Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

"You doubt he'll hand over someone else's foundation to you? You're overestimating the Stonehearts' unity—that thing is far more important than their lives."

"But you also know he's a crazy gambler. The more flamboyant he is, the more careful you need to be."

[Sunday truly took all factors into account; such an enemy is terrifying.]

[Zhongli: He believed in himself even more than Mr. Sand Gold.]

Gold dust: You really think highly of me.

[Sunday: The basis for every gambler's inevitable victory, let alone yours.]

Dr. Truth's gaze darkened, and his tone softened.

“I never thought anyone would think like him. Seriously, you’d better see a psychologist.”

You can tell this isn't a joke, but a sincere suggestion.

Wow, this sincere tone is genuine advice for Sunday.

[Ya: He cares about you a lot.]

"Give it to me. The box containing the foundation stone is specially made, and no one except the company's top executives and related personnel can open it—and I happen to be among them."

Having achieved his goal, Sunday set off for the box with great satisfaction.

Doctor Truth opened the box, and inside lay a base stone as black as amber.

"—I'm sorry, you guessed right."

Chapter 38 Lost and Found - Jewelry/Foundation

“Ah, a golden stone. Its color is exactly the same as the radiance of the Corpse of Krippar.”

Doctor Truth: "This is exactly the story he's going to use to deceive you. He won't tell you that the ten Stonehearts must carve the foundation stone with their own will so that it can shine with its unique brilliance."

"And this golden stone belongs to topaz, also known as yellow jade—not placer gold."

He asked Sunday, "So, do you want to confront him?"

[Qingque: Toppa and Sand Gold have a good relationship; he even gave him something as important as the foundation stone.]

[Zhe: If Dr. Truth hadn't defected, Sand Gold might have actually had a chance.]

It's all his fault!

Sunday shook his head: "Not for now. What I'm more interested in now is where his cornerstone is."

"The safest place, a place you would never expect. Because he never intended to hide it—from the very beginning, that cornerstone was already in your hands."

As he spoke, Dr. Truth focused his gaze on the bag of cash on the ground.

That was a gift of gold carried by placer gold, and inside were worthless jewels.

Then Dr. Truth took a green foundation stone from the bag and placed it on the table next to Toppa's foundation stone.

Sunday suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. This duffel bag... it mixes the foundation stones, which are more precious than life, with a bunch of cheap jewels, disguised as cash gifts to be seized. It does fit the style of that Mr. Gold Placer."

Dr. Truth took over the conversation.

"Then he'll make up some excuse, downplaying the real issue, to get the money back from you. It's a gamble, one he knows all too well, betting that you'll lose everything if you make one wrong move."

"Learned professor, thank you for your help. The family will repay the righteous man."

"As for the villain...may he step back and suffer humiliation."

[Ling: Sand Gold lost all his money; the professor knows him too well.]

[A moment of silence for the gold deposits.]

[Placer Gold: Professor...]

[Sunday: This is your trick! If it weren't for the erudite professor, I might have actually been fooled by you, you gambler.]

"The video betrayed me, and you betrayed me too. I'm truly heartbroken."

Sand Gold stared at the professor, feigning grievance.

"I'm completely out of chips now. I've never experienced being eliminated before even entering the game."

Dr. Truth, arms crossed, remained indifferent, seemingly ignoring Sand Gold's words, and continued speaking to himself.

"You'll have to rely on yourself from now on. I have other things to do."

Back to the confrontation scene.

"Thanks to you having such a discerning friend, I was able to add a complete failure to your career."

As she spoke, she glanced back at Dr. Truth.

Sand Gold understood that the professor had betrayed him.

"Ladio, you bastard..."

The professor did not respond but closed his eyes and refused to look at him.

[Jingyuan: This sounds familiar!]

[Fu Xuan: General, you scoundrel...]

Sunday was very satisfied with the current outcome. Not only had he dealt with the company's threat, but he had also gotten Sand Gold to help him investigate the real culprit, killing two birds with one stone.

He unconsciously became self-conscious about his tone of voice.

"Your true form has been revealed. By the way, you only have seventeen system hours left to live for now. Cherish this time and savor the afterglow of defeat."

Sand Gold asked doubtfully, "Why don't you put it more clearly?"

"What I just performed for you was a baptism of harmony. You should have shown faithfulness under His light, but you went your own way, spouting lies and turning baptism into judgment. I have no reason to undo it for you."

[Nicole: Sunday never intended to let the gold go, so whether the cornerstone of the box is real or fake, we've already lost.]

Ningguang: Mercy to the enemy is the greatest threat.

[What can we do? If the seventeen systems don't reclaim their power on Sundays, won't the gold mining director be swallowed up by his cronies and placed in the arms of his family?]

