Chapter 846: Plague Technique
On the other hand, Drake selected a group of black slaves to teach navigation, and the clever black slaves had already mastered some simple navigation knowledge. These natives from the Atlantic islands have a natural sensitivity to the ocean! Even if you don't have a theodolite, you won't get lost in the vast ocean. They only have to look at the night sky to be able to tell where they are by the stars. These natives even have a record of crossing the Atlantic in their improvised canoe! They just don't have the ability to build big ships. But it is not difficult to sail such a galleon, as long as they are given time.
Drake and Hawkins find these black slaves more and more cute. Thinking about how to get rid of a group of lazy and drunken crew members when they returned to Plymouth Harbour. But the good times didn't last long, and the Hawkins fleet encountered another very troublesome thing......
"What do you say? Pestilence?! Hawkins roared, "These damn filthy black slaves don't know how many horrible viruses they have on them!" Tell me, how many black slaves are infected now? ”
"Report, there are probably hundreds of black slaves who have obvious symptoms! One of the black slaves with poor resistance is dead, and his internal organs are rotten! In that stomach, it's as disgusting as a toilet bowl full of foul-smelling! The doctor on board was helpless against this acute contagion, he had never seen such a violent virus! It was even more terrifying than the Black Death of the Dark Ages! Some of our crew members have also been infected. If there is no effective quarantine, I am afraid that the safety of the entire fleet will be in danger! The captain said with a sad face.
"Go and bring in the baron, who is proficient in medical skills, they mysterious Orientals may have a way to cure such a ferocious contagion!" Drake proposed, "Those black sailors are also in quarantine for the time being, and I wonder if they will carry this deadly virus if they look healthy now!" ”
As if grasping at a life-saving straw, Hawkins shouted, "Yes! Right! Hurry up and invite Baron Shi Fan, he must have a way! How did it come to this......"
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Zhang Fan's face changed greatly after checking the condition of a crew member, this strange disease, in his eyes, actually formed a terrifying layer of black sickness on the patient's body covered with red rashes and abscesses, and the black qi was twisted into an ugly skeleton zombie form! Although he had known for a long time that this was the work of an indigenous wizard, he was still shocked to see this plague!
"It is necessary to go ashore immediately and move the black slaves who are imprisoned to the shore, for in such a hot weather, in a cramped and crowded cabin, the disease spreads more easily! In a dozen hours, I'm afraid you'll lose all your money, captain! Zhang Fan frowned and said loudly, "Gather all the rum, whiskey, and all kinds of spirits and alcohol that you can find!" Our ships, clothes, people, and everything needs to be thoroughly disinfected! ”
"Ships that are not infected with the disease are a little farther away, but everything must also be sterilized with spirits! Every person must be examined by me, and anyone who has signs of illness must be quarantined! This is a terrible contagion! Worse than the Black Death in your European Middle Ages! Zhang Fan's hand lit up with colorful Buddha light, dispersing the black qi on the sick man's body, and that guy was obviously a lot better. But Zhang Fan did not completely cure him, he was still tortured by black sickness, and he looked very weak.
"Quick! Pass on the orders of His Excellency the Baron! Hawkins' eyes almost cracked when he heard that he had lost all his money, and he snatched the whiskey from a crew member's hand, "Get out!" You bastards tell me, from now on, not a drop of alcohol will be allowed to drink, and I will keep it for sanitization! Whoever dares to drink a drop of my wine, I'll throw him into those infected black slaves! "This fleet has six big ships that need to be disinfected!
Zhang Fan's request was quickly satisfied, and the fleet immediately dropped anchor in an uninhabited bay, and all the black slaves were moved from the dim and cramped cabins to land. Hawkins didn't deliberately look after them, and in his opinion, these black slaves who were attacked by the terrible plague had no strength to escape!
All the black slave sailors selected by Drake were also driven ashore, and the ship carrying the black slaves was abandoned on the shore. Hawkins and Drake, along with their cronies, were on a few other large ships, far away. While asking the sailors to disinfect their items with spirits, they prayed that Zhang Fan would be able to save them.
Old Gale was scrubbing the cabin with a rag dipped in whiskey, and the strong smell of alcohol on the ship made his saliva drip, and the wine worms in his stomach were already squeaking with hunger! Like him, many sailors were more painful than flesh when they saw so much good wine being wasted on wood, and they were all masters who would rather have no food to eat than no wine to drink.
"Grandma's, the golden rum weishenme in the captain's wine cabinet doesn't take it out to scrub the deck?!" Old Gale cursed, and when he saw that there was no one left and right, he went into the corner, held the bottle, poured a mouthful of whiskey into his mouth, quickly wiped his mouth with his dirty sleeve, and looked around sneakily to make sure that no one was seeing, and continued to wipe the cabin. Such an act is staged in every corner of every ship.
