In his previous life, Lin Ye was framed by his fiancée and his boss, who conspired to pin the destruction of a national project on him. His family was ruined, and he became the pariah of a mining town, someone everyone avoided like the plague.
Reborn, he sees something new: red lines.
Red marks underground mineral veins, black means deadly caverns, and gold reveals buried evidence. While others see worthless rock and mud, he sees billions of tons of rich ore.
In this life, he will collect everything he was owed before, with interest. Starting as a junior technician, he'll open mines, dig canals, and build a town, crushing one by one everyone who once trampled him.
The wasteland you see is a golden vein beneath my feet. I can see right through the shoddy projects you build. You say I'll never get back on my feet? Then open your eyes and see who ends up on their knees first.
The Great Enlightenment is without contention; the Elixir is formed, and the True Fire is circulated. The body is like a pearl on a blade of grass; the Dao nourishes the Qi, spirit, and soul. (Zhuangzi, "Free and Easy Wandering")