The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

As two system prompts sounded, it was confirmed that Surtel had indeed been successfully pulled into the team of the Integration Movement.

"You haven't mentioned the other dragon girl yet. Who is she?" Just as Wang Chong was still examining the information in the system in his mind, Surtel's voice came into Wang Chong's mind, asking him about the situation.

"She is very powerful and also uses fire. I quite like her. If I have time, I would like to communicate with her more." said Surtel.

"Her name is Tallulah, and she's also the leader of our Reunion Movement. Oh, and she's my current girlfriend." Wang Chong said casually.

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Chapter 140: Encounter with Rhodes Island

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Surtel looked at Wang Chong with an incredulous expression. What do you mean? So you've already found someone new, right? So I'm your ex, right? So I just had a fight with my current partner, right?

A deep sense of displeasure suddenly rose within Surtel. Especially since, if she remembered correctly, that woman named Tallulah was similar to herself, with a good figure, the ability to use fire, horns, and considerable strength...

The more Surtel thought about it, the more unhappy he became. What was this? Was this like finding someone who was almost the same as him as a substitute? Surtel, who had lost his memory, had no memories of love, but he had already experienced what it felt like to be a substitute.

"Oh, don't be angry. You've been gone for so long, I thought I would never see you again in my lifetime. You can't let me live alone for the rest of my life." Wang Chong said.

"So this is still my fault?... But it seems like it's really my fault, but why am I so unhappy?" Surtel sulked and said nothing, completely unaware that he had completely mistaken this guy who was a stranger three minutes ago as his boyfriend who he had lost and forgotten in the past.

"Besides, you see, I haven't hidden anything from you, right? I explained her identity clearly earlier to avoid any problems when you get along with each other. Similarly, I also told her directly about our past relationship. My feelings for both of you are sincere and honest, you have to believe me." Wang Chong said sincerely.

When Surtel heard what Wang Chong said, he seemed to think that there was some truth in it, but he still felt that something was wrong.

"Alright, alright, Surtur, you and Tallulah have to get along well from now on. I sincerely hope you two can become friends. Didn't you just say you really like opponents like Tallulah who use fire? If both of you become my girlfriends, wouldn't we be able to communicate every day?"

As Wang Chong spoke, he pulled out another ice cream from his black mist and handed it to Surtur. "And most importantly, Tallulah is the leader of our organization. If you follow her, you won't have to worry about ice cream. If you're still angry about something, why not vent your anger passionately on ice cream?"

"..." After accepting the ice cream, Sulter finally nodded, seemingly accepting the outcome. After calming down and thinking carefully, he realized what else he could do now. It was because he'd gotten lost and forgotten he'd ever had a boyfriend that he'd found a new girlfriend. Apparently, he'd put aside the past and reacknowledged this "irresponsible" girlfriend, even taking him to eat his current girlfriend's ice cream... No matter how he looked at it, he'd won.

Wang Chong was also very happy when Surtel tacitly agreed to this result. There was no other way. He would have more and more companions in this world in the future, so he would naturally have to pua these people to a certain extent so that they could harmoniously accept becoming fish in Wang Chong's vast ocean.

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"Huh? Are you done talking?" Talulah and Alina were in a ruin at the moment. They happened to look back and saw Wang Chong and Surtel rushing towards them, so they greeted them and asked.

"Well, we're done talking." Wang Chong walked up to Tallulah and Alina and said directly, "It should be okay for Surtur to join the Reunion Movement, right?"

"Why don't you just make the decision directly? Why are you being so polite?" Tallulah said with a smile, "Do you still think I won't agree? I'm not that petty."

"That's not the case. After all, you are the leader of the Reunion Movement, so I have to inform you." Wang Chong shrugged and said.

"I am a qualified leader... If you are willing, I can hand over this position to you." Tallulah said helplessly.

