A Hospital in Another World? Chapter 1041: The Plague Lord's Demand List? This is a Priority!

The movement of people and goods naturally brought wealth. The increase in wealth improved the living standards of the people. The people of the Eagle God's Kingdom attributed this to the gods' blessings and praised the Eagle God and the Serpent God even more devoutly.

The people's devout praise increased the power of the Eagle God and the Serpent God, making them more eager for large supplies of vaccines...

Spreading the vaccines in the lowlands would enable more people to gather and hunt in the jungle, bringing them more wealth;

Spreading the vaccines in the lowlands would allow people to cut down and cultivate the jungle, planting more corn and pumpkins, as well as more delicious sweet grass;

Even if we take a step back, spreading the vaccines in the lowlands is a symbol of the Eagle God and the Serpent God's rule! Blessing the people and freeing them from the suffering of plagues would bring them more believers, giving them greater power!

"The power of the Eagle God and the Serpent God has increased." At the edge of Tenochtitlan, in the tall Mage Tower, the Archmage in charge of the tower looked at the readings given by the Tower Spirit and remained silent for a long time:

"Although it is very slow, it is indeed increasing. It is speculated that it is related to absorbing a large amount of faith power and the recent widespread vaccination..."

"Do we need to reduce the supply of vaccines to slow down their strengthening?" A young mage at the round table eagerly asked. The mages exchanged glances, and finally, Archmage Haines slowly shook his head:

"No need. Before the airship left, I communicated with Byerbo and them. Whether it's the Serpent God or the Eagle God, an 18th-level Archmage is enough to contend with them. Advancing to the 19th level is not so easy—"

"And even if they advance to the 19th level, the council has enough power to suppress them. They will remain rational. If they cannot maintain their rationality, the council will help them keep it."

A sigh of relief echoed through the conference room. The mages relaxed, leaning back in their chairs and smiling at each other. The host of the Mage Tower clapped his hands lightly:

"Then, the production and supply of vaccines will be left to you. By the way, here's a list of our needs... Also, the council has sent a message hoping to secure a batch of plantations and mines in the Eagle God's Kingdom..."

Archmage Haines: "..."

Are they really treating us as laborers?

We are responsible for production, and also for negotiation? You just give orders?

No way!

"We handle production, you handle negotiations! How can we know what you urgently need, what is not urgent, what is a must-have, and what can be compromised?"

"But you are directly in contact with the other party for the vaccines!"

"We are just a research institute, you are the representatives of the council!"

The two archmages argued, glaring and slapping the table for a while before the Mage Tower reluctantly agreed to join the negotiations. Archmage Haines breathed a sigh of relief and immediately produced two lists:

"This is a list of the research institute's needs... for the daily needs of the researchers, advancement needs, and research requirements..."

The long list was rich and comprehensive, including:

Gold and silver coins for salaries (convertible to contribution points or locally produced rough gold and silver);

Lamb, beef, fish, and shrimp for daily diet (requiring special transport and freshness maintenance), fruits, vegetables, and beverages;

Various magic crystals for meditation and elemental adjustment, glassware, and instrument parts for the research institute (preferably with a small glass workshop for daily use);

Various mice, chickens, rabbits, dogs, monkeys, and their feed...

"Why do you need sparkling water? 30 liters per day, chilled... This is the New World, lower your expectations!"

"Please, in such a hot place, how can we live without chilled sparkling water? The research institute is already under such pressure, can't we at least have some sparkling water?"

"No! I don't have it either! At most, I'll give you baking soda and sugar, make it yourself!—No refined sugar, only local raw sugar. If you want top-quality goods, refine it yourself!"

"Fish and shrimp once a week! If you want more fresh goods, buy them yourself!—The White Eagle Warriors are risking their lives, even a day wouldn't be enough to fly here!"

"...Hey! You are supposed to negotiate with the Eagle God's Kingdom, not us!"

After a lot of nitpicking, complaining, and deliberation, the list was finally divided into must-haves, nice-to-haves, and non-essentials, and set aside.

Just as the mages of the Mage Tower relaxed, Archmage Haines wiped his right hand on his left wrist and pulled out another list from his space equipment, which looked like a woven bracelet:

"!!! What is this again!"

"Oh, this is the list of the Plague Lord and Miss Cirilla's needs..."

"..."

"..."

"Alright, this list goes to the top priority. We'll do our best to fulfill it..."

