Cataclysm King

Chapter 573 Merlin's Artificial God Plan
The news that the Oran Royal Court had sent tens of thousands of cannon fodder quickly spread throughout the entire coalition defense line.

Those former ministers of Oran who had given up everything to join Chujiu, King Augustus, also knew that their families were among them. They missed their families so much that they couldn't bear to see their families suffer.

Soon, pairs of eyes on the artillery positions throughout the defense line quietly stared at the ragged crowd, and the atmosphere gradually became heavy.

The old, the weak, women and children in the crowd were encouraged to call out the name of "Your Majesty the Ninth".

It seemed that if she took action, she could save the children and the elderly who were about to die from the Black Death.

The desperate and painful wails echoed around the canyon, and the atmosphere of despair and sadness quickly spread.

After all, the people in front of them were their own family members and relatives, and the soldiers of the coalition forces were all moved when they saw them.

"That's my mother and my newborn sister! Damn it, the Oran royal court actually treated babies as plague carriers. How could they have the heart to do that?"

"My grandmother, sister and her family are all in there too. God, if I could take their place, I would rather endure all that suffering myself."

"Your Majesty Arthur is so disappointing. Even in a war, how can you let your family be cannon fodder?"

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"These people carry the plague, we must not let them in!"

"But. They are."

"No buts. Once the plague spreads to the coalition forces, none of us will survive! Your Majesty Chujiu cannot save so many people. This is a treacherous plot by the enemy. They want to use this to disintegrate our unity from within."

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The Oran royal court's vicious plan was not very clever, but it touched people's hearts.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what the enemy is going to do.

Although reason also tells everyone that His Majesty Chujiu cannot possibly save so many people, those family members infected with the plague will most likely not survive.

But after all, these are my own relatives in front of me. Seeing them wailing in pain is like someone is cutting the flesh of my heart. The grief is beyond words.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they still want to see their families survive.

In the command room, Reni, Rick and other old Oran officials remained silent.

After listening to Ji Xun's explanation of the horrors of the "Black Death", they became even more aware of the viciousness of the enemy's scheme.

The cannon fodder chosen by the Oran royal family was obviously carefully selected, and most of them were close relatives of the "rebel ministers".

Although they recognized King Augustus, Chujiu was an exiled princess after all, and the foundation of trust was still shallow.

If we really let those tens of thousands of people die here, the people's hearts that have been gathered with great difficulty would probably be dispersed immediately.

There was a constant wailing in my ears, and not everyone had the courage to watch their loved ones die in front of them.

Everyone knows that something should be done, but no one knows what can be done.

Just when things were about to go horribly wrong, something unexpected happened.

A low incantation came from my ear: "Utopia: Song of Praise to the Soul!"

Others may not have noticed what happened, but Ji Xun saw it.

A white-haired man leaned against a turret window on the rock wall, calmly took out a black card, made a sword with his two fingers, and cast a spell.

It was none other than the leader of the revolutionary army, the "anti-French" Long Yu.

His lips and teeth moved slightly, as if chanting some kind of soothing prayer: "Those with good intentions will not be tormented by illness, their minds will be at peace, and they will not fear terror; those with evil intentions will have hateful faces and will not hide their traces."

Ji Xun heard the barely perceptible incantation beside his ear and exclaimed in his heart: "Group incantation?"

Before they could think too much, as soon as the spell was cast, the tens of thousands of old, weak, women and children infected with the plague in the huge open space in the canyon immediately stopped crying, and the atmosphere of despair came to an abrupt end.

People seemed to be greatly encouraged. The fear of death disappeared in their hearts, and they no longer felt the torture of illness. A desire and determination for life appeared on their faces.

When Ji Xun saw this scene, he thought about it for a moment and exclaimed in his heart: "What a brilliant trick!"

It looks like mental hypnosis, but it's not just superficial work!
Disease not only destroys the body, but also has a great impact on the mind.

If your attitude is positive and optimistic enough, your body will be able to resist illness in the best condition.

Even a cure.

It can be said that in the absence of effective treatment, encouraging people is the best treatment!

But what shocked Ji Xun was not only this, but the number of people covered by this spell!

[Diamond 9 - Human Desire] He knows that he is good at spiritual secrets.

But, there are tens of thousands of people in front of me!
You should know that general mental spells are single-target spells, and being able to control dozens of people in a group is already an extremely powerful method.

