[Notre Dame de Paris] Papal Way

No matter which country, which world, or which civilization it is in, the occurrence of a plague is something that is enough to cause panic.The plague is easily contagious, difficult to cure by ordinary means, and even causes a large number of deaths.The occurrence of the plague means the reduction of productivity, social turmoil, economic stagnation, and it means that the shadow of the wings of death hangs over the head at any time.

The plague is terrible, and there is no defense against it.However, because there is a god of disease on the continent of Maris, as long as they are willing to pay some price, the plague can still be controlled.The plague is even considered as a way for the gods to gain faith by default. The occasional attenuation of personnel is harmless to the whole, so the gods often turn a blind eye.

Only the God of Light is keen to compete with other gods for faith at all times, and only the Holy See of Light likes to play the role of curing diseases, and often takes the initiative to solve some common infectious diseases and even pollution disasters caused by magic.And magicians are rarely infected with diseases because of their magical protection, so in Ace's impression, the plague doesn't seem to be a big deal.

On this continent, however, the situation is clearly different.There is no mature medical technology, no high level of magic, and no one is even in charge of the laws of the plague. This means that once a large-scale infectious disease occurs, the consequences will be uncontrollable.The several plagues that have occurred in history have spread extremely widely and caused great damage, and even landed several times. The damage caused cannot be counted, and cities have even been destroyed.

The plague that landed in Bordeaux and Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain, Athens in Greece, Alexandria in Egypt, Venice in Italy and other cities and port cities along the Mediterranean Sea this time was precisely the one that caused a frenzy of terror a century ago. Black Death!The Black Death once raged on the European continent for four years, killing countless lives, and France suffered a catastrophe as a result.After that, every ten years, this plague would break out again, but it was not as fierce and raging as it was when it first landed, so that the countries gradually recovered.

Bordeaux has been a British territory for hundreds of years. Later | After the Hundred Years War, the see-saw between Britain and France ended, and Bordeaux was taken back.As a port city along the river, it may not be as rich as a city like Marseille, but it also has a large population, and many ships often come and go.It was precisely because of these merchant ships entering and leaving the port that the unexpected plague broke out in Bordeaux.

The source of this plague was Sicily, where the Black Death once broke out.Several merchant ships set off from the city of Messina carrying olives and sailed to a nearby country. After the transaction was completed, they bought new goods from the local area and then sailed to another country.Such a simple and easy-to-profit method has been implemented for many years, and everything seems to be normal, and no one thought that an accident would happen.

In the beginning, only a few wandering warblers had symptoms of fever, but no one would care about it.But then they began to vomit and have diarrhea, and they were too weak to move in their beds.After a few days of severe pain and vomiting, the warblers died in agony covered in black and purple.

And this is just the beginning, the plague is like a light veil, quietly seeping into the air of the city.Countless people were caught off guard by inhaling virus-laden gas, and often while they were talking, one of them fell down suddenly.Realizing that something was wrong, the governor of Bordeaux quickly sent someone to send the news to Paris urgently, and notified the surrounding cities to be alerted. He blocked the gates of the city and began to isolate the sick people.However, Marseille and other cities where the plague broke out are not good. Few people are as wise as the governor of Bordeaux. Countless lives were harvested in just a few days.

When Louis XI received the report, five days had passed since the outbreak of the Black Death.The incubation period of the Black Death is three to five days. From the time when Sicilian merchants boarded the port until the outbreak of the plague, countless people have completed the process of infecting each other without knowing it.How big is the flow of people in the two port cities?Once the plague broke out, it swept across half of France.And it is still unknown how many people were infected and how many people got into Paris...

Louis XI's face was solemn, and the three women in the royal family were also aware of the heavy atmosphere.The queen thought about it, and left with her two daughters first.Before Anna left, she glanced at Ace absentmindedly, with hope in her eyes.Ace didn't know the seriousness of the plague to this world yet, so he glanced at her suspiciously, but didn't speak.

"Call the envoy over here immediately." Louis XI's face was ugly, and he couldn't believe that the plague hit France just like this.Mr. Olivier said hesitantly: "But he may also be carrying the plague..."

Louis XI laughed angrily: "Idiot, if he is also infected with the plague, can he still travel to Paris for five consecutive days?"

