Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

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If that's the case, why did dozens of people come all at once?

Just as Luo Wen was wondering, the dozens of people dressed as villagers arrived at the port.

They wore hoods that covered their faces, making them look quite strange.

Upon meeting, they immediately began unloading the cargo that the Four Seas Alliance had just unloaded from their ship.

Everyone was extremely puzzled.

Dalton stepped forward and patted the leader on the shoulder. "Sir, what are you doing?"

To everyone's surprise, the old man also looked puzzled. "It's all over the news. Didn't you come here to help us?"

"what?"

Dalton was immediately filled with doubt.

But at that moment, Kureha suddenly rushed forward and pulled Hiruluk away.

Then, she carefully lifted the hood of the old villager.

Beneath the hood was a face with white patches.

Kureha's pupils contracted sharply, and she murmured:

"Lead poisoning..."

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[89. Chapter Eighty-Eight: Platinum Lead Sickness]

Platinum lead poisoning?!

"No, it's impossible..."

Rosinandi noticed the white spots under the old man's hood and was immediately puzzled.

The pathology of platinum lead poisoning lies in the fact that it is an extremely chronic poisoning symptom that eventually develops through generations of continuous contact with platinum and lead ore.

According to Luo's description, platinum-lead minerals are found only underground in the white town of Flevans in the North Sea.

Now, the platinum and lead reserves inside Flevance have been exhausted, and it has been completely destroyed by the World Government. Only Law is left as a survivor.

Even if someone could, like Luo Yiyang, crawl into a pile of corpses to find a sliver of hope, there wouldn't be as many as these dozens of people in front of us!

Such a large group of people could not possibly have gone unnoticed by the world government.

Moreover, judging from their appearance, these people were dressed in the standard attire of the Kingdom of Aden, all in village clothing, which was very different from the residents of Frevans described by Luo.

But that's just how it is.

The old man's face, beneath his hood, indeed had white spots that were exactly the same as the symptoms of lead poisoning!

Kureha narrowed her eyes, her fingers twitching slightly behind her back—a signal to everyone to remain vigilant if things went wrong.

Rosinandi stepped forward and tentatively asked, "Sir, how many platinum-lead patients are there here?"

The old man shook his head helplessly and said bitterly, "They're everywhere in the Kingdom of Aden. I heard the royal family has all fled, and now nobody in the country cares about us!"

"This damn infectious disease!"

He took a newspaper from his pocket with his wrinkled hands; it contained the front-page headline from almost a month ago.

"Everyone was initially in despair, but when we heard that someone was coming to the Kingdom of Aden to rescue people, we managed to hold on!"

These words, when they reached the ears of everyone present, formed a huge amount of information.

"This, this is impossible!"

Rosinandi murmured.

Platinum lead poisoning is not contagious at all; this is a well-established fact!

Moreover, apart from the white town of Frivans, it was impossible for anyone else to have prolonged contact with platinum-lead ore and thus contract platinum-lead sickness.

If that's the case, why does this old man say that a platinum lead disease outbreak will occur in the Kingdom of Aden?

Rosinandi pressed further, "Old man, does the Kingdom of Aden also produce platinum and lead ore?"

"What platinum-lead ore?"

The old man shook his head and frowned, saying, "What are you talking about? Why do you seem to disbelieve that we're sick?"

After saying this, the old man waved his hand, and the remaining dozens of people took off their hoods, with a few even pulling up their sleeves.

Their skin and hair, more or less, had those terrible white spots.

"We are considered to have relatively mild symptoms. Those with more severe symptoms are too weak to move and can only stay at home to recuperate."

The old man said with a bitter expression, "Everyone's food reserves are almost gone. If this drags on any longer, we'll either die of illness or starve to death!"

He wanted to take Kureha's hand, but then he remembered that he had a contagious disease, so he could only kneel on the ground and plead with the people of the Four Seas Alliance before him:

"Do you have any doctors? Please, please save this country! My daughter is dying!"

