Chapter 208. How to prepare for ominous omens
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That's right.
I still haven't explained in detail to the two of them what to do this time.
He must have been thinking that he would just do a new development request like usual.
But not this time.
“Is this a new business?”
He seemed a little perplexed, since the ink on the press hadn't even dried yet, and he was already trying something new.
“No... that's not it. Um... what should I say. I have to prepare for something other than business.”
I was wondering how to explain this.
“This is rather important. In some cases, it is okay to postpone all other development.”
It doesn't matter if you postpone other things.
It was evident on their faces that both of them were quite surprised by my request.
I haven't told them about the conflict with the Holy Kingdom yet, so they don't know the details.
It was because I didn't think it was the right time to do it because it wasn't certain information yet.
“The reason I want to make medicine this time is to prepare for an epidemic….”
“???? infection?????? party.”
It would not be an illusion that Dia was subtly agitated upon hearing my superficial reason.
I said that I don't care about Pena, who made a mistake last time, but I can't really think about anything.
It's a bit bittersweet for me to bring up such a story, but I can't help it.
“It might be a bit heartbreaking for Dia. Continuing from the last Pena, I'm bringing up this story again. I'll tell you, but I don't mean it.”
“no. It's none of Arel's concern.”
Dia shook her head slowly.
“....okay? Then we'll talk.”
First of all, I asked in advance not to be agitated no matter what I said.
When the two of them nodded to see if they were ready to listen seriously, I erased the smile from my lips.
I'm serious this time.
Seriously.
“Some disease may circulate in the kingdom in the near future. In preparation for that, I want to make medicine in advance. I want you guys to help me with that.”
If you have to compare it, it is the establishment of ‘Arel Pharmaceutical (temporary)'.
“We're making our medicine!”
You are talking about selling drugs.
yes, that's the literal meaning.
After I announced this goal, Damon and Dia were silent for a moment, each thinking about it.
Damon was the first to ask the question.
“Arel.”
“Tell me it’s okay.”
“Medicine... isn't that something that can be left to the pharmacist?”
His question was perfectly valid.
Usually, medicine is the domain of pharmacists or doctors.
It is their job to find the right herbs and combine them to make a decoction.
Not to mention Damon is an alchemist.
Most of the research under me was in the field of chemical technology.
And in Dia's case, she's a wizard.
It is natural to think that the two specialties are completely different.
“There must be enough questions about Damon.”
“I don't think Arel-nim doesn't know that. That's... it's not an ordinary medicine after all, is it?”
“....hmm. It doesn't.”
Now that I've been committing so many eccentricities, it seems that when I ask to do something, they naturally assume that I'm trying to achieve something beyond common sense.
But that kind of thing can't be helped anymore.
that's true
Dia, on the other hand, said without a word and just nodded her head with an understanding face.
No, you should ask some questions!
“It’s not like I always think about things outside of common sense.”
First of all, I said this to tremble with humility.
It came out of my mouth, but it's really heartless bullshit.
“Still, as Darman said, what I'm trying to make isn't a normal medicine.”
“As expected.”
and the two admired.
....Seeing that you really understand what I'm saying, it's worth noting how my image has solidified now.
“In the end, the medicine I will make will be a very different concept from existing medicine. That's why we need alchemy... and we also need magic.”
The medicine I am thinking of now has a very fundamentally different concept from medicine that is generally made by boiling and mashing grass.
The level of difficulty is definitely different.
“What medicine are you planning to make?”
“Okay, should we decide on a name first?”
As usual, I confidently spoke in front of them the name of the goal we were going to reach this time.
“Antibiotics.
If I had to name it, I'd say ‘antibiotics'.”
In fact, to put it mildly, I had no plans to dabble in medicine or pharmacy.
Medicine... Among them, it is not that they do not know the importance of pharmacy.
Investing in this will save countless lives and will continue to be praised in posterity.
But I don't want the honor very much.
My goal was to make a decent amount of money and live comfortably while playing, so pharmacy was not part of my goal.
And also, knowing the difficulties in this field, I did not touch it easily.
That's right, medicine is not something that can be touched halfway.
It is not a field so simple that the first one or two inventions are enough.
I felt that there was no guarantee that even if I suddenly came up with a new drug or technology, it would develop in future generations based on it.
Medicine must be carefully built up.
You can't develop if I feed you blindly.
It is not easy to overlook the possibility of some side effects if you do something wrong there.
That's why I tried not to touch the pharmacy as much as possible.
However, that was all, and hygiene and various minor problems were being looked at as much as possible.
In the first place, medicine in this era also has a ridiculous problem that even I can't open my eyes to see, so I tried to somehow compensate for the serious thing with policies as much as possible.
Most of them can be prevented to some degree with a few hygiene policies.
‘But now I can't help it.'
I don't have the hobby of giving the ball away even though I know I'm going to get hit.
More than not knowing the possibility that there is a threat.
Shouldn't we at least make a medicine against it?
And it wasn't without a plan.
You never know what's going to happen in the world.
Especially considering the average level of civilization of countries on the continent, including the Kingdom of Ernesia.
