The "All-Under-Heaven Sweet Prevention Alliance Conference" at Qingniu Medical Hall had barely begun before it descended into a riot of color, like a kaleidoscope kicked over by Huwa. In the medical hall's courtyard, a spinning "Epidemic Prevention Globe" had been erected, its various continental plates bristling with flags that spat out epidemic prevention slogans in different regional dialects. The Central Plains flag shouted, "Don't spit on the ground, dysentery bacteria nowhere to be found!"; the Tibet flag chanted a Tibetan rap; and the Silla flag drifted with a kimchi-scented disinfecting mist.
"Silence, everyone!" Huwa stood atop a high platform shaped like an ox, holding the "Sweet Prevention Alliance Leader Command"—which was actually a garlic clove wrapped in candy wrapper. "Today we're going to weave fabulous epidemic prevention remedies into a sweet net to snare the dysentery bacteria of the entire world!" Before his voice had even faded, Treasurer Qian of Yangzhou rushed onto the stage pushing a "Tongue Diagnosis Train," the carriages packed with sweet medicines capable of tasting out ailments. Patients stepped inside for a quick spin, and emerged with medicinal beans in their mouths inscribed with prescriptions. A Persian merchant dragged over a camel capable of writing epidemic prevention formulas in Arabic, its hump topped with a mechanical device that automatically sprinkled disinfectant powder.
The grand sweet-prevention crossover event went completely off…
Chapter 503