Captain Bincy held the doorknob and told Jenkins exactly what his father said. Although it was "arranged at will on the weekend", he did not forget to add at the end:
"Be careful when you go out. Although the threat of the undead is gone now, our city is still facing a huge threat."
Yesterday's mass coma incident spread to the entire city. Jenkins originally thought that when he returned to the city, he would see a restless and panic-filled city.
But Nolan didn't seem to have changed. The thick fog cleared, and people were still moving according to their normal life trajectory. Although the expressions of most people revealed anxiety and fear, the city did not stop because of this, and Nolan was still peaceful and peaceful here.
He took the initiative to ask his questions to the church driver, who was amused by Jenkins' idea:
"Mr. Williams, why should we panic because someone is poisoning the city's water supply? If I don't work on time, my family will collapse and my wife and children will starve. And this thing is over Is it? The great gods are protecting us, so even if such a big thing happened, only a hundred people died in the whole city."
The middle-aged man driving the carriage looked optimistic, complaining to Jenkins about the hardships of life for a while, and praising the generosity and greatness of the sage for a while. For him, being able to continue to work for the church and earn a salary to support his family is the most important thing to care about. As for foreign poisoning or epidemics, although they are related to all the people living here, they are just things that cannot be controlled by oneself.
Instead of worrying about the past and the future, it is better to take a more solid step in the present, or you will starve to death.
Jenkins has nothing to say about this.
First, I checked the situation in the church. The whole day of fighting yesterday caused huge losses to the city and the church. Although the number of victims of the Bestower was less than that of the last cemetery war, almost everyone was injured this time.
The greater sacrifice lies in the deaths of ordinary citizens. The hundreds of people mentioned by the coachman were all killed by accidents caused by sudden coma, but the citizens who were actually killed by the wandering undead and directly infected by the undead , with more people.
As a West Coast metropolis (including small towns and regions under its jurisdiction) with a population of nearly 3 million (Note), it is not uncommon for Nolan to have civilian deaths exceeding four figures at one time. But fortunately, everything can be pushed to the Duke of Antak, and the city hall and even the kingdom hold the same view as the church.
This is not only for short-term stability maintenance, but also to find an excuse to be hostile to the Cheslan Kingdom. Although the mainland has been at peace for nearly two centuries, in fact there have always been irreconcilable contradictions among the three kingdoms.
Jenkins wanted to stay at the church to help treat the wounded, but found that there were few wounded. Later, after inquiring with the secret keeper, I found out that the starry sky changed suddenly at three o'clock in the morning, and a powerful spirit of life erupted from the direction of the Evergreen Forest, which directly cured the diseases and injuries of all nearby creatures.
Now the church is arguing about the ownership of this "miracle". It is said that because of this problem, the five major churches that just cooperated to win the war are now accusing the heretics of being unfavorable in supervision, which is the main cause of the disaster.
Jenkins couldn't find anything to do at once, so he could only take the cat and prepare to go home. In the mailbox at the door of his house, he saw Mr. Nelly's invitation to participate in the premiere of the opera on Sunday night.
Even with such a major event, the premiere ceremony has not been cancelled.
"That's right, people now need something pleasant to divert their attention from the disaster."
He hesitated for a while in his yard with the letter, and finally did not open the door, but got into the carriage again and went to Earl Hessa's house.
Hathaway has returned from out of town, but is still not at home. Jenkins, through hints from her brother, young Ben Hessa, understood that Hathaway had gone to see Britney, and Mr. Writer ended up meeting the two girls at the house on the banks of the Westminster.
When the maid opened the door and saw the excited Hathaway in the hallway, Jenkins realized that this was the first time he saw the red-haired girl after that strange dream.
The girl rushed over enthusiastically, and hugged Jenkins directly under the maid's gaze.
"Great, you're all right, that's great, Jenkins."
She absolutely couldn't imagine what Jenkins did yesterday, but she knew very well what happened in the city yesterday. Hathaway was lucky not to come back before Nolan was blocked, but she heard the rumors here in other places.
After coming back early this morning, I immediately saw the big local news from the newspaper at the train station. After inquiring about the situation in the black market anxiously, his face was pale for a long time and he did not recover.
The maid closed the door behind the two of them and went to pack the tea sets. Hathaway still hugged Jenkins, sobbing in his ear:
"I'm really worried. I'm worried about Britney meeting the undead when she passed out, and I'm worried about you being injured in yesterday's battle. Oh, Jenkins, you know..."
The man suddenly pushed her away and blinked quickly. Hathaway was taken aback for a moment, then raised her right hand to wipe away her tears, and her tone suddenly calmed down:
"... You're right, I don't need to worry so much. Since you were worshiping in church at that time, the security is definitely higher than Britney's."
As she said that, she turned to look at the blonde girl who was going down the stairs. Britney didn't hear the conversation just now, so she didn't see anything wrong.
Both girls seemed fine, Hathaway wasn't in Nolan when the disaster struck, and Britney was at a friend's house, lucky enough to fall asleep at her desk all day, waking up thirsty and hungry.
Jenkins was relieved that everyone he knew was safe. He had seen the professor in the church just now. As for the people in Mr. Hood's party, he believed that they would not die so easily.
"Hathaway, you are so right to leave Nolan in time."
They sat in the living room on the first floor to continue their conversation, and the maid prepared tea and snacks for the three of them.
"The timing of your return to Nolan is really a coincidence."
Hathaway smiled and pointed out: "If you come back two days later, you can avoid this matter like me."
"Meow~"
Chocolate got up from Jenkins' lap, yawned and got ready for the show. Man is ready to tell about last month's dinner party, and while it may seem okay to hide it, it sounds stupid to do so:
"Actually... I had to come back from the Shire."
PS: Regarding Nolan’s population problem, it can be regarded as London in the Victorian era, but the industry is more developed, and because the church maintains stability, the order is better. I haven't found the exact number of London's population at that time, but according to England's historical population (1800, 9.25 million; 1850, 18.5 million; 1900, 33 million; not including Scotland and Ireland), and more than half of the urbanization rate, I used the number 3 million.
If you have more accurate data, you can let me know, and I can make subsequent revisions.