Blood Dragon

Section 270 Epidemics

In the palace, the office belonging to Skadra remained the same.I don't know if it was due to personal hobbies or other reasons. In short, Scadella did not take this opportunity to eliminate the old decoration and furniture at all, and just kept them as they were.However, no particularly fierce battle broke out in the office, and there were no traces left.

At this moment, in his office, there are already a few guests waiting patiently.Had a high-society gossip been present at this moment, she would have let out a gasp of wonder.Because almost all the people who gathered in Skadra's office were those highly respected people in Falcon City, or the leaders of those influential families.

There are people like this in this world.On the surface, they don't seem to be special, and they don't hold any particularly high-level official positions, and some don't even have official positions.But they have great prestige and credibility.From a certain point of view, if you can get help from such people, you can easily gather a group of supporters and form an independent political force.

"Lord Skadra..." The man who spoke was a man no younger than Skadra, with a square face and an indescribably majestic expression between his brows. "Master Prime Minister..."

"He agreed." Skadra immediately sat back in his seat. "At least there is no objection."

"No objection? Good, good!" someone replied.

"Perhaps we should directly ask for his assistance?" Someone suggested.

"Prime Minister Ailin is still in good health, but... within three years, he may still be the Prime Minister. After three years? Time is on our side." Another disdainful answer. "As long as he makes a 'no objection' pledge, we should be content."

"Three years...it seems like it has been nine years since Her Majesty the Queen came to the throne?" Skadra said suddenly.

"Well, nearly ten years have passed in a flash." One of the guests suddenly laughed. "Lord Skadra, among the people who opposed her ascension to the throne, weren't you the most vehement one? Now you are... the one who protects her most enthusiastically. Some people say that you regard her as your own." Like a granddaughter... Ah, sorry, I've lost my mind."

"In any case, she was crowned king and accepted our oath of allegiance." Skadra didn't seem to care about the other party's words. "I would sacrifice my life to protect her. It is my duty and my oath...but," he said, looking around at his guests. "As I've said, I've never been willing to accept a queen myself."

"We have no choice," said a guest who looked older than Scadella. "There is really no choice. At that time, she was the only one who could become king. There is really no one in the royal family who is more suitable than her...Byron may have hidden conspiracy back then, but Her Majesty the Queen ...is really our only option."

Everyone is silent.

"Gentlemen, as I told you," Scadella began. "It was not a mistake. Why should we be so hypocritical? Now, an opportunity is before us. A flawless opportunity. A man more fit to be king has appeared before me! He came from far away, but has shown Incomparable ability. We can believe that he is a noble and powerful knight, enough to lead our country to a better future. Of course, in terms of law and ethics, he has no major obstacles - I Don't even want to call it a difficulty, just a hassle - just a little trouble caused by some formalities and ideas. What we have to do is to solve these little troubles. Everything will fall into place. I am sure that we are doing the right thing Yes, because what we have done may be a secret, but it will definitely not make us feel uneasy, even if one day we are favored by the gods and are judged in the halls of the gods, we can still be confident and at ease."

These words made the atmosphere in the whole room liven up.

"Lord Scaldra," someone said. "Although you say so, I hope...when this war is over, he should do something..."

"Of course, he needs to prove himself with more achievements. But for this, I have never doubted his ability." Skadra replied.

"Also, his engagement..."

"Trust me, I will take care of this little trouble. You don't need to worry about this matter."

"Skadra, to be honest, you sacrificed enough." Someone said jokingly. "If he becomes a member of the Griffin family, it will undoubtedly bring wealth and glory to the entire family."

"I'm sorry too, it's really ill-fated," Scaldera replied. "To be honest, such a good son-in-law is really hard to come by. A brave, resolute, noble, rich, and loyal husband... However, it is better for the Griffin family to sacrifice an excellent son-in-law than to let us It is better that the country has always been ruled by a queen."

……

"Master, it seems our first move has failed."

"Hmm." Luo Jin replied noncommittally.Wizard Nurgle came to the highest point of this small hill, looking at the distant city.The city of Newstria in the darkness is like a lurking monster, the huge city walls and watchtowers cast long shadows under the moonlight.

The wizard of Nurgle removed his hood from his head, allowing him to see more.Any worshiper of Nurgle need only look at him to know that the Plaguefather's blessing is with him.At this time, one of Luo Jin's eyes had turned into a sickly dark green, like a pus was condensed together.The corners of the eyes are full of eye feces, and there are several small cracks in the skin, some kind of light-colored liquid seeps out from time to time-this face makes people feel the urge to vomit uncontrollably.However, it was this eye that gave him darkvision.Rokin can see distant cities clearly without relying on any magic.