What are they most afraid of?
Dragon? or the devil?
you're welcome.
It's sick.
It is common for even the strongest warriors to lose everything in a sick room of unknown cause.
It is no exaggeration to say that even in the previously referenced records, a nation perishes just because of a single disease.
As much as it is, the plague is bound to be a target of fear.
“But… Mr. Arell. I understand the purpose, but wouldn’t it be difficult to create a new drug so suddenly?”
“I’m not asking you to develop from zero either. Of course, I was thinking about the necessary theory... And in fact, I already have the basic materials needed to manufacture the new drug.”
“yes?”
Damon seemed to doubt that he had heard something wrong.
Normally, only theories or blueprints would be given, and ‘Now let's die here and develop it?' I can't believe that I, who threw gold coins and shouted excitedly and drove everyone into fear of working overtime, told me that I could skip that process this time.
“Even though I didn’t have any intention of starting a new drug business, I had an emergency drug in mind.”
It was just that he had no intention of selling medicine, not that he would not make it at all.
The disease can be prevented to some extent.
There are diseases that can be prevented by just cleaning up the urban environment and taking appropriate measures to some extent.
But there are some things you can't stop doing.
“There is such a thing as an if.”
I was somewhat considering the possibility of a plague circulating in my city.
It's not just the city.
The king... I was always on the lookout for something happening in the castle.
I have no intention of caring about things that have nothing to do with me.
Shouldn't I be able to react immediately when something happens around me?
That's why I was ready to start drug development at any time at the same time as I had my own secret laboratory after I was assigned to Pahilia.
‘...Basically, it's a medicine from another world.'
It's not like making a drug that doesn't exist anyway.
It is made by referring to modern civilization or future technology to some extent, so preparing the foundation is not a big problem as long as you have money.
Well, I can only make a simple first-generation antibiotic.
More than that is difficult with the facilities here.
Still, looking at the past record, I thought that this would be enough to respond.
As a result of reading the symptoms of the plague presumed to have been spread by the Holy Kingdom, it was concluded that this was enough to cope with.
There is magic as well as medicine here.
Even if the level of medicine is unstable, if you use magic and medicine appropriately, you will be able to respond sufficiently.
“....okay. Were you looking out there?”
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I was just in case.”
“yes. I will keep that in mind.”
Curiously, Darmon has impressed eyes, but that doesn't matter right now.
And Dia, stop nodding your head in admiration.
“I have already made a few basic compounds and what I need as samples. But it's up to you to mass-produce and tune this now.”
“yes.”
“...Arel-nim. But isn't there anything I can do with magic?”
Dia finally asked her question.
Compounds are a field that Damon, an alchemist, has always dealt with, but is unfamiliar to Dia, a wizard.
Even if you ask me to do research, I won't know what to do.
“I need magic. Create an environment that cultivates the necessary microbes or orchestrates their growth.”
If you only have magic, you can drastically reduce the time required for development.
But that's not all Dia needs this time.
“. And apart from this, there is something Diane has to do for you.”
I handed her a document with several magic formulas written on it this time, not a medicine sample.
“Arell? What the hell is this...
Dia opened her eyes wide as she flipped through the magic formulas I handed over one by one.
Surprise and even her disbelief that what she is seeing is true is self-evident.
“Learn all of those spells.”
“…Could this be even necessary? Before that, if you have this, you know what Adia wants to say.
But I shook my head slowly.
“That and the medicine are different. The ceremony I gave you, Dia, was designed just in case. Just keep this in mind.”
I told her what to ask first.
“Don't show that spell to anyone else. It's not even for my mage. Of course, you can't cast it without my permission.”
To the last, the number I gave to Dia was a trump card to prepare for the eventuality of this situation.
It's not like a regular drug.
Anyway, there is a limit to the symptoms that can be treated with the medicine I can prepare. Well,
it's not like I can't make
something like an elixir that's passed down in legends .
You can.
But there is a problem.
Even if I put aside the details, the material is quite troublesome to obtain even for me.
Still, you can do it in other ways.
In preparation for that situation, magic was devised instead of a much more treacherous technique than conventional medicine.
It's literally the last thing I've prepared.
I didn't want to mobilize this.
‘Because this is too much foul play...
I have no intention of letting the world know if I don't need this if possible.
But after all, even God never knows what will happen in life.
Wouldn't it be necessary to have insurance in case this method or that method does not work?
It is a technique devised to prepare for it.
However, this is fundamentally different from the existing magic formula.
If it leaks out, you can be in a pretty troublesome situation.
For that reason, I ordered Dia to keep quiet about this technique.
“All right. We will definitely learn it. This...
Dia read out the name of the spell written at the top of the spell I wrote and swore once again.
Perhaps she still doesn't know what this means.
“Pseudo Mana Nano Particle Control Formula...
I will definitely learn it perfectly.”
“Yes. It may be difficult, but try to learn it as quickly as possible.”
“All right.”
Dia made up her mind and answered again.
Get ready.
I'm not sure if this will solve the problem only when it's time.
For now, write down what you can do as much as possible.
That's the most comfortable way to solve the problem.