Riding and Slashing

Chapter 142

Not long after, there was some commotion in the village again, and it seemed that many people were crying.

A few cries of "don't abandon us, we are willing to pay" and "please save him" can be vaguely heard.

Not long after, several black-clothed weirdos with long beak masks retreated from the village.

These people wore round fur hats, black leather overcoats all over their bodies, and leather gloves on their hands, and carried short-handled walking sticks and incense burners.

Their beak masks are made of leather, and the beak-shaped pointed masks are half a foot long.

This is the plague doctor of the Knights of the Glorious Cross.

But this attire does not seem to have anything to do with the Radiant Cross, but rather looks like a messenger from the underworld.

These doctors wearing beak masks will wear thick black robes to cover the whole body, including the neck and hair, without showing the slightest skin.

Even the eyes are covered by glass lenses.

Although glass can be mass-produced these days, the price is still not cheap. This kind of beak mask inlaid with glass lenses is expensive.

This outfit does have a bit of mystical meaning.

Plague doctors believe that as long as the patient cannot see his face, it means that the "evil disease" attached to the patient cannot see the doctor, and the disease will not be overly contagious.

And they dress up as the messengers of the underworld, thinking that this can deter the 'diseases' and disperse them.

The censer they carried was because the body of patients infected with the Red Death would emit stench, and they believed that expelling the stench would be able to expel the disease.

The cane is to reduce physical contact with the patient. They will wear leather gloves and use the cane to touch the patient to avoid infection.

It is said that this outfit actually played some practical role, and it can be regarded as the protective clothing of this era.

It's just that in this era when viruses and microorganisms cannot be understood, most of the things they can do in the face of the Red Death can only be pinned on mysticism.

"Stop! Don't come out!"

Li Ang stopped the medical officers, and he saw that there seemed to be blood on the staff of the medical officers.

"Is it Your Excellency Leon? Knight Loris told us that you are here, thank you for your assistance, we are the healers of the Knights of the Radiant Cross."

A doctor said in a low voice.

"I know, but you should discard those sticks that have come into contact with the sick. Also, if any of you come into contact with the pus on the sick, please retreat to the village..."

The lord pointed to the sticks in their hands.

Several doctors did not object to Li Ang's statement.

They obediently threw away the canes in their hands, lowered their heads to check their bodies, and then each took out a bag of lime from their bodies and sprinkled it on the ground, and even sprinkled it all over their bodies.

The corpse was soon covered with lime, and several black ghosts became white ghosts.

Lime can indeed play a certain preventive effect. It seems that these doctors still have common sense, and they don't just rely on mysticism.

"Your Excellency, we know the severity and will not leave here. Please help us to see if we are soaked in lime? It's too dark here."

Those healers who were covered in lime all over their bodies pointed to the brazier beside the lord.

Li Ang took out a torch, checked carefully against several people, and shook his head to indicate that there was no problem.

"Doctor, how is the situation in the village?"

Dean is eager to know the specific situation.

"At present, there are more than a dozen patients with symptoms. It is indeed the Red Death... But a few days ago it was the Goddess' Day, and there was a large-scale gathering. People come and go."

The doctors did not take off their masks, and they even consciously kept a distance of more than one meter from other people, which is indeed awareness of epidemic prevention.

"I built a canal here five years ago, and the villagers reclaimed a lot of fields. Originally, this village has become one of the richest villages in the empire in recent years. I didn't expect..."

Dean covered his face with a sigh.

This world is like this, despair always comes with hope.

"Where's the lord here? Isn't he in the village?"

With the current medical conditions, if the lord doesn't care, the villagers can only wait to die under such an epidemic.

At this time, local lords need to provide guidance, such as locking people who are confirmed to be infected in closed cellars, isolating people who have been in contact with houses in the village, not allowing them to gather again, and sending people to supply necessary food.

Wait until a week or two later, and then release people who are confirmed to have no symptoms outside the village, so that at least half of them can be rescued.

