Infrastructure Throne

Pearl City.

Recently, many strange things have happened in the city. Some people often heard screams in the middle of the night, some people found that a lot of chickens and ducks raised in their homes died, and some people occasionally saw coagulated dark red blood in their houses and street corners.

There are also two wounds on the body for no reason, as if bitten by a snake or other poisonous insects, but there is no abnormality in the body. After receiving all healthy answers from the doctor, they feel at ease.

At first, everyone felt that these were just trivial things, or simply their own illusions, which did not arouse the vigilance of most people.

Manfu's wife was also one of them. She slept soundly in the middle of the night, and seemed to have a sudden nightmare. In the dream, she was bitten by a poisonous snake. Early the next morning, she found herself falling on the stone steps outside the bedroom, with her calf A piece was broken.

The wife suspected that she had nocturnal excursions, and only Manfu looked suspiciously at the two suspicious red spots on the back of her neck, puzzled.

During the day, Manfu had completely forgotten what he had done at night, and only found a few faint bruises on his wrists when washing his hands.

After another spring rain, the warm golden sunshine nourishes the growth of all things. Some people have already taken off their heavy cotton coats and put on simple spring clothes. People have more exposed skin.

During the day, the Pearl City is as bustling and bustling as ever, with crowded bazaars, endlessly flowing roads, rows of shops, and dense crowds everywhere.

After nightfall, Mingzhu City gradually quieted down. Like every city shrouded in darkness, people who had worked all day returned home, preparing for a good night's sleep.

In the middle of the night, people heard the cries in a daze again. Some people couldn't bear it anymore and decided to go to the street to find out what happened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he saw several figures in the streets and alleys, wandering furtively, looking for something, the man became more and more strange, and walked up to him holding a kerosene lamp, wanting to ask what happened .

In the dark night, the oil lamp in his hand is like a guiding sign.

The image of those wandering people is a hungry man smelling delicious food, staring at him viciously, rushing over without hesitation, spit out a forked, scarlet letter from his open mouth, sharp teeth glowing with a bloodthirsty icy luster .

"Ah - what!" The man was startled, turned around and ran away, only to realize that he was surrounded!

The kerosene lamp fell to the ground with a clang, and the flickering yellow light illuminated the stiff and blue faces.

Blue-gray scale-like lines spread across their faces and hands, as if they were about to be covered by snake scales at any time!

Under the cold night sky, a familiar scream sounded again.

On the second day and the third day, the residents in Mingzhu City found that things were getting more and more wrong. Many people claimed that they had suffered from nocturnal excursions and had strange red wounds on their bodies. There were more and more bloodstains on the street. Missing.

The patrol team in Mingzhu City kept receiving inexplicable reports with various reasons. The patrol team gradually became impatient, and even threatened the residents to arrest them if they spread rumors indiscriminately.

On the fourth day and the fifth day, the weird situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. The Manfu family, a craftsman from the outer city, was found dead at home. The body was scattered and covered with blue snake scales. The death was strange and terrifying.

The patrol team hastily dispatched people to carry away the bodies of the Manfu family and buried them in a mass grave.This is not the end, but the beginning of a nightmare.

In the next three days, ordinary civilians continued to die. The death conditions were exactly the same as those of Manfu's family. The nobles in the inner city of Mingzhu City tried their best to cover up the matter, but rumors had already spread wildly in the city. How could they cover it up?

Ten days later, when the first nobleman with snake scales appeared on his body, the nobles in Pearl City finally started to panic.

In the inner city of Pearl City, Tia hasn't slept a comforting sleep for several days. There are unknown strange things in the city, fear and horror are spreading everywhere, and even the nobles are starting to feel uneasy.

Countless people who spread rumors and suspected strange bodies have been captured in the prison, but this is of no use in controlling the situation.

"This is most likely a mysterious snake venom! Beastmen from the Grand Canyon." The chief doctor of the Lord's Mansion of Mingzhu City looked so serious that his lips were trembling.

In the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, the nobles couldn't sit still any longer. They all looked terrified, and everyone was in danger: "Is there an antidote?"

The doctor shook his head seriously: "The doctors in the whole city are already trying to find a solution, but unfortunately, there is no antidote prepared for the time being, unless the first orc who poisoned us is willing to give us an antidote."

The nobles showed desperate expressions: "Then what should we do? Are we just waiting to die like this?"

"Everyone, stay safe!" Tia sat on the throne of the city lord, holding her forehead, her voice was weak and hoarse, "How did people get poisoned? Is there a way to curb this snake venom?"

The doctor quickly flipped through the ancient medical books:

"The situation looks like the snake venom of the Teng Snake orc family. This is a way to die together. It is extremely vicious and dangerous. According to medical records, once the Teng Snake orcs release this poison, they will die immediately, and the poisoned person will die. Become a snake slave and live up to five days longer."

"Only the fresh snake gall from the Teng Snake orcs, supplemented with the poison-repelling grass unique to the Teng Snake tribe, can detoxify."

The chief doctor said sadly: "The hands and faces of the poisoned people will have blue scales and markings. They look normal during the day, but at night they will lose their consciousness as humans and turn into slaves of snakes, biting people everywhere, causing more people to die. Poisoned, become their kind."

