On the east side of the New World, the golden sea is far away.

During the construction of the Mercury Union Trading Company headquarters building, Aven used the Mercury Union for private purposes.

Ten kilometers north of the Mercury Dock, where the headquarters building is located, in a remote and quiet seaside that has not yet been developed, priority has been given to the construction of its own high-standard laboratory.

It is also the highest-level biological laboratory in his hands at present, especially for the project he is currently researching, which is an indispensable hardware facility.

"Obviously, this thing has a nucleus and a membrane, and it causes humans to grow horrible cysts like bacteria.

It should belong to all fungal species: subphylum Flagella, Subphylum Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Subphylum Basidiomycetes, and Ascomycetes subphylum in Subphylum Semimycetes.

But it has been modified by some kind of witchcraft, and it is extremely contagious and lethal. Even before death, the "parasite" will become a puppet of the manipulator behind it, spreading the germ far away. ”

There was a faint flicker of transcendent aura in Aiwen's eyes, and he had already turned on [Witchcraft Microscopic Vision] and [Data-based Vision] at the same time, and was analyzing the samples collected in his hand in detail.

What appeared in his field of vision at this time was a dense red and yellow oval cell stacked on the slide.

The most common fungi in nature are mushrooms (xun), mushrooms and fungus are all members, as well as molds and yeasts.

But the pathogenic bacteria in Aiwen's eyes are obviously different from most of the beings in nature.

Not only is it very large, but even after being stripped from the organism, it still maintains a high level of activity, swimming quickly on transparent glass slides.

Rustle...

The pen on the test bench jumped up on its own, wrote Evan's findings on the test record, and even quickly drew several highly accurate illustrations.

Except that it is only black and white, it is not much worse than the photo.

Subsequently.

disi——

A burst of water-colored brilliance rose, which had completely killed the activity of the sample on the slide.

【Sorcery Cleansing!】

Ordinary sterilization methods are extremely difficult to kill this germ, and even the most concentrated acids and bases are useless, because they automatically form a protective ascomycete when the environment is harsh.

Based on his previous experiments, Evan didn't do any more useless work.

Trample.. Trample.. Trample..

Evan walked out of the lab with his test records and thoroughly disinfected himself in the buffer room before officially entering the outside world.

After removing the cortex, airtight protective suit.

Smack-

snapped his fingers.

On the table outside, a total of ten fountain pens had jumped up on their own, leaving lines of handwriting on the paper, which was the epidemic prevention manual that had been completely formed in Aiwen's mind.

Well, maybe it's more appropriate to call it "Zombie Escape Manual".

Because for ordinary people, this germ can neither be killed nor cured...

Letting the temporarily activated pen work on its own, Evan made himself a pot of tea, stood by the window of the laboratory with the teacup, and sighed softly.

"Ugh..."

Previously, through the seagull's reconnaissance network, it took about a week to conduct a detailed investigation of this sudden outbreak and analyze the germ samples.

Evan tentatively named the disease [Holguin's disease], the causative pathogen [Super Cyst Fungus], and the humanoid pathogen vectors that were born from the strange sound of dark clouds were named [Modified Organisms Cyst Attendants].

Somewhat coincidentally, during this period he compared a blood sample obtained from Billy the Clockwork Man with this "cyst fungus".

Then, I was surprised to find that the traces of extraordinary transformation in it were strikingly similar.

"Behind it must be a group of dark wizards who have mastered high-end biotransformation technology, but the purpose is unknown. And although it is not obvious on the surface, it is actually intrinsically related to the technology applied to the clockwork man. ”

This also caused Evan to be highly vigilant and pay more attention, and some suspected that it was the cauldron left over from the second volume of his own "Rite of Flesh".

Now, a week later.

The four patients in the privateer fleet had been healed by him using transcendental-level potions at any cost, and they did not cause much panic in the fleet.

It was also in the process of treating them that Evan discovered the pathogen that caused them to be sick, which was the [Super Cyst Fungus] in his hands now.

At the current level of medicine in the mortal world, it is only in the stage where small microorganisms such as bacteria have just been discovered, and fungi are widely recognized by scholars as a member of plants.

Even among the wizarding groups that have a deeper understanding of the microcosm, including Aven's "Living Chemistry School", they do not systematically divide them, but only know that they exist and can use them.

The most typical is the [Parasitic Seed] in Aiwen's hand, which is also a modified fungus, which has the same wonderful effect as this [Super Cyst Fungus].

So now only Ai Wen knows best, and this kind of microorganism that is difficult to observe with the naked eye must not be taken lightly.

Because of the famous "Black Death" in history, the culprit is a virulent germ called "Yersinia pestis"!

If left unchecked, it is not entirely impossible to eventually lead to the extinction of human populations within a region.

So.

Even though the sailors in the four fleets had been cured by witchcraft, Evan had subsequently disinfected all the fleet members who had participated in the raid and placed them in quarantine for observation.

And after today's thorough detection and analysis of this pathogen, Evan formulated the next course of action: eliminate the source, stop the transmission, and find a routine treatment plan suitable for ordinary people.

