The Demon Swordsman 3
Ch. 110 - Red Crystals
The surroundings were already quieter, Xin Chen did not reply for a moment. Instead, he changed the subject.
"You're not a real person here?"
The face as calm as water turned a little surprised. But he showed a hint of admiration when he spoke, "You're a very meticulous person, sir."
"I didn't mean to offend you. But in a situation like the present, the presence of a stranger is a threat. You'll be judged unilaterally by the people, even if in a sense you're innocent." Xin Chen's advice seemed to have known him first, even though he still nodded his head lightly.
"I'm aware of that, sir. I have my own entry permit. There's some interest in the city across. I'll leave town after dawn."
Xin Chen did not force the young man to speak any further about his interests. He appreciated the privacy of the young man. But the young man himself introduced himself.
"My name is Luo Li. Physician of the Wei Empire. I came here to take some samples of medicinal plants necessary for our research. Of course we've paid a lot to get licensing in this place."
He explained clearly without covering anything up. Xin Chen was worried about thinking of him as an enemy. Xin Chen patted her shoulder. "It doesn't have to be so serious. I don't see a threat in you. Have you tried the famous flower tea from our Empire?"
"I hear it often. But never drink it straight. Said the tea had healing properties, didn't it?"
Xin Chen nodded even though the young man did not see him. "I'll drive you."
In the end, they both sat in the shop. Enjoy the tea that was just served.
"I need information regarding a rare disease in our Empire. Someone said it came from the Wei Empire. Do you mind sharing it with me?"
"No, Mister. But actually what you want to know is the secrets of the Empire. Revealing it would only invite distress for me."
"Tell me the price of that distress."
Xin Chen did not want to play around too much, he realized Ren Yuan's condition was as bad as anything and needed an antidote as soon as possible. If it was for his mother, Xin Chen would not have counted.
The young man smiled thinly and briefly, denying Xin Chen's thought that he was a money-crazy person. "I need forty fire mushrooms that are said to have grown three years ago on the mainland of Renwu island. The place had become a whole sea of fire, almost no human being could enter it. Most disappeared without a trace."
"I lived there for seven years." The statement continued to make the young healer surprised. True, there was news of a young man who inhabited the island alone. And when he knew who the figure that was speaking in front of him was, the healer became even more disinclined.
"I'm sorry for my stupidity, sir. My teacher told me to take 40 fire mushrooms. But I don't know how to get it myself. If you agree to this request, I'll tell you all the information you need."
Not wasting a chance, Xin Chen immediately agreed to Luo Li's request.
"I agree."
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Seven years of the second destruction era in the Shang Empire, the era of fighting for the Qing Empire and the era of annihilation in the Wei Empire.
The Wei Empire was famous for their highly advanced civilization. They create practical and instant tools to make life easier. It was just that the Empire was too closed, there was barely any market distribution between the Empires in that place. Especially in the medical field, they have thousands of great alchemists who annually create new tools.
No wonder firearms are easy to get there. Drugs that add strength equivalent to stealth power, or transplant stealth organs into the human body. Creating a strange species. Many experimental materials failed and were allowed to rule the streets and died. Or at least kill the people around.
They don't care about that. However it is said that the Emperor of the Wei Empire had his own plans to annihilate two rivals of the Shang and Qing Empires. That is creating an explosive in a giant radius and enough to kill hundreds of thousands of lives in one attack. Or even, create an infectious disease that kills many people slowly.
The height of medical science in the Wei Empire was already incomparable. Sometimes they descended to other Empires, gathering research materials and would-be guinea pigs. Xin Chen stopped the movement in a Ghost Village. Everyone there was used as an experiment. The intestines, brain, and other organs of the body are separated. They're too heinous. Humans are like puppets that are free to be dismantled.
But in the past seven years, something terrible happened in a number of parts of the Wei Empire. All sides locked their mouths tightly against the calamity that hit the ground.
Gun eat sir. Simply explain the entire story that Luo Li was going to tell. He stopped, sipping on the flower tea that was starting to cool. His breathing was long and slow. Xin Chen was still taking things seriously. Don't want to miss a single piece of information.
There was chaos. From there, several types of hereditary diseases and new diseases emerged. One of those new types of illnesses was the traits from Ren Yuan's illness that Xin Chen had told him about earlier. At first, one of the alchemists who could be said to be amateurs did some research rashly. It involved 12 victims who were matched to the bodies of wolves.
It is unclear what motive. But the alchemist conducted thousands of experiments, all procedures performed unsterilized until blood and congenital diseases were mixed together. Creating a new type of disease. Infected the human body with symptoms of paralysis for hours, weight loss, coughing up blood, the entire body burned and many more that have not been studied. It all ends at one point. Death."
Xin Chen's face turned ugly.
On the other hand hearing Luo Li's explanation slightly made Xin Chen's brain go round and round. His whole life he never dealt with natural science. Too complicated and in its place is still rarely who knows all the ins and outs.
Luo Li realized her language was too high and tried to explain it more simply.
"Red Crystal. That's your mother's disease." Luo Li further explained. Patients with the disease have a hardened body part in red. It cannot be separated from its host by any means because it will only hasten death.
"Where can I get the antidote?"
"Unfortunately, no one has made an antidote for the disease. There are four deadly diseases. One illness alone takes three years to find a cure."
Xin Chen's only hope was shattered. Perhaps this was what made Xin Zhan not dare to open his mouth about Ren Yuan's illness. He already knew first, it was impossible to get the antidote. No one knows how to cure Red Crystals.
Xin Chen clenched his hands, breathing furiously. Luo Li could not bear to see it, "But if you really needed help. I can take you to my teacher. He might be able to find a way to cure her."