CHAPTER XXIV
Everywhere they beat people, smashed shops, and robbed. The riots soon spread, spreading from this small neighborhood in all directions.
Liu Yi directed this scene with his own hands and sighed slightly. It is hoped that the crisis that manifested itself earlier will allow more people to leave the doomed city sooner.
However, even Liu Yi didn't expect it. The riots will intensify, and after three days of rioting, large swathes of the neighborhood will be in ruins.
These mobs even took advantage of the chaos to set fires, but it didn't rain for the past few days. The chaotic layout of houses in the city adds a lot of convenience to the spread of fire.
Anyway, let the riots spread to such a distance. The biggest reason is the incompetence of the Governing Council.
After all, this is only the ruling council of merchant autonomy, and their inefficiency is outrageous.
Until now, he has not been able to control the situation. Just get together and quarrel with each other.
And there are not many police and troops in the city, this is a port city. Although it has a strong fleet, it does not have a strong army.
All these problems combined to allow the riots to spread rapidly. Everywhere in the slums on the outskirts of the city, even the people in the shanty towns, were unleashed from the beast in their hearts.
Then, looting and destroying everywhere in the city. Even the rich districts are not immune.
Even after the house of a certain ruler was burned down, the people who gathered together to make a noise discovered the severity of the problem.
If you don't dare to fight for power and profit, you must first bring the situation under control.
However, at this time, the situation is not so easy to control.
The unrest lasted almost a little more than a week. A large number of people died in it.
Many people began to flee the city in panic. Not a single qiē was beyond Liu Yi's expectations.
Even that factory area. They were also greatly affected, and many factories and timber were burned.
At this time. Ship prices fell even further. Especially after the riots subsided, only to find that the plague became more severe and terrible.
"This ship, eighteen thousand gold coins. That's the lowest price yet. Highmut pointed bitterly to a ship in the dock.
This is also a steamship ship, much larger than the one that Leo Yi first saw. It's about 2,000 tons. It has not been built for a long time, and it still smells of brand new paint.
This is not the boat that Leo Yi likes the most, but it is the one he is most likely to succeed.
Originally, the boat that Liu Yi had taken a fancy to was still lying in the dock. At the very least, it is necessary to gather workers and be busy for a few months before the final completion can be completed.
"Dr. Liu. You should know. The normal price of this ship will definitely not be less than thirty-five thousand gold coins. If it weren't for the chaos of the recent situation, I would never have been selling it so cheaply!"
Lewy nodded, agreeing with this statement. But he shook his head and did not approve of the price. It seems that this boss has not yet figured out the situation.
However, Hymut was unclear about the situation. But there will always be smart people who figure it out.
Soon after Trek and Ray McGonagall got the news out, there were immediately two or three shipyard owners. Come to the door in person.
These people knew more about the shape than Hemut, and even planned to sell the ship for a cabbage price.
In other words, they are even less confident than Hymut about the situation in Port Mylon.
But. They didn't have a ship in their hands that Liu Yi could look at. Even if there were, it was not completely completed.
At this time, the staff was called to start work. It's not an ordinary difficulty. Lewy only planned to buy a well-built boat.
But. He certainly doesn't show that directly. It's just a look of interest.
As a result, Haymut panicked first. He quickly understood the necessity of the situation.
Now it's not a question of losing money or not losing money. It's a matter of selling the ship quickly, and if you can sell it for a gold coin, you can earn a gold coin. And then take the money. Hurry out of this place that has been cursed by the gods.
At this moment of panic, it seems that no one will buy a boat except for Liu Yi.
That is, if Leo does not buy. Then their ship is a pile of broken wood. I can't earn a single one back.
Especially after hearing that a certain boss quoted an outrageous price of 6,000 gold coins for his ship. Hemut was completely calm.
Although the other party's ships have not yet been built, there is no surplus of the last point. Especially since the other people's ships are bigger than his.
This made Haymut feel more and more full of malice, not that person, but the whole world.
Soon, Haymut's offer was reduced to ten thousand.
Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, this was already the time for him to accept the psychological price.
However, two military cars came to the factory area at a rapid pace.
At this time, a very strange-looking steam car, some of which resembled a train. In addition to its non-running tracks, the huge front of the car has a long trailer at the back.
On one vehicle, at least fifty soldiers can be carried. On the two cars, more than a hundred soldiers came down, loaded with guns and ammunition, and with solemn faces.
An officer came to Liu Yi and saluted Liu Yi with a "snap". said: "Our department is ordered by Elder Clarkson to invite Dr. Liu to ......."
When the people around heard the name, they couldn't help but whisper.
This is one of the most powerful people in the city. Could it be that he was also infected with the plague, so he eagerly invited Liu Yi to go for treatment?
Anyway, watching Levio be taken into the car. Everyone sighed, and was even more pessimistic and disappointed about the future.
Even the most powerful people in the city can't escape the words of this plague. And what about others?
It's better to sell the boat early in exchange for a little money. It's good to get out of the city.
At this moment, Haymut's bowels were about to turn green. If you had lowered the price of the ship earlier. For example, six thousand...... Uh, eight thousand...... Has this business been negotiated a long time ago?
Clarkson was in his suburban villa and met with Lewy.
It is a holiday estate in a beautiful setting, surrounded by vegetation.
Originally, it was just a powerful person like Clarkson. It was built outside the city, and it was a recreation place where you could go to escape the heat and spend the winter.
But since the outbreak of the plague in the city. Clarkson never entered the city again.