This Long Yu was able to control tens of thousands of people with just one move. What a concept!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Ji Xun would have thought it was a Shinto method used by some alien god to deceive believers.

And it’s not over yet!
The spell cast by "Anti-Law" Long Yu not only appeased the tens of thousands of civilians infected with the plague, but also had another important use.

Everyone knew that there must be enemy spies among these tens of thousands of people, and those guys were the ones who caused the commotion just now.

Originally, we wanted to screen out all of them, but almost no one could do it in a short period of time.

But leaving them among this crowd will definitely cause trouble in the future.

But they didn't expect that Long Yu's spell would expose the spies directly.

As the spell was cast, the civilians in the crowd all looked peaceful and calm.

On the other side, hundreds of people looked as if they were suffering from the curse in their ears, and their faces suddenly became hideous.

They looked at the turrets around them, as if they had completely forgotten their hiding mission. Each of them was like a mad wild dog, letting out terrifying roars from their throats, and then rushed towards the turrets.

They wanted to climb up the turret and re-enter the defense line, but the flames from the muzzles mercilessly shot them into sieves.

One of them looked like a sickly old woman, but it turned out she was an extremely powerful seventh-level [Witch]!
If she hadn't exposed it herself, it would have been difficult to tell.

Everyone realized that this guy was most likely an "assassin". If Chujiu really intended to use the Holy Grail to treat him, this guy would probably assassinate him at close range.

Fortunately it was exposed.

The seventh level was killed on the spot without causing any waves at the coalition headquarters where many experts gathered.

Long Yu's magic move cleverly solved many major hidden dangers.

Once the tens of thousands of infected civilians calmed down, the previously shaken military morale also stabilized.

The top leaders of the coalition forces also breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Xun cast an admiring look towards Long Yu who was standing on the high artillery position, and the revolutionary army leader responded with a faint smile.

No one except him could solve this problem so perfectly.

However, until the plague is resolved, the problem will still exist.

Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Chujiu. As King Augustus, she was the only one qualified to make the decision.

Old ministers like Reni looked embarrassed, knowing that this decision was not easy to make.

Originally, we just needed to let the medical team handle it. No matter what the result was, no one would say anything after they had done their best.

But now everyone knows that the [Sismak Holy Grail] can cure the Black Death.

If Chujiu cherishes his own original magical power and doesn't try it, it will definitely disappoint the soldiers.

But if it is treated, only a few people can be saved.

Some were saved, but what about the others?
This is an inherently unsolvable contradiction.

However, when all the senior executives had tangled and solemn expressions, Chujiu did not hesitate and decisively ordered: "Go and appease the soldiers and tell them that I will solve it."

"But your majesty, you."

As the first of the Four Knights of the King appointed by Chujiu, Rennie was well aware of the difficulty of this decision.

Others did not know how terrifying the Black Death was, but he got a glimpse of it from the fragments of consciousness of the ancestors of the God of Play clan in the [Gray Mist Relics].

There is no cure for the plague, and apart from the Holy Grail, one can only wait for death.

He thought that if someone had to be the bad guy, he would never back down.

He said directly: "Your Majesty, please leave these people to me. I will arrange for a medical team to treat them."

Reni thought that if the infection could not be cured, he would just use the excuse of contamination to get rid of the infected people.

In this way, he might be branded as a butcher.

But Your Majesty and the coalition forces will be protected to the greatest extent possible.

However, before he could finish, Chujiu shook her head and said directly: "No need to say more. I have my own way. Tell everyone that this is the 'Black Death', it is not an incurable disease. But be careful not to spread it among us."

"Ah this."

Reni wanted to say something, but when he saw Chujiu's determined expression, he hesitated.

An inexplicable thought came to his mind. He glanced at Ji Xun who had been silent not far away. He seemed to have guessed something and replied respectfully, "Yes."

Seeing this, everyone left.

After everyone left, only Ji Xun, Dong Qi, and Chu Jiu were left in the command room.

Dong Qi had also frowned when he looked at the horrific state of the tens of thousands of people covered with black spots below.

But looking at Ji Xun who kept a calm expression from beginning to end, she knew that this guy must have a way.

That kind of tacit understanding existed a long time ago.

Watching the people leave, Dong Qi couldn't help but ask: "Ji Xun, what is the Black Death?"

