Death Guns In Another World

Chapter 404 - 387: An Emergency Quest

Near the edge of the Sia Kingdom, Alex and others were not too far from this kingdom; it could be said this Kingdom was under the supervision of the Drexia Empire.

Currently, a city that was closer to the frontier than the central lands was approaching destruction. About 35% of the cityʼs residents were down with a feverish illness. The remaining residents were desperately nursing them. But unfortunately, that only served to spread the illness further. Yes, the illness that was spreading through the city initially wouldnʼt occur in the area.

This place was usually hot all year round, but illness would usually only occur with the addition of higher humidity. However, many people in the town started falling ill for some reason.

Some people knew about the illness, and about 10 hours ago, it had become clear it shouldnʼt be possible for it to appear in this area. They asked the pharmacists and alchemists about the medicinal cure for it...but it turned out that they didnʼt have enough stock of a herb to make the medication.

In situations like this, pharmacists and alchemists were usually the ones at fault. But they could be blamed as no one in that city expected that the illness, commonly known as Magic Fever, would occur here. The clerics couldnʼt heal everybody as they are not so many clerics, to begin with.

ʼʼSo what are the material we are short of?ʼʼ

Ludic, the deputy governor of the city of Xeeno, bitterly asked the elderly man in front of him.

The elderly man was Mathias Schocker; he was the acting guild master at Xeenoʼs city border Adventurer guild branch. At the same time, the man was a highly skilled mage and a long-time friend of Ludic.

ʼʼItʼs called Aurora grass powder, its a powder made from the dried grass that can be found growing in regions with high magic power (near high-level dungeon). Itʼs the main ingredient for making medication to suppress Magic Fever.ʼʼ Mathias explained.

ʼʼThe grass only grows in regions with high magic power, you say? Where would that be specifically?” Ludic asked, eyes full of urgency; his people were suffering; like a good Lord, he must quickly relieve them of their suffering, especially when elections are coming.

ʼʼThatʼs right. The closest place from here would probably be the city of Blue Ivy, near the Drexia Empire.ʼʼ Mathias answered; it was also unknown for most people, but Blue Ivy had a high-level dungeon underwater.

ʼʼBlue Ivy? ..If Iʼm not mistaken, there is a method for guild masters to contact each other, right?ʼʼ

ʼʼYes! Itʼs possible to communicate with the guild master of Blue Ivy.ʼʼ Mathias replied.

ʼʼDonʼt hesitate to get in touch with them, I know the tense situation inside the Sia kingdom with one faction wanting to support the Third princess while the other is supporting the Second princess, we all know that the Third princess isnʼt interested in politics, but people are stubborn, thinking maybe with enough support she might give in, especially after learning she is getting engaged to the Eighth, said to be the most talented of the otherworlders, people take this as a divine sign.

Ah! I just want to save my people.

ʼʼOkay, I understand, my friend. I will contact the guild master on the other side, but..ʼʼ

Ludic knew what his good friend wanted to say. Although Xeeno and Blue Ivy were both on the frontier, the distance between them was vast. If a merchant caravan had a smooth journey, it would take half a month. Even if a seasoned adventurer drove their horse to its limits, it would still take ten days; by Magic carriage, it would take seven days.

It was possible to use an item in the guild to notify them of the cityʼs current situation. But if you considered the time it would take to collect the Aurora grass powder and then transport it to this city.

ʼʼSigh It would be good if 40% of the residents can survive.ʼʼ Ludic briefly said that with a bitter expression of regret.

ʼʼIt canʼt be helped. Itʼs a situation of life and death. I will contact the guild branch in Blue Ivy immediately. I donʼt know how much we will owe them for this, though.ʼʼ Mathias responded.

ʼʼHaa~, such a debt, if we can salvage this situation, Iʼll pay back as much as can.ʼʼ

Giving a depressed sigh, Ludic spoke with a smile. He had aged since the start of this disease. However, he wished to be reelected; sometimes, he wished to let go of everything. Still, he couldnʼt do that, firstly because power is like drugs. Once an addict is always addict, itʼs almost impossible to be clean again.

Secondly, because he must prepare a stable environment for his children and family and lastly because of his people, he couldnʼt let them go, they still need him, so he persuades himself.

ʼʼThatʼs true; right now, we are helpless in this situation. Iʼll take my leave.ʼʼ Mathias said as he stood up.

ʼʼʼAh. Iʼve used my authority as deputy governor to shut the city gates not to spread the illness any further. I canʼt afford to spread it to other cities. Regarding food, Iʼll figure something out with our reserves.ʼʼ Ludic announced, it was a tough decision, but he didnʼt really have the choice.

Mathias gave a slight nod at those words and deftly left the office with movements unlike that of a mage in his sixties.

After Mathias left his friend, he contacted the guild master in Blue Ivy as he promised his friend, the situation is dire, having hit the limit as an adventurer, and because of the lack of talented adventurers on this side, Mathias couldnʼt only ask for assistance.

Usually, they should investigate the cause of the current illness; however, they couldnʼt because the adventurers stationed here are fighting against monsters; the arrival of the magic fever brought along a lot of problems, high contagion, and monsters wave. So, he had no choice other than to ask for assistance.

And like that, the Adventurer guild branch in Blue Ivy was contacted, and their guild master immediately asked for the highest-ranked group to carry this mission.