Chapter 14: The Dawn of the Living Dead (I)

Although the general reason for the abnormal movement of the militia group out of the original plot this time was roughly investigated, Wang Qiu and they were still confused about the ins and outs of this inexplicable London plague. www.biquge.info Next, according to the descriptions of several travelers who have just arrived from London, the disease seems to be a bit like the flu, but the specific name of the disease and the cause of the outbreak, whether it is a single infectious disease or a compound plague, I am afraid only God knows.

“…… When I was in London last week, didn't you feel anything out of the ordinary? He muttered so, but he didn't take it too seriously in his heart - with the experience of traveling through other worlds so many times before, "there must be a plague behind the traverser" has become a common sense in Wang Qiu's understanding.

Therefore, the plague of London, which did not appear in the plot of the novel "Pride and Prejudice", may also be the butterfly effect caused by modern people who have crossed over with various modern viruses. Longburn is a country with a vast and sparsely populated area and a good natural environment, so the germs of the modern world have not caused a lot of trouble here. In London, the sanitation environment is poor, the population is crowded, germs are easy to breed, and the residents are not in good health. They walked with modern germs and lit the powder keg...... That's probably the whole cause and effect, right?

In view of the above speculation, Wang Qiu and his companions still did not pay enough attention to the plague in London itself, but felt a little worried about the disturbance caused by the plague to the main plot line of "Pride and Prejudice", but did not know how to start.

――I used to wander in the plot world of horror movies, war movies, adventure movies or superhero movies, and I was used to all kinds of decisive and simple and rough ways of doing things, but now I have crossed into the romance novel of "Pride and Prejudice", but I don't know what to do.

At the same time, some of the officers and lieutenants of the militia regiment continued to use the last bit of time before entering the epidemic area of London to try to save themselves, looking for a personal way out, and selling their military positions at low prices everywhere. Unfortunately, there were very few successful transactions, and only a few greedy people were willing to risk the plague to buy their official hats, and the price was even pushed down to three or even one percent of the market price.

On the other hand, in order to make up for the shortage of soldiers in the regiment, another part of the second lieutenants and lieutenants were sent out to arrest the strong men, and they made a great fuss in the taverns and slums of Meritun, but unfortunately they achieved little - Meritun was not a big city, but a small town of two or three thousand people, and there were very few vagabonds, beggars, criminals, and vagrants who met the standards of today's conscription. And these "social dregs" are also local snakes, and many of them are well-informed, as soon as they see the militia group stationed, they have a premonition that things are not good, and before the red uniforms start to catch the strong men, they have already slipped away......

Despite the above-mentioned disadvantages, in general, the officers of the militia regiment are still very popular in this rural area. A few years ago, the regiment had also been stationed in the vicinity of Longborn and Meritun, and had made many friends, but now they have revisited the old place and moved around each other.

Then, as they were about to carry out an extremely dangerous mission, God knew whether they would return alive, and the officers of the militia regiment generally seized the time to wander their wreckage, intending to enjoy one last time in the town of Meritun, and spent very generously, as if they were afraid that "the money will not be used up after the death of the person".

So, on the third day of their stay, the officers of the militia regiment emptied their pockets, scraped together a lot of money, bought wine and food, hired musicians, and then borrowed Philip's lawyer's house to hold a ball, and invited the wives and ladies of the local squire's family to come and get ready to have a good time.

And this Philip lawyer is the uncle of the five Bennet sisters, so the five Bennet sisters and the future Bennet family estate "Mr. Collins" (played by Wang Qiu), and Mr. Collins's friend "Captain Haddock" (played by Commissar Guo), also received invitations to the ball.

In this regard, Wang Qiu, disguised as Mr. Collins, gladly accepted the invitation, and was ready to take this opportunity to find out more information, and at the same time to see if there was any chance to brush up the score - for this crossing, the central government specially sent someone to give Wang Qiu a special training in ballroom dancing in the 18th century, and he was waiting to show his skills! But since the last time Commissar Guo came back from London, he had some colds, which seemed to be due to the decline of old age and declining resistance, and although he took medicine, he had not been well, and he had a fever in the past two days, and the fever was terrible, so he could only stay at home and lie down to recuperate, and declined the invitation to the ball.

