Miss Witch, It's Time to Clean the Entries

Chapter 45: Chapter 42: Only Magic Can Defeat Magic (2)

’Persuading one person is nothing. Persuading everyone—now that’s the mark of a true master.’

As the carriage was about to pass through the inner city wall, the three ministers disembarked, each heading off to their own duties.

The Lord’s carriage, however, went directly to Raphael Church to pick up the Priest and a Nun, then headed outside the High Wall with them.

"Father Simo, good morning."

Lian said with a smile.

"Good morning, my Lord."

Father Simo forced a smile that was awkward yet polite.

’He really disliked dealing with a Lord like Lian, who never donated a single coin to the church yet always roped its personnel into doing free volunteer work.’

"You don’t like me."

Lian stated Father Simo’s thoughts outright.

Father Simo froze for a moment. "My Lord, you jest. You are the Lord of the Green Shade Territory. You are deeply loved."

"It’s fine. I’m not fond of men either."

Lian said with a laugh.

Simo wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Rest assured, Father. I won’t let Raphael Church suffer too great a loss. Once these people have recovered, I’ll arrange for them to volunteer at the church for a while as repayment."

"That would be wonderful. Thank you, my Lord."

Father Simo said politely.

Amidst the CLIPPETY-CLOP of horse hooves, the carriage finally passed through the High Wall and arrived at a temporary village near the Bone Forest.

The Guards had worked through the night, hastily building rows of wooden cabins. These cabins were the temporary residences for the refugees from the Blue Moon Territory. Once they had fully recovered, they could use their Green Cards to enter the Green Shade Territory.

"It’s Lord Lian! Lord Lian is here!"

"Welcome, Lord Lian!"

"Praise be to Lord Lian!"

Upon seeing Lian, the refugees flocked to both sides of the road, shouting his name at the top of their lungs.

Most of them had received treatment the day before. After a night’s rest, their conditions had improved significantly.

Just as Lian had predicted, because these illnesses were magical infections, recovery didn’t take too long.

However, the damage to their skin still left traces; scarring on their faces and bodies was unavoidable.

Unless they all possessed a will as strong as Catherine’s, or were brought under control right at the onset of their illness like Rebecca, some physical marks were bound to remain.

Lian stepped down from the carriage and entered the treatment tent.

Sophie, Anna, and Annie once again acted as bodyguard, nurse, and recorder, respectively.

The remaining 113 Patients from yesterday entered the tent one by one to receive treatment.

Meanwhile, the new refugees who had just arrived at the gate of the High Wall were registered according to the Guards’ instructions and explanations.

The newly arrived refugees had expressions of disbelief written all over their faces.

Not only was the Green Shade Territory willing to take them in, provide food and lodging, but they were even proactively treating their illnesses.

Many suspected they were dreaming, only confirming it wasn’t a dream when they saw their fellow refugees from the Blue Moon Territory who had already received this boon.

The Guards were not only responsible for receiving them but also for recording every expense incurred. None of this was free; it would be deducted from their future wages.

Today, Lian could already treat three Patients at once.

The procedure was simple. Step one: knock them unconscious. Step two: catch the Entry. Step three: let their blood.

’As for why he didn’t make them take off their clothes? He didn’t want to get a stye.’

’What’s so interesting about a bunch of men?’

Besides, they were all knocked out and wouldn’t be moving around. Lian could just reach out and grab the Entry wherever he found it.

For this reason, Lian even wore gloves. This was to prevent Entries from appearing in... inappropriate places.

Once he adapted to the formulaic procedure, Lian became like a machine for Cleaning Entries, precisely snatching every pulsating red Entry and crushing it with ease.

After his Physical Strength reached 27, Cleaning the red Entries of these ordinary people was almost too easy for Lian.

The maximum number of people he could treat was also increasing. With 20 Physical Strength, Lian could handle 52 people. Now, with 27 Physical Strength, his limit had become 80.

The notification for "+200 Entry Points" continuously rang in his ears.

When Lian pushed past his limit and treated the 81st person, he not only reaped 16,200 Points but also gained 1 point of Physical Strength.

Lian rubbed his temples. Having gained an extra point of Physical Strength, he didn’t plan to challenge himself further.

"How many Patients are left?"

"There are 32 Patients left from yesterday’s registration. 78 new people were registered today, for a total of 110."

Anna said softly, "Half of the people registered today are nobles. They all paid 10,000 Copper Coins. Oh, and Miss Catherine’s Maid, Mina, is among them."

"So that means we took in 390,000 Copper Coins today, along with 39 labor contracts."

Lian summarized.

Anna nodded. "Yes."

"Anna, why did Catherine and Mina both get sick, but Sir Knight didn’t?"

Lian thought of Knight Kage Mori’s squarish face.

"Lord Lian, once a Knight reaches Three-star, they become immune to most diseases. Even if they do fall ill, they would only suffer for a day or two before recovering thanks to their tenacious healing abilities. Knight Kage Mori is a Five-star Glory Knight; he already possesses an extraordinary physique and cannot be Infected with the Plague."

Anna explained.

’So that’s how it is? In other words, as long as I reach the rank of Three-star Knight, I’ll be immune to most diseases.’

Lian’s eyes lit up slightly, and his resolve to follow the path of a Knight strengthened once more.

"Anna, in that case, can the Disease Witch still affect a Five-star Knight?"

"Of course. The Disease Witch is adept at using all sorts of Magic that is harmful to the human body. Even a Five-star Knight would have difficulty resisting it, but they wouldn’t die before even coming into contact with her, unlike an ordinary person."