Luo Ling and others walked out of the Green Forest City's teleportation array and found themselves in a barrier. Outside the barrier was a group of mages led by Li Tianrui, who were mobilizing their powers to maintain the barrier.
"You are finally here." Li Tianrui felt like he had seen a savior when he saw Luo Ling.
"Xiao Li, thank you for your hard work. It's not easy for you to stabilize this city in the past two days." Luo Ling said.
"Seeing you, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. What happened in the past few days is hard to describe in words." Li Tianrui said.
Mao Kai behind Luo Ling asked, "Why is there a barrier covering the teleportation array here?"
"This barrier is used to isolate bacteria. People like you who come here cleanly are our most valuable resources. We must ensure your safety. Please leave the room in groups of two. We will put on shields to isolate bacteria for you." Li Tianrui said.
"Has the situation become so serious? According to your arrangement, everyone may be infected with the demonic bacteria." Mao Kai said.
"It's that serious. The number of infected people has spread to nearly three hundred, and the newly appearing patients are already the fourth and fifth batches of infected people. More than sixty people from the first batch of infected people have died, and ten people from the second batch have died, including the four soldiers guarding Baron Bocas." Li Tianrui said in a heavy tone.
"Besides them, how many of our people have been infected?" Luo Ling asked.
"More than a hundred people... New people show symptoms every day." Li Tianrui lifted his hair to reveal the black spots on his forehead. Some of the spots were as big as the tip of a little finger. "This morning, I found out that I was infected. Even if you didn't come, I wouldn't be able to take charge of the situation here."
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Luo Ling and the others were teleported, and one by one, they were protected by shields and taken to the designated safe zone behind the Duke's Mansion.
It was originally the Duke's training ground and the barracks of the guards.
No source of infection had been found in this area, and Magna's inspection did not reveal any infection with demonic bacteria. Therefore, it was used to accommodate Luo Ling and her group, who were confirmed to be uninfected.
In addition to the safe zone, there are four other areas. One is the isolation area for patients, which is basically located in the area where small nobles and merchants live where the second source of infection was discovered. This area is completely closed, and the entire area is covered by an isolation barrier made by the elves. There are also several magic arrays in the barrier that release positive energy to suppress the progression of the patient's condition.
There are troops stationed around the quarantine area. They are ordered to use any necessary means to prevent people from escaping from the quarantine area. Except for patients receiving treatment, no one else is allowed to enter or leave at will.
The second is the treatment area. Li Tianrui organized the mages of the Tower of China, as well as the priests and alchemists of the elves, to study the disease together. However, due to the limitations of equipment and methods, there has been no breakthrough in treatment until today. Only three points have been clarified: First, this disease will not spread to other animals, but only between human elves and other humanoid creatures. Second, according to current cases, the incubation period of the disease is generally one to two days, and the patient will die quickly within two to three days after the onset of the disease. Third, positive energy can suppress the development of the disease and buy more time for patients. Fighting spirit and magic power have a certain suppressive effect on this bacteria. Combined with the positive energy environment, it is expected to extend the patient's survival time by about one to two times.
The third area is the observation area. People who have not fallen ill will be sent to the observation area in batches and then live separately. If they have not fallen ill after a week, they will be transferred to the next area: the secondary safety area. However, the epidemic has not lasted long, so no one has had time to be transferred out of the observation area.
The secondary safe zone is used to house residents who are basically judged not to be infected with the disease, but to be on the safe side, they are always separated from people in the safe zone.
Li Tianrui said to the crowd who came to support him, "I am not an expert in fighting this kind of plague. This is the best solution we can come up with after brainstorming. I hope you can find a new solution to the problem. Even if you can't, you must limit the plague to this city and stop it from spreading to the entire continent by any means."
"You've done a great job. We'll take care of you from now on. Just rest and recover." Luo Ling said.
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After the support team arrived, they immediately started working in various fields under the command of Luo Ling, Mao Kai and others. The medical team led by Feng Yao began to enter the isolation area to provide better treatment and care for the patients.
After a few days, most of the people who had stayed to take care of the patients were also infected with the disease. If they had not arrived in time, many of these people would have been left unattended.
The researchers led by Morey, Zheng Yuan and others quickly began working in the treatment area.
After arranging all the personnel, Mao Kai said to Luo Ling: "Teacher Luo, do you remember the opportunity I told you about before? High-level magicians of the Dream Tower like you and me have already mastered the ability to project clones. Since the entire city does not have enough manpower, why don't we let our projected clones go into the city to deal with some problems?"
"That's a good idea. We can go deep into the city to learn about the situation on the front line." Luo Ling quickly understood what the other party meant. "Are you planning to project multiple clones at once to try to break through the boundary leading to the master?"
Mao Kai said: "Yes, after communicating with several masters, I understand that the spiritual power requirements of the Dream Tower Master in the stage of fusion are to break through two boundaries, one is the boundary between true and false, and the other is the boundary between inside and outside. The externalization of the mind and the triggering of rules mentioned in those documents are just the manifestations after breaking through the boundaries."
Luo Ling said thoughtfully: "So, if our projection clone can be infected with bacteria, it would be a good thing?"
Mao Kai said: "That's right. If it can reach that level, it means that the boundary between true and false has been broken. In normal times, how can we prove whether this body is different from a real person? Now we have the demonized bacteria as our identification standard, which gives us a basis for judgment."
"Once we can make the fake look real, we can try to turn the fake rules in our brains into real rules in the outside world, and the boundary between inside and outside will be broken." Luo Ling agreed, "Not only that, we can also provide the research team with enough first-hand materials based on very detailed observations of the bacteria inside the body." (To be continued)