Chapter 550 Uncovering the “Devil”
The towns in the White Mountains rely on the surrounding resources.
There are many alpine pastures in the mountains, which mainly raise a kind of sheep called "snow sheep".
The wool output of snow sheep is not high, but the quality is excellent. It is as white as snow, very fine, and has no peculiar smell. It is loved by dignitaries and nobles. The sheepskin can be used to make fine parchment. .
Although the promotion of Wesson paper has been extremely rapid in recent years, after the printing process of parchment was opened, the status of beautifully decorated books such as "Holy Scripture" made of parchment in the luxury market Not much affected.
At the same time, leather clothing also provides new sales for sheepskin.
Snowy Sheep Town is located on the commercial road connecting the north and south of the White Mountains. The surrounding roads facilitate the transportation of surrounding pastures. Over time, it has become an important snowy sheep trading and processing center.
The lord of the town, Baron Abbex, is a man with ideas. He introduced new wool spinning machines from the Principality of Wesson and opened a factory to process sheep wool. He also introduced a cannery and a concentrated soup factory to process mutton and mutton bones. Blood meal and bone meal used in agriculture are also sold, and the territory has gradually prospered in the past two years.
These industries are inseparable from butchers and skinners. These two groups are the most powerful people in the town. The president of the guild even assumes some administrative functions.
Skinner is the best skinner in the town. He works quickly and steadily. After others have skinned one sheep, he has already finished the third sheep.
But this happened a few years ago. Ever since he was pushed into the chest by a ram that day, he gradually began to be out of breath.
His ancestors have been doing this business for several generations. He usually eats a lot of meat and is tall and strong. However, he will get short of breath after working for a long time or walking a long way, and he has to stop to catch his breath.
Skinner spent a lot of money to see a doctor for this, and also went to the best hospital in the Principality of Wesson. The result of the examination was that there was a problem with the right lung, and he could not breathe normally.
Fortunately, his craftsmanship has not deteriorated and his hands are still the steadiest. The bosses are still willing to handle good sheep for him.
This evening, Skinner had just sharpened his knife and took a big breath of the turbid air to prepare for the last sheep of the day.
In recent years, he found that when he worked while holding his breath, he was more focused and his hands were steadier and faster.
Just when Skinner was about to take action, there was a rush of footsteps and shouts on the road next to him.
A boy of eleven or twelve years old rushed over. He was Skinner's neighbor. He and his mother sold goat cheese at the market outside the town on weekdays.
"Uncle Skinner!" The boy was out of breath as he ran, "Hurry, Captain Wesson is here, he can definitely cure your disease with a miracle!"
Frederick's recent deeds have been spread here by businessmen during the few days when the convoy was waiting for Lowe. Many people are eagerly waiting, hoping to witness the birth of a miracle.
There are many patients in the town, but the most famous and strangely ill one is Skinner. Many people hope to see him cured.
Skinner was lying when he said he was not heartbroken.
Not to mention the inconveniences at work, as for life, he was unable to do strenuous exercise due to poor breathing. He had been lying motionless for the past two years. Over time, his family status had changed, which was very difficult for a three-person family. This is unbearable for a teenage man.
Unconsciously, his hands began to tremble.
The boy tugged on his clothes and said: "Their convoy has just arrived, you should go quickly."
Skinner came to his senses immediately, and ran towards the town gate as fast as he could, regardless of his inability to run.
In his desperation, he forgot that he was just preparing to skin the sheep, and he still had the knife in his hand.
Skinner is a well-known figure among the common people in the town. When people on the street saw him running wildly on the road with a knife, no one dared to stop him, so they all made way for him. Some good-hearted people even followed him to watch the fun. .
On the other side, as soon as Frederick got out of the car, Lowe collected his hound and talked to him about the local lord.
"Baron Aibex is my wife's distant cousin." Lowena pointed to the white castle on the top of the hill next to the town and said, "He is a student of the College of Liberal Arts, and we played football with their college. ”
Frederick thought about it and said: "Then I may have seen him. I remember that one year the university finals was between the School of Liberal Arts team and the School of Engineering team. I went to watch the game."
Weisenberg University has many places. The children of the aristocracy are gilded, socialized and looking for their own team. Going to the liberal arts college is just that it is easier to graduate there than other professional colleges.
Many aristocratic children have received traditional military training since childhood and are not helpless literary workers. In addition, they have little pressure to study and often play football, so that the football team of the School of Liberal Arts has become a popular choice in the school. A strong team.
Frederick was also happy for these people to pay the tuition, so he didn't care.
As he spoke, bursts of exclamations came from far away.
Thanks to Baron Abbex's frequent propaganda that although Frederick was in a high position, he was a kind and helpful person, Skinner subconsciously believed that he would definitely help him without any hesitation.
