Krafft's Anomaly Notes

Chapter 148 Course of Disease
The door closed behind him, sealing in the heat of the scent.Kraft had a golden oak leaf medallion on his chest, which was brought by Professor Fernand and handed over to the Duke of Westminster to wear it for the recipient. From the weight of it pulling one side of the collar, it can be seen that it is probably pure. gold.

After leaving the room, Professor Fernan looked a little tired.He walked out for a while on his own, stopped in front of the sunny window, and Kraft, who was with him, complained: "Professor Kraft, you have also seen that the Duke often has his own opinions on things, so that he seems so confident Stubborn."

"often?"

"Yes, in fact, it's true that it has always been like this. Since we met when we were young, we have never changed much, and this is what I envy." He straightened his beard and adjusted it to the center, showing some nostalgia or emotion complex look.

It sounds like the Duke of Westminster and Fernand are actually of the same generation, and they have a good personal relationship.

It's not obvious.Even though the duke was suffering from tuberculosis and an unknown disease, he was still seldom tired when he was awake, his beard and hair were neatly dressed, and his appearance was at least 15 years younger than the old professor in the image of Gandalf.

"His character helped him a lot in the early years. Bravery is undoubtedly a good quality as a commander-in-chief. But it must be admitted that there are always two sides to things. Whether as a doctor or as a friend, such an aggressive treatment attitude is worrying. "

Worrying seems to have made Fernan a little older, and it's hard to say who will be unable to survive here first.

"I have no intention of commenting on the plan of beak surgery. It is a surprise to have a new idea, but before that, I would like to hear your opinion in detail."

"Unfortunately, I can't even explain what I found." Kraft rubbed his chin, still absorbed in what he had seen.That pompom-like stuffing is definitely not a tuberculosis.

According to the cockroach theory, when you see the first cockroach in the house, there is probably a colony of cockroaches, and the same is true for the Duke.Even in such an intricate environment of the lungs, some tiny strands of tissue that are not the same as scar tissue can be found.

Similar but fainter things that exceed the limit of resolution can also be faintly seen in the brain, fitting in the subarachnoid membrane between the parietal and temporal regions. If it is not suspected based on symptoms, it must have been missed.

Although it is outrageous, these things give people a sense of déjà vu, "But regardless of the explanation, it is unreasonable to perform artificial pneumothorax when there is a pulmonary complication."

"The Duke doesn't think that way. It takes time and patience to change his mind." Fernan supported his lower back with his hands and straightened his back. The lumbar intervertebral discs were protesting against his long-standing behavior. "We don't necessarily have this time."

"Actually, we have plenty of time. I will make a request to the artisans through Mr. Wilbert. During the time they are building tools, the patients will still have ample opportunity to reconsider the pros and cons." It would be great if the Duke was willing to reconsider, now Kraft just wants to see how the top craftsmen he has found so far can make chest needles and inflatable devices for him.

Compared with syringes, thoracic needles don't need to be made as thin, but it must not be an easy project to deal with.There is also a hose connecting the gas cylinder and the needle. The airtightness is not a headache for him anyway, just mention it.

"Westminster has some of the best craftsmen in the kingdom. I have seen them reduce the crossbow to be carried under the hem of their clothes while retaining the power to shoot through leather armor. How long can your stuff consume them?"

"Then I'll wait and see." That's how Martin's small crossbow came about, and Kraft was a little more confident about the finished product, "During this period of time, I'm going to check how the Duke's complications are. here."

"Why? Do you think this disease is imported?" Fernan was a little puzzled by this inquisitive attitude, and he highlighted a detailed and cumbersome process that had to be investigated. He was not outside of Kraft. seen in people.

"I don't know, I don't know anything now, but I don't believe in isolated cases. Could it be that the Duke is the only one of so many patients with lung wasting disease who contracted symptoms that he has never seen before? There must be a source, such as the Duke's consumption. The disease may have been transmitted to him by his wife."

"Food, environment, personnel, one counts as one. I believe that Mr. Wilbert's identity as an internal affairs officer can provide the information I want." It is a rare opportunity to coexist with a special case and a complete information file, so I don't remember it.

"What if it's not?"

"That's better, it means that it's caused by the unique conditions of the Duke, and the scope is much smaller." Kraft took off the strap hanging around his neck and put it in the crook of his arm. It made his neck itchy all the time. "The current plan That's it. Also, what is this thing?"

"Ribbon, to be worn on the occasion of conferring degrees, but you can leave it wherever you like."

"Why?" Kraft was puzzled, and it seemed that the purpose was quite important.

"There is nothing higher that can be awarded to you. Welcome to join Rivers University, Professor Kraft." In a rather simple welcoming ceremony, the head of the college symbolically straightened his collar, expressing that he is in line with this The conferring ceremony synchronized with the meeting was completed.It can also be regarded as the realization of the award "under the witness of colleagues in the industry" and "by a distinguished person".

The two of them were not thinking about this, seeing Martin who appeared out of nowhere had been waiting for a while outside the etiquette distance, and decided to separate.

Kraft took a few steps and suddenly came back to his senses, "Wait, Professor Fernand, why did I remember that the invitation said it was awarded at an academic gathering? That is to say, the Duke still felt that he was in good health until the letter was written. ?”

Fernan was taken aback, "Probably?"

Kraft felt that he was about to suffer, and he couldn't remember the course of the disease. It was hard to imagine how to trace the time of onset.I had no choice but to look for circumstantial evidence from Martin who was approaching, "Martin, when did you leave?"

"About three months ago? The wind direction from the Tem River Estuary to Comfort Harbor was different, and it was at least half a month slower than ours."

"Then let's start three months ago, and ask Mr. Wilbert to recall, around this time, there are people or things around the Duke that he has never been in contact with before."

In this way, Kraft spent the rest of the day.Leaving the work of fabrication to craftsmen who had trouble with hollow steel needles, leather tubes, and gas cylinders, the work of tidying up boiled down to a string of items handed over to Wilbert's housekeeper.The hands-off shopkeeper followed Martin to find his belated attendants, Kupp and Yvonne.

The two leisurely tasted all the food on the banquet table, and did not join in the excitement in the corridor next door. They drank berry drinks until midnight and did not wait for Kraft to come back to lead the party.Until the people arranged by Martin took them out of the hall, they set off at about the same time as Fernan, and arrived at Westminster in a daze.

Since I arrived only in the morning, I walked directly from the main entrance of the Weng City into the inner castle, without circling around the city wall, and I still haven't figured out where I am yet.

(End of this chapter)