The Throne of Gold Dust

After failing the college entrance exam and drowning in debt, Wang Yi flees to Calabar, Africa, struggling to survive between warlords and capitalists. During an ancient "Golden Trial," he is forced deep into the caves of a cursed sacred river. He emerges with not only nine pounds of gold that will change his fate, but also a "Riverheart Stone" harboring supernatural power. It is both a key to wealth and an anchor connecting him to an ancient, terrifying presence.

With his intelligence and courage, he rises from mine slave to "Guardian," making his name amid tribal wars drenched in blood and fire and building a mining empire across Africa. But on the road to becoming the world's richest man, former allies turn against him, international giants close in, and the whispers from deep within the sacred river never stop. As global capital and an ancient curse bare their fangs at the same time, Wang Yi must make the ultimate choice: claim the bloodstained throne of gold, or break the cycle of greed?

This is a throne of sand and blood, and an eternal wager between redemption and destruction.