Stephen Sand Public Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases.

"When you woke up today, did you feel a strange heaviness, as if you were one with the sheets and quilt covers? As if sealed? ”

A man in a white lab coat and a mask asked cautiously.

"Yes! Ahh ”

A thin-faced wizard gently twisted his sour nose and nodded hurriedly.

"When you're trying to meditate or reading a book, are you interrupted by a sudden drowsiness?"

The man asked again.

"Yes! That's right! ”

The skinny wizard's face was gloomy.

The man frowned, and finally asked:

"Do you feel like you can't do anything? Just want to bask in the sun or sleep on the lawn, on the beach? ”

"Not bad at all!" As if he had found a savior, the thin wizard stared at the man:

"How do you know? I woke up this morning feeling wrong, sneezing all the time, so sleepy that it was very difficult to even get out of bed......"

"What's wrong with me?"

The man silently wrote something in a notebook and handed it to the nurse-like woman next to him.

"Confirmed. Holcamo disease! ”

"Go back and rest, drink more hot water and go out less; Don't worry, the patients behind you should all be the same disease as you......"

"We are currently working on a solution."

The thin wizard sighed and glanced back, and the line of people lined up from the corridor could almost be lined up in the alchemy shop selling adult products opposite......

Seemingly overnight, Holcamo disease began to explode and spread among Stephen Sand's wizarding community!

Stephen Sand's official response was also swift, and they absorbed the advanced models on the planet to try to stop the spread of this infectious disease from all angles. But the outbreak was too fast and too rapid, and it is conservatively estimated that at least a thousand wizards in Stephen Sand are infected with Holcamer disease.

Xu Nan is unfortunately among them.

He was now lying idly on his bed in the hotel, watching Horford the Crucible diligently refine a batch of [Over-the-horizon Eyepieces] for himself, the recipe he had recently purchased in the Lost Paradise Market, to try out the industrial potential of the Alchemy Industry in Anonymous City.

This eyepiece not only allows the wearer to have vision beyond normal visual distance, but also comes with infrared visual effects, which can be called an artifact of underground warfare. Xu Nan is ready to equip his troops with one in the future.

As long as the magic industry climbs fast, there is no fear of demons and monsters underground!

This is a new realization that Xu Nan gained after visiting the Arcane Empire's cloud climbing ship.

"Ahh

Xu Nan took out a bottle of [Sneezing Inhibitor] from his arms a little uncomfortably and took it.

"It can only last for half an hour, but fortunately I bought it early, and I stocked up on ......."

He glanced at the Paradise Lost market, where the price of sneeze suppressants had risen from the initial 50 constant gold coins to more than 500 now!

It is said that the price of sneeze suppressants in the Stephen Sand market is rising even faster.

This is all thanks to the [Holcamo disease] that spread overnight.

In Stephen Sand, a large number of wizards suddenly have this strange disease of sneezing when nothing happens.

Xu Nan learned from Horford that the cause of the outbreak of Holcamo disease was most likely related to the tide of auroras.

Because this year's aurora tide is particularly strong, there is also a lot of cosmic dust mixed in it, which is one of the sources of Holkamo disease.

It is not surprising that their group of wizards who have returned from the Land of Aurora, under the erosion of cosmic rays, have unfortunately been infected with this disease on a large scale and have not yet found a special cure.

In addition, it may have something to do with the fact that they wandered around the projection world for a while.

After all, the projection world is not like the land of the aurora. It is pure outer space, exposed to cosmic rays, leaving the wizard's body unprotected from both cosmic dust and rays.

That's why there are a lot of sick wizards this year.

In previous years, the proportion would have been much smaller.

According to Horford, there is no cure for Holcamer disease, only hard resistance, and it will generally get better over time.

However, this attack of Holcamer disease seems to be much more violent than in previous records!

Many wizards can't even read books except for sneezing - this makes wizards very frightened, and for the top students, this is a fatal disease!

At present, Stephen Sand can be said to be panicked, and everyone is afraid to go out, for fear of contracting this terminal disease.

And those sick wizards are also depressed, and they don't go out all day long, and it is estimated that their mentality has exploded.