Dalton wanted to help the old man up, but Kureha stopped him.

"Wait, Dalton."

Kureha put on the mask and gloves she always carried, her expression grave. "Something's not right."

Then, she first arranged for the medical team, fully armed, to appease the villagers.

……

the other side.

The power of the Silence-Silence Fruit is activated.

The soundproof barrier opened, isolating the group of people from the Kingdom of Aden from the outside.

With this soundproof barrier in place, even if they discuss it face to face, the people from the Kingdom of Aden won't be able to hear it.

Why is this happening?

Rosinandi looked at everyone in confusion, "Rosinandi should be the last living platinum lead poisoning patient in the world, so why has platinum lead poisoning also broken out in the Kingdom of Aden?"

Dalton had already learned a basic understanding of platinum-lead disease on his way here, and therefore speculated: "Could there be platinum-lead mines in the Kingdom of Aden as well?"

"Impossible, only Frivans in the North Sea produces platinum and lead ore."

Rosinandi shook his head and said, "Moreover, if platinum and lead mines are not mined for a long time, platinum-lead disease will not break out."

Wipa on the Sky Island pondered, "Could platinum lead poisoning really be contagious...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Wipa was glared at by Kureha.

"Don't make wild guesses about the unknown, or you'll only get answers that you think are correct, you young brat!"

The doctor pulled a bottle of liquor from his waist, downed a few mouthfuls of strong liquor, collected his thoughts, and turned to Rowan, saying:

"Give me some time, I will find out the truth."

"I believe you, doctor."

Rowan nodded.

Upon hearing this, Hiruluk suddenly said, "Speaking of which, should I go and investigate within the Kingdom of Aden? We probably won't find anything by just staying at the dock!"

Kureha stopped her, saying, "No, that's too dangerous."

Hiluluk waved his hands repeatedly, "It's alright, it's alright. Platinum lead disease isn't contagious. Besides, I'm used to running away. Wapol spent years trying to catch me, and I'll run away if there's any real danger!"

"and……"

Hiluluk looked at Rowan, "We definitely need someone to conduct a thorough investigation, don't we?"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Wen shook his head and said, "I will send someone to investigate."

"Hahaha, okay, okay!"

Hiluluk could only nod repeatedly.

However, Rowan then rubbed his temples, his tone quite helpless, "I guess I can't stop you."

Hiluluk laughed even harder, "You guessed right!"

He was just that kind of person, unrestrained and yearning for freedom, and no one could stop him—even if that person meant well.

Hiluluk only sought a life that was enjoyable and without regrets.

Rowan could only give a few instructions: "Have two Alabasta soldiers accompany you—that's the bottom line, and if you find anything unusual, return immediately."

After all, they would be staying in the Kingdom of Aden for quite some time.

Rosinandi needs to seize the fruits of surgery, while Rowan needs time to think about how the Four Seas Alliance can establish itself in the North Sea.

At the very least, we need to figure out what this group of "platinum-lead patients" who have suddenly appeared are all about.

It's not just about raising awareness among doctors like Kureha; if Rowan and the others stand idly by, it could very well put the Four Seas Alliance in a passive position!

……

Therefore, the current action plan has been finalized.

Hiruluk led a team to investigate deep into the Kingdom of Aden.

Kureha and the main force of the medical unit were responsible for studying platinum lead poisoning among the citizens of the Kingdom of Aden.

Hoka and other merfolk warriors were responsible for guarding the nearby waters and investigating the surrounding area.

The rest of the crew stayed on the ship, trying to replenish supplies and remaining vigilant about their surroundings.

……

And so, a day passed.

That night, night fell.

Kureha burst into Rowan's captain's cabin and slammed something onto his table with a loud bang.

"Go and call that quack doctor back right now!"

Rowan looked down and saw a small crystal fragment on the table, gleaming with a glassy silvery-white luster.