411. [Dark Souls] Sick Village?
After two minutes of cold play, Javier coughed twice: "You don't have to jump to conclusions so quickly. It just so happens that I'm going to give a speech to the people of Rodland. Could you please come and listen? I think it would be more beneficial for you to understand the current state of the plague of the undead. ”
This is not an over-the-top request. It just so happened that Nan Xiao also wanted to know about the situation of the undead plague, so he agreed.
After a while, the bell of the Rodland Cathedral rang. Many people gathered in the square, looking up.
Javier changed into a magnificent white priest's formal dress, wore a high olive-shaped hat, and held the celebrant scepter, and walked up to the balcony on the second floor of the church.
A woman holding a child suddenly rushed out of the crowd and burst into tears: "He's having a fever!" She held the child aloft, "Save him!" ”
There was a commotion in the square, and the people quickly dispersed, far away from the woman.
Javier was calm, and his gaze on the woman was full of pity. "Take her and the child to church," he commanded, "and I will pray for them myself." ”
Several soldiers used to bring both children and women into the church.
Under Nan Xiao's instructions, Mao Yuyu quietly stealthily followed.
There was a downward passage behind the statue of Lloyd, very steep and deep, and the end was pitch black. I saw the soldiers skillfully bring the women and children into the passage. They went all the way down to a large room.
A gloomy man in black sat in the room, with a thick book in front of him and a mask on his face.
"Two more?" He made a note in the book and said, "Take it in." ”
"You—where are you going to take me and my children?" The woman asked in horror.
The soldiers were silent, took out their masks and put them on.
Behind the man in black was a damp and rusted iron door. The soldiers pushed the door open, and there was another downward staircase behind it. Torches were placed on both sides of the wall. The humble walls and dim light made the gloomy red of the darkness tumbling in the darkness.
Later, the stone steps gradually disappeared. In the damp hole, the wood was nailed together haphazardly, barely enough for people to walk through. It was very dirty, and the wood was covered in dark green moss, and it was disgusting.
There was a dead silence all around, and only the sound of dripping water could be faintly heard.
"Where are you taking me?" The woman cried out in panic.
The soldiers remained silent.
After walking for a while, they came to a place that looked like a village. Someone could be heard gasping in the wind. The woman looked up and was simply stunned. Behind the wall in front of me, there were wooden houses all over the place. Many doors and windows are nailed. The living corpse of the undead was locked inside, his arms struggling out of the window, rocking up and down.
There is no one in life, and there is no ghost in death.
Completely cut off from civilization and the sun, this is a hell.
"Find a safe place to stay," said one of the soldiers to the woman, "and the priest will pray for you." When the immortal and the brave come back, you can all be saved. ”
With that, he pushed the woman into the village, and locked the gate.
After watching the whole process through Mao Yuyu's perspective, Nan Xiao unconsciously fell into deep thought: What happened to this country? There must be something wrong with the priest of Javier! No, Javier may just be a small character. The problem is the gods of Arnoor Lund!
At this moment, Priest Havel is giving a speech.
He glanced at the dense crowd below and said, "People of Rodland! I have just traveled to the royal city to hear the teachings of His Majesty Lloyd, and the priests of Sollund, Lothric, Karim, and other nations are with me. The situation is already clear that the plague of the undead is continuing and will soon spread to all countries, to the entire continent of Rodland. We have done everything we can to control the spread of the plague. Bought quite valuable time. But the plague is irrepressible. The number of infected people will rise sharply. Beneath the surface of peace in Rodland, there are many more undead than we know. ”
The crowd let out a frightened gasp.
"I must be clear: this is one of the worst crises facing mainland Rhodeland. This is no ordinary plague. I, the White Priest of Rodland, must tell you the truth. I must confess to you that the situation is deteriorating and many will lose their loved ones. I have sent four knights out to investigate in order to obtain detailed information. Under the guidance of the glorious gods of Arnorrond, I, along with the other kingdom priests, have devised a plan to fight this plague. Next, how will we respond to the crisis? ”
Javier paused for a moment, looked at the crowd below who were eager to know what was going on, and said, "Initially, our goal was to find every undead and isolate them all in the Northern Immortal Courtyard. But based on the intelligence brought back by the knights, I have to admit that the goal of isolating all the undead is no longer realistic. Our goal now is to contain the spread of the plague as much as possible and delay its spread so as to minimize the impact. Even if we delay its outbreak for a while, things will get better—the gods of Arnornd will protect us, and the first fire will be stronger. With the power of the First Fire, we will repel the plague and will have more time to study it and find a cure once and for all. We must flatten the peak of the plague and trade people for time so that our societies can better cope with it. ”
Someone in the crowd in the square shouted, "What the hell are we going to do!" ”
The crowd made an uneasy drum noise.
Javier raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet: "We are moving forward with a plan. From tomorrow, if you have a dark mark on you. No matter how faint it is, whether you show signs of living corpse or not, you must isolate at home to protect others and help slow the spread of the plague. We advise those infected with the plague not to wander outside, and we recommend temporarily suspending trade between kingdoms. In the coming period, we may be more restrictive. If someone in the household develops symptoms, we ask everyone in the family to stay home. We are discussing these issues with representatives of the various kingdoms. We will soon have more to say about the timing of further action. At any stage, the gods of Arnornd will guide us. We will do the right thing at the right time. At the moment, we are not going to close the bazaar, we are not going to close the city gates, and our judgment is that doing more harm than good at this point is this. Of course, our views are not set in stone and may change as the plague spreads. I know a lot of people are worried. But you should care about your older relatives, about the more vulnerable members of your family, about your neighbors. We will do everything we can to protect them. We need to mobilize millions of people to help and support each other. I want you to know that during this time, Rodland will do everything in its power to help everyone, to help everyone. ”