Water Margin people

Chapter 1584: Life-saving Medicine

Another blonde maid came up with a tray containing several exquisite transparent glass cups.

“Wine should be drunk from glasses made in Italy!”

Baldwin IV pointed at the clear glass with his gloved hand and said with a smile.

Glass originated in Egypt. Later, when the Roman Empire conquered the entire Mediterranean coast, glass was introduced to the Roman Empire. At that time, glass was not very transparent. Later, the Roman Empire split and perished, the Germanic peoples rose, and Italian craftsmen improved the technology and made more transparent glassware.

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in cheap glass! There's a poem in the East, fine wine in a luminous cup!"

Sun Lei waved his hand, and a female soldier came up with a tray on which were several exquisite luminous cups, one as black as lacquer, one as green as emerald, and one as white as mutton fat.

Baldwin IV, who was originally feeling somewhat proud, was instantly attracted by those luminous cups. Although he only took a glance at them, he knew that these cups were of great value.

"Besides, your skills are too poor. This yellowed quilt is uncomfortable to look at."

Sun Lei waved his hand again, and another female soldier came up with a tray with several crystal clear glass cups on it without a trace of impurities.

“It turns out there is glass in the East!”

Baldwin IV spoke in surprise. He thought this thing was only found in the West.

The maid had already opened the oak barrel, and the aroma of fermenting grapes filled the air.

Various cups were placed on the table and the maids carefully filled them with wine. These cups from the East were priceless and they would never be able to pay for breaking one even if they died.

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin took the first step and drank the two glasses of wine as a test for the poison.

Then Sun Lei picked up a luminous cup as white as mutton fat and took a sip. The wine was not very tasty, or it was not to Sun Lei's taste, and it was a bit sour.

Lu Zhishen, who was standing by, didn't like the small luminous cup, so he picked up a glass goblet and drank from it.

"What the hell! It's so sour and bitter, and the taste of alcohol is so weak!"

Lu Zhishen complained in dissatisfaction. The man opposite him said it was some top-grade Franco wine, which would make one go bankrupt if he set up a roadside stall in Central China to sell it.

"Pooh! What's that smell!"

Wu Song also took a sip and immediately vomited. He couldn't get used to this stuff either.

"Let me show you what good wine is!"

Lu Zhishen took the wine gourd from his waist and threw it over.

William immediately stood in front of Baldwin IV and caught the gourd.

As soon as the cork is pulled out, a fresh fragrance wafts out, and the smell of wine makes wine lovers salivate.

William poured a few glasses, and he and several knights around him followed the example of the people opposite them and drank them all in one gulp. However, the wine was like fire entering their throats, choking them and making them cough.

Sun Lei looked at the embarrassment of those people and just smiled. The West did not have the distillation technology yet, and all the wines now were fermented wines, mainly fruit wines such as grape wines and beer, so they naturally were not used to strong liquor.

The maids brought up plates of fruit, as well as various cheeses, cakes, soups, and the like. Of course, the most common items were various grilled meats.

Han Shizhong and Ma Lin acted as poison testers and tasted the poison one by one.

Sun Lei was not very interested in the food and just ate some fruit.

"Won't you eat something?"

Sun Lei asked with a smile as he looked at the Leper King who had been sitting upright.

"I rarely eat in front of people!"

Baldwin IV's voice was a little hoarse, and he adjusted his golden mask with his gloved hand. "That's fine, I don't really want to see your face!"

Sun Lei nodded. Leprosy was quite scary and he didn't want to affect his appetite.

"You should have received my gift!"

Sun Lei looked at William who was standing next to Baldwin IV.

"I've already taken the medicine, and it works great!"

Baldwin IV's voice trembled slightly, and he could not suppress his excitement.

"We also have leprosy over there, but my Eastern medicine has been passed down for thousands of years, and the medical tradition has flourished. It has been passed down from generation to generation. Unlike you, you only know how to burn, cut flesh, bleed, and amputate... You don't know whether you are saving lives or killing people!"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said that Western medicine at this time was more like butchers than doctors.

"You in the East can cure leprosy!"

Baldwin IV could no longer hold back, he heard hope in Sun Lei's tone.

"It's very difficult to cure. A few hundred years ago in the East, there was a medicine king who treated 600 lepers by himself, and in the end, more than 100 of them were cured!"

"After hundreds of years of development and research, leprosy can no longer be cured, but as long as you take medication on time, there is a 50% chance that the condition will be stabilized."

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said that since he heard the news about Baldwin IV, he had asked An Daoquan and learned some information about the treatment of leprosy.

"Twenty percent chance of recovery! Fifty percent chance of stable condition!"

Instead of being disappointed, Baldwin IV was pleasantly surprised. If the other party said that he could definitely be cured, he would still be skeptical. How could an incurable disease that the entire West was helpless against be cured so easily? But if there was just a chance, then it was worth believing.

"You have already taken the medicine, and you should feel the effect. I can also continue to provide you with medicine to help you stabilize your condition. Maybe soon you won't have to dress like this anymore!"

Sun Lei pointed at Baldwin IV who was wrapped like a mummy and said, "It wouldn't matter if it was winter, but it's summer now. Isn't it hot to be wrapped so tightly? This is not good for the festering skin either."

"Sir, please tell me what you want!"

Baldwin IV became excited when he heard that he could take off his mask, but he quickly calmed down. There is a saying in their place that all gifts given actually have a price secretly marked on them.

"How much are your life and the Kingdom of Jerusalem worth?"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and smiled.

Baldwin IV had no way to answer. This was not something that could be measured by money. His own life was one thing, but the Kingdom of Jerusalem was the holy city of their church, and the Crusaders had gone through untold hardships to conquer it.

"I can't answer this question, and I can't give a corresponding answer!"

Baldwin IV shook his head.

"Since money is not an option, let's use actual actions. Saladin has now been recognized by the Caliph of the Arabs. A reconciled Arabs is about to emerge. This is not a good thing for me. I don't want them to block my way to the west, and Jerusalem is a good target for you!"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said.

"Your Excellency has already fought here, do you still want to continue westward?"

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and asked, going further west would threaten their Kingdom of Jerusalem.

"Of course, since I have captured Sanjar alive, the Seljuk territory is of course mine!"

Sun Lei nodded and said that he had defeated the main force of the Seljuks and captured their king alive, so it was natural that the territory would be his.