In fact, several of the patriarchs of today's ruling parliament. It's all pretty much the same. Those who have money cherish their lives, and those who have money and power cherish them even more.
Even he rarely sees people, and everyone who is to be summoned by him. It has to go through a lot of disinfection before it can finally find him in front of him.
Of course, Leo Yi is an exception!
The patriarch of the ruling council in front of him did not suffer from any plague. He just sat tiredly behind his desk, rubbing his eyes helplessly.
"There are seventy-two senators in Port Myron, and thirty-six came when we met five days ago. It's just over the halfway point......"
When the patriarch saw Liu Yi, the first thing he said was this.
"Three days ago, when the parliament was convened again. None of them showed up, because the council's janitor died in his bed. His room was not far from the council hall...... Everyone is afraid of being infected......"
"There are eight departments in Port Myron, and none of them are open now. Even if the order issued by the parliament is simply useless. Now for me, how to bury the dead is more important than anything else. Instead of letting so many dead people rot in the city......"
"Since yesterday, the army in the port has sworn allegiance to me. Because of several other qualified senators. All fled the city. And I persevered to the end.
But I can't give the order for the soldiers to dispose of the bodies. Otherwise, they will rebel at any time......"
"These are the things that the damn plague made up, and so on. The city. It's going to be a complete ghost town!Dr. Liu, I think I've made that clear enough, right?
Now it's your turn to sue me, do you have what it takes to stop this plague?"
Liu Yi said very neatly: "I'm very confused." If I had. I don't mind being a savior. But now me. But he just wants to run away. As a big person, you should know more about it than anyone else. You should be well aware. How this plague came about, and this qiē is only a precursor......"
Hearing these words, Clarkson's eyes shrank slightly. Then it was full of disappointment. He shouldn't have pinned any hope on it.
In fact, it's not just him. The patriarchs who fled also knew very well what this plague meant.
The eyes of those devils were fixed on a continent rich in light.
Lein is the name of this continent, a continent that was colonized by the mighty Aziman kingdom. The Port of Myron is one of the largest ports in this colonized land.
Rush, on the other hand, was a continent colonized earlier by the Aziman Kingdom. It's much more developed and prosperous than here.
This Liying continent is out of this port city. For the most part, it's a wilderness.
However, it was also after a plague. The demons began to appear, and eventually Rush was completely reduced to a ruined and ghostly realm......
"You're from across the sea, aren't you?" asked Clarkson suddenly.
Liu Yi nodded, and his heart was really big and had contact with this place.
"Then you should know that we, Aziman, and Da Chu are allies. We call them enemies of the devil, and you call them enemies of the other side...... This is our common enemy...... I thought, you can stay and help me......"
Liu Yi said: "I'm sorry, I can't cure their disease!"
"I know, but you can at least give confidence to the people. Don't worry, I won't let you help in vain. I know what you need. How about a first-class battleship? Ownership is your own first-class battleship. ”
"......" Leo didn't know what to say.
"I'm guessing you're an elite student at some university that came out to train. You should know that you are leading a warship of this kind to go back.
What kind of treatment can you get, you can become a nobleman. Even if you don't plan to transfer the ship, you can even get a lot more benefits......
This qiē is not much better than your painstaking efforts to buy a tattered merchant ship.
Rest assured, I won't let you give this city a funeral. I'm not going to! I'm just doing my best. After all, these are my people. If things are really bad and I can't support them, I'll run away.
But at this point, I have to at least take on my own responsibilities. Since yesterday, I have become the supreme authority in this port......"
Leo Yi nodded, slightly moved: "So, what can I do?"
"You can do a lot, trust me!" Clarkson smiled lightly, "You can bring a little hope to these desperate people now!"
"False hope!"
"Yes, but it's better than despairing all the time!"
So, Liu Yi got on the thief ship. He's not too greedy. It wasn't just the first-class battleship that moved him.
The next day, all the newspapers in Myron Harbor carried a headline on the front page.
The ruling parliament hired the miracle physician Lewis as the city's minister of health. It is said that the minister may well have developed a cure-all for the plague.
Then, here is a large interview and report on Lewy.
After the previous incident, many people already know Liu Yi's ability. He knew that he was the only doctor who could cure the plague.
Therefore, this report has aroused extremely strong reactions. It's those boring and formulaic interviews that no one would read before that also makes everyone who gets a newspaper read it with relish.
In the newspaper, Lewy noted. Mess is what causes the plague to spread.
Therefore, this port must be clean and tidy. And those corpses are the source of the epidemic.
Soon, with Lew's speech. The official came forward and organized the manpower. Half are well-paid and half are volunteers. Together, we started cleaning up the entire city.
There should also be mugwort hanging in front of every house......
This humble weed quickly became a hundred times more valuable. So much so that one can buy a gold coin of Cheng dù.
At all times, life is more important than money. Isn't it?
Fortunately, the authorities soon began to distribute such things door-to-door, and did not take money. I called the price back.
What Clarkson wants now is not to scrape the last copper plate from the city. It's about stabilizing the order of the city.
For this kind of thing, which grows in many places outside the city, it only takes a little manpower to harvest. It doesn't cost much.
Lewi recruited the most familiar Trek or Ray McGonagall as his assistant.
In fact, he thought that he was nothing more than a mascot who would stabilize people's hearts.
However, he soon discovered. Clarkson is not telling a lie. Most of the bureaucrats in the city have run away. (To be continued......)