After all, a wizard who has lost the ability to learn and think might as well be a salted fish......

In this regard, Xu Nan can only express sympathy.

Fortunately, he is a warlock, and if he doesn't study, it won't affect his appearance that is about to break through the sky.

"Ahh

Unfortunately, sneezing is inevitable.

Xu Nan rubbed his nose miserably.

"Why is the effect of this sneeze suppressant getting shorter and shorter?"

He had a sense of foreboding.

……

Sure enough, by the afternoon, his Holkamo symptoms had become more severe.

He began to sneeze wildly, and he couldn't stop for a moment, and the sneeze suppressants were no longer effective!

It is said that other wizards are even more exaggerated, and some people are already starting to tear up the book...... For wizards, this is simply incredible.

"Is there a way for Stephen Sand to be official?"

"If it doesn't work, I'll go back to Paradise Lost and ask for help."

"After all, there are all kinds of warlocks in Paradise Lost, and maybe there are experts who specialize in treating sneezes......"

Xu Nan rolled left and right on the bed in pain, and all kinds of thoughts came to him.

At this moment, the sound of thump came from under his bed again.

Horford, this guy, didn't know where he ran after helping Xu Nan make ten goggles in the morning.

Now it seems to be back again?

"Master, master!"

Sure enough, the voice of a male duck from a magic cauldron came from under the bed.

Anyway, why do you always walk under the bed? Is there any secret passage that can't be found?

However, Xu Nan no longer had the strength to complain.

He replied wryly:

"You'd better have some good news."

"Absolutely! I just inquired and came to tell you! ”

Horford's flattering face suddenly appeared in front of Xu Nan, the slender hands were tangled together, and the posture was quite difficult:

"Madam Ansuli has decided, starting tomorrow, to open the Halsay Palace!"

"All sick wizards, divided into four groups according to the lottery, enter the Hall of Dawn on time to receive treatment."

"This time, Holkamo's disease is quite serious, and Lady Ansuli not only agreed to open the Halsail Palace, but also invited the artifact [Purifying Eye] to completely cure the sorcerers' diseases......

Halsay Palace?

Xu Nan was stunned for a moment, and a lot of related memories came to his mind.

Horford said to himself:

"It's like the first time that the Palace of Halsail has been open to the public since Barbera's disappearance."

"I guess it's also a helpless move, after all, the outbreak of Holkamo disease this time is too bad, and if it is not stopped, it will affect more innocent wizards."

"In the entire Stephen Sand, the only one who can treat Holcamo disease on a large scale and completely is probably the [Purifying Eye] that has been sealed in the Hall of Dawn."

Xu Nan suddenly became interested: "Seal? Isn't it an artifact? Why Seal? ”

"Also, how can I listen to you, Stephen Sand's artifacts are quite numerous."

Horford explains:

"Artifacts are just a general name. Generally speaking, only the treasures of the gods and possess great power are qualified to be called artifacts, such as me, the elegant and easy-going Horford, who once followed the great god of heavenly work......"

"But there are some strange things that have the power of not inferior to artifacts, so they are generally called artifacts."

"I think it's because you humans are lazy, too lazy to come up with a whole new term to classify ......"

"By the way, master, you seem to be interested in the Halsai Palace?"

"It's no secret. Most of Stephen Sand's artifacts were sealed in the Halsail Palace, which was once kept by the prophet Barbera, and then Barbera disappeared, and Ms. Ansuli sealed the entire Halsail Palace in order to prevent the artifact from being stolen. ”

"There are dozens of halls in the Halsai Palace, large and small, and there are almost twenty or so artifacts sealed in the real and fake."

"Most of the artifacts have a certain spirituality, of course, they are certainly not as smart and clever as Horford, but they also have self-awareness, and some of the artifacts are also related to the existing gods, once they don't apply a seal, it is easy for them to escape."

"Hehe, I'm ashamed to say that for a while, Horford also served as the head of the artifact!"

The magic cauldron seemed to know everything, and Xu Nan quickly mastered most of the information about the Halsai Palace.

In Horford's description, the Eye of Purification is an artifact with certain evil properties.

