The Blood Plague was a highly contagious plague.
The infected would have high fever, intestinal bleeding, diarrhea, and other symptoms.
The way of transmission and symptoms were similar to the flu, which didn't sound serious.
However, in this era where medical standards were still stuck at leeches sucking blood, the Blood Plague surpassed the Gray Plague and became the most notorious infectious disease.
There was no cure for the Blood Plague and the Gray Plague. The mortality rate of the Gray Plague was almost 100%, while the Blood Plague only had a quarter.
However, the Blood Plague was more contagious. It could spread silently through the air and was more likely to appear at the source of the plague.
For example, the King's Landing's Stinky Bay slums often had the Blood Plague.
It was sad to say that.
The Blood Plague had appeared frequently since human history. Before the first Long Night, the Blood Plague had already appeared before the ancestors had crossed the Dorne Arm and entered Westeros.
However, after more than ten thousand years, humans still hadn't invented an effective treatment. They could only prevent the disease from occurring. Or, if they did, the patients would endure the disease.
The Blood Plague wasn't as "rare" as the Gray Plague. It often appeared in areas with a large population and poor hygiene.
For example, the slums of the city.
For example, in large marching units.
Borash was originally similar to Volantis. It was Valleglia's colonial city-state at Slave Bay.
After the Great Cataclysm, without the deterrence of the Dragon King's absolute strength, Borash faced the threat of the Centaurs in the Northern Plains.
At this time, Borash was only a city ruin. There was no sewer system or street garbage collection system. However, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses gathered there. One could imagine the hygiene and safety.
The Blood Plague wasn't usually identified when the first patient appeared.
The less severe the symptoms of the Blood Plague were, the slower it would be discovered.
If it was as terrifying as Ebola, the patient would be diagnosed within a day.
For example, the Gray Scale Disease and the Gray Plague had obvious petrified skin and were easy to identify.
However, the Blood Plague's symptoms were similar to the flu and diarrhea. The disease couldn't be discovered and could persist for a long time.
This caused the epidemic to spread uncontrollably by the time it was confirmed.
Think about the epidemic in reality. The Chinese were so swift and fierce, but the entire city was still quarantined.
It was easy to imagine how efficient this "Fantasy Middle Ages" with a chaotic organization and inferior medical technology could be.
When the Dragon Queen received the news, she immediately used the excuse of "determining the extent of the Allied Blood Plague" to gather several shapeshifters to conduct a detailed investigation of Borash's situation.
Among them, Jake's Khalsa was the focus of the search.
Unfortunately, Danny lost two of her "old friends".
Jake and his wife, Lilith, were dying from the blood plague. Even Jake's Khalasar had been separated.
On the day of Zhuo Ge's death, his khalasar had collapsed.
Today's events were like yesterday's.
In fact, Jake's choice was exactly the same as Danny's. After confirming that he would not be able to survive the Blood Plague, he immediately arranged for his Blood Alliance Guards and Kars to flee with his son Django and daughter Glise.
Khal's Roaring Warriors were the most loyal warriors when Khal was still alive. However, when Khal was about to die, the only people he could truly trust were the Blood Brotherhood and his own Kars.
Well, Khalasar was made up of many Kaas. The Kaas were led by the Bandits, and Khal was the leader of the Bandits. At the same time, he also had his own Kaas.
As the saying goes, the Heavenly Dao is good at reincarnation, who will the Heavens spare?
The blood plague was different from the gray plague. The mortality rate was at most 25%. If it was handled properly, the actual mortality rate might be even lower.
In other words, Jake's Khalasar, which had fifteen thousand Roaring Warriors, would only have about twelve thousand survivors.
Khal was critically ill, Khal's son was still young, but Khalasar still had twelve thousand Roaring Warriors. What would happen next?
Back then, Jake had seized a portion of Drogo's Khalasar's power as a Bandits and promoted to Khal. Then, he led his newly formed Khalasar to hunt down Drogo's son.
At the same time, Jake's Kars had also divided his ten thousand Roaring Warriors into new Khals. Five new Khals led their own Khalasars to hunt down Jake's son Django.
Old Yimont summarized all the information he had received regarding the Centaurs. After analyzing it, he told Danny.
"Django isn't even four years old this year, but he has already subdued his own warhorse.
You know what this means better than I do. In Dothraki, the Centaurs who own warhorses are respected by the others.
Half a year ago, Khal Jake and Khal Moro met by the banks of the Saihoru River and prepared to join forces to plunder Volantis' Saihoru Town.
During the banquet, Django, the son of Jake, and Modo, the youngest son of Moro, competed to liven things up for the two khals.
The seven-year-old Modo lost to the three-year-old Django without any hesitation.
Modo was beaten black and blue.
After that, Django also won the championship for horse riding, archery, and scimitar.
That time, Django completely defeated Modo and won the third bell for himself. The first two were obtained by subduing a wild horse and hunting a Wolf of the Plains.
Khal Moro was shocked. Is this kid riding the steed of the world?
Because of that, Jake died. The Bandits under him were not willing to let his son Django go! "
"Aiyo, why is that kid so unlucky!" Danny cried out worriedly.
Yimont was stunned. He's not your son, why are you so agitated?
But when he thought of the pitiful Dragon Queen's experience of being a widow and losing her only son, the old man immediately understood.
At the same time, he also felt sad for Danny.
"Sigh, Danny, you're still young, and …"
Danny did not have the time to deal with old Yimont's consolation. She immediately informed the shapeshifters to search for Jake's Blood Brotherhood. She rode Blackie and headed to Meereen as quickly as possible.
