Yuichiro Tsugakuni was unable to understand the meaning of Tensei's words at first, but when he heard that a strange disease had broken out on the handmade island, Yuichiro Tsugakuni's first thought was that an unknown enemy had invaded.
As the New Navy launched a purge of pirates across the New World, the islands under their control were almost always quiet.
The pirates seemed to have formed a pirate alliance. In order to fight against the powerful new navy, countless pirates united together and began to attack some important islands of the new navy in a planned manner.
The New Navy's largest grain-producing area, Miguo Town, has been attacked by more than a dozen waves of pirates in recent times. However, the situation has improved a lot after the New Navy sent Vergo there to take charge.
The new navy's middle generation is growing very fast. People like Vergo's age can now stand alone. In terms of Armament Haki, Vergo is actually very talented. Now he can cover his entire body with Armament Haki and fight with great strength.
Ordinary pirates are no match for him.
The headquarters also sent strong men to guard some other new naval strongholds.
Although the new navy did an excellent job in defense, there is always a loophole in a perfect plan. Tsugikuni Yoshiichi did not think that their new navy's defense could withstand all the means of those pirates.
"Whether he is a person with special abilities or not, we have no way to confirm it yet."
"What we know so far is that the disease that broke out on Handmade Island is highly contagious."
"Although we dispatched medical teams to control the further spread of the epidemic, the results were minimal."
"The most difficult thing is not the infectiousness of the disease itself, but the highly aggressive nature of the infected person."
"Please ask if they can be allowed to use more brutal methods."
Tian Zheng looked solemn, and his eyelids couldn't help but twitch when he said this.
The permanent population of Handicraft Island is nearly 100,000, and unlike other islands, this island is "rich" in craftsmen.
Almost every household is home to skilled craftsmen, many of whom have joined the New Navy, thriving in various fields. Some even hold high positions within the New Navy. A large portion of the Navy's clothing, food, shelter, and weapons are manufactured by the craftsmen of Handicraft Island.
According to Tianzheng, if one-third of the island's population is infected with an unknown virus, once the new navy takes cruel measures, 30,000 to 40,000 people will probably die.
Since the establishment of the new navy, there has never been such a level of loss.
It is also foreseeable that once the new navy does this, the craftsmen who are dedicating their youth to the new navy will inevitably become alienated from them.
In just a few seconds, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi was able to imagine the terrible consequences that this incident might cause.
One of the important factors that has enabled the new navy to survive to this day is the values they promote to the outside world.
If this matter is not handled properly, it will be a huge blow to the prestige of the new navy.
This is also the reason why Tensei, as one of the few senior leaders in the new navy, has to ask Yoshikazu Tsugakuni to make decisions when something like this happens.
The impact is too great.
In the entire new navy, perhaps only Yoriichi Tsugakuni can take on such responsibility.
Tianzheng actually underestimated the disease outbreak on Handmade Island before. By the time he really took it seriously, the situation had already evolved rapidly to an irreversible level.
"Tell me the details. How are you controlling the further spread of the disease on Handmade Island?"
Facing Tsugaru Yoshiichi's question, Tenma was obviously well prepared. Without any nonsense, he took out an image Den Den Mushi from his arms and placed it directly on the desk in front of Tsugaru Yoshiichi. The picture on the handmade island was projected onto the wall.
What caught the eye were the warships that surrounded the entire coast of the handmade island, with layers of warships inside and outside, sealing the entire island tightly and airtight.
"The epidemic has been going on for a few days now, and the people below have actually been handling it very promptly."
"When the outbreak spread to a small area, Smoker, who was stationed on Handmade Island, immediately implemented a curfew."
"At the same time, all infected patients were concentrated in the prison for unified management."
"Medical staff were fully involved in the initial stages."
"It's just that the spread of the epidemic has far exceeded the speed of ordinary plagues, and the manifestations of the symptoms are also very strange."
"The jails needed to manage the patients were quickly overwhelmed."
"Smoker rebuilt his military camp outside the town, but by this time, things were out of control."
"The disease has completely spread."
The highest leader stationed on the Handmade Island is Smoker, who is now a major general of the new navy and can be said to be young and promising.
Moreover, the headquarters attaches great importance to and trusts him, and entrusts him with the management of key islands such as Handicraft Island.
He actually handled this incident very promptly, but he still couldn't prevent the further spread of the epidemic.
"So what now? What are our measures?"
Jiguo Yuanyi looked at the flashing images on the wall, among which were some photos of prisons and military camps.
Smoker kept photos of himself while managing those patients.
Yunyi noticed that those patients had a very common feature, that is, regardless of gender, age or young, the patients appearing in the photos all looked a little thin, and for some unknown reason, there was a bright red spot on the lapels of their chests.
Apparently, one of the signs of the disease is vomiting blood from the mouth.
"After losing control, Smoker realized something was wrong and immediately asked for help from the headquarters."
"Allowing people to continue staying on the island is ultimately risky because we currently have no way of identifying the pathogen."
"The only measure taken was to dispatch a warship to the handmade island and take some of the islanders on board for quarantine."
"Thanks to the excellent execution of our new navy, this matter was completed quite well. Although there were some disturbances, they eventually calmed down."
"Those who are confirmed to be fine have been temporarily placed on the warship, and those with wounds have been detained in the warship's prison."
"But the warship has limited capacity, and many people are temporarily accommodated at the harbor."
"Huangmu has already rushed over, and order should be restored soon."
"only."
When Tianzheng said this, a sad expression appeared on his face.
“Is the condition of those infected reversible?”
Tsugikuni Yoriichi naturally understood why Tensei was feeling awkward. A more ruthless approach would be to eliminate all infected and potential infected individuals. If Sakaski were in charge, he probably wouldn't have sent a rescue ship.
After realizing that the situation was out of control, in order to ensure that the disease would not spread outside the Handmade Island, the Demon Killing Order had probably been issued on the Handmade Island.
But this is clearly not the style of the new navy.
Yunyi is not the kind of person who cannot understand the seriousness of the situation. He will not be so naive as to sacrifice the lives of another group of people in order to save a group of hopeless people.
The questions asked also hit the nail on the head.
“Based on the known results.”
"An infected person will completely lose their consciousness within three days and become a monster that only knows how to bite and tear apart living things."
"They don't feel hunger or pain, and even if their blood is drained and they have fatal wounds, they can still move."
"The only weakness is the head. Only by crushing the infected's head can we stop them from moving."
Tian Zheng's words evoked a somewhat distant memory in Tsugikuni Yoshiichi. Isn't this thing he was talking about a zombie?
There's something like this in the pirate world?!
Could it be that Gekko Moriah's devil fruit has reappeared in this world? However, all signs indicate that it is not the shadow fruit.
The performance of those infected people is completely different from the human puppets controlled by Doflamingo with the String-String Fruit. It is a new ability.
"The medical team currently has no effective measures or methods for the current symptoms."
Just as Tsugumi Yoshiichi was thinking, Tensei gave a definite answer.
There is no cure.
Perhaps if the new navy's medical team is given some more research time, there may be progress in medicine, but the key now is that time waits for no one.
The survivors on the handmade island must not be sent to other places at this time. If there are so-called "asymptomatic" people among them, then there will be big trouble.
In the face of such a thing, even if Jigoku Yuichirō possessed incredible power, there was very little he could do.
"Do you think it was an accident or man-made?"
Yuanyi's tone was solemn and his expression looked a little ugly.
"There's no way to say for sure, but I tend to think it's man-made."
"In the long history, there should have never been an outbreak of a similar disease."
"Behind every strange incident, there is often a person with special abilities."
"I think it might be a pirate's revenge. We can't just focus on the Handmade Island. Other islands also need to be vigilant against similar incidents."
Tianzheng was the head of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Naval Headquarters and has a very strong ability in analyzing intelligence reports.
In this matter, his sixth sense told him that it was not an isolated incident, and this guess coincided with Yuanyi's.
"Verify the identities of those infected and deceased, notify their families, and there is no need to conceal those in the military."
"Gather all the soldiers from Handicraft Island and explain the current situation of Handicraft Island to them."
"As for what to do next, let them vote and decide."
"The worst-case scenario is to completely abandon Handmade Island and declare it a restricted area. We will also relocate the survivors to other islands and forbid any contact with the outside world."
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni did not make a decision on his own, he gave the choice to the families of the infected people.
Yunyi knew that doing so might create hidden dangers for the future, but this was the best way to deal with it.
The decision made jointly by the families of the infected will not have much impact on the new navy.
As for the future, if the medical team does not produce any research results in half a year, Ji Guoyuan will personally level the handmade island.
"Notify the family members and vote?"
"It's not a solution, but it's the only way."
Tianzheng sighed, nodded, then turned and left Yunyi's office.
After Tianzheng left, Jiguo Yuanyi sat behind his desk and once again reviewed the various contents recorded in the video Den Den Mushi, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
If it was someone with special abilities, would this matter end so easily?
If it is a person with special abilities, who would the other party be?
Is it pirates? The World Government? Some other force hostile to the New Navy? Or is it a personal vendetta?
The confusing incident was like a fog that shrouded Yuichiro Tsugikuni's eyes, making it difficult for him to see the truth of the incident.
He is now in a relatively high position and is used to looking at problems from a global perspective.
It was difficult for him to grasp the context of the changes on the Handmade Island since he had not personally experienced them.
Ultimately, it will take people like Smoker who have experienced the situation firsthand to investigate the truth of this matter.
Just when Yoriichi Tsugikuni was worrying about the changes on Handmade Island, the calm sea surface in front of the harbor of Cake Island suddenly changed.
A whirlpool was swirling on the sea surface, and a huge bag of water suddenly "grew out" above the sea surface. The current reversed upward, and after a while, a terrifying sea beast with a metallic luster all over its body slowly emerged from the sea.
The dazzling light was even brighter than sunlight, illuminating the entire cake island, and even the temperature on the island increased significantly.
The blinding light slowly faded away, and the new sailors near the harbor regained their sight. They all looked towards the offshore. Soon, a shrill alarm sounded in the harbor, and the entire Cake Island could hear the alarm coming from the harbor.
Ji Guoyuan, who was in the office, turned off the video Den Den Mushi silently when he heard the sound, then walked to the window and looked towards the harbor. His face, which was originally full of heaviness, suddenly relaxed after seeing the scene on the harbor.
"Are you finally back?"
"Dr. Vegapunk!"
The terrifying sea monster that appeared in the inner sea of Cake Island Harbor looked like a lantern fish, and the angular metal armor on its body made this sea monster look very technological.
The Lantern Master's originally huge eyes have turned into bionic cameras. Although the appearance is still the same, there is no longer any life in the Lantern Master's eyes.
In other words, although the entire sea monster looks like a living creature, its core has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
The sea monster gently shook its tail and approached the Cake Island Harbor. The new navy had gathered on the shore at this moment, holding various weapons in their hands, and were looking nervously at this giant sea monster that appeared inexplicably.
The sailors' eyes swept over the huge fish body, but soon their attention was attracted by the "lantern" on Mr. Lantern's forehead.
It was this "lantern" that emitted the dazzling light before. Although the strong light is gone now, there is still a ball of brilliant colorful flame burning quietly in the lantern.
Gorgeous and beautiful, very eye-catching.
"call out--"
Just as the navy was concentrating on guarding against unknown enemies, a slight sound of breaking through the air was heard, and Yixiao, who was sitting on Cake Island, fell from the sky and landed steadily on the ground.
He also noticed the changes in the inner sea and rushed there as soon as possible.
"Long time no see! Mr. Yixiao!"
Not long after Yixiao appeared, a female mechanical voice came from the mouth of Lantern Master.
(End of this chapter)
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