Frankenstein waved in the general direction Redfield had left, bidding farewell to his new friend.
If she wasn't a mechanical life form with special physical abilities, she probably wouldn't even be able to see in this direction.
Perhaps because he didn't know how to say goodbye to his friend, Redfield chose this special method, leaving a message and disappearing.
"New Friend"
Frankenstein threw the piece of paper with the phone number on it into the trash can. It wasn't that she had any special ideas, but the piece of paper meant nothing to her.
Just by looking at it once, she could remember the number completely, and the paper was redundant for her.
Choosing to throw it into the trash can is also to avoid littering.
While Frankenstein was thinking about his friendship, Orlan was checking on a special patient in the hospital.
"Your Majesty Oran, this is the special patient we encountered this time.
Patients experience intense burning pain both externally and internally, a bitter metallic taste in the mouth, white spots all over the body, and hair loss.
Accompanied by occasional coma and general weakness."
Outside a special ward, the doctor from Firefly Island was reporting a patient's condition to Oran.
"We tested him and found no traces of bacteria or viruses, but we cannot rule out the possibility that it was caused by an unknown virus."
"Where does the patient usually live?"
Listening to the doctor's description of the patient, Oran sensed something was wrong.
"It's Frevans. Does this have anything to do with this disease, Your Majesty Oran?"
"This is a big deal. Has it already started now?"
Orlan did not say this to anyone. There are many special diseases in this ocean, but many of them are not naturally occurring, but the result of human actions. This patient's disease is one of them.
He was able to come to Firefly Island through the channels of the underground world.
His original identity was a businessman who smuggled platinum and lead ore. Not only was he born in Frefans, but he also dealt with platinum and lead a lot when he was young.
And platinum and lead were also the cause of his illness.
"You guys should know what Frefans' nickname is?"
"Yes, Your Majesty Oran. I heard that it is called the White Town and is rich in a mineral called platinum and lead."
"Yes, you are right. His illness is caused by this mineral."
Platinum lead is a special mineral buried beneath Frefans and has its own uses in various fields.
Tableware, cosmetics, decorations, and even seasonings, platinum lead has been developed and appears in various fields.
However, this widely used substance is a toxic mineral.
This poison will not harm the user and will not be released if it is not mined, but once it is mined, the toxins contained in it will affect everyone in the area.
As early as a hundred years before the platinum and lead industry began to develop in Frevans, the world government's geological exploration team had explored this place and discovered the truth about platinum and lead.
However, in the face of huge profits, the world government and the royal family concealed all of this and forced ordinary people in Frevans to join the platinum and lead industry and continue to mine platinum and lead for them.
The people gained a lot of wealth, and the per capita income of Freifans rose sharply.
Frevans has also developed from an unknown small town into a wealthy country, but the civilians of Frevans do not know that this money was exchanged for lives, not the lives of one or two people, but the lives of everyone.
The toxin content of platinum lead is very small, and this is where platinum lead is most dangerous.
This trace amount of toxin will continue to accumulate and even be passed on to future generations through accumulation from generation to generation, making the lives of future generations shorter and shorter.
The original people could still live for seventy or eighty years without being affected. However, as platinum and lead accumulated, their descendants might not even reach adulthood.
The mining of platinum and lead has a history of almost a hundred years, and the accumulation of platinum and lead has gradually reached the point where disease occurs.
This patient had more contact with platinum and lead, so the onset of the disease occurred earlier.
According to the plot development of the original timeline, this disease eventually developed into a kingdom virus.
In the final stage, due to the accumulation of platinum and lead, three generations of a family became ill almost at the same time.
"Wait, Your Majesty Oran, are you saying that platinum and lead are harmful? I have tableware made of platinum and lead at home."
Because of the rarity of the minerals, platinum and lead products were once exported all over the ocean, and even the countries along the Grand Route were no exception. Oran's words actually scared some doctors.
Orlan is the representative of authority in this hospital, whether it is the king's power or top medical skills. Everyone here is convinced of Orlan.
"Throw it away, it's not a good thing. Although the finished product isn't very harmful, it's still better not to use it.
But don't worry too much, as long as you don't consume it every day as a condiment, it won't have much impact on your body."
"Then I'll throw it away when I get back. It's unbelievable that the things they hid with such great difficulty are actually poisonous."
