Whenever he played horror games, watched horror movies, or read horror novels, Fangzheng would find one thing particularly strange. In fact, he had seen this kind of experience many times in various games, movies, and novels. It was nothing more than a group of people discovering technology and existence beyond their modern civilization while excavating a ruin, and they wanted to analyze this technology.
During this process, they discovered the secret behind the destruction of this civilization. This was because this civilization was researching something that could lead to a higher level of power or something like that. Then, the experiment went out of control, and with a boom, everyone was killed. Only this ruin was left.
It was quite normal up to this point, but what Fangzheng could not understand was that in those works, the researchers who obtained the record would be overjoyed, and then they would try to continue their research on the basis of their predecessors' achievements.
This puzzled Fangzheng a little.
It would make sense if it was the analysis and research of a lower civilization by a higher civilization, but since you've already discovered that the other party's level of civilization and technology are higher than yours, and they can't even grasp and control the technology, where do you get the confidence to think you can do it?
Even modern nuclear reactors require the most professional technicians. If you let a group of engineers from the steam engine era do it, it would blow you up in minutes!
When Fangzheng was learning magic, he knew that if you wanted to study demons, it was best to start by summoning little monsters, not asking a pit fiend to drink tea with it. It was like playing an online game. No idiot would control a level 1 character to farm a mount …. You couldn't even drag your corpse into a dungeon, and you couldn't kill it even if you did, and you couldn't get the mount even if you killed it. Even if you got the mount, you couldn't use it.
The result of these low-level-10 characters crazily taking potions was that they went berserk. Because of the long-term infusion of the Blood of the Ancient Gods, there was finally the first case of an acolyte committing suicide. After dissecting the acolyte, Dean William was surprised to find that the acolyte's body had begun to transform into a monster from the inside out. He also discovered that there was a limit to the amount of Ancient God power a human could withstand. Once this limit was exceeded, the human would go berserk and turn into an indescribable monster.
After discovering this, William and his student, Lawrence, had a disagreement about the experiment …. Well, Dr. Youssevka said a lot about this, and Fangzheng summarized it as follows.
Lawrence: Only the noble bloodline is the guarantee to sit on the throne! Only by infusing the blood of the ancient gods can we ensure that humanity can advance to a higher level and become a higher life form! Without God's blood, humans would never be able to reach that level!
William: Gu Yue! All kings, marquises, and generals have guts! We humans don't need to rely on God's Blood at all. As long as we work hard, we'll be able to become Gods one day!
Lawrence: When that day comes, teacher, your bones will be cold, okay?!
William: That's still better than you willingly becoming a lackey of those in power and waiting for your chance to rise! My fate is up to me, not the heavens! You'll get into trouble sooner or later, I'm telling you!
Lawrence: It's over. Let's call it a day!
William: Fine, I'm not afraid of you! Let me tell you, if you don't listen to your elders, you will suffer!
Lawrence: Hmph!
After quarreling with William, Lawrence left Byron Weiss Academy with a group of his followers and went to Yanan, which was not far away, to start a medical church.
As for why Lawrence wanted to start a medical church, Youssevka could not explain it clearly, but as the leader of a force, Fangzheng could guess a little. Logically speaking, if something like the divine blood could really turn a human into a superior being, then Lawrence wouldn't even be able to hide it. Why would he take it out and share it with others? The most convincing explanation was that Lawrence's research on God's Blood was still ongoing, but since ancient times, research had cost money. Even Taoist priests had to ask the emperor for help to refine Longevity Pills. Lawrence himself was not printing money, and research also needed land and manpower. Everyone had to eat, so he couldn't just throw away his life for the sake of researching God's Blood.
It just so happened that God's Blood had the effect of curing diseases, so Lawrence figured that he could sell it for money, commercialize the research, and use the profits to support scientific research. He could also fool a group of volunteers who didn't need money … Well, this method was quite scientific, there was nothing wrong with it.
But it was too troublesome to expect a bunch of ignorant medieval people to disseminate scientific knowledge. So, Lawrence decided to just use religion as a cover. After all, blood transfusions that could cure all diseases did not sound scientific at all. If he said it was a religious miracle, people would be more willing to accept it!
And he could even sell it at a higher price. After all, the product had a higher added value.
As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. In the beginning, the medical church did indeed rely on God's Blood to treat many difficult and complicated diseases, and because of that, they gained countless wealth and fame. But it was not completely free of problems. Although many people who came here for blood therapy were cured, they became dependent on God's Blood and refused to leave. They longed for blood, hoping to feel the happiness that God's Blood brought them again.
From this point of view, Fangzheng felt that God's Blood was very similar to morphine. At first, it was used for medical purposes, but it was later abused. It was the same for God's Blood. Under the people's endless desire, blood therapy became rampant in Yanan, which eventually led to a big problem.
This was very normal. Even the abuse of antibiotics could cause problems, let alone this kind of God's Blood that was dug out from an ancient tomb, and no one knew who its mother was. Soon, those who received too much God's Blood began to go berserk. They became as ferocious and terrifying as wild beasts. Not only that, some of them began to really turn into wild beasts and wreak havoc everywhere.
This caused the medical church to panic. The medicine had to specify a few percent or one in a thousand chance of side effects, but they didn't say anything when they transfused God's Blood. What if people came after them?
They had no choice but to clean up their own mess.
So, the medical church hurriedly formed a Hunter Force. The members were made up of Yanan locals and strong people who came from other places to seek blood therapy. Their task was to eliminate these wild beasts and ensure that Yanan did not cause any trouble as much as possible.
In the beginning, the appearance of the Hunters did curb the beastification to a large extent. The church also gradually reduced the use of God's Blood and began to try to regulate blood therapy. They no longer abused it like before.
But when it rains, it pours. The church tried to control blood therapy, but at that time, a plague called septicemia broke out in Yanan. The Church of Healing tried to find other ways to cure the disease, but they found that it was also an incurable disease. In desperation, the church had no choice but to use blood therapy again …
But then, something happened that completely changed everything.
Youssefka did not know the truth of the matter. She was only a doctor in the Church of Healing. Her main task was to treat and take care of the patients. She only learned from the words of other people in the church that the church had sent the Hunters to carry out a secret operation. She did not know the content or reason of the operation, but she was certain that after that, Yanan was cursed. Nightmares began to invade the town. No one was spared. They hid between the nightmare and reality, trembling in fear. Until now …
"… In other words, if I want to end the Night of Hunting, I have to go to the Church of Healing and ask for an explanation?"
After listening to Youssefka's story, Fangzheng finally had some understanding of Yanan's current situation.
"Can you point out a way for me? Or introduce me to someone …. Who can help me? "
"Well …."
Youssefka thought for a moment in response to Fangzheng's question.
"If I remember correctly, Archbishop Amelia of the Church of Healing should be in the cathedral …. You can go to her …. But I don't know how she's doing right now. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time in the nightmare. You just have to get out of here and go down the slope on the right to reach the cathedral …. "
"Okay."
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng raised the sword in his hand once again.
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