This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 149

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Chapter 149

Translator: Yonnee

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Reina thought that the messages had since disappeared ever since the departure from the original story, but apparently not.

And, that’s not all.

[ Alter ego of the great Bharan, will of Utta, breath of Shan, wind of Megaro, and auxiliary of Ryama. You, Chantra, are the hope of mankind. ]

…It even spouted this extravagantly grand line.

“Driving me nuts, seriously.”

As she muttered unknowingly, Reina pressed a hand against her temple. Then, Ethan and the priests, who were right next to her, stared at her with narrowed eyes.

“Reina?”

‘Ah… Now’s not the time for this.’

Shaking her head, she quickly curved up the corners of her lips and returned to her façade of the ‘saintess of advent’.

“It’s nothing. By the way, the most effective method is by first extracting it with an alcoholic solvent then boiling it after.”

She should be focusing on the task at hand right this moment. So, she put off the announcement message for now so that her thoughts wouldn’t be in tangles.

“Yes, Saintess. As you said, when enca tea was being served before, the tea leaves were just floating on top of the water, so it wasn’t quite effective while we were serving it.”

It was just as Lyton said.

All the people in the eastern side of the village used enca tea leaves to get rid of the ‘fishy’ taste and smell of the water, and none of the people who made tea by boiling the water and tea leaves first got afflicted with the bubonic plague.

On the other hand, those who instead boiled the tea for about one or two days’ worth had comparatively lighter symptoms than the usual.

Likewise, amongst the patients who’d been admitted to the temple, all of those who were showing signs of improvement were those who drank boiled tea.

“When Your Eminence gave the order that all patients should evacuate their houses for a more thorough quarantine, they realized that it’s impossible for them to continue drinking the same tea as before. So, they brought a large amount of enca tea leaves with them, which they steeped in the already boiled water that the temple supplied.”

‘It’s extremely fortunate.’

If the thorough quarantine had never been implemented, a majority of the patients would have continued drinking ineffective tea. Then, they likely would not show any signs of improvement.

And it wasn’t just that.

What if Reina didn’t visit the temple personally? And what if that one patient hadn’t been drinking enca tea that very moment?

She would never have gotten a clue about what would cure this illness.

‘Looking at things this way, it’s not completely groundless to say that human civilization is a product of chance.’

As she was immersed in various other thoughts for a while, Reina soon focused on the medicine again.

She skimmed through many patient reports, specifying the effects of the various extraction methods that she had suggested.

Experimentation started in earnest to find what mixture and method of extraction would bring out the medicine’s most capable effects. A different steeping time, various amounts of the ingredients, varying methods in extracting such as boiling the tea leaves with an alcoholic solvent, leaving it at room temperature, then boiling it once more for the second time.

Fortunately, they yielded different results with each experiment.

“The most effective method is proving to be when the medicine is boiled down with an alcoholic solvent. And apart from that, it’s almost certain that the ratio should be 1:3, while the time it needs to be prepared has been finalized.”

Also known as ‘tincture’, this was a method in which active ingredients and medicinal ingredients would be soaked in alcohol, and would then dissolve and become a concentrated fluid extract.

It’s usually more efficient to use water-soluble components and brew it with water, but it’s also possible to melt fat-soluble components to some extent.

“The tea leaves were already effective after just boiling them together with water, so that makes the ingredient water-soluble. That’s why it’s best to soak the leaves in alcohol instead of oil.”

“Was there a difference depending on the ratio?”

“As Your Eminence said, 70% distilled alcohol works the best.”

As expected, basic knowledge from earth could also be applied in this place.

Alcohol plays an integral role in tearing down the cell wall, but once its concentration rises to more than 70%, rather than being more effective, it would only make the cell wall contract—which would hinder the extraction of the active ingredients in the cell.

“Are you certain that it’s effective?”

“Yes. It’s just as you said, Your Eminence. It’s been tested several times and in many ways, but it’s overwhelmingly the most effective amongst all other treatments.”

After handing the report to Ethan, Reina was briefly lost in thought.

‘I can’t be satisfied with just finding the cure.’

Because there was a limit to harvesting the enca tea leaves.

“We’ll have to see if the enca tea leaves from other regions have the same efficacy.”

“We’ll also have to get His Majesty’s approval on this and contact the Ministry of Health.”

Actually, that’s not the only thing Reina was mulling over.

‘These enca tea leaves… what in the world are they made of?’

What makes them so powerful?

However, this era’s technology still hadn’t advanced to the point that she’d be able to confirm it. Oh, how I wish I had a microscope. I can’t check anything properly.

‘I need a more accurate research method if I want to know exactly how the enca tea leaves and the illness are reacting to each other…’

Of course, there was already a clear causal relationship between the enca tea leaves and the case of the plague at the Bezak territory, given that it’s already being considered as a ‘treatment’.

‘But to prepare for any epidemics or plagues that might break out next… Research is vital. Haa… In the end, the conclusion is still the same.’

As those last few words lingered in her mind, she ended up sighing. But anyway, she shook her head and focused once more on the task at hand.

“In any case, there’s nothing wrong with being careful about the use of enca tea leaves.”

Due to the eradication of the plague from the Bezak territory, ‘enca tea leaves’ would most likely be used indiscriminately. Therefore, it was better to delineate its distribution beforehand.

“Ethan, the enca tea leaves will have to be put under the Imperial Family’s jurisdiction.”

“Do you mean that it should only be grown under the Emperor’s permission?”

“Yes. Just before the general public finds out about its uses, it should be preceded by thorough research on it… In this situation, there’s a high possibility that the Empire’s citizens will unconditionally believe that enca is a panacea.”

“Now that you mention it, it is highly likely that this would happen. I’ll make sure to do as you’ve instructed.”

As Ethan answered, he placed the report that he had already read through on the dark brown table.

It seemed like there’s something he wanted to say. He turned his head slightly as a signal to those around the two of them.

Then, everyone else except for Captain Karbon left. When only the three of them were left in the room, that’s when Ethan finally spoke.

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