Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 702 The Legendary Doctor Makes His Debut

Zoe stared in disbelief, about to say something, when she saw Gaia put her finger to her lips.

Gaia gently shook her head and pointed to Beatrice beside her.

Beatrice is now cautiously peeking out of the steam engine. She first tries to spit a few times, but finds that nothing comes out except saliva. Only then does she breathe a sigh of relief and climb out of the steam engine.

Beatrice was taken aback when she saw Gaia and Zoe staring at her. "What's wrong? Is the airship out of fuel? Let me think for a moment."

No, no, no, that's not necessary.

"No need, no need, we still have fuel!"

The two quickly waved their hands.

Are you kidding? We're practically next to Castel now, how could we possibly be without pollution?
The pollution emitted daily from the Stellar Furnace is sufficient for the island's needs.

Stellar furnace, stellar furnace.
Zoe's eyes suddenly lit up: "I've got it!"

Gaia and Beatrice were both startled by her. Zoe quickly explained, "Beatrice, can the steam engine help you suppress pollution?"

Beatrice turned and glanced at the steam engine. The gears of the steam engine turned and made a few clicking sounds, as if it were humming softly.

"Yes, the steam engine helped suppress the pollution in my body, otherwise I wouldn't have made it this far."

"Do you know that Castel has a super-large furnace? That machine spirit should be much more powerful than this, and it should be able to suppress the pollution in your body even better!"

Beatrice blinked in confusion, and the steam engine's steam chamber emitted a disgruntled gurgling sound. Only Gaia truly understood her meaning and opened her eyes wide.

"She can get in? She can get out? That's outrageous!"

Zoe blushed, looked away, and said stiffly, "Just tell me whether it was suppressed or not!"

"That's true. According to you, once you enter the Stellar Furnace, there's no disease that can't be cured."

Zoe was completely embarrassed.

Fortunately, the lookout quickly rushed into the cabin and came to her rescue:

"Message received from Castells!"

The group turned to look: "What information?"

“Castel received news of our arrival and is preparing to send a doctor to assist us.”

"Doctor? Who wants to come over? Richard?"

"They didn't give their names, only that a 'legendary doctor' would come to assist."

Upon hearing this, Gaia and Zoe's expressions changed drastically: "Quick, send a message! We don't need a legendary doctor, just a regular one will do!!"

Castells didn't have a "legendary doctor" level at all, but there were indeed two people who were recognized with that title.

One is Gwen, and the other is Monica.

Gwen, needless to say, single-handedly destroyed the entire Silent Sanctuary with a flail, and then attained enlightenment in Longchang, creating the "Eightfold Holy Healing Technique," which is the pinnacle of physical healing.

As for Monica, she is a fully licensed medical practitioner and possesses all the necessary medical skills. The key difference is that she generally doesn't use conventional treatment methods.
Her treatments are often unconventional and unexpected; each treatment is a miracle, and she always manages to cure people using outlandish methods.

Together, these two made the medical community in Castells renowned. Patients often felt cured just by hearing their names, and wished they could jump out of bed and run away with their beds on their backs.

This also led to poor doctor-patient relations in Castel, with frequent incidents of doctors demanding treatment from patients. Gaia and Zoe had naturally heard these rumors and immediately ordered the lookout to sound the siren, but unfortunately, it was too late.

boom!
The entire airship shook, as if it had been hit by something.

The next moment, the door to the crew cabin was suddenly pushed open.

"Castel's greatest doctor has arrived! Where is the patient?!"

Monica, her hair still covered in soot, rushed in excitedly.

A large patch of scales on her tail was scorched, indicating that it didn't come from any legitimate source.

Gaia had some vague suspicions about this; Monica always seemed to request a large amount of explosives.
"Are you the patient?" Monica bypassed Zoe and Gaia, circling Beatrice with interest. "What's wrong?"

Beatrice was taken aback; this was the first time she had ever seen a banshee, and she hadn't known of their existence when she last came to Castel.

However, compared to other banshees, Monica didn't have such a strong sense of being different, not for any other reason than that she was relatively short.
As if noticing Beatrice's gaze, Monica stretched her snake tail to appear taller: "Stop staring at me! There will be plenty of time to look later. Tell me what disease you have!"

“Let me explain. Beatrice isn’t feeling well.” Gaia sighed and stepped forward.

After her explanation, Monica's eyes lit up.

"So, you can spray out pollution?!" She interlaced her fingers on both hands, looking on with longing. "That's amazing!"

"Is it powerful?" Beatrice scratched her head. She really didn't see how turning into a fountain could be related to being powerful, but Monica's appearance didn't seem fake.

"Of course it's powerful! Don't you think this breath attack could instantly kill any superhuman?"

The three of them were taken aback by what he said.

Battles among extraordinary individuals rarely end quickly. Even between an Investigator and a Nymph, a disparity in power, the two can fight for a considerable time. This is even more true for the Burialers, a transcendental path renowned for its endurance; a duel between two Burialers can keep the audience glued to the screen.
Essentially, it's because superhumans have numerous means to defend themselves against danger.

Beatrice's polluted breath, however, can almost perfectly suppress any supernatural ability.

[The Burialer] wasn't supposed to have high endurance? One mouthful of pollution and he lost control, turning into a monster with high endurance.

[Nymphs] don't they have many clones? If they get contaminated, the clones will be completely destroyed immediately. It takes a long time to purify and isolate them, otherwise they will directly invade the main body.

One bite and the ability to split into two is useless; two bites and it's game over.

Gaia and Zoe exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

They really hadn't thought of this angle.
Last time Beatrice used her clones to dodge her breath attack. They didn't pay much attention to it then, but now they're glad she didn't use it a second time.

Beatrice was stunned for a moment before she managed to say with difficulty, "I... I still want to get rid of this pollution-spraying problem."

Zoe realized what was happening: "Monica, Beatrice's problem isn't just vomiting pollutants. There's too much pollutant accumulated in her body, and her body is on the verge of collapse. She has to be treated!"

"Oh, that's simple too, just amputate."

Beatrice was stunned again, and after a long while, she whispered, "How do we intercept it?"

She is still young and really doesn't want to become disabled like this.

"Nora-style amputation, guaranteed to solve all your problems!"

(End of this chapter)