[Sambo: Entering the game naturally comes with the consequences; this isn't child's play.]

[Gold Sand: Sunday, you're ruthless. But I think you know the consequences of losing a senior executive.]

Sunday: No need for you to worry about it.

Wendy: What an unreasonable ability; whether successful or not, the outcome is always joining the harmony.

I glanced at the duffel bag on the ground.

"Your bag is over there, please. I believe you can get everything with this bag of cheap jewels. Isn't that what gamblers excel at?"

Realizing he had no other choice, Sand Gold picked up his bag and turned to leave.

The gold dust at the doorway turned back resentfully to Sunday.

"So, this meeting wasn't an interrogation, nor was it a negotiation at all; it was a complete lynching, wasn't it?"

Sunday smiled innocently: "How could that be, Mr. Sand Gold? I really just wanted to know what a passerby who happened to be at the scene of her murder could discover, that's all."

He really loves his sister on Sunday.

[March 7th: I suddenly feel sorry for Sand Gold. It's really bad to be scammed, so no more scamming stars!]

[Star: March, you're so kind.]

Seeing that Sand Gold was about to leave, I asked him one last question on Sunday.

"Do you... really want to destroy this world with your own hands?"

[Zhongli: As Sand Gold previously stated, it aims to overturn the entire world and create the grandest death.]

[Ying: 'Gold Sand: I didn't have any ideas before, but now I do.']

[Lucy: Anyone would lose their temper if they were pushed to this point.]

[It's over, Pinocchio is in danger!]

Don't be afraid, the cornerstone is still with the family. Without power here, he can't overturn the table.

[Qingque: That's true. Without the gold dust, there's no way to destroy the foundation.]

[Fireworks: Little peacock, come find me, I'll give you something good—a button to control the bomb.]

Oh my god, there's that Fool, that troublemaker!

After Dr. Truth left, Sand Gold fiddled with the chips in his hand.

This video is awful. Now what excuse am I going to come up with to get my bag back?

Without a doubt, the two cornerstones were taken long ago.

No, I can't rush to ask for it back. That scoundrel on Sunday will definitely have his eye on my pair of jewelry too, and then it'll be all over.

He looked up, staring blankly at the ceiling.

There was a knock on the door.

Who was it? The professor hadn't been gone long.

Sand Gold stood up and straightened his slightly disheveled clothes.

Hello! May I ask what brings you here?

Outside the door stood a member of the family, carrying a luggage bag—yes, the one with the gold dust.

“Mr. Sand Gold, the head of the family asked me to return your things to you. He said that since we have already seen the ending, there is no need to invite you to a gathering, after all, you are unlikely to be fooled a second time.”

"Help me find the real killer who murdered her, and you can leave Pinocchio. Of course, the cornerstone cannot be returned at the moment, and I believe you understand that."

Sand Gold suppressed his excitement.

Haha, who would understand! One second I was worried, and now I have the stuff in my hands.

"Hehe, then I should thank him!"

He closed the door and looked at the foundation stone, or rather, the fragments, that he had regained.

"On Sunday, I really have to thank your confident and arrogant personality. Did you really think you had Pinocchio under your control?"

"Now, let's bring this game to its climax!"

Chapter 39 Is the Mother Goddess really watching us?

Beneath the dark red sky lay a desolate wasteland.

The simple tent was situated on the sand dunes.

Two blond figures, one tall and one short, were talking to each other.

The girl asked anxiously, "Kakawasha, where have you been... are you hurt?"

“I got it back, sister.”

The small figure in front of him was Sha Jin when he was a child, and the girl was his older sister.

“You’re going to find them…? That’s too dangerous! It’s just a necklace, it’s not food or water, we can survive without it.”

The older sister's words were reproachful, but even more so, they were filled with heartache.

"But I can't live without you, brother... Please don't go near those Katika people, okay?"

Little Sand Gold comforted her in a pure and innocent tone, "Sister, don't be afraid. The Katikas are stupid, but I'm smart. I'll definitely win when I play games with them."

"Win? What happened? Tell me."

Hearing that Sand Gold was playing games with the Katika people, the older sister was very worried.

"I made a bet with them, a bet on which of the two little birds in the desert, or me, would die first. I won."

“They suspected me of cheating, but I didn’t… I won fair and square.”

The older sister sighed, "I knew you could win... You've always been a very lucky child; your luck is a gift from Mother Earth..."

“But that’s no reason for you to confront the Katikas head-on. They’re bloodthirsty, cruel, and insatiable—don’t forget your parents…”

“It’s just a necklace… but Kakavasya, you are my last family.”

Nicole: No way, Sand Gold is gambling with his life at such a young age.