Then, Shizuka Jukawa and Minami Rika, who were disguised as maids and stayed in the Bennet family's house, although they were very interested, had to stay in the house, and they had no chance of attending this ball-the ball of high-class gentlemen and ladies was not something that any inferior person could participate in......

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By the standards of its time, Attorney Philip's house in the town of Meriton was quite decent—a spacious living room, beautiful wallpaper, portraits of past owners, a polished fireplace, fresh and shiny silver cutlery, and fine white linen tablecloths. While some of the details may not be elaborate enough to be far from glittering, they may be the best you can see in this town.

And the young ladies who came from all over the world added a bit of heart-warming brightness to this country ball - although the bloated long skirts of this era could hardly reflect the slender posture of women, but their youthful smiles alone were enough to make people feel happy......

In short, the town of Meritun came to participate in this ball, and there were a lot of guests cheering for the officers of the militia regiment, especially the wives and ladies who were uniformed and controlled, and even a pregnant woman who had been obviously pregnant for several months was attracted by the little fresh meat of the militia regiment. When Wang Qiu, disguised as Mr. Collins, took the five Bennet sisters in a time-traveling version of the Bennet sisters to the meeting, there were already many people standing in Attorney Philip's house, whether it was the ladies and ladies in uniform, or the gentlemen and gentlemen, all laughing loudly, and the noise was comparable to that of a bazaar.

“…… Oh! There are so many people here. I'm going to be dazzled to see it. Elizabeth stood at the door of the living room, rubbed her forehead, and said, as a housemaiden, she was born with a little stage fright for such a staggered and noisy social occasion.

“…… It's just too noisy, and it's noisy and crowded. Miss Jane of the time-traveling version also echoed and said that she was also not interested in this ball, after all, the living room of Philip's house was limited, and the officers seemed to have forgotten about this, and distributed too many invitations, and as a result, after so many people were squeezed now, she felt a headache just standing there, and she felt extremely tired when she thought of what might happen when she danced later.

“…… Why hasn't the music been played yet? "Looking at this crowded scene like the station during the rush hour of the Spring Festival, Elizabeth also had a headache, and planned to dance a dance or two casually, so she found an excuse to leave the table halfway," ...... When will I start dancing? ”

“…… Because the main owner hasn't arrived yet......" explained Wang Qiu, disguised as Mr. Collins, "...... Lo and behold, here they are! ”

Following Wang Qiu's fingers, Elizabeth saw Lawyer Philip, as the landlord, walking in with a group of officers, although the middle-aged and wealthy Philip aunt looked a little affected the picture, but as long as he was blocked, this kind of picture was still very beautiful in the eyes of women.

It is said that men in uniform are the most masculine, Elizabeth didn't understand it before, but now this strong visual impact suddenly woke her up, and those officers in red uniforms looked more upright and heroic than other men.

So many handsome guys in red uniforms appeared in front of her together, so upright, heroic, and tough, as if the crisp uniforms and cloaks on their bodies had magical power, and the handsome looks of these people were instantly raised by several notches - no wonder there were so many uniforms in the wives and ladies of the squire's family, such a group of handsome guys full of male hormones, how could those lonely country women resist?

Seeing so many handsome and chic "little fresh meat", the little hearts of the ladies immediately involuntarily accelerated the speed of beating. And what makes these classical uniformed sluts even happier is that the five Bennet sisters, who were originally the most beautiful and "glamorous" in this rural place, have somehow become extremely "shy", and they did not rush up to show off coquettishness and rob them of men - although there are many militia officers who hold banquets, the wives and ladies who come to the meeting are obviously more numerous, and the entire gender ratio is generally more female than male: under the more monks and less meat, some old and ugly or bad-tempered unpopular officers are deducted, It is estimated that there are still many unlucky young ladies who can only sit on the side as wallflowers......

So, for a while, the hall was full of fragrant clothes and sideburns, smiling and smiling, and those innocent or bewitching wives and young ladies, as well as handsome and lively men, were all looking for the prey they were interested in. The long-awaited band also began to play a bright rhythm, and a warm atmosphere came to the face. Everyone found their dance partners, politely extended their hands, and then walked to the middle of the hall and danced.

