Chapter 1 Dungeon, Prince, Prisoner and Science

In the dark dungeon, damp and cold, the air was filled with the stench of rot and human body, and it smelled disgusting.

The moss and moss-covered walls of the dungeon were punctuated with oiling torches every few meters. The torches were burning "crackling, crackling". Because of the lack of air circulation and the low oxygen content, they were exuding black gas caused by incomplete combustion, shining the figures one after another on the ground, looking distorted and frightened.

"Tick tock", the water droplets condensed on the top of the dungeon kept falling, dripping on the head of a dungeon guard soldier, wetting his hair and cheeks little by little, and finally flowing into his neck, which was extremely cold. But the standing guard soldier did not dare to move, and his muscles were tense into one piece, like a dragoon's javelin stuck on the ground. He tried his best to maintain steady breathing, but the corner of his eyes drifted to the entrance of the dungeon involuntarily.

At the entrance, a young man, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, wearing a somewhat too simple aristocratic costume, walked in with an expressionless face. Behind the boy, the captain of the dungeon guard accompanies him, smiling all over his face, but his eyes are uneasy and fearful.

The captain of the guard couldn't help but not be afraid. The young man was the king's youngest son, the second in line to the next generation of kings besides the eldest prince. As long as the other party is a little unhappy, he may be killed at any time.

Thinking of this, the guard captain's heart tightened even more, and the expression on his face was a little stiff.

But Li Cha didn't pay much attention to the captain's demeanor. It has been fifteen years since he came to this world that is similar to the Middle Ages, and his extraordinary psychology can allow him to fully adapt to his identity and know how to accomplish his goals more efficiently, and then solve one of his ultimate doubts.

"Da da da", while Li Cha stepped on the ground and walked into the dungeon, he said to the captain of the guard: "Before, I asked you to lead the team to capture wizards, or people related to spells and abnormal supernatural phenomena. I researched, you have executed it twice, and without success, you are all catching a group of ugly-looking farmers to make up the number. Now, this is the third time, are you sure you really caught it? My patience is limited ."

"His Royal Highness, this time...this time..." The guard captain's head sweated instantly, his Adam's apple trembled a few times, and a stiff voice came out of his throat, "This time...this time I will definitely make sure to catch to the real."

"Then tell me, what did you arrest this time?" Li Cha said.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness." The captain of the guard took a deep breath and replied, "This time, we captured four, a white-faced demon, a halfling, a vampire, and one..."

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"Da da da!"

After a while, Li Cha stopped in front of a cell somewhere deep in the dungeon and squinted at a figure in the cell. The complexion on the other side's face was abnormally white, without any blood, and it looked extremely terrifying. Sitting on the floor of the cell, his eyes looked terrified.

The guard captain's voice sounded, lest Li Cha didn't see it, and said, "His Royal Highness, this is the white-faced demon caught, look..."

Li Cha just glanced at it and stepped forward.

The captain of the guard was stunned for a moment, wondering why Li Cha was not interested, but he still shrank his neck and followed.

Soon, Richard stopped for the second time. In a cell next to him, a somewhat strange figure was curled up in the corner. The other party's face was full of wrinkles, and he looked more than fifty years old, but he was less than one meter tall, like a child, which made people seem to have a strange feeling.

The captain of the guard explained: "His Royal Highness, this is a halfling..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Cha shook his head, stepped forward again, and stopped.

In the third cell was a monster-like human, with a pale appearance, and the exposed skin on his face, neck, and back of his hands was full of red spots, and some places had even rotted away. mouth slightly open,

You can see that the other party's teeth seem to be unusually long, showing a strange blood red color, which makes people shudder.

"King... Your Royal Highness." The captain of the guard pointed to the person in the third cell, obviously a little nervous, and said, "This is a vampire, you have to be careful not to be hurt by him."

"Huh." Li Cha said, his tone a little cold.

"His Royal Highness, you..."

Li Cha said: "An albino, a dwarf, and a porphyria, are the white-faced demons, halflings and vampires you caught?"

"this……"

"Do you have any biological knowledge?! Well, I forgot, there was no biological knowledge in the Middle Ages at all, but that's not a reason at all! You should think about it with your head, if they are really white-faced demons and halflings And vampires, can you catch them so easily?"

"Uh, this..."

"Don't say anything else, just say a vampire. Did you see him incarnate as a bat in the legend? Or can he fly?"

The captain of the guard trembled, but the next moment he tried his courage: "His Royal Highness, I did not see this evil vampire turning into a bat and flying, but the skin on his body really can't see the sun. It's going to rot. You see what he looks like now because of the sun on the road. He was drinking blood when I took him to arrest him, and he also hates garlic..."

"Have you heard of porphyria?"

"Ah?" The captain of the guard looked stunned, "porphyrin...porphyrin..."

"Porphyria." Li Cha repeated, expressionlessly, "The blood in the human body is made up of many parts, one of which is called heme. Generally speaking, the human body utilizes 'iron' and 'porphyrin'. ', which can generate heme under the catalysis of specific enzymes.

But in some people, the lack of this specific enzyme can hinder the production of heme, resulting in extremely high levels of 'porphyrin' in the body. The substance 'porphyrin' is very sensitive to light and is harmless in the dark. Once it is exposed to light and activated by ultraviolet rays, it will be converted into a "meatophilic" toxin, causing large areas of erythema, herpes and even erythema on the surface of the human body. fester. The oral cavity will also be affected, the gums are ulcerated and the roots of the teeth are exposed, which makes the teeth appear particularly long, and will gradually turn purple-brown due to the deposition of porphyrins.

At the same time, because hemoglobin cannot be synthesized and normal blood cannot be produced, patients with porphyria will suffer from severe anemia and must be supplemented with blood from the outside to survive. Intravenous delivery is a good method, but considering the current level of technology in this world, they can't operate it at all, and can only choose another - drinking - blood-red vitality is extremely tenacious, can resist various digestive juices, and can enter digestion. Systemically absorbed through the small intestine.

The reason why they hate garlic is also very simple, because garlic contains allicin, which has a strong bactericidal effect. Because of their particular condition, eating garlic can induce and exacerbate their symptoms. In fact, if you stab them with silver objects, they will hate it, because silver also has a strong bactericidal effect.

You have to understand that a vampire is a vampire and a porphyria is a porphyria. Maybe the performance of the two is somewhat the same, but not exactly the same! What I asked you to find is something that is really like a vampire, related to wizards and spells, not a patient, understand?

When you were arresting them, what you received was not resistance and killing, but begging and crying. You should have some idea in your heart, right? It's been like this twice before, and this time it's the same for the third time, my patience is really limited..."

"His Royal Highness, I..." The captain of the guard was speechless, and his heart was occupied by a huge fear. He has heard many cruel methods from His Royal Highness, if the prince is really angry...

However, Richard did not continue to entangle with the captain of the guards. He walked towards the deepest part of the dungeon and said, "You said that this time there were four arrests in total, and the last one was a real wizard? Well, let me see if it's true or not. ."