"The lord here is Desimus, but he probably ran away..."

A doctor spoke in a contemptuous tone.

"Run away? So irresponsible?"

Although this is a hostile country, the lord feels uncomfortable. This happens to be the time when the lord needs to play a role, and he actually ran away?
"He sent someone to report to our resident during the day, but he himself disappeared, probably because he was afraid of being infected."

The doctor shook his head: "The young nobleman of Bacchus... oh..."

It's not just the young nobles of Bacchus who are like this, but also the nobles of the Sarleon Kingdom, such as Rainier.

"Does Governor Kailos of Emperor Lingang know about this?"

"We have already sent people to inform us of the situation, and it is estimated that a large force will take over before dawn. Anyway, thank you for your enthusiastic assistance, Your Excellency Li Ang."

"Should be..."

"Hey, Your Excellency Li Ang seems to be a fur merchant?"

The lord nodded, and looked back at the leather in several trucks.

"Great! We just need some leather materials to make more beak masks. You make a price, and our Knights will pay the bill."

The doctor bowed to the lord.

"Since it is to control the plague, let's use these leather materials first, and we will talk about dinars later."

The lord won't bother with this small amount of money, anyway, he doesn't really want to sell fur goods, the lord who just got a carload of high-yielding grain seeds is very arrogant.

"No, we have to buy at the market price. Your Excellency Li Ang, it is not a good thing to give without asking for anything in return. Only good deeds that can be rewarded can continue. Therefore, we also need to charge money to treat people... These few cars of leather probably need How many dinars?"

The doctor shook his head and spoke philosophical words.

Li Ang raised his eyebrows and smiled, and took a high look at the Knights of the Glorious Cross: "I didn't say that I gave it to you...you take the leather and use it first, and then talk about the money after you use it up—" Let His Majesty pay the bill sometime, maybe I can earn more."

The lord actually didn't plan to use the leather to make money, but he didn't plan to sell it at a high price at this time. He could make war fortune, but not disaster fortune.

But donating without asking for anything in return is not a good thing, and he really wouldn't give the goods to the Knights of the Glorious Cross for free - that's what he had advised Sir Roland before.

He just didn't expect the healers of the Knights of the Glorious Cross to understand so well.

Giving large sums of money seems kind, but in fact it is not a good thing for others or yourself.

Of course, this refers to a large amount, that is, the kind that will cause you to suffer relatively large losses, and ordinary people can't do it at all.

Because this will create a kind of moral kidnapping comparison.

For example, if someone donates [-] yuan, other people will think that if I donate only [-] yuan, it seems that I can’t afford it, and I might be laughed at?

——Then simply don’t donate, to avoid trouble.

After all, if the 'standard' is raised too high, then most people will feel that they 'don't have the ability, so don't shame yourself'.

But when others are "selfless donations", if they sell things at a low price, even if they only sell at the cost price, they will be criticized by others-such as "getting money in their eyes".

——Then simply don't even sell the supplies to the disaster area, so as not to be slandered by others.

As a result, the donated money could not buy supplies in time...

Yes, that is the reality.

It is not that people are unwilling to do good deeds, but that most of the time they cannot bear the consequences of doing good deeds.

And if there are continuous disasters, last year you donated [-] yuan, but this year you only donated [-] yuan or even no donations, usually some dog will come out to kidnap morals-saying that you have become inhumane, inconsistent one.

But these dogs never mention the fact that he himself did nothing but make sarcastic remarks.

As a result, those who do good deeds suffer economic losses and get a bad reputation.

This makes good deeds completely changed, and people will be regarded as fools if they do good deeds and help others.

Moreover, even if you suffer losses, you often cannot solve the problem—in many cases, a large amount of money is donated, but the money cannot be exchanged for necessities in time, but instead it is replaced by some people's luxury cars and mansions.

This has been the case since ancient times.

Therefore, the lord will not 'donate' easily, and he does not encourage donations.

