This sudden disease has a name, called the Black Death.
Because the skin will bleed extensively, show ecchymosis, and necrosis, and after the person dies, the corpse will be purple-black, terrifying and scary.
- After the name of the disease "Black Death" was announced by the Alchemy Tower, it seemed very "appropriate".
In addition to announcing the name of the disease, the Alchemy Tower also clarified that the reason why the Black Death occurred was related to rats.
This is a very dangerous plague.
The main route of transmission of the disease is the bite of rat fleas.
In this way, the bacteria enter the human body, and again through the saliva, sputum, pus from the injured skin, etc., the infection spreads from person to person.
Perhaps with a little attention, you can catch the disease in the process of being in contact with a sick person.
The incubation period for the Black Death was one to six days.
If there is not enough medicine to treat and take care of the sick first...the sick will die within two days of contracting the Black Death.
Pamphlets distributed in churches all over the country described cures for the Black Death.
- First, in the case of being diagnosed with the disease, strict isolation and immediate treatment with existing drugs will reduce the harm of the disease.
Because of serious complications, patients need to maintain a constant heat supply, adequate water supplementation, and rest.
Although the knowledge of precautions and the methods of immediate treatment are written in great detail and specific in the pamphlet, the existing drugs are simply not enough to completely cure the Black Death.
The medicine is not symptomatic.
Existing drugs can only drag the suffering body of the sick person, so that the moment of death will come a little later.
However, the sickle that took away life is still hanging on the side of the neck, and it can be slashed at any time, spattering blood.
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This terrifying disease emerged from the kingdom of Amy and then spread to all parts of the country.
At the very beginning, the horrors of the Black Death were not fully revealed.
From the initial disapproval, people are now in danger - countries block their territories and prohibit foreigners from entering.
The land checkpoints are closely guarded by knights, with big swords and spears aimed at all outsiders who try to enter the territory.
The port was also pulled in a large trebuchet.
Huge and hard stones will be thrown towards the ships sailing on the river, and they would rather sink them than allow foreign ships to approach the port.
For now.
Because of the timely response to the disease, the quarantine was implemented immediately, and the rats, fleas, and garbage were eliminated.
- Quarantine is established first.
All symptomatic patients are quarantined in, and even those who do not want to go in will be forcibly taken away by knights who have stepped up patrols and are well-wrapped, and cannot resist.
Red ropes are tied around the isolation area, one connected to the other, to separate the area, and the ground will also be marked.
And some nearby residents dare not stay here any longer.
Even homeless, they fear being so close to death.
Fortunately, because of the establishment of the isolation zone, a lot of labor is required.
What's more, some families became fragmented due to the advent of the Black Death, and many people lived extremely difficult and difficult lives because of this...
Lord Desinia proposed to set up a rescue point in various places to help civilians or slaves in difficult lives.
- Homeless civilians or slaves can receive a meal a day, exchange their assigned labor for money, etc...
The territories of Akyayoli and the Kingdom of Anas follow the policies of the territories of Desinia.
Usually, when there is a new decision to deal with the disease in Desinia territory, the other two parties in the alliance will immediately follow and implement it.
Under such powerful and rapid measures, the severity and spread of the epidemic have been temporarily controlled to a certain extent.
Although, countless people still die in pain every day...
Compared to the situation of the Tripartite Alliance, the situation of the Saint Air Empire is terrible.
First of all, the empire was the closest to the Ami Kingdom, and because of the king's decision-making mistakes and delays, he did not make a correct judgment in time to deal with the disease...
This has led to chaos, even though the Empire is strong - there is pain and death everywhere, and people are infected every day.
Even walking down the street someone would fall to the ground.
There are fires burning inside or outside the city every day, and thick black smoke rises up, smearing the sky...
Jack was thirteen years old, a year short of coming of age.
His home is in the Imperial City. There are parents and two younger brothers at home. The family of five set up a stall in the Imperial City and sold rye bread to maintain their livelihood and food.
Although it is difficult to get up early and go to the dark every day, the family is very happy.
Of course, this was before the Black Death.
Now, Jack's mother died in the early stages of the outbreak because he couldn't survive the Black Death, and his father was taken away by the patrolling knights and put him in a quarantine area, where no outsiders were allowed to visit.
He and his two younger brothers were lucky and unfortunate.
They did not contract the Black Death and did not develop related symptoms.
But after my father left, the family's stall couldn't support it, and there was no way to fill the stomach without money and income...
And if he can't do it, he can no longer pay money to the quarantine area to ensure the supply of his father's medicine...
The isolation area of the empire was built outside the royal city, and corpses were thrown out every day.
Jack was always frightened.
He was tasked with burning the corpse and wrapped himself in airtight areas, especially the exposed parts such as palms and cheeks.
He and some people dragged the corpses with woven thorns, and dragged these terrifyingly dead people to a centralized location and burned them.
Every time, Jack forced himself to observe their figures and faces, fearing that one day he would see his father in these corpses.
The flames rose, the surrounding heat increased, and the steaming Jack couldn't stop sweating.
But he still hadn't ripped off a shred of fabric.
After the piles of flames were burnt out, leaving a place of wreckage and ashes, a knight came over and placed a small amount of money on the ground not far away, and the copper coins were scattered.
