The Plague had not spread to Fire Claw Territory, and although Misha County was indeed experiencing a full-blown Plague at this very moment, and Shuang Ye had not exaggerated the death and infection numbers, all of this had little to do with Fire Claw Territory.
Despite taking in a small number of refugees, it was almost impossible for anyone who had trekked all the way from Misha County to Fire Claw Territory without dying to be infected; under conditions of lacking food, clothing, and transportation, even if those refugees afflicted with the terrible Plague could escape Misha County before the blockade was established, it would be useless...
They would only die on the road.
In other words, everything Shuang Ye had just said was nonsense; Fire Claw Territory had not been set foot on by any infected person, nor had a poor Mo Tan Tong Xue died there with bitter resentment.
But Emperor Kleiver did not know these things. Firstly, as the Emperor, he obviously wouldn't pay much attention to Misha County, a place that had nothing to do with Violet. Secondly, as the Emperor, he wouldn't have heard absolutely no rumors.
So the result was that Emperor Kleiver probably knew there was an outbreak of Plague of unknown scale somewhere, but he hadn't paid much attention to it. And under this premise...
Shuang Ye's words just now seemed exceptionally convincing.
Humans, or rather, most intelligent beings, have a characteristic: when they hear something they have some impression of, they subconsciously believe the other person and, following the other person's line of thought, complete some kind of supplementation in their own minds. To give a simple example, imagine a month ago you read a news report about a pig that could tap dance being discovered on a farm in a certain country. Then, suddenly, someone tells you: "Remember that pig that made the news last month? Those people actually said it could fly, it's just too amazing!"
If you have a poor memory and only vaguely remember the information 'foreign country,' 'pig,' and 'news,' you'll likely nod seriously after a few seconds of recollection and say, "Isn't that right, it's just too interesting!"
Friends with more rigorous logic might even express opinions about the irresponsibility of local news reporters, but they would rarely realize that the information given to them was actually wrong from the start.
Therefore, it can be seen that most bizarre reports have little credibility, after all, how could a pig fly, right?
So, back to the main topic...
"Alas, poor child, get up and speak..."
During Shuang Ye's tearful lament just now, Emperor Kleiver immediately believed about eighty percent of her story, which, rounded up, was basically total belief.
The girl nodded with teary eyes, wiped away her tears, and then swayed as she stood up. She looked as pitiful as could be, yet she had not lost her calm and rationality. This detail made the Emperor look at this young girl with some newfound respect.
One must know that not everyone can act as a special envoy to the Royal Capital to report after their brother has died.
【That young man Tan Mo is truly tragic... Maybe I should find someone to erect a monument for him later... Hmm, I could even inscribe a poem on it~】
The Emperor thought so.
Of course, Kleivore was not so naive as to believe everything Shuang Ye said; basically full belief did not mean he truly believed everything. Although he did not think the little girl crying like a pear blossom in the rain in front of him would lie, the possibility of exaggeration was not absent. Before the severity of this matter was confirmed, he would still not act rashly...
However, Shuang Ye, who was currently enjoying her acting, was not worried at all, because most of what she had just said was true: the Plague being uncontrollable was true, the entire Misha County being infected was true, the extremely high death rate was true, the extremely fast spread speed was true, and refugees fleeing south was also true~
During this time, besides her daily routine of harassing her collaborator and arch-nemesis 'BLCK', the girl also communicated frequently with 'Black Vatican'. From him, she learned a lot of information about the Plague in Misha County, and she had repeatedly confirmed its authenticity, only formulating this plan after he guaranteed the information was absolutely accurate.
So the truthfulness of the above content was unquestionable, no matter how Kleivore sent people to investigate, it wouldn't matter.
As for Fire Claw Territory... almost everything was a lie. However, because Shuang Ye had already properly instructed Xi Luo, whether it was the hastily constructed pile of fake graves or the matter of someone named Tan Mo dying miserably, everything would be absolutely confirmed as accurate~
Mixing the most fundamental goal as a lie into a large amount of logically rigorous and absolutely true information was enough to minimize the possibility of errors.
