Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 2 – The Girl’s Illness
“This is a ‘Ruin’ level disaster contaminated area!” Hua Qiling put down the report and sighed.
According to the standards established between the mega-cities, disaster levels were classified as “Difficulty,” “Calamity,” “Ruin,” “Peril,” “Cataclysm,” and “Calamity Tide.”
“Difficulty” level disasters were the most commonly handled. Generally, disasters that reached the “Calamity” level were already enough to pose a threat to the existence of a mega-city.
“Ruin” level disasters were catastrophic for isolated mega-cities. The arrival of a “Peril” level disaster left even the Free Federations, composed of multiple mega-cities, helpless. “Cataclysm” level disasters required the united efforts of all humanity, sparing no cost, to avoid the crisis of extinction.
As for “Calamity Tide” level disasters… they had only occurred once, nearly resetting the entire world.
And now, the “Ruin” level “Ghost Town” had appeared in the outer regions of Yan City. The moment it appeared, it had swallowed dozens of lives, and it was now slowly moving towards the inner city area.
If it entered the inner city, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The report indicated that no mega-city that had encountered “Ghost Town” had ever successfully resisted this disaster. They all suffered considerable losses and only found relief when “Ghost Town” left on its own.
Since the emergence of this crisis, Hua Qiling hadn’t closed her eyes for three days and three nights.
The “Ruin” level contaminated area that inexplicably appeared in the outer region of Yan City had exhausted everyone in the Anomaly Management Bureau, forcing them to work overtime day and night.
As the head of the Disaster Response Department, which handled disaster events within the bureau, Hua Qiling was under even greater pressure.
She was the one who directly communicated with the higher-ups, she was the one who coordinated the overall situation, and she was the one who took the blame if anything went wrong.
In recent days, Hua Qiling hadn’t even had time to manage her hair. Her long, loose hair was haphazardly tied into a ponytail that hung down her back. Her unadorned face was somewhat delicate, but it carried an undeniable weariness.
From her appearance, it was hard to tell that Hua Qiling held a high position. She looked more like a recent college graduate.
Fortunately, everything had gone smoothly so far. The monitoring devices had been successfully sent deep into the contaminated area, and preliminary results had been obtained.
“Next, continue to gradually increase the number of monitoring devices. Act cautiously until we obtain further information.”
Hua Qiling turned to the members of the Disaster Response Department beside her and instructed in a low voice.
“Yes, Director Hua.”
Several members of the Disaster Response Department responded in unison, and Hua Qiling inexplicably shivered.
…Why did that title suddenly feel so old-fashioned?
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There was only one hospital in the town, located near the town center. It bore a conspicuous red cross symbol, which even Luo Yan could see from afar as two intersecting crimson lines.
As Luo Yan approached the hospital entrance, large swathes of white pushed away the thick gray fog. The hospital was the only white-painted building in town, quite imposing.
However, the town itself was quite small, so the hospital wasn’t very large either. Although it bore the name “hospital,” it was more accurately described as a clinic.
Luo Yan skillfully used her cane to open the hospital door and then tiptoed inside.
“A slender, tall, white figure with noticeably crimson lips… It seems Dr. Messier is on duty today.”
Luo Yan peeked through the window of the consultation room and, after confirming the situation, carefully knocked on the door.
“Who is it?”
The white figure inside the room visibly flinched and looked towards the door.
“Dr. Messier, it’s me.”
Luo Yan replied, a smile involuntarily appearing on her face.
Dr. Messier was a good person. Although she always maintained an aloof and serious demeanor, she was very concerned about Luo Yan’s health.
“Miss Luo Yan? Come in quickly.”
Dr. Messier’s voice sounded. Upon receiving the response, Luo Yan pushed the door open and sat obediently in the chair in front of Messier.
“Let me see, your last consultation date seems to have been the month before last?” Messier flipped through the medical records in her hand and said, “It’s been a while. I recommend coming once a month.”
“Eh, has it already been two months?” Luo Yan scratched her cheek, a hint of confusion in her expression. “Did I misremember?”
“To be precise, it’s been two months and sixteen days.”
Messier pushed the medical records towards Luo Yan and said seriously, “Treating illness is a serious matter, and your condition is so severe. If any problems arise and aren’t dealt with promptly… it’s very dangerous.”
Luo Yan could only see a few crooked lines on the medical records, but she pretended to see clearly and nodded in response,
“Mm-hmm.”
It seemed her memory was indeed quite poor. She thought only a month had passed, but it had actually been over two months.
Seeing Luo Yan’s cooperation, Messier’s attitude softened slightly, and she asked, “Has your health improved during this time? Have you finished all the medicine from last time?”
“Finished…yes,” Luo Yan blinked. “But unfortunately, there’s been no effect.”
Actually, she hadn’t taken it. The medicine was so disgusting that Luo Yan felt physically uncomfortable just smelling it.
It was like the smell of sweaty socks worn for a week, stuffed into a toilet, and then fermented for three months.
Let alone eating it, Luo Yan felt her hair stand on end just having the medicine in her house, so she buried it in the ground on the outskirts of town.
Messier didn’t speak but stared silently at Luo Yan.
Only after staring until Luo Yan started to feel uneasy did she say,
“It seems the effect isn’t ideal, and it hasn’t helped your illness. We need a more effective treatment plan.”
“Of course, of course. Absolutely, absolutely.”
Luo Yan nodded vigorously, as long as they didn’t give her any more strange medicines. Even if it was something normal, she was willing to try.
Actually, every time she came to the hospital for a checkup, the doctors would provide Luo Yan with some treatment plans, but most of them didn’t sound reliable.
Not to mention conventional treatments like bloodletting and enemas, the medicines they prepared were usually quite disgusting.
Even though Luo Yan’s vision was blurry, she could still sense the indescribable nature of these medicines.
This directly led to Luo Yan only pretending to accept the hospital’s treatment all along, but her body continued to deteriorate day by day, gradually becoming weaker.
Messier chatted with Luo Yan for a while longer, understood some basic information, and then instructed,
“The hospital will deliver the new medicine to Mrs. Natalie’s house in a few days. Make sure to take it regularly and in the correct dosage so that your illness can be cured.”
Mrs. Natalie was the wealthy woman who employed Luo Yan, a kind young widow.
Her deceased husband had left her a luxurious manor and enough savings to last several lifetimes. She had been living with her daughter ever since.
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