Global Mining.

Chapter 461 Pneumoconiosis, Parasitic Algae
Dachun's vision was blurry, so it was difficult to find the place, but Mina found a few buildings by the river a few hundred meters outside the village.

"Master, that place is far away from the dust, it should be a hospital."

When Fei Jin listened, he heard the sound of coughing one after another, but the coughs were not stopped.

Mina sighed, "This is pneumoconiosis, the famous miner's disease! Miners inhaled dust from the mines for a long time, eventually causing their lungs to harden and become unable to breathe. In the early days, there were large numbers of patients in every city. The initial treatment was inhalation spray, but it was expensive, and there was no magic to alleviate the symptoms. Basically, the poor people who fell ill just slowly waited for death. If we could develop a spray that could be used in later stages, it would be incredible. Miners all over the world would be grateful."

It really is pneumoconiosis!
Dachun was certainly aware of the severity of this illness in real life, but he'd never really paid much attention to it in-game. After all, Dachun's main focus since the public beta was just hanging out in the pub, and he'd been mining while idle. After the official launch, he'd barely mined, and even less heard the constant coughing.

Dachun asked hurriedly, "Are there many cases of pneumoconiosis in various cities?"

Mina said, "There were a lot of them in the early days. As the early rich mines in the cities dried up, the smoke and dust became less severe, and gradually decreased. But in the inland mining areas in the countryside, it's hard to say. Now it seems that there must be dozens of people in this house. It's very serious."

Dachun sighed, "Then this disease...even if we enter their dreams, what can we do to help them?"

Xiaomei said, "They just have chronic illnesses. They won't die right away, right? We can give them hope to persevere, like using skin respiration!"

Dachun was stunned: "Humans are not frogs, how can they breathe through their skin?"

Xiaomei said, "A hundred years ago, I saw some exceptionally strong humans who could dive underwater for extended periods without air tanks. That's skin breathing! By today's human standards, that's probably divine-level swimming."

What the hell? Do humans have to reach the level of a master craftsman to break through the interface and reach the level of ordinary tadpoles?

Dachun sighed, "No ordinary person can reach that level!"

Xiaomei said, "Then let's use parasitic algae! They parasitize the lungs and blood vessels. Not only can they open up the breathing holes in the skin, but they can also produce oxygen themselves."

what! !

Mina was also surprised: "Then where can you find this algae, Miss Xiaomei?"

Xiaomei sighed, "Where there's a lot of seaweed, there's bound to be some. It's actually called zombie algae. Even if the host dies, the algae can still control the host's movements! So, the side effect is turning into a zombie. It all depends on how the patient sees it, and how others see it."

Ah! Dachun suddenly remembered Shannon's scholar friend in Black Iron City. Amumu was studying the zombie virus. He discovered that even if the parasite hollowed out the beetle, it could still control the beetle's body (Note: Chapter 308). So, are these people finally going to play? As for the places with more seaweed—

Dachun asked, "There's a vast, endless sea of ​​kelp in the Sea of ​​Creation, filled with dying fish. Is there anything there?"

Xiaomei was surprised and said, "Ah, I haven't been to that place either, but if it's endless, then it must be there. Maybe those dying fish you saw are actually zombie fish."

That's it!

But why bother looking for zombie fish? The old turtle itself is a giant zombie, so is there something inside it? However, this requires contacting the Siren, or the two guardians of Nan Hill... But for now... I can only enter the dream world to give these patients some hope, to help them hold on, right? However, the key is to keep my identity and prescription secret.

Dachun had already thought of a story: if the prescription was exposed, the big drugstore conglomerates would rush to buy it, and the poor would be unable to afford it. So, they had no choice but to keep it secret.

Dachun couldn't see clearly: "Mina, let's move."

"Okay, Master. I'll find someone who's stronger and looks like he can last longer..."

——System prompt: Your team, led by the high-level dragon soul Nightmare Mina, enters the dream space of the villager "Broken Hoe".

Then the scene transitions slowly. Holy shit, it's happening again, just like last time I entered the Rusty Claw Gang elder's dream. As soon as I enter, the system has to temporarily load the story for a random NPC with no real meaning, right? And yet, there's no "warning" indicating it's safe and there won't be a fight?

Finally, the scene changed, and it was still the same village, but the colors were extremely dark, and the smoke and dust were even more diffuse, making it impossible to see the surroundings. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it was only a dozen meters away from the village. Even Dachun felt extremely closed and depressed when he saw this scene, and even felt like he couldn't breathe!
"There wasn't much fear, but there was a lot of depression and despair," Mina said.

A cough sounded in the smoke: "Who?"

Dachun went over to see a man squatting on the ground, praying to the church, which was covered in dark clouds. The fact that he could pray meant that he wasn't completely hopeless, right?

Dachun had dealt with the three old men before, so he acted like a sage. "I heard your prayers and coughs. I'm here because of your illness."

Without even turning his head, he muttered, "What new prescription do you have this time?"

Dachun was stunned: "What do you mean?"

He shook his head: "It doesn't matter, just give me the money and I'll help you test the medicine!"

Dachun was shocked. "So, a pharmacy has cooperated with you in drug testing before?"

"Ahem...are you new here?"

"Yes!"

He snorted, "Do the drug sellers think we have a terminal illness and will be so scared that they'll spend all their money to save our lives? But we won't pay a penny and will risk our lives to test the drug, and the pharmacy still has to pay us!"

Dachun was completely at a loss now: "So these dozens of people outside the village are all testing drugs?"

He smiled bitterly: "Yes! This is the advantage of our village, it produces patients."

Dachun had no choice but to say, "I do have a new prescription, and it's very likely that it will cure you. I hope you can cheer up and be full of hope, and hold on until the new medicine arrives."

He smiled and began to look back: "All pharmaceutical people say the same thing. I am also very excited and hopeful!"

The situation is completely out of Dachun's control!

The most important thing for Dachun is to keep his identity secret, but seeing that he's already accepting business everywhere without fear of boiling water, it's impossible to keep a secret with such a person! So before he turns around and sees you clearly, retreat decisively.

Dachun made a prompt decision and retreated back into the fog.

To be honest, if he turned around and saw himself, Dachun could hardly guarantee that he would not be able to send him to rest in peace in advance!

In this situation, it would be beneficial for him not to keep it secret. That is, if the Magic Mirror in the rear sends people to investigate, this person named Duan Chu can come out to testify and say that he dreamed that a pharmacist had come, which would be very misleading.

——System prompt: You have left the villager’s “Broken Hoe” dream space.

Mina sighed, "It seems that these people are all the same. It's hard to gain anything. So, Master, what is our goal now?"

Anyway, with Xiaomei's magical power backing him up, Dachun decided to go all out: "Let's go to the nearby Ziying Village!"

(End of this chapter)