Ji Xun explained: "It was originally a plague, and later evolved into a plague of multiple deadly bacteria. But this is just an appearance. In fact, this is a high-level law pollution that the 'Source of Plague, Takpara' uses the law of plague to manifest in living things. It can be understood that the plague seeds 'sown' by the Outer Gods in the human body, the wider they spread, the more divine power they can gain. The law level is very high. So ordinary medicines can't solve it."

Plague and distortion are actually similar, both are foreign and extraordinary pollution that the human body cannot withstand.

When Dong Qi heard that it involved an Outer God, he knew it was a big deal, "Ah? What should we do then?"

Ji Xun said calmly: "Well, the trouble we are facing now is something that the Talen Empire has encountered before, and it is a hundred times more difficult."

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When Dong Qi heard this, he realized that Ji Xun really had a solution.

But she frowned and said, "Even the Oran Royal Court dares to use this method. Aren't they afraid of backlash?"

"Who knows."

Ji Xun also found it a little incomprehensible.

Even if King Arthur was corrupted by the Tyrant, he would not make such a decision without considering the consequences, right?

In Ji Xun's deduction, this matter always gave him a very weird premonition, as if some bigger conspiracy was brewing.

And the other side.

With no outsiders around, Chujiu took out a mysterious mask and put it on his face.

Dong Qi had never seen this before, so he stared at her again and again with curiosity.

Ji Xun has seen it many times.

This is the mask that represents the identity of the "Exile" in the "Illuminati Hermitage".

Now he fully understood what that ancient and mysterious organization was all about.

The relationship between the Augustan royal family and the Illuminati can be described in one sentence: the light shines on people and casts long shadows.

Augustus was standing in front of the stage.

The Priory is a shadow hidden in the darkness.

They are the most important means to maintain the continuation of the Card Master civilization.

Each member of the Illuminati has a mask that represents his identity.

This is not just a relic that remains mysterious, isolated from perception.

More importantly, it represents some exclusive inheritance, and also serves as a "communicator" and "locator".

By putting on the mask, Chujiu can contact other members.

Perhaps after communicating something, Chujiu took out a golden card in his hand. After infusing it with magical power, a nine-pointed star spiritual formation appeared in front of him.

This is the [4 of Spades] Curse God Card that Ji Xun got from the Southern Continent before.

Ji Xun had two JOKER cards in his hand, and there was no point in getting one more, so he gave it to Chujiu. The JOKER card could use a certain engraved spell almost infinitely, which also gave her a lot of convenience.

Right now she used space summoning.

What was summoned was not a spiritual being, but an old man with a head full of explosive white hair.

Ji Xun looked at the person who came and took the initiative to greet him, "Master Meilin."

The person who came was none other than Master Merlin, a member of the Illuminati.

"Ji Xun, you are here too."

Merlin saw himself being summoned, responded, and then seemed to have forgotten about it.

He didn't even put down the experiment notebook in his hand, and turned around and said, "Xiao Chujiu, what do you want to talk to me about? I'm still busy in the laboratory."

Ji Xun was used to being ignored by this old man and rubbed his eyebrows.

Chujiu said: "The Black Death has appeared."

"The Black Death?"

Merlin perked up when he heard this, but his brows furrowed as he asked, "Wasn't that plague extinct? How come it's back?"

"The Oran Royal Court used this plague to attack the city."

Chujiu explained the cause and effect in two simple sentences, and then said: "So I can only trouble you, Master."

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Merlin's expression darkened when he heard this, but he didn't think it was a problem. He just said, "Those guys in Orlan really don't care about the consequences. They dare to use something like plague?"

As he spoke, he looked down from the command room window and saw the black spots on those people's skin. He said, "I'll go down and take a look."

"Yes. Be careful, there may be assassins in the crowd."

Merlin thought about it and realized that it made sense. He turned around and remembered Ji Xun: "Then Ji Xun, come with me."

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Ji Xun rolled his eyes. Although he knew it was not a big problem, he still jokingly said, "Master, aren't you afraid that I will be infected too?"

Master Merlin said unhappily, "The Black Death only targets low-level creatures. You are already level eight, what are you afraid of? Besides, you have the [Blood Plague], which is much more difficult than the Black Death. It can't contaminate you!"

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Of course Ji Xun knew this was the case.

