bullyxtreme Chapter 195 The operation begins
Chapter 195 The operation begins
Seeing is not necessarily believing.
Because the human visual system sometimes produces visual illusions, causing people to incorrectly perceive, understand or interpret what they see.
For example, the dislocation of distance and size caused by angle.
【Why is that pigeon so big?】
For example, the illusion caused by color status.
[The black grid separated by white, where the eyes are not looking directly, seems to have jumping black dots]
For example, various rotation illusions, speed illusions, etc., through contrast, can make people feel that objects are moving or rotating, or not feel that objects are rotating or moving.
[Various illusions of speed or slowness when sitting on the train at the train station]
This is true even for intuitive visuals, let alone vague things like output and industry.
People only know roughly that after the Brelands moved west, they started a herbal medicine business, which was different from what the rest of their neighbors did.
However, unlike Kronos, he did not search through books and letters of tax and local reports to find some clues.
If you then calculate the input and output data and finally arrange them neatly in a table, you may not be able to discover the mystery.
When several such curves overlap on the same table coordinates and the icon information is drawn as lines on a coordinate system with the same scale, the situation cannot be more obvious.
"It really is……"
The things that Kronos pulled out for comparison were all some important information related to it.
"This is the proportion of the Breland family's main business fifteen years ago. You can see that slime farming is the largest part, and the rest is mining. Not to mention herbal medicine cultivation, even the cultivation of crops is almost non-existent."
"And this one is the branch of the Breland family, the one in the west. The proportion of their industries is as follows. After removing the Slime Ranch, which is obviously a special industry in the Slime City, the remaining industries are similar to the proportion of the other nobles in the west."
"And this is the current proportion of the Breland family's assets fifteen years later."
“This picture should be viewed in conjunction with this picture, which is a picture of the industry proportions of several of their neighbors.”
"It's obvious that they have an abnormal proportion of herbs and potions, 70%. This is really unbelievable. The land in the mining area is not suitable for growing crops, let alone herbs with higher requirements."
“And the input and output of these key products and materials is also very problematic.”
"They don't import fertilizers, nor do they have their own staff and institutions to make fertilizers. As for turning herbs into potions, they don't hire and introduce a large number of pharmacists like Matthew. However, there is still a problem with this statistic. After all, small kingdoms don't pay as much attention to 'talents' like pharmacists as extraordinary people do. This is just a rough statistic, so the data that no pharmacists have been introduced may also be a mistake."
"Let's take a look at this. This is the statistical data of the herbal medicine and potion industries of some nobles in the southwest. I have drawn their production curves below the same graph. You can see that compared to these long-term operation, which have been the fruits of the efforts of two or even three or four generations, the curve of the Breland family is more powerful. It basically reached a flat level last year, and this year it has exceeded 12%."
When these things were placed in front of them, not to mention Abes who had already noticed something, even the illiterate farmers would know that there was something wrong with the Breland family as long as they were told what these words and lines meant.
Fifteen years ago, there was almost no corresponding industry, nor corresponding research and management talents;
After optimizing four-fifths of the population, they actually changed their pillars immediately after arriving at the new place;
Moreover, without importing fertilizers or making fertilizers, without introducing talent or having talent of their own, they were able to achieve this from scratch in just fifteen years and surpass the data of the old medicinal fields?
"At this time, what we need to do is to see if there is a synchronous growth curve or a completely opposite curve." Abes rubbed his temple and threw out an idea of his own.
However, this idea was immediately rejected by Kronos who took out the form and said, "I can't tell. I don't know if it is hidden or there are some parts I didn't think of."
"Hide, don't think so highly of them..."
In this age where statistics are lacking in everything, apart from merchants specializing in business, nobles rarely realize the situation of data fluctuations.
What they don’t realize is that data can be counted and calculated, and then patterns can be derived to summarize a rough corresponding situation, and then “attacks” can be launched on some key points.
"Our first batch of mathematics teachers were the accountants under Wilford, so don't have too high expectations on those nobles."
And since there is no cover-up, the most likely answer can only be the second one.
"Some places we haven't counted...what could it be?"
After much thought, he still couldn't figure it out. In the end, Abes could only put his hope on Anivia and his own efforts.
The so-called effort refers to interrogation.
Even ordinary torture and the few spells that Abes had at hand were unlikely to have any effect on the extraordinary people at the beginning.
However, this is only at the beginning.
This is because extraordinary people are also human beings, and as long as they are human beings, they will eventually reveal the weakness of flesh and blood.
As long as he spends some time and has a little more patience, a surprise may be waiting for him.
"Tell Anivia that I will allow her to find a few secluded places to use as cells, and then I will practice her principle of release."
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The surprise came, not because the interrogation had produced results, but because on the next day, Matthew, who had been cooperating all night, came to find Abes with dark circles under his eyes.
"The operation can be performed now."
Abes was startled, but then a smile appeared on his face. "It seems that you have been busy all night."
"Yes, I was busy all night." Matthew nodded and smiled tiredly, "But it was worth it, wasn't it?"
Abeth looked at him and felt a warm feeling in his heart.
To be honest, the combat effectiveness of a single griffin is nothing.
It can indeed fly, but it is not enough to launch a strong attack on the Mage Tower alone.
Bad Genia, the lord of the Ooze City, lent his three hippogriffs to Abes.
But even so, there are only four flying mounts in total.
For Abes's current team, what they lack is definitely not the combat power of the griffin, but a reference case.
"I know that the things you created, Master Abes, are of great significance."
