Chapter 9: Chapter 9: The Thirteenth Use of Dragon's Blood
Hiding in the crown of the tree, the young dragon tilted its head, listening to the conversation of these humans. Slowly, he roughly understood what their situation was.
"The Abandoned."
Not the people abandoned by God in the Bible. This was purely literal—the abandoned clansmen.
"The most terrifying thing about a plague is not the death of an individual, but its terrifying contagiousness."
The death of one person is actually nothing to be afraid of. But if one person infects a group, and a group infects an area... in the end, even the entire kingdom may be infected by the plague. And in ancient times, when the means of preventing and treating epidemics were not so developed, there was actually only one way for humans to deal with such large-scale infectious diseases:
"Abandon them and let them fend for themselves."
This sounds very cruel, but it was indeed a helpless move... Life certainly cannot be measured by numbers, but the lives of ten people and the survival of the entire tribe, anyone can tell which is more important.
"Besides, Vena, we are actually lucky enough."
"To be able to come to such a place before dying... there is bright sunshine, a magnificent temple, and delicious salmon here."
"I think the gods have been tolerant enough to us."
The person who said this was an elderly man. Although he, like most ordinary people, had spent most of his life in the village, the precipitation of time had given him some unusual views on "life" and "fate."
And after hearing these words, the girl named Vena also fell silent. She recalled the bits and pieces from before... for some reason, the memory of living in the village suddenly became blurred, and she couldn't remember anything clearly.
Now, she only remembered the pathetic state when she left the village, dragging her sick body with her clansmen to survive with difficulty on the muddy mountain road... and in an accidental adventure, she discovered this land bathed in sunlight, and those big fish swimming freely in the pool.
The taste of that fish soup was really delicious!
"If possible, I really want to eat it again."
Holding such a vision, the girl, whose strength was gradually exhausted, also lay on the hillside, no longer struggling. Just as the old man had said, if one had to choose a way to die... then this way of "dying gradually while bathing in the sunlight" was undoubtedly the most comfortable and happiest.
"Oh, gods."
"Please forgive our sins."
...
The world suddenly became quiet.
Everyone was lying on the ground, motionless, waiting for the final moment to arrive. Each of them could feel their life disappearing at a very fast rate... their vision became darker and darker, their breathing became heavier and heavier.
Finally, they even lost the strength to open their eyes. If it weren't for the fact that one could still feel their intermittent breathing, the young dragon would have thought they were already dead.
"They're not dead yet, but they're about to be."
"Sigh, what a nuisance."
After confirming that these humans were no longer moving, the young dragon finally flew out from the crown of the tree. Landing on the ground, it began to observe these humans up close.
—It shook its head as it looked.
He was sure these humans were about to die, and he had no pity for their deaths. But... if you're going to die, die! Don't die on my doorstep!
This was like a group of homeless people suddenly breaking into your house, eating all the food in the refrigerator—and then these homeless people all lie on the floor, looking as if they are about to die. Although in theory, this actually doesn't get in the way, and won't affect the residential properties of the room... the owner who knows about this will eventually feel disgusted, and even develop a dislike for this originally very beautiful new house.
"So, should I save them?"
"No, I should ask, can I save them?"
The young dragon, wanting to do something for these humans but finding that it seemed he could do nothing, scratched its head—in the "power inheritance" in his mind, there was no option for [curing the sick and saving people].
[No, Host, you actually have it.]
"Hm? What, where?"
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"..."
The young dragon found that it seemed to have misunderstood this system. He had always thought that this system was just an emotionless auxiliary tool... now it seems that it can even tell cold jokes?
[In fact, dragon's blood itself is a very effective potion. It can greatly improve the constitution of humans, and even make them 'monstrous'. In the myths and legends of various countries in the world, there are not a few heroes who achieved extraordinary deeds by killing dragons and bathing in their blood... Of course, there are also some warriors who, after bathing in dragon's blood, were assimilated by the dragon's bloodline and turned into dragons.]
"Wait, so you weren't telling a cold joke? You're serious?"
[Ding, does the Host want me to tell a cold joke? Then, then I will tell a cold joke about Dumbledore and dragon's blood.]
[In fact, Dumbledore once discovered the thirteenth use of dragon's blood in that ancient eastern country: making dragon's blood tofu...]
"Stop, that's enough, that's it."
...
Shiroryu was a little hesitant. But looking at the humans who were already on their last breath, and not wanting his house to become a morgue, he finally hardened his heart a little. He used his claws to pierce his own scales and took out a few drops of fresh dragon's blood.
—But, he couldn't just feed these drops of dragon's blood directly into the mouths of these humans.
Just as the system had said, dragon's blood was both the most effective potion and the most domineering curse... it could greatly improve the user's constitution, but it would also assimilate the user's bloodline towards the "dragon" direction.
Shiroryu had no intention of creating a group of sub-dragons; he just wanted these humans to find another place to lie down and die. So, he put the few drops of dragon's blood into the pool, diluting its effect by who knows how many tens of thousands of times. Then he dragged up the girl who seemed to be the least sick and threw her directly into the pool.
"I've done my best."
"Whether you can live or not is up to you."
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