After the knight left, Jack ran forward quickly, took his share of money, and ran away quickly.
He has suffered losses and never wants to be left behind.
The Black Death brought not only sickness and death, but also disorder and chaos.
—No one cares how difficult your life is... Maliciousness is magnified, the crime rate in the royal city increases, some people rob property, some people enter the house to plunder, morals are corrupted...
Others have left each other because of illness.
Some sick people are equivalent to being abandoned when they enter the quarantine area.
Because medicines are not provided for free, after all, business
If you lose too much, you will not be able to open it.
Before, with the leadership of Lord Desinia, the price of the medicine dropped again and again.
But even so, some poor people can't afford the continuous use of drugs.
Once the medicine is cut off, the sick person will be on the verge of death within a day. Most of the people who enter the quarantine area will not be far away from death if they do not have the money to buy the medicine.
Of course, not everyone who is sick will go into quarantine.
Some families who do not want to abandon their families are automatically quarantined.
The house where they live will be surrounded by red ropes by patrolling knights, and a large letter P will be circled on the wall with red paint.
This way, no one else will approach without knowing it.
Jack's father entered quarantine voluntarily.
He told Jack to leave him alone and take care of his two younger brothers with peace of mind, but Jack couldn't help it. There were some savings in the family before, but now they have been used up.
The interior of the royal city is very desolate, the doors of every household are closed, and people are rarely seen shaking on the streets.
Jack ran home panting all the way.
The door of his house has been nailed, and there is only a half-meter-high gap covered by wooden boards. Jack knocked on the door and whispered—
When the two younger brothers heard the sound, they moved the wooden plank away and let him get into the house. They were thin, their faces were sallow, and their stomachs rumbled several times...
As usual, Jack asked if they had gone out, if there were any strangers knocking on the door, etc. He told the two younger brothers to stay away from him and not approach.
There is always a basin of water by the door.
Jack took off the tightly wrapped cloth and carefully washed his palms while listening to the answers from his two younger brothers.
They didn't go out, and no strangers knocked on the door...
After a while, the older brother asked in a low voice, "Brother, is Dad okay?"
Jack's face was as usual: "Dad is fine. After this disease is over, he will come out of the quarantine area."
But the Black Death was so easy to pass.
The two younger brothers felt relieved when they heard the words.
The little brother had heard the passing knights chatting before being restricted from the house. He said: "Desinia territory is safer than the Empire."
"Brother, why don't we go to Desinia territory?"
He was too young to understand the horror of the Black Death, nor did he know that the entry of foreigners had been restricted in various places.
Jack heard that a ship that was trying to approach the kingdom of Anas was nearly sunk recently.
The people on the boat even jumped into the water and tried to swim to the port, but were forced back to the boat by the long spear that stabbed mercilessly from the shore...
Jack emptied the sewage, thinking absentmindedly about the news that he had heard in the past few days—the kingdom of Amy was close to the state of extinction.
It is said that the Black Death has taken away two-thirds of the population of Amy.
Desinia Territory can be regarded as the safest place outside of Powell.
In addition, the Akiyayoli Domain and the Anas Kingdom... These places can be called safe, all thanks to Lord Desinia.
Lord Desinia had already sent a letter of caution and early prevention to the Saint Air Empire at the first time.
But it did not get the attention of His Majesty the King.
Now almost everyone in the royal city is cursing the king, blatantly spitting in the direction of the palace, and Jack has also scolded a lot.
Because of its timely response and distribution of protective pamphlets, the Holy Church conveyed the protection of the creator god to everyone, and now it has become a spiritual sustenance for people to overcome the black death.
Jack prayed to the God of Creation, but also to Lord Desinia.
Because the Holy See acted so quickly in various places, it was also because of the accurate judgment made by Lord Desinia.
Jack had heard no less than ten people praying to Lord Desinia as they burned their bodies.
- The creator god is out of reach, and the devil is descending on the world.
He thought that if the God of Creation was busy, he hoped that Lord Desinia would bless his father and brothers.
The Empire is full of despair and nightmares spread by the Black Death.
Three days later, Jack looked blankly at the place where many corpses were piled up.
There, his father... and the boy who burned the body with him a few days ago...
He stepped forward with stiff legs.
When the flame touched the kerosene sprinkled on the cloth, it shot up, and clusters of flames climbed along the corpse... In the end, the fierce flame stabbed Jack's eyes, causing him to stumble back two steps, fell to the ground.
However, the nightmare is not over yet.
The youngest brother fainted due to lack of water and hunger... The other brother was also as thin as a walking skeleton.
Although Jack's body is not much better.
The clothes he used to wear can now be wrapped twice more...
- It would be nice if I didn't go to see the devil after committing suicide.
Jack thought silently.
Jack let the eldest brother stay at home to take care of the youngest brother, and then ran out of the house clutching the only five copper coins left.
When he ran to the main road of Blow, Jack stopped abruptly and stared at the people who were dressed strangely and a little scary.
They were wearing tightly wrapped black robes, and the fabric seemed to have been dipped in some liquid, with a faint luster.
He wears a wide-brimmed hat with a dome on his head.
The eyes under the brim are covered with transparent glass, and the face is a black mask shaped like a bird's beak...
They carried a large box in their white-gloved hands...