Star Railway: I'm developing the Star Railway mobile game at my company.

"Unlike now, Little Sand Gold's eyes still have a glint in them!"

"So cute (chew chew chew) golden little bread rolls (chew chew chew)"

"So pitiful, his body was covered in scars when he was little..."

Upon seeing a child who appeared to be of the same ethnicity, Sand King's tone softened as he asked where the child's parents were.

Little Kakavasya said that his parents had gone into the amusement park first, and after saying goodbye, he ran inside in a flash.

Sandstone's attention was also drawn to the child, and he decided to follow him to see what was going on.

But then another phantom, just like himself, suddenly appeared beside him, making Sand Gold somewhat impatient.

Why are you still here?

At this moment, Phantom Gold Sand continued to undermine himself, saying that his way of begging for cooperation was just like a hyena scavenging for food in the desert, and also pointed out Ladio's elaborate and magnificent betrayal.

Although Sand Gold felt that the other party was a phantom created by the influence of Harmony, he had to admit that this phantom really knew him very well.

Am I right? You are exactly that kind of person—cautious yet self-deprecating. You've won so much, yet you're still more afraid of losing than anyone else.

People only see you betting big at the card table, but they don't know that there's another hand trembling under the table, clutching the chips...

This passage also allows the audience to see a more comprehensive picture of placer gold.

He was not a reckless gambler who relied on luck; like any ordinary person, he was afraid of failure.

However, what puzzled Phantom Gold Sand was that Gold Sand Sand had previously rejected the invitation from Fireworks.

You clearly had plans to embrace pleasure, wasn't that what you wanted most? Yet you still chose the company's card table...

[For data protection? Hmph, I don't think so. What do you have to do with data protection at all?]

Chapter 271 Heartbreaking Bro

After Sand Gold chased away the phantom and continued to catch up with Little Kakavasya, he arrived at a pinball machine.

"Hey—want to play hide-and-seek? I'm best at that!"

Little Kakavasya's voice came through, sounding like the innocent words of a child.

But to the audience who already knew what had happened, it evoked a strange sense of sorrow.

"Uh... given Kakawasha's past experiences, could it be that all the skills he wasn't good at have disappeared...?"

"What the heck? Survival of the fittest?"

"I was completely caught off guard and got stabbed!"

And what Phantom Gold said next confirmed this.

Hide-and-seek...such sweet childhood memories.

On the day you said goodbye to your mother, how many Katika people chased after you like jackals?

I bet you can't forget their shrill laughter. To get away from those barbarians, you and your sister had to writhe in blood and ruin the only piece of clothing your father left you...

Upon hearing this, Sand Gold retorted.

It wasn't destroyed; I've kept it all this time.

This harrowing experience stirred a range of emotions in the audience.

"Enough, stop talking!"

Love your family more than yourself!

"I'm so heartbroken, he truly loved his family so much!"

"Those damned Katikas, why are they persecuting them?!"

"Sigh, that's just how reality is. Because of differences in race, religion, and skin color, sometimes there's no reason needed!"

Later, in a group of buildings, Sand Gold began to act as the one in charge of being the "cat" in a game of hide-and-seek.

On the way, he suddenly saw topaz on the ground.

Logically, the topaz should be with me on Sunday, but now it's just lying carelessly on the roadside. Am I hallucinating, or...?

The thoughts made Sand Gold's head ache again, and Phantom Sand Gold reappeared beside him.

What, is it that her foundation is so heartbreaking for you?

These words completely distorted the overall tone of the discussion.

"Sorry, I misunderstood! But that statement was just too..."

You are not alone!

"Alright, alright, let's get started with the Sato!"

"Who knows? I've been criticizing them ever since that phone call in version 1.4!"

"Hey, isn't this the Heartbreaking Bro?"

"Haha, you guys are really something!"

Toppa felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this sentence. He instinctively hugged himself, glanced at the gold dust beside him, and took two steps back.

When Sand Gold saw Toppa's reaction, a wicked smile crept across his face.

"What, am I that unpopular with you?"

A chill ran from the soles of Toppa's feet straight up to the top of his head.

"Be normal, I'm scared!"

On one side, Phantom Gold began to expose the trap set up by Gold Sand using two foundation stones.

The color of the foundation stone is exactly the same as the radiance of the Communion of Krippar... How could you come up with such an absurd excuse? If he had been even slightly more observant, your lie would have crumbled instantly.

This is just bait.

[Of course! That's why you included Latio's betrayal as a key part of the plan. I must say, that professor's acting was incredibly convincing.]

Maybe he wasn't acting at all?

