"How many people are sick now?" Suhlen asked directly.
"According to the statistics, there are 603 people who came to see the doctor," the official said.
Suhlen's face was solemn. There were already more than 600 people who came to see the doctor. There must be a lot of people who did not come to see the doctor. Judging from the situation, the disease was contagious. If they did not quarantine and treat it as soon as possible, it would only be a matter of time before the entire city was infected.
At the thought of this, Suhlen did not have time to rest. He immediately returned to the city hall and called all the officials there.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Soon, a large number of officials came to the city hall.
Suhlen looked at them and said, "When I came back just now, there were more than 600 people in the city who fell sick with a cold and fever. Didn't you know?"
"Your … Your Majesty, we have arranged for people to treat them. At the same time, we have ordered to buy herbs and send them to the hospital …" One of the officials hesitated and said.
"Is that all?" Suhlen interrupted the official.
"Do you think this is a normal illness? This is a plague! "
"A plague!!!" Hearing the word "plague", the official's face changed drastically. There had also been outbreaks of plagues in this world, and more than once. Basically, every outbreak of plagues would cause a large number of deaths. Due to the terrible hygiene standards of this world, plagues were simply unstoppable. Even strong professionals would be infected and die.
During the most severe plagues, several prosperous cities were directly turned into dead cities. More than a quarter of the population died in most cities. Some cities even had more than half of the population.
Professionals were physically stronger than ordinary people. Many of them had magic abilities. Their immunity was stronger than ordinary people, so the infection rate was not high. Many wizards also knew how to remove diseases and use magic to treat people. However, there was a limit to the number of people who could be treated. Compared to the huge population, it was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
"Yes, a plague," Suhlen said directly.
"Immediately activate the emergency plan in Northern Town. Draw a quarantine area around the city and isolate all the patients. At the same time, check the entire city. Once there are signs of illness, isolate them immediately."
"Order the textile factory to sew 10,000 masks immediately. Let the basic staff and soldiers wear them to prevent infection."
"In addition, the family members of these patients, as well as the people who came into contact with them, should also be examined."
"Stop entering the city for now. Let the caravans stay in the camps outside the city." Suhlen kept giving orders. After hearing that it was a plague, everyone became extremely nervous and hurriedly led people to deal with it.
Soon, Northern Battlefront City became very busy. The news of the plague didn't spread. First of all, the plague wasn't that serious. It should be under control soon. Although there weren't many doctors in Northern Battlefront City, there were several temples here. Now that there was a plague, it shouldn't be a problem to ask them for help.
As for not telling the civilians, Suhlen was worried that the civilians would run away from the city if they knew about the plague. If that happened, the Northern Citadel that he had worked so hard to expand to more than a hundred thousand people would suffer a great loss.
"Also, send someone to invite the bishops of the various churches in the city. I will be holding a banquet in the palace tonight. Invite them to attend," Suhlen said directly.
"Your Majesty, I will arrange for someone to send the invitations," a guard said.
"Alright, you guys go deal with the plague. I'll go back to the Tower of Northwind and see if there's any other way." Suhlen left the city hall and went straight to the Tower of Northwind.
At the astrology station …
"You're saying there's a plague in the city!?" Hathaway said in surprise.
"Yes, I saw more than six hundred patients in the hospital when I came back. They all have fever, headache, and weakness. Some have even fainted," Suhlen said.
"It does seem to be a plague." Hathaway nodded and said, "I'm sorry, Suhlen, I haven't been paying enough attention to the city. Otherwise, I would have known about the plague a long time ago."
"It's not your fault." Suhlen shook his head and said, "The plague came too suddenly. There are more than a hundred thousand people in the city. The divine spells of the priests are not enough. I want you to do some research and see if you can make a special cure for the plague as soon as possible."
"Alright, send a patient to the Tower of Northwind. I'll do some research and make a special cure for you as soon as possible," Hathaway said straightforwardly.
As a matter of fact, Northern Battlefront City had a good environment and many buildings to reduce the spread of the disease. This made Northern Battlefront City much more resistant to the disease. If it were any other city, at least a few thousand people would have been infected by the disease. Moreover, the disease would have spread throughout the city.