Mr. Olivier quickly yelled: "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm too cautious. It's just that the envoy from Bordeaux met an envoy from Marseilles on the way to Paris, and the envoy from Marseilles was infected with the Black Death. I'm afraid the envoy from Bordeaux also..."

Louis XI's expression became even uglier: "Did the envoys from Bordeaux enter the city directly?"

M. Oliver nodded.Louis XI roared: "Quarantine! Quarantine! Damn God! Quarantine all those who have spoken to him, including his damn horses!"

Mr. Olivier also realized the seriousness of the situation, and ran out the door tremblingly.Ace couldn't help frowning slightly. The appearance of Louis XI and Mr. Olivier facing the enemy really made him incomprehensible... Could it be that in this world, the plague is something that cannot be contained and cured?

If he asked this sentence, Louis XI would tell him the fact with red eyes: the plague is equal to death!

Louis XI was walking around the living room restlessly, knocking his teeth anxiously from time to time.Ace observed his expression, and did not rashly raise his doubts, but asked, "Do you have a solution to the plague problem?"

"No." Louis XI replied bluntly, "No one can solve the problem of the plague - damn God! Only block, burn, block..."

He murmured and repeated, and suddenly realized who was asking him the question, and immediately glanced over like electricity: "Do you have a way to solve it?"

Method?Ace's face became strange.The light element is essentially a very domineering element. Although it is not as enthusiastic as the fire element, it spares no effort to expel dissidents.Occasionally, there will be some dual-line magicians on the Maris continent, but no magician can store the magic elements of the light system and any other system in the body at the same time.Based on this, the light magic element is also known as the magic element with the best healing effect and the widest range...

Although I don’t know what the plague in this world is like, it’s impossible to be manipulated by gods like in Marris Continent... Based on his previous experience as a doctor, most diseases in this world can be treated with simple Holy Light is used for healing, and Ace, who has an excellent affinity for light elements, hardly needs to recite any spells, and can condense a ball of light with just one thought.

But he hadn't seen the patient before, so he didn't want to jump to conclusions, so he said, "I need to see the patient."

Louis XI had seen his medical methods, and he also believed in this power beyond common sense.But out of a cautious attitude, the necessary protection is still to be done.He rang the bell to call a manservant, and told him to find two beak suits of "Plague Doctor".But the male servant showed a troubled look, who would store such things for no reason?He suggested tactfully: "Your Majesty, maybe you can use armor instead..."

Louis XI scolded him and was about to drive him out, but at this moment Mr. Olivier rushed in again, sweating profusely and looking terrified: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! He is ill!"

You don't need to ask to know who he is talking about.Louis XI gave the servant a hard look, and shouted: "Then you quickly find a suit of armor!" Then he shouted at Mr. Olivier: "Is it quarantined!?"

Mr. Olivier looked like he was about to cry: "The door of the room has been locked, and no one is allowed to enter... I sent someone to invite Dr. Jacques, maybe he will have a way... Your Majesty, what should we do next? ?”

Louis XI kicked him, and at this time his temper became particularly irritable: "Lead the way!"

Monsieur Olivier was dumbfounded, wondering whether he should put his arms around his thighs and persuade him not to take the risk.His eyes subconsciously moved to another person in the room, Ace coughed lightly, and stroked his forehead intentionally or unintentionally, and the thick black hair passed through his fingers.

Mr. Olivier, who was threatened, agreed to the king's request with a sad face: "...Yes, Your Majesty."

Logically speaking, the incubation period of the Black Death would not be so short, but the envoys from Bordeaux traveled for several days and then suddenly relaxed after arriving in Paris. They started to have a fever, and then the symptoms of the Black Death appeared. .M. Olivier arrived in good time, locked his door, and ordered all who had spoken to him to remain in the same room.It's just that not many people listened to the latter order. When they heard that someone here had contracted the Black Death, everyone ran away in a swarm.It is estimated that it will not be long before the news will spread throughout Paris.

Louis XI has always been a decisive person.After learning the messenger's current location, he even walked ahead of Mr. Olivier.Mr. Olivier took a step back and asked quietly: "Your Highness, why did you..."

Ace glanced at him and asked without answering, "I heard that this plague can spread through the air?"