Moreover, through the brief exchange earlier, Shuang Ye could also tell that the Emperor in front of her was not a quick-witted person. While not a complete fool, he was certainly not wise enough to see through her lies.
"Your Majesty, this matter is already urgent." Shuang Ye raised her hands and gently patted her cheeks, saying softly, "Refugees are still continuously pouring into Fire Claw Territory, and the Grand Chieftain cannot bear to turn them away, but no one knows who among them carries the Plague. We have already mobilized more than half of the shamans in the territory to concentrate in the North, but the manpower is still insufficient. If we delay any longer..."
Kleivore sighed deeply and said softly, "Fire Claw Territory could become the second Misha County, then?"
Shuang Ye's slender shoulders trembled slightly, and after a long moment, she replied in a barely audible voice, "More than that, at the current rate of spread, if it can't be controlled, even the entire Violet could..."
"I understand." Kleivore suddenly raised a hand to interrupt the girl, then said in a deep voice, "You go back first. I will deal with this matter as soon as possible. During this time, I hope you can stay in Scarlet Garden. I will summon you again after confirming the specific situation. Go."
Shuang Ye nodded, performed a mage's salute to Kleivore, and in her Look Back glance before turning to leave, her eyes were filled with pain, sorrow, and a hint of pleading.
"I beg you, before more sacrifices occur..."
Kleivore vaguely heard the girl's murmurings and was deeply moved. The sheet music filled with joyful notes on the table slid to his feet in a gentle breeze and turned into a shower of paper confetti a few minutes later.
...
At the same time.
Misha County, outside Hofur City.
The galloping snow-white direwolf slowed its pace at its master's command, stopping before the rather large city in the distance, and snorted.
"You've worked hard, Xiaobai." Mo Tan stretched his somewhat stiff limbs, affectionately patted Xiaobai's neck, then gently shook the yawning little girl in his arms and smiled, "Wen Qiu, we're here~"
The girl raised her small hands and rubbed her eyes hard, then slowly looked up at the city gate not far ahead, immediately letting out a cry of surprise: "Wow!!"
"You've been here once, so you don't need to be so surprised, right?" Mo Tan leaped down from Xiaobai, then picked Wen Qiu down from it, while fiddling with her long twin pigtails, he sighed, "It's really good to be able to safely bring you here."
Wen Qiu wrinkled her little nose and snorted, "Black Vatican Gege is coming here himself anyway, why make it sound like you're specially escorting me, hmph!"
"Cough, cough, that's not what I meant." Mo Tan looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he quietly dismissed Xiaobai beside him, then apologized to the girl in front of him, "I just feel that I'm too unreliable, I don't have much time to play every day, otherwise I would have been here much earlier."
Wen Qiu shook her head, stretching her small head to nuzzle affectionately against Mo Tan's chest: "It's okay, Wen Qiu doesn't mind at all. Although unreliable boys are not popular with girls, Black Vatican Gege is an exception to Wen Qiu~"
"The implication is that if it were anyone else, you'd still dislike me?" Mo Tan poked the other's delicate cheek and chuckled dryly, then took the girl's small hand: "I've already greeted my friend, she should be waiting for us in the city right now."
Wen Qiu pouted, giving Mo Tan a particularly disdainful glance, but her small hand, which was being held, did not let go, showing that she wasn't truly upset.
Two minutes later.
"Hey, Black Vatican Gege..." Wen Qiu, who had just entered the city gate, suddenly shrank behind Mo Tan, pointing in a certain direction with her hand and whispering, "You have a lot of face."
Mo Tan, who was messaging Shuang Ye at the moment, was startled, then followed Wen Qiu's small hand to look not far away, and immediately froze.
Yu Cheng, looking exactly like her real-life self, was standing shyly on the left side of the city gate, waving at him. Her priest's robe, faintly emitting a soft glow, was exquisite and luxurious, and the long staff on her back, whose material could not be discerned, was covered with golden engravings. If Mo Tan was not mistaken, every mark on it represented a magical enchantment. And more importantly...
