Before the relocation n of Austrsia could be officially executed, the sudden news from Director Batty of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency changed Arthur’s expression instantly, and an emergency cab meeting was ordered, with all cab members to be present.


    The Royal Security Intelligence Agency had acquired arge amount of wartime intelligence for Austrsia during the war, and its current scale had grown tremendously.


    Thanks to Austrsia’s status as a colonial country, intelligence personnel of the Royal Security Intelligence Agency could be Germans, British, Russians or East Asians.


    It could be said that the personnel of the Security Bureau could disguise themselves as civilians from most countries, which was conducive to intelligence exploration in Europe and the Americas.


    The intelligence that changed Arthur’s expression came from the United States and some European countries.


    Although the war had ended early, Arthur knew that a crisis more dangerous than war was about toe.


    ording to Director Batty’s report, as early as March or April this year, a rapidly spreading influenza had urred in the military camps of Kansas State in the United States.


    The symptoms of this flu were only headaches, high fever, muscle soreness and loss of appetite, without any danger, so it was not taken seriously by the United States.


    It was not until more than a monthter, due to the convening of the Paris Peace Conference, that the flu that had spread in the United States was brought to Europe and began to spread in France, and along with the Paris Peace Conference, it spread to the United Kingdom, Spain, and other countries.


    Director Batty sensed something was wrong because it was extremely simr to the flu that Arthur had instructed to spread from the United States and Europe first.


    Without any hesitation, Director Batty requested an audience with Arthur and reported on thetest situation of the flu in Europe and the United States.


    Although the flu has frequently urred in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy, it has not yet been fatal, and has not been taken seriously by any country.


    Everyone thought it was just amon cold, and most people just took somemon cold medicine and left it alone.


    Of course, there were many civilians and low-ie people in the areas where the flu was spreading, and these people cared even less, after all, they did not have enough money to buy medicines.


    If Arthur remembered correctly, the famous Spanish Flu in history actually started spreading in the United States, and the first spread did not pose a significant threat.


    It was not until the second spread that the Spanish Flu demonstrated its dangers, killing at least 25 million people, more than the World War I deaths.


    Upon learning that the flu may have broken out, Arthur had no hesitation or doubt, immediately convened a cab meeting and issued an order for Austrsia to enter a wartime state.


    Arthur demanded that most coastal ports be closed, with only a few ports remaining open for externalmunication.


    The ports that remained open needed to be isted, and nomunication with the non-opening areas was allowed in the short term.


    Meanwhile, Arthur requested the government to prepare an order requiring all Austrsians to self-monitor and, once symptoms of flu such as headache, high fever, muscle soreness, and loss of appetite were detected, to report to the government-established istion points immediately and minimize contact with others as much as possible.


    In addition, almost all external channels, including airship flights, were closed.


    Only Arthur knew how exaggerated this flu was, and if it was not taken seriously, at any time the poption of Austrsia could be sharply reduced by more than one-fifth.


    Under Arthur’s orders, the government quickly issued an announcement, and Austrsia instantly entered a closed state.


    Maintaining a few open ports not only received immigrants but also ensured the supply of overseas colonies.


    After all, there were a considerable number of people in the major colonies, and they could not be starved to death because of this flu.


    At the same time, under the supervision of the Austrsian government, state and urban governments began setting up isted zones away from the cities and encouraged residents with symptoms to go for quarantine. The government would provide free amodation and supplies for them.


    For a time, Austrsia was in motion due to the government’s orders, but it also quickly caused great panic among the people.


    This kind of temporary state without any deration and strict control was the scariest, and no one knew exactly what had happened to the government, or why it had suddenly entered a wartime state after the victory of the war.


    On May 27, 1918, the second day that Austrsia entered military control, the Austrsian Royal Science Academy contacted domestic and foreign media and broke sensational news that a highly fatal flu is spreading worldwide and that most parts of Europe have be infected.


    In order to show respect for allies and the importance of the World Alliance, while breaking the news, the Austrsian government contacted the four great powers of the Allies and all member countries of the World Alliance, urging their governments to take it seriously, as this flu was enough to destroy a country.


    Frankly speaking, after hearing the warning from Austrsia, most countries including Britain and France had only one thought - the people of Austrsia had gone mad.


    If there were such a deadly flu in Europe, they and these countries would not have been unaware of it and could not have been discovered first by Austrsia.


