Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 459

Chapter 459: Chapter 459: Abortion

After he spoke, everyone was stunned for a moment before someone scoffed. "Look how scared you are! What’s the big deal about digging up a body?"

"Yeah, it was freezing these past few months. Lots of people couldn’t take it and just jumped. Is it really that surprising to dig up a body? They’re just poor souls, in the end. You might as well just help take care of the body!"

"Don’t even get me started, I saw a jumper with my own eyes! I was so cold I couldn’t sleep that night, and when I rolled over, I saw two people jump from their window one after the other! I was nearly scared to death. I couldn’t tell if my body was colder or if my heart was."

"What’s there to be afraid of? During that time when the heating was out, a lot of people didn’t make it and just froze to death. There are bound to be plenty of bodies in this building! How are we supposed to get by if you all get this worked up over every little thing?"

"Yeah, right. You talk a big game, but you’ll be singing a different tune when you’re the one face-to-face with a corpse."

"..."

Listening to the crowd’s chatter, Melody Summers thought, ’After a while, Titus Lowell, his two brothers, and Joyce Lawson’s family will probably all be dug up.’

’I need to get my story straight with Joyce Lawson first. We’ll pin her family’s deaths entirely on Titus Lowell and his crew.’

Melody had a good idea of how Joyce had dealt with her family. She felt they had it coming. Joyce, however, still had her whole life ahead of her; she couldn’t be dragged down by those ungrateful wretches of a family.

Silently scheming, Melody took the herbs and went to find Winnie Summers.

"Oh, you silly girl," Winnie chided with a frown when she saw Melody run in. "You just don’t listen, do you? I told you to stay put at home, but you had to come running out!"

Melody scratched her head and replied with a grin, "Mom, I brought some medicinal herbs. They’re for detoxing and bringing down fevers! The proportions are all mixed according to a formula. We can brew some for the neighbors to drink. It might help with their fevers."

At Melody’s words, the people from the emergency management office all gathered around.

Seeing the herbs in the bag, Colin Summers nodded repeatedly. "Is this bupleurum? It’s great for reducing fevers! And are these isatis root and honeysuckle?"

Mr. Lynch chimed in from the side, "These herbs are all meant for fighting fevers and infections. Let’s hurry and brew some for the residents. I’ll get the water boiling!"

Everyone quickly sprang into action. As he helped boil the water, Shawn Lynch sighed, "To be honest, herbal medicine has a limited effect on fevers. It really only helps a little. If only we had some modern medicine..."

Hearing this, Mr. Lynch smacked his son on the back of the head again. "You little punk," he scolded in a low voice. "Every time you’re asked to do something, you just complain. Where are we supposed to find modern medicine now? We’re lucky to have these herbs!"

Many residents were now running high fevers; some were so bad they’d fallen unconscious. Thermometers maxed out the second they were used.

The emergency management staff could only scramble to bring their temperatures down with ice, afraid their brains would get cooked otherwise.

Even the residents with only low-grade fevers were crying out about the pain racking their bodies. Some were in so much pain they wept. A constant wave of groans echoed through every room of the temporary shelter.

Melody said from the side, "Lynch, don’t worry. The formula I found is very effective. After the residents drink it, it should alleviate some of their symptoms!"

The formula was actually just a common one Melody had found in a book. But since the herbs came from her Arcadian Space, she was confident they would at least relieve the residents’ symptoms, even if they couldn’t provide an instant cure.

After a while, the air grew thick with the strong aroma of brewing medicine.

Once a pot of the herbal medicine was ready, Harvey Jennings volunteered to test it.

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