"No, no, no, I don't want to deal with all that. I just need to ensure the overall direction and policy. Those minor matters are best left to you." Wang Chong shook his head repeatedly. He felt that he had to be the one in charge behind the scenes. After all, he might have to return to the Type-Moon World one day to deal with subsequent events.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Alina and I have already explored most of the town, and there are basically no people living here. It seems that they left this place long ago. Then we found a path behind the ruins, and it looks like someone left that path not long ago. The people in this town should have left along this path."

Tallulah naturally knew Wang Chong's temper, so she didn't delve too deeply into the topic and instead started talking about the town.

"By the way, isn't Miss Surtel in this town?" Alina looked at Surtel and asked, "Miss Surtel, do you know where the villagers in this town have gone?"

"Here..." said Surtel, pointing to the path in front of him.

"It looks like it's heading in this direction. Let's go and see how the people in the town are doing now," said Tallulah.

Several people nodded. After all, they came out this time to represent the integration movement and were ready to continue spreading the ideas to the various villages and towns on the snowfield.

"Speaking of which, since Miss Startel knew the natural disaster was coming and knew the direction the townspeople were evacuating, why didn't she evacuate with them instead of staying in town?"

Walking on the path, Tallulah took the initiative to ask Surtel, who was silently following behind Wang Chong.

"...Fell asleep. Didn't hear it." Surtel said directly.

"Fell asleep... maybe he overslept?" Alina found this explanation a bit absurd. But then, thinking about the massive fire giant that had appeared behind him earlier, she felt relieved. With such a fire giant protecting them, there was no need to worry about natural disasters. Wang Chong wasn't surprised by this explanation; after all, Surtur could be quite naive at times.

"Hmm? Something's happening. It seems like someone is rushing towards us from the front... and they seem to be walking very quickly." Wang Chong suddenly said as if he heard some voice.

"...I heard it too. There seemed to be two or three people." Tallulah narrowed her eyes slightly, and the group stopped, wanting to wait and see who was coming towards the town around the corner.

As the footsteps drew closer, they saw three people—two men and one woman—appear around the corner, running towards them. They were all wearing uniforms: a dark black color with a few light blue stripes, looking very professional.

The three men immediately noticed Wang Chong and the others, and stopped less than five meters away. One of the men asked, "Did you just come from the town?"

"Yes, who are you guys? And why are you heading to a town left behind by the Scourge?" Talulah naturally noticed the uniforms and her eyes narrowed slightly. They clearly looked like members of an organization. There were many organizations on the Ursus ice sheet, either made up of civilians or escaped miners. But she didn't know what kind of organization they were.

"I am the messenger of natural disasters who notified the people in this town to seek refuge. The two of them are my colleagues, responsible for security and medical care. We rushed to the town because we just learned from the mayor that there is a red-haired passerby in the town who has not yet come to seek refuge, so we hurried over to check and see if there is any hope of finding her. Even if she died unfortunately, we can collect and burn her bones, and deal with the problem of source stone pollution." said the man in the lead.

"No need to look for her anymore. The red-haired passerby you are talking about should be Miss Surtel in our team. We found her, and then we were planning to look for a place for the people in this town to take refuge." Alina said.

"It's really Miss Surtel... I'm so glad you're okay. Can our medical staff check your physical condition? And the same goes for all of you. You've just left an environment with a high concentration of Originium dust. It is recommended that you all have a blood test to ensure your physical condition." After seeing Surtel and comparing the information, the Scourge Messenger immediately confirmed the other party's identity and then spoke.

"You...are from Rhodes Island?"

At this moment, Wang Chong slowly walked out of the team, looked at the three people, and spoke.

Chapter 141 Blood Testing

The three were surprised to see someone recognize them immediately. The leading Scourge Messenger nodded and said, "Yes, we're from Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals. I guess this guy recognized us after seeing our colleagues there."