But he encourages small profits or normal material transactions, and also encourages to help in the way he can.

If in the event of a disaster, a large amount of urgently needed materials are provided to the most scarce places in time, and the due rewards are obtained, using this seemingly transactional method will have a better effect.

After all, money alone cannot keep people alive, but materials can.

It is a reliable way to quickly send materials to the places where they are most needed. You can collect money and even make money.

If you want to show kindness, you can just sell things cheaper, and if you meet someone who can't afford it, let them pay you on credit first.

As long as you don't take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune at a black-hearted price, then bringing supplies and receiving the due rewards is the most kindness worth encouraging.

Because this allows everyone to follow suit without pressure, it can quickly bring more scarce materials in a short period of time, and it is easier to solve the problem.

As for the usual efforts - this kind of direct behavior can be done without asking for anything in return. For example, the lord decided to help guard the entrance of the village.

Because as a volunteer who contributes, he can get equal "peace of mind" and "peace of mind", which is a spiritual satisfaction and a precious reward.

The leather materials of several large cars can be worth several thousand dinars, which is not a small amount of money for anyone. When the lord purchases the leather materials, he pays for them himself.

So what the lord means is that you can use it first if you need it urgently, and there is no need to negotiate the price. After the problem is solved, let Emperor Marius settle the matter according to the situation.

Emperor Marius represents the country, and the lord can use this to see the overall mentality of the country.

The doctor also nodded in agreement with the lord's words: "You are right, His Majesty the Emperor will give you a good price."

It seems that the Knights of the Radiant Cross have great confidence in Emperor Marius.

"Ssss... huh... the emperor? Sss..."

At this moment, a voice came from the road outside the village behind him.

"who!"

"Lord be careful!"

The voices of Sarah and Lisa Dilan sounded one after another.

Then several crossbow arrows flew over from the side and rear, passing through the air with the sound of piercing, as if they all went straight to Li Ang and the doctor.

Li Ang faced the village, and he couldn't see the arrows coming from behind.

But the lord lord reacted fairly quickly. As soon as he heard the warning from the Noldor elves, he threw down the healer in front of him and rolled on the spot at the same time, avoiding most of the attacks.

There were a dozen or so crossbow arrows, most of which missed, but one of them still pierced his shoulder.It was only blocked by the shoulder armor, but it failed to penetrate. It scratched the shoulder obliquely and pulled out a wound.

This is a heavy crossbow!

The lord made a judgment based on the strength of the crossbow.

Blood spread all of a sudden.

"They are members of the Snake Worship Cult! More than 20!"

Lisa Dilan's voice sounded outside again, and at the same time, there was another scream. It should be that the Noldor hiding in the dark shot an enemy with a bow and arrow.

"Snake worship?!"

Frederick raised his dueling sword and rushed out. Several great swordsmen also dispersed and rushed in the direction of the crossbow arrows.

But Klose stepped forward and stood in front of Li Ang, protecting the lord who had suffered some flesh injuries behind him.

He has not forgotten his duty, he is not the captain of the charge now, but the captain of the guard.

"Get behind the carriage!"

Several carriages were lined up at the entrance of the village, which could be used to avoid the enemy's long-range weapons. The lord told a few doctors to hide first, and then he climbed the carriages and took a look outside.

Frederick and several big swordsmen had already fought with a group of guys in green burqas.

There seemed to be a few corpses fallen in the distance, with a silver arrow pierced into each of them, which should have been shot to death by Lisa Dilan.

The doctor came over, looked at the lord's shoulders, took out some bottles and cans from his body, and began to quickly bandage them, his movements were extremely skillful.

After all, this is a professional field doctor. Although the part-time job of treating the plague is not very good, their main job is obviously very strong.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, do you want to get in the car and leave here? The Snake Worshipers are hard to deal with...I didn't expect them to appear here!"

The doctor kindly wanted the Lord Lord, an innocent and kind person, to leave.

