Chapter 45: Addressing the Source
"How about it? How many do you think will survive?" asked Chen Tianhao, pointing to the patients waiting for treatment.
Chen Rui looked over there, it was a group of people who were eager to live!
"There should be sixty percent, this first batch is already the weakest group of people, and the latter ones should be better than them. Chen Rui wasn't very sure, just said it roughly, and then lowered his head.
Chen Tianhao saw that Chen Rui didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he comforted him, "You don't have to feel guilty, without your treatment, they still can't live, you gave them hope, it's just that not everyone can catch it." ”
"Uh, what are you talking about?" Chen Rui raised his head and asked, what kind of guilt, are you talking about yourself?
"Aren't you sad for those who died?" asked Chen Rui suspiciously.
"Why are you sad for them? I don't know them well, no, it's not that I don't know each other, it's that I don't know each other at all. I'm just thinking that we should ask them what kind of weapon they want, do you want a sword?" Chen Rui said flatly, he remembered that Chen Tianhao had conjured up a sword when the two of them were competing in the family before.
Chen Tianhao: "!"
"If you don't feel guilty, I'll choose the sword. Chen Tianhao said casually that he was actually a sword master in his previous life, although he was not a kendo master, but he was still a sword master.
"Then I'll choose a sword too, I don't know if they can come up with two good swords. Chen Rui didn't care.
"By the way, you said earlier that the parasites might come out of the spring in the middle of the town, what are your arrangements for later? Do you want them to never drink the water in it in the future?" Chen Tianhao asked again.
"I've asked them to seal the spring, I'll take a look when it's taken care of here, there should be a way to fix it once and for all. Chen Rui replied vaguely, the key is that he hasn't asked 256 how to solve the spring water.
"If only you had a way. Seeing that Chen Rui had already made arrangements, Chen Tianhao didn't ask any more.
About half an hour later, the group of people with strange diseases had finished the horrific healing process. As Chen Rui expected, about seventy percent of those who persevered in the treatment were treated, and about sixty percent survived in the end, and one percent who died later was due to fire poison. However, the six adults who survived had been completely free of the parasite, which meant that they had indeed survived.
After settling the wounded, Yan He and Doctor Wu walked towards Chen Rui.
"Brother Lin, thank you for your help, our Sunset Town will never forget your help!" Yan He said politely, he didn't mention the forty percent of the patients who died, because he understood that without Chen Rui's treatment, the remaining sixty percent of the patients would not last three days.
"You're welcome, we're a deal, and the deal is all about mutual benefit, you meet my requirements, and I'll provide you with a cure. Chen Rui clapped his hands, "Win-win!"
"Then ...... next?" Yan He didn't finish speaking, but Chen Rui also knew what he was going to ask next.
"Now that this is over, it's time for us to move on to the next problem. After speaking, Chen Rui raised his feet and walked out, looking at the direction, it should be the center of the town.
Yan He and the others behind him followed with excitement after hearing this, they had already guessed when Chen Rui said that the spring water was blocked. Looking at Chen Rui's performance now, they guessed that it should be eight or nine to ten, and the appearance of this strange disease should be inseparable from that spring water!
A few minutes later, a group of people came to the central square of the town, and the usual crowded square was no longer anyone's out. Yan He has arranged a team of guards to guard it here, and no one is allowed to approach here.
At this time, in Chen Rui's mind, "256, you said that this parasite was probably artificially put into this spring water?"
"That's right, in fact, this parasite has very high requirements for living conditions, only the comfortable environment of the human body is suitable for them to survive, even if their larvae do not need much nutrition, I don't think they will survive for a week in the spring water. 256 voiced his guess.
"It seems that someone is not dealing with this sunset town!" Chen Rui thought.
"However, can you really kill these parasites by throwing two handfuls of soot into it?" Chen Rui asked again, he always felt that the method 256 told him was not very reliable.
"Do you think these parasites are so tenacious, haven't you heard them say that these parasites turn to ashes not long after they leave the human body?"
"Two handfuls of soot are enough to kill them, if you're worried about not being able to kill them, throw two more into them, soot isn't worth much anyway. 256 said indifferently.
Chen Rui: "......"
"Well, I believe you. After Chen Rui and 256 finished chatting, they also walked to the spring.
Chen Rui motioned to Yan He to call someone to fetch a bucket of spring water out, and a moment later, a bucket of clear spring water was placed in front of everyone.
Chen Rui squatted down and looked at the bucket of spring water in front of him carefully, he really couldn't imagine that such a deadly parasite was hidden in such a clean spring water.
The people next to him also squatted down and looked at the spring water like Chen Rui, but they couldn't see anything.
"256, are there parasites in here?" he couldn't see it, so Chen Rui had to ask 256.
"Well, there is. 256 affirmed.
"So how do you get other people to see it? I can't even see the parasites in here now. Chen Rui always has to come up with some evidence, so that others can believe that it is actually the problem of this spring.
