Giant of Light: I am the Old Ones

Chapter 360 Thirstemia in New Birmingham
Before evening came, James brought over almost all the newspapers from the past year. Many of them were the innkeeper's inventory and were originally placed in the dining hall on the first floor for reading.

After paying James enough, Amanda began to read the newspapers alone.

He seemed to have returned to the time when he read books in the college library. Regardless of whether he remembered and understood the content, as long as these words appeared in his field of vision, they would be remembered by Omega as a memory.

Compared with the false harmony of France, which has not even had man-made accidents, New Birmingham, which is undergoing industrial leaps, obviously has many accidents.

In at least one year, there have been three factory explosions, protests by residents near factories that emit industrial pollution, and reports of a variety of illnesses that have never appeared before.

However, as the largest existing industrial city in Britain, the industrial output is the tax provided by the city hall, and the average salary far exceeds that of other cities, all these riots have been quelled.

My body only coughs a few times frequently, but I actually get the money in my hand, but it is more visible to the naked eye than others.At best, I could work for a few more years and immigrate to the countryside, and then I could recuperate my body.

Many workers thought so, so new factories were built, more chimneys were erected, and more sewage was discharged into the rivers.

But this has little to do with the urban residential areas upstream of the river. It has always been the affiliated towns downstream that have suffered.In the eyes of city dwellers, those people are originally low-class people who walk on roads full of cow dung, are dirty, and deal with smelly livestock all day long. They are not in the same world as them.

However, due to the recent development of automobiles and some climatic abnormalities, a lot of smog and dust will cover the interior of the city.Just like London, the smog capital, New Birmingham also enters a period of thick smog for dozens of days a year, but obviously not now.

There is still some time left before the driest winter, and at least the sky is still clear for now.

Amanda continued reading, hoping to find out whether there were any traces of dark forces' involvement.

Most of them are related to flesh and blood sacrifices, so just look for missing cases and some bloody violence.

While flipping through carefully, Amanda found some strange records.

A condition called anemia.

All the patients came from a water pump factory established three years ago. The factory had optimized its production facilities two years ago. The number of patients per year suddenly dropped from dozens to single digits, coupled with the cover-up by the city hall. , the only record of blood thirst is a small space in the corner of the newspaper on that day within the past year.

The reason that brought Amanda to attention here is that this symptom does not come from any chemical components on the manufactured equipment, but from something in nature that these equipments come into contact with.

The water pump factory has a special test site where the equipment is installed to try to pump groundwater out.And those who are contaminated with groundwater will feel thirsty after a period of time and show a great desire to attack.

Doctors would try bloodletting to relieve their anxiety.

Western doctors believe that there are four body fluids in the human body: blood, yellow bile, black bile and mucus. The balance of these four fluids must be maintained to maintain good health.

Although it has been tried by the church as an ancient medical practice, there is not much reference.But bloodletting still existed in a fairly wide range of Europe.

Patients weakened by blood loss were less manic, a phenomenon seen as effective in bloodletting.

This left Amanda speechless, even in the modern world one would feel weak after donating blood, let alone this kind of bloodletting.

Immediately afterwards, the hunger of these patients overcame their physical weakness again. The patients were unable to fight against their own kind, but they could kill the domestic animals.

They began to attack poultry, sheep lambs and even dogs, craving their flesh and blood.Only this hunger can satisfy their mania.

People quickly realized that there might be something wrong with the groundwater used for the experiment, but the so-called official report proved that the composition of the water was normal.It's just that these workers are allergic to underground minerals. After all, there are many workers who have also been exposed to the underground water and have no symptoms.

However, the factory quickly optimized the water pump settings and established a separate water storage tank. There was rarely any pollution leakage from the experimental site.For factories, re-approving a new piece of land is extremely expensive. They only need to control the number of patients and social impact within acceptable limits.

"The tide of the earth's veins, only when those evil forces rise, will the water be polluted." Black Cat said boredly, "I did this in the Nile River in the early years to select devout believers. However, it caused famine for several years. After that, I stopped. The fields irrigated by the water I influenced could not produce crops at all. In order not to starve the believers to death, I reduced the frequency of pollution. If there were sacrifices, they would probably be able to figure it out. When is the water polluted and when is it not? Then rely on this rule to pretend to be a ghost and deceive ordinary people."

Amanda put away the newspapers she had read and said:
"It seems that the first possible contaminated target we want to explore is this factory. I just don't know if the dark forces in Europe have noticed it. They have tried to make biochemical viruses before, but we were defeated . Now there is a ready source of pollution, and I think they will make good use of it."

Omega said: "Perhaps we can visit James' grandfather first. Maybe he has received patients with blood thirst. It is difficult for us to get effective information from official organizations such as the city hall. Only those who also wander outside the rules People know better."

Amanda nodded and said:

"That's what I mean. Maybe we can go to Nao Nao Nao tonight. The hotel owner must know where they live."

When they asked where Grandpa James lived, the innkeeper told them the address with a mysterious face and warned them by the way:

"I know you outsiders may have heard that there is an alchemist here who can cure difficult and complicated diseases, but don't have high expectations. If you can't cure it, please don't be angry. Also, don't try to report the old gentleman. Many country people can't afford the hospital, so they can only get treatment here. I think you have a good face and are a good person. I wouldn't tell ordinary people their address."

After thanking the boss, Amanda started walking towards her target, an alchemy shop three blocks away.
(End of this chapter)