Chapter 66 Quarantine Zone
Lord Ashgra and his soldiers stood still at the entrance of the quarantine zone. Even the three centaurs hired by Locke were uneasy at this moment.
Just because the front is an isolation area with barbed wire.
At the entrance to the isolation area, there is a group of patients with limited mobility, severe body deformities, and facial muscle disorders that can scare people to death.
This group of sick civilians were lying behind the barbed wire fence, looking longingly at the outside world, as if they were drowning people, trying in vain to pull at a straw.
Because they didn’t know whether this was a contagious disease, neither the city of Ashgra, its soldiers, nor the three centaurs dared to move forward after seeing this scene.
Afraid that they themselves would become like this.
Locke got out of the carriage without changing his expression and checked the surroundings briefly. "There are no spores or parasites hidden in the air, and the magic power fluctuations are not too special. It's just that these civilians have extremely active wood element particles. From this point of view, there is a high probability that some kind of magic plant is causing trouble."
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Locke said impatiently to Lord Ashgra and others: "You can leave. My centaur will follow you into the city first."
Although these sick civilians are not contagious, it would be too troublesome to convince this group of mortal lords to believe this.
Instead of wasting this time, I might as well launch an investigation immediately. Anyway, this group of mortals will only cause chaos here.
Lord Ashgra looked at the patients at the entrance to the quarantine area in horror. He seemed to really want to leave here for a moment.
But soon his reason overcame his cowardice.
Lord Ashgra saluted Locke and said: "Master Wizard, as the lord of Ashgra... it is my fault that I cannot help my people."
"I will at least lead the soldiers and wait for your processing results at the entrance. If you need my help, we can help..."
Lord Ashgra sincerely requested, Locke said: "Master Wizard, please help us. We really have no choice. "
"Only you can help us."
"Please save Ashgra City."
Locke said "hmm" indifferently.
He snapped his fingers, and the iron lock of the iron gate of the quarantine area automatically fell to the ground. He pushed open the iron door of the quarantine area and walked into the quarantine area.
It seems that because of his status as a wizard, even though the civilians saw the wire door being opened by Locke, they did not dare to attack.
Locke scanned a circle of these victims and confirmed that they all had similar symptoms.
At the same time, Locke looked up and looked not far away, and saw a second-class female wizard apprentice walking out of the woods in the distance.
Gabby Montoya breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Locke coming, "Great, the college finally sent someone here."
"I have no idea what happened here."
"Senior, I am Gabby Montoya, and I am the wizard apprentice who was commissioned by the college and came here to conduct an initial investigation."
Locke nodded slightly. "Locke Augustine."
For the first time, the college is not sure what is going on here, so it must have sent ordinary second-class wizard apprentices to investigate. Once it is confirmed that at least the magic plant is causing trouble, it will send a breeder assistant like itself to investigate the situation.
Gabby Montoya seems to have made a lot of discoveries during this period of time. "Senior, I think it's probably the fern that's causing trouble. You see, there are a lot of ferns in this isolation area."
"One of the characteristics of the fern is that when it grows next to other ferns, it will automatically imitate the plant and disguise itself into its shape, so it is extremely difficult to find. Moreover, the fern can cause disfigurement to mortals."
Gabby Montoya said: "So during this period of time, I have been investigating in this direction, but I have no foundation in relevant disciplines and the efficiency is very low. There are at least hundreds of different ferns around here."
"Senior, this is my investigation record so far. You can take a look at it. I hope it can help you."
Locke glanced at her and did not take it. Instead, he said: "Montoya learned Sister, the direction of your investigation is completely wrong. "
"The characteristics of the fern are not like this, and I have observed that these people do not have the typical characteristics caused by the parasitism of the fern - the microscopic facial spores."
Gabby Montoya's face turned red. She looked at the young and overly young Locke. She stuttered a little and said, "Senior Locke, is...is that so? No wonder my investigation in the past few days has made no progress at all." Strangely, I have investigated these residents, and they are not living together at all, nor are they of the same age group. Their eating habits and beliefs are completely different. "
"They seem to have nothing in common, and sometimes, I am not even sure whether they have active wood element particles on their bodies."
Gabi Montoya sighed.
Locke nodded slightly. "It's normal that you don't have the relevant knowledge and can't determine the situation. Senior Montoya, your mission has basically been completed." Gabby Montoya asked tentatively: "Senior, can I continue to complete this academy mission."
"I'm not doing it for the magic stones and academy rewards. I'm just curious why I've been looking for the cause of the disease for so long and still can't find it."
"You know, for wizards, this situation is really curious."
Locke said: "It's up to you."
Unlike her, Locke, as a breeder's assistant, can be keenly aware of the active wood element particles in these patients.
These people are affected by some kind of magical plant.
Lock thought about it, these people must have something in common. Since Gabby Montoya investigated them, he did not find this commonality in them.
That is either because her survey results are not credible, or the common ground between these people is not with these... people.
Perhaps what these people have in common is not the person, but their residence.
Loke looked back at Gabby Montoya and said, "Have you gone to their residence and seen it with your own eyes?"
Gabi Montoya was stunned for a moment. "That's not true, senior."
Locke said: "Then let's go investigate together, maybe we can find something."