Emperor Alfred crouched beside the two fallen soldiers, reaching out and looking at their chins, he instinctively did not use his fingers to touch these two men, his blood gave him a gut feeling that the black spots on this man were very dangerous things, and if he forcibly touched them, it was likely to cause harm to the emperor himself. His nails slowly lengthened into protruding claw tips, and he used them to fiddle with the heads of the two warriors repeatedly, getting a good view of the dark spots.

The surrounding soldiers fell to their knees, and even many officers and stewards who were not in this position also came over one after another. They were also all curious as to how His Majesty the Emperor could suddenly appear here and observe the two ordinary soldiers who had fallen to the ground.

The follow-up guards and ministers finally arrived one by one, and the guards quickly blocked a circle and drove out all the soldiers who were kneeling around.

"Your Majesty, let us check, you ...... I'm afraid it will cause speculation on the part of others. Master Gandas said.

Alfred said, "What's this?" It's normal for me to care about my soldiers. In fact, the problem may be more serious than we think. I can almost confirm that this dark spot is a very serious disease, and that Moret and the two soldiers have contracted it.

This illness can make my Saint Rank bloodline feel an instinctive danger, which means that if it is not handled carefully, it can cause us great losses. ”

"Your Majesty, how can it be so serious?" several ministers asked in unison, they all knew very well that the Jade Dragon bloodline was originally a very keen bloodline, if His Majesty the Emperor had such a hunch, it was likely that this would be the case!

Master Gandas carefully observed and compared the dark spots on the soldier's face, which were already the size of a coin, and slowly joined together, and asked, "Could it be that Moret is still in the early stage of his illness, and these two soldiers are already in a more serious condition?" ”

"Quite possibly. Alfred said, "Now put these two soldiers in separate rooms and send a healer to examine them." The others went to inform all the troops in Kurokiguan to see if anyone else had such dark spots. Anyone with such symptoms should be sent together and gathered. ”

"Your Majesty, what about me?" Morlett pointed to himself.

"You're going to pick a big house and make it a place for the sick. You are responsible for the order in the room. Master Edel is in charge of the outside affairs. Alfred commanded.

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The search arranged by the emperor soon yielded results, and to their great surprise, more than fifty people who began to emit black spots on their bodies had been found in the entire Heimu Pass.

But what happened next soon made them more and more shocked. In a blackguard barracks, they found two men who were already covered in black patches.

And they are the two people who had just lost the battle the day before yesterday and fled back to Blackwood Pass from outside.

The two of them were already lying in bed and couldn't get up, according to them, they felt that their physical condition was not quite right after they came back yesterday, and today their bodies suddenly turned black and weak, and they were no longer able to support any movement.

If it weren't for the fact that the searcher couldn't knock on the door all the time, and he smelled a strange smell wafting from inside. They may die in their beds before they know it.

Seeing the state of these two people, Alfred knew that the power of this disease was even more powerful than he imagined, and it was unheard of that a mid-level mage and a low-level warrior could completely lose their mobility and turn into two puddles of soft mud in just over two days.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that this is a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another, and if these two people contracted this disease when they met the Chinese, today is only the third day of their illness. Now so many people have started to get sick, and the situation will be the day after tomorrow...... It's unpredictable!" Gandath said.

"Chinese...... Do you think it's more likely that the Chinese deliberately let them contract this disease?" Alfred asked.

Gandath nodded slowly: "It is very likely, if my army is greatly outnumbered by the enemy, I will definitely try every means to reduce the number of enemies, the plague is undoubtedly a simple and effective method." ”

"These people are ruthless enough to be our great enemies, and I even have some admiration for the people who came up with the idea. ”

"Your Majesty's heart is truly admirable. ”

Emperor Alfred waved his hand and ordered: "Let everyone return to their barracks, now that my guards are under the supervision of the guards, the blockade will be imposed, and anyone who has no reason to come out and run around will be killed." ”

He suddenly thought of something, grabbed the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Duke Harix, and asked, "How many of those teams that are transporting supplies left here yesterday and today?"

Hanix was stunned for a moment, and said a little nervously: "There are about three or four caravans a day, but the specific number requires my deputy to check the records." ”

"Go check it out at once, and tell the Black Guards when it's done, and let them send someone to chase them, and all the teams must return to Heimu Pass to be investigated by us, and they pass through any villages and towns...... Let the people in the villages and towns also come to Heimu Pass. ”

Duke Hanix nodded solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, I understand. I will definitely bring no one with me, and solve all those who don't come on the spot. I will have our men burn the corpses and never allow this plague to spread into the Empire. ”

"Good. I believe you can do it, as long as it is detected early and dealt with well, I don't believe that just one disease can cause us much damage. ”

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However, the news came the next day, which surprised Alfred.

"You two mean that the healer can't cure this disease?"

"Yes. Gandas and Edel nodded together, and beside the two of them, there was also a middle-aged man who was none other than Rodman, the highest-level mage with the highest level of healing in Kurokiguan, "We have used a variety of methods, healing magic, alchemical potions, and even the doctor's herbs, except that magic can slow down the progression of the disease a little, his methods have no effect at all." But even with magic, the patient's condition did not improve. If the patient is a mage or warrior, it can last longer. But it is difficult for ordinary people to get through, and the few people who fell ill yesterday have already surpassed Eresto and Figueres, and two of them have had a hard time surviving tonight. ”

"How many sick patients are there now?" the Emperor asked.

Gandas and Edel looked at each other and spat out a number from their mouths: "460!"