Archmage Haines inhaled, exhaled, inhaled again, and exhaled. Shadows flickered on his black robe, and if skulls had eyes, they would have rolled:

Why is his list "do our best," while our research institute's needs are picked apart?

"Because his requests are for cultivation resources, unlike yours, which are all about food and drink..."

The needs of the Mage Tower became orders when they reached the Eagle God's Kingdom. The native slaves worked hard to cultivate and raise livestock to provide the mages with corn, pumpkins, various vegetables, and common meat;

The warriors ventured into the jungle to hunt various magical beasts;

The White Eagle Warriors established a special route to relay from the port to Tenochtitlan, delivering seafood to the mages and the nobles of Tenochtitlan...

This exchange also caught the attention of the Storm Islands. Pirates, or rather merchants who turned into pirates when opportunities arose, gathered continuous intelligence and reported to the governor's office:

"Recently, the Eagle God's Kingdom has been very active."

"Yes, the pirates say there is much more coastal and inland trade."

"This is a cat's eye stone bought from the port... Such a cat's eye stone, the size of a pinky finger, smooth, lustrous, evenly colored, without blemishes, and with a cat's eye effect, costs only 50 gold coins! 50 gold coins!"

"Here, you can't buy it for 100 gold coins... Sent to the Brolin Kingdom, it would double in value, and in the Radiant Holy City, mounted on the rings of ladies or the chains of bishops, it could be worth thousands of gold coins!"

"They've opened many plantations along the river, growing sugar cane, vanilla, allspice, coffee beans, and various crops... Over time, our plantation goods won't sell well!"

"Should we rob them?"

"...Not suitable now." The newly appointed archbishop, sent by the Radiant Holy City to oversee the situation, Archbishop Berro Coelho in golden robes, slowly shook his head:

"We are short-handed and cannot start a war with the Eagle God's Kingdom. It's not our territory to begin with. Even if we can't occupy it, it doesn't mean we've lost it. Moreover, Telamo's fool has lost too many good men..."

Governor Bamonde sighed in disappointment. Among the lost good men was his personal guard, a 14th-level—soon-to-be 15th-level—swordsman, which was truly heart-wrenching.

Losing such a person required enormous resources to nurture another...

"However, we can incite the pirates to harass. Spread the news that the Eagle God's Kingdom has rich gold mines, and accompany it with a few maps..."

"Your Excellency is wise!" Governor Bamonde immediately gave a thumbs up in praise:

"Gold is what motivates pirates the most! As long as there's gold, they will carry their ships over mountains and through rainforests!"

Moreover, the pirates couldn't forge steel swords, repair ships, brew wine, weave beautiful silk... and couldn't pray to the gods for healing and holy water...

The things they plundered would eventually end up in Rahabana City...

The rulers of the Storm Islands and the pirates had always been intertwined. No ruler would openly condone pirates, but every ruler secretly used and restrained them—

Relying on them for wealth, using them to strike at rivals, and intimidating disobedient people...

"Right, make the maps look authentic, add some bloodstains, make it seem like they were secretly stashed by the previous deputy governor and the former archbishop when they left!"

With the deliberate or unintentional push from the governor and the archbishop, pirates gradually infiltrated the lowlands of the Eagle God's Kingdom.

Unlike legitimate merchants, pirate ships were light and small, able to dock anywhere and navigate through any forest—

Along the long beaches, they could find a spot to land, disembark a group with maps, and sneak in. Just walk! Walk! As long as they could reach the mines and get the gold, they could get rich!

It was said that at the mine, you could scoop up a handful of sand from the creek, and it contained gold grains, with some people tripping over gold while walking!

"More outsiders have been arriving recently." On the port coast, the mage guarding the Mage Tower adjusted the invisible servants, manipulating them to sweep the surrounding area repeatedly. The arcane eye

 carried by the invisible servants projected a light screen, revealing sneaky figures:

"They don't enter the port, don't take the main roads, and only sneak along small paths... definitely not good people!"

"Should we notify the surrounding tribes to be more vigilant or capture them?"

"No... the previous plan can be initiated." The host mage reviewed the recent patrol records and was satisfied to find that the number of unauthorized persons ashore had exceeded a hundred daily:

"Notify the surrounding tribes to lead these people into the forest... into the dense forest! After leading them, report to us, and they will be rewarded!"

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