Chapter 154

With the assist of pure oxygen (?), the tug-of-war between therapeutic spells and the ailment lastly broke the impasse. Elder Wooden maintained the pure oxygen (?) bubble spell, whereas the extent 5 priest beside him constantly chanted therapeutic spells, efficiently suppressing the affected person’s signs.

After ending the remedy and sending away the affected person, Elder Wooden checked out Garrett Nordmark with eyes that had immediately risen by 60 levels Celsius.

If it was round 40 levels earlier than, like comfortably heat water, with the impression of “Oh, a disciple from a faraway place,” after Garrett demonstrated his expertise, it immediately skyrocketed to 100 levels Celsius, effervescent and on the verge of boiling.

Elder Wooden was inherently mild-mannered. This amiable outdated man stared on the glass tube in his hand, his eyes desperate to fly out of their sockets, itching to look at the fuel contained in the tube along with his fingertips. Nevertheless, after a number of glances, he averted his gaze and handed the glass tube again:

“Thanks! Hmm, you’re Garrett Nordmark, Elwin’s disciple, proper?”

Garrett rapidly handed over the letter. Elder Wooden scrutinized it web page by web page, each stunned and amused:

“Appearing as each a priest and a mage? Delaying the Magic Council’s coaching to fight the plague? Even going to the battlefield with it?—Not unhealthy, not unhealthy. Elwin has taken in an excellent apprentice.” His gaze in direction of Garrett turned much more affectionate:

“Your trainer has been an excellent buddy of mine for a few years. He requested me to proceed instructing you divine magic. Any more, you’ll be like being by your trainer’s facet when you’re with me. In case you have any doubts or want help, simply ask.”

“I do have one thing to ask for the Elder’s assist.” Garrett seized this chance, desperate to proceed:

“Immediately within the academy, my trainer assigned a analysis mission…”

He narrated his experiences right now intimately. Elder Wooden initially listened with a smiling face, however as Garrett expressed his speculations and issues, his expression turned critical. When Garrett completed sharing his guesses and worries, Elder Wooden frowned, glanced on the door, and the sort smile vanished from his chubby face:

“What you say is smart. Just lately, I’ve handled a number of sufferers who went into the mountains to catch bats. I’ll write a letter now to remind acquaintances within the council.”

“Writing a letter from the Elder could be nice.” Garrett sighed in reduction:

“However I feel we nonetheless have to show the connection between these ailments and bats, or at the very least show a excessive chance of getting sick when in shut contact with bats. In any other case, I’m afraid convincing these mages will likely be tough. They may assume that adventurers falling sick has different causes.”

“Hmmm…” Elder Wooden contemplated. He unconsciously twirled his beard as he contemplated. The black and white intertwined beard curled round his index finger, getting tighter and tighter. Seeing this, Garrett was apprehensive that the beard is perhaps plucked off instantly.

Luckily, Elder Wooden was accustomed to this motion. After circling clockwise seven or eight occasions, simply because the beard reached its restrict, he started to twist counterclockwise. After a number of rounds backwards and forwards, he lastly seemed up and requested Garrett instantly:

“What’s your plan?”

“I’ve some plans, however I can’t do it alone; I need assistance.” Garrett had already formulated a plan earlier than setting out, refining and increasing it a number of occasions on the best way. Now, he offered it easily with out stumbling. As he spoke, he couldn’t assist however marvel silently—if solely he had this eloquence when making use of for analysis tasks again within the day, possibly he would have pursued a profession in analysis:

“My plan is split into two components. First, analysis the present sufferers. Elder, please contact close by healers to research their circumstances. If we are able to discover a batch of sufferers amongst those that not too long ago had shut contact with bats, and their signs are comparable, we are able to preliminarily conclude that bats could cause sickness.

Particularly for adventurers who go into the mountains to catch bats, the shopkeepers and workers who promote bats, and mages finding out bats, if all of them have comparable circumstances, the proof turns into extra obvious.”

Elder Wooden nodded gently. He launched his twisted beard and blew on his fingers—certainly, a white strand of beard fell off. The outdated man regretfully checked out his fingertip, then raised his head, presenting a gradual and dependable expression:

“That is smart. You don’t know the native healers; I’ll contact them. And the second half?”

“Properly, I additionally want some means to isolate folks from bats. Since I do know they’re harmful, it’s not good if I get contaminated myself. It could be greatest if they will’t chunk me or spit on me. If an animal sneezes, I received’t inhale something…”

Garrett replied nervously. In actuality, he needed to arrange a P4 laboratory, or on the very least, a monkey model. For instance, a unfavorable stress hermetic chamber with an interlocking airlock, an exhaust pump, filtration, and burning the gases from the purple zone. With out pure fuel, he may take into account laborious burning, like Garrett’s modified Burning Hand…

However the rented home positively couldn’t deal with such modifications. Even when he may afford a brand new home, the reworking could be an enormous mission. Overlook it, possibly he may ask if there have been isolation fits out there.

“You’ve thought it by means of.” Elder Wooden praised. He frowned in thought for a second, “What you mentioned is smart. Wait a second, I’ll go get…”

He turned and went inside. After some time, he got here again with a pile of dusty garments, handing them to Garrett, “Strive these on, see in the event that they match?”

Garrett examined every merchandise. A black, thick hat with a broad brim that would nearly cowl his eyes.

Thick gloves that felt like he wouldn’t be capable of do something as soon as he put them on.

Clear glass eyeglasses, the standard of the glass was questionable, with some bubbles and cracks.

A heavy, black coat with a tough texture, presumably canvas, with a barely reflective floor—nearly prefer it was coated in wax.

Garrett had a nasty feeling. As he opened the coat, the essence of this outfit was revealed, confirming his suspicions: a fowl beak masks.

An extended silver fowl beak, not used for a few years, oxidized to a darkish coloration. Garrett tried to stretch it between his thumb and forefinger, discovering it shorter than he anticipated. It had some straps across the edges, seemingly used to safe it on the top.

Garrett picked it up and seemed inside; the masks was stuffed with one thing that had fully decayed into residue, making it inconceivable to discern its unique elements.

If his information from his earlier life was correct, there may need been herbs like mint leaves and rose petals inside, and if fortunate, some spices like cloves, camphor, benzoin, and dragon’s blood…

You would possibly as effectively give me activated charcoal! Though it’s low-cost and odorless, it’s extra dependable than these spices!

Garrett felt like crying. Elder Wooden continued talking, “That is used to take care of probably the most extreme plagues. Initially, I assumed it wouldn’t be essential. Should you assume you want it, you’ll be able to take it and take a look at it out.”

I…

I need latex gloves!

I need protecting clothes!

I need N95 masks! Face shields! Security goggles!

Sorry, I’ll by no means complain once more about how stuffy the protecting fits the hospital gives are. Each time I take them off, they’re soaked…

Tears streamed down Garrett’s face.

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