On the other side of the caravan, Graham was personally leading the caravan’s guards to look after those who had drunk from the water source and subsequently been poisoned.
Their conditions were all very strange.
Although no changes or signs of poisoning could be seen on their skin, every single poisoned person, without exception, underwent a drastic change in temperament.
Some became irritable, their speech filled with aggression, while others fell silent and withdrawn.
Moreover, they all experienced hallucinations.
Those who became irritable were easier to identify.
The silent, drowsy poisoned individuals were the most troublesome.
Fortunately, Natalia’s cross, while unable to purify the toxins within these victims, could at least distinguish who was poisoned.
Long before Feide had stepped out to control the situation, Natalia had already identified all these poisoned individuals.
It was a good thing that after being poisoned, these people’s control over their magic power and bodies became very poor.
Otherwise, those who became enraged might have attacked each other.
The guards were now stationed nearby, precisely to prevent such a situation from occurring.
“Lord Feid.”
Seeing Feide approach, Graham temporarily put down the work in his hands, entrusting the task of maintaining order to the caravan’s second-in-command.
He then actively came before Feide.
From behind Feide’s mask, he couldn’t discern any change in her emotions.
“I have followed your instructions and carefully inspected the cargo in every single carriage in the caravan. Nothing is missing.”
“Hmm… So the poisoner’s goal wasn’t the cargo?”
Feide lightly rested her chin on her hand, lowered her voice, and began to ponder on the spot.
Behind the golden silk mask, Graham couldn’t see Feide’s expression at all.
“My lord, did you find any other clues earlier?”
Graham asked Feide somewhat urgently.
Although, with Feide’s earlier help, the caravan had temporarily cleared the suspicion of an inside job, if the real poisoner couldn’t be found, the suspicion of an inside job would still remain.
“Don’t rush. This isn’t something that can be figured out in a short while.”
Feide waved her hand, signaling Graham not to be too hasty, then continued to ask him about the condition of the poisoned.
“Graham, how are the symptoms of these poisoned people? Are they worsening?”
“Not yet, for now. It’s just that their consciousness is still in a rather fuzzy state. We don’t know if it will worsen later…”
At this point, Graham was also somewhat worried.
He was only calm on the surface; inwardly, he was already quite panicked.
For now, the symptoms of the poisoned hadn’t worsened further, but if even one person’s condition deteriorated, it would mean the toxin still had room to cause further harm.
“Miss Natalia, aren’t you a Sister?”
Graham looked at Natalia again, his eyes carrying a pleading gaze.
Even though he had seen Natalia try earlier, he still wanted to ask once more.
Perhaps, if Natalia exerted a bit more effort, the situation might turn around?
“You also can’t use the power of the cross to purify the toxins within the poisoned?”
“I don’t know. But you can let me try again.”
With that, Natalia pulled out that cross from beneath her collar.
Whether it was an illusion born from Graham placing his hopes on Natalia or some other reason, Graham actually felt that the cross in Natalia’s hand seemed to be emitting a faint golden light.
Natalia didn’t say anything more.
She hurried toward the direction of the tents where the poisoned were.
She had long wanted to help these poisoned people quickly.
It was just that she had already tried once before, and this time she was using Alice’s power, so she couldn’t be too conspicuous.
Moreover, she had to exchange pleasantries with Graham first.
Now, she could finally act.
Graham, Feide, and Alice all followed behind Natalia, entering a tent with her.
Inside the tent lay a little girl.
At this moment, the little girl seemed to be having some difficulty breathing.
She was panting heavily, her eyes dazed, and her entire body felt somewhat feverish.
A traveling physician from the caravan was kneeling before the little girl, wiping her sweat and placing a damp towel on her forehead, hoping to alleviate the little girl’s suffering.
Seeing these poisoned people reduced to this state, this traveling physician’s heart was also filled with pain.
She had certainly seen many cases of poisoning or illness, but she couldn’t analyze what this toxin was at all.
To analyze the toxin, they would need to reach the nearest town at the very least.
But now, with so many people in the caravan poisoned, how could the caravan possibly continue forward?
What kind of toxin could cause such drastic changes in temperament, induce hallucinations, and have slightly different symptoms in each person?
This traveling physician simply couldn’t figure it out, and because of this, she found it difficult to administer antidotes or medicine to the poisoned.
After all, all medicine has some toxicity.
If she used the wrong herbs, it could instead worsen the symptoms of the poisoned.
But if they sent someone to the nearest town, to the medical academy there to analyze the toxin, it would definitely take a long time.
If the toxin had subsequent changes, could the poisoned hold on until then?
Only two or three hours had passed since everyone was poisoned, and it would take three to four days to reach the nearest town.
How could they wait that long?
Speaking of which, as the caravan’s traveling physician, she wasn’t very clear on the effects of the herb Violet Vine Grass.
After all, Violet Vine Grass had long ago become a forbidden item.
For commoner classes, even students in medical academies would find it hard to know what this herb did.
Just then, Natalia and the others lifted the tent flap and entered.
“What are you doing? Don’t disturb the patients’ rest!”
Seeing four people suddenly pour into the tent, this traveling physician hurriedly tried to stop them.
“This is the Sister from the caravan. Let her try again, to see if she can purify the toxins in others.”
Before anyone else could speak, Graham very consciously stepped forward to explain to the traveling physician.
Seeing Graham say this, the traveling physician calmed down and didn’t try to stop Natalia and the others anymore.
However, this traveling physician was still somewhat puzzled.
Hadn’t she already tried purification earlier?
Was this time different from before?
In reality, after entering the tent, Natalia completely ignored the traveling physician, as if she hadn’t heard her words at all.
She quickly came to the little girl’s side, crouched down, placed the cross on the little girl’s chest, and simultaneously activated the light element within the cross.
Instantly, the little girl’s body, like the cross, was covered in a faint layer of golden light.
At the same time, the little girl’s breathing immediately stabilized, no longer rapid.
Her eyes also gradually cleared.
Once the golden light faded, the traveling physician hurried to the little girl’s side.
She felt the little girl’s forehead, sensing her body temperature, and was shocked to find that the little girl was no longer feverish.
Her temperature had returned to normal.
“It really works!”
Seeing the little girl return to normal, the traveling physician was overjoyed.
“Sister… thank you for taking care of me…”
After the toxin was purified, the little girl regained some spirit.
She looked at the traveling physician’s face and weakly thanked her.
“Thank you, Sister Natalia…”
Then, the little girl looked toward Natalia.
“Hehe.”
Natalia gave a light laugh, gently stroking the little girl’s forehead, speaking to her in a soft tone.
“This is just a Sister’s duty, little one. Rest well.”
With that, Natalia stood up and continued to go purify the toxins in the other poisoned individuals.
Seeing this, Feide and Alice exchanged a smile.
Their method had truly succeeded.