Twinleaf Town, the streets were empty.
The Pokémon Center was overcrowded.
Gengar hid in Victor's shadow. Victor temporarily recalled Rapidash into its Poké Ball, and led Lilligant and the others to squeeze through the crowd.
Suddenly, a hand pulled him over.
"Victor."
Nurse Joy pulled Victor into the Pokémon Center from another direction.
Then she handed several medical masks to Victor, asking him and Lilligant and the others to put them on.
Only after Victor, Lilligant, and the others put on the masks did Nurse Joy begin to explain the situation in detail.
"It started a few days ago. Someone suddenly came in with a high fever. At first, I thought it was just a normal fever, until the last two days when more and more people and Pokémon came in. Jenny felt something was wrong and went to investigate. She found out it's a highly contagious fever. Now almost all the infected people and Pokémon have been sent to the Pokémon Center." Victor frowned.
"Are they isolated?"
Nurse Joy nodded. "The Mayor has told everyone to stay home and not go out casually."
Victor nodded.
For highly contagious diseases, the best thing is to avoid crowd interaction.
In his previous life, he stayed home for several months.
Victor first followed Nurse Joy to where Officer Jenny was.
Looking at Officer Jenny, who was groaning uncomfortably, Victor walked over.
"Sister Jenny."
Officer Jenny opened her eyes and realized it was Victor.
"Why are you here?"
She asked weakly, struggling to sit up.
But her bones felt like they were broken, and the pain made her frown deeply.
"Go back quickly, this disease is very contagious."
Unable to sit up, Jenny reached out trying to push Victor away.
But her hand was caught by Victor.
So hot.
Victor's face was solemn. Officer Jenny's hand temperature was already this high.
He didn't need a thermometer to know the temperature had reached the maximum limit the human body could bear.
If the high fever persisted, the brain could easily be damaged.
Victor immediately had Gengar take out the Chinese herbal medicine brewed at the Breeding House. He asked Nurse Joy to support Officer Jenny and fed the cold medicine into her mouth.
With Gengar's help, Gothita also fed Arcanine a large bowl.
Leaving Officer Jenny to watch over Arcanine and rest well.
Victor touched Nurse Joy's forehead again; it was starting to heat up again.
Without a word, he had her and Blissey drink a large bowl directly.
After Nurse Joy finished drinking, Victor walked out of the room and saw the countless people and Pokémon outside.
The Chinese herbal medicine he brought wasn't nearly enough for so many people and Pokémon.
Nurse Joy put on her mask, walked out of the room, and came to Victor's side.
Victor was still thinking about how to better solve this matter.
At this moment, a familiar figure appeared in Victor's line of sight.
He walked straight towards Victor, wearing a mask, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
"Shopkeeper Victor is here too?"
He remarked curiously, and then without waiting for Victor's answer, he looked directly at Nurse Joy:
"Sister Joy, what's the situation now? When will the League's medicine arrive?"
Mayor Qiyi asked anxiously.
"Tomorrow at the earliest."
"But they can't wait until tomorrow."
Mayor Qiyi stomped his feet anxiously, coughing continuously.
Victor handed over a bowl of cold medicine.
"Mayor, drink this first. This is Chinese medicine developed by our Breeding House; it's effective for treating fever."
"Sister Water drank it too."
Mayor Qiyi paused, glanced at Nurse Joy whose complexion was starting to improve, then took it and drank it in one gulp.
"Shopkeeper Victor, do you have a lot of this kind of Chinese medicine?"
Victor knew what Mayor Qiyi was thinking, and he had the same intention.
"Currently, we need a large amount of cold medicine to stabilize the situation. However, for Chinese herbal medicine, the effect is only good at the Breeding House. But the Breeding House is a bit too far from here, and sending it over after brewing takes too long. So I plan to have all these people and Pokémon go over to the Breeding House. What do you think, Mayor?"
Upon hearing this, Mayor Qiyi immediately clapped his hands. "Then shall we act on this?"
"But there's a problem now. There are too many people. How do we transport them, and how do we solve the accommodation issue once they get there?"
Victor frowned and said.
This was the hardest part to solve.
High fever conditions allow for no delay; every second late adds a bit more danger.
But in a high fever state, people almost lose their mobility.
"Lilligant."
Victor suddenly spoke. Lilligant came to Victor's side and looked at him.
"Lil?"
"Can you, Gothita, and Machamp go back first, and ask the Breeding House Pokémon to help clear the grounds outside the Breeding House?"
"Then Gothita, please go back and brew the cold medicine first. As for the herbs—"
Victor thought of the Chinese herbs in the plantation.
"If there isn't enough cold medicine, just re-concoct it according to your intuition, even if you pull up all the herbs in the herb garden."
"Machamp, please cooperate with Lilligant and Gothita."
"Lil~"
"Goth~"
"Ma."
Received.
At this time, Mayor Qiyi put down the phone. "The moving company is willing to go over and clear the space first, and set up a temporary shelter."
"Victor, the League said they are sending people from Sandgem Town and Jubilife City. Although there isn't enough medicine, quite a lot of manpower is coming. After learning of this plan, they are willing to assist us in transporting the feverish people and Pokémon to the Breeding House."
Nurse Joy also walked over and said.
Hearing this, Victor breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then let's move quickly."
Mayor Qiyi and Nurse Joy nodded and left separately to arrange the relevant matters.
The situation was extremely urgent.
"Rapidash, please take them back."
Rapidash nodded, the flames on its body becoming hotter.
Lilligant and the others mounted Rapidash's back, ready to head towards the Breeding House.
"Machamp."
"Ma?"
"Take good care of Shana, let her hide in her room first."
Machamp nodded and gave a thumbs up.
Then he followed behind Rapidash and disappeared into the night.
Soon, manpower from Sandgem Town and Jubilife City arrived. Victor helped them settle all the people and Pokémon from the Pokémon Center onto the vehicles.
"Victor."
Officer Jenny's voice sounded from behind.
Arcanine followed behind Officer Jenny and walked over.
Officer Jenny was still running a fever, but her condition was much better.
She shook her head to perk herself up and looked at Victor.
"You go back to the Breeding House first to prepare. Leave the rest to me and Qiyi."
Victor was stunned, then looked at the weak but persevering Officer Jenny; her eyes were full of determination.
Victor smiled and nodded.
"Okay."
"Ride Arcanine back. Arcanine is mostly fine now."
As a Fire-type Pokémon, Arcanine's general movement wasn't affected after drinking the cold medicine.
Victor nodded, mounted Arcanine, said a word to Mayor Qiyi, and prepared to leave.
"Gengar, take care of Victor."
"Geng—"
Without further words, Arcanine steadied its weak limbs and then ran quickly towards the Breeding House.
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