A brilliant doctor who can cure the disease appeared in the town of Odia. This news not only spread in Odia, but also spread to several nearby small towns in the past few days. In the next few days, patients from other places actually came to seek medical treatment.
When the hidden truth of Odia Town broke out, the townspeople were horrified to discover that the number of people infected with the disease was beyond everyone's imagination.
Except for a few surrounding villages, the town has about 700 residents. Among them, 30 to 40 people were actually infected with the disease. Among the infected are men and women, old and young.
Perhaps just looking at the numbers, I feel that thirty or forty people are nothing compared to seven hundred residents. However, if you think about it, Qin Lun's Earth Federation is a large city with a population of several million. If there are reports in the news media that dozens of people have been infected with a deadly disease, then the millions of residents in the entire city may have to live on their own. Dangerous, terrified.
Although Qin Lun's world is not as afraid of death as modern people, this infection rate is enough to break everyone's psychological defense. No wonder there are mysterious forces in the small town trying their best to conceal the truth, just because they are afraid of causing chaos and making the situation even more out of control.
"Although Baron Albert's fief does not include Odia Town, he is the real ruler of this land, and even the mayor of Odia Town belongs to him." Catherine chattered and instructed Qin Lun while tidying up his neckline. Looking at the young man, "You can no longer be so proud in front of him, you should be more humble!"
Qin Lun twitched his lips. Catherine's words were not wrong in normal times, but they don't apply now. At this time, Baron Albert is no longer the ruler of this land, he is a doctor who can cure diseases. However, the young man did not refute the words of the middle-aged beautiful woman, but narrowed his eyes, experiencing this inexplicable emotion that he had never felt before.
"Gulu, Gulu!" There was a sound of rhythmic turning of the carriage axle, Qin Lun pulled back the white silk curtain in the carriage, and looked at the scenery outside through the small hollowed-out carriage window.
The carriage had already driven out of the town of Odia, and was walking on the dirt road in the outskirts. The road was lined with tall and lush trees. The sunlight passed through the dense canopy, leaving dappled light and shadow on the dead leaves in the forest.
Qin Lun looked at it for a while, then put down the silk curtain, closed his eyes and rested in the carriage, but sorted out some information Catherine gave him in his mind.
Albert Castle is located on the highest hillside in this forest area. Behind the castle is a steep cliff. Below the cliff is the largest river that irrigates the entire area, the Chicken Crown River that flows in a semi-arc.
The Jiguan River flows quickly, and the narrowest part of the river is about 30 meters wide. The night Qin Lun first entered this world, the stream he encountered was one of the tributaries of the Jiguan River. In fact, these small towns with Odia Town as the center are all located on the inner edge of the Jiguan River, that is, on the south bank, forming a small group of human settlements connected together.
On the opposite side of the river is the largest primeval forest in the Principality of Maizer - the Maija Forest. In local legends with a long history, the great forest of Maija is inhabited by evil witches and evil creatures under their dominion.
This area is bounded by the Jiguan River, dividing the Maya Forest and human settlements into two halves. Looking down from mid-air, the Jiguan River is like a white arm embracing the human settlement, while Albert Castle is the guard tower at the front of the arm, and behind it is the human settlement The central town of Odia Town.
In the local legend of Odia, apart from the incredible witch, there is another related rumor.
It is said that the first-generation baron of the Albert family was sent by the Duke of Maize to guard this mountain forest area to guard against the evil creatures in the Maia forest.
Legend has it that more than 300 years ago, there was a war between humans and evil creatures in this area. In the end, the knight team led by Baron Albert repelled the witch and her evil accomplices, and restored peace in the Odia area.
Recalling this information, Qin Lun knew it clearly. There are such historical legends in the Odia region, and it is no wonder that when the epidemic appears, the townspeople will think of witches and black magic in the Maya forest.
To be honest, Qin Lun was somewhat disapproving of the witch's information, and didn't believe in those ancient legends from more than 300 years ago. Although he has experienced time-space teleportation and seen the magnificent landscape of the broken starry sky that violates the laws of nature, the young people still have an innate resistance to supernatural phenomena in their hearts.
It's not surprising that Qin Lun had this idea. When he was first sent to the mental hospital, he seemed to have even more outrageous hallucinations in his mind. If these mental hallucinations hadn't appeared year after year, how could he have embarked on that destined path.
After advancing on the forest path for a while, the carriage finally walked out of the woods and galloped up a smooth mountain road. Before dark, they came to the gate of an ancient castle.
After getting off the carriage, Qin Lun looked at the ancient castle in front of him, his eyebrows slowly raised. The hunchbacked servant behind him widened his big and small triangular eyes, presumably the big mouth behind the mask couldn't close because of shock.
