The Alchemy Tower is a rather iconic building in Wiesas.
The tower is nine stories high, with complete facilities, not only many fully equipped alchemy laboratories, but also conference rooms, reading rooms, study rooms, lounges, restaurants, etc...
In order to allow the alchemists to stay here and do experiments with peace of mind, Xia Zuoyi has put a lot of effort into this.
Some alchemists come in and don't want to leave.
One of the geniuses, Felipe Gere, lived directly in the Alchemy Tower and said to Yinke Ken, who was also a genius, in private—he should have come earlier.
Felipe Gere thought that if he came to the Desinia territory earlier, not only could he live in such a well-equipped alchemy tower, but he could also see the Desinia lord at any time...
After entering the alchemy tower, Felix wanted to continue to study his theory of "turning stone into gold", and further improve the shape and size of the thermometer.
One is to separate the measurement of outdoor temperature from the measurement of body temperature, and the measurement of human body temperature must be suitable for the human body.
The second is accuracy.
But before he could do his research, the Black Death broke out—and caught everyone off guard.
Felipe was extremely fortunate that he had come to Desinia territory at this time.
He believed other alchemists did the same.
After all, compared to the Territory of Desinia, the Saint Air Empire is now in chaos, as if the devil has descended... No, the devil has destroyed the Amy Kingdom.
It is said that the king of the Amy kingdom had already lost his life due to the Black Death, and the great prince Quintat also contracted the disease and died not long ago after wantonly massacred all the sick.
The second prince is missing...
The current situation of Amy Kingdom can probably be guessed. It is empty, dead, and full of corpses...
After Lord Desinia confirmed that the disease that occurred in Amy was a very dangerous infectious disease, they were called into the alchemy tower and began to work together to study antibiotics, a special medicine that could cure the Black Death.
Even Felipe, an alchemist who mainly studies metals, was asked to temporarily put aside his ongoing alchemy research, put aside his prejudices, and study life-saving medicines with other alchemists.
Lord Desinia moved to live in the alchemy tower, where he eats and drinks.
As a result, Felipe could not only see the Lord Lord every day, but also see His Royal Highness the Pope, Archduke Agia Joli, and His Royal Highness Prince Cavendish from time to time.
The three stayed in the Desinia territory and did not leave.
If there is a relevant decision to be made, the lord's handsome eagle will be sent to the Holy See or the Aqiyayoli territory, the Kingdom of Anas...
Felipe was very unhappy to see the existence of these three people in addition to the Lord Lord, which made him unable to say a word to the Lord...
Because he dare not.
…
Today, Felipe got up early.
He was used to getting up early, going to bed late, or even not sleeping. The alchemists in the alchemy tower, including the Lord Lord, were like this for a while.
As the Lord Lord said - they have to race against time to develop a special medicine that can cure the Black Death.
The earlier the research is done, the earlier the death and despair brought about by the Black Death can be ended, and people can be prevented from continuing to die one after another.
Felipe felt that maybe the God of Creation really heard people's daily devout and urgent prayers, so he blessed them and made the research on the special medicine for the Black Death progress very smoothly.
This stems from the fermentation, bacteria...microorganisms and the like mentioned by the Lord at the exchange meeting.
Felipe didn't quite understand.
After all, he is not an alchemist who mainly studies this direction. After participating, he usually fights with Yinke Ken and others.
This time, the research on the special medicine for the Black Death was led by Lord Desinia and was solely responsible.
Felipe was able to see the diligence and ability of the lord.
He blushed at the shallow words he had said before.
Because some research ideas are really amazing, ordinary people can't think of it at all.
Felipe had heard Master Chebman Norton praise the Lord more than once.
How did the lord have those thoughts
Felipe put on his clothes and walked out of the door while sighing.
He met Yinke Ken in the corridor and said hello, "Going to the culture room again?"
There was a look of excitement and fanaticism on Yinke Ken's face.
He was stopped by Fei Lifu in a hurry just now. At this time, he took Fei Lifu's arm and said, "Success! The fermentation of the bacteria was successful!"
"what?!"
Felipe was startled.
He couldn't hold back and went to sleep in the middle of the night. How did he wake up and cultivate the bacteria successfully? !
- As if in a dream!
Felipe was also excited: "Really, really?!"
Yin Ke Ken nodded again and again: "Of course it's true!"
"Last night, Lord Lord, Master Norton and others kept staring at it and did not leave. After confirming that the fermentation of the bacteria was successful, Lord Lord was urged by us to rest for a while."
"After the successful fermentation of the strains, according to the Lord's words, it is to extract and refine... Filter and collect high-concentration..."
Ink Ken was chattering.
He finally clenched his fist and waved, and all his body language movements showed a state of excitement and excitement.
"I think a special drug will definitely be developed!"
Felipe is a little regretful. He didn't participate in the process of finding the successful fermentation of the strain last night, and he missed it!
But he was even more happy about it, and his heartfelt joy burst out from the bottom of his heart: "Go! I'll go to the bacterial culture room with you... What do you want to do next?"
