Chapter 418 Death Spread
The group did not make the matter a big deal.
If there is a problem with the grains themselves, and anyone who eats the grains will be infected, then there is no point in dealing with these grains now. There are still sources of plague all over the mountains and plains outside. And these grains are quite safe here, at least you don’t have to worry about someone chewing them with the shells on.
Therefore, at Lynch's insistence, they did not alert anyone and allowed these plague foods to remain here. They only took away a small amount of wheat ears and straw, preparing to take them back to Dr. Swain for examination.
I thought this was a very troublesome test, but Dr. Swain just made a simple test and came up with a conclusion.
The four of them did not tell Dr. Swain about Lynch’s guess, but Dr. Swain’s conclusion coincided with his guess.
There is something wrong with the grain itself, and it is long-term and may have had an impact even before sowing.
The basis for judgment is very simple, the concentration of mystery.
If it was tampered with in the barn after harvesting, the mystery should be concentrated on the surface, and the ears would be very uneven.
If the work has been done recently and the plant has grown, then there will be a clear difference in the concentration of mystery between the inside and outside, top and bottom.
But the concentrations that everyone brought back were not only similar to each other, but also the individual parts were almost the same. According to Dr. Swain’s judgment, this meant that they had been mysteriously corroded from the seeds, and It continues without interruption until it bears fruit.
The double-blind experiment, and the analysis is well-founded and very credible. In other words, someone has tampered with the land, but it seems to have no impact on the citizens. It is difficult for professionals to detect abnormalities, but they will Give crops a deadly plague effect.
However, after listening to Lynch's explanation, Dr. Swain's expression became very serious, as cold as if he was about to drip.
Lin Qi frowned and asked: "What's wrong? What problem did you think of?"
"There is a very vicious method that was more common in the barbaric era, but after the end of the barbaric era, It's rare to hear of anyone practicing it." Dr. Swain took a deep breath and tried to control his trembling fingers. "The scientific name is death propagation. It uses specific corpses as carriers to spread some concepts along the soil, no matter what. What the goal is, the nature is the same.”
"Specific?" Lynch asked, "What are the requirements?"
"The corpse of a loved one, and the ritual must be performed personally."
After saying this, even Judy on the side His expressions were a little twitchy,
Is there really such a ritual?
In the eyes of a few people, this has exceeded the limits of human nature. Except for a madman who has completely lost his mind, I am afraid no one can do such a thing.
“It’s true.”
Officer Natalie gritted her teeth and whispered in Lynch's ear: "Although I don't know the specific content, the name Death Spread was mentioned in the Watcher's training, just like she said, the evil magic of the second era. "
"Yes, I have also heard of this name. It is said that the ritual method was lost as early as the end of the Second Age and was only recorded in some extremely dangerous mysterious documents." The countess also added: "But I don't understand. If the city lord is really the mastermind, why would he do such a crazy thing? That is his own son's body. This ceremony will not resurrect his son, but will let the whole city be buried with him."
The countess glanced at Terry quietly. The armed knight looked worried at this time, and he definitely did not seem to be collaborating with the mastermind behind the scenes.
Officer Natalie shook her head and said: "It is not ruled out that there are pure lunatics. My father encountered it back then. His thoughts have been completely distorted. He killed his own child but thought it was for his own good and to help him get closer to God."
“I have heard about it too, but these abnormalities will always show up in daily life and cannot be hidden from those who are in close contact.” Miss Diana retorted, “But no matter what Butler Lodge is, it is still special. None of the knights here, including Dr. Swain, mentioned any crazy behavior by the city lord. He should not be like the example you gave." "You wait and fight." Lynch was very pleased. There was no smell of gunpowder between the two ladies, they were just discussing the case, but as he listened, a sudden idea flashed in his mind, "Is it possible that the city lord himself doesn't know what the ceremony he held is about?" "Huh?" Neither woman understood, "He doesn't know why he's doing this?"
"He is just an ordinary human being without the power of secret magic, Doctor Swain." Lin Qi saw the female doctor who had been silent and gloomy nodding her head in confirmation before continuing, "Then this kind of mysterious power has been lost for a long time. How can he master the ritual? This is unreasonable. But if someone provides him with a method, wouldn't it be more reasonable? "
"I understand. Tou said, "So whether the ceremony meets his purpose depends on how the person providing the ceremony explains the function of the ceremony to him. Maybe it will make the crops harvest? Maybe it will make the weather smooth? Of course, maybe it will bring his son back to life?"
"I think it's very likely that someone deceived him that this ritual could bring his son back to life, so he obeyed that person's request to perform the ritual at all costs, and then continued to cooperate with the other person to conduct further experiments until everything was successful. That person He dug up the corpse again."
Lin Qi punched his hand and imagined:
"If our guess is correct, it means the three elements of the plague. The second item, we have also determined the transmission element, which is his son's body. Now there is only one way to copy it, but... this should still be in the hands of the person behind it. Who is this guy? "
"It should be the ghoul that Dr. Swain mentioned, the one that represents the elements of the disease."
As Natalie said, she looked at Dr. Swain and found that the female doctor had not mentioned it since Ever since the word death was spread, his expression has been very strange.
What's going on?
Lin Qi had a bad feeling. Did she know something?
Someone tugged on his clothes behind him, and he knew it was Judy without looking. The cultist pulled him to his mouth and whispered:
"Miss Valente just said , the ritual is only recorded in some extremely dangerous mysterious documents.”
"Well, so?"
"Do you think the Necronomicon counts?"
His~~
Lynch looked at Dr. Swain and gasped.
The ghoul has read the Necronomicon and understands this ritual. He has a close relationship with the city lord and is trusted by the city lord.
It can’t be that she has been acting.
But then I thought about it, Dr. Swain herself came up with the idea of spreading death, and if she really did it, there was no need for her to expose it.
Her performance suggests that she has thought of possible candidates.
Facing the questioning looks of Lynch and others, Dr. Swain looked away and his expression returned to calm: "You have actually found the way to replicate, which is the crops you brought back. Such a plague The necessary conditions have been gathered.”
"Drugs can be prepared using disease elements. It should be completed at noon tomorrow. Now as long as we can find the body and dispose of it, this man-made disaster will be successfully overcome."
Several people were immediately attracted by her words. Attracting attention, the identity of the ghoul was temporarily put aside.
Finally I know how to satisfy the conditions for recalling strange objects. The question is...where to find the body?
(End of this chapter)