Different from ordinary aristocratic castles, this castle is magnificent. The main castle made of huge stones is more than 30 meters high, and it is surrounded by four auxiliary castles that are more than ten meters high. It looks like loyal guards guarding the owner. Seen from the front, the whole castle has a strange triangular shape.
The most astonishing thing is that the castle and the cliff where they are located are not a whole. There is a natural moat about 50 meters wide and hundreds of meters deep across the middle. Albert Castle is actually located independently on a steep cliff opposite, and there is only a huge ten-meter-wide stone bridge connecting with the cliff here.
Looking at the wide and thick gate of the opposite castle, Qin Lun's eyes flickered. Perhaps some of the legends Catherine told should be true. The first Baron Albert, who came to the Odia area, should still be responsible for the garrison mission of the Principality of Meyser.
This castle is not so much a noble castle as a military fortress!
The bridge deck of the stone bridge looks clean and flawless, and there are stone beast statues squatting at intervals between the stone bridge railings on both sides.
These beast statues were in various poses and poses. Some of them had bat wings and demon heads, which caught Qin Lun's attention. Because they don't look like beasts at all, but rather like monster gargoyles in myths and legends.
The fifty-meter-long stone bridge soon came to an end. The coachman and envoy sent by the baron led Qin Lun's master and servant to the gate of the castle, and then turned and retreated.
At this time, the tall gate of the castle was already wide open, and an old butler with gray hair was lining up beside the gate with a group of servants, welcoming Qin Lun's arrival instead of the master.
"Dear Dr. Stan, I am Jason, the steward of the castle. The Baron has already known about your arrival and is waiting in the lobby. Please come with me!" The old butler put one hand on his chest and bowed respectfully.
Qin Lun lightly raised his top hat in return, and followed the old housekeeper into the castle.
The interior of Albert Castle is not as solemn as it looks from the outside. Perhaps hundreds of years ago, it was a military fortress, but now it has become an ordinary noble castle.
A pebble path spreads forward from the gate of the city to the main castle. On both sides of the stone path is a well-manicured lawn, and in the middle is an exquisite small fountain with a stone statue of a little angel. Much more pleasing to the eye.
"Welcome, young Doctor Stan!" Walking into the castle hall, a hale and hearty old gentleman in formal attire nodded politely to Qin Lun.
Qin Lun knew that the old gentleman should be the owner of the castle - Baron Thomas Albert, so he immediately took off his top hat, bowed respectfully and looked at the contemporary Baron Albert from the corner of his eyes.
Thomas Albert was estimated to be over fifty years old, with a ruddy complexion and a healthy body. He has bright eyes, a mustache on his chin, and a slight beer belly.
"Thank you for your kind invitation, Wellington Stein salutes you! Please call me Wellington, Your Excellency the Baron!"
While the two were talking, the old butler Jason took Qin Lun's top hat and coat and hung them on his arms.
"Well, Wellington, you should be tired all the way from the town of Odia. Please go to the guest room with Jason to rest. I have prepared a dinner for you, and we will see you later!" The old baron's voice was louder, but There is no aristocratic airs.
After a brief conversation between the two, the old butler Jason led Qin Lun through the hall, up the main staircase in the center of the hall, and walked to the guest rooms on both sides of the second floor. As for Qin Lun's hunchbacked servant Frank, he was not of sufficient status to enter the VIP room, and was taken to other ordinary rooms by other servants in the castle.
On the way Jason led Qin Lun to the corridor of the guest room, a pleasant young female voice came from behind the two of them.
"Hey, is this Dr. Stan who cured the plague patients in the small town of Odia?"
Hearing the sound, Qin Lun stopped in his tracks, half turned around, and looked at the person behind him.
Behind him stood a slender aristocratic woman in a whalebone skirt. The woman was wearing a wide-brimmed top hat and a white veil on her face, as if she had just returned from outside. Although the face cannot be seen clearly, the voice should be that of a young woman.
Qin Lun's heart moved slightly, he bowed and did not speak.
"Miss Laura, this is Dr. Stan, we just picked him up from the small town of Odia!" The old butler Jason introduced to both parties in a timely manner, "Miss Laura is the Baron's most beloved daughter!"
"Nice to meet you, beautiful Miss Laura!" A gentle and charming smile appeared on Qin Lun's face. The murderer had a feeling that Miss Laura, who just came back from the outside, didn't happen to meet him in the corridor, but was waiting for him here.
Good luck! A smile flashed across Qin Lun's eyes. He really didn't expect that a pure and ignorant lamb would come to him on his own initiative the moment he entered Albert Castle!