"Has the flu broken out?" asked Mu Yang.

  Professor Battist was taken aback, then with a hint of bitterness on his face said: "Yes, the flu has broken out. It seems that you have done in-depth research on this disease, otherwise you wouldn't ask such a question. Now Parisian hospitals are overcrowded, and we are powerless against this flu, no medicine is effective. The French government has ordered local isolation and curfew."

  "What about other places? Is it just Paris?" Mu Yang asked.

  "It's not just Paris, all the places I know of, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, even China and Japan, have already had forecasts of this disease. Our research has found that this illness is very similar to influenza, with all the symptoms being the same. However, using medication to treat influenza has little effect, and what's more, the younger and stronger you are, the easier it is to get infected, and the harder it is to cure. This leaves us baffled, because normally, young people have a stronger resistance to ordinary influenza than weaker individuals." Professor Batiste said with confusion.

  "This is God's punishment." Murong Yang shook his head and said in a low voice.

  "Mr. Williams, medicine is science, this is just a flu epidemic, don't drag God into it." said Berna, the young assistant beside Professor Baptiste with a mocking tone.

  "Don't you believe in God?" Murong said with a glance at this guy who always stuck his neck out.

  "I believe, but I don't believe in any God's punishment, and the Chinese medicine you used may not be effective either. It's possible that Allen Swift just got better on his own, there are precedents for this." Berna said with a sarcastic tone.

  Muyang's evaluation of him is that he is arrogant and may have some talent, but he is very immature in his dealings with others.

  "You can continue studying your science, why come looking for me."

  Bernard's face turned bright red from Mu Yang's words, but he had nothing to say. Now the whole of France is helpless against this disease, what can he do? Moreover, he doesn't believe that Mu Yang, a soldier, would have a way to treat this disease, so from the beginning, he has been filled with distrust towards Mu Yang, and his words and actions are tinged with a hint of disdain.

  "Alright, Berna." Professor Baptiste scolded his young assistant before turning to Mu Yang and saying: "Mr. Williams, I represent the French National Academy of Medicine, inviting you to join our research."

  "I'm sorry, Professor Baptiste. I am a soldier and we are still at war. I cannot abandon my post, so I must decline your invitation." answered Mu Yang.

  Is it meaningful to study the treatment of influenza with the French? Muyang is a British person, and his family is also in Britain. Even if he achieves great success in France, what's the use?

  Muyang bid farewell and left, returning to his own village villa to continue his vacation.

  Professor Battist did not give up, he found the commander of the Allied Forces, General Ferdinand Foch, and under the pretext that Miao was busy fighting, he asked General Foch to dispatch Miao to participate in research work at the French Academy of Medicine.

  But Maoyang is British, although General Foch is the commander of the Allied Forces, it's not up to him to transfer a British soldier out of the army. As for the name Joseph Williams, General Foch already had some impression of it, and now hearing it again, he was also surprised. However, for the sake of France's safety, he still wrote a letter to British Commander Douglas Haig.

  On General Douglas Haig's desk, however, there were two documents, one was a letter from Marshal Foch of the French army, and the other was a telegram from Britain. General Haig glanced at them, then threw Marshal Foch's letter directly into the wastebasket.

  Moyang received the order from the British Command, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and immediately another order was issued, which was to dispatch him back to mainland Britain. The Royal Society of Britain sent a letter to the Minister of War of the British Army, requesting Moyang to return to Britain to study countermeasures against this flu together.

  The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is one of the most powerful organizations in the UK. It was founded in 1660 and serves as the national academy of sciences in the UK. Its status in the UK is unassailable, with the British royal family being its first patron.

  Bid farewell to his intimate comrades, after more than a dozen days of twists and turns, Mu Yang finally returned to London. Before leaving, Mu Yang went to the battlefield hospital to bid farewell to Lina, but the people at the hospital told him that Lina had gone to the front line. Mu Yang missed this lovely girl, and before leaving, he couldn't even say goodbye.

  The Royal Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences Division, Moyang met with President George Porter.

  "George Porter was affable, wearing a pair of glasses, with a pale face and no mustache, looking like an elder. 'Welcome, Mr. Williams, I've been waiting for you for a long time.'"

  "Professor Potter, you may call me Joseph. I apologize for the delay, I came from France and was held up on the way." said Mu Yang, removing his hat with courtesy.

  "It's getting urgent, many places in the UK are having flu outbreaks and hospitals don't have any good solutions. The medical association has also invested a lot of scholars to research this issue together, but so far there is still no good result."

  "Joseph, I saw Elver's paper on the Willow Leaf Blade. Are you a graduate of Cambridge Medical College? You successfully treated a dying patient using multiple methods and proposed some very specific and innovative approaches. I had someone summon you here in hopes of understanding your take on this flu epidemic and whether your methods are effective."

  "Some people have already suggested that this is not just a simple flu, but a plague, and we are all worried that if it is true, it will be a disaster." said Professor George Porter with a heavy heart.

  "With my understanding, I think this is a plague and we must raise our awareness to treat it as a war," said Mu Yang. He felt he should sound the alarm, although some people had already realized the severity of the problem, but it was not yet widely recognized, which was also the main reason for the eventual death of 40 million people worldwide.

  "Do you think so too? Tell me your views." George Porter asked curiously.

  "I think this is a new type of virus, different from the influenza viruses we've seen before. The basic symptoms are similar, so people mistake it for the flu, but when they try to treat it, there's no effect at all. That's why." said Mu Yang.

  "A new virus." George Potter fell into thought.

  Since 1676, when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observed bacteria through his handcrafted microscope, revealing a previously undiscovered world of microorganisms. In 1898, the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck discovered viruses while studying the bacterial infection of tobacco plants, calling them "contagious living fluid" and naming them virus, from the Latin word for "slime".

  The medical community has now widely recognized that viruses are one of the root causes of diseases, but everyone is often at a loss for this invisible and intangible little guy with unknown characteristics. Even if Dr. Mai Yang said it was a new type of virus, Professor Porter could only express helplessness.

  In fact, even in the 21st century, people are often helpless against new viruses, otherwise diseases would not claim millions of lives worldwide every year.