"Lord, what are your orders... oh so, then I can..."
The figures of the two gradually disappeared in the corner of the corridor.
After consulting the books exchanged in the library, Xia Zuoyi found streptomycin, an antibiotic specially developed for the treatment of plague, which was relatively easy to develop at the level of this era.
The production method of streptomycin is only divided into two steps, one is bacterial fermentation, and the other is extraction and refining.
Although the steps are few, it is still not easy to make.
The key is that some equipment is missing, and further research has to be done according to needs... Fortunately, all difficulties can be overcome.
While researching antibiotics that could treat the plague, Xia Zoe also ordered people to make protective clothing that could penetrate deep into the quarantine area.
He thought about making a modern white protective suit.
But then I thought about it again, and it naturally makes sense to conform to what appeared in the times. To a certain extent, the image of Doctor Bird's Beak can not only appease the patient, but also deter the chaos.
After all, this era is not very safe, especially when the Black Death was rampant, and the danger of disorder was everywhere.
…
When it finally reached the final stage of the second big step, Xia Zuoyi yawned and held two hands.
A black eye walked out of the lab.
He has not slept all night.
To be precise, I didn't sleep much yesterday and the day before yesterday...
Because now is a critical moment, he cannot relax in the slightest.
Everyone is working hard to make equipment and study antibiotics every minute and every second.
Almost everyone took action.
-Fernandi has been stationed in the border area and personally led the soldiers to guard it, while Valk is responsible for the security of the port area and the restrictions on ships docking.
The rest also have their own important things that need to be responsible and executed at all times...
Xia Zuoyi walked upstairs with a little unsteady footsteps while thinking about antibiotics and other miscellaneous things.
—The ninth floor of the Alchemy Tower is a place he specially reserved for his experiments and rest.
Xia Zuoyi didn't rest well for several days in a row.
This caused his head to be swollen everywhere, as if it was stuffed into a large ball of cotton, and it was very uncomfortable as if it was tied tightly.
He climbed up to the ninth floor with his hands clapping his head. The sunlight in the corridor was very good, bright and dazzling, but it made people feel sleepy...
And there was a man sitting on the wide window edge of the corridor.
Xia Zoe half-squinted his eyes and looked over - it was the Pope's crown.
Seeing that he was covering his head with his hands, Segalot asked, "Headache?"
"Um."
Xia Zuoyi nodded slightly.
Segalot sat sideways on the window sill, leaning against the wall.
He was reading a book before, one of his long legs was bent and the other was stretched, his figure was still elegant, and his golden eyes were extremely beautiful in the sunlight.
His Holiness the Pope turned to look at Xia Zuoyi at this time, the book was loosely held on his knee by one hand, and the other hand stretched out, saying, "Come here."
Xia Zuoyi put down his hands inexplicably, walked over, and was pulled over by the Pope and sat down quickly... There was a slightly soft touch under the buttocks.
He sat directly on the lap of the Pope!
Xia Zuoyi was startled, and immediately wanted to stand up and leave.
But the Pope was holding his shoulders and couldn't move - he didn't exert much force, but he couldn't refuse.
Segalot: "I'll rub your head for you."
As he said, his slender fingers gently rubbed the temples on both sides of Xia Zuoyi's head...
Really comfortable.
Xia Zuoyi thought, how could His Holiness the Pope suddenly want to give him a rub
He turned his head to look, and happened to meet Segalot's eyes.
- The gilded eyes seemed to be filled with the brilliance of the sun, and he seemed to be immersed in the warm sunlight all of a sudden, and he couldn't help but itch all over his body.
Xia Zuoyi was stunned, then blushed a little, and hurriedly turned his head back.
The fingers on the head have been gently pressing and rubbing, and the strength is appropriate.
Xia Zoe began to relax slowly and become more sleepy.
At this moment, a hand descended from Xia Zuoyi's head, and immediately wrapped around the waist to bring the person back, followed by a broad and warm chest.
"Rely on me."
The low and sweet voice of the Pope also sounded.
Xia Zuoyi yawned, probably really tired and not very clear.
So he leaned back along the strength, and his eyes were half-open and half-closed, only to feel that the blockage in his mind was slowly being cleared...
Plus it's comfortable to be in the sun...
Xia Zuoyi slowly fell asleep.
But his consciousness didn't fall asleep completely, and his body sensed vaguely...
He felt that the fingers rubbing his head gradually stopped, and then he hugged him more comfortably, and patted him on the back. Xia Zuoyi's consciousness couldn't resist, and he was immersed in a little deep sleep.
He turned his head sideways and rested on the chest of the Pope. The hair on his forehead seemed to be pushed aside a little, because the tail of the hair brushed the eyebrows, which brought a slight itching feeling.
The next moment, a warm touch came from the forehead...
what is it then
Xia Zuoyi couldn't remember, and his consciousness was completely immersed in drowsiness.
Segalot looked at the sleeping red cheeks of the person in his arms with a smile in his eyes. He leaned in and kissed his forehead lightly, and said in a low voice, "...It's hard work."