the time traveler about his wife's latest situation, using photos and videos as evidence, and then placed a large number of cardboard boxes with red crosses on them. In front of him, it was filled with various medicine bottles and medical supplies. Finally, he took out a large bag of spring-loaded mouse traps, plus a few small iron boxes containing rat poison, and threw them on the floor with a clanking sound.
"...Thank you so much! The sulfa drugs you left last time were all used up yesterday. The conditions of several patients began to deteriorate again, and several nuns who took care of the patients suddenly fell ill, but the vaccine was not available. There’s not a single one left, and I’m so anxious that I don’t know what to do!”
Looking at the boxes of medicines all over the floor, Knight Levi rubbed his hands in joy for a moment, "...I can finally breathe a sigh of relief... By the way, brother Wang Qiu, where is the cat I want?" "Is it because I didn't have time to prepare this time?" He looked around and asked again in confusion.
"...How is that possible?! Brother Levi, Doraemon mobilized all his troops to do this for you. He was busy for two days and two nights, and mobilized all his stray cat friends in Nerima District, Tokyo. No, They are already here.”
"...meow-meow-"
Following Wang Qiu's outstretched hand, Levi suddenly saw a large group of Japanese bobtail cats, Chinese tabby cats, and more unnamed miscellaneous cats, meowing and noisily pouring out of the door. come out. Doraemon, on the other hand, was walking in the middle of the group of cats, coaxing them with a silly smile.
"...Be good - be good - Xiao Huang, Xiao Hei, Mimi, you must help that uncle catch mice here!"
"...meow-meow-"
"...Okay, okay, there are as many small fish and wooden sticks as you want, and there will be many cute children to play with you..."
"...Twenty...Thirty...Tsk, tsk, my eyes are dazzled by counting. I'm afraid there are at least forty! Thank you for collecting so many cats." Levi said, touching his chin. , "...but...why a stray cat instead of buying a cat from a pet store?"
Noticing the dirty and slovenly appearance of these cats, and even two of them being one-eyed cats, he suddenly wondered with some displeasure.
"...Hey, brother Levi, this is not because we are stingy and want to save money! You have to understand that the cats you want this time are not to be raised as cute pets, but to be sent to the streets and climb walls. Digging into sewers and catching mice with real skills! Do you think those naughty Persian cats in modern pet stores who are fed milk, cod liver oil and vitamin pills can do such dirty work? ”
Seeing that Li Wei was still not satisfied, Wang Qiu, who felt that he had put a lot of thought into this matter, immediately became furious, "...Compared with the famous breed cats in pet shops, these stray cats are not so cute. A little bit, but when it comes to catching mice, one is definitely better than ten of them... Ah Sneeze!”
"...Uh...I'm sorry, I understand. But...Brother Wang Qiu, are you feeling well? Are you contracting any disease?"
Li Wei first apologized, then looked at Wang Qiu with a worried look on his face, noticing that his face was obviously a little unhealthy and flushed.
"...It's okay, I just have a cold. I've already taken medicine..." Wang Qiu shook his head and took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his nose.
"...Oh, you were clearly fine when you came here last time! Why don't you pay attention to taking care of yourself?" Levi complained with concern.
"...Ah Sneeze! Brother Levi, isn't this just to help you? It's early spring in your place and Doraemon's place, and even the snow hasn't melted yet. But it's midsummer in my place, The maximum temperature is 30 or 40 degrees Celsius! It goes back and forth like this, how can I not catch a cold? ”
Wang Qiu put away the handkerchief as he spoke and sniffed again, "...Also, although they are hard-working stray cats, you can't just throw them away and ignore them. You must remember to give them milk every day." , find some people to play with them! You know, loneliness is the natural enemy of cats!”
"...Haha, I know, I will try my best to do it..."
Levi laughed a few times, then clapped his hands vigorously, and greeted the cats in the future world with a smile, "... Bang! Kittens, come here, come here, this place is your new home now! Do you like it? I like it..."
Seeing Knight Levi having a great time with these "cat volunteers" who came across time and space, Wang Qiu couldn't help but feel relieved. At the same time, he coughed and took out the "Book of Time Travel". He was relieved to see A line of glittering characters appeared above:
"...Introduce modern domestic cats in advance to medieval Europe, where pet cats were basically extinct, and get 1,500 bonus points..."
——Coupled with the reward points earned by the reincarnations in Li Wei’s team through various methods before the main god collapsed and shut down, the total points have now reached 6,500 points, although it is still less than 50,000 reward points. It's still a long way from being free of conditions, but it's a good start after all.
Therefore, Wang Qiu whistled with satisfaction and was about to put away the "Book of Time Travel"... But at the next moment, his eyes were as wide as the eyes of a cat at midnight, and his face was even more revealing. It contains complex expressions of horror, confusion, disbelief and embarrassment.
——Because, behind the score record just now, a new line of words gradually emerged:
"...successfully spread the new influenza virus of the 21st century in medieval Europe, and received 2000 bonus points..." - Nani? ? ! ! ! Is this considered gross? ! !