At this time, the social dances are all a bit of a group dance, often men and women stand in two rows, changing the movements of their dance partners as they turn in circles, forward and backward, and those well-dressed girls shuttle between the male guests like butterflies, and from time to time let out bursts of silver bell-like smiles. The whole scene is like a living British costume drama, which is exquisite and gorgeous everywhere, colorful, and pleasing to the eye.

Although the five Bennet sisters in the cross-cutting version are a little frightened in the face of this kind of scene and are not so active and lively, they are naturally beautiful and difficult to hide, which makes the officers of the militia regiment shine brightly. Moreover, they wear a lot of shiny fine jewelry (artificial gems and cheap jewelry in the modern world), and the dresses they wear are also made of "expensive" embroidered silk fabrics (also online shopping in the modern world), and it seems that their family background should be very good, even those snobbish people who hate the poor and love the rich regard them as ideal prey for both people and money.

So, in the midst of this ball, among the five Bennet sisters, except for Mary, who was not good-looking, the remaining four girls were very favored by the young officers, and there were always people vying to come together to pay their respects, and at the same time attracted the resentment and jealousy of the other ladies......

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However, to Wang Qiu's surprise, who was disguised as Mr. Collins, he actually became the "hot goods" of those squires and ladies!

- This discovery made Wang Qiu wonder at first, he naturally saw his appearance after makeup in the mirror, and he felt that it was just very ordinary, far from being handsome. The clothes on his body were not unusual, they were simply old goods left behind by Mr. Bennet...... Why don't you uniformed girls chase after those handsome and dashing red-uniformed officers, and instead set your sights on a boring guy like me?

Later, after some explicit or covert exchanges, he found that his current identity was still quite attractive in the eyes of unmarried women of the squire class - how to say it? At the end of the day, it's all about property.

To borrow the title of Jane Austen's other famous work "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen, the young ladies of the British squire families in this era certainly have "sensuality" who are desperate for love, and even leave their families to elope. But more young ladies belong to the category of "intellectuals", although they are also infatuated with the red uniforms of young officers, but they know very well in their hearts that they are just playing with these handsome officers, and they can only have fun, but they can never count on them for life's major events - the junior officers of the British Army in these years are basically not very wealthy, either the children of civilians who want to get ahead through the army, or the second and youngest sons of large families who have no right to inherit, in short, some people who have little money, With only a beautiful face and sweet words, they can't provide them with a pampered and luxurious life.

In this way, "Mr. Collins", who will be able to inherit the Bennet family's estate in the future and have a stable rent income of 2,000 pounds, is obviously a very good golden job in the eyes of the girls, or "the pick-up man": such a guy may be very boring and cannot give them a romantic love. But it can make them idle all day after marriage like the clouds in the sky, doing nothing from morning to night, and spending money like running water.

Of course, apart from the inheritance of this future estate, the current "Mr. Collins" seems to have no other job and source of income. In the modern world, it can be seen as a sign of incompetence. But in those times, it was precisely a symbol of decency and nobility!

-- It may be difficult for some modern people to imagine that on the eve of the Industrial Revolution, Britain seemed to be full of vigor and vigor in its conquests to the east and west, sailing, and colonizing all continents, but the atmosphere of the entire upper class society was still very conservative, decadent, and decadent. Those successful capitalists who work hard and work hard to make a fortune are often regarded as outbursts covered in copper stench, and suffer from all kinds of exclusion and contempt. Other lucky people who inherited large inheritances without working hard were regarded as respectable decent gentlemen - the concept of "shameful labor" was deeply rooted in the upper class of Western Europe at that time, and in general, all professional people, from capitalists to engineers, were not decent people. Only those social parasites who do no work at all, and who eat rent on estates or interest on deposit bonds, are truly "born noble......

Although he had roughly figured out the cause and effect, as a young man with modern thinking, Wang Qiu was still a little uncomfortable with all kinds of courtesy, flattery, and incomprehensible gloomy expressions of the English squire at the end of the eighteenth century.

