The Desert Throne

- **Adrift in the Abyss**: Lin Mo, a former special forces soldier, suffers a mental breakdown after his comrades are killed and spends three years wandering the streets of Dubai. An unexpected rescue gives him the will to live again, and he stumbles upon a mysterious USB drive.

- **A Helping Hand**: Lin Mo is taken in and recognized by Chen Zhiyuan, a Chinese businessman. His military expertise earns him a job as Chen’s security consultant, where he displays extraordinary abilities during crises, earns his first fortune, and gets his first taste of business.

- **An Oil Opportunity**: Lin Mo uncovers secrets about new energy technology on the USB drive and risks a trip to a war zone to inspect an oil field. There, he faces life-or-death trials, meets Alia, a Kurdish engineer, and gains crucial technical support.

- **The Beginnings of a Business Empire**: Lin Mo establishes Desert Shield Security and rapidly expands it. He also starts an energy company and acquires his first oil field, making a name for himself in Dubai’s business world and drawing attention from all sides.

- **Crisis and Betrayal**: Chen Zhiyuan is suddenly murdered, and Lin Mo is framed as a suspect. While on the run, he discovers that the USB drive conceals a shocking conspiracy by international energy giants to control the Middle East.

This part of the story focuses on Lin Mo’s transformation from a homeless street wanderer to a newcomer in the business world. It follows how he is reborn from despair, makes his first fortune, and discovers the crucial clue that can change his fate: new energy technology hidden on a mysterious USB drive.