Chapter 493: Bad news
While Ethan and the people in Banknote District 13 were busy dealing with their pets, bad news spread around the world.
[Vulcan] Evelyn passed away in her sleep in the early morning of May 11 at the age of 105.
Although Evelin is called the [God of Fire], she is actually a dual-system mage of the fire and medical systems, and she is a god in both systems.
Yes, it's that magical.
Countless magicians have been unable to break through the realm of sage after struggling all their lives, but she completed the dual system of becoming a god before the age of 60, and is the highest-ranking magician in mankind to date.
She has made countless achievements in her life, the most well-known of which is that she combined the abilities of space and fire to create a medical magic called [Void Flame].
This kind of flame can directly burn the source of the disease in the patient's body without harming the body.
Her groundbreaking magic not only saved countless patients, but also laid the theoretical foundation for the development of modern medicine.
Before her, people knew people could get sick, but no one knew what made them sick.
After she invented this magic, she discovered that the void flames burned to death creatures that were invisible to the naked eye.
She used this to conduct more in-depth research, and finally discovered that these invisible creatures were the culprits responsible for most diseases. Not only are they diverse, but most of them originate from unhygienic conditions.
Her research directly contributed to the introduction of the Imperial City's health improvement plan, and she also wrote a paper that laid the foundation for the development of medicine - "On Bacteria".
This paper thoroughly explains the root causes of human illness and explains the formation process of the causes from a microscopic level.
Countless magicians have devoted themselves to medical careers and research because of this paper.
They verified the correctness of the paper time and time again, discovered more and more bacteria, and found many corresponding treatment options.
Among them, Evelin and her disciples discovered a substance on a melon that could inhibit most bacteria, which they called penicillin.
Before the advent of this medicine, many diseases were incurable. For example, if someone contracted tuberculosis, it would mean that the person would die soon.
But when this drug appeared, not only tuberculosis, but also many diseases that were considered terminal illnesses at the time became insignificant ailments even without her personal treatment.
She once had a famous saying: Extraordinary power is not for fighting, but for benefiting mankind. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!
This famous saying is also a portrayal of her life!
In view of Evelin's outstanding contributions to mankind, when the news of her bad news came out, flags across the Aslan Empire were flown at half-mast, and brothels and other entertainment venues were closed for three days to observe a moment of silence!
In fact, not only the Aslan Empire, but also the Republic of Hringard, the Northland, some unknown small areas, and even the Osho Empire, which has always been arrogant, also held mourning ceremonies.
At this moment, everyone has no national boundaries and is all doing the same thing.
And everything is a spontaneous act by everyone, no one instructs or organizes it.
When Ethan heard the news, he also immediately asked the parliament to lower the flag at half-mast and close all entertainment venues in Maro City and its affiliated cities for three days.
At the same time, let Maro Weekly publish a special issue with only one thing in it, which is to praise Evelyn's life.
When the news came out, a young woman with a mole on her eye came to the imperial capital holding a little boy of about 6 years old.
The woman was plainly dressed and looked haggard, looking overworked.
The little boy looked listless, with exposed parts of his body and a large red envelope.
Obviously the woman and the boy came to see a doctor. They asked for directions along the way and finally arrived at the famous Constantine Hospital in the imperial capital.
A young physician apprentice received them and examined the little boy.
When the little boy took off his clothes, there were dozens of large and small red envelopes on his chest and back.
The young physician apprentice frowned immediately after seeing it.
The reason for this is not that this disease is a big deal, on the contrary, this disease is too simple.
If you read correctly, these red envelopes should be parasitized by horsefly larvae.
So he asked the woman, "Has the child been bitten by a mosquito?"
The woman nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I was bitten by a mosquito. I don't know why. Normally, the swelling will subside in a short time after being bitten by a mosquito. But this time, not only did the swelling not subside, but it grew bigger and bigger."
The child kept crying every day because of this.
The doctors in my hometown couldn't do anything about it, so I could only bring my children to the imperial capital to have a look.
Doctor, what happened to my child? "
When the woman spoke, her voice became more and more anxious, and her tears flowed down.
The doctor did not reply immediately, but first fixed the child on the bed, then used a sterilized knife to cut a small incision in the red envelope, and then used a small tweezers to rummage around in the red envelope.
After a while, he took out a small crystal clear insect about two to three centimeters long from the red envelope.
As soon as he saw this little bug, the doctor thought that it was indeed a horse fly parasite.
Horseflies are usually found in unhygienic environments. They grab mosquitoes and lay their eggs on them.
When mosquitoes suck blood, their eggs will enter the human body along the wound and become parasitic.
Once parasitized, it may look like a small red swelling on the surface, but there may actually be several to dozens of parasites inside.
They suck the host's nutrients, and in severe cases may invade the internal organs and cause death.
This disease is common among people living in slums, especially children.
The treatment is actually very simple. You only need to make an opening on the red and swollen area, and then apply bacon, which is the horse fly larvae's favorite.
In about ten minutes, the larvae will crawl out on their own no matter how deep they hide.
After cleaning the larvae, disinfect the wound and you're done.
Although the treatment method was so simple, the young doctor seemed not to be prepared to deal with it in this way. He took a look at the woman's delicate face and the faint red mole in the corner of her eye, and said with a smile:
"You see, the child is parasitized by bugs. It looks like there is only a small bag on the outside, but in fact there are probably thousands of these bugs inside the body.
If you don't take them all out, the bugs will get deeper and deeper, and your child will probably die.
Fortunately, you came early. If you really got in, there's nothing we can do.
You pay a fee now, and we will remove the bugs from the child right away. "
After hearing this, the woman looked happy and surprised, and then asked anxiously: "How much does it cost?"
"The consultation fee, surgery fee, and subsequent treatment fee will cost about 50 gold. This is just an estimate. If the bug is difficult to retrieve, it will probably be more."
When the woman heard this, her face immediately turned gray.
"Doctor, can it be cheaper! I..."
The doctor looked at the woman with a puzzled look on his face: "Let me tell you the truth, the cost is already very cheap, if my teacher would treat it.
Not to mention the total cost of 50 gold, this amount of money is not even enough to meet him. "
Having said this, the doctor paused for a moment, and then asked with a caring look:
"It seems to me that you are having financial difficulties, right?"
The woman lowered her head in shame...
