Chapter 163: The Plague
The headquarters of the Medical Association of the Kingdom of Lorrain is located in the royal capital, which has the largest number of medical schools and clinics in Lorraine.
Medical scholars are different from other scholars in that they need to come into contact with a large number of patients even when conducting academic research, so they are both academics and doctors.
No one can guarantee that they will never get sick, and in the royal capital, medical scholars tend to be treated with great respect.
Dr. Catherine was well-known in the royal capital, and the cure rate of her patients was much higher than that of other doctors, which made her very popular among the nobility and became the chief physician of the royal family.
Chen Luo used to be curious about the medical theories of Catherine's school, and now it seems that the biggest reason why the patients who have passed through her have such a high cure rate is because of her status as a wizard.
The magician can't communicate the healing element, can't feel it, and naturally can't discover her secrets.
Catherine was the first living wizard Chen Luo had ever seen, and in order to confirm her suspicions, Chen Luo went directly to her clinic after visiting Alice.
Unfortunately, although there was a long queue of patients outside the clinic, Catherine was not here, and a quarter of an hour earlier, she had been summoned to the palace.
Although Chen Luo was disappointed, he could only go back first.
Walking on the road, Isabella held back for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Blair, what are you doing with Dr. Catherine?"
Chen Luo said: "I am very curious about medicine, and I want to ask her some questions. ”
Isabella glanced at her lips and said, "When did you start to be curious about medicine?"
Chen Luo said: "If I become a doctor, the next time you get sick again, I don't need to ask Dr. Catherine, I can cure you by myself." ”
Isabella paused when she heard this, looked up at Chen Luo, her face was slightly red, and she said in a low voice: "Bah, bah, you're sick next time......"
After getting through the trick from Isabella, Chen Luo could only find another opportunity to get close to Catherine next time.
Before that, he wanted to ask Alice about the details of Catherine's treatment for her.
However, in just one night, things went in a direction that Chen Luo didn't expect.
Alice still didn't show up for school the next day, and not only that, but the class was more than half as many students as usual.
Not only that, Christine also told them with a serious face that from today onwards, they don't have to come to the academy anymore, stay at home, and avoid going out as much as possible.
After Chen Luo's inquiry, he learned that in this short day, a serious plague broke out in the royal capital.
In fact, a few days ago, many people in Wangdu began to have frequent symptoms of high fever, at first the doctors in Wangdu did not pay attention to it, only thought it was an ordinary illness, every winter and spring, many people will be sick at the same time, and the doctors have long been experienced in dealing with it.
This time, however, the situation took a turn for the worse overnight because patients began to die yesterday.
First the old man and the child died, and this morning, two more adults, among them there was also a high-ranking magician, a powerful magician, who was vulnerable to the disease.
This is something that has never happened before, and there have been deaths due to epidemics of fever**, but they are exceptional, and they have never been so frequent.
The horror of the plague is deep in everyone's bones.
In front of it, whether it is a civilian with no magical talent or a powerful magician, it is so weak and powerless.
After getting the news for the first time, the five colleges of Wangdu have closed the campus, not allowing students to enter and exit at will, and if they are found to be suspected of being infected, they will be immediately isolated.
Chen Luo looked at Christine and asked, "What kind of disease is this outbreak?"
Christine shook her head and said: "Doctor Catherine has led the royal family of doctors to investigate, and the medical association is also researching, Wang Du has never had such a disease, there may be no results in a short time, you go home first, these days, if there is nothing important, don't go out." ”
Chen Luo didn't talk nonsense and asked, "Where is Dr. Catherine?"
Christine said, "In the Medical Association, why are you asking this?"
Chen Luo waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I'll go back first." ”
"Stop. Christine suddenly grabbed his wrist and asked, "Blair-san, do you have any thoughts about this plague?"
Chen Luo shook his head and said, "I don't know until I see Dr. Catherine." ”
The symptoms are high fever, which makes all the doctors in the royal capital helpless, although there are many, but ordinary diseases, can be solved by healing, even Catherine is powerless, indicating that this is definitely not an ordinary flu, Chen Luo already has a guess in his heart.
"I'll go with you!" Christine heard this, and without saying a word, she flew straight into the sky with him.
Chen Luo went to the fire department and the mathematics department first, and asked Teacher Britney and Isabella to go back first, and without waiting for them to ask questions, he and Christine left in a hurry again.
When flying over a certain street, Chen Luo suddenly said: "The Clark family is down there, let's go see Alice first." ”
Christine didn't say much, and landed quickly with Chen Luo, although the people of the Clark family were full of anxiety and worry, they still respectfully saluted Christine.
Christine asked directly, "What about Alice, how is her condition?"
A noble lady wiped her tears and said, "Alice, Alice, she has contracted the plague, the princess should not go in......"
As soon as her words fell, Chen Luo had already walked briskly into Alice's room.
Alice was lying on the bed with a pale face, and when she saw Chen Luo, her face first showed surprise, and then she became frightened, covering herself with a quilt, and her voice was full of crying: "Blair, you go out quickly, I will infect you with the plague!"
Chen Luo stepped forward, patted the quilt gently, and said, "Don't worry, I will cure Alice." ”
A small slit appeared in the quilt on the bed, and Alice asked timidly, "Really, really?"
"Don't forget, I'm also a doctor. Chen Luo smiled and comforted her: "You have a good rest first, I will go to the medical association, and you will be cured soon......"
Alice lifted the quilt and looked at the back figure who walked out of the door, and couldn't help but have a sour nose and a glittering water in her eyes.
A year ago, when facing the evil high-level magician Baird, it was also this back, standing in front of her, facing death himself, leaving the hope of life to her.
A year later, when she contracted the plague and even the doctor and her dearest aunt were reluctant to enter the room, she saw the back again.
At this moment, this not very strong back was deeply engraved in her heart, and it will be indelible in this life.
......
After comforting Alice, Chen Luo did not stay in the Clark family for long, and flew straight to the medical association.
He didn't test the healing technique on Alice, Catherine's healing technique was definitely stronger than him, and even she couldn't do anything about it, and Chen Luo didn't have to waste his efforts.
The building of the Medical Association is not as grand as the Magic Society, and it is relatively deserted on weekdays.
But at this moment, the medical association, which has always been deserted, is densely packed with people.
A sudden outbreak of a plague brought together medical scholars from the royal capital to argue over the treatment of the plague.
An old man in a white robe said: "The root cause of the plague is the imbalance of body fluids in the patient's body, as long as the poisonous blood is released in the right part, the patient can slowly recover." ”
"Do you have anything else but bloodletting?" a young doctor snorted coldly and said, "How many patients have been bloodletted and killed by you, and researching a suitable antidote is the right way......
"When will the antidote be developed, or do you want to induce vomiting for them first, and then let them drink some mercury?"
"I think the root of this disease is in the head, and they should drill a hole in their head and remove the diseased brain......"
"Shut up, you stupid fellows, will one out of ten patients you have drilled in your head survive?"
[ps: These treatments are not nonsense, source, "A History of Absurd Medicine", by Lydia Davis.] 】
Catherine stood in front of her, looking at the arguing crowd with tiredness and worry on her face.
The plague in the royal capital this time is more serious than she imagined, if it is not controlled in time, it will be a huge disaster, a disaster that may wipe the royal capital from the territory of Luolan.
She was anxious and had a headache as two figures flew over everyone's heads and landed beside her.
She looked at the two of them and wondered, "Princess Christine, Blair classmate, why are you here?"