Chapter 566: Corruption
Chapter 566: Corruption
"Gold coins, gold coins!"
"These remaining funds must be kept for the mint. Otherwise, even if we find ore, minting coins will be an issue in the future."
The morning of the end of June.
Lindsey tended to the plants in the garden and couldn't help but stretch lazily.
When traveling alone in the Black Mountain World, he often felt that a month was too long, and each day felt like a year. But on the Desolate Land, as his daily schedule was completely occupied by territory management, he often found that a day had passed in the blink of an eye.
As a result, Lindsey even felt a sense of numbness towards time.
However, the good news was that after a month and a half of hard work, not only did the territory's development become smoother, but even the fields for the three plants—beets, bamboo, and hemp—were all successfully established.
Initially, there were five plants.
Now, only barnyard grass remained in Lindsey's backyard, repeatedly conducting breeding experiments and waiting for a mutation that might never come.
"Haa—"
"Anyway, there's still no mutation today, so let's go eat first."
Lindsey left the residence.
He headed to the cafeteria to have a meal with the citizens.
After more than a month, the number of people in the territory had expanded significantly, especially with the spread of news, the expansion rate was even faster than before.
Two months ago, there were only a hundred people in the camp.
Now, the number of residents had just exceeded 600.
Based on the number of citizens who had converted their skills, an astonishing nine out of ten were genuinely loyal to Lindsey.
And as the population grew, the territory naturally expanded as well.
Based on this, Lindsey built two more cafeterias.
As a result, he had to consider which cafeteria to visit for meals each day in his schedule.
"Being a lord, you really have to think about everything."
Lindsey arrived at the cafeteria near the north.
Amidst the welcoming voices, he took his seat and began to eat.
Today's breakfast was a simple vegetable soup, and Lindsey had only finished half of it when Vivian approached, having heard the commotion.
Lindsey greeted her and casually asked:
"Vivian, how long has it been since Dune and the others left?"
Vivian replied in a practiced tone:
"Mr. Dune has been gone for 11 days, and he should be back in about two more days."
Lindsey nodded slightly.
The hunters had already surveyed the nearby terrain.
To support the camp's development, they voluntarily extended their initial three-day exploration plan, venturing further to scout, so it now took nearly two weeks to return from the outside.
At this moment, Vivian spoke again:
"Lord Lindsey, some people have been asking some questions recently."
"They want to live as close to the town center as possible, so they don't want to build houses too far away. Can you build houses on nearby trees and then use ladders to move in?"
"..."
Lindsey blinked, remembering his time in the Hidden Borderlands when he was a hunter under the influence of Dan Gu.
Building a house in a tree—he had never thought of such a thing.
"Building on a tree probably won't work... I guess I'll give it a try."
Lindsey finished his breakfast in one gulp.
He stood up, opened the skill panel, and tried to drag the framework of a building onto a tree.
"Huh?"
It actually worked!
Lindsey stood there in a daze, and Vivian quietly asked:
"Lord Lindsey, how is it?"
"You know what, it actually works!" Lindsey nodded, "But doing it this way, the foundation might not be stable, and safety can't be guaranteed."
"We can consider three-dimensional city construction in the future.
However, before that, a suitable plan is required..."
Lindsey began to contemplate the potential construction of a multi-level city.
But before he could devise a plan, Iron Jade hurriedly approached with quickened steps.
The young Awakened, upon spotting Lindsey from a distance, couldn't contain his excitement:
"Lord Lindsey, it's done! Completed!"
Lindsey immediately turned to look:
"Completed? Did the research on the plague yield results?"
Iron Jade rushed forward, leaning on his knees and panting heavily:
"Yes, yes!"
"..."
"Take your time eating, I'll be leaving now." Lindsey nodded to the citizens around and then pulled Iron Jade towards the medical station, "Let's go, we'll check it out together!"
They soon arrived at the medical station.
Behind the examination room, three sealed bottles were placed on a table.
The leftmost bottle emitted an eerie Essence aura; the middle one contained some soil, and the right one held several withered plants.
Iron Jade, having caught his breath, began explaining to Lindsey:
"Lord Lindsey, these are the results after separation!"
"The leftmost one is the core of the plague, while the other two are the cleaned soil and the plants with the plague removed. According to our observations, this plague is in a suppressed state. If its characteristics are released, it will possess an extremely strong infectivity and have a very noticeable consuming effect on flesh and blood..."
Iron Jade continued enthusiastically.
Lindsey nodded as he opened the property panel of the architecture.
After the research progress bar on the plague was completed, specific data was presented in a more clear and intuitive textual form.
[Corruption Toxin]
[A toxin developed by the Abyss School, serving as the foundation for embarking on the path of deformation. Once infected, life rapidly twists and corrupts, eventually leading to death. Deformants can utilize these corpses to create various weapons or tools. Only a tiny fraction of life can maintain their vitality amidst the Corruption Toxin and evolve into Awakened beings.]
[Treatment Method 1: Use highly corrosive poisons to neutralize the Corruption Toxin. This process is extremely dangerous and requires a physician to constantly safeguard the patient's vital signs.]
[Treatment Method 2: Utilize Life Essence of stage 6 or higher to directly cleanse the Corruption Toxin.]
[Treatment Method 3: Employ concept powers like the Carnage Power to directly nullify the effects of the Corruption Toxin.]
[Treatment Method 4: Administer highly potent life-enhancing drugs to eradicate the toxin.]
"..."
Gazing at the descriptions, Lindsey's mind began to stir with distant yet familiar terms.
Abyss School, Carnage Power...
The original owner of the Red Body, the Extinction Crown, was one of the top entities of this force.
After leaving the World Border and those few worlds, Lindsey had almost no contact with these elements.
However, unexpectedly, on the vast Desolate Land near the City of Laws, he found himself entangled with them once more.
Meanwhile, Iron Jade also finished sharing his discovery.
The young man's tone and expression shifted from excitement to dejection:
"Lord Lindsey, we've figured out the problem and solution to this plague."
"But, but I'm afraid I have disappointing news."
"To cure the infected, whether it's materials or Essence, we seem to fall short of the required conditions."
Lindsey waved his hand dismissively:
"Don't worry, I have a way."
"I'll give you the materials later, and we can start the corresponding work immediately!"
(End of Chapter)
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