At the same time, it is ready to distribute the "Epidemic Prevention Manual" to the "Dragoon Pirate Regiment", as well as to the entire colonies of the Tulip States ... Senior.

At least the colony administrators can find out and intervene in time!

Because he deeply understands the terrifying power of infectious germs and supernatural elements.

It has never been Evan's character to rush into battle at the end of the day, and besides, he is in the position of the deputy commander of the garrison, and if something goes wrong in the future, he will have to intervene sooner or later.

However, he can have the final say in this kind of work in the Kingdom of Pharytis himself, and he doesn't need to ask for anyone's consent, but it is not up to him to decide whether other allies will pay attention to it.

【Super Cyst Fungium】Pathogenesis:

Transcendents of the second order and above are immune to this germ.

People who are directly infected by the "dark cloud" are called the first generation, and the average person is infected with a lethargy that is almost difficult to wake up, mainly to supply the consumption of nutrients needed for the growth of the fungus.

And for the first-order transcendents of the apprenticeship level, because of the body that is far stronger than ordinary people, it has stronger nutrition. There is a certain probability that it will be directly transformed into a "cyst attendant" without dormancy, becoming a humanoid biochemical weapon with no self-awareness.

Their strength can be discerned by the number of cysts, ranging from a minimum of three to a maximum of five.

And then.

Because of the cyst secretions or spores released after maturation, the second generation of patients is infected with the second generation. Due to the difference in physical fitness, it will go through different stages of the disease cycle, and eventually usher in death.

The specific manifestations are convulsions, gibberish, cysts on the body surface, and death from the extreme disorder. When the host dies, the cysts on the body mature synchronously, and soon after death, they will rupture, releasing spores that are also highly infectious.

Carry out the third and fourth transmissions.

While there have been no reports of illness in the colony of Pharytis at this time, judging by the momentum observed by the psychic network, it may only be a matter of time before it spreads here.

And the next step, Aven's task is to find a regular treatment plan to prevent the situation from getting out of control!

......

When Evan was working overtime.

In the inland forests north of the Aymor Peninsula, Milan, dressed in casual clothes, is strolling hand in hand along a forest path with a beautiful indigenous girl like a leopard her.

"Apsua, is it appropriate for me to enter your tribe as a Nemanste?"

When it came to the end, the sight of seeing a parent made Milan look a little cringe.

"What does it matter? our Windat tribe just migrated here, and the two of us can be together a lot during this time.

After knowing the way, I can go to your city to find you, or you can come to our tribe to find me. ”

The Huron people are made up of several large tribes and a number of smaller tribes that worship the "spirit of the bear", Grenam, and it is faith that unites them as a whole.

The Vandat tribe to which Apsuya belonged was the most powerful of them, and the chieftain was the co-ruler of all the Hurons.

"By the way, I heard the clerk of the Donglun branch company say that you just ended a war with the Iroquois, right?"

"The Hurons and the Iroquois further north have been hostile for centuries, and not a single year has been spent peacefully, and the two sides have been bitterly bloodfeuding, and the war is unlikely to end. ”

Milan looked at the beautiful side face of the girl next to her, and the faint melancholy of the future of the race on her face, and couldn't help but blurt out:

"I... We'll help you defeat the Iroquois!"

"Giggles, thank you, Milan. You say that so handsomely!"

Milan saw that his sweetheart was unimpressed, and was about to open his mouth to argue, but he was gently pecked on the cheek by the other party's moist and soft lips.

"Poof!"

In an instant, I felt that my body was two points lighter, and I also threw the draft of "My Lieutenant General's Father/My Brigadier Brother" that had been brewing in my mind out of the clouds.

However, the light and fluttering steps like stepping on the clouds did not last long.

Suddenly, a strong sense of crisis struck him.

The next moment.

"Woooooooooo

"Quack, quack..."

"Whew..."

The sound of a dog barking, a crow's cry, or the roar of a storm in the sky suddenly reached the ears of the two of them.

Milan frowned.

"This scene seems familiar!"

Without waiting for him to recall.

Whoosh!Whoosh...

"Whew——!"

"Roaring ——!"

Twenty or so natives with four or five disgusting cysts on their bodies suddenly pounced out of the woods, a small tribal branch that was attached to the Windat tribe nearby.

Milan was about to draw his sword, but the battle-experienced Apusua reacted faster.

"The situation is not right, don't melee combat!"

Whew-

【Ability: Lynx Soul!】

From the beast tooth necklace around Apusuya's neck, blue spirit flames flew out, instantly permeating her entire body.

The girl's wheat-colored smooth skin was covered with blue animal patterns like bobcat fur, and two triangular ears protruded from the top of her head.

A long tail on the back of the hip swings and flutters, easily breaking a small tree.

Whew——!

The perfect lines of muscles under the skin flow smoothly like water waves, turning into extremely powerful explosive power.

Apusuya pulled Milan up, and in two steps he had already rushed to the treetops more than ten meters above the ground, and flew towards the Wendat tribe, which was already not far from here.