"The snake slave doesn't remember what he did at night. After four or five days, the snake's venom broke out completely, and the poisoned person will die without an antidote!"

After hearing the doctor's explanation, the faces of the nobles changed drastically. The Tengshe tribe is also one of the most vicious super tribes in the Grand Canyon!

Relying on the defense of the tall city walls, Mingzhu City is not afraid of the enemy's invasion, but if they want to attack the super tribes in the Grand Canyon, wouldn't it be a waste of time to die?

What the hell are you kidding about going to war with a super horde over some untouchables who have turned into snake slaves? !

The chief doctor sighed after listening to the noisy discussions: "If you can't get the antidote, there is only one way for the current plan!"

All the nobles looked at him urgently, as if grasping at the last straw.

The chief doctor said coldly: "Find out all the poisoned people, and then kill them!"

A deadly silence spread in the chamber.

After a while, the nobles erupted again: "This is the only way. If we don't kill these people, we will die one day too. In order to protect the safety of most people in Mingzhu City, we must do this!"

These words immediately resonated with people: "That's right, these guys are no longer human, they are snake slaves, find the snake slaves and kill them!"

Amidst the angry voices, several nobles objected in panic: "No, I can't do this, my family members have been poisoned!"

His feeble voice was drowned out in the crowd, unheeded, and sank without a sound.

On the steps, Tia numbly watched the nobles decide everyone's fate in a few words, and he could already foresee what terrible things would happen next.

It's a shame that he, as the lord of Mingzhu City, has nothing to do about it.

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When their own lives were in danger, the nobles showed unprecedented efficiency. The patrol team was dispatched overnight to hunt down the snake poisoner in the whole city.

Anyone who has turned into a snake slave will be killed on the spot!Ordinary people with red dot tooth marks and blue stripes on their bodies will be taken away, and anyone who resists will be killed on the spot!

Day and night, the formerly quiet and noisy Pearl City was filled with people's cries and screams, and fires lit up everywhere in the city.

The people who didn't want to die resisted desperately, hot blood stained every floor tile in the outer city red, and Mingzhu City was completely in turmoil!

The nobles hid in the impenetrable city lord's mansion, but ordinary people and minor nobles outside suffered disasters. Snake slaves who lost their human consciousness followed their instincts to search for fresh bodies. More and more people became The same kind of snake slave.

People who didn't want to be buried in the snake's venom, while fleeing outside the city, asked for help from the City Lord's Mansion, knelt on the ground and begged the City Lord's Mansion to take them in, but the only response to them was the tightly closed iron gate.

Finally, the riots spread to the inner city, and the desperate people began to attack the Santo's Mansion.

The patrolling guards were already red-eyed, and following the order of the nobles, they stood on the high battlements of the inner city, and the archers raised their flaming bows and arrows, aiming at the mob in the outer city indiscriminately!

The outer city has been completely fallen, but the inner city has enough grain. The nobles naively think that as long as all the snake slaves die, the inner city will be safe and sound.

On the top of the city, Tia looked desperately at the sea of ​​flames in front of him. No matter how strong the fortress was, one day it would disintegrate from the inside. He knew that Pearl City was over!

Black Eagle tightly guarded Tia, with thick eyebrows knit together: "My lord, let's get out of here quickly, the boat is ready at the pier."

Tia shook her head mockingly: "I never thought that my majestic Lord of Pearl City would seek refuge in Yuanliu City one day."

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The icy moonlight shrouded the sparkling Chiyuan River.

After swimming in the river for several days and nights, another group of Teng Snake Orcs finally arrived at Abyss City. The wet and cold snake tails swayed among the grass, and dozens of thick snake shadows quietly approached the outskirts of the city.

At this moment, everyone in Yuanliu City was immersed in a peaceful dream, and no one could have imagined that an unprecedented crisis was approaching them little by little!

City Lord's Mansion.

It was late at night, and there was a lamp on the desk in the bedroom.

Wearing a loose robe, Yan Zui sat at Shen Qingze's desk as usual, reading the books and notes left by him. He held a pen, sometimes frowning and contemplating, and sometimes writing rustlingly on the paper. wearing something.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Zui put down the pen and paper, pinched the center of his brows wearily, stretched his arms, turned off the light, and climbed onto Shen Qingze's big soft bed.

Yan Zui leaned on the pillow on the left side, and put aside the bamboo and wood duckling tied with a red ribbon. During the day, he spent most of his time on government affairs, and at night he had to study the knowledge left by Shen Qingze.

Only a short while before going to sleep can be used for thinking.

He flicked the stiff duckbill lightly: "I haven't come back yet..."

Duckling: "..."

Yan Zui obviously didn't expect a response, he covered his beloved toy with a quilt, and soon fell asleep.

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The first Teng Snake orc had successfully bit an ordinary outer city resident in Yuanliu City, and soon died of exhaustion.Since no one attacked the main city, there was no prompt on Shen Qingze's system panel.

At that time, at the far southern tip of the mainland, Shen Qingze, with a big rough axe, together with several forging masters from the three empires, obtained the qualification to try to smelt meteoric iron in the second stage of the Shenbing Forging Conference.

With a long distance, Shen Qingze still doesn't know anything about the crisis that is approaching.