Turning the Tide and Dispelling the Ghostly Fog, Sun and Moon Shine Anew to Welcome the Harvest!
Tian Yuan Territory, central region, Five Building District.
The chilly morning breeze carried thick moisture, making the golden wheat fields sway gently.
The dew-soaked earth gave off a strong, earthy smell that lingered throughout the entire district.
As the leader of the Wasteland Bone Tribe, the village chief of Wasteland Bone Village, and the person in charge of the Five Building District.
Walking along the orderly cobblestone streets that had already been renovated, Wasteland Bear's face was filled with deep unease and fear.
Since last week, the coughing in the Five Building District had not stopped.
Morning or noon, afternoon or night, nearly everyone was struggling in the dense moisture that was almost suffocating them, producing violent coughs that sounded as if they would hack their lungs out.
Like people who had fallen into an abyss and were drowning, under this constant one-hundred-percent humidity.
More and more people with weaker constitutions had begun falling ill, their entire bodies aching unbearably as if pricked by needles.
And yesterday, something even more despairing had happened.
"This isn't an ordinary cold or water poisoning. It's an infectious disease. Look, his skin has already begun to ulcerate. This is definitely an extremely virulent infectious disease. He's certainly beyond saving!"
"What do you mean, beyond saving? Old man, watch what you say. He's my boss."
"No matter what, we have to save him."
"How? We don't even know what infectious disease he has. Besides, where are we supposed to find medicine for him?"
"There has to be a way. Hope Village, Tian Yuan Shelter—we'll go find the administrator. He'll definitely have a way."
"Heh. For one insignificant commoner, do you really want the administrator to specifically assign a doctor to give him pointless treatment?"
"What do you mean, pointless? Watch your mouth. Don't think I