Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 443

Episode 443: The Beagle [3]

Fortunately, we were able to meet Darwin one step ahead of our king.

"no way……."

Judging by the reaction that came out before we could even say anything, it seemed like they knew us.

This is quite surprising considering that we live in an era where even the photographers wonder if this is really them, let alone the widespread use of photography.

We didn't really leave behind any portraits.

No, it would be correct to say 'I'.

If you're anxious.

How will people in the future see me… … .

“Are you the poet Pi and Sir Liston……?”

Look at this.

Now even someone like Darwin puts me ahead of Liston.

Of course, if we look only at medical achievements, this is true.

but…….

The problem is that it doesn't feel that way at all.

"You know us, so this will be quick. We have something to offer the King. Take a look."

“Eek.”

“Brother, don’t talk like a gangster.”

Look, there.

Look at all the chewing.

But it happened like that.

No, why are you saying this?

It's almost as if we came to intercept the goods that were supposed to go to the king.

“You may leave the genuine article as is. However, no living creatures may be brought into the palace without my permission.”

“Lord, are you dead?”

So I made a correction, but it didn't take effect immediately.

Rather, it seems tighter than before.

Even the people around us were moving away from us.

“Lord, I’m going to kill you.”

"no……."

I shook my head and continued speaking.

He had a look on his face that said, "I don't know why he's acting like this when all I've done since coming here is save people."

“Why should I kill someone? If there’s someone dying, I’ll definitely save them.”

“I, I’m being treated like shit…….”

Although someone said something strange in the middle, Darwin gradually began to have a conversation with him, perhaps because he had studied at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.

To be honest, it wasn't a proper conversation.

But he didn't try to run away like before.

"Anyway, you brought back a bunch of strange animals from an island near Ecuador, right? Let's take a look."

"Ah, yes, yes. So you're interested in that. But Your Majesty, first…"

“No, I’m not saying I want it?”

“But why is that capture frame…?”

"If there's anything that looks dangerous, I'll just check it out. What, why? Do you think I'm lying?"

“Oh, no. Here…….”

Moreover, the amount of plants and animals this guy brought with him was so enormous that it didn't seem to matter even if he ran away.

It was so bad that I thought a quarantine officer in 21st century South Korea would have shot him if he had seen it.

'Well… … I guess it's not like we can worry about what might be here these days.'

This is also interesting.

Aren't they the ones who almost wiped out America, the New World, with various infectious diseases from the Old World, including smallpox?

Did you just lose unilaterally?

That's not it either.

In return for smallpox, the New World gave us the most deadly and vicious venereal disease ever known: syphilis.

As a result, people died in huge numbers.

So, wouldn't it be possible for someone to consider the dangers of carelessly interacting with an ecosystem that has been isolated for a long time?

'You… Darwin Inma. Aren't you quite an educated person…?'

In fact, sailors of this era are people who find it difficult to think like that.

Anyone who has played the game Age of Conflict will know that when you go on an ocean voyage, your sailors just keep dying, right?

That's not an exaggeration, it's true.

I heard that almost half of the Beagle that returned this time died.

Then will they give me a lot of money?

no.

This is because people are the most common resource in this era, and so they are thrown away.

It's literally a dangerous job that doesn't pay well, so people who can't do anything in the city take to boats.

However, if you go to the level of captain or his companion, it's a completely different story because they are nobles… … I guess that's how it is.

“No… I managed to survive.”

“Haha. You’ve worked hard. The sailors in particular have worked hard.”

I wanted to ask, but I held back, because I thought that some of the sailors might have died.

What's the point of picking a fight for no reason?

Anyway, I have to take all of this from now on.

No, I missed the point.

Not stealing it… … .

Okay, let's say we keep it safe.

“Then all of this… came from that island?”

“Oh, yes. You’ve heard about the Galapagos Islands… right? Are you naturally interested in living things?”

“Because I’m a doctor. Aren’t humans also living things?”

“Oh, well… I asked a stupid question.”

As we were talking for a while, hiding our true feelings, a commotion started to arise behind us.

It was obvious even without looking.

Red coat.

That is, the regular army of the British Empire.

“Get out of the way, you bastards!”

“Darwin! Where is Darwin!”

Looking at it, it didn't seem like it was a mess.

There might not be such rascals in the Red Coats, but as I watched them advance in an orderly manner behind the mounted police, who were swinging their clubs with majesty at the citizens from their horses, it seemed obvious who was behind them.

“Are you the king?”

“I guess they knew we were coming.”

“No… why on earth are you so obsessed with nutrition?”

“It can’t be helped, since it’s a thousand-year-old turtle.”

“Brother, why are you so greedy again?”

"Of the ten symbols of longevity, isn't the turtle the one that actually lives the longest? And just look at this thing. It's extraordinary."

If you think about it, Liston is like this, so it's even stranger to expect that the king would have the right mindset.

Anyway, we dressed up and waited for the king.

