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"But...but...how could rats spread the Black Death? They didn't die in large numbers!"

William suddenly thought of a problem. People who contracted the Black Death were almost half dead, and it was common for more than half of them to die.

But if the disease came from rats, why didn't the rats die? They were still running around in the streets in broad daylight.

"I don't know, but from the current situation, only rats have always existed. You should know that it is impossible for rats to exist under the sanitary conditions in Qi State, and there are no rats in the newly built villages where we preach!"

Baldwin IV said that he didn't understand the reason, but the root cause must be the rats.

Although William still didn't believe it, Baldwin IV's words made sense and seemed to be true, so he couldn't find any flaws.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

William looked at Baldwin IV and asked, although they already knew it was a problem with rats, rats were everywhere and could penetrate any hole, so it was not easy for them to kill them.

What's more, if it is a disease transmitted by rats, wouldn't it be seeking death to kill rats now?

"Let's get out of the city first. There are too many rats in the city. We can't do anything, but we just need to leave the city and find a clean place!"

Baldwin IV said that he had no way to kill so many rats, so he could only leave first. But since he already knew that the Black Death originated from rats, all he had to do was to have people exterminate the rats and pay attention to the surrounding environment.

"Gather! Gather!"

William shouted to the army that he had wanted to leave here for a long time.

The few soldiers and horses gathered together immediately.

Baldwin IV looked at the cavalrymen and nodded with satisfaction. Even though they had been on the journey, only a small number of his men had contracted the Black Death and died, while most of them had survived.

“Habitual hygiene is indeed useful!”

Baldwin IV looked at his men who were dressed cleanly. Since he learned that hygiene could resist the Black Death, he strictly ordered his soldiers to pay attention to hygiene, take a bath when conditions permit, and wash and change clothes frequently.

"Follow me out of the city!"

Baldwin IV gave orders to the soldiers.

The soldiers did not say anything, but they were all prepared. They firmly believed in Baldwin IV's words. They had seen many miracles during this period. Baldwin IV was the only one who could fight against the Black Death.

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Bernard entered Venice with a few people.

"Why are there so many rats?"

Bernard frowned as he looked at the groups of rats on the street. He had seen too many of these creatures. There were quite a few in Rome and other cities as well, but rarely were there so many and so arrogant.

"They said they ran out from the warehouse. I don't know how these people managed it. They didn't even know there were so many rats in the warehouse."

A guard spoke up.

"Let's go to the city center first!"

Bernard frowned and led his men into the city. The rats on the street fled away when they saw people.

“Those people are!”

Suddenly a guard pointed at someone walking past a distant intersection.

"That costume! Chase after it!"

Bernard looked in the direction of the sound and suddenly saw familiar armor. He immediately led his men to rush forward.

"Your Majesty, someone is coming!"

A cavalryman beside Baldwin IV spoke up.

"kindness?"

Baldwin IV frowned and turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw several people wrapped tightly riding towards him.

"Who are you?"

Baldwin IV, wearing a silver mask, looked at the people rushing over and asked, "Baldwin IV, you dare to betray the Lord, I will punish you on behalf of the Lord!"

Bernard was furious. He tore off the cloth on his face, drew the sword from his waist and roared.

"Bernard!"

Baldwin IV looked at Bernard in surprise. He didn't expect to meet him here.

"alert!"

William immediately whispered that their current identities were apostates and pagans, which put them on the Vatican's kill list.

"Long time no see, I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Baldwin IV smiled as he watched Bernard bow slightly.

"How dare you talk like that? I have long suspected that you were in collusion with Qi. I never thought that you would dare to betray your religion and become the messenger of Qi's evil cult! Are you worthy of the Lord's mercy on you?"

Bernard pointed at Baldwin and shouted.

"Of course I deserve it! You don't understand what I've been through, and you don't know what I've seen."

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Baldwin IV shook his head and said that leprosy was a punishment from God, but the one who cured the leprosy was the emperor of Qi, and God did not forgive him. According to the doctrine, if he accepted treatment from other churches, it would be tantamount to betraying God and refusing to accept God's punishment.

"Kill the infidels!"

Several guards around Bernard shouted and rushed forward, but Bernard stopped them immediately. They were outnumbered and were no match for Baldwin IV.

"If you have the time, why not save more people? They are devout believers!"

Baldwin IV said with a smile.

"You are the one who spread the Black Death! This is all a conspiracy between you and that evil cult. Those who play with the plague will eventually be devoured by it. You will not die a good death!"

Bernard said, looking at Baldwin IV.

"Sir Bernard, let's be frank. You have been traveling around the suburbs, fighting various diseases and treating believers! You should know very well that this disease is not spread by humans!"

Baldwin IV spoke up. He knew very well what Bernard was going to do. He wanted to throw dirty water on Qi and create an enemy to divert attention.

But these can only fool ordinary people. Smart people will know that they are impossible after a little analysis.

"Hmph, don't quibble. You are the ones who did all this. You pagans are capable of doing anything. You want to invade this place? You are dreaming!"

Bernard spoke up.

"Sir Bernard, I don't have time to talk to you here. If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first!"

Baldwin IV said.

Bernard now wanted to kill Baldwin IV, but he had too few people around him and did not dare to do it. He could only watch Baldwin IV leave.

"Let's go out of the city and call for help!"

Bernard didn't care about the refugees at this time and ran out of the city with his men. He wanted to gather troops to kill Baldwin IV, the pagan.

The governor and others who were frowning in the camp suddenly heard a message saying that Bernard had brought his men back. Their faces changed slightly. Some were worried that the secret would be exposed, and some were worried about the situation in the city.

"Why are you back so soon?"

The Governor asked, looking at Bernard who had hurried back.

"Did you know that the pagan Baldwin IV was found in the city?"

Bernard looked at the Doge and others with a stern face and said, the person in front of him is the Doge of the Republic of Venice. Baldwin IV brought so many people into the city, how could he not know?
"Is there still this?"

The Governor pretended to know nothing and asked while looking at the people around him.

"I don't know! We haven't received any reports. Did they take advantage of the chaos to enter the city these days? The city has been in chaos these days, and the guards can't control it at all."

A general spoke up. (End of this chapter)