Two and a half hours later, Blackie landed at the Great Pyramid of Meereen.
He asked the white-masked Morona, but the other party said awkwardly, "The time is too short. Within a radius of a few hundred kilometers, even if two ravens and two falcons were released, it would be impossible to search the entire area in two days."
Because of the battle of Meereen, and also because the Dragon Queen had driven the Khalasar from the northern plains to the west time and time again.
At this time, the thousand-mile plains from Borash to the Dothraki Sea of Grass were filled with Centaurs.
Because of that, the shapeshifters' animal companions could not be found quickly and had to be identified carefully.
But two days was enough for "Django" to die twice.
Last time in the Red Wasteland, Koholo, Zhuo Ge's Blood Brotherhood, escorted "Legg" to Horse King City and was killed in one day.
After all, Koholo was leading the five hundred strongest roaring warriors under Zhuo Ge's command!
"Is there any way to find them quickly?" Danny frowned.
She could not be blamed for making a last-minute effort.
After the second dragon battle, Danny ordered Morona to arrange for her raven companions to go to the Great Sea of Grass to find Jake's Khalasar.
But after more than a month, there was still no news of Jake's huge Khalasar.
There were two main reasons. First, Morona was a savage. She did not understand the Centaurs' customs, nor did she understand their language. She could not distinguish their appearance. The Centaur Khalasar did not have a clan emblem or flag. If she did not ask, she would not know who the khal of Khalasar was.
Even if Blackie drew a picture of Jake and Lilith for Morona, just like in the eyes of the Chinese, all foreigners looked the same. In the eyes of the savage Morona, there was no difference between the bronze-skinned, long-braided, and almond-eyed Centaurs.
She even often confused Rakarlo with Qui Luo. That was because Aggo was in charge of the militia and wore the leather armor of the Mother Of Dragons. Jogo was in charge of the Khalasar and wore the Dothraki vest. Qui Luo liked to wear armor. Rakarlo stayed by the Dragon Queen's side to keep up appearances and was forced to wear the same armor as Qui Luo.
In order to obtain information from the Centaurs' conversations, Morona, who was almost a grandmother, had to work hard to learn the Centaur language.
In fact, the biggest problem with transfiguration spies was their language and writing.
Morona's transfiguration talent was the strongest, but the Dragon Queen only arranged for her to patrol Meereen and let the least talented "Goat" Gisela go to Astapor Crow's Nest as a spy.
Why?
Because "White Mask" Morona and "Wild Boar" Polo didn't understand the Valleglia language.
Morona could speak the ancient language, while Polo could only speak the common language (the common language of Westeros).
On the other hand, "Goat" Gisela often used goats to haul goods and trade with Braavosi merchants. She learned arithmetic, writing, and Braavosi language (the local Valleglia language, just like Mandarin with a Sichuan accent).
In order to make the transfiguration spies more effective, Danny even arranged for scholars to organize a "literacy training class."
That was off-topic.
Other than language and face blindness, which slowed down Morona's search, it was also because Jake had been avoiding the Dragon Queen.
Others didn't know, but how could Jake not know how deep his blood feud with the Dragon Queen was?
— — He had personally beheaded the Dragon Queen's son, strung his head on a stalk, and brought it in front of her to provoke her.
Of course, Jake had to participate in the battle of Meereen and use the power of the alliance to eliminate the Dragon Queen. But before the battle, he had to avoid the Dragon Queen.
"Your Majesty, why are you looking for Jake's Blood Oath Guard? Jake is already dead. Even if the Blood Oath Guard managed to escape this time, he would still commit suicide. Since Khal is dead, the Blood Oath Guard won't live alone. "Morona was confused.
"I swore to kill Mago with my own hands to avenge my maid Eloye." Danny said.
"Mago … who is that?" Morona was confused.
Centaurs liked to call this "Ge", that "Ge", Agg, Hagg, Jorgo, Django, Legg, Drogo, Mago … The barbarian spearwoman's head was about to explode.
"Sigh, it's a bit complicated. You can ask Sir Mormont or my Blood Oath Guard." Danny was anxious and didn't want to waste any more time. She waved her hand and prepared to leave.
At this moment, she didn't expect Morona to provide any help or advice.
Unexpectedly, the barbarian spearwoman was still thinking about the queen's previous question.
"Actually, prophecies are the fastest." Morona said.
Danny stopped and turned back in surprise. "You can prophecy?"
"I can, but this isn't the territory of the old gods. It's useless. Slave Bay believes in the seven gods. Your Majesty, you can pray to the seven gods. "Morona said.
"Bring some people and continue to search." Danny climbed onto Blackie's back with a dark face.
But just as she faced the midday sun and rose into the sky, a distant memory came to her mind in a flash.
The house of memories that had been eroded by time opened its door to Danny again.
It was in Queers, in the Undying Temple that froze the river of time.
She met many doors. When she opened them, she saw many things that happened in the past, present, and future.
She saw the Mad King ordering the burning of the King's Landing. She saw Robb's sad eyes in the Bloody Wedding. She saw four rats surrounding a beautiful woman called "Westeros" and violently violating her. She saw …
She once opened a strange door … It wasn't a door, but a simple old cowhide curtain. (Chapter 54)
She opened the curtain and saw a vast grassland, the Dothraki Sea.
A silver ribbon-like river meandered past. A tall horse carried two children along the river bank …
"Bless the seven gods, that's Legg and … Lilith's daughter, Glise!" Danny suddenly realized.
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