Corruption

"Gold coins, oh gold coins!"

"This last bit of money must be left to the Mint, otherwise even if we find the ore later, minting coins will be a problem."

A morning at the end of June.

Linsey, having taken care of the plants in the garden, couldn't help but stretch.

When traveling alone in the Black Mountain World, he often felt that a month was too long, and each day felt like an eternity. But on the Wasteland, because his time was completely occupied by the work of managing the territory, a day would often pass in the blink of an eye.

As a result, Linsey now seems to have a kind of numbness towards time.

The good news is that after a month and a half of hard work, not only is the territory developing more smoothly, but the corresponding Farmland for the three plants—beets, bamboo, and jute—has also been successfully created.

The original five plants.

Now only [Break] remains in Linsey's backyard, repeating breeding experiments over and over again, waiting for the mutation that may come at any time.

"Ha--"

"Anyway, there haven't been any mutations today. Let's go get some food first."

Linsey walked out of the house.

He went to the canteen to eat with the locals.

In just over a month, the population of the territory has expanded considerably, especially as the news spread, the expansion has accelerated even further.

Two months ago, the camp had only a little over a hundred people.

The current population has even exceeded 600.

Judging from the number of people who have already converted their skills, more than 90% of them are genuinely loyal to Linsey.

As the population increases, the size of the territory naturally expands.

Based on this, Linsey built two more canteens.

So much so that he had to consider which cafeteria to eat at each day when scheduling his schedule.

"Being a Lord really requires considering everything."

Linsey arrived at the canteen located near the north side.

Amidst cheers and applause, he took his seat and began his meal.

Today's breakfast was just a simple vegetable soup. Linsey had only drunk half of it when Vivian heard the noise and came over.

Linsey greeted them and casually asked the young assistant:

"Vivian, how long have Sand Dune others been gone this time?"

Vivian replied in a practiced tone:

"Mr. Sand Dune has been gone for 11 days and should be back in about two more days."

Linsey nodded slightly.

The hunters have already surveyed the entire surrounding terrain.

In order to support the development of the camp, they volunteered to extend the original three-day exploration plan to scout further places, so it will now take them almost two weeks to return from outside.

At this moment, Vivian spoke again:

"Lord Linsey, some people have been asking some questions lately."

"They want to live as close to the town center as possible, so they don't want to build their houses any further away. Could you build the houses in the trees nearby and then move the ladders over to use them?"

"..."

Linsey blinked, recalling what Dan had told him when he was in the Hidden Borderlands, trying to persuade him to become a hunter.

Building a house in a tree—he had never really thought of that.

"Building it in a tree probably won't work... I'll give it a try."

Linsey finished her breakfast in one gulp.

He stood up, opened his skill panel, and tried to drag the frame of a building onto a tree.

"Ah?"

It actually worked!

Linsey stood there in a daze, so Vivian asked in a low voice:

"Lord Linsey, how is it?"

"You know what, it actually works!" Linsey nodded. "But the way it's done now, the foundation might not be stable, and safety can't be guaranteed."

"We can consider vertical urban development in the future. But before that, we need a suitable plan..."

Linsey began to conceive of the possibility of building a three-dimensional city.

However, before he could get the solution, Tie Yu rushed over with hurried steps.

Upon seeing Linsey from afar, the young awakened individual could not contain his excitement:

"Lord Linsey, it's done, it's finished!"

Linsey immediately turned her head to look:

"Completed? Is it the research on that specific disease that has yielded results?"

Tie Yu rushed forward, bracing himself on his knees with both hands, panting heavily:

"That's right, that's right!"

"..."

"Enjoy your meal, everyone. I'll be leaving now." Linsey nodded to the surrounding citizens, then grabbed Tie Yu and hurried towards the Medical Station. "Come on, let's go take a look together!"

The Medical Station will be there soon.

Behind the examination room, three sealed bottles were placed on the table.

The bottle on the far left exudes a strange aura of Essence; the one in the middle contains some soil; and the one on the right contains several withered plants.

Once Tie Yu had caught his breath, he began to explain to Linsey:

"Lord Linsey, this is the result after the separation!"

"On the far left is the disease itself; on the other two sides are cleaned soil and plants stripped of the disease. According to our observations, this disease is in a suppressed state. If its characteristics are released, it will have a very strong infectivity and a very obvious phagocytic effect on flesh and blood..."

Tie Yu began to speak eloquently.

Linsey nodded as she opened the building's Attribute Panel.

Once the progress bar for the epidemic research is completed, the specific data is presented in a clearer and more intuitive way in text format.

The Corruption Poison

[A toxin developed by the Abyss School is the foundation for embarking on the path of mutation. Once infected, a being's life rapidly twists and decays, ultimately leading to death. The Mutated Ones can use these corpses to craft various weapons and tools. Only a very small number of beings can survive the Corruption Poison and thus advance to become Awakened.]

[Treatment Method 1: Use a highly corrosive toxin to neutralize the Corruption Poison. This process is extremely dangerous and requires constant medical attention to maintain the patient's life.]

[Treatment Method 2: Using Life Source Material at stage 6 or higher can directly cleanse the Corruption Poison.]

[Treatment Method 3: Utilize conceptual powers such as the Slaughter Power to directly negate the effects of the Corruption Poison.]

[Treatment Option 4: Use a highly Life Force medication to remove the toxin.]

"..."

Looking at the description before me.

Some words that were rather distant, but very familiar to Linsey, gradually came to mind.

The Abyss School, the Slaughter Power...

The original owner of the red body, the Extinction Crown, was one of the top beings of this power.

After Linsey left those worlds at the World Border.

These elements are almost no longer in contact with me.

Unexpectedly, they made contact with them again in the Wasteland land near the City of Law.

At the same time, Tie Yu finished recounting his discovery.

The young man's tone and expression gradually changed from excitement to disappointment:

"Lord Linsey, we have figured out the problem and the solution to this epidemic."

"But, but I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"To truly cure patients, it seems that we do not meet the requirements, whether in terms of materials or Essence."

Linsey frowned and waved her hand:

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

"I'll give you the materials in a bit, and we can start the corresponding work immediately!"