Skinner didn’t know Frederick, but he still had a good eye for people. There was a young man with an extraordinary bearing on the other side of the motorcade. He was followed by a nun, and next to him stood a nun half a body behind. Man, I thought this must be it.
So, he rushed towards Frederick. In Frederick's eyes, a strong man suddenly rushed over with a sharp knife, and he thought that he was definitely not invited to dinner.
Lowena had already drawn his dagger and was about to step forward when Frederick stretched out his hand to stop him. Since this is the territory of an acquaintance, it is better not to see blood easily and ask the other party to stop immediately. Can.
The Wesson Police Department has invested in the research of a lot of non-lethal magic, some of which can make people unable to move while not being harmed.
As a result, the magicians with great imaginations came up with many magics that people don’t know how to evaluate, such as the magic that makes people burp non-stop, and the one that Frederick is about to use.
Coughing for a long time is not a pleasant thing for people. No matter how strong a person is, if he keeps coughing, not only will he be unable to do anything, but it will also cause dizziness and related muscle cramps.
Frederick kicked Skinner in the chest, sending him flying three meters away, and the knife in his hand also dropped aside.
At the same time, a magical energy penetrated from the soles of Frederick's feet into Skinner's chest and began to stimulate his respiratory system.
At this time, Skinner's mind went blank. He had already forgotten what he wanted to do. He only knew that he was kneeling on the ground and coughing non-stop.
People around him were talking a lot, but he couldn't hear it anymore. There was only the sound of his own coughing in his ears, as if all the coughing in his life would be finished in one day.
At this time, there was a shout from the city gate. Two knights on war horses drove the pedestrians on the street to both sides, followed by a rather luxurious carriage.
When Frederick saw the local lord arriving, he ignored Skinner and left him there to continue coughing.
Baron Ibbex saw Frederick through the car window and hurriedly opened the door before the car stopped.
He had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He originally planned to go to the principal for help when he had the opportunity, but he didn't expect that Frederick came.
It was just Skinner who was kneeling on the ground and coughing that made Abecks a little surprised. He knew that Skinner had a good reputation among the people and was usually quite righteous, but the current situation was surprising. Don't understand.
Aibex doesn’t care. If Skinner collided with the principal, he would be punished by being dragged to the city gate tower and hung upside down for a long time.
Just when he walked to Frederick and was about to greet him, there was an exclamation from beside him.
Skinner was still coughing, and a dark red thing appeared in his mouth, as thick as a finger, and kept coming out.
The onlookers were frightened by this scene, but many could not bear their curiosity and refused to retreat.
The two knights of Abex were also frightened, but they were worried that Skinner would spit out some monsters, so they immediately went over and pulled out their long swords. Wisps of flames came out of the swords, and if there was anything strange, they immediately chopped them off. .
Frederick also noticed something strange, and didn’t know what it was, but he still understood that if it was an alien or other parasitic beast, it couldn’t wait to be born.
He walked over, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wrapped his hand around the dark red thing, held Skinner's head with his other hand, and slowly pulled it out.
From Albex, Lovina, and Fontana to the little boy and his mother who just went to find Skinner, all the onlookers were trembling with shock at the next scene.
Frederick slowly pulled out a dark red thing from Skinner's mouth. This thing looked a bit like a branch. After pulling it out of the mouth, it immediately spread out in all directions.
Some people began to pray at the scene. Such a weird thing in the body must be a possessed devil.
Frederick understood at a glance that this was an extra-large thrombus in the shape of a trachea. The branch-like bronchi in the upper, middle and lower lung lobes were clearly identifiable.
Obviously, there was something wrong with this man's lungs. The blood accumulated in half of the lungs and formed a clot, which was coughed out due to the violent cough just now.
But the onlookers did not have the same medical knowledge as Frederick.
Many people only know that Skinner has been in poor health in recent years and has lung problems.
The mouth can breathe. If you accidentally drink water, you will choke into the lungs, so the mouth leads to the lungs. Everyone knows this.
Now someone pulled out a branch-like object from Skinner's mouth. Even college students like Lowe and Ibecks had never heard of such an organ in the human body. The same idea came to mind. appeared in many people's minds:
There was an evil devil lurking in Skinner's lungs, and now it was discovered.
Albex suddenly broke out in a sweat. There was actually a devil lurking in his territory. If the principal hadn't found out in time, when the devil completely took over Skinner's body, the consequences would be disastrous.
The bishop of the local church came a step later than Aibex, and he is sweating the most now.
Skinner has had physical problems for several years. During this period, he has not been able to discover the devil in his body. It will be difficult for him to have a hard time after being held accountable by his superiors. If anyone suspects that he has colluded with the devil, he will be dead.
The bishop quickly thought of a solution. Bad and stupid are two different things. Collusion with the devil is bad. Such public opinion must be avoided. He can only say that his professional ability is poor and he cannot compare with Grand Master Wesson. .
(End of this chapter)