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[In the beginning, we didn't know what the disease was called, but we were instinctively curious and...uneasy about the foreign stones growing on the patient's face. 】

[Some fanatical believers of Yishi believe that it is a gift from the God of Yishi. They regard the patient as very precious and ask her how she did it. 】

[Just soon, when the high priest of the Yishi Cult learned about this, it was the first time that he showed a frightened and shocked expression in front of us. 】

【She yelled in fear: "No! This is impossible!"】

[I even cried bitterly and was on the verge of collapse. 】

【I've never seen a high priest with that look on his face, it's as if... the sky is falling? 】

[After regaining their sanity, the high priest issued an order to isolate and manage all the people who had been in contact with the patient, including me. 】

【The high priest tells us that this symptom is not a gift, a gift, but a disease. 】

【That is the foreign stone disease. 】

*****

[December 13, 43 in the steam calendar]

【Three days have passed since the quarantined life. 】

[I live in an airtight and closed house, and food and drinking water are delivered by someone every day. 】

[Although it's a bit boring, it's barely acceptable. 】

[Fortunately, I have not shown any signs of infection yet. 】

[Everyone who was confirmed to be ill was taken away. They should be going to receive some kind of special treatment, right? 】

[Sigh, it's a pity that close contact is not allowed here, even men and women who are quarantined together. 】

[I'm starting to miss men. 】

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【14th. 】

[Still in isolation, so boring, today's food is so unpalatable. 】

[I miss a man. 】

【15th. 】

[Continue to isolate. 】

[Think of a man. 】

[16th. 】

[Quarantine, man. 】

*****

[December 17, 43 in the steam calendar]

[Quarantine is over! 】

[After a week of quarantine, I was finally released. I haven't been in the sun for a long time, and I feel like my whole body is going to be moldy. 】

【I can't hold back my inner impulse either. 】

[At noon that day, I found my male partner, and after that...]

[Afterwards, I also learned about the recent situation of the Stone Clan this week from my boyfriend. 】

[The high priest seems to have blocked the information of the Yishi disease together with the patriarch. The vast majority of the Shi clan only know that some kind of change has occurred in the clan, but they don't know the reason for the change. 】

[Overall, the atmosphere within the clan is relatively peaceful. 】

[One more thing, there is a team of wasteland hunters who have come to the territory of the Stone Clan, I decided to meet them tomorrow. 】

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[This is a group of experienced wilderness hunters. 】

[They are not weak, cautious and vigilant, and the team hunts down some dangerous large ones]

[It's just that I have never heard of the unique customs of our stone tribe, and it is difficult to accept for a while. 】

[There is a very handsome doctor in the hunter team. He is young and easily shy. He blushes very cutely. He is my favorite type. 】

[This evening, after leading him into an in-depth conversation, I learned more about the doctor. 】

【The doctor said frankly that he is a medical apprentice from Ember Research Institute. 】

[This surprised me. 】

【That is the famous Ember Research Institute in the whole wasteland, so their apprentices also come to travel in the wasteland? 】

*****

‘Embers Research Institute? '

An Le noticed this special name.

Coincidentally, An Le had also heard of it a little bit.

Ember Institute, its history is even longer than that of the Stone Clan, it was born as early as the end of the Glorious Calendar, and it has been passed down to this day.

From this point, it is enough to explain its unfathomable background.

It is said that its purpose when it was first established——

It is to find the remains of the gods, and in the embers, rekindle their flames, so that the power of the gods can return to the world.

But over a long period of time, the founders of the institute have gradually stopped pursuing the relics of the gods. Instead, they use research as the sail and practice as the oars to forge ahead courageously in the wave of science and lead the development of the times.

Whether it is medicine, chemistry, engineering, mechanics... any subject, Ember Research Institute is at the top level in the entire world.

Especially known for medicine and electricity.

Many great scientists who have left their names in history have either made great contributions, or made extremely important inventions, and promoted the development of science and technology. Most of them have the experience of studying in the Ember Research Institute, or they are not members of the research institute at all. scholar.

