I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

The first page is a list of goods.

[November 21 - Arrival at Port]

[Core Cargo: Unknown Raw Ore (Code Name: Deep Blue)]

[Description: An unknown ore accidentally captured by the Iron Whale during a long-range ocean patrol. It is dark blue in color and possesses extremely high energy reactivity.]

"Ore?" Lu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

Scroll down to find the "Abnormal Report".

[November 22 - Assessment]

This ore exhibits extreme instability in terrestrial environments. Its unique energy can cause "mass hysteria" in surrounding populations, with symptoms including hearing singing, dreaming of the deep sea, and varying degrees of decreased sanity.

[Investigation revealed that the ore appears to contain some kind of curse; some people who came into contact with it experienced unusual dreams. The route of transmission and treatment are currently unknown.]

Seeing this, part of the mystery in Lu Yuan's heart was solved. It turned out that the source of Leisen turning into that dead fish was this batch of ore.

But what followed was a feeling of powerlessness.

"The infection is unknown, and the treatment is unknown, which means the Night's Watch is helpless against this disease."

"Can you solve this yourself?"

Lu Yuan was starting to doubt himself. The strange dream was like a leech clinging to him, and even though his rationality had improved, his limits hadn't been restored.

At this rate, sooner or later I'll be drained of every last bit of my sanity and end up like a dead fish, rotting and stinking, like Leisen.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Let's take it one step at a time.

At the end of the file was an "emergency transfer order".

[November 24 - Decision]

Given the hazardous nature and immense research value of the "Deep Blue" ore, headquarters has decided to discontinue its storage in the port warehouse. Testing has shown that the deep-sea environment effectively inhibits the ore's activity.

[Command: After resupply, the Iron Whale will immediately set sail again. Mission Objectives: 1. Conduct isolated experiments in the open ocean environment to analyze the ore. 2. Attempt to locate the origin of the ore.]

Lu Yuan's gaze swept over the last line of the personnel list.

[Ship crew: All crew members of the Iron Whale + the fifth elite squad of the Night Watch (Captain: Gawain)]

"So that's how it is..."

Lu Yuan closed the file, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

No wonder Mary said they didn't have enough manpower.

It turned out that a core force of the Night's Watch had gone out to sea with that ship, assuming it was an expedition or a search for treasure.

but.

Lu Yuan stood in the dimly lit archives room, a chill creeping up his back.

If what the file says is true, that ship should now be fully loaded with elite, heavily armed troops, sailing the high seas.

But what I saw in my dream was a nearly wrecked "corpse".

Has something strange happened at sea?

Lu Yuan didn't know, but he was certain that the "Iron Whale" had most likely met with misfortune.

However, there are other possibilities, such as traces of human activity found on the island at that time.

Lu Yuan sighed. After investigating for a long time, he finally only found the source, but he still couldn't figure out how to solve it.

"Let's go back first."

When we left the base, the sky was still dark, the streetlights on both sides of the road emitted a faint glow, and raindrops fell at an inopportune time.

It is going to rain.

Return to the clinic quickly.

Lu Yuan took off his trench coat, feeling somewhat frustrated by his inability to deal with Yi Meng.

Just as he was about to close the shop and rest.

A pale hand suddenly reached in through the crack in the door and gripped the door frame tightly.

"Help...help me..."

A weak voice came through the sound of rain.

Lu Yuan paused, not immediately going to help, but cautiously taking half a step back, his hand resting on the handle of the gun in his arms.

Why are people coming at night again?

The door was pushed open little by little.

A man, soaking wet and wearing a coat, stumbled in.

His face was filled with fear, and his abdomen was strangely swollen.

"Doctor...save me..."

The man looked up, his eyes filled with despair. "Give it to me...please..."

He trembled as he lifted his clothes.

Lu Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

On the man's stomach, there was a dark line, a meticulously crafted surgical suture.

"Doctor, please save me..."

The man screamed, whether from fear or pain, before finally losing consciousness.

Lu Yuan lifted the man onto the small bed, and several gas lamps equipped with concave reflectors focused the light on a single point, illuminating the body in front of him.

Lu Yuan took precautions and steadily cut open the black suture line on the man's abdomen with the scissors in his hand.

As the skin and flesh were peeled away layer by layer, Lu Yuan's usually calm and collected eyes showed a violent fluctuation.

There was no infection, nor any alienation or parasitism.

Inside the distended abdominal cavity, where the left kidney should have grown, a slowly rotating mechanical device was now in use.

Tiny brass-colored gears meshed and rotated between the flesh and blood.

Several dark red tubes, like blood vessels, were inserted into the surrounding arteries, constantly filtering the host's blood.

At the heart of the device, a blue stone is pulsating rhythmically, emitting a continuous hum.

[Contact with a defective prosthetic body...in progress...]

[Analysis: This is a crazy attempt to use alchemical machinery to completely replace human organs in order to achieve some form of advancement.]

[WARNING: Current medical technology cannot reverse this; forced removal will result in the host's immediate death.]

"Turning people into machines?"

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and felt a chill run down his spine.

Lu Yuan never expected that in this era, someone would actually use alchemy to conduct such a crazy experiment.

Most importantly, the degree of wound healing was observed, and this surgery, which had a high risk of rejection, was surprisingly successful.

"But the man in front of me is beyond saving too."

Lu Yuan made his judgment.

This thing is completely connected to the man's body.

Lu Yuan quickly cleaned up the necrotic tissue around the wound, then re-threaded the needle and stitched up the abdomen as fast as possible.

This man cannot die.

He must live at least until he finds out who put it there.

Lu Yuan took off his blood-stained gloves, walked to the pool, and turned on the tap.

The sound of rushing water was exceptionally clear on this quiet rainy night.

Just then.

boom!

The clinic’s thick oak door suddenly made a loud noise, and the entire door collapsed as if it had been hit by a battering ram, with wood chips flying everywhere.

A cold wind, mixed with rain, rushed in instantly.

Lu Yuan abruptly turned off the tap, and as he turned around, his right hand reached for the revolver in his pocket.

At the entrance stood four or five figures dressed in identical gray trench coats.

They wore heavy gas masks and goggles, and carried exaggeratedly designed steam pistols, creating an imposing presence.