Imagine how it would feel to be a little girl who meets for the first time, staring at you with her affectionate eyes, paying attention to your every move, as if she is about to send you a fragrant kiss in the next second? Note that this is not a Fengyue place, but a social occasion, and the other party is not a woman sitting on the stage who can hook her hand for a little money. If it is really kissed, then the trouble that follows will never be shaken off!

Well, if you feel very good about yourself and feel that you can be favored by so many young ladies, it is obviously a very face-saving thing. So what if it's a bunch of girls? A group of such girls surround you like a delicious piece of fragrant meat, scrambling to flatter you, verbally and wittily to dance with you, and you can't even remember their names...... Will you still be able to adapt well?

If you were really the kind of guy who was "very stupid and naïve", maybe you would be very happy. But as an infinite space reincarnation who has been in the killing field for a long time, Wang Qiu believes in the truth of "nothing to do, and you are either a traitor or a thief...... What's more, these young squires who took the initiative to come over were really ordinary in terms of appearance and figure (girls who kept themselves beautiful would not be so proactive), and most of them poured intense perfume or incense powder on their bodies, which made Wang Qiu always want to sneeze - such a glamorous blessing was really not something he could bear......

Therefore, after barely dancing two dances, he no longer went down, but hid by the wall to find a place to sit down, holding a wine glass and watching the excitement.

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At the same time, in the village of Langborne, in the house of the Bennet family, Shizuka Jukawa, a female school doctor from the plot world of "School Apocalypse", is doing her job for a long time, treating the bedridden Guo political commissar - since the last trip to London came back, Guo political commissar's health has gradually been a little worse, and he has also launched a high fever in the past two days, no matter what cold medicine he takes, what fever-reducing injections he takes, he has not improved.

In desperation, Shizuka Jukawa had no choice but to use the [Automatic Medical Kit] from the Doraemon world - due to the current disconnection with the Doraemon world, the supply of the [Automatic Medical Kit] has not been replenished, and it has to be used to save the lives of terminally ill patients in the modern world. Even if Wang Qiu contracted some minor illness in the other world, he would try to use ordinary treatment methods as much as possible, and would only use the [Automatic Medical Box] unless it was absolutely necessary.

Then, under the miraculous diagnosis and treatment of the [automatic medical box] that cures all diseases, the unknown disease suffered by Political Commissar Guo was quickly cured, and he could recover his health as long as he recuperated a little. But the problem is that the pathological analysis report that came with it made Shizuka Jukawa gasp.

“…… The traits and data that come out of this analysis ...... It's like a T-virus that creates zombies? Where did Commissar Guo get it?! "Some of the squires who took the initiative to come over were really ordinary in terms of appearance and figure (girls who were self-possessed and beautiful would not be so proactive), and most of them poured strong perfume or incense powder on their bodies, so that Wang Qiu couldn't help but want to sneeze - such a glamorous blessing was really not something he could bear......

Therefore, after barely dancing two dances, he no longer went down, but hid by the wall to find a place to sit down, holding a wine glass and watching the excitement.

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At the same time, in the village of Langborne, in the house of the Bennet family, Shizuka Jukawa, a female school doctor from the plot world of "School Apocalypse", is doing her job for a long time, treating the bedridden Guo political commissar - since the last trip to London came back, Guo political commissar's health has gradually been a little worse, and he has also launched a high fever in the past two days, no matter what cold medicine he takes, what fever-reducing injections he takes, he has not improved.

In desperation, Shizuka Jukawa had no choice but to use the [Automatic Medical Kit] from the Doraemon world - due to the current disconnection with the Doraemon world, the supply of the [Automatic Medical Kit] has not been replenished, and it has to be used to save the lives of terminally ill patients in the modern world. Even if Wang Qiu contracted some minor illness in the other world, he would try to use ordinary treatment methods as much as possible, and would only use the [Automatic Medical Box] unless it was absolutely necessary.

Then, under the miraculous diagnosis and treatment of the [automatic medical box] that cures all diseases, the unknown disease suffered by Political Commissar Guo was quickly cured, and he could recover his health as long as he recuperated a little. But the problem is that the pathological analysis report that came with it made Shizuka Jukawa gasp.

“…… The traits and data that come out of this analysis ...... It's like a T-virus that creates zombies? Where did Commissar Guo get it?! ”