But this old man really treats her differently. He treats Chujiu like his own daughter, but his attitude towards herself is completely different.

Dong Qi, who was standing by, looked on and chuckled with his hands covering his mouth.

Even if he didn't say it, Ji Xun would still accompany Master Meilin on the trip.

The reason why he was so confident before was because Master Merlin had a potion to cure the Black Death.

This is the information that Ji Xun obtained a long time ago from the [DP-955 Research Institute] left by the Bai family in the Plague Swamp.

At the end of the Talen era, one of the seven lords of the natural disaster, Takpara, the source of the plague, also ravaged the Old World.

At that time, the Royal Court of Taren also thought of various ways to deal with the seven natural disasters.

The Bai family, as the main force of the Royal Academy of Sciences at the time, dealt with at least two of them.

One came to the Eastern Wasteland to seal the blood plague 'Scarlet Corruption·Seiyadis';
Another one is to research a cure for the Black Death in the [DP-955 Research Institute].

That study was successful.

Even the jar of the "source of the plague" was sealed in that research institute.

Ji Xun and Qin Ru happened to get the information in the research institute, and then gave it to Master Merlin for research.

Because they speculated that the Outer God might make a comeback, they made a batch of potions and made some preparations.

Now I have come across a real case, so I might as well go and take a look.

Master Merlin said he wanted to protect him, but he actually relied on divine power to advance to the seventh level.

Although his fighting skills are a little poor, his abilities are very strong.

To be on the safe side, Ji Xun and the old man put on protective clothing, then jumped down from the rock wall and landed directly in front of the tens of thousands of people suffering from the plague.

This action not only filled tens of thousands of eyes with surprise, after all, someone really came to take care of them, which gave them hope to survive;

On the other side, the coalition soldiers in the bunker were also surprised and delighted.

I just received an order from the king, saying that someone would go to deal with it. Has someone really gone there now?

Although Master Merlin was exiled to the City of Innocence for many years, he was once one of the genuine "Three Legendary Card Creators" in the Eastern Wasteland and was very famous.

They knew Ji Xun and Mei Lin.

So when they saw two great men appear at the same time to solve the plague, everyone realized that King Augustus's order was not a stopgap measure to appease them. But if they really wanted to solve it, they could solve the plague!
For a moment, everyone looked on expectantly.

But no one noticed that because of this decision, the royal aura of Chujiu in the command room became more solid.

Ji Xun accompanied Master Merlin directly to the refugee group.

Ji Xun was afraid that these people didn't know Merlin, so he introduced him: "Don't be afraid, this is Master Merlin. His Majesty Chujiu arranged for us to help you treat your diseases."

He also did not forget to create a wise ruler image for Chujiu.

When they heard it was Merlin, everyone's eyes immediately showed anticipation.

A mother holding a young child immediately felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw and quickly knelt on the ground: "Master, please help me take care of my daughter! She...she is having difficulty breathing."

Even though the lady was so anxious, she had good intentions. She knew that she was infected with the plague and was afraid of infecting Ji Xun and the other person, so she stayed very far away from them.

Merlin, however, did not put on any airs like a master at all. He walked straight over and started examining the child's condition.

After looking at it for a while, he roughly determined something and muttered, "It is indeed the Black Death."

Ji Xun watched from the side, observing closely. He could see with the naked eye that the black spots on people's bodies were like clusters of contamination from alien laws that were rejected by the body.

Merlin added: "But the situation is not too bad. This is the early stage of infection. The treatment was timely enough, so there is no big problem."

After hearing this, the woman's tearful eyes suddenly showed surprise and she kowtowed repeatedly: "Master, please save my daughter."

Plague needs to constantly infect and evolve within living organisms; if it is not nourished by the essence of living organisms for a long time, it will also degenerate.

The Black Death is still in its early stages and can be completely cured by medicine.

Ji Xun has read many classics, and although he is not proficient in them, he still understands them.

"Not so polite."

Master Merlin motioned the woman to stand up, then took out a green potion and fed the child a small portion of it. He said, "This child's condition is different because the antibodies in his body are fighting the plague fiercely. This is a good thing. This little guy is a perfect candidate for the Plague Doctor sequence."

Most of Orlan's former subjects are descendants of the strongest men of the Talen Empire three thousand years ago. From a genetic perspective, they are inherently much stronger than ordinary humans.

After listening to this, Ji Xun also looked at the child again.