"How dare you sneak up on me... If I don't kill them, how can I sleep? Brothers, let's go together!"

The lord gritted his teeth and looked at the battle outside, and said such words because he had already reached a conclusion - he could fight.

If the enemy is difficult to fight, Li Ang will definitely run away...

But there are only a dozen Snake Worship Cult warriors outside, so they should be able to deal with them.

In just two sentences, the doctor has roughly stopped the bleeding on Li Ang's shoulder and even tied a knot.

The method is faster than Anson.

Li Ang lifted the sword and rushed out with Klose.

The equipment of these Snake Cult warriors is better than that of the elite troops of the regular army.

Their troop equipment is extremely uniform, and it seems that it is provided uniformly within the sect just like the Bacchus Empire.

Every Snake Cult warrior holds a heavy crossbow, and the weapon is a giant moonblade ax—both are expensive weapons with great lethality.

The chain armor burqas on them are also of good quality.

But in fact, their combat level is actually not high, basically only slightly better than the recruits, and this technical level is completely inferior to their equipment.

It can only be said that the Snake Worship Cult is really rich!

Junior soldiers can wear the equipment of top soldiers!

The lord slashed down a Snake Cult warrior with his sword, thoughts of envy, jealousy and hatred arose in his heart.

Have the Snake Worshipers in Bacchus become so rich?
Due to his shoulder injury, the lord did not charge too fiercely. After beheading two enemies and confirming that the enemy's combat strength was indeed not strong, he stopped and began to direct his subordinates to encircle and encircle.

But Frederick was rampaging through the enemy ranks, extremely fierce, and he didn't look like an old man at all.

The skill of this old swordsman is no worse than that of the wounded lord. Now that he wears the Mettenheim plate armor Klose gave him, his combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. The dueling sword is flying up and down, and his strikes are extremely fierce .

Almost every beheading is to cut off the head of a Snake Cult warrior, and there is not a single corpse under his command.

Of course he would be so cruel. He was wiped out by the Snake Cult as soon as he arrived in Pendor Continent. The hatred in his heart is not comparable to that of the lord.

With such a thug present, the lord simply went back to the carriage to watch the play.

The Mettenheim hunks were more than enough to deal with these low-level Snake Cult warriors. Coupled with the cold arrows shot by Li Sadilan from time to time, the enemy was soon wiped out.

The lord just stood up from the back of the carriage and was about to call his brothers to clean up the battlefield, but he heard Li Sadilan shout again: "My lord, be careful!"

Li Ang quickly retracted his head.

"Boom!"

At the moment the lord shrank his head, a javelin whizzed past his face and plunged into the carriage.

Li Ang had already seen the enemy throwing the javelin in the distance.

He was wearing a blue-gray strange armor, riding a crimson army horse, and his attire was completely different from that of a Snake Cult warrior.

The enemy stood so far away that no one could see him in the night, and the Noldor saw him only when he threw his javelin.

"That's Cobra, the captain of the Snake Cult warriors."

The doctor squatting beside the carriage whispered.

"Klose, Lisa Dilan, catch alive!"

It was a cobra warrior.

Lisa Dilan shot an arrow, which easily pierced the cobra warrior's thigh, and even knocked down the war horse.

The enemy was pinned down by the horse and couldn't get up.

Like the twenty or so Snake Cult warriors, this guy's skills were not much better, and he didn't know how he was able to throw such accurate throwing spears.

However, although his own ability is weak, but he has krypton gold!

This mediocre cobra's equipment and horses are completely comparable to those of the most powerful lords and knights in the entire continent.

Plate armor with cobra texture, cobra-like giant helmet, giant moonblade axe, and crimson horse with a full set of inlaid armor...

This equipment bears the obvious imprint of the Snake Cult, but the quality of the equipment itself is enough to make those ordinary knights drool, and it is better than the equipment of many generals.

It can only be said that the Snake Worship Cult is indeed rich, which is probably an important reason why they can attract people to join the sect.

(End of this chapter)