218 - - 218. Those Who See The Future, Those Who See Despair
"What the hell did you do to deserve this?"
The old man's angry voice echoes through the forest. The old man, a white-haired dwarf, moves through the forest, crouching down from time to time to check the condition of the soil. And every time he did so, he would scream and shout unbearable invectives at the top of his lungs.
"Well, well, don't be so angry..."
It is May who is quieting the old man with a troubled look on her face. When the old man saw Mei's face, he looked softly as if his anger until now was a lie.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mei. No, it was so terrible that I couldn't help but say a few words. Are your friends sorry too?"
This old man with a goofy grin on his face was a gnome, a spirit of the earth. He had been summoned by May to investigate the soil in the village of Klimiana in Agartha.
Since the onset of Leroyance, an incurable infectious disease, the village had been covered by a powerful ward set up by Linos, and human access to the village was strictly restricted. The wards are effective in preventing any air leakage, thus reducing the risk of the pathogen leaking outside, but one must still be on one's guard. In order to enter the house, one needs the permission of Rinos, and at the same time, one must have him put up a ward with a sterile effect.
Soleil is visiting the village with May, along with Chiwan and Roni Posehay. Since the occurrence of lerowance is unique to this village, Mei and her colleagues believe that the environment of this village may be the main cause of the outbreak. Therefore, they were investigating the soil, air, molds, etc. in this forest and trying to bring back samples from each of them.
Among them, one of them was Soleil, who was looking out of place. She is looking around the forest slowly with a gentle smile on her face. At first glance, she seems to be enjoying her forest bathing, but in fact, she is interviewing the spirits of the forest and water.
"So far, there seems to be no particular damage to the forest or the water."
Soleil, who had been talking with the spirits, reports to Mei. The gnome quickly comes to Soleil's feet.
"No, sweetie. It's just for now. If we continue in this environment, the soil will probably become contaminated. We're not just burning the forest. The soil is rapidly losing its vitality. The soil is sick. Some kind of poison is growing in the soil. I've never seen anything like it! What could have done this to the place?
The gnome is talking to Soleil with his eyes wide open. At first glance, it seems that he is talking to Soleil in anger at the dirt, but in fact, his eyes are on Soleil's short skirt, and moreover, on her large breasts. If you look closely, you can see a small protrusion on her breast. The gnome notices it and does not look away from it at all, not even blinking.
With his extensive knowledge and experience, he had figured out that Soleil's skirt, which he was looking up from below, was made up of inner pants, so-called "show pants". That is not the object of his interest. For a moment, he almost lost interest in Soleil, but soon noticed the protruding breasts. After being disappointed for a moment, there it was. And big, shapely tits. He had been gripped by Soleil's tits. But what he doesn't know is. The protrusions on Soleil's breasts were nipple-attached underwear she had developed, the so-called "nou-bra.
Soleil, who was always absolutely confident of her body, felt no resistance to such lecherous glances, but rather, they were almost admired. However, since becoming Linos' wife, she had been wearing less revealing clothes under the influence of Rico, Mei and others. Soleil agreed with Rico's view that only those who liked her should be allowed to see her skin. However, when she heard what had happened from May, she, as a professional spirit user, learned from her the characteristics of the gnome, and as a countermeasure to tickle his heart, she brought out the underwear she had used before her marriage and used its s*x appeal as a weapon to successfully lead the gnome on.
"Oh, you're the gnome, aren't you? That's amazing. I want to know why this poison is growing in the soil of this forest.
Soleil shakes her body as she says this. Her large breasts swayed and jiggled.
"Oh, leave it to me. I'll do the research. And I'll teach you!
With these words, the gnome disappeared deep into the forest.
"I'm sorry, Miss May. I should have been the one to take care of the gnome, but I took care of the gnome. ......
No, it's fine. Thanks to Soleil, I will be able to check the contamination level of the soil. It is difficult for me to make Mr. Norm so motivated. I am grateful to you, too. By the way, you like people with big breasts, don't you, Norm? ......"
"Well, that's how old people are."
They laughed at each other. At that moment, Chi-wan and Roni, who had gone to another place, came back downstairs.
"Mr. Mei, we have finished collecting the mold. I see that there are several kinds of molds. I hope one of them will give us a clue to the onset of Leroyance. ......"
"Yes, Mr. Zhuang. Let's seal the mold tightly and bring it back to the lab for a closer look."
"Okay."
"Miss May, I have taken blood samples from a patient who is infected."
It is Loni who is talking to us, bowing her head. She was taking blood from the believers who refused to be healed by Linos and remained in this village, clinging to the Klimiana cult. It was obvious that they would refuse to cooperate with the believers, and when May and her team arrived at the village and began their investigation, they found that not only did most of the believers refuse to cooperate with them, but some of them even hurled abusive language at them and threw stones at them while hiding among the trees, blatantly interfering with their activities. The reason for this is that
In the end, such interference was blocked by the wards set up by Linos, and those who tried to attack the girls or even to use violence against them ended up being stunned by an electric current the moment they touched the wards. However, the resistance of the believers was still very strong, so Roni asked Fairlie in advance to produce scales that would put people to sleep, which he used to put the believers to sleep and collect their blood.
Then, let's take these back to the laboratory. It's all right. I'm sure there are clues for the eradication of Leroyance in them. Oh, Mr. Norm. I'm going home.
Hey. I got it!"
The gnome came back under May, scooping up a piece of soil with his own two hands. The girls then left the village for the night.
Further into the forest from the village, a shelter camp had been set up for the Klimeana congregation. Here there was a spring, and although condensation occurred, it was not as bad as before. This was due to the fact that Rinos had ordered Soleil to lower the humidity after receiving May's advice that condensation might be the cause of the onset of Leroyance.
This had dramatically improved the environment for Cassel and the others, but on the other hand, they had built their village deep in the forest and were constantly being attacked by demons day and night. At present, they manage to fight them off with the help of their strong soldiers, but these soldiers are gradually becoming exhausted. At this rate, in a year's time they would run out of food, and it was very uncertain whether the soldiers would be able to maintain their current strength.
Kassel was getting impatient. He was about to turn nine years old, and although he was certainly more intelligent and knowledgeable than most children his age, he was still a child. Until now, he had been able to show his talent because he was surrounded by charismatic relatives in Vieille and competent bishops, but when the time came for him to take the top position, he could not think of anything to do.
He was good at "checks and improvements," but he had no aptitude for "creating something out of nothing. He himself was completely unaware of this, and naturally, no one around him was either. On the contrary, they had excessive expectations that the young Cassel would come up with a plan for a comeback. And Cassel himself was trying to live up to those expectations, but he was frustrated by the fact that he could not come up with anything at all.
"d*mn ......, what am I going to do? Even if we call for support from the Church, the river is flooding. ....... We have to get my sister ...... back ....... How can we ...... do that?"
Cassel is in agony as he lies prone on his desk. Unlike Vieille, he had the strength to look at reality without escaping from it, but the more he looked at it, the more he saw only a hopeless future.
Cassel's spirit was slowly eroding.