When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 224 - 126: Chameleon Cobalt Apatite

"Can you take me to see the person who found the Pink Apatite?" Li Xiu asked the fat man. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Who do you think you are, asking this young master to guide you?" The fat man glared, looking as if Li Xiu must be kidding.

"Do you know what this is?" Li Xiu took out a Demon Core and waved it in front of the fat man.

"Tch, it’s just a Demon Core, who hasn’t seen one?" The fat man pouted.

"Help me find the way, and it’s yours." Li Xiu tossed the Demon Core to the fat man.

The fat man caught the Demon Core and immediately smiled, "Just leading the way, no problem, follow me."

"You guys stay here and watch. Anyone who dares to come to my mine to dig the Gemstone must pay. If they don’t pay, beat them to a pulp," the fat man instructed the others to stay behind, while he led Li Xiu and Ah Fei toward the mine exit.

"Brother, you seem like a good guy, let me give you a piece of advice." The fat man said as he walked, "That guy’s illness is really wicked. Best not to enter his house."

"Why?" Li Xiu took out another Demon Core and tossed it to the fat man.

The fat man caught the Demon Core and grinned from ear to ear, "You’re quite straightforward, brother. I generally wouldn’t tell this to just anyone, but seeing how candid you are, I’ll be honest. That guy’s sickness is unusual..."

The fat man explained the whole story, which only made Li Xiu more suspicious that the evil might be with that person.

The fat man spent some money to get this abandoned mine under his name, hoping to try his luck again.

After hiring dozens of miners for several days, all they dug up were useless rocks, not a single Spinel Raw Stone.

Thinking that nothing valuable would be found here, and since he hadn’t spent much money, the fat man wasn’t too concerned about the place.

Unexpectedly, during the time the fat man was away, a few miners secretly went into the mine and actually unearthed some Pink Spinel Raw Stone.

Of course, the fat man didn’t know about it at the time, but the miner who found the Pink Apatite sold the raw stone later.

Someone noticed the miner suddenly became rich, started splurging, and even paid off previous debts. When the news reached the fat man, a little investigation revealed the problem.

The fat man gathered a group of people, ready to confront the miner to make him return the stolen raw stones.

A group of them stormed into the miner’s home, only to find the miner lying semi-conscious on the bed, with sores and some wounds even infested with maggots.

The sight frightened the group, fearing infection, and they quickly fled without asking anything.

"Brother, why are you looking for him? No one has dared to go to his house for days, and it’s said he might already be dead," the fat man said.

"I have some questions for him. Hopefully, he’s still alive," Li Xiu said casually.

The fat man brought them to a row of wooden huts on the outskirts, saying, "Originally, several other miner families lived here, but fearing infection, they moved out long ago, preferring tents over returning. He’s the only one living here now, who knows if he’s dead or not."

Although speaking, the fat man refused to take another step forward, "Brother, I’ll stop here. You go find him yourselves."

With that, the fat man turned around and scurried off.

"Wait outside for me," Li Xiu said to Ah Fei, then headed towards the wooden hut the fat man mentioned.

He knocked on the door and asked if anyone was there, getting no response.

The simple wooden door wasn’t locked, so Li Xiu pushed it open and went inside.

The cabin was simple and small; upon entering, he saw a wooden bed on the left, with someone lying on it.

The person was emaciated, beyond human shape, covered with a sheet. The exposed arms and face were full of festering sores, with a stench that hit Li Xiu as he came closer.

"The fat man wasn’t exaggerating," Li Xiu thought, almost gagging at the sight of maggots writhing in the arm sores.

"Brother, if you’re alive, say something. I’ll take you to the hospital." Li Xiu saw the man lying there, eyes half-open, half-closed, staring at the ceiling, utterly motionless; it was uncertain if he was alive.

"No... need..." the man’s lips trembled, managing a few words with difficulty. His voice was strange, as if his throat was rotten too.

"You don’t want to live?" Li Xiu asked.

"Can’t... live... anymore... that... that... thing... is eating... my body... away..." the man’s words were chilling.

"What thing?" Li Xiu quickly asked.

"The gem..." the man said, trying to cough but seemed blocked in the throat, unable to cough it out.

"Let me take you to the hospital first," Li Xiu said, moving towards the man.

The man feebly shook his head in refusal, "Re...ally... no... need... It’s my own doing..."

The man seemed slightly more spirited, speaking more smoothly now, and slowly shared what he had to say from within his heart.

He no longer cared who Li Xiu was, as he was on the brink of death, just wanting to finish his words.