Mr. Olivier nodded in confusion.Ace continued to ask: "So, you also had a close conversation with the Bordeaux envoy?"

Mr. Oliver suddenly changed color: "Your Highness..."

Ace condensed a ball of light in his hand, and patted Mr. Olivier on the forehead casually.Caught off guard, Olivier exclaimed, and fell back with his head.

Ace clapped his hands and said condescendingly: "Prevention and treatment."

Mr. Olivier was dizzy from the fall, got up and fumbled | until the wig was put on again, and continued to follow behind without any complaints.Although the ray of light just flashed by, Mr. Olivier was sure that he had indeed seen the light... Could this be the blessing of the Lord?

The envoy was temporarily placed in a small room near the entrance of the palace. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, this room happened to be the prayer room for the thirteen apostles ordered by Princess Anna.Everyone who heard the news of the Black Death ran away, only the twelve apostles didn't know what happened. They stood outside the door of the prayer room and pointed, not understanding what it meant to lock the room.

After seeing Ace's figure, they separated from the middle tacitly, stood in two rows by the door, and bowed one after another: "Your Majesty."

Louis XI stopped in his tracks, glanced at them, and then turned around: "Do they also have the same abilities as you?"

Ace shook his head, raised his arms, a golden light flashed through his arms, and the golden scepter was held in his hand: "It is my mission to cure diseases, not theirs."

He doesn't intend to teach anyone to use magic in this world, because this is a low-magic world, the possibility of birthing a magical physique is very slim, and there are no gods to spread faith and power.If magic is in the hands of a few people, and careerists appear among those few people, it will become a disaster no less than the plague.

The priest also deeply understood this point, so even if he found a suitable candidate among the wanderers, he never gave others the method of using his power, and he didn't even guide others through divination.This is not an existence suitable for spreading power. Ace chose the right path, but there can only be one person like him.It would never be lucky for this continent to have one more.

He walked to the door, tapped the scepter lightly on the lock, and the door automatically slid open.A disgusting stench wafted out, and the Bordeaux envoy fell into a pile of vomit with a haggard look on his face, with his eyes closed and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

There is an unspeakable feeling in the air, as if something is stupid|stupid|wanting|moving.Ace stepped in, closed the door behind his back, cleaned the ground and the air a bit, and squatted down beside the patient.He put his hand on the patient's forehead, probed into his own magic and spiritual power, and carefully perceived all the changes in the patient's body.

Because it had nothing to do with the elements, he couldn't perceive the true appearance of the virus, but he could feel that it was wreaking havoc in the patient's body.However, after the holy light technique entered the patient's body, the latter's condition improved significantly.It's just that the degree of improvement is really limited. The virus receded for a while, and then came back again.The patient subconsciously opened his mouth to vomit, but only spit out some acid water, and the pain fell on his head again.

A simple holy light technique might not work... To expel the virus, more drastic methods are needed.Ace was thoughtful, and the staff of Moses pointed at the patient, and the incantation of "Blessing of Light" was recited.

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Not long after Ace entered, he opened the door and walked out, holding a vase in his hand, which looked very heavy.Louis XI was extremely anxious and couldn't help but look inside: "What's going on?"

Ace nodded, and said briefly: "It's time for people to go in and clean it up." He reached out and handed the vase to the apostle on the left, and said, "One mouthful per person, pass it on, so that everyone in the palace can drink it."

The apostle on the left took the bottle solemnly, but was surprised to find that it weighed nothing at all, but there was an obvious sound of water inside.He tried to pour a little out of his hand, and the golden liquid condensed into a ball in his palm, shining like gold.

Mr. Olivier had already run to call for someone, but failed to return, so he had to ask Ace's apostle to help move him out and take him to the guest room.Seeing this scene, it was not difficult for Louis XI to guess the outcome of the matter, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

He didn't know what the liquid in the bottle was, but he could guess it was something good.Feeling relaxed, he couldn't help making a joke: "Aren't you going to let me have a taste, buddy from Orleans?"

Ace's expression turned serious.He said concisely: "Within two hours I want to see two hundred pure gold containers, within four hours I want to see all the horses you can muster, and within six hours I hope everyone can Take the bottle and set off to any country you can contact, and then I will go to the Holy See and inform the Pope to let all the clergy cooperate with me!"