Mage Joan

"The reason is very simple, Dr. Vader, what you wrote in your report is plain that the hallucinogenic effect of ergot is very powerful, which is equivalent to thousands of times that of the mainstream hallucinogenic drug mescaline. There is no extrication from the illusion of madness. We have a responsibility to prevent this terrible new drug from flowing into the society, causing more addicts to suffer from it."

Roland explained eagerly.

"Wh, what Carlin? Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Qiao An's face was blank.

"Mescaline..."

"What is this, I haven't heard of it... Ms. Valentina, have you heard of it?" Qiao An turned to ask Ms. Jin Long.

Valentina smiled reluctantly: "I don't understand what Roland is talking about, it may be his native dialect."

"Please, look at your serious faces, why are you joking again? Your majesty's native dialect refers to the local language? No matter the imperial dialect or the Far Eastern dialect, as long as it is spoken by someone in this world, there is no me. I don’t understand, but I really didn’t understand Mescaline. Or, I will bless the'speech art' first, and then let's continue to talk?"

Roland and Valentina looked at each other, and they could see that the young mage was really upset.

"Excuse me, Dr. Vader, the place Variusa just mentioned... is my spiritual hometown, called Blue Star, not in Valais Tianyu, but far away in a crystal wall system called'Es Tianyu'. "

After listening to the emperor's reserved explanation, Qiao An nodded first, and went straight to the subject without asking questions about the inexplicable details.

"Your Majesty, is Mescaline a popular hallucinogen in your so-called spiritual hometown?"

"To be precise, it was once popular." Roland added cautiously, "Mescaline is an alkaloid extracted from cactus bulbs. In the world of Vares, it has a more widely known name, called 'Phantom dew'."

"Hey! Why make it so complicated, if you just say it's an illusion, I don't understand it."

Qiao An slapped his thigh, secretly amused.

"Dr. Vader, Mescaline... Illusion was once popular on Blue Stars and was popular among addicts, but it was quickly replaced by another drug that is more potent. Do you know what it is? "

"Could it be..." Qiao An's face changed slightly, "ergot?"

"Yes, it is the kind of new hallucinogen you synthesize with ergot. This thing was once all the rage at Blue Star. It contributed to the prevailing cynical social movement at that time. It was sought after by the younger generation who pursued freedom and liberated. Poisoning, becoming a sad drug addict, and the trauma it caused to the entire society until the age of the generation did not heal."

A sad look appeared in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Dr. Vader, I don't want the social tragedy that happened in my hometown to be staged again in the land where I live now, so I have to ask you to stop all research on new drugs immediately!"

"Your Majesty, please allow me to defend myself!"

Qiao An couldn't help raising her voice.

"Listening to you, it seems to be accusing me of deliberately trying to synthesize new drugs? But I have never thought of it!"

"My original intention of studying ergot was to understand the pathogenic mechanism of'sacred fire'. By the way, I also wanted to develop some new drugs that are beneficial to people's health. As for ergot... it was just a by-product of a whim."

"Your Majesty, I am not an addict myself. I am also opposed to taking drugs and hallucinogens and sacrificing health in exchange for short-term pleasure, but if someone has to abuse himself in that way, that is his freedom and we have no right. Interference, right?"

"Dr. Vader, when you emphasize freedom, you must know that unlimited freedom is unlimited unfreedom. Laissez-faire will only make the entire society fall apart and push human civilization to the abyss of destruction."

Roland sighed, then said to Qiao An:

"You are a scientific researcher. I can understand your advocacy of freedom. You don't need to assume more social responsibilities outside the boundaries of academic ethics, but I am different."

"I am the ruler of a country, and the ruler of the people must be responsible to the people. Whether you criticize this as a'parent' style, or even call me a tyrant, in my country, I have the right to make laws and demand the people Part of private freedom is transferred and compensated by public order and social security. This includes the promulgation of laws prohibiting the manufacture, trafficking and use of drugs. Dr. Vader, do you agree or oppose it?"

Facing the vehement question from His Majesty the Emperor, Qiao An felt at a loss, hesitated for a moment and spoke carefully.

"I have no objection, Your Majesty, but I think you are making a fuss. Legislation may not be able to solve the problem, maybe it will create more problems."

"Dr. Vader, I admit your concerns. For decision makers, the consequences of abuse of power are very terrible, but what is even more terrifying is the lack of courage to exercise power and the lack of courage to bear the consequences of power."

"My approach is right or wrong, or let time to verify...If history proves me wrong, the people will come to judge me, but I will never be afraid of doing what I think is right!"

In Qiao An's memory, His Majesty the Emperor always gave people an impression of being calm and unrestrained. It was the first time today to see him so excited, revealing the true emotions in his heart, and I couldn't help being deeply surprised.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to reiterate that we can extract a variety of medicinal compounds from ergot, which can be used to produce excellent hemostatic agents and midwifery agents to help women relieve the pain of childbirth."

"Every day in the world, countless women and fetuses are suffering from diseases and even dying of dystocia."

"I haven't counted them, but I think the number of these unfortunate women and fetuses combined may not be less than the number of addicts."

"Now I have the opportunity to do something for these poor people, so that the women and children who should have been killed by dystocia can survive healthy, but you are afraid that someone will abuse the drug that I invented and prevent me from publishing the research results publicly. , Isn’t this just because of choking?"

"From another point of view, if you allow me to study ergotin further, maybe I can verify that this substance is also effective in treating mental illnesses including depression, so that countless people like me who are born mentally unsound Saved."

"Your Majesty, I implore you to consider such a question carefully."

"When you try to save those potential addicts, you do not inadvertently deprive countless pregnant women and their fetuses of the chance of surviving, nor do you invisibly crush many mentally abnormal people to obtain treatment, restore health, Hope of reintegrating into society?"

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