He is indeed a good candidate for card master.

As soon as the medicine was taken, the child's rapid breathing calmed down, and the dark spots on his tender skin also faded visibly.

The mother cried for joy and could no longer speak while holding her child. She just kept kowtowing to Master Merlin.

Master Merlin didn't care at all and checked the position's mother as well.

Ji Xun looked at it, his eyes gleaming, as if he saw a causal line that should have been severed continue.

Far in the future, this line of cause and effect will blossom with its own brilliance in another era.

Everyone saw this scene, and tens of thousands of people instantly burst into warm cheers.

They were sent to the front line as cannon fodder and were infected with the plague without knowing it. People who had originally despaired now saw hope of survival again.

That kind of gratitude comes from the bottom of the heart and makes people unable to dance.

Especially those soldiers whose families were down there, they were so moved that their eyes filled with tears.

I don't know who started it, but suddenly the whole canyon echoed with waves of cheers.

"Great King Augustus, praise your wisdom and mercy."

"king!"

"king!"

"king!"

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After confirming that the Black Death could be cured, the coalition forces also sent soldiers wearing protective clothing to maintain order.

Soon these tens of thousands of people were properly resettled.

The disease can be cured with medicine in the early stages, and Master Merlin doesn’t necessarily have to see it in person.

Ji Xun followed the old man and walked a few steps.

Long time no see, let’s chat while walking.

Ji Xun asked: "By the way, Master, what have you been busy with recently?"

Master Merlin said: "[Bloodline Gene Potion]."

Ji Xun asked curiously, "Isn't the potion ready?"

Merlin smiled mysteriously: "Hey, this potion has a lot of secrets. Thanks to you for giving me so many mythological samples brought back from the southern continent, and those pure-blooded dragons, I discovered a great secret of human genes."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xun also became very interested: "Oh?"

Master Merlin said: "The biggest difference between humans and gods, besides the indescribable understanding of the laws, is the more obvious difference in the flesh. Because the upper limit of the human gene chain is only this high, and there is no limit to the ninth level. It's like a mountain, and you reach the top. The god level is still higher than the top of the mountain. This phenomenon is particularly obvious in the gene chain of humans and dragons."

After taking a breath, he continued, "I have carefully studied a variety of samples of higher organisms, and they all point to the same pattern. The gene chain of lower organisms ends at the ninth level. The gene chain of so-called 'higher organisms' is far more than the difference at the bloodline level. Theoretically, grafting a gene chain above the god level can break through that limit. Just like using the myth crystal core to break through at the seventh level, it is actually a means of advanced gene grafting."

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Upon hearing this beginning, Ji Xun had a vague feeling that this old man might be researching some very extraordinary topic.

as predicted.

Master Merlin said: "So, I have some ideas. Can the bottleneck of the ninth level of supremacy be broken through through this kind of gene grafting? I suspect that the card master's fifty-two sequence method of breaking through the god level, the change in the physical body, is essentially to make the human gene chain break through that bottleneck. Theoretically, if I can find a stable breakthrough method, I can make humans directly transform into higher creatures from the bloodline level!"

"Ah this."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xun's eyes twitched and he was filled with awe.

This old man is really quietly tinkering with a major project that could subvert civilization.

If it really works, wouldn't it be possible to create a race of gods?
Master Merlin was not so optimistic. Science requires rigor. He added: "However, the current research progress is still very limited. I have too few references and too few experimental samples. It would be even better if you could find me some god-level samples someday."

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Ji Xun's eye twitched as he listened, and he complained in his heart that it was not so easy to find god-level materials.

I still know how much I am worth.

But seeing the confidence in the old man's eyes, Ji Xun swallowed his complaints and said quietly: "I'll try my best."

Master Merlin laughed.

Ji Xun pursed his lips.

As he was walking, he suddenly felt someone looking at him.

Looking up, I saw a guy in a cloak sitting on a protrusion at the top of the rock wall, leisurely overlooking the entire canyon.

Ji Xun looked at the person coming, a smile appeared on his face, and he muttered, "This guy is here too."

The guy on the rock wall doesn't want to be seen, and the mechanical sentinels can't find him.

Now that he has appeared, it means he wants to be discovered.

When Ji Xun looked over, the cloaked man also looked over.

It was none other than the "Light Chaser" Jia Yu.

(End of this chapter)