Chapter 38: Plague (1/2)
Chapter 38: Plague
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”What on earth have you heard?”
Gru frowned.
He would always become very tense when it was about his daughter. He was a calm and steady man, but everyone had a weakness.
Obviously, that girl who was still lively a few months ago was this man weakness.
”I didn’t hear anything. I only heard that she was sick,” Marvin said simply. ”I am just asking about her condition.”
Gru hesitated, before finally replying, ”Her sickness is quite serious. The doctor said she might not last more than a few weeks. We went and looked for a silver church priest, but those low level priests were powerless.”
”The only way would be to seek a high level priest’s blessings. But those are quite expensive. We borrowed a lot of money but it is still not enough,” said Gru frankly.
Even though Masked Twin Blades was a strong threat, he still said things as they were.
”Her sickness appeared suddenly?” Marvin asked.
”Yes, that’s right.” Gru was surprised. ”Could it be that you are a doctor Mister Masked Twin Blades?”
”No way. I only saw a few cases while traveling.”
Marvin casually displayed an experienced attitude. Even a veteran adventurer like Gru was unable to see through it.
”What? You’ve seen this sickness?”
Gru became excited.
His daughter was his only worry. His wife died young so he considered his daughter his most precious treasure. He would do his utmost to satisfy her requests.
As thus, she had turned into a spoiled and willful girl, fooling around outside all day with some messy people. Gru was quite helpless about this. As an adventurer, being out all year round was a very normal thing. He could only keep making money to satisfy her materialistic needs.
But she was sick now… Gru felt as if his own heart was cut out. This kind of fatherly feeling, only those who experienced it could understand.
”Of course. That’s why I asked just now,” said Marvin unhurriedly. ”Is she turning yellowish and withering, while her eyes are shining? Does her neck have small black spots similar to smallpox?”
Gru was shocked!
”You… How do you know!?” He began to tremble.
”Mister Gru, you are lucky. Not many people in Feinan know of this thing,” Marvin calmly said. ”Don’t be shocked by what I’m about to tell you.”
”You daughter didn’t catch a sickness. It’s actually a plague.”
”It has only appeared three times in Feinan’s history. Each time it destroyed a few neighbouring cities.”
”[Dark Sweet Poison], I don’t know if you heard of it.”
Gru stood there, stunned.
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The dark sweet poison was in fact a plague which came from the Plague God.
This evil god had wanted to join the fun in Feinan Continent a long time ago. A perfect world for him was one filled with terror, plagues, and death everywhere.
He spread the dark sweet poison everywhere. Everyone infected by this plague would look malnourished, but there would still be light in their eyes.
At this time, it would also bring about hallucinations, making victims think that they reached the heavens.
Their appetite would increase. What they ate would nourish those black spots on their neck.
Those black spots would continuously drain their vitality.
The dark sweet poison was very frightening. A lot of lives would be lost every time there was an outbreak.
The first outbreak of the dark sweet poison was during the elven era. At that time, mankind’s status was very low and the quality of life was obviously quite bad. When the plague appeared, almost one tenth of mankind got infected.
The Plague God’s strength increased tremendously.
At that time, a saint arrived. He brought with him the method of getting rid of the dark sweet poison, rescuing mankind from the abyss of suffering.
That sage’s surname was Brando, but his first name was unknown.
Some said that he was an incarnation of the Elven God, while others believed he was an incarnation of the Wizard God.
In short, after that saint treated the dark sweet poison, he disappeared from Feinan’s world. The name ”Dark Sweet Poison” had also disappeared.
People gradually forgot this terrible plague.
But Marvin remembered quite clearly.
The dark sweet poison outbreak was also one of the signs of the chaotic era. Although, its source was quickly suppressed by the legendary wizards.