Having successfully exposed the betrayal that took place before Sunday, Phantom Gold revealed Gold's plan.

Finally, through the bait you laid, this patriarch successfully found another cornerstone, and thus—

Only then can you conceal the third stone from everyone.

Viewers had previously speculated about this.

"As expected, this was part of the plan!"

"Zhou Tiange studied jewelry identification overnight afterwards!"

"This is the exhilarating combination technique of our Railway Pursuit Team!"

"But looking here, didn't they communicate beforehand?"

"Such a perfect match! This couple is so sweet!"

"Bumping into everything will only harm you!"

Another emerald-green gemstone appeared on the ground; it was the jadeite that had been seized along with the topaz.

Gold dust, topaz, emerald... three elites, three cornerstones, risking everything for the little Pinocchio. You are more united than a family.

I've said it before, three chips are enough—all or nothing.

Such a daring act can only be described as worthy of a gambler.

The real aventurine stones were crushed and mixed into the jewelry long before the journey began.

Compared to using two foundation stones as bait before, this act of smashing the foundation stones is obviously more outrageous.

[You know all too well the consequences of doing this. Do you think the company will let you off the hook for blaspheming the Holy Sacrament of Cripples?]

This is clearly another high-stakes gamble. If successful, the diamonds will naturally have no objections, but if it fails...

It's just a project, and gold is already at a high level, yet they still choose to take such a risky approach and bet everything on it.

This option is always accompanied by a strong urge to self-destruct, which also piques Phantom Gold's curiosity.

The illusion disappeared, and Sand Gold continued forward, finally finding Little Kakavasya.

When facing this child, Sand Gold's voice always unconsciously softened.

At this moment, little Kakavasya is playing with a rubber movie and has invited Sand Gold to join him.

Why don't you give it a try, sir? You've been looking so gloomy; try to cheer up at the amusement park!

【...good.】

Next was a game similar to a parkour game. After playing it, Sand Gold looked to the side and said, as if sharing his experience.

[How about that? Not bad, right?]

Unfortunately, there was no one around.

[...It's pointless.]

A sigh escaped, leaving the audience feeling inexplicably heartbroken.

Wow, this scene of turning around to speak and finding no one there is exactly me!

"Waaaaah, I'm so upset, bro. I'm watching the show all by myself right now, and there's no one around to talk to!"

"It's like trying to make up for childhood regrets as an adult, but you can't recapture the feeling you had back then!"

"Stop talking, stop talking, or you'll break!"

They then arrived at a maze-like area, where Sand Gold saw a familiar pair of shackles.

That was the only tool I had in that survival game, and it's also the reality I'm unwilling to face now—unwilling to face the version of myself that abandoned humanity for survival.

Just like now, if someone wanted to find a stain on the family, and it was Opal who came instead, he might have to make some small sacrifices, using his entourage as a joke, and the matter would be easily resolved.

But Sand Gold did not do that; even the death in his dreams was something he only dared to try on himself.

Why not do it? It can't be out of professional ethics, can it?

In response to Phantom Gold's question, Gold replied coldly.

The techniques you mentioned are indeed very efficient, but it's not that I don't know them, it's that I disdain using them, understand?

If the game isn't fair, what's the point of having fun?

Chapter 272 Before Taking the Stage

Just like the unique light cone of alluvial gold, [Fate has never been fair], alluvial gold's opponents never care about fairness.

Even so, Sand Gold maintained his principles and did not arbitrarily put his subordinates' lives on the table as well.

It was here that many viewers began to change their impression of placer gold.

Continuing onward, Sand Gold also found the amulet his mother had left him in this maze.

This pure gold amulet was not sold by Sand Gold, because it was one of only two things his mother left him besides the necklace.

Or perhaps it was because Sand Gold remembered her sister's teachings and harbored no resentment, pain, or poverty.

You were a good child, I'll never forget that.

So you certainly won't forget how tragic her last moments were, how piercingly the laughter behind you was... and how you just ran away without looking back, doing as she said.

[Tsk tsk... What a lifelong regret.]

The rumbling thunder in the background, combined with the narration of the phantom gold dust, made the listener feel extremely heavy-hearted.

Even the gold dust rarely showed signs of impatience.

Seriously... don't you have anything else to talk about?

If an ordinary person were to expose such a wound, they would probably have already punched the other person. It makes one marvel at the value of the limited five-star protection.

Then Phantom Gold Sands brought up the previously mentioned "grandest death," and now it seems that Gold Sands has indeed gained confidence after contacting various parties.

"Save me a seat in the audience. I want to see what you're capable of. But I'm still very curious—"

If you could start over...would you still want to be a child blessed by the Mother Goddess?