Behind Yu Cheng, stood approximately fifty stern-faced, tall, and well-equipped men in neat rows. Their uniformly styled attire looked remarkably similar to a certain NPC big shot Mo Tan had seen earlier in Patho City. Although many details were simplified, it was still enough for Mo Tan to deduce the identity of these people.
A full fifty Holy Church United Paladins...
Each of them had a holy emblem tattooed on the front of their armor, about half of which were the Dawn Sect emblem that Mo Tan was familiar with, and while the rest were hard to identify, he could guess that they were definitely Paladins from other factions under the Holy Church United.
"Hi~" Mo Tan immediately led Wen Qiu forward and raised his hand to greet Yu Cheng: "Sorry I'm so late."
At the same time, he quietly sent a message to the other party: 'Your entourage is a bit exaggerated, Holy Maiden!'
"No... No problem, no problem!" The girl waved her hands, her face flushed, and stammered, shaking her head, "I know Mo... oh no, Mo Tan Tong Xue is very busy..."
At the same time, a friend message from the Holy Maiden flashed in Mo Tan's field of vision.
'o(*////▽////*)q, don't laugh at me, these Paladin sirs were forcibly arranged by Holy Maiden to be with me, because I was discovered when I secretly ran out last time, um, is this cute little girl next to me the Wen Qiu Mo Tan Tong Xue mentioned before?'
【Ah, the sense of incongruity is so strong!】
Mo Tan weakly complained in his heart, not replying to the message, but just patted the little girl's head beside him and nodded to Yu Cheng: "She's the little Wen Qiu I mentioned before."
"Hello, you don't have to worry, it's very safe here." Yu Cheng smiled and nodded at Wen Qiu. She seemed less shy when facing children, instead, she was as gentle and warm as the morning light. Her words seemed to contain a power that could bring tranquility to listeners, and even Mo Tan beside her felt a slight relaxation.
Wen Qiu smiled sweetly, then tilted her little head and asked cheerfully, "Hello, big sister! I want to ask a question!"
"Mhm, go ahead~" Yu Cheng nodded vigorously.
"What's your name, big sister?" Wen Qiu blinked her watery golden eyes, fluttering them.
"Chen Wangyu, you can just call me Wang Yu." Yu Cheng replied softly.
"Big sister, I have another question!" The girl continued to blink innocently, looking incredibly cute.
Yu Cheng continued to nod: "Mhm!"
"Big sister, why are your breasts so big?" Wen Qiu asked with great curiosity, "Is there a secret? Can you teach me?"
"Eh?"
The girl froze on the spot, her expression probably something like this—(⊙⊙)
And among the Paladins behind her, several swayed slightly. If it weren't for their teammates supporting them, they might have fallen directly to the ground. Their expressions were probably like this—(O_o)(o_O)
"My goodness..."
Mo Tan, on the other hand, covered his face with extreme speechlessness and immediately cast a Law Decree Shield on himself without a word. He was afraid that those Paladins would rush over and trample him to death.
"That, I... I didn't... no... breasts or anything... I'm also very..." And Yu Cheng had completely entered panic mode by now, her little face as red as a Shi Liu, waving her arms incoherently, not knowing what she was saying, and finally...
'(┬_┬) Save me, quickly save me, please!!'
Mo Tan looked at the message from a certain someone in front of him, and for some reason, he suddenly felt like laughing. Then he squeezed Wen Qiu's little face hard: "Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? Just drink more milk regularly, and if it doesn't get better, it's a talent issue!"
"Uh..." Wen Qiu was stunned for a moment, then easily looked down at her feet, and then cried out with a 'Wow'.
Yu Cheng hurriedly tried to comfort the girl, but tripped over her priest's robe and fell to the ground with a 'paji' sound, Just suppressed it Wen Qiu.
The Paladins behind them immediately panicked.
And Wen Qiu, who was instinctively hugged by Yu Cheng, after finally escaping the hell of suffocation, her eyes went straight, and then she started crying even louder.
The scene instantly became extremely Chaos!
As for Mo Tan...
He particularly wanted to die on the spot or at least disconnect and faint in public.
In short, he was completely out of sorts!
Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Four: End