Listening to the description of the secret medicine, Yi Chen fell into deep thought again.
only,
He wasn't thinking about secret medicine or doctors or clinics or anything like that.
Instead, he combined the secret medicine with some descriptions and details of this mission and found a rather strange point.
"Edmund, you said the raw materials for the secret medicine were taken from the sick.
Could the fake moon incident that broke out in Vinar City be related to the development of the secret medicine?"
As soon as these words came out,
Edmund was startled and put his index finger between his lips.
"William~ Don't say things like this casually.
Moreover, the event information shown to us by the organization has already stated that the open source patient named Yuehen possesses a concealment ability that surpasses his peers.
The "fake moon incident" broke out suddenly without the local gentleman or the clinic noticing.
Born into a large family, Edmund was instilled with gentlemanly concepts from an early age, and had also seen doctors visiting the family.
He firmly believed that those doctors who were qualified to run clinics must have high moral character and would not have any direct or indirect relationship with such a terrible incident.
"I'm just guessing.
After all, you just said that the preparation of secret medicine requires the use of patients."
Edmund also realized that he seemed to have overreacted, so he adjusted his sitting posture and explained some of the situations in the clinic.
“Yes, the core ingredient of the secret medicine does come from the patient.
However, the organization has clear regulations that these patients must come from "hunting".
After all, the clinic is opened by a powerful doctor.
Some gentlemen who graduated from the academy and were stuck at the limit of their ability would choose to apply for a clinic apprenticeship to gain the corresponding experience. Generally speaking, a clinic would have more than ten gentleman apprentices.
The way for apprentices to "pay tuition" is to "hunt" in the surrounding areas and bring back valuable patients for the clinic.
In addition to providing raw materials for secret medicines, these patients hunted back also have research value and are of great significance to human understanding of diseases. "
"Yes." Yi Chen continued to ask: "Then why does the clinic have to be built next to the city?"
“Two reasons,
1. As a special armed department, the clinic itself works with local gentlemen to ensure the safety of the city and provide medical services to gentlemen passing by along the way.
In addition, the organization requires clinics to conduct random sampling of urban residents at regular intervals and provide free physical examinations to eliminate hidden diseases to a greater extent.
2. Based on the experience of fighting against pathogens over the years, humans are the most vulnerable to pathogens, and the fastest growing species to become pathogenic.
This may be directly related to our human ability to self-awareness and our desire to explore the unknown.
Therefore, most clinics are opened around the city to ensure the safety of the city while obtaining raw materials as quickly as possible. "
"Understood."
After the exchange, Yi Chen gained a lot.
The special training in the past six months has left him with no time to read.
He also made up his mind that once the incident was over, he would go to the large library between the academies to acquire more world knowledge.
At this time,
A slight commotion in his shoulder reminded him of his long-missing 'friend'.
"Little Grape, you seem a little excited."
"How can this not be exciting
We have been in that damn teaching building for a whole six months. Although your physical changes are quite interesting, I still want to go out and take a look.
But my heart is longing for the outside world, longing for all kinds of novel, colorful and unique tastes of 'grapes'.
Fortunately, the task you chose this time is very interesting and actually involves open source.
There are traces of ancient records in my broken memories. If I could taste the grapes with ancient flavor from the open-source patients, I wonder how great it would be. 』
"The incident report given by Zion should not be false. The real culprit of the "Fake Moon Incident" is dead, and we will not meet him... Besides, even if we really meet him, can we survive?"
“In our current state, we will surely die, and die miserably.
Hey~ You are such a boring person, I was just fantasizing. I will be satisfied as long as I can eat diseased grapes related to open source patients during this mission. 』
"Um,
The grapes of all the sick people killed during this mission are yours.
Since the mission is mainly about searching, your visual assistance is very important, Little Grape, so don't be lazy when the time comes. 』
…
Three hours drive.
The carriage is about to arrive at the city of Vinar, where the fake moon incident occurred.
The front window of the car is open.
The driver wearing a metal mask spoke for the first time:
“As a protective measure for new gentlemen, I will cross the city of Vinar and take you directly to the downstairs of the Dusk Clinic.
Of course, you can also choose to take a detour through the relatively safe suburbs."
"Just go straight through the city."
The reason why Edmund made this decision was very simple. Such a carriage could isolate the sick. Even if he encountered a sick person hiding in the city, the other party would definitely not be able to catch up.
By crossing the city, we can roughly assess the danger level of this mission.
"Then you guys should be careful. Once you are attacked by a sick person, the speed will be increased to twice the current speed... Don't get thrown out. I won't stop and wait for any of you."
As they were talking, the carriage officially drove into the city of Vinar.
This tragic city that suffered the "fake moon incident" has now become a ruin.
Almost every building had signs of damage of varying degrees, and some buildings had completely collapsed, cutting off the city roads.
Even though two months have passed since the incident,
I can still smell the stench and fishy smell in the air... along with the bloodstains on the ground, lampposts, and buildings, it seems as if I can still hear the screams echoing through the streets.
It is hard to imagine that such a normal city with a population of over 10,000, with gentlemen stationed there and clinics for surveillance, turned into a living hell overnight.
At this moment,
Yi Chen deeply tasted the bitterness of illness and the taste of despair.
As he stared at the moving street scene in trance,
A sense of 'prying sensation' came from the visual window provided by Little Grape.
"Oh, there is something watching us in the dark. It seems that there are really grapes to eat... But the other party did not chase us, but just watched us in the dark. It's a pity."
Yi Chen's thoughts were also pulled back by Xiao Pu Tao.
"Perhaps it's because these creatures, born from the moon, need to wait until night to come out and move around?"
"It's possible. I hope these guys can change at night and add more deliciousness to the grapes."
During the communication with Xiao Pu Tao, Yi Chen also told the team members about the situation.
Edmund asked, "Can you confirm the quantity?"
"There are no more than three sources of spying that I can clearly sense, but I cannot rule out some patients that I have not discovered and are still dormant in the depths of the ruins."
"Um.
Our main activity area is the clinic, and we will try to avoid contact with the urban area as much as possible in the future."
After half an hour of fast driving.
The carriage drove smoothly out of the city and arrived in the suburbs along a winding road.
A small hospital-like building with an architectural style similar to Zion is being built on a small hill here, close to the city of Vinal.
This height allows doctors and apprentices in the clinic to have a general overview of the city's situation.