In a room of the castle, Andrew, the territory's only warrior, was curled up on the bed.
He had been sick for several days, and he still had some abdominal pain. When the pain worsened, he could only relieve the pain by bending over.
Andrew is a natural warrior, tall and imposing, giving off an aura of awe. However, at this moment, you would never think of him as a particularly formidable person.
"Squeak!"
The sound of the wooden door being pushed open echoed in the room. Andrew looked in the direction of the sound and saw Adelaide's little head appear through the half-open door.
" Lord Andrew, are you feeling better? Master, and the Wise One has come to visit you." With that, he pushed the door open completely, revealing Ed and a middle-aged woman behind it.
Andrew struggled to get up, but as soon as he sat up, Ed rushed over and held him down.
" Andrew, you're weak, stay in bed." Ed quickly stopped Andrew from getting up.
"Thank you, my lord, for visiting me. I hope you've been well while I was ill?"
Even though Andrew was ill, he did not forget his duties, but what he could never have imagined was...
Ed is fine, just with a different person. Well... not exactly a different person. More like...
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine. Tell me how you got sick?" Ed quickly answered Andrew and asked him about the cause of his illness.
When Andrew saw that Ed said he was fine, he began to recall things that happened before Ed got sick:
"Some time ago, the Old Lord asked me to investigate the condition of the only road in the north of the territory, because of the drought in the past two years and the heavy rains earlier this year."
A rock fell from the mountain and blocked the road. When I went to check, there were several large rocks blocking the road, and we needed to figure out a way to move them. The other rocks were not very big, and we could solve the problem by calling more people.
On the way back, since Ale had finished drinking, she drank some water from a pond. Shortly after returning, her stomach started to hurt.
After listening to Andrew's explanation, Ed understood somewhat. It must have been from drinking untreated water that he contracted parasites. He understood the principle, but he was struggling with how to treat the parasites.
"Give me a system! Complete the task and get a pill." Ed prayed in his heart. "Ding!" Ed was delighted and was just about to be greeted by a pleasant mechanical female voice.
A gentle breeze blew through the small window, brushing against his cheek and waking him from his reverie. It was the sound of wind chimes not far away.
Ed was troubled: "What should I do?"
He looked at the middle-aged woman behind him, Herbalist, and asked, "What herbs has Andrew been drinking these days?"
"My lord, they are all pain-relieving herbs, such as nettles."
Ed thought to himself, " Andrew probably has parasites, and the abdominal pain is likely caused by them. The pain-relieving herbs won't be very effective, but of course, we can't blame her. That's just how medical practices are here these days."
Fortunately, the infection with the parasites should not have lasted long, and the parasites should not be very large. Since there is no other way, Ed can only try anything as a last resort.
The first step is to find some herbs that can suppress parasites. Herbalist should know this, but she doesn't know what illness Andrew has.
Next, let Andrew have diarrhea several times. See if that will expel the parasites. Ed doesn't have any other better options for the time being.
However, given Andrew's current physical condition, it's hard to say whether he can pull through; we can only leave it to fate.
Ed looked at Herbalist. "Well, the herbs don't seem to be working much. Andrew is still suffering from abdominal pain and is weak. But after listening to Andrew's story, I think he swallowed some worms while drinking water from the pond, and the worms are still in his stomach."
The three stared at Ed in disbelief; this was beyond their comprehension: "Can a bug that's been eaten still survive?"
Looking at the expressions on the three people's faces, Ed didn't know how to explain.
"Yes, the insects can live, that's perfectly fine."