I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 443



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Episode 443 Beagle [3]

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

“no way…….”

It seemed like they knew us because they reacted like this even before we could say anything.

This is quite surprising considering that we live in an era where even the photographers wonder if these photos are really them, let alone the commonplace ones.

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 and Sir Liston… …?”

Look at this.

Now even a man 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 the story will be quick. We have something to offer the King. Please take a look.”

“Eek.”

“Brother, don’t talk like such a bully.”

Look at that.

Look how full it is.

But it happened like that.

No, why are you saying this?

It’s almost as if we came to intercept the goods destined for the king.

“You may leave the real goods as they are. However, you cannot bring any living creatures into the palace without my permission.”

“Sir, 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 an expression on his face that said, “I don’t know why he’s acting like this when all I’ve done here is save people.”

“Why should I kill? If there is someone who is dying, I will definitely save them.”

“Oh, I’m being treated like shit… … .”

Although one of the guys said something strange in the middle, Darwin gradually began to have a conversation because he had some experience studying at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.

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

However, he didn’t try to run away like before.

“Anyway, you brought a bunch of strange animals from the islands near Ecuador, right? Let’s take a look at them.”

“Ah, yes yes. So you were interested in that. But Your Majesty, first… … .”

“No, I’m not saying I want it?”

“But why that capture frame… … .”

“If there’s anything that looks dangerous, I’ll just check it out. What, why? Do you think I’m lying or something?”

“Oh, no. Here… … .”

Moreover, the amount of plants and animals this guy brought with him was so great that it didn’t seem like it would have mattered even if he had run 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 quite interesting.

Aren’t they the ones who almost wiped out America, the New World, from various epidemic 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 worst and most vicious sexually transmitted disease ever known: syphilis.

As a result, people died in great numbers.

So, wouldn’t it be possible for at least one person to consider the possibility that it might be dangerous to come into contact 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 were people who found it difficult to think that way.

Anyone who has played the game Age of Resistance 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 are thus thrown away.

It is literally a dangerous job that doesn’t pay much, 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… … You managed to survive.”

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

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

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

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

No, that was a misspelling.

Not stealing… … .

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…? Are you originally interested in living things?”

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

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

As we were chatting 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 guys!”

“Darwin! Where is Darwin!”

Looking at it, it didn’t seem like it was a big deal.

There may not have been such rascals in the Red Coats, but as they advanced in an orderly manner behind the mounted police, who were swinging their clubs majestically 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 biting your lip again?”

“Of the ten symbols of longevity, isn’t the turtle the one that actually lives the longest? Just look at this guy. He’s not ordinary.”

If you think about it, it’s even stranger to expect that Liston would have the right mindset as a king.

Anyway, we dressed neatly and waited for the king.

There was a 1% chance that the King would not 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 confirming that it was hungry again, 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 that the mentality of wanting to do something more when you’re told not to?

Well, I guess that might have been the case.

If this human had done everything he was going to do and still survived, then he is not human.

“I heard that dangerous plants and animals have been introduced. We are the ones who work day and night for the British Empire. For our service, we were given a title by His Majesty and became his personal physician.”

Although he may be thinking of something else on the inside, it is natural for nobles to know how to keep their insides and outs separate.

Even this isn’t entirely a compliment.

If you acknowledge us like that and then don’t listen to us, you’ll be weird? That’s what I meant.

“Heh heh.”

The king seemed to understand immediately, smiling but also frowning.

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 do that much in the first place, so it’s natural for me to understand.

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

Moreover, the king pretended to think for a moment and then began to advance 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 natural.

‘Well… … Now that I come here, it seems like medicine isn’t all that great?’

There is too much karma.

There is a reason why there are so many people in Europe and the United States who stubbornly refuse to listen to their doctors and die.

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

They are a showbiz that makes 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 animals with them. But they all died of disease.”

“Haha. Isn’t this God’s punishment? It’s 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… … How about recalling the syphilis that Columbus brought? We in England were as devout then as we are now. Living creatures from an unfamiliar environment are dangerous.”

“Haha. Are you talking about French disease? This is just the Lord punishing the debaucherous ones and the sparks flew at us.”

I’m starting to want to kill him.

Could turtle meat do that?

As I was thinking about that, 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 appears to have lived for at least several 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 slaughter and eat a baby like that.

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

They say ‘30,000 miles to find mom’, but is it really that far from here to there?

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

So I decided to try harder.

“Hmm.”

Our king doesn’t lie very often 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 he didn’t say anything.

Wow, there are ten symbols of longevity.

In the 21st century, even in Joseon, it is said to be used almost exclusively as a curse word… … .

You little bastards who are like ten longevity symbols.

“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 would probably be safe to say that of all the inhabited lands, this is the place with the largest population of 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 get healthier?

And this guy… … .

“Look. This one is wrinkled and slow, like a tortoise. Is that right?”

“Oh, yes.”

“Eating things like this won’t help. It’ll just make you sick. Your Majesty has become interested in the ten symbols of longevity… I’ll make some deer antler and groundnut soup for you.”

“No, what is Nok-yong?”

“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 that people would pay to come and see it, wouldn’t they?”