Red Moon Returns

"Unfortunately, we failed this experiment, although it seemed successful. Come with me."

Ms. Nightingale led the remaining five people to the laboratory next door with a solemn expression.

The big shots celebrating and inquiring about the news have all left, and the third floor of the tower has returned to its previous calm. Ms. Nightingale took the few people who stayed around to the laboratory next door.

Most of the samples here have been transported away. Only Sample No. 4 remained. Most of the nuns who participated in the experiment also left. The remaining three were sorting out the experimental items. When they saw a group of people coming in, they immediately left out. , only the princess, the duke, and Lynch were left in the room.

Finally, they had the opportunity to observe patient No. 4, who was said to be cured, up close. Several people took a few steps forward and took a closer look.

This is a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, with a pale face and a thin body. He should be a decent person with some social status. But at this moment, he didn't look decent at all. Instead, he was like a scared child, screaming from time to time, trying hard to break free and hide.

Although he behaves like a beast, and he is a beast cub, at least he is not as crazy as before. This is an obvious improvement. Why is it said to have failed?

Several people looked at each other in confusion, and Lynch asked: "So, madam, are you saying that although he was cured, his memory and other things have disappeared, and he has completely degenerated into a larval state, so it is considered a failure? "

"No, he has indeed recovered. Normally there will be no sequelae. His current performance is just that his soul has not recovered yet, which has caused his own consciousness to be blocked. Now he acts entirely on instinct. This is a normal reaction. The vast majority of people can slowly adjust themselves and return to normal life after a period of time.”

The old woman had taken off her beak mask and came to the patient's side, skillfully checking various physical signs. She also opened the patient's eyelids and mouth from time to time to observe deeply, not worrying at all that the patient would bite him like he did in the past:

"So from a medical point of view, the treatment is indeed successful, and no one can find any problems now. Since I plan to make the results public, I don't dare to lie on such a key issue. There are so many pairs of eyes outside watching. There are many professionals inside, and if something is wrong, it will be discovered. Not only will it not relieve the people's mental pressure, but it will be a blow. "

"Wait, you mean now?" Lin Qi was shocked. "In other words, there will be changes in the future? It is common for treatment to have recurrences. Doesn't it require a certain observation period? It can't be said to be a failure, right? ”

"This is different from the observation period. There is a fundamental difference. If you still want to publicize it, it is best to do it as soon as possible. I am not even sure whether he will suddenly return to his crazy state after a few hours."

Duke Wein frowned and said: "Your Majesty the Saint, what problem have you encountered? Although we don't understand the affairs of your world, as His Highness and I, we may be able to help."

Nightingale sighed and explained:

"Thanks to the new ideas provided by Lynch, I discovered a problem that I had never discovered before during the experiment just now. The intensity of the external occult plague is constantly changing, showing a linear strengthening trend. Yesterday, Chairman Ole He also mentioned this problem. He said that the rate of contamination of bottles would become faster and faster as the outbreak of the plague approached. This actually verified the problem I discovered, but I didn't think about it until the penetration test just now. I just discovered that today’s intensity is at least five percent stronger than when we completed the treatment experiment three days ago.”

"So?" Lynch asked, "What will be the result?"

"First of all, the most urgent problem." The old woman pointed to Patient No. 4, who was looking at them blankly. "I should have told you before that the principle of treating him is to create a resistance barrier on the outside of his soul. The penetration channel allows the mystery of the drug to enter the soul and take effect. This penetration membrane is actually very demanding. If the effect is slightly weaker, the drug cannot penetrate, but if it is stronger, it cannot resist the pressure from the outside and allow the occult plague to break through. Barrier into the soul.”

Lin Qi nodded, but immediately felt a little moved. He had already thought of the problem.

"It seems you understand. The infiltration channel now opened can temporarily block the erosion of the occult plague outside. But once the intensity of the outside plague continues to increase, the possibility of the barrier collapsing will become higher and higher until the moment it can no longer withstand the erosion. arrival."

Damn, that's really it.

The vivid metaphor made the five people present immediately understand the key to the problem.

The penetration effect is now at the lowest level, and it cannot be reduced further, otherwise it will not be able to produce a therapeutic effect. However, this effect will soon be unable to stop the plague from the outside world. In other words, this is an almost unsolvable problem.

Do people outside have to rejoice in vain in the end?

Several people looked out the window tangledly, and the city had already fallen into a carnival.

The bar and restaurant were packed with customers as soon as they opened. People listened to the literate customers reading the news in the newspaper loudly, over and over again, and they never got tired of hearing it. The wine glasses held high collided hard in the air, and the spilled wine splashed all over the sky. Under the sunlight outside the window, it glowed with colorful lights, like rainbows lighting up.

The street outside was even busier.

More and more citizens are opening their homes, which have been closed for several days, and taking to the streets to vent their long-suppressed emotions.

People waved newspapers and photos in their hands, loudly praised the Goddess of Misery and His Majesty the King, and loudly cursed the evil Alliance of Shadows.

The crowd gradually gathered together and formed a huge parade along the street. Many people appeared out of nowhere and distributed colorful flags and flowers on the street. The people in the parade naturally took it and waved it, and the atmosphere of the parade became more and more enthusiastic, with laughter and laughter, just like the annual Rand Day parade.

The Crown Plaza was even more jubilant, with countless people waving flags neatly and singing the same song.

"God Save Rand", the national anthem of the Kingdom of Rand.

The surrounding plainclothes gentlemen and the guarding soldiers were all affected. Although they did not move, they could not help but sing together. The impassioned singing soared into the sky. The joyful and exciting atmosphere could not disperse people like Lin Qi. The chill in my heart.

"It's better not to add a third phase." Lynch frowned. "Although it has lost its curative effect, it can still be used as a vaccine. Panic is inevitable, but at least it will not collapse people's confidence. At worst, we can use the vaccine to get more With time, it might be too late to develop specific drugs for infected people.”

"It's difficult. The infected people are so aggressive, and you know how much panic it will cause. Besides, this is only the most urgent problem, and there will be more troublesome problems later." Nightingale said with a wry smile, "How far is it from the plague?" There are still about ten days left before the outbreak. I am not sure how high the mysterious intensity will reach in the end, so I am not sure. If it continues to increase at this rate, will the current barrier strength really be able to block the plague in ten days? Suspect."