This thing seems to be the eyeball essence of an ancient god in ancient times, and it was refined into a treasure by an alchemist in the Arcane Empire, so it has the power of an artifact.

Within the limits of the Purifying Eye, all must be naked and uncovered; Otherwise, you will be stared to death by the irascible Purifying Eye—a real death!

The Purifying Eye is so powerful that wizards below the legendary level simply can't resist its power!

However, aside from this little evil, the Purifying Eye can be said to be a relatively mild artifact.

As long as you are treated naked, he will be able to remove all curses and diseases from you!

And to awaken the Purifying Eye, the resources that Stephen Sand official needs to consume are also very large.

This time, Ansuli was willing to invite the Purifying Eye, which was actually quite amazing.

"Maybe the outbreak of the infectious disease is too bad, and Stephen Sand officials must immediately calm it."

"Ah......hh Why is it only open tomorrow, but can't it be opened tonight? ”

Xu Nan rubbed his nose with some resentment.

"Ahh

Horford was interested, and when he saw Xu Nan sneezing and didn't want to ask more, he immediately ran to work next to the workbench.

……

The next morning, at six o'clock in the morning, Xu Nan came to the designated place.

As he expected, most of the sick wizards came before him.

Everyone looked listless, probably all sleepless all night.

Xu Nan walked around outside the Halsay Palace and found that this time the situation of Holcamo disease was even more serious than he imagined.

No wonder Ansuli was under pressure to activate the Halsay Palace.

Someone sent the lottery results to Xu Nan last night, and he was assigned to the first group, I don't know if it was good luck or Horford secretly worked hard.

As for the wizards of the fourth group, well, they can only wait until dusk.

There is no way, the Hall of Dawn can't accommodate so many people, and if there are too many patients, it will also affect the healing effect of the Purifying Eye.

Probably because he sneezed too much, Xu Nan gradually became numb.

At this time, his mind was much clearer.

He looked at the sorcerers with painful faces, and a thought suddenly came to his mind:

"Is this Holcamo disease outbreak too coincidental?"

"We had just returned from the Land of Aurora when the illness broke out."

"Could it be...... Is there a plague priesthood god targeting Stephen Sand? ”

Xu Nan rubbed his temples, thought about it carefully, and felt that this possibility was a little lower.

First of all, although Holcamer disease is highly contagious, it is very lethal, and if it is against ordinary wizards in Stephen Sand, the effect is not obvious, and at most it makes them uncomfortable for a while.

Secondly, if it is for the aurora celebration, this kind of behavior is at most to reduce the effect of the celebration, and the actual impact is minimal. After all, not all wizards are so unlucky to get sick, as far as Xu Nan knows, Senior Sister Jiang is fine, and there is no sign of illness.

Third, if the plague gods were making a move, it would be easy for Stephen Sand's people to detect it. Like An Lun, at this point in time when the heavenly realm has been hit hard, it takes courage to come to the mortal world to make trouble, even if it's just a clone or something.

What's more, Horford has also said before that Holcamo disease is not a plague, but more like a disorder in the body's own immune mechanism. Strictly speaking, the gods don't have the power to manipulate Holcamo's disease.

Unless...... Unless there is another possibility.

Faintly, Xu Nan seemed to have caught the thick trunk hidden behind the layers of branches and leaves of fate.

It's a pity that at this time, a loud voice sounded next to his ears:

"All wizards get ready!"

"Walk down this staircase, the third springboard, and go straight to the Hall of Dawn!"

"Don't walk around, violators ......"

The fierce man who gave the order paused, and said coldly:

"Kill on the spot!"

There was a commotion in the crowd, but soon, everyone lined up and waited quietly for the moment to enter.

Xu Nan glanced at the man who seemed to be in charge of security at the scene.

"I didn't expect this old brother to come too......"

"Also, when the Halsail Palace is opened, there must be a lot of pressure on the law enforcement team, as the vice captain, it is impossible for Akai not to come."

"I just don't know how the little sun god is doing."

Thinking of the child whose soul was infused into the alchemy puppet, Xu Nan couldn't help but sigh lightly.

It didn't take long for the signal to enter the market.

Xu Nan hurriedly followed the crowd and walked towards the deep steps.

……