Chapter 519: The Witch and the Quack
"They're world-renowned figures, with connections to the Navy and the World Government. Furthermore, the Princess of Alabasta is on their ship. Wouldn't it be detrimental to international relations to embarrass them like this?"
Doruton didn't mention the issue of strength. After all, this was the Drum Kingdom's home turf, and the Amber Tour Group only had 13 members, including the cat and the duck. In the common sense, even if all thirteen members of the Amber Tour Group were born with supernatural powers, they couldn't compete with a country, right?
"What's so great about Alabasta? It's just a poor country in the desert." Wapol didn't care about international relations. They were separated by such a long ocean. Could they really come across the ocean to start a war just for a few hundred million "reasonable medical expenses"?
"As long as His Majesty Wapol wants something, we should find a way to obtain it," said the official, Cromalimon. "Don't mistake your position, Doruton."
"That's it!" Wapol stood up and left with a satisfied smile. After eating and drinking, it was time for a nap. Finally, he just said, "Anyway, whether it's a ship or an animal, get it !"
"But..." Doruton wanted to say something, but Wapol ignored him and left.
Staff Officer Jace said, "No, but Dorton. This is also one of the ways to maintain the dignity of His Majesty Wapol. His Majesty protects the stability of this country through his 'dignified' rule."
Doluton felt something was wrong: "But the previous king clearly didn't do that!"
"This is how a country should be. Those who refuse to obey the king's rule are like pets trying to escape from their cage into the jungle. They deserve to lose their lives," said Jace. "His Majesty Wapol simply has a different style from the previous king. We should just obey the 'current' king."
Doruton was silent for a moment: "I cannot agree with this."
"It's up to you to think of anything, but I advise you not to do anything unnecessary. Otherwise... even if you want to do some boring things like saving civilians in the future, you won't have the chance."
After working together for such a long time, Jace has almost realized that Doruton is a stubborn person. He can't be persuaded by words, and the only way to threaten him is with the things he cares about most.
Although Jace had no idea why he cared about those civilians he had never met.
Doruton clenched his fists. He was worried about this and had been enduring it all this time. He struggled for a while and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Do nothing," Jace said.
Doruton was surprised: "Nothing?"
Jess poured himself a cup of tea and said with a confident look, "It's their people who are sick. They should be the ones worried, not us."
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Zhang Dake was so anxious that he was eating in a restaurant in Big Horn Village while watching Tom taking the little girls skiing outside.
The road outside the restaurant was covered with traces of skis, and the cheerful laughter of little girls could be heard from time to time outside the window.
Misaka sisters were naturally among them, but although it was a good entertainment activity, she was as serious as doing an experiment when experiencing it. Perhaps only when they stopped to listen to her talk about her feelings could they hear her pouting to reveal her happy emotions.
"Apart from 'Doctor 20', are there really no other doctors here?" Zhang Da also tried to strike up a conversation with the boss.
The boss sighed and said, "Ever since the king issued that decree, doctors in the country have either fled or been arrested. If you want to find a doctor, you've really come at a bad time."
Rui Mengmeng asked: "What will you do if you get sick?"
"Either endure it, or ask the king to let 'Doctor 20' help. If the king is in a good mood, there's hope. If not..."
The boss stealthily walked to the door and looked around to confirm that there were no soldiers patrolling nearby. Then he whispered, "Actually, there are some doctors wandering between towns, evading capture while secretly treating people. If you're lucky, you might be able to find them."
The boss did not hide it from other customers in the store, because this matter was an unspoken secret among the people.
In fact, at the beginning, there were people who reported those doctors for the reward announced by the official, but they soon suffered hostility from everyone. In addition, after they and their families became ill, they also felt despair, and the number of such nosy people gradually decreased.
The boss only told them the truth because they were big customers, and besides, they and the little girls playing outside didn't look like bad people at all.
Jackie Chan quickly asked, "Then where can we find these doctors?"
"Well... actually, you might encounter them in any town or village, like here, and in the neighboring town of Kokowit, and in the north, Kesda..." The boss rattled off the names of several towns. "The more lax the soldiers' patrols are, the more likely you'll encounter them."
"In this case, we'll have to split up and look for him," said Shark Chili. "We'll have to ask around in every town, and we'll have to leave someone guarding this place."
The boss reminded them again: "There's no problem finding a doctor, but you must be careful of two people: the 'witch' Gureva, and the 'quack' Shilluk."
I'm looking for the 'witch'! Zhang Da also wanted to find out more information, so he followed up the conversation and asked, "What happened to these two people?"
The boss said helplessly: "These two are very difficult doctors. If there is no other way, no one wants to have anything to do with them."
"That's right!" A customer immediately agreed when the two were mentioned . "That 'witch' is super troublesome. She's a 131-year-old woman, but she refuses to retire. I heard that she charges according to the patient's assets every time she sees them, and sometimes she even beats them. She's a very scary person..."
"Actually, the 'witch' is okay, the 'quack' is the scariest," said a customer. "The 'witch' can at least help cure illnesses, but that 'quack' doesn't know anything about medicine ! He's like a bandit, breaking into patients' homes with a gun and forcing them to let him treat him."
"That's right. That 'quack' always uses some crazy medicine. Even the most common cold and fever will be made worse by him. He will also extort money from patients for medical expenses. I heard that he even burned down someone's house last time!"
The rumors were probably a bit exaggerated. Zhang Da also knew that Gulewa's personality was a bit weird, but there was absolutely no problem with her level and sense of responsibility as a doctor .
As for Hiruluk, he was trying to earn research funds by conducting a "study to save the country", and Zhang Da also had some basic feelings towards him because of Chopper, but this behavior of treating patients as a joke was really too much.
Also, his 'research' of making cherry blossoms bloom in this country, thereby triggering a miracle and saving the country, is really... hard to describe.
Romance is romance, but that’s all it is.
