Yang Yi had originally intended to refund the money and turn down the deal he had made with Zhou Dai.
After all, Crystalline Disease was a potential risk.
But after speaking with Yu Dawei, he learned that items transported through trades were not infectious. That eliminated his concern, and he could trade without worry.
"The system probably tampered with things.
Otherwise, players infected with the Death Plague could retaliate through trades, causing incalculable harm to the player population."
Su Na offered this conjecture based on the information Yang Yi had shared.
"That's probably it."
Yang Yi agreed. Standing in the Laboratory, his eyes wandered over Su Na, focusing particularly on her right shoulder.
"I haven't developed symptoms. If I had, you'd be able to see it in my status information on the crew interface. There's no need to keep stealing glances."
Noticing his gaze, Su Na reminded him.
"No, I was just looking around."
Yang Yi rubbed his nose as he replied, then looked toward the laboratory bench.
Several Long-Legged Sardines lay on it. Some were about to crystallize completely, their bodies almost transparent, revealing the blood circulating inside and some translucent internal organs.
Others had four crystallized legs, or crystallized heads and tails.
The crystallized parts of a few fish had been cut away so they could be compared with the other Long-Legged Sardines to see whether removing the diseased areas could slow crystallization.
"Any findings?" Yang Yi asked.
"Not many." Su Na shook her head, a rare gesture for her. "I still haven't found the pathogen, but we can now establish that the bones are the first part affected, while the blood should be the last."
Su Na pointed at the Long-Legged Sardine that was about to crystallize.
"So I have a hypothesis. Crystallization may affect body parts