Chapter 2781 Mysterious Holy Fire Syndrome

Whenever ethics and interests conflict, Joan always thinks back to the teachings of Professor Moriarty.

As a human being, as long as you have a thick skin, there is no obstacle in the world that you cannot overcome! You don't feel embarrassed yourself, embarrassment is someone else's business!

No longer entangled in the issue of the title of nobility, Joan's thoughts turned to another matter mentioned in the letter by His Majesty the Emperor.

In fact, he had already noticed the news about "Holy Fire Syndrome" in newspapers and cloud forums.

Since the beginning of spring this year, there have been signs of a "sacred fire disease" pandemic in remote areas of the Far East. By the turn of spring and summer, the epidemic has not eased, but has become more and more serious.

In just two months, the total number of patients reported from all over the Far East has exceeded 1,000, more than 100 people have died due to illness, and more than 300 people have been disabled due to illness. .

In Joan's childhood memory, "Sacred Fire Syndrome" is a terrifying and mysterious word.

This disease has also broken out more than once in the New World. The Alfheim colony was once the hardest hit area. However, unlike epidemic infectious diseases such as "smallpox", "Sacred Fire Disease" always broke out suddenly without warning. It disappeared without warning, and the root cause of this mysterious disease has not yet been figured out, and why did it subside by itself?

Is it a viral infection or a bacterial infection?

Is it contagious, or spread through food, water or air?

The academic research in this area has just started, so far there is no conclusion.

His Majesty Roland said in the letter that he intends to communicate with Joan on the prevention and treatment of "Holy Fire Syndrome" and listen to his opinion.

Joan couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

I am indeed well-known in the field of epidemic prevention, but that is mainly because of the mentor's light, I have made a name on the smallpox epidemic prevention papers. In fact, except for "smallpox", "rot fever" and "worm disease", Qiao An has a lot of knowledge about other diseases. I really don't know much about the type of epidemic, and the "Holy Fire Syndrome" has touched his blind spot of knowledge. I am afraid that he has failed His Majesty's expectations...

Reply and say that you are a layman and can't help?

Emmm... Then can I still wear the noble dress and hang the lord's ribbon?

No... I still want to add the honorific "Your Excellency" in front of my surname...

hateful! How come there is a feeling of being knocked down by "sugar-coated bullets"? !

Joan scratched his head, resentfully connected to the cloud network, and remotely entered the "Virtual Document Library" initiated by the "Arcana Society" and co-founded by libraries of famous universities in various countries in Vares, to search for documents related to "Sacred Fire Syndrome".

In less than a week, before meeting His Majesty, Qiao An had to sharpen his guns and learn more about the "holy fire disease", so as not to ask questions and fail to stand in front of His Majesty.

Looking up literature has become a breathing instinct for Joan, who knows which papers are worth reading and which ones are rubbish at a glance.

After reading the paper for a whole day, Joan has formed a clearer concept in his mind.

The academic circles classify the common symptoms of "Sacred Fire Syndrome" into two categories, which are basically the same as Joan's descriptions of the disease from his grandfather and fellow villagers when he was young, excluding the superstitious and exaggerated details. of.

Patients with "Holy Fire Syndrome" often show two symptoms during the onset, one is gangrene, and the other is convulsions.

At the beginning of the onset, patients usually feel cramps in the limbs and muscles, followed by numbness in the hands, feet, buttocks, and teeth, and then the muscles in these parts gradually atrophy and necrosis until they become disabled. The continued deterioration of the condition may even lead to the death of the patient, which is appalling.

Because the limbs of infected patients are often scorched black due to gangrene, which resembles being burned, and the patients often show convulsion symptoms of nervous disorder and gibberish, superstitious country people do not know where they are, and regard them as gods, demons and holy spirits. A sign of possession, so this mysterious disease was named "Holy Fire Syndrome".

It is worth noting that the "holy fire disease" not only infects humans, but occasionally livestock disease occurs in epidemic areas, and the symptoms are exactly the same as those of human patients.

Judging from the literature, "Holy Fire Syndrome" has extensive outbreak records in both the Old World and the New World.

Since the beginning of this century, the total number of patients who have lost their lives due to this mysterious disease in more than 20 years in various countries has been recorded. There are no less than 10,000 cases, and there are countless cases that are not included in the official statistics.

After synthesizing the case statistics listed in multiple documents, Joan discovered that "Holy Fire Syndrome" also has a horrifying side effect - it is extremely harmful to the fetus!

Women who suffer from "Holy Fire Syndrome" during pregnancy not only suffer from the serious illness themselves, but more than 90% of the fetuses in the womb will suffer from miscarriage, causing painful psychological trauma to the poor mother and even the whole family!

"This bloody strange disease is simply a demon that specializes in murdering fetuses. It's so cruel!"

Joan couldn't help but secretly stunned.

In addition to consulting literature, when Joan was exchanging letters with his friends in Kolasburg, he also asked them about the latest news of the "Holy Fire Syndrome" epidemic in the Far East.

The brothers and sisters Haakon and Slude were recently promoted to be assistant instructors. They were busy training the new Asa students from the New World from dawn to dusk, and had no time to pay attention to such trivial matters. It was Kandy who broke a big news in the letter, which caused a lot of trouble. Joan's interest.

On the morning of May 31st, Joan left an illusion-created double in Udinos' lair, then transformed back into a human form, and teleported back to Fort Colas.

He first went back to the university apartment, met with the long-lost housekeeper and servants, chatted a few things about his parents, and then went to the international student campus as agreed, invited Kandy to lunch, and chatted about the "Sacred Fire Syndrome" by the way.

After waiting for a short time, he saw Kandy running over with a smile, leaving a string of light footprints on the snow, which made him feel dazed, as if time went backwards, back to the time when he first met this Asa girl seven years ago. that day.

Joan walked towards Kandy and waved hello.

Kandy also smiled and waved at him, and naturally moved closer to him, holding his arm.

"Let's go! Let's have a big meal!"

The reserved restaurant is near the school. Joan first helped Conti order a cup of hot chocolate to refresh her, then grilled steak, oysters with milk and her favorite creme brulee, and asked her if she would like another chocolate chip cookie.

"No biscuits!" Candy flatly refused.

"Could it be that my memory is wrong, didn't you like eating biscuits before?" Joan was a little surprised.

"Actually, I like to eat it now...but when I see biscuits, I think of the witchcraft case in Huyang Village. I don't want to touch biscuits until this psychological shadow subsides!"

Conti replied with a wry smile.

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