"After all this nonsense, I just want you to understand that I know what the peasants outside are saying about me, but the disease of the living dead has nothing to do with me, and I am trying to solve this problem. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info, but they don't want to give me the corpse or the bitten person to me for research and treatment. It was clearly a disease, but they would rather go to the monster hunter than trust the doctor. ”

The middle-aged man sighed, leaned back in his chair with his chest folded, and looked at the crowd, waiting for their speeches.

Ciri is the person the other party would rather go to, and he is suddenly a little embarrassed at the moment. Originally, he rushed to think that he had found the source of the disease, but now he immediately froze: "Well, how is your research going, do you have eyebrows?" ”

"There is a little, but only about treating the disease, not looking for its source. "After all, I'm a doctor, not a detective," said Mithelel. ”

Ciri glanced at Rhodes, and the meaning in his eyes was obvious: they were not in a hurry to find out the source of the disease and receive a bounty, and if they could get a cure for the disease first, they would have an explanation.

"Can you tell us a little bit? ”

Mithelel nodded: "There must be a brave man under the reward, I spent a lot of money, and finally hired someone else to get a living dead to study." From it, I found many strange phenomena. What surprised me the most was that the living dead were indeed alive - their body temperature was slightly lower, but their hearts were still beating and their breathing was still breathing......"

"Alive?" Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief: it showed that they were still dealing with something that could be killed, at least not a demon or a monster.

A certain young witch doesn't care if what he's dealing with is alive or not, and Ciri still has doubts: "But I heard from the villagers during the investigation that even if the head of the living dead is cut off, the individual head can still be moved. ”

"This is the second discovery. Through various tests and studies, I found that the body tissues of the living dead have improved various attributes. I don't know if you have noticed, the heads of our ordinary people are cut off, and the heads are still movable. The doctor explained: "Unlike the living dead, if my head is cut off, I will die completely within a few minutes, while the living dead can live for a long time after the head is cut off, to ...... Ordinary villagers didn't dare to observe how long the head had been moving. ”

"So what?" the doctor's tone of statement was full of naturalness, as if what he was saying should be well-known and simple common sense, but Rhodes felt goosebumps on his body, where did he have the opportunity to pay attention to these details, he liked to join in the fun, but the laws of the empire were only hanging—he had never seen a beheading, let alone study how long he would live after his head had fallen.

"This proves that the vitality of the living dead is stronger than that of ordinary people, and through biopsy research, I found that this disease actually has a great strengthening effect on the human body - everyone can exert great potential when they encounter danger, but they can't do it normally, which is a kind of protection mechanism for the human body to itself. The living dead were released from this layer of insurance after the corpse transformation, which is why they are so difficult to subdue, and subsequent villagers are often bitten when they go to deal with them. The doctor said with a serious expression: "This is a way to become stronger by burning potential, which will lead to a great reduction in life...... As a result, when the living dead are inactive, they fall into a state close to hibernation - their senses become dull and their body temperature drops. This is also the reason why the body of the living dead becomes cold when they are tied up and covered with their heads. Through this means, the consumption is reduced and the cost of becoming stronger is compensated. ”

The crowd listening to the doctor had strange expressions, looked at each other, and stopped talking.

"What's even more incredible is that when the living dead are injured, germs will be involved in the recovery of the wound, allowing the body to stop bleeding and recover quickly. The doctor sensed everyone's reaction: "It's incredible, a disease that has never appeared before, and it is so strange that it knows to protect the host and prolong the life of the infected." It's so weird that ...... With obvious traces of man-made. ”

"Someone made this germ?"

"It's not about manufacturing, it's possible to cultivate. I didn't dare to pack tickets, but that's why I didn't dare to do research with much fanfare. I even considered hiring a few bodyguards, but eventually gave up...... If someone really is creating a disease, my little doctor will never be able to fight them. Mithera said with some nervousness, "I think of a legendary organization, the Necromantic Guild. ”

As an outsider, Ciri unfortunately had never even heard of the word: "What's that?"

"Necromantic Guild is a contemptuous name for this organization by ordinary people. The reason why it is called this is because this organization has a black history of experimenting on living people. Mithreel said slowly, falling into memory, "This organization was formed twenty years ago, when I was studying at the medical school of the Eriken Empire, so I had some contact with it. There are always some people in this world who have reached the peak of power and power, they have enjoyed everything in the world, how to live better is no longer a problem for them, what they want is to strengthen their bodies, prolong their life, and be 'human beings' for a longer time. ”

Sylna snorted contemptuously: "The pursuit of immortality, there have been no such people since ancient times." ”

"It's been there since ancient times. Mithelel nodded in agreement, "Before, they worshipped gods and immortals, alchemy and took medicine...... But it didn't work out. But as the times progressed, people who sought immortality began to become rational - they thought of using medicine, biology, and magic. ”

"By slowing down aging through doctors and magic, people can live longer. Morfan nodded: "This is a very practical idea, and then, I haven't heard about this necromantic guild from those who have witnessed it." ”

"The Necromantic Guild is officially called the 'Evolution Society', and at first, it was in a group of empires...... I mean Ericon...... A scientific research organization backed by high-ranking magnates and chaebols, bringing together masters of medicine, alchemy, and magic from all over the world, vowing to find a way to transform humanity and accelerate its own evolution. ”

"To put it nicely, it's actually a way to live forever. Silna pursed her lips, and it was rare for her to complain as sourly as Pauli.

"Exactly. The doctor nodded: "At first, it was a completely legal, even official, organization, but as they used living people for experiments, and the news of the volunteers being tested was found out, the church disparaged it as the 'Necromantic Guild', and led the masses to launch a massive opposition to force the empire to ...... The Emperor of Erikon ordered the dissolution of the Evolution Society. ”

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