On Suhlen's status panel, a series of data showed that there was a plague in the Northwind City. Luckily, the numbers were not very high. After Suhlen issued a lot of orders, the numbers had stopped increasing. It was obvious that the measures he had taken before were effective.
Suhlen sent people to the hospital to find a few patients for experiments. Hathaway found a few wizard apprentices to help her with the research.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time for the banquet. Most of the bishops of the churches have arrived. Do you want to meet them?"
"I'll be there right away." Suhlen went straight back to the palace. The banquet hall was brightly lit, and a few high-level priests were chatting. When they saw Suhlen come in, they all went up to greet him. Su Lun simply exchanged a few words with them and then invited them to sit down.
"Your Majesty, may I know why you called us here this time?" the priest of the God of Wisdom asked directly.
"Something did happen," Suhlen took a sip of tea and continued, "a plague has been discovered in the Northwind City."
"A plague!" Everyone's face froze. The relaxed atmosphere suddenly became serious.
"Yes, a plague." Suhlen nodded and said, "But fortunately, the plague has not spread. It has been contained to a certain extent."
"Now I need your help to get rid of this plague."
"Your Majesty, we are willing to do our part for the Northwind City!" the priest of the Goddess of Life said directly.
"Thank you so much," Suhlen said happily. "In return, I promise you that I can build a temple in the Deepwater Port to spread the glory of the Goddess of Life forever."
"Thank you for your generosity." The priest of the Goddess of Life stood up and thanked Suhlen.
Several other priests of the temple who were a step slower expressed their willingness to help in exchange for preaching in Deepwater City, and Su Lun also agreed to do so.
With the help of the priests, the Northwind City suddenly had enough people. A few temples provided about 20 priests, and the doctors and wizards in the Northwind City began to treat the patients.
At the same time, a large number of soldiers began to investigate the Northwind City. It didn't matter if they were slaves, civilians, merchants, or mercenaries; they all needed to be investigated.
It was easy to investigate the civilians in the Northwind City. The Northwind City used the market system, and everyone lived in the market. Once they returned to the market, they just needed to close the door and investigate them one by one.
As for the merchants, since they all reported when they entered the city, it was also easy to investigate them. Only the adventurers and mercenaries were more troublesome. The Northwind City had a strict management system, and all the hotels were inspected. Although some mercenaries and adventurers thought it was an offense, they could only accept it in front of the powerful army of the Northwind City.
As for those who dared to resist, they were beaten up by the Barbarians. They were then thrown into jail to reflect on their actions. The only problem was that the investigation had severely affected the business of the Northwind City. Many merchant groups were settled in temporary camps around the city.
The Northwind City would be responsible for the food of these merchant groups. They would only be allowed to enter the city after the plague had been eradicated. The Northwind City was very efficient. After all, the Northwind City was not like the United States of America in Lin Jie's previous life, where the government did not care about human lives. They could not even settle the issue of masks after a year or two of arguing.
There was no democracy here, no lighthouse of the free world. Instead, it was ruled by the cruel dictatorship of a feudal lord. Those who did not submit would be killed directly. Therefore, the entire city was soon under control.
After the plague in the city was under control, Suhlen began to investigate the source of the plague. The Northwind City was very hygienic, and it was completely different from other cities in this world. Suhlen would not be surprised if a plague broke out in other cities, but it was unusual for a plague to suddenly appear in the Northwind City. The chances of a plague breaking out in any other city in this world were higher than the Northwind City, but it happened in the Northwind City.
He planned to find the source of the plague and determine if it was intentional or an accident.
The source of the plague wasn't hard to find. All they had to do was find the first patient. There weren't many infected people in Northern Town. Although they were separated into several different areas, it didn't take long for them to find the source of the plague.
"You said the source of the plague was brought by a few adventurers?" Suhlen asked with a frown.
"Yes, a few adventurers came to the clinic a week ago. They were all coughing, having a fever, and feeling weak. One of them was seriously injured, but their bodies are still very strong. "
"Find out where they are and bring them back!" Su Lun ordered directly.
Soon, groups of soldiers began to search for the adventurers in the city.
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