    Despite the stern rhetoric of the Austrsian government’s warning, not many countries paid attention to the flu exposed by Austrsia.


    Some countries did take the issue seriously, but after consulting with their domestic medical institutions or researchbs and learning that there was indeed a flu outbreak, they learned that it was not deadly and thus, they dismissed Austrsia’s warning.


    Some countries even publicly opposed Austrsia’s warning, using it of undermining world peace and stability with its baseless ims and harming the interests of the countries where the flu had spread.


    This is considered a serious disruption to world order, damaging the interests of the countries affected by the flu outbreak exposed by Austrsia.


    As the saying goes, seeing is believing, and even if there is such a flu outbreak, most countries wouldn’t dare to issue the relevant orders.


    Especially aplete lockdown like Austrsia, which would severely harm the interests of all major sses within the country and could even lead to the overthrow of the government.


    Other countries are unlikely to take action just because of Austrsia’s words unless the epidemic is already quite severe; otherwise, such a major decision would not be made by the government.


    As European countries question Austrsia’s exposure and condemn it for undermining world order, Arthur has already ordered the government to distribute supplies and disinfectants to all people for free.


    Masks, along with gas masks, have been mass-produced, and Austrsia currently has arge stockpile of masks specifically prepared for this flu outbreak.


    Arge number of gas masks have also been prepared for frontline port and hospital workers, providing better protection against the flu virus.


    The exposure by the Austrsia Science Academy has caused considerable shock both domestically and internationally, with most people in the country trusting the Academy.


    After all, the Austrsian government has never done anything absurd up to this point, and the public clearly prefers to trust the government rather than condemn it.


    Although the closure of ports is detrimental to people’s livelihoods, most people have no objection, and many of them even believe they have symptoms and voluntarily go to the istion points established by the government.


    The istion points are quite simple, some are independent buildings that have been temporarily requisitioned as urban istion points.


    Some, due to their remote location, use arge number of tents as istion points, but each person can have their own tent.


    Supplies for the isted people are delivered on time every day, and their eating, drinking, and living are all taken care of by the government.


    Although the exposure from the Royal Science Academy may probability be exaggerated, many people are still very concerned and afraid of being infected with a highly fatal disease.


    In response to this, Arthur stepped forward to stabilize Austrsia’s order, introducing wartime and control measures in the country topletely cut off the spread of the virus from abroad.


    In order to prevent the spread of influenza that has already urred in Austrsia, Arthur encouraged all those with symptoms to go to istion points to avoid transmission to family, friends, and others.


    Of course, the government promised to provide sufficient supplies to everyone, ensuring that people would not be troubled by hunger in any situation.


    People who went to the istion points would also receive priority in the provision of living supplies.


    Once a true case of transmission is found, the royal family and the government would bear all medical expenses, ensuring that people would not have to struggle with the severe flu.


    The day after Arthur stood up to reassure the people, state and city governments began distributing masks, disinfectants, and some supplies to the people to ensure their lives would not be affected.


    Although the external channels have been closed, the cirction within major cities has not been affected. However, Arthur requires people to wear masks in public ces to reduce the probability of transmitting the virus to others and bing infected.


    Arthur’s high poprity and esteem yed a role in this as well. With Arthur’s call, a vast majority of people willingly wore masks when entering public ces, even if they were dissatisfied with the government’s policy.


    Those who did not wear masks were condemned by the majority and had to hurriedly return home to wear masks before going out again.


    While there were some who refused to wear masks, they were quickly reported and invited to the local police station for tea and meals for several days.


    At the same time, Arthur also required all government personnel and workers to wear masks during work and in public ces.


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    If wearing a mask is unsuitable for a particr job, the entire enterprise and factory would be quarantined, with the government delivering materials to the factories.


    This system is somewhat based on the experience ofter generations but is definitely effective in defending against such a severe flu outbreak.


    Austrsia’s vastnd and sparse poption, coupled with the strict quarantine measures, may not guarantee that there will be no flu cases, but it can be confidently believed that the impact would not be too severe.


    As for the economic losses caused by these quarantine policies and blockade policies, there is no alternative, as a little economic loss is much better than tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of casualties.


    Under Arthur’s call, all sses in Austrsia have also taken action, presenting a stark contrast to theughter and joy outside the country, as if they were in two different worlds.