"Well, I think about it. ”
"By the way, you can take a piece of fresh flesh and throw it in there. 256 thought for a moment and came up with a solution.
"Well, I'll try, I don't have any other requirements, right?" Chen Rui asked.
"No, it's good to be fresh. ”
Then, Chen Rui said to Yan He next to him: "Mayor Yan, I need a piece of fresh meat, it needs blood." ”
Although Yan He didn't know why Chen Rui wanted fresh jerky at this time, he still hurriedly ordered someone to get it.
After a few more minutes, a guard ran over with a piece of meat from an unknown animal that was still dripping blood, and it seemed that he had killed something, but Chen Rui didn't care about it anymore.
Chen Rui didn't take the bloody piece of meat, but pointed to the bucket on the ground and said, "Just throw it in." ”
The man was stunned for a moment, but he carefully threw the meat into it.
Just when everyone was unclear, Chen Rui motioned for everyone to take a closer look at the bucket of spring water. As time passed, slowly, everyone's faces changed.
I saw that the originally clear spring water slowly became no longer transparent after throwing the bloody flesh into it, and the blood melted into the spring water, dyeing the bucket of spring water red. However, the next scene made everyone who had been staring at it creepy, and the spring water that had been dyed pale red became transparent again at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the fresh piece of meat that had sunk to the bottom of the barrel became smaller and smaller in front of everyone's eyes, and finally disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Hiss!
This is the collective inhalation of everyone who is frightened.
Even Chen Rui, who had already been prepared, was no exception, he didn't expect this parasite to be so domineering, and completely devoured such a piece of meat in a few breaths.
At this time, everyone vaguely noticed that the spring water was a little different, it was no longer so clear, as if there was something white hidden in it.
"It seems that these are the larvae of the parasite. Chen Rui pointed to the faintly visible white objects and said.
The person next to him still looked incredulous, and Chen Tianhao also had the same surprised expression, he had never encountered this kind of thing in his previous life. Such a domineering parasite, if it spreads on a large scale, how many people will die on this continent. Fortunately, Xiao Rui has a solution, and he can't help but feel a little lucky.
"Don't be in a daze, go get a pot of soot again, and ask for the kind of soot that burns very thoroughly. Also, bring a few more pieces of fresh meat. Chen Rui opened his mouth and commanded again.
This time, without waiting for Yan He to speak, the guard next to him hurriedly ran out, and he also saw the scene just now, it was too terrifying.
This time he came back faster, presumably the carbon ash was easier to find than the fresh meat.
This time, Chen Rui didn't ask him to pour the carbon ash directly into the bucket, but took it into his hand himself.
In front of everyone, he grabbed a handful of soot and sprinkled it in the bucket. After a while, he threw the fast meat into it again. Everyone looked at it carefully, and saw that the piece of meat slowly became smaller and finally disappeared, but at a much slower speed than just now.
It seems to have an effect, Chen Rui thought to himself. Then he threw a handful of soot into it, and after a while he also threw the quick meat into it. This time, the pieces of meat remained in it for a long time, but there was no movement, as if the terrible thing in the spring was gone.
"This ......" everyone wondered.
"Okay!" Chen Rui saw that the carbon ash was indeed effective, so he didn't delay any longer.
"Pour this pot of soot into this spring water, and it should be all right. Chen Rui commanded.
Everyone still didn't look like they were reacting, so terrible parasites were killed by such simple soot, and those who had undergone such painful treatment in order to survive didn't know what their expressions would be when they got the news.
"It's that simple?" Dr. Wu still couldn't believe it.
"Well, it's that simple!" Chen Rui said seriously.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Rui and the others were already sitting in the most luxurious courtyard in Sunset Town, which was the mansion of Mayor Yanhe.
After solving the problem of spring water, Yan He invited Chen Rui and the others here, saying that he wanted to entertain them well. Chen Rui and the others were confident in their own strength, so they came over directly, and they still had something to take here!
"Thank you so much for this incident, two little brothers!" Yan He, who was on the main seat, held his wine glass and realized it.
"I don't drink, thank you. Chen Rui waved his hand to indicate that he couldn't drink, and Yan He didn't toast him anymore.
"Mayor Yan, since I have done what I promised, then my reward ......" Chen Rui didn't want to talk nonsense here, and directly put forward his previous request.
"Of course, of course, I'm sure I'm not going to be untrustworthy, I don't know what kind of weapon you two need, so I'll have someone get it. Yan He said with a laugh.
"Two good swords, I don't know if Mayor Yan can take them out?" Chen Rui asked directly.
Yan He thought about it for a while, and finally seemed to have made some important decision. "Okay, two swords are two swords, Xiaohu, you go to the treasury and take out that pair of swords, and by the way, take out the medium spiritual material. Yan He commanded the guards on the side.