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Chapter 156: Tyrell Plague, 2515 IC

In the city, an ordinary gathering point.

Originally this was an area with a small market and a dozen houses. Due to the arrival of the plague, all the people here died or fled.

Windlow and his group were able to safely enter a free room, without having to pay for food and accommodation.

And Leslie knew very well how to deal with the plague. Avoiding contact with rodents, then avoiding contact with corpses, and finally avoiding flea bites could stop all sources.

Mix some special plants into powder and sprinkle it in every corner of the room, and the three people and the unicorn will be absolutely safe.

"Let me tell you about my future money-making plan."

Gathering everyone at the table, Windlow prepared a sumptuous meal using the local food.

After all, plague does not exist in cooked food.

"Moose, there must be a great shortage of food in the city right now. We can sell our food for a lot of money. Remember, increase the price by more than 40%. If there are enough buyers, keep raising the price to ensure that we can always sell it."

"Of course, some desperate plague-infected might attack you for food, and you know what to do, right?"

After hearing this, Mousse was of course beaming with joy. This kind of fun thing really belonged to him.

The skill is to extort a large sum of money from those sealed humans, and there is also a perfect opportunity for self-defense.

The most important thing is that you don’t have to report the specific amount of money you earn to Windlow. Then, won’t you be able to become rich immediately?

He immediately finished his meal and walked out taking the unicorn.

Selling goods and doing sales are very lucrative jobs.

If you sell for 100 gold coins and keep 90 gold coins for yourself, it is equivalent to making 10 gold coins for free.

As for Leslie, Windlow just happened to have a position to assign to her.

In addition to having a high resistance to disease and toxins, wood elves can also analyze the patient's condition at a glance.

"We will go out and do an examination afterwards. That means you observe the patients to see if they are infected with the plague. The fee for examining one person is four copper coins."

After all, there is a window period of several days from infection to onset of a disease like plague. During this period, health can be restored by relying on the magic of the life mage.

How to detect in advance that someone is infected with the plague, this is where the money comes from.

A small plague checkpoint was built by Windlow and a sign was put up here.

"Check for infection, 4 copper coins each time."

Four copper coins are certainly not expensive, and it is a matter of life and death, so it is better to believe it than not to believe it.

Finally, the man who could no longer suppress his inner fear threw four copper coins into the jar. Under Leslie's gaze, the answer came in less than two seconds.

"You are not infected with the plague, but you just haven't been infected today."

Of course, as the number of people in line grew, some people were unilaterally sentenced to death by Leslie after paying four copper coins.

"You are infected and it won't be long before you become ill."

The collapsed patient began to run away in all directions, but everyone was afraid of the infected guy and moved away from him until someone threw a stone at him.

Anyway, we are all going to be killed by the plague, so it doesn’t make any difference whether we die early or late.

Leslie could even tell when the people in front of her were infected with the plague, and some people who were infected in the early stages immediately began to seek medical treatment and medicine after her warning.

Soon, word spread that there was a plague checkpoint here.

Business became more and more popular, and the line even stretched from one side of the street to the other.

Even if he only charged 4 copper coins each time, Windlow made a lot of money.

Moreover, this is a long-term business. Just because someone is not infected today does not mean they will not be infected tomorrow. There are a steady stream of customers coming for check-ups every day.

The cost of four copper coins each time gradually allowed Windlow to accumulate a huge fortune of forty gold coins.

I really hope that the plague in Miragliano City will continue to break out like this, and then I can make a fortune every day by sitting still and saying the words "infected" or "safe".

However, they were soon visited by the Tyrell Rat Catchers. The two tiger men from the Rat Catchers might not understand the plague, but they definitely knew how to contain it.

The people lined up in long queues like these are the most susceptible to infection.

Once the crowd is dense, the speed of the plague outbreak will become more and more alarming. By then, various diseases will be cross-infected, and it will not only be the plague that can kill people.

"You are not allowed to continue checking whether the people are infected with the plague. If you violate this rule, you will be hanged."

As the region best at dealing with plagues among all human kingdoms, Tyrell certainly knows how to prevent the additional losses and breakdown of order brought about by the epidemic.

Businessmen like Windlow are obviously making money from disasters. They are not breaking the law, but they are immoral.

They protect themselves tightly, but allow people from outside to get so close under the banner of checking for infection, which may even lead to cross infection.

Facing the two tiger men from the rat catching team, Windlow wanted to take out a few gold coins. Many times, a little bribe can make the legal provisions a little more relaxed.

However, compared with gold, the tiger man cared more about his own responsibility, and he used one claw to open Windlow's hand holding the gold coin.

"The goddess Myrmidia and the sea god Manann cursed you. Next time, I will extend my claws."

Well, well, it seems that this group of tiger people are really dedicated and responsible. No wonder, according to the historical records of the Empire, a plague that could rage in the Empire for several years could be contained in Tyrell in just one or two months.

But, it's not that there is no way out.

Although it is not allowed to open such checkpoints in public, there are many ordinary people in the city who are afraid of being infected and they urgently need a window.

"Leslie, we can set up an underground testing center and double the price."

"No, it's not good. When people go out and gather together, they are more likely to get sick and die."

In Leslie's eyes, there is no difference between human life and the life of other animals, but for a wood elf like her, this kind of commercial behavior is a bit too much.

"Although the life and death of humans has nothing to do with us, this is not autumn. We cannot accelerate the death of humans."

Finally, after being rejected twice by the authorities and his partners, Windlow had to give up on making money in this dishonest way.

But he definitely did not come here to help the city of Miragliano alleviate the epidemic. He came all the way from Bretonnia just to make money.

When it comes to making money, the greater the risk, the bigger the fish. Only those without a conscience can make more money.

"Windlow."

Leslie slowly chanted out Windlow's name. His ugly face of making money against his conscience made the wood elves who valued balance feel a little angry.

"You were also infected with the plague. When you exchanged copper coins for gold coins, the plague spread to your favorite gold."