CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 147: THE LIGHT IN LIFE_3

The name Golden Green Tourmaline feels awkward at first, as if it were a two-tone gemstone, but that’s not the case. Golden Green Tourmaline is actually a yellow gemstone.

Green Tourmaline is a general term for a type of gemstone. Among the Green Tourmaline family, the most famous is the Emerald, one of the Five Great Gemstones, followed by Aquamarine.

Golden Green Tourmaline is far less famous than these two, so its price is naturally much cheaper.

Li Xiu is interested in the Golden Gate, partly because it’s relatively close, but also because the gemstones used to open it are cheaper.

To open a Trial Gate requires dozens of rubies, sapphires, and the like. Li Xiu can’t afford that. Even if there’s a gate there, he doesn’t have the money to open it daily.

Of course, another important reason is that the wealthy magnate in Guyue City doesn’t highly value the Golden Gate. Perhaps he could acquire it for the City of Light at a low cost.

The reason that magnate doesn’t value the Golden Gate is, for one, the trials inside are quite difficult, with an extremely high mortality rate, and also because the rewards inside aren’t very impressive; the skills and talents rewarded aren’t exceptional.

Of course, for Li Xiu, these aren’t problems. His main goal is to enter the Land of Trial.

Moreover, once the Demon Spirit Arena becomes popular, the value of the Trial Gate will definitely multiply, even increