amaotonovel Chapter 372 Plague?
Chapter 372 Plague?
With the arrival of the beaver orcs, the water level in the valley stopped rising. Every day, they cleared the blockages in the valley, widened the branches of the water flow, and built irrigation canals themselves. The valley slowly returned to some of its former appearance.
It was still raining intermittently, but the rain was unpredictable, sometimes heavy and sometimes light. At this point, three-quarters of the rainy season had passed, and it would be over in another two weeks.
Everyone was resting in the cave that day. It was raining and they couldn't go out, so they could only lie in the cave bored. Suddenly, they heard howling coming from outside.
Yong led several orcs through the rain to the entrance of the valley, where they heard a constant pattering sound coming from outside.
Yong asked loudly, "Who's outside?"
Just then, Mu's voice came from outside, "Yong, it's me, Mu. I have something I'd like to ask your leader for help with!" Mu coughed a few times after speaking.
Yong originally wanted to open the gate, but the long-term blockage had caused the gate at the entrance of the cave to sink deeply into the mud, making it impossible to open now.
At this moment, Mu and several jackal orcs outside also started coughing at the same time, sounding as if they were coughing until their throats were about to break.
"Mu, the gate is blocked by silt and can't be opened. Tell me what's wrong, and I'll go back and report to our leader so we can see how to handle it."
Mu knew perfectly well that it couldn't be opened. In fact, they had arrived here long ago and tried to open the door themselves. But they didn't know what the door was made of, and despite using all their abilities, they still couldn't open it.
If the system knew they had done something so foolish, it would definitely boast to Ruan Mianmian. How could it possibly lose face if its own creation was so easily opened by these orcs!
Mu couldn't get in now, and it was unrealistic for the female chieftain to come out in this heavy rain. After thinking it over, he said, "Cough cough cough... um, Yong! This year's rainy season... cough cough the rain has been too heavy, and our tribe has all been soaking in the rainwater... cough cough and getting sick. Especially some people who drank the rainwater got sick, and now their coughs, cough coughs, and fevers are very serious... cough cough cough... could you please give us some herbs, cough cough cough..."
Yong frowned, a hint of hesitation in his heart. Medicinal herbs were precious even in the valley, and their quantity was limited. But seeing the other person so ill, he couldn't bear to do it.
"Mu, wait a moment, I'll go discuss it with the chief." Yong turned and ran back into the cave.
After listening to Yong's report, Ruan Mianmian thought for a moment and said, "Tell me about your conversation with Mu again in detail, and don't miss a single word."
Seeing the leader's suddenly serious face, Yong quickly repeated Mu's words to him without missing a single one.
After hearing this, Ruan Mianmian fell into deep thought...
Zhi and Sen both looked at their leader, wondering if something big was about to happen. Their leader was rarely this serious.
After pacing back and forth several times, Ruan Mianmian suddenly looked at Zhi and asked, "Zhi, in previous years after the rainy season, have some tribes suddenly disappeared, or died from serious illnesses?"
Upon hearing the chief's question, Zhi quickly tried to recall. "Chief, in my original tribe, this never happened. But I've heard of some tribes losing members during the rainy season, but that's because of fevers caused by being soaked in the rain."
Ruan Mianmian then looked at Yong and the others, asking if they had heard of similar situations.
Ya thought for a moment and said, “Chief, I think I’ve heard of a similar situation. As you know, our Elephant Clan has always been a nomadic people, and we’ve seen quite a few things along the way. It seems that one year after the rainy season, several tribes that were not far apart all fell ill, and in the end, only a few of our people remained. Because we were on our way, we didn’t pay any more attention to it.”
Ruan Mianmian's legs went weak upon hearing this. She looked at Yong and said, "Quickly tell the tribespeople that from now on, the tribe will no longer use rainwater or the lakes in the valley for water. I will take care of the water. They will only eat dried meat or what I provide for them; they will not eat anything hunted outside or anything else. Also, they should try to stay in the cave as much as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Yong immediately became alert. He first went to the tribe to convey the chief's request, and then hurried over.
At this moment, Ruan Mianmian was telling everyone her guess, "I suspect there is a plague! That is to say, the jackal beastmen may all be infected with the plague!"
Jiang and Daman, these orcs, didn't know what a plague was, but Zhi and Ya, these elders, understood something from the word.
Zhi, his hands trembling, looked at Ruan Mianmian and said, "Chief, my former high priest once told me that sixty years ago, the Beastman continent experienced a devastating disaster. After the rainy season, corpses littered the land. Many Beastmen were almost wiped out. Is this what you're talking about?"
Ruan Mianmian glanced at him and then nodded heavily.
Everyone was horrified when they heard about the extinction of their race. They looked at their leader, unsure of what to do.
Seeing the panicked look on everyone's faces, Ruan Mianmian quickly comforted them, "I only suspect it, I'm not sure yet. Here's what we'll do, Yu, take some herbs and fly out, then throw them down from the air to Mu, so he can go back and give them to his people. If it works and the contagiousness doesn't spread, then it's just a false alarm. But if it doesn't work, then it might really be a plague."
A short while later, Yu flew up into the sky above the valley carrying a small bundle of herbs. "Mu, these are some herbs that our chief gave you, hoping that your people will recover soon."
Mu was moved to tears and thanked them repeatedly. "Thank you for your help, Chief Dongfang! Thank you all!" After saying this, he led the herbs and several tribesmen back to the tribe.
Yu sighed deeply as she looked at the still-flooded area outside, hoping everything would be alright!