"Master, our previous actions were a bit alarming." The attendant reported a little uneasy. "They have stepped up their patrols and now they can't easily approach the city."

"No problem!" Luo Jin replied carelessly. "This distance is enough for me to cast a spell!"

He turned and heard the painful neighing of horses behind him.That's the egg of chaos tearing and eating the horse.

"Go, don't let it eat up the horses, keep at least two." Luo Jin ordered to his followers.Everything is fine with Chaos Egg, except that the appetite is a bit strong... Well, it's not a big deal.At least, by Luo Jin's side, it will not lack food. "Also, the remnants of the light cavalry that left it... If there are any, they should be dealt with. Don't let people see that we are carrying Chaos Eggs."

One follower went away, and the other was still by his side.

"Master, I think," the follower asked hesitantly. "Aren't we too...conspicuous?"

"With Chaos Egg, don't worry." Luo Jin replied.Numerous actual battles have proved the strength of the Chaos Egg.Just like what Marvin said, the actions of the large army are too obvious, and he can definitely dodge them easily.As for the small troops, there are naturally Chaos Eggs to deal with.

Not to mention these weak southerners, even the best Chaos God's Chosen fighters are still very difficult to deal with Chaos Eggs.The battle just now is the best proof.In less than ten seconds, a small group of light cavalry in charge of scouting completely disappeared from this world.

He stared at the distant city again, estimating the appropriate casting distance.Fortunately, he knew that the castle was already full of troops, so his magic would not fail, at least in theory.Ah, in fact, it doesn’t matter if you fail, anyway, you only need to rest for a few days before you can do it again.How to evaluate the results is a problem.

Forget it, let's try it casually first.As long as there are abnormal actions in the city, such as a large number of troops searching around, black smoke from the funeral pyre of the dead appears in the city (in the south, patients who died of the plague are generally not buried, but cremated for disinfection), then Be sure they are affected.

Then, he could come back every now and then to release a spell, and then slip away far away.In this way, it won't take too long for the southern army to collapse.At least the combat power is greatly reduced.

Luo Jin thought about it, then raised his hands, read out the magic syllable loudly, and embraced the wind of magic.

……

When Ashurfat arrived in Newstria, the plague had already been spreading for several days.

At first, it was just a widespread cold, and many soldiers had symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, and coughing.This is nothing unusual, so even those veterans who are used to fighting the Chaos Legion don't find anything wrong.In addition, as we all know, a cold is a minor illness that can be cured in ten days, and it does not pose any threat.

The second time there was a large area of ​​eye disease.A large number of soldiers had red and swollen eyes, tears and blurred vision.This time it caught the attention of the magicians.Unlike the unprepared soldiers in this city, the magicians have long been highly vigilant against such things.This unreasonable eye disease was immediately noticed, and after detection by the magicians, it was confirmed that it was a disease caused by magic.The magicians tried to dispel the magic, but their efforts had only a little effect at the beginning. Then, the magic disease became a common disease unconsciously, and more than one tenth of the soldiers contracted it This inconspicuous, but very affecting disease.

A large number of light cavalry were immediately sent out to search around.But unfortunately, they got nothing.No one knows where the Chaos Wizards are hiding—of course, in such a large area, if a Chaos Wizard is really prepared to hide, it is really difficult to find them.

The next wave of diseases is brown leg disease.It's also a disease that's usually not fatal, but spreads easily.The magicians did a little better this time.They even used a magic-breaking scroll to nip everything in the bud.Military officers at all levels stepped up inspections and searches for hidden Chaos wizards, paying the price of several scouting teams being wiped out, but failed.

However, nothing can stop the blood plague from erupting.Everyone knows that this disease has an incubation period.At the beginning, it was difficult for people to find that they were infected. They just had a small amount of red spots in some inconspicuous places on the body, and their diet and daily life were as usual.But when the blood plague breaks out, a large number of blood spots will suddenly appear on the human body (this is also the reason for the name of the disease), and the whole body will have a high fever that will not subside for several days.People with weak health, such as the elderly and children, can hardly survive this disease.Moreover, there is another very troublesome thing about this disease-that is, it is a very contagious disease.

When the blood plague was noticed, it was too late.Disease has escaped the confines of "magic" and has become a wave sweeping through the city.By the time various countermeasures such as isolation, medical treatment, and drugs were put in place, and the epidemic was slightly brought under control, one fifth of the soldiers had already been infected with blood plague.