Even if it is an apprentice who walks out of it, in a small city like Yueyong City, it is destined to attract attention and attention, and it must not be underestimated.

Part of Anle's knowledge and knowledge was read through the library of the man in the mirror.

The other part came from the chatter of Joseph and other hunters.

However, the extremely high status and favorable treatment do not mean that the people of the Ember Research Institute can have fun at will. On the contrary, there is a very strict assessment and evaluation mechanism in the Ember Research Institute.

If the assessment score is too low, you will be expelled from the research institute, and will be deprived of the qualification to claim to be from the Ember Research Institute.

Those who can join the research institute are not the favored ones of the heavens, the geniuses of the heavens, and the damage caused by this kind of punishment to their hearts and self-esteem is far more profound than the damage to their material and physical bodies.

This has led to the fact that every apprentice in the Ember Academy is studying hard, and improving the evaluation of the assessment through various experiences.

Say something that doesn't sound good.

In the research institute, almost everyone is an introvert!

As long as you don't die, you will die.

Joining the team of wasteland hunters and walking on the wasteland is a very traditional and routine experience.

It is normal for Gu Qiuyu in "The History of the Yishi Clan" to meet such a medical apprentice.

An Le then turned to the next page.

[I was very pleasantly surprised by this incident. 】

[Since he is an apprentice from Ashes Research Institute, there must be a way to cure the so-called foreign stone disease, right? 】

[I found the patriarch and explained this to her. 】

[Unexpectedly, the patriarch didn't seem to be as surprised as I expected, and the worry in his eyes became heavier instead. 】

【It was only then that I realized that the patriarch hadn't smiled for a long time, and he hadn't been in close contact with any man. 】

[This is very abnormal for the stone tribe women. 】

[Perhaps... I am overthinking? 】

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[Under my strong recommendation, the patriarch and the high priest finally agreed to allow doctors to treat the patients. 】

[I can also visit the clansmen who have been closed for treatment, provided that I wear protective clothing made of foreign stones, otherwise there is a possibility of being infected. 】

[To be honest, I was intimidated when I first saw them. 】

【I never thought that the clansmen would become like that. 】

【Large and small plaques of different stones are all over their faces and bodies. They are hideous, terrifying, and absurd, making people feel chills when they see them. 】

[What is more terrifying than the appearance of the patients is their mental state. 】

[Some people wailed, some cried bitterly, begging the patriarch to kill them quickly. 】

[Someone is lying on a hospital bed, closing their eyes and waiting to die. 】

[Some people have empty eyes, like dolls without souls. 】

[What's more, half of his body is petrified, showing a silver-gray stone quality. 】

【I will never forget what the patient said, he kept saying: "Yi Shi betrayed us!】

【"This is a curse! A curse from a different stone!"】

[Soon, someone took him away. 】

[Even if I didn't witness it with my own eyes, I can guess that the patient is probably permanently relieved. 】

[But the words he said are always imprinted in my heart. 】

【Yishi, betrayed us? 】

There was a brief pause in the text here, as if Gu Qiuyu was thinking about this sentence, or as if he had been touched by something.

Especially the "?", which was constantly bolded and emphasized, representing the doubts and incomprehensions in her heart.

Gu Qiuyu continued writing after two or three lines of space were left.

[After seeing that scene, the doctor was also very surprised, claiming that he had never seen such a disease. 】

[However, after being surprised, he was very excited. 】

【I met a beautiful young man like him. For a doctor, this difficult disease is also a rare opportunity. 】

[Even if it is challenging, it is also full of temptation. 】

[I have great confidence in him. 】

【That's Ashes Research Institute! 】

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[The next week. 】

[The doctor is so absorbed in curing the patients that he almost forgets to sleep and eat, so that I don't even have time to talk to him in depth. 】

[I also know that Yishi disease is far more important than my personal emotions, but after all, I'm still... a little lonely. 】

[The doctor's research seems to have achieved some results. 】

[He removed the foreign stones from several patients with superb surgical operations, and recorded their respective states. 】

[The condition of those patients has indeed improved visible to the naked eye. 】

[Even the high priest and patriarch were surprised by this. 】

【only……】

【The doctor doesn't seem to be satisfied with this. He is a little anxious and sighs from time to time, as if he is worried about something happening. 】

*****

[Another week has passed. 】

[It can be seen with the naked eye that the doctor's mental state is rapidly deteriorating. 】

[He began to lose his hair, a lot of hair fell out, his face became more and more haggard, the dark circles under his eyes became thicker and bloodshot, and he was no longer the original beauty. 】

【It's as if the doctor's soul is gradually separating out from this body. 】

【He often mutters to himself in front of patients, and what he says are words that I don't understand, with strange terms, and some chaotic words such as "spirit", "soul" and "distortion". 】

[The patients who had undergone surgery before did not heal, and the stones grew out of their bodies again, everywhere. 】

[Even more and more painful than before. 】

【The suffering patient even cursed the doctor with filthy words. 】

[To them, being alive is no longer luck, but a kind of suffering. 】

[Death is liberation. 】

【And the patriarch also came to persuade me to let the doctor give up continuing treatment. She has prepared for the worst and is willing to be the sinner who bears the sin. 】

[Could it be that I did something wrong? 】

*****

[Today, the doctor found me. 】

[He completely collapsed. 】

【The doctor cried bitterly with guilt, knelt down on the ground, and begged for my forgiveness. 】

【He shouted: "I'm sorry...I'm sorry, I can't stand it! I really can't stand it!"】

【"The disease of different stones is not a disease that can be cured by any kind of medical treatment."】

【"As long as you are still using different stones for a day, the foreign stone disease will continue to exist."】

[Maybe it is true. 】

[How can we Shizu people give up using different stones? 】

*****

【Do not know why. 】

[Even though all the patients are being quarantined, there are still new patients with heterolithiasis appearing in the family. 】

[The doctor said that if the source of infection is not completely eliminated, the situation will continue to deteriorate. 】

[Finally, the patriarch gave the order. 】

【She called all the patients together, and then... lit a fire. 】

【The high priest knelt down in front of the flame sadly, muttering something in his mouth, but I couldn't hear it clearly. 】

【Looking at the rising fire and the black smoke from the corpse, I seem to have seen the scene of the strange stone being burned. 】

[In the black smoke, I also saw some indescribable things, they had a silver-gray luster, like ores that should have been buried deep underground. 】

[But... different! 】

[They are alive! 】

【The eyes are cunning and cold, like a cruel wolf, or a terrifying insect. 】

[He has thousands of hard tentacles, and his silver armor is wriggling, like the undulating sea. When I step on the sea, I am facing a huge monster, a mountain range, oh no, He is as huge as the sky. . 】

[In the entire sky, there appeared a huge strange piece of flesh like a deep sea and a city, and thousands of crazily dancing tentacles, repeatedly rushing around my ears, with the sound of ocean waves, and the sound of strange stones burning and cracking, Like a song from far away. 】

[I began to be unable to distinguish between reality and hallucinations, and I just recorded what I saw and heard with an energy that came from nowhere. 】

[Perhaps, this is my mission? 】

【He probably wouldn't care about such a small existence like me, would he? 】

【No, He saw me! 】

【He... is here! He is coming! 】

[Yishi betrayed us! 】

The last three lines of text on the paper were almost distorted out of shape, and it took An Le a lot of effort to make out its content.

Just looking at these words, An Le could feel the fear seeping out of the paper.

It was exactly the same as An Le's cry of despair when he saw Su Li before.

And turn down a page.

[July 3rd, 45th year of the steam calendar. 】

[My name is Chen Kaixi, and I found this dusty history book in a corner. 】

[I was deeply moved after seeing the experience of the previous two seniors...]

The author of the history book changed again.

As for Gu Qiuyu's ending, it's not difficult to guess.

She may also have suffered from isolithiasis and was the subject of execution.

After reading this ancient history, the enthusiasm in An Le's mind was irresistible, and a call sounded from somewhere.

He had a hunch that this sacrifice of knowledge would yield a lot of money.

【Sacrifice to the taboo knowledge of the "Different Stone Clan"! 】