The bishop is unfathomable.

Chapter 99 The Flu Spread

Albert shook his head helplessly as he looked at Levi's enlightened expression.

"You're always like this."

"I remember a lot of things, but when I need them, I have a hard time recalling them immediately."

"Someone always has to remind you of that."

Li Wei also expressed a somewhat dismissive attitude, saying, "Everyone has to have some flaws."

"Perhaps this is the price I pay for having a naturally good memory."

Albert changed the subject, turning the conversation back to the fog: "I know why you came to see me."

"But I'm sorry, I'm not omniscient, and I participated in investigations into this kind of foggy weather decades ago."

"Aside from knowing that this is a special weather phenomenon caused by the dissipation of psionic energy, we haven't been able to figure out anything else."

"The cause of the unusual celestial phenomena is that the faint spiritual energy emanating from the factory chimneys has, over time, disrupted the elemental particles in the atmosphere."

"Among the four basic elements, water is the most sensitive."

That's why this phenomenon occurred.

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"The imbalance of the water element also leads to diseases in the human body. The flu that spread with the fog can be considered a kind of element disease."

"Therefore, those with extraordinary abilities do not get sick as a result."

"For ordinary people with strong constitutions, they will only sneeze and cough occasionally, which is not a serious problem."

"But those who are physically weak may find it difficult to endure."

After revealing everything he knew, Albert changed the subject: "By the way, has the Bureau of Inspectorate contacted you?"

"I did look for them, but I refused."

"Oh? That's unexpected. I thought you enjoyed dealing with inspectors," Albert teased.

"I'm fine with dealing with people, but I won't do unpaid work," Li Wei complained. "Although I don't think Director Boca would treat me unfairly in terms of compensation."

"But the workload of the supervisory bureau will likely exceed my expectations."

"Being an administrator is a leisurely job, as long as you don't encounter any trouble during field missions."

"The years of traveling around with you have made me tired of my busy work."

"So I pushed all the work onto Wag, who happened to be planning to develop the local business."

Albert suddenly realized, and began to piece together the experience of "Wagh" in his mind.

"Ah, him. Although he's not as good as me, he's certainly good enough."

"Just come and ask me if you encounter any difficult problems."

Li Wei glanced at Albert, thinking to himself that the old man was indeed thinking the same thing as him.

I'm capable, but don't think about pushing all the big and small tasks onto me.

Now that they had finished talking, Li Wei didn't say anything more. He picked up Felicia, who was wandering around the room with great curiosity, and placed a box of fruit that he had bought on the way there on the table.

"Here. A gift as a thank you for answering my questions."

"Oh, there's fruit too. You've really grown up, Li Wei. You even know how to respect your teachers and elders."

Li Wei turned around and rolled his eyes at the grinning Albert: "If you had remembered to teach me about ritual studies when you were out conducting research, I might have understood this principle much sooner."

"Alright, try not to go out too much these next couple of days. Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll have someone bring it to you."

"Alright, alright, anyway, I don't really have anything to do lately, so staying in the hotel and reading a book isn't a bad idea."

It's been almost a week since I returned to Beldor.

Judging by the time, that crazy woman should be arriving in Beldor soon.

Li Wei sat in the restricted book section office, flipping through the calendar while glancing at the somewhat sickly Felicia beside him.

"Hey, are you alright? You look like you've got the flu too?"

"I remember my teacher saying that this kind of flu caused by heavy fog is essentially a symptom of an elemental imbalance, right?"

"Didn't they say that superhumans are unaffected? What's your situation?"

Felicia, curled up into a little black ball, raised her cat head: "I don't know, boss. Maybe I really caught a cold."

"Wait, don't you have a veterinary license? Can't you show it to me?"

Li Wei's face darkened, and he lightly tapped Felicia's cat head: "What veterinary qualification certificate?! That's a legitimate medical practice certificate valid throughout the Southern Continent!"

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"Besides, even if I did have a veterinary license, you're not a real cat. Go to the vet for a proper checkup!"

Felicia sighed and said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm just afraid of revealing my identity."

"What are you afraid of? The Royal Military Police who were chasing you are all missing, and if they're missing, they're basically dead. The only one left is a young, hot-headed fool who's still arguing with the city council. He doesn't have time to deal with you."

"Just go see a doctor as usual and get some medicine."

After saying that, Li Wei remembered something: "By the way, should I make you a fake identity?"

"The Brownstone Gang seems to have the connections to create fake identity packages that look real. They can even access the Bureau of Surveillance's identity system."

Felicia coughed. "Really? The Brownstone Gang could use this kind of business when they were the city council's front man, can they still do it now?"

"I don't know, but the Empire has a lot of loopholes in its identity verification system. Otherwise, my underlings wouldn't be able to enter Beldor so easily with fake identities."

Felicia nodded: "Alright—but I'll choose the name for my fake identity myself!"

"So, are you going to see a doctor?"

"No, I can manage. I just have a bit of a cough and don't feel very energetic. It's probably just a common cold."

"Is it normal?" Li Wei muttered, recalling the dense fog that had not only failed to dissipate in the city over the past few days but had actually intensified. "I hope it really is just a normal phenomenon."

"Judging by the time, the city council should be using specialized dispersal equipment by now, right? It's been over a week already."

Thinking this, Li Wei looked down at the Poem of Souls on the table.

During the week since returning from River Valley, Li Wei has been primarily researching further processing of the Black Manus alloy.

Although the shapes of these alloys were pre-made by the dwarven master, the patterns on them needed to be carved by Levi himself.

Unfortunately, this thing is a bit too hard; it's not in the same league as pure silver at all.

The only tool that Levi could use was the cane knife, also made of black manus alloy, which was the only thing that could leave marks on those boards.

In this way, all his free time was taken up.

This has resulted in the fourth stage of the Soul Poem, which should have been analyzed much earlier, only being analyzed now.

[Project being analyzed: Poem of Souls (Phase 4), current progress: Completed.]

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[Gain spell: Requiem]

[Requiem: Cannot be cast with the assistance of a familiar. Upon casting, it will immediately banish all spirits without a vessel to which they reside.]

[A soul with a host body will immediately be cursed into a state of slumber.]

The survivor immediately falls into a coma and is branded with a special mark that lasts for a week.

[While the brand exists, the soul traces of the person bearing the brand can be observed by the caster at any time, and all damage suffered by the person bearing the brand will harm the soul itself.]

[Cost: 80 points of psionic energy]

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