"Once you have seen the Flame Arrow, you can replicate it and seal it into every soldier's arm armor."
"After seeing the healing spell, I actually packaged a batch of rune sets of healing spells similar to divine spells and placed them in my medical room. When encountering an emergency, I can use it to stabilize the patient's injuries first, and then do further treatment."
"By the same token, I also noticed that you were researching something, a flying vehicle, right? I can see what the key design is for..."
"Your idea is that since the Mage Tower refuses to cooperate with them and is guarding the floating island and the Royal Griffin breeding area on the floating island, then you should create a flying army of your own and crush them. Am I right?"
Has your purpose been guessed?
Abes looked into Matthew's still soft eyes, but he was not surprised.
His companions, the herbal medicine traders, all said that Matthew had an amazing pair of eyes.
He has been by my side for so long but hasn't noticed anything, which would be a disservice to his eyes.
He knew Matthew's persistence and seriousness, and he also knew how easily this guy, who always mentioned his family name, could be frightened.
But precisely because of this, he will definitely do what he says and what he is sure of.
Because a fearful, hesitant, and weak person is actually willing to make a promise, which is definitely something that is kept in his heart.
So, Abeth patted Matthew's shoulder gently and said, "You did a good job, Matthew. Now, let's go find Hibiki and get started."
In the operating room - or rather, a quiet and clean room they found temporarily - the three of them began to work closely together.
After all, there has been no precedent for this kind of thing. Although there is a ward, there is really no operating room.
There were a large number of beds stacked in the ward, and the space was not enough for a griffin of such a large size to unfold.
So, the final choice was a room that met additional requirements.
The operation begins!
Hyonagi unleashed the griffin, and Abes had to use the divining power he was riding to calm the magical beast.
Matthew was the busiest, because it was unheard of for the entire royal capital, or even the entire small kingdom, to use semi-magical things to treat a modified acid curse that no spell could resist.
Many of the theories were proposed by him recently, and some of them were the first time he had ever tried them.
Although Matthew was obviously a little tired after a night of preparation and configuration, his eyes were full of determination and confidence as soon as the preparations for the operation began.
Because he knew that the ancient hero stood on his side, and Abes, who had taught him a lot of knowledge that he had never imagined before, was by his side.
In front of this brave man, all you need to do is try your best and you will be able to achieve your goal.
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The ice is thawed.
Afterwards, this "tall horse" finally revealed its original form.
Watching Matthew busying himself in an orderly manner, Abes felt as if he was watching the animal world.
Performing surgery on animals has many similarities to performing surgery on humans, but there are also some specific difficulties and challenges.
anaesthetization.
Different types of animals may react differently to certain anesthetics commonly used by humans. Otherwise, why do only mice often appear in experiments? Because some of their adaptations are relatively close to those of humans.
After mice, if it is to be used on humans, it must be tested on higher mammals, such as pigs, cows, sheep, dogs, monkeys, and gorillas, before finally on humans.
For the griffin, anesthesia was definitely a first.
"Be patient. Since magic has little effect on you, you can only try my medicine."
Finding safe and effective anesthetics suitable for the magical beast griffin is a challenge.
And the problems don't end after anesthesia.
The animal may move during surgery, which may affect the precision of the procedure.
This is similar to human surgery, except that humans and smaller animals are easier to fix, and there are many corresponding facilities and equipment.
But for larger animals, the problem is much more serious.
After the griffin revealed its original form, it was absolutely huge. Although it was not giant, it was definitely large.
If some things hadn't been modified in advance, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to even put a strap on it.
Only when the fixation is correct can the accuracy of the operation be guaranteed.
In addition to these, there are many other details in the operation, but this is what Dr. Matthew needs to worry about.
While those special skills were being demonstrated, Abes also felt particularly excited.
Maybe... you can do this? This is really eye-opening.
For example, human leg surgery and joint surgery.
First, your doctor will make several small incisions in your knee. These incisions are small enough to reduce post-operative scarring and tissue damage.
However, in a world with magic and potions with amazing effects, you don't have to worry about these things and can just cut open with abandon.
As long as there is no irreversible damage caused by toxins or magic inside, there is no need to worry about suturing or healing of the wound as it is just a smooth incision.
Afterwards, Abbes did not see anything like an arthroscope or an endoscope.
In reality, during surgery, the doctor inserts an arthroscope into one of the incisions and uses the light from the mirror and a high-definition camera to transmit images of the inside of the knee joint to a screen in the operating room.
Through it, doctors can clearly see the situation inside the joint and use this to help the surgery be performed correctly.
However, when Matthew performed his diagnostic magic, the floating mist actually formed the conditions inside the joints and near the leg bones.
"Lord Abes, I have been able to replicate some of the testing methods you mentioned in the diagnostic spell. You are right. Being able to see is more intuitive than anything else."
Under the general shape of the mist, Abes could see that the leg bones and the meniscus inside the joints had become irregular and weak due to the corrosion of the acid curse.
Then, the scorpion tail lion venom and the mithril dagger that Abes had placed with Matthew in advance were about to appear.
Mithril that has absorbed the venom of the manticore can cut through the magic web.
After the arrival of this tool, the range of the acid curse, which was originally squirming and spreading and was constantly pulled by the griffin's powerful recovery ability as a magical beast, also began to shake violently.
Spells and magic are invisible in themselves, but the effects of spells are visible.
After the venom penetrated, the green acidic substances finally stopped shaking.
Abes handed over a towel and wiped the sweat off Matthew's head.
At this moment, the operation was only halfway completed.