Time goes back to about half a day ago.
Aden Kingdom, harbor.
Four Seas Alliance temporary base.
Inside the sickroom, Kureha put on her long-unworn white coat, wearing gloves and a mask, she was doing a full and careful checkup on the sick old man.
Although Kureha's words and actions were more like a pirate who knew medicine than a doctor, at this moment she showed all the professional qualities a doctor should have.
She and the old man, one asking, the other answering.
"Age?"
"F... fifty-eight years old."
"When did you notice the white spots on your body?"
"A month ago."
"What are the symptoms?"
"At first, it was just a spot on my neck, only the size of a soybean, then it got bigger and bigger, and after a week, it was all over my body..."
Kureha listened to the old man's words, then sorted out the information she needed and wrote it down in her notebook.
Many doctors from Drum Island watched from the side, and they couldn't help but feel a bit surprised inside.
They had never seen Kureha like this.
They also didn't expect that the truly serious Kureha could show such extreme professionalism!
"Hey, what are you staring at!"
Kureha's scolding pulled back those who were distracted.
She lectured, "Tighten your spirits, we still have a lot to do!"
The doctors nodded repeatedly.
As Kureha said, this was indeed a long and complicated job.
Because they are now trying to study an unknown "disease."
This idea was put forward by Kureha.
At first, the doctors all thought that what these Aden Kingdom residents were suffering from was Amber lead Poisoning - or a variant of Amber lead Poisoning, because their symptoms were too similar to Amber lead Poisoning.
But Kureha didn't think so.
Faced with everyone's questions, Kureha was too lazy to explain, and directly, as the highest person in charge of the Four Seas Alliance medical team, forced everyone to treat this disease as an unknown disease.
As a result, things became much more troublesome.
Not only did they have to ask the old man, but every infected Aden Kingdom resident had to be asked.
At the same time, in order to prevent memory bias from being created when asking together, which would lead to inaccurate information, everyone had to be asked separately.
What Kureha is doing now is to set an example for all the doctors.
After asking, Kureha began to carefully observe the old man's symptoms.
White spots appear on the hair and skin, and the texture under the skin spreads out...
It is indeed a symptom of Amber lead Poisoning.
But...
Kureha turned the old man's neck, but he didn't show the kind of dizziness and nausea that Law did.
Sure enough!
Kureha narrowed her eyes and gently pressed her finger on the white spot on the old man's wrist.
Hmm, there is an obvious hard feeling, and it's also like Amber lead Poisoning...
Wait!
Kureha squeezed it again, and her face instantly changed.
Pressing down on the white spots of Amber lead Poisoning patients will have an obvious hard feeling, which is similar to the feeling of "a whole piece."
But the white spot on the old man's body at this moment, although it also feels hard when pressed, it is a kind of "grainy feeling"!
Kureha immediately wrote down this information and asked other doctors to further verify it in the subsequent examinations.
...
The medical examination for the old man lasted for half a day. During this time, other doctors learned the process and went to examine other patients as well.
Night fell.
Kureha finished everything she could do for now, and finally had time to sit down and rest.
She analyzed the old man's case while eating.
"Really, that emperor has made a big trouble for me..."
Despite saying that, there was not the slightest bit of dislike in Kureha's eyes, but rather a slight light flashing.
So-called doctors, so-called scholars, are all like this.
They are never afraid to explore unknown fields; what really makes them feel afraid is "no unknown."
If there is no "problem," then all "answers" will become meaningless. What a terrible world that would be!
But unlike ordinary scholars, the psychology of "doctors" is actually very complex.
On the one hand, they desire more knowledge; on the other hand, they hope that there are no diseases in the world, and that there are no people who feel pain because of diseases.
Perhaps, as Hiluluk said, that "panacea" that can cure everything is the common pursuit of all doctors in this world!
"Hahahaha, I'm really tired, why did I suddenly think of that quack?"
Kureha took a bite of bread and continued to study the case.
The unknown disease is becoming more and more different from Amber lead Poisoning.
Amber lead Poisoning can bring great pain to patients, a pain that is constant and never stops until the patient dies completely.
But this unknown disease that appeared in the Aden Kingdom is not like this.
About a month ago, this disease was officially discovered in the Aden Kingdom.
And there were no initial infected people. Like Amber lead Poisoning, it suddenly appeared on a large scale.
According to the old man, this disease is indeed infectious. For example, he himself was infected when taking care of his infected daughter, but the method of infection is unknown.
People who get the disease will have the same symptoms as Amber lead Poisoning from the outside.
But in the subsequent development of the disease, it will not bring great pain to the patient, but gradually make the patient lose control over their body, and eventually become paralyzed in bed.
Kureha has been practicing medicine for many years, but has never seen this disease.
"We must first figure out the cause."
Kureha rubbed her eyebrows.
Figuring out the cause is not only helpful for treating the disease, but also ensures the safety of the medical team.
...
After thinking for a long time without any results.
Kureha sighed helplessly and decided to go out for some fresh air to clear her mind.
"It's been a month since we set off. It seems that the air in Winter Island is still the best..."
Speaking of this, Kureha suddenly froze.
A month?
It has been about a month since the Four Seas Alliance officially set off!
It has been about a month since Rowan announced the Four Seas Alliance's actions to the world through the newspaper!
It has been about a month since the unknown disease broke out in the Aden Kingdom!
"Could it be..."
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded.
Kureha turned her head and saw that it was one of the doctors from the medical team.
"Dr. Kureha, we found something!"
As the doctor spoke, he spread out his gloved palm.
By the moonlight, Kureha saw a small, clear "crystal."
It was white all over, vaguely reflecting a light blue light.
"What is this...?"
"It's on the patients, only on the seriously ill."
The doctor paused and explained, "Or rather, if the white spots on their bodies develop to the end, they will turn into crystals like this!"
Kureha narrowed her eyes, took the crystal, and returned to her temporary laboratory.
...
The research lasted for half a day.
Midnight.
Kureha finally got the results of her research on the crystal, and the results made her hair stand on end!
Now she wants to quickly inform everyone, but she can't do it alone, so Kureha immediately went to Rowan.
"Quickly call that quack back!"
"What appeared in the Aden Kingdom is not Amber lead Poisoning at all!"
Kureha said in a low voice:
"Also, immediately notify all personnel to be on high alert, especially those patients!"
When Rowan heard this, he immediately moved his fingers, sand surged, and countless sand soldiers rose from the ground in various parts of the camp, conveying Kureha's warning to everyone.
At the same time, Rowan was a little puzzled, "What did you find?"
"This is not a 'poison' similar to Amber lead Poisoning, it's not even a disease!"
Kureha's face was extremely ugly, "This is a biological virus, or... a biological weapon!"
Boom!
As soon as the words fell, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
Rowan and Kureha in the room noticed something and turned to look at the door.
There, lightning flashed, reflecting a hunched figure.
It was the infected old man.
He was hunching over, and the silhouette reflected by the electric light was filled with many unnatural small bumps.
…
On the Four Seas Alliance ship.
Habu looked up at the sky and reached out to feel the surrounding wind.
"It's going to rain heavily..."
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