Chapter 106: Professionals
Rambo was well aware of this, and he felt an indescribable sense of fear at the thought that nearly a million people would face death threats because of one of his decisions.
Even if he wasn't a full-time priest, he could feel what a great sin he was carrying at this moment.
But he had no choice, he knew that if he didn't, if he allowed the disease to spread along the entire Mediterranean, it would cause an unimaginable horror.
Whether it's for the sake of justice or to fulfill Eugen's orders, this is a necessary path.
A gust of wind blew, and a large chestnut tree next to it swayed in the wind, falling two yellow-green leaves.
Rambo looked up at the sky, the blazing white sun wheel was lying lazily in the air, and a few white clouds were floating leisurely, it was a good sunny day.
But he knew that the storm was coming.
Noble officers led troops in various seaports in Sicily, and orders for the sealing of pearls reached them almost at the same time.
The officers did not understand what the requirements of the order meant, they simply followed the order, burned all the ships in the harbor with fire oil at once, and then organized the soldiers to start marching towards the harbor of Trapani.
The seaport of Messina, at the heart of the outbreak, also received a mission, which was delivered by a carrier pigeon.
Messina was now the epicenter of the outbreak, with almost two-thirds of the city's population already infected and the remaining one-third having fled the city.
It was not the army stationed here, but a group of mafia members led by Fathead. Perhaps because of the relative independence of the harbor area, the disease never spread to this area.
However, news from the city also reached the harbor, causing some riots among the mafia members, but fortunately the fathead fish was stronger, and finally the riots were suppressed.
After receiving the order, Fathead Fish burned all the ships without thinking, not sparing even the smallest sampan. He then led his crew towards the port of Trapani, carefully bypassing the city and following only the country roads.
Even so, dead people can be seen everywhere along the way, on the side of the road, in the grass, under the big trees...... One by one, the corpses fell to the ground, and no one bothered to deal with them.
The corpses were covered with black corpse spots, and the expressions on their faces were often full of pain, and sometimes they could even see several corpses piled together, large and small, and the whole family died at the hands of the disease.
The towns and villages you pass through are almost all empty, and some of the houses look normal on the outside, as if the next moment the owner of the house will come out to greet the guests with a smile. But if you open the door, you will often find several bodies that have been badly decomposed, accompanied by a foul smell that can make people vomit out their intestines.
The weather in early August is very hot, and it is the season when mosquitoes are abundant and decay is frequent, and the corpses of dead people can be seriously decomposed in a day. Mosquitoes carrying deadly germs are flying around, and rats are breeding in large numbers uncontrollably.
The crops in the field and the fruit on the trees are ripe, but there are no farmers to harvest them, and the end result is just rotting in the ground.
The whole of Sicily is on the verge of collapse.
Upon learning of the outbreak of the Black Death in Sicily, the Italian peninsula was completely enveloped in panic. Both nobles and commoners, even soldiers, were fleeing inland.
The Holy See shook violently, and priests were sent out to pacify the population, but with little success. Urgent information flew to Florence like snowflakes, and Duke Gian's room was filled with nobles from all over the world who came to inquire about countermeasures, including Count Mead, who had a dispute with Rambo at the beginning.
The theocracy of Italy is headed by the Holy See, and the royal power is headed by the Duke of Ji'an.
However, the Duke of Ji'an also fell into the embarrassing situation of being at a loss, he only knew about the existence of the disease before, but did not have any specific understanding.
The reason why Rambo was given power was also for the sake of Eugen's face, not because of the importance of disease.
Even just a few days ago, he said: the disease is insignificant, the mafia is the big problem.
But now, the Black Death has swept through Sicily with a terrifying momentum, and once it lands from Italy, I am afraid that within a month the whole of Italy will fall, and a year later the whole of Europe may be affected.
In this case, the Duke of Ji'an faced the panicked nobles in the hall, waved his big hand and said: "What are you panicking, this kind of thing has to be done by a professional person!" ”
Two days after saying this, Eugen, who was bathing at home and preparing to rest, was dragged out of the bathroom, wrapped in clothes, and pulled by carriage to Florence.
At first, Eugen thought he had been kidnapped, and he was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, but when he got into the carriage and saw Margaret, he calmed down a little.
In the carriage, Margaret explained the current situation in Italy and Sicily, and helped Eugen to arrange his clothes.
Eugen couldn't say a word the whole time, and at the end, he asked a sentence with a solemn expression:
"How's Rambo?"
Margaret froze for a moment before replying, "It is said that he started a project called the Pearl Seal, and then stayed in Sicily and did not come out, but in the end he got the news that he was still alive. ”
"What? Pearl Seal! Hearing the name, Eugen couldn't help but cry out in surprise, and there was one of shock in his tone that could not be concealed.
Hearing that Rambo stayed on the island and didn't come out, Eugen shook his head and fell silent. He suddenly realized that he was not a worthy lord at all, he had almost never understood his retainer named Rambo, and it was only at this moment that he felt Rambo's application and loyalty, and in both respects, Rambo deserved the title of 'knight'.
After half a ring, Eugen let out a sigh and sighed, "Rambo, you've done enough. Thousands of dollars, to save their lives. ”
With the high efficiency of the Medici family, Eugen finally felt Florence for the first time and began to formulate measures to prevent and control the disease.
As for his territory, Lebor City, he invited the old mayor who had just packed his luggage and was about to leave to come back and let him temporarily take charge of the management of Lebor City.
Fortunately, Eugen had already formulated the development plan of the city's foundation, and the old mayor only needed to implement it step by step, and did not need to make any big changes, and the work was relatively easy.