"Yes, it's been a pleasure meeting you a few times." Wang Chong nodded and turned to Tallulah and the others, saying, "Don't worry, they're a well-known pharmaceutical company on this continent. They have experts specializing in research on Originium and mineral diseases, as well as many professionals who deal with these issues. I think with them around, the villagers should be fine."

"Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals... related to Oripathy?" Tallulah secretly noted this key information. Who knows, she might need to deal with a pharmaceutical company like this in the future. After all, the medical field of their Integrated Movement is still quite backward, relying mostly on trauma treatment and empirical research. There's no mature medical system or medical facilities, let alone effective medication to suppress the Oripathy of those infected.

Although Tallulah knew that Wang Chong had been occasionally mixing a little blood into the food of those most severely infected with the oripathy to treat their condition, with the number of people involved increasing, she couldn't just keep plucking Wang Chong's blood. Furthermore, the blood issue itself was only known to a few, making it difficult to expose. Tallulah felt that the Reunion needed a more reliable treatment. Even if it could alleviate some of Wang Chong's pressure in this area, it would be a great help.

"Everyone, there is no time to lose. Come back with us first. The refuge has more complete treatment equipment, and we can help check your condition." With that, the disaster messenger led Wang Chong and others to the refuge camp.

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On the way, both sides got to know each other. Wang Chong learned the identities and names of the three people: the Scourge Messenger and Bad Tom, who were in charge of reconnaissance, the Guard, who was in charge of combat, and the medical operator Aomame. Wang Chong had no recollection of Bad Tom and Aomame's names, but the name Guard reminded him of the man's original masked appearance.

If he remembered correctly, this person was the Rhodes Island operator who had narrowly survived the Future Kirei Castle Incident, but unexpectedly joined the remnants of the Reunion Movement due to his patriotic personality and the pity for the Reunion Movement. Although only a few scenes had been shown, Wang Chong still had a vague impression of the name.

"So, these people are all members of the team led by Rhodes Island's Ace? It's quite a coincidence." Wang Chong was well aware that in the original world, nearly all of the three members of the team before him had perished at the hands of Tallulah, who was standing beside him, leaving only Guard as the sole survivor. Now, the two sides were conversing in such a harmonious manner, which was truly bizarre.

As for the content of Talulah's conversation with the three, it naturally revolved around the infected. However, Wang Chong could see that both Talulah and the three Rhodes Island operators had reservations about the infected.

Our final destination was a cave. Inside, we discovered a large, natural hollow, perfectly shielded from the cold wind and snow. Inside, fires were lit, and most of the town's refugees gathered around them to warm themselves against the chill.

Soon, Rhodes Island's medical operator, Aomame, led Wang Chong and the others to the only high-tech-looking instrument in the cave, where they used a blood sampling device to collect blood samples for testing. When it was Wang Chong's turn, he narrowed his eyes slightly and subtly used a black mist to influence the medical operator's judgment, making her mistakenly believe he had already diagnosed a blood disease. The blood sampling device had already been secretly taken away by Wang Chong.

After all, his blood might reveal a serious problem if nothing unexpected happened. He didn't want the people of Rhodes Island to discover anything strange at this moment. Besides his own, the same was true for Alina's. After Alina's resurrection through his third method, her body, reshaped by the materialization of her soul and the fusion of her old remains, showed no signs of infection. He was afraid that, like his own, her blood contained, if not completely, then at least a pitifully low amount of Originium.

Ultimately, only Tallulah and Surtur were actually tested, and the Rhodes Island operator, Aomame, provided accurate information on their status. Wang Chong and Alina were uninfected, like any other normal person, so there was nothing much to say. Tallulah and Surtur, however, were naturally diagnosed as infected.

"Ms. Surtel, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is that you contracted Ore sickness due to being caught in a natural disaster. The good news is that your Originium crystal density is relatively low, and you are a mildly infected person. If you receive proper treatment and recuperate in a suitable environment, your Ore sickness will be well suppressed, and you may not experience an Ore sickness outbreak until the end of your life." Medical Operator Aomame said slowly.

