Krafft's Notes on Anomalies

The door closed behind him, sealing in the hot flow of spices. There is a golden oak leaf medal on Kraft's chest. It was brought by Professor Fernand and handed over to the Duke of Westminster for the recipient to wear. Judging from the weight of it hanging down from one side of the collar, we can tell that it is mostly pure gold. gold.

After leaving the room, Professor Fernand looked a little tired. He walked for a while and stopped in front of the sunny window. Kraft, who was traveling with him, complained: "Professor Kraft, you have also seen that the Duke often has his own opinions on things, so that he seems confident. Stubborn."

"often?"

"Yes, actually it's not wrong to say it has always been like this. Since we met when we were young, it has never changed much, which is what I envy." He straightened his beard and adjusted it to the center, showing some nostalgia or emotion. complex look.

It sounds like Duke Westminster and Fernand are actually contemporaries and have a good personal relationship.

This is not easy to see. Even though the Duke was suffering from tuberculosis and unknown diseases, he was still rarely tired when he was awake. His beard and hair were neatly dressed, and he looked at least fifteen years younger than the old professor in Gandalf's image.

"His character helped him a lot in his early years. As a commander, bravery is undoubtedly a good quality. But we must also admit that there are always two sides to everything. Whether as a doctor or a friend, such a radical treatment attitude is worrying. "

Worry seems to have made Fernan a little older, and there's no telling who will fail first here.

"I have no intention of designing a beak surgery plan. It's a surprise to have a new idea. But before that, I want to hear your views in detail."

"Unfortunately, I can't even explain the phenomenon I detected." Kraft rubbed his chin, still immersed in what he had seen before. That pom-pom-like stuffing is definitely not a tuberculosis ball.

According to the cockroach theory, when you see the first cockroach in the house, there is probably a swarm of cockroaches, and the same is true for the Duke. Even in such a complex lung environment, you can still find some tiny strands of tissue that are different from scar tissue.

Similar and more subtle things that exceed the resolution limit are also vaguely visible in the skull, fitting under the arachnoid membrane between the parietal and temporal areas. If they had not been suspected based on the symptoms, they would have been missed.

Although they are ridiculously weird, these things give people a sense of déjà vu. “But no matter what the explanation is, it is unreasonable to perform artificial pneumothorax when there is an intrapulmonary complication.”

"The Duke doesn't think so. It takes time and patience to change his mind." Fernand supported his lower back with his hands and straightened his back. The intervertebral discs in his lumbar spine were protesting against his long-term immobility. "We may not have This time.”

"Actually, we have plenty of time. I will ask the craftsmen through Mr. Wilbert, and the patient will have ample opportunity to re-weigh the pros and cons while they build the tools." It would be nice if the Duke was willing to reconsider, now Kraft just wants to see how the top craftsmen he has found can make him thoracolumbar needles and inflatable devices.

Compared with syringes, thoracotomy needles do not need to be so thin, but they are certainly not easy to deal with. There is also a hose that connects the air pump and the needle. The air tightness is not a headache for him anyway, he just needs to mention it.

"Westminster has some of the best craftsmen in the kingdom. I've seen them shrink their crossbows so that they can be carried under their clothes while retaining the power to shoot through leather armor. How long can these things consume them?"

"Then I'll wait and see." It turned out that this is how Martin's small crossbow came about. Kraft was a little more confident in the finished product. "During this period, I want to screen the Duke's complications. Come."

"Why? Do you think this disease is imported?" Fernand was a little puzzled by this attitude of seeking the root cause, so he highlighted a meticulous and cumbersome process that required everything to be checked. He was not outside Kraft. Have seen it in people.

"I don't know, I don't know anything now, but I don't believe in isolated cases. Is it possible that among so many patients with pulmonary wasting disease, the Duke is the only one who has symptoms that he has never seen before? There must be a source, such as the Duke's wasting disease The disease may have been transmitted to him by his wife.”

"Food, environment, personnel, all count. I believe that Mr. Wilbert's identity as internal affairs officer can provide me with the information I want." It is a rare opportunity to encounter a special case and complete information files, so I will not forget it.

"What if it's not the case?"

"That's better. It means it's caused by the Duke's unique conditions, and the scope is much smaller." Kraft took off the strap hanging around his neck and put it in his arms. It made his neck itchy all the time. "The current plan That’s it. Also, what is this thing?”

"The ribbon is worn when conferring degree status, but you can just find a place to put it."

"Why?" Kraft was puzzled. It was quite important to listen to the purpose.

"There is nothing higher that can be awarded to you. Welcome to formally join Rivers University, Professor Kraft." It was a rather simple welcome ceremony. The head of the college straightened his collar symbolically to express his agreement with this. The awarding ceremony was completed simultaneously with the meeting. It can be regarded as being awarded "witnessed by colleagues in the industry" and "by a distinguished person".

The two of them were not thinking about this. Seeing that Martin appeared out of nowhere and had been waiting for a while at a respectful distance, they decided to separate.

Kraft took a few steps and suddenly came back to his senses, "Wait a minute, Professor Fernand, why do I remember that the invitation said it would be awarded at an academic gathering? In other words, the Duke felt that he was in good health until the letter was written. ?”

Fernan was startled, "Maybe?"

Kraft was worried that something was going to happen, and he didn’t remember the full course of his illness. It was hard to imagine how he would trace the onset of his illness back to the time of his illness. I had no choice but to look for evidence from Martin who was approaching, "Martin, when did you set off?"

"About three months ago? The wind direction from the mouth of the Temu River to Solace Harbor was different, and it was at least half a month slower than when we came here."

"Then let's start from three months ago and ask Mr. Wilbert to recall what people or things the Duke had around this time that he had never come into contact with before."

In this way, Kraft spent the remaining half of the day. Leaving the manufacturing work to the craftsmen who had trouble with the hollow steel needles, leather tubes and pumps, the finishing work was reduced to a series of items handed over to House Officer Wilbert. The hands-off shopkeeper followed Martin to find his belated followers, Coop and Yvonne.

The two of them tasted all the food on the banquet table leisurely, not joining in the commotion in the corridor next door. They drank berry drinks until midnight before Kraft came back to receive the guests. Until he was taken away from the meeting hall by someone arranged by Martin, he set off at about the same time as Fernan, and arrived in Westminster in a confused way.

Since I arrived in the morning, I walked directly from the main entrance of Wengcheng into the inner fort without circling the city wall. I still don’t know where I am.