On the shore, a bonfire burned violently, and an emaciated corpse was reduced to ashes in the fire, a medium for the indigenous shamans to spread the terrible plague. The strong native wizard was apprehensive, he couldn't believe that those Orientals could cure so many people who had been infected by the demon's hand! I only have the power to sow the plague, and once the plague spreads, I can't stop it. The last time I cast a spell to curse my opponent's clan, I almost wiped out the entire island!
Zhang Fan found that his ability could dispel these black sickness qi, but he was not in a hurry to cure these patients, and just tried his best to control the spread of the sickness qi. He's got to scare the Hawkins fleet away! With Zhang Fan's passive sabotage, more crew members fell, and Hawkins finally couldn't hold it back......
"Your Excellency, you know that I carry the great trust of Queen Bixia and must make a profit for her...... Uh, so you see I'll leave it to you, our fleet will have to go farther ashore to trade first...... Of course, I'm sorry to leave you here, but I promise to let Drake help you pick the most expensive diamonds and gemstones for you. Please help me cure these black slaves......" Hawkins said goodbye to Zhang Fan with a shy face, "Uh, you see that we can't help here, but increase your burden......"
"Is this how you repay our Baron?!" Akon jumped up and asked loudly, "Your Excellency the Baron served your goods, but you slapped your ass and slipped away!" Leave him with a whole bunch of dangers! Are these your gentlemanly manners?! ”
"Uh......" Hawkins' face turned red when Akon said it, but he couldn't refute it, so he had to look at Zhang Fan with a blank eye.
Zhang Fan waved his hand, "You all go, you really can't help here." In the past two days, I have thought of some treatment options that may be effective. Akon, you leave with the fleet first, it's really dangerous to stay here. You know I can't let go of these natives, they are human after all......"
At this time, Hawkins suddenly discovered that the baron's kindness was also lovely, and if he regarded these black slaves as beasts as he did, he would have been gone long ago, and his black gold pounds would have died completely.
"Merciful Lord—please protect this baron who is as merciful as you, the natives here need him......," Hawkins prayed aloud, fearing that Zhang Fan would suddenly give up.
Zhang Fan smiled silently, he naturally knew that Hawkins was taking advantage of his soft-heartedness, and he couldn't see these natives dying of illness, so he used words to squeeze himself and stay to help him treat these black slaves. This kind of thing is in your own arms, and you can make Hawkins a favor before him, why not! But when these natives were cured by themselves, they were no longer Hawkins' property.
When the two doctors accompanying the ship also fell ill, Hawkins fled with his fleet between his tails like a lost dog! He left all the sick numbers behind, and left two faster merchant ships, one large and one small, so that Zhang Fan could catch up after curing these black slaves. Of course, he didn't worry about these natives, in case this baron cured them and released them all, he would still have nothing to lose. So he left a squad of musketeers on standby.
Of course, this move is also within the scope of Akon Bookdemon's consideration, although it is a little troublesome, but there is still a way to deal with it. Moreover, the musketeers were made up of unpleasant sailors under the captain of Hawkins, and these sailors were quite disgusted with such an errand, and no one would want to stay unless Hawkins promised a lot of money. Even if they stayed, they were camped far away in another bay, and it was rare to come and see them, for fear of being infected by this terrible virus.
To avoid suspicion, Akon and Regulus continued to follow Hawkins' fleet in paddle galleys to trade along the coast of Africa. Midori and Dark Sakura stay behind for Zhang Fan to act as nurses treating patients. The book demon actually stayed, his human appearance is very similar to Zhang Fan, and he is considered by Hawkins and Drake to be Zhang Fan's brother, and there is no doubt about him. The bookdemon seems to be very interested in this terrible witchcraft, and his essence is not afraid of all kinds of diseases.
Soon the book demon found the strong native shaman, and under Sarica's introduction, the native shaman also thanked the knowledgeable Oriental, and discussed the witchcraft of this primitive religion with him every day, and benefited from it. Because the book demon didn't blindly ask for it, he also looked for something that this wizard could understand from his massive knowledge, and taught him a lot, and the two got along well.
Under the control of the indigenous wizards, the group of musketeers left behind by Hawkins also fell without suspense, no matter how far they were stationed. After going to this henchman, Zhang Fan's treatment speed accelerated. However, those white people were slower, and Zhang Fan's explanation was that black slaves had different physiques from white people, and they had natural resistance to this virus from the African wilderness.