There was a 1% chance that the King would not have come, but the King of Great Britain was not one to disappoint his subjects.

“Oh? What are you two doing here?”

I thought it was disgusting to see him pretending to be surprised when he already knew everything.

At the same time, after seeing the turtle and seeing its appetite, I wondered if I should just let it die.

'How on earth did they survive in the history of the original?'

Could that be it?

Is it that mentality where you want to do something more when you're told not to?

Well, I guess that might have been the case.

If this human being survived after doing everything he was trying to do, then he is not human.

"I heard that dangerous plants and animals have been introduced. We work tirelessly for the British Empire, don't we? For our service, we were even given a title by His Majesty and appointed as his personal physician."

Although he may be thinking of something else on the inside, as a nobleman, he should know how to be different on the outside and inside.

Even this isn't entirely a compliment.

If you acknowledge us like that and then don't listen to us, you're acting strange, right? That's what I meant.

“Haha.”

The king seemed to understand immediately, and smiled, but his expression was still drawn.

He originally had no intention of becoming king, but it seems that the saying goes that position makes the man.

Well, I can't really turn it that seriously in the first place, so it's natural to understand.

“You say it’s dangerous? I heard there are no wild beasts or poisonous plants here.”

Moreover, the king pretended to think for a moment and then began to walk straight ahead.

He continued talking while looking at the turtle, and his intentions were so transparent that I didn't even hate him.

what…….

This is not the first patient like this.

Surprisingly, even in the 21st century, folk remedies have survived for a long time, fighting against medicine, with the claim that they are all natural.

‘Well… … Coming here, I see that medicine isn’t all that great, is it?’

There is too much karma.

It's not for nothing that there are so many people in Europe and the United States who refuse to listen to doctors and die stubbornly.

But if you're just going to leave it at that, why go to the doctor?

They are show makers who make money by exploiting that perception.

It is easy to collude with the times.

But a true expert shouldn't do that.

Especially in this day and age, I'm almost at the point where I'm the only one who knows the truth.

"Your Majesty. Neither Columbus nor the sailors who went to the New World brought poisonous plants or wild beasts with them. Yet, they all died of disease."

"Haha. Isn't this God's punishment? Punishment for human sacrifice. We didn't do anything wrong, so it's okay."

As expected, it is not an easy task.

In the mid-19th century, were you serious about talking about divine punishment?

"To think that way… Consider the syphilis Columbus brought with him. We in Britain were as devout then as we are now. Living creatures from unfamiliar environments are dangerous."

"Haha. Are you talking about French disease? This is just the Lord punishing the debauched, and the sparks flew at us."

I'm starting to want to kill him.

Could turtle meat do that?

As I was thinking about it, the Galapagos tortoise, which seemed to understand human speech, began to show pitiful eyes.

'Shit.'

Yeah, what could be wrong with him?

And judging by his appearance, he looks like he's lived for at least a few decades, if not a thousand years, as Liston said.

I don't think wrinkles will just appear like that.

I don't think it's right to just slaughter and eat that kind of thing.

If you think about it, he originally lived on the other side of the world, but was dragged here because of pure human greed.

They say '30,000 miles to find mom', so from here to there, it's probably about that far, right?

“Your Majesty, is it possible that you want to eat this turtle because of the ten symbols of longevity in Joseon?”

So I decided to try harder.

“Hmm.”

Our king doesn't lie much though.

I chew on things when I'm in trouble, and this was exactly the case.

“Hmm.”

I looked back at Liston, who was pretending not to know where the source was, even though I didn't say anything.

Oh my gosh, there are ten symbols of longevity.

In the 21st century, it is said that in Joseon, it is used almost exclusively as an insult… … .

You little shits who are like the ten symbols of longevity.

“But in Joseon, we don’t eat foreign turtles.”

“Hmm? An alien turtle…?”

I don't lie much either.

It's a joke master, but if you look closely, it's not a complete joke.

This is also the case.

How could Joseon, which had not developed navigation skills, import foreign turtles?

Besides, in Joseon right now, there are a lot of native turtles called Jarani Namsaeng.

It's not just that there are a lot of wild beasts like leopards and tigers…

If you think about it, it's a really strange land.

It is probably safe to say that among all the inhabited lands, there are the most wild beasts.

'Now is the time… let's diversify our income.'

If you think about it, there were quite a few people who ate jaratang even in the 21st century.

They say that if you cook well, you won't die.

So, since the kids here are stronger, maybe they can actually become healthier?

And this guy… … .

“Look. This guy is wrinkled and slow, so he looks like a tortoise. Is that right?”

“Oh, yes.”

"Eating this stuff won't help. It'll only make you sick. Since Your Majesty is interested in the ten symbols of longevity… I'll make some deer antler and groundnut soup for you."

“No, what is green tea?”

“How can you know the ten symbols of longevity when you don’t even know the most important one, the deer antlers… I’ll catch them myself.”

“Huh… Then what about this turtle?”

“It looks so amazing, wouldn’t people pay to come and see it?”