"..." Surtel just nodded woodenly, as if he didn't care about these things.

"The other person is Miss Talulah. You mentioned earlier that you're already infected, and we've noticed the Originium crystals on your arm. Therefore, your current blood test results are indeed not optimistic. The density of Originium crystals in your blood has reached 0.27u/L. This is already a very dangerous figure. If possible, we still hope that you can come to our headquarters in Rhodes Island for further treatment and observation." Aomame explained.

"0.27?" Tallulah said in surprise.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Aomame asked puzzledly.

"No...it's nothing, let's continue. If I go to your company for treatment, I'm afraid the expenses will be quite high, right?" asked Tallulah.

"Well, admittedly, the expenses are huge. But our leaders in Rhodes Island are committed to helping those infected, so most treatments are free. Even medicines can be sold to patients at a price lower than the market price," Aomame said.

"Wow? Your company is really generous." said Tallulah.

"Well, firstly, this is the leader's wish, and secondly, our researchers also need a large amount of control data and case data to make more breakthroughs in treating oripathy," Aomame said.

"This is free treatment, and selling medicine at low prices... Although I have to admit that you have good intentions, if this continues, I'm afraid that even if Rhodes Island has mountains of gold and silver, it will be squandered sooner or later, right?" Wang Chong couldn't help but say.

"Indeed... it's us who are struggling with cash flow... Well, let's not dwell on that. Those above us will find a way to handle it, and we, the operators below, will basically just follow their instructions," Aomame said. "In a situation like Miss Tallulah's... while we can provide free treatment, we might need Miss Tallulah or your relatives to help us complete some commissions for Rhodes Island afterwards. Judging by your demeanor, you two must be quite capable, otherwise you wouldn't have made it through the devastating natural disaster and arrived safely."

"I see. It turns out the real source of income comes from these commissions." Wang Chong couldn't help but complain.

"Ha...haha, sorry to have made you laugh." Aomame scratched her head a little embarrassedly and said, "So, what do you guys think?"

"We need to think this over carefully and not make a decision lightly." Wang Chong shook his head and said, "Please allow us to discuss this privately. I'll give you an answer later."

"Of course, of course." Aomame didn't try to stop them. She just watched as Wang Chong and the other three found a corner and started to discuss.

Chapter 142: Is it more than just blood that can cure diseases?

"What do you think, Tallulah?" After confirming that no one would eavesdrop, Wang Chong looked directly at Tallulah and asked.

"This medical organization called Rhodes Island is indeed very interesting... They provide free assistance to the infected and also help solve problems related to the infected. These are the information I observed myself and obtained from the conversation with the Scourge Messenger just now. The leader of Rhodes Island they mentioned should be a very great person from their tone. I just don't know the purpose of their doing this, is it really to stand on the side of the infected, or..." Tallulah pondered.

"In the past, I might have regarded the other party as a like-minded hero. We shared the same ideals and wanted to fight to change the plight of the infected. But after going through so many things and seeing so much, I have to become more cautious. I feel like I am becoming more and more like the 'old stubborn' that Yelena calls me. I am not willing to trust anyone easily." Tallulah said with a helpless smile.

"When we are unable to judge a person's true purpose, then we should judge by his actions rather than his heart. No matter what he has in mind, at least what he is doing now is exactly what we expect, isn't it?" Wang Chong said slowly.

"Indeed...Do we need to reveal the identity of our Reunion Movement now?" asked Tallulah.

"It's better not to. After all, we have won the battle against the Ursus army, and our reputation should have entered the eyes of those who are interested. Especially on this ice field, any organization related to the infected cannot be unaware of what is happening here. Therefore, we have to be more careful to confirm the attitudes of those related to the infected." Wang Chong said.

"Talulah, Alina, you can try to ask them about their opinions on the Reunion Movement, and you can show them our Reunion Movement booklet. Anyway, this time we are out here to distribute these booklets to the people in the villages and towns on the ice field," Wang Chong said slowly.

"I see. What about the townspeople here..." Tallulah asked.

"Don't worry, I'm not just good at standing on a podium and giving loud speeches... I'm also good at blending in with the crowd and quietly conveying this to them." Wang Chong smiled and said slowly, "Then let's act immediately, Tallulah, Alina. This won't be difficult for you. After all, Surtur has just joined and doesn't know much about our affairs. She may not even be interested. Just have her follow me."

"..." After hearing this, Surtel didn't say anything, as if he agreed with Wang Chong's statement. He licked the popsicle he had just taken out seriously.

"Well...um, A Chong, can you come over for a moment? I have some private matters I want to ask you alone." Tallulah said with her eyes wandering.

"Private matters?" Wang Chong glanced at Alina and Surtur. Alina nodded, indicating that it was none of her business. Surtur, focused on her popsicle, glanced at Wang Chong and said nothing more. So Wang Chong took Tallulah a little further away from Alina and the others and asked, "What's wrong, Tallulah? This isn't like you normally."

"Because it's an important matter involving an infectious disease... but it does have something to do with our personal affairs." Tallulah shook her head and then said, "Didn't we just test the density of Originium crystals in my blood? Mine is 0.27."

"Well, I know. Is there something wrong with this?" Wang Chong asked doubtfully.

"Something is seriously wrong. Chong...it's not like I haven't measured it before...half a year ago, by chance, I sneaked into a larger town to gather information, and I measured the density there. The value displayed at that time was 0.29." Tallulah said.

"Isn't this a good thing? The density of the Originium crystals in your blood..." Wang Chong stopped talking because he also felt something was wrong.

Talulah was naturally aware that Wang Chong possessed a miraculous elixir capable of curing oripathy—it was Wang Chong's blood. This had already been verified with Frost Star and Little Lisa; they had both shown improvement, with crystals shedding from their bodies and signs of recovery. All that was missing was medical equipment to confirm this. However, Talulah was completely convinced that Wang Chong could heal those infected with oripathy.

Therefore, it shouldn't have been surprising to Tallulah that the members of the Reunion Movement were showing signs of a decrease in Originium crystal density. However, the person whose density was decreasing was none other than herself.

"I've never drunk your blood... After all, I haven't had an attack of oripathy in the past month. Logically speaking, anyone in the Reunion Movement could experience a decrease in the density of blood Originium crystals, but I'm the only one who can't. Chong, I originally wanted to ask you if you've secretly fed me blood similar to yours... But looking at your expression now, I'm afraid you don't know how my illness got better, right?" Tallulah asked, looking at the frowning Wang Chong.

"Yes, almost everyone in the entire Reunion Movement has fallen ill. They have all taken the medicine mixed with my blood, which suppressed the illness. Only you, Talulah, have never fallen ill since I met you. Therefore, you are the most special one... What is going on? Is it because I strengthened your bloodline?" Wang Chong asked.

"I don't know, but my bloodline power, whether it's the Great Flame or the Blood of Drake... Logically speaking, it shouldn't be able to cure Ore Disease. Otherwise, that old monster would have told me about this a long time ago." Tallulah frowned and said.

"That's strange... what could be the reason..." Suddenly, Wang Chong was speechless because a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.

It is known that Originopathy seems to be related to gene recognition, so different races have different levels of difficulty in contracting Originopathy, with Sarkaz being the most susceptible, while pure-blooded humans are completely impossible. One's own blood can cure the infected person's disease because it carries some genetic information that can neutralize and confuse the recognition of Originium in the infected person's body, thus causing self-healing. Finally, blood is one of the many body fluids of a person.

So, given the information above, let's ask: which bodily fluid in the human body carries the most genetic information and genes, the richest in genetic material? The answer might not be strictly defined medically, but most people already have the answer.

"No... no way? Could it be?" Wang Chong had basically guessed the answer.

“!!!” Not only Wang Chong, but also Tallulah, whose face began to turn red and eyes became shocked, had obviously thought of this answer.

"Hurry! Chong... let's do it again!" Tallulah said excitedly. "You know, my level was 0.29 u/L six months ago. I've been constantly using Originium techniques and traveling to various mining areas over the past six months. The current number should only be higher! Let's call it 0.30. And in just a week, it's dropped by 3 percentage points. This is much faster than the recovery effect of swallowing blood!"

"Don't worry... I know you're anxious, but don't worry." Wang Chong held Tallulah's shoulders and said seriously, "It's still unclear how effective blood is on the infected. And the mainstream method is definitely blood. Not to mention that it only works on women, you can't possibly ask me to have sex with every woman in the Reunion Movement just to cure me."

"Oh...that's right. By the way! Yelena! Will there be any problem if Yelena uses this method?" Tallulah asked hurriedly.

"...Okay, it was Yelena who pushed you forward before, and now you are repaying her?" Wang Chong said half-jokingly.

"Uh... I admit, I'm a little excited about this news." After hearing Wang Chong say this, Tallulah's shyness finally overwhelmed her excitement, and she began to calm down and think about the problem carefully.

"Whether or not this is the case, if we want to verify it, we need a device similar to the one we just saw and professional medical operators to ensure the data changes." Wang Chong said, "I don't recommend cooperating with Rhodes Island right now... They can provide cheap medicine and free consultations, but the reduction of Originium Disease must be firmly controlled by our own people."

"Huh... I understand. Leave this matter to me then. Alina and I will try our best to find out more about Rhodes Island's attitude towards the Reunion Movement." Tallulah patted her chest and said.

Chapter 143: Amiya Obtains the Booklet

A few days later, on Rhode Island

"Hmm—I'm so tired. Is it getting dark again?" Under the dim light, Amiya rubbed her eyes, stretched, and checked the time. Then, looking at the mostly completed tasks on her desk, a flicker of fatigue crossed Amiya's eyes. The conflicting ideologies within Rhodes Island, the clash over how she, the heir of the Demon King, should tread her path, the clash of factions and ideologies within Rhodes Island—she could slowly and effectively address each of these issues with her telepathic abilities.

But the conflict between the funding deficit and her ideals weighed on Amiya like an insurmountable mountain, suffocating her. Without money, there was no money. Without the necessary resources, ensuring the treatment of the infected was simply too difficult. To this end, she could only constantly dispatch Rhodes Island personnel on missions to generate funds, but even this was a drop in the bucket.

Do we really have to sell Rhodes Island's research results to big capitalists in places like Columbia or RIM Billiton in order to obtain financial investment?

When Amiya thought of those greedy capitalists, some bad memories came to her mind. The emotions of those people were not good at all. No wonder Kal'tsit almost didn't let her contact those people.

"If only the Doctor were here..." Whenever Amiya felt powerless, she would think of the figure who had saved her from RemBitto. The growing longing for him made her want to bring the Doctor back even more.

"Come to think of it, the teacher I met in the crown hasn't spoken to me for a long time... He's been sleeping for many days." Amiya thought to herself, got up and left the office, walking towards her own lounge.

The Rhodes Island corridor was largely quiet in the early hours of the morning. Aside from the medical personnel and patrol officers conducting research, most operators had already retired. Dr. Kal'tsit had gone on a business trip to address funding issues and wouldn't be back for about two weeks.

"Hmm? Footsteps? At this time?" At this moment, Amiya's ears moved. She heard a sound from a fork in the road and murmured, "That direction is the Rhodes Island landing capsule... Has someone completed the mission and returned to Rhodes Island?"

Thinking of the operators' hard work and return, Amiya patted her cheeks, temporarily brushing off her fatigue. Then, with a bright smile on her face, she prepared to greet the returning operators. After all, this was her responsibility as the leader of Rhodes Island.