Just yesterday, traces of it were discovered among the artifacts stolen from the ancient tomb.
Their surfaces were covered with large amounts of this unknown foreign toxin.
This made it possible to conclude that the water contamination was closely related to the items stolen from the ancient tomb.
However, the waterworks had yet to find the source of the virus.
As a result, the drinking water problem plaguing Blue Island's two districts was still ongoing.
Now, not only did residents in the two contaminated districts not dare drink tap water,
but even people in unaffected areas had begun drinking bottled water.
This had caused demand for bottled water in Blue Island City to soar.
The only good news was that, thanks to the developed logistics industry, Blue Island had not fallen into a drinking water shortage as people had feared.
Countless bottles of water were continuously transported into Blue Island, gradually calming the still-panicked residents.
Most fortunately, the source of the diarrhea outbreak had been identified, putting an end to new cases.
This allowed Blue Island, which had been shrouded in gloom for the past few days, to see a glimmer of hope.
It also truly put the frightened public at ease.
After all, no one had known what was causing the illness, and that kind of uncertainty was the most terrifying thing of all.
Now that the source had been found, the panic would naturally begin to settle.
However, the treatment issue everyone cared about most had yet to be resolved.
Although extensive evaluations had been conducted,
Blue Island had purchased a batch of medicine from Japan that could suppress the growth of the toxin.
But because of the medicine's price, the amount purchased was far from enough to meet the needs of every patient.
With no other choice,