After the pirate invasion, they packed the platinum and lead tableware into boxes and buried them underground to prevent them from being stolen by the pirates. They never expected that the things they left behind would make people so sick.
"Then, Your Majesty, how should this disease be treated?"
"It can't be cured by conventional means. Take him to the medical laboratory. Don't worry, this disease is not contagious."
Platinum-lead disease is a very troublesome type of heavy metal poisoning. They attach themselves to every cell in the body and will not disappear unless the person is burned to ashes.
But there are always more solutions than problems, and platinum-lead disease is not completely incurable.
First of all, the surgery fruit has the ability to cure this disease. The ability of the surgery fruit can easily cut open the flesh and deal with the remaining diseases in the body.
Secondly, the bear's meat ball fruit can also try to deal with this problem.
Although the Globule Fruit cannot directly remove things like viruses, the bear can only remove the pain caused by the virus.
However, platinum lead disease is not a virus, but tiny metals attached to the body, which is still within the influence of the Bear Meat Ball Fruit.
But if we do this, someone must bear the pain, which is obviously beyond the limits of human beings.
Therefore, Orlan has his own way of treatment.
In the process of invention, some additional products are occasionally born. For example, when Orlan was making a helmet, he accidentally made a shield suitable for Redfield.
When researching the P particle shield, Orlan failed countless times, and the result of one of these failures happened to be the birth of such a separator.
This machine may be able to separate platinum and lead from the human body, but it still requires some small attempts.
When the patient regained consciousness, he immediately accepted Oran's idea of conducting experiments on him.
Both his father and grandfather died of this disease. At that time, he thought it was a hereditary disease in his family, but he didn't expect it was caused by platinum-lead.
The patient was lucky. The machine that Oran accidentally made was able to clean platinum and lead from the human body. However, after the incident, Oran did not choose to announce the news.
Because it doesn't make sense.
The World Government and the royal family of Frevans have long known what platinum lead is, but driven by interests, they abandoned the residents of Frevans.
Before the large-scale outbreak of platinum-lead disease, exposing this matter would not cause any waves, but would instead be suppressed by the world government.
There might not even be a need for the upper echelons to intervene. Ordinary people in Frevans might not only not appreciate Orlan's kindness but also resent him because Orlan has cut off their source of income.
After all, before the platinum-lead disease really broke out, platinum and lead were a treasure trove in their eyes.
So Orlan decided to wait and see. When Frevans's platinum-lead disease broke out on a large scale, he would stand out and reap a wave of fame and fortune.
The infected will be cured, their lives guaranteed. This achievement will earn Orlan another Ibel Prize in Medicine, solidifying his reputation.
And it's not just reputation, even the population of Frevans is his target. If handled properly, perhaps even the territory of Frevans will become part of Piltover.
Today, Firefly Island is Orlan's main base and the main mine he has developed. However, if he wants to develop further, it is not enough without developing branch mines.
Just as Orlan was formulating his future course of action regarding Frevans, Firefly Island also welcomed a group of uninvited guests. At noon on the Evolution Day, several people arrived at Firefly Island on a supply ship from the underground world and took a tour of the nearby area.
They are neither full of curiosity like those who come to the island for the first time, nor like those who have lived here for a long time and lament the changes here.
There was only greed and disdain in their eyes.
"I can't believe this island has become like this. I thought it had been turned into a garbage dump by those pirates a long time ago."
"This man does have some abilities, but he actually turned our holiday palace into a hospital for those low-class people. He really can't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant."
This group of people were none other than the former royal family of Firefly Island.
After the kingdom was in crisis because of their misconduct, they chose to flee immediately.
He fled to Marijoa with the kingdom's remaining money and lived a life of debauchery.
Now, thanks to Oran's construction, Firefly Island has regained its vitality. Occasionally, news about this place can be seen in newspapers, and the royal families who had fled abroad have returned here.
"But in the current situation, it might not be easy for us to take this place back."
"Don't forget, there's no Piltover in the World Government; there's only the Kingdom of Fafler. Although our membership status was revoked due to some unforeseen circumstances, the World Government will certainly continue to accept us as long as we can pay the Heavenly Gold again."
If this person knows what's good for him, he can be given a noble status. Otherwise... humph."
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