old dream

Chapter 242 Healing Witchcraft
It was almost noon when we left the underground bar, but Colin still decided to report to the seminary.

Ji Lian's illness has not been resolved, so the deal between them has not yet been completed.

Although Colin didn't hold out much hope from the beginning.Even Ji Lian herself may have given up trying to isolate streptomycin.

But he still felt that he had to do his best to collect any information that might be useful.

Because no matter what, Ji Lian has owed too much these years.

When Colin limped into the familiar newspaper room with his overcoat on and crutches, a reporter let out a small exclamation, and then other students cast their eyes on the door one after another.

Heine is not here today, maybe he went to Danaro.His status in the seminary does not seem to be low, but in fact he seldom stays in this newspaper room in person.

As if Colin didn't notice the complicated eyes around him, he silently accepted another inspector's inspection at the door.There were bandages under his clothes, and he had to press them with his hands to make sure nothing was hidden. During this period, Colin's expression remained unchanged.

The unexcused absence for several consecutive days, coupled with this wound, is of course too suspicious.The inspector frowned, but because of Heine's relationship, he didn't say anything more.

After all, the "lantern" device on the side did not respond at all.

With a displeased look on his face, he asked Colin to quickly return to his station.During the period, several students who also served as reporters were also talking carefully, looking flustered and dodging.

Colin walked between the desks and cases. In this delicate atmosphere, he knew that his time in the newspaper room was running out.

Not long ago, he had mentioned Luca's name to his colleagues here, because he knew that Luca would not remain unknown forever.

But I didn't expect that it would be "the vicious leader of the Redstone private organization" in this name.Because of the severe wanted by the Ninth Bureau, Luca Chestalo's notoriety spread throughout the Principality within a day.

The way the newspaper colleagues looked at Ke Lin had changed a long time ago.

The race riots of a few weeks ago are still vivid, plus the rise of the Stade establishment in the old city.Those dark structures that were originally hidden underground were finally exposed to the eyes of ordinary citizens.

So the "gangster" is no longer just a flat buffoon in Pulp Adventure Fiction, but a real threat all around.

Presumably these students have also heard something from their parents, the masked lieutenant, the five hands, the Stade institution... In just a few months, these names frequently appeared on the front pages of the newspapers.Some people even speculate that the undercover detectives and the garment manufacturers have long been in cahoots with them.

They are obviously more like the masters of the city than the inactive Mr. Mayor.

Of course, the colleagues in the newspaper office remembered that they had offended this Cincilian gang member, so until now, no one dared to look in Ke Lin's direction.

Fortunately, it was impossible for them to know that Colin was Heinrich, otherwise it was impossible to guarantee that they would not have mental problems due to pressure, or flee here overnight in a hurry.

Everyone lowered their heads, only the sound of crutches hitting the floor.Colin struggled to walk in front of his chair. The materials written in charcoal with a scarlet letter in the past few days had already piled up like a mountain, and there were folded lines of different magnitudes on the paper.

After his absence, the newspaper office also tried to find someone else to replace him, but obviously no one could make up for such a huge workload.

Picking up the pen again, Colin skillfully replaced these broken lines with letters, completing the job as usual.But he also knew that this might well be the last time.

In his disappointment, he was inexplicably lucky, because if he had followed Ji Lian's advice yesterday, he might have missed even this last chance.

This time, he did not look for materials related to the deciphering ceremony, but focused on the content of bacteriology.

The line between medicine and witchcraft was originally not so clear.The older medicine is, the closer it is to witchcraft.It can even be considered that the medical needs of primitive times were one of the origins of witchcraft.Those of the same kind who had no wounds but died of inexplicable illnesses also made humans at that time begin to imagine the power above matter for the first time.

Therefore, wizards often also acted as doctors. Even in the era of Colin's previous life, many medical skills were still rendered as mysterious witchcraft.

Therefore, no matter in theory or in actual needs, there should be many witchcraft related to healing in this world.

But the reality is quite the opposite.

In all these years of wiretapping, Colin has barely traced any witchcraft related to "healing".

There are quite a few witchcraft ceremonies used to treat diseases among the people, but they have been proven to be just deceptions, and the only effect is only a placebo effect.

There is an inexplicable gap in the field of medical witchcraft. Although Colin is not clear about the reason, there must be something unreasonable.

If extraordinary medical treatment existed in this world, perhaps wizards would not be reduced to the level of "consumables".

And power will be priceless.

He didn't think about it any more, and retracted his scattered thoughts for a moment, and his eyes jumped between the folded lines again.

The abundance of life in the consciousness has been restored, and the stars are as dense as clouds, and Colin easily let them return to their positions amidst the surge.

Even if they were just damaged, the information was nearly ten times larger than what was able to be recorded just a few months ago.

After just two hours, Colin finished processing all the materials, and the desk became empty again.

But Ke Lin didn't find much information related to medicine, and there was still enough space in his consciousness.

This might well be the last time, he thought.There has been a leak of Redstone technology before, and because of his relationship with Luka and the five hands, it may be difficult for Heine to let himself stay in the seminary room.

And the Grand Duke may not be able to influence the confidential departments of the seminary, and even if he could, it is difficult for him to give reasons.

Once the source of information for reporting the room is lost, Ji Lian's tuberculosis may be completely hopeless.

Do whatever it takes.

Colin glanced at the inspector, got up and walked to another reporter beside him.Recently, there have been frequent incidents, and secret letters have been exchanged within the religious order and between other departments of the Principality much more frequently than before. The newspaper office seems to be understaffed, and there is already a large backlog of letters in front of each reporter.

Colin walked by on crutches, and everyone held their breath.At last he stopped beside a reporter and tapped his finger on the table.

The other party raised his head in bewilderment.Colin said to him softly:

"You can get off work."

The reporter did not dare to disobey, and stood up like a chicken and stepped aside.

The inspector on the stage frowned again, but didn't say anything about it.After all, Colin's inhuman efficiency lies here.And in the past few days, he has been troubled by the backlog of letters for a long time,
When Heine was not around, Colin, who was the fastest, was absent for a few days, so everyone in the newsroom was a little bit overwhelmed.

Colin sat down and started recording again.As a result, in the next four hours, he completed the work of the other seven people in one go.

The nebula in consciousness is also filled with materials related to infectious diseases and bacteriology in unprecedented abundance.And they will be the last hope.

Colin also felt unspeakably exhausted due to the long-term operation of Life Abundance.Keeping a posture on the chair for a long time, all the wounds on the body are painful.

But his heart did not relax because of this.Years of eavesdropping has not brought much progress, so today's materials are probably just a drop in the bucket.

It seems that it is no longer possible to cure Ji Lian's tuberculosis by themselves.

(End of this chapter)