Chapter 1500
The Final Battle, Elder Xun Contracts the Plague [3]
Chapter 1500 The Final Battle, Elder Xun Contracts the Plague [3]
"If the antibiotics aren't connected soon, there will be no more antibiotics available." The dead soldier relayed the situation from outside to the old man.
The old man's face was somber. He didn't talk about how to treat the illness, but only gave one instruction: "We need to split up into three places and build a new place for cultivating bacteria and making medicine. We can't let any of the bacteria we are cultivating be contaminated by the plague virus."
This?
Qian Fang, Sun Li; San A, Si Xiao, including the guards who were dead, were all unwilling, and panic arose in their hearts because they were going to be 'disassembled', but they knew they had to be separated.
"Listen to Elder Xun, we can't stay together, otherwise we'll all be wiped out by the plague," said Doctor Fang Dajun.
"Come on, let's draw lots. Whichever location you draw, that's where you go." The old man took out the address for the newly developed bacterial medicine that he had written down beforehand, threw it into the jar, and let everyone draw lots. He also drew a crumpled piece of paper for himself.
"Hahaha, it's fate." The old man drew the option to stay in the East City.
We had to distribute the people who knew this technology, so Dr. Fang and his team were drawn from other districts.
"Elder Xun, this junior is also staying in Dongcheng, haha." A Yong and Xiao Cong were very happy, feeling more at ease with Elder Xun by their side.
Old Man Xun had a long story to tell: "Well, given the situation, let's write the will first. Where is the hidden money? Who will inherit the family fortune? These things need to be clearly stated."
"Yes!" the others responded.
The military doctor and his team had no time to grieve. They quickly packed their things, called up a group of dead soldiers, and transferred their half-raised baby bacteria to the districts they had been assigned to.
Since they haven't been infected yet and haven't been to any infected areas, they can be transferred to other districts with infected cases, but they can't go to places like Xicheng, Mushan, and Wuyuan, which haven't been infected yet.
Clang, clang, clang—the dead soldiers led their horses, escorting the wagons carrying the incubators to their destination.
Dr. Fang and his team kept reminding us: "Be careful. These are all single strains that have already been selected. The long tube triplex microscope cannot be used to transfer them, so we can't select any more strains. We have to protect them well, otherwise we'll have to continue blind culture of the strains."
They also planned to set up an incense table and pray upon arriving at the new location, asking Madam Zhang from Jiangnan to send another cartload of rare mirrors to help them make medicinal fungus.
There was no need to ask Madam Zhang; after they settled their little mushroom babies in their new place, Mushan sent them a long tube rack.
"Commander Jiang told Qin Dongjia that if the extra lenses given by Madam Zhang were installed, it would become a new long-tube triple lens."
"My goodness, Qin and Jiang are truly outstanding individuals of our time. They've replicated it so quickly. Thank goodness!" General Fang and Xiao Jia were overjoyed and bowed towards Mushan.
"Thank the craftsmen," said the dead soldier who delivered the long telescope stand. "The stand for this long telescope was made by the craftsmen after hundreds of failures, based on Madam Zhang's finished product and the blueprints provided by Commander Jiang and Master Qin."
The artisans at the Mushan Gun and Cannon Manufacturing Workshop are top-notch craftsmen in the Great Wei Dynasty, with extremely strong imitation capabilities. The reason they succeeded after a hundred attempts was because they were stuck on the 'rotation adjustment component'.
"Excellent! The craftsmen of the Great Wei are truly awe-inspiring!" Doctor Fang and his men cheered.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers who had died delivering the message felt a glimmer of life in their hearts, which had been heavy with the surge in the number of infected people that day.
"We'll send a message right away and have Dongcheng bring over the spare lenses."
Dr. Sun was relatively lucky; Qin Xiaomi sent them the spare lenses for Mu Shan's long-lens triple-lens scope.
"Thank you for your trouble." General Fang thanked him and then led his medics and soldiers to prepare 'food' for the bacteria so that they could secrete the healing hormone as soon as possible.
When Old Man Xun learned that the craftsmen of Mushan had made the frame for the long, three-layered mirror, he was very happy: "Good, good, good, I'll go get the lenses for you right away."
The old man solemnly handed the lens to the dead soldier.
After sending the dead soldier away, the old man looked up at the sky and said, "With the combined strength of everyone, even the heavens must give us a way to survive!"
Enough with the nonsense, hurry up and make some antidote to eradicate the plague. When no one's stopping him, the old man is actually quite a troublemaker; he's rebellious and willing to take any risk.
After Dr. Fang and his team left, the old man let loose and worked day and night to make antibacterial drugs and improved the formula of the combination drug.
They even boldly ordered that, if the patient agreed, the glandular lumps be removed from severely infected patients, and that fungal solutions and other bacterial solutions that had not yet been established be applied to the patient's wounds.
These fermentation broths may already contain streptomycin secreted by the bacteria, which might be able to save lives.
Since they were all going to die anyway, and most of the patients in the East City were Wei soldiers, they all pressed their fingerprints to agree to try the new drug.
Unfortunately, none of them recovered completely; some even developed sepsis, which accelerated their death.
However, those who did not develop sepsis and were seriously ill showed significant improvement... But this improvement was not a cure, because the bacteria were not eliminated and were still in their bodies. So, in a few days, the condition would still worsen, but the time of death would be delayed.
“This method is risky, but as long as the patient doesn’t die, it can alleviate the symptoms and prolong their lifespan… Let’s continue.” Commander Yu, who was guarding the East District, made the decision.
"Yes!" The centurion immediately went to relay the order.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The enemy troops outside the city were still attacking the city like madmen. Some of the city walls on the west gate side were damaged, but the city walls were more than ten meters thick, and houses could be built inside the city walls. If only the outer layer was damaged, the city would not fall.
dong dong dong dong!
"The laborers and artisans are coming in to repair the city wall in batches!"
It still needs to be repaired, otherwise the hole will keep getting bigger.
These laborers were selected by lottery. Each household in the area they were assigned to had to contribute one laborer. The Li Hui family was chosen, and Li Wenhu was assigned to repair the city wall.
He cried so hard, he never stopped. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was the "Meng Jiangnu" of the Great Wei Dynasty.
But this was the family's decision, and if he dared not to come, his family would report him.
"Waaah, you heartless bunch! I, Li Wenhu, pride myself on being a dutiful elder brother who cares for his parents and his siblings, yet you push me out to do this job that might lead to infection. You have no conscience..."
"Li Wenhu, ha, we've finally found you, kid." A rough, burly male voice rang out.
Li Wenhu turned around and saw his relative: "Brother-in-law, it's so good to see you! Everyone around here is a stranger, and my heart is filled with... ah!"
Bang bang bang, Li Liu's eldest brother started beating up his pretty boy.
When the Wei army arrived, Brother Liu raised his hands as if to be bound, saying, "Sir, I didn't mean to cause trouble. This fellow is my brother-in-law, but he has betrayed my sister..."
He didn't even need to finish explaining; just mentioning Li Hui of Liwen Lake was enough for everyone to know that this was a bizarre father and son who had gone out of the city to make a living but had slunk back to the city, and who had both mistreated their original wives.
"Alright, get up, work is the priority." Wei Jun said and left, ignoring Brother Liu and Li Wenhu who was still lying on the ground.
Li Wenhu cried again: "Waaah, it's so unfair! Why isn't the person who beat me without cause punished?"
I didn't make a sound, afraid that I would get beaten up by the eldest brother of the Liu family again.
The bystanders said, "Did they beat you for no reason? Everyone in town knows what you've done. You deserve a beating!"
Li Wenhu was scolded and was very sad. He lay on the ground and refused to get up.
Boom boom boom, bang bang bang!
A new wave of enemy fireballs came bombarding the area, startling the man so much that he jumped up and hid behind Brother Liu. No matter how much they chased him away, he wouldn't leave and just followed Brother Liu closely to do his work.