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Chapter 148 Can I draw a light talisman?
The number of talismans that China currently possesses is barely enough to deal with the plague in City A. Now that this situation has occurred in City B, it has immediately thrown the country into disarray.
As usual, the patient was quickly isolated, and some talismans were immediately dispatched to City B to provide temporary relief and alleviate the situation as much as possible. Further considerations would be made later.
The sudden spread of the plague caused widespread panic, and the people of B City realized the severity of the situation, which in turn caused panic throughout China.
"No way... Even the Azure Dragon God couldn't handle this?"
"Are we really going to die?"
"It feels like the Azure Dragon God helped us too much, disrupting the balance of Yin and Yang, and now Heaven is punishing us."
"Stop talking nonsense, upstairs."
Believe it or not, it's up to you.
"It seems to make some sense..."
"What kind of logic is this! What kind of feudal superstition is this? I only recognize the Azure Dragon God, and no other god can bully me!"
"That's right, that's right. The Azure Dragon God has helped us so much, so how dare those unfounded accusations criticize the Azure Dragon God and us?"
"..."
While everyone was worried about when the epidemic would be brought under control, they were also concerned that it might spread too quickly, leading to everyone being confined to their homes.
Worried, everyone rushed to the supermarket to start a shopping spree. All kinds of basic daily necessities were swept away. Everyone wore masks and looked serious, with their shopping carts full.
At first, only residents of cities A and B were rushing to buy, but the trend intensified, and many people in other provinces and cities also started to take action.
Upon noticing the unrest among the public, the authorities immediately began issuing statements to reassure the people.
"Currently, the virus is only spreading in cities A and B, and corresponding control measures have been implemented. Please do not panic..."
After the statement was issued, everyone was somewhat relieved, but some doubts remained.
Faced with the outside world's astonishment and uncertainty, the members of the Supernatural Department were so busy that they hadn't had a good night's sleep for three days.
Since the outbreak of the plague, they have never stopped drawing talismans, but even with the entire department mobilized, they still cannot meet the needs of the patients.
Even though everyone was exhausted, they were unwilling to stop, and just drew talismans quickly, one after another, almost numbly.
Long Xiaoxiao watched their actions quietly from a short distance away.
Tang Xuan is still young, but because she is the most skilled at drawing talismans in the department, she does the most work and has hardly closed her eyes in a long time. Tang De, who is next to her, has white hair and beard but is still focused, holding a brush stained with cinnabar in his hand, and completing the work in one go with smooth and flowing strokes.
After such a long period of production, everyone seems to have developed muscle memory, and the speed at which they make talismans is getting faster and faster.
Long Xiaoxiao looked at it and frowned slightly.
Although the movements were much faster, Long Xiaoxiao could see that the energy contained in those talismans was significantly less, and the effect was not even one-twentieth of a Light Talisman that Long Xiaoxiao had previously bought from the system shop.
Most likely it's because they're too tired, so the effectiveness of making talismans decreases.
Thinking this, Long Xiaoxiao suddenly said, "Let's all go and rest for a bit."
The group, who had been busy with their work, looked up at these words with blank and surprised expressions: "Huh?"
Rong Ming and the others were not around; they were busy dealing with external matters. Only the people from the Department of Supernatural Powers and Mysteries were present.
Everyone looked at Long Xiaoxiao, then turned to look at each other for a few seconds, their expressions blank.
"Go and rest for a while!" Long Xiaoxiao continued, her tone certain, not forgetting to explain, "Your energy is low, so the talismans you draw won't be good either."
This sentence cleared up their doubts, and only then did everyone have the mind to look down and check what their copy looked like. After seeing it, they realized that Long Xiaoxiao's writing was indeed excellent.
The effectiveness of these talismans decreases over time.
But the plague was imminent, and the only way to get rid of the Gu worms was to use talismans to turn them into water. If they stopped, what would happen to the patients outside?
Seeing that the crowd wasn't leaving, Long Xiaoxiao tilted her head in confusion.
Finally, Tang Xuan glanced at everyone, her gaze lingering on Tang De, who had heavy dark circles under his eyes, for a moment, before speaking loudly, "Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood. Everyone, go and rest for a while, and come back when you've had enough sleep."
With a decisive command, Tang Xuan, though young, already showed signs of leadership. Upon hearing her words, everyone stood up instinctively without thinking too much. They glanced at each other, hesitated for a few seconds, and then walked out in unison.
I'll just take a nap and come back when I'm rested enough.
Everyone silently took out their phones and set an alarm to ring eight hours later.
After everyone left, Long Xiaoxiao remained standing there, looking around before asking the system, "Uncle, do you think I can draw a Light Talisman?"
The system paused for a moment, recalling the information about dragons in the magical world that it had previously read.
In the magical world, dragons have always been a revered race, invincible, powerful and mysterious, but their biggest drawback is that they have almost no talent for magic.
They only possess the power to control water, which has nothing to do with magic.
Being able to learn even the basic level of light spells to dispel dark magic is considered a rare talent for dragons, which is one of the reasons why they are helpless against the curses of dark wizards.
If it weren't for the subsequent illness that plagued them, the deaths of their clansmen, and the coincidence of the Light Wizard's visit that revealed the truth, they might not have known that the dragon race was cursed until their true demise.
The system remained silent for too long, and Long Xiaoxiao became uneasy: "Is it not allowed?"
The system couldn't bear it, so after thinking for a moment, it explained from another angle: "Your claws are too big; you can't hold the pen and you can't draw."
Long Xiaoxiao looked down at her claws, which were short and thick and covered with scales, and did not look like they were capable of holding a pen.
“I can transform into human form, Uncle,” Long Xiaoxiao said.
The system was speechless after a long pause before finally stammering, "Well... everyone has their own expertise, so let them handle these things."
We absolutely cannot let the Azure Dragon God do the work.
The system thought this way.
Long Xiaoxiao shook her head, her tone serious: "If I could also draw talismans, I could help them. I'm a dragon, I'm not afraid of getting tired, but they are little people, they'd get exhausted."
The system was silent for a few seconds, then sighed and instructed Long Xiaoxiao, "Don't let them find out you're a child. There are surveillance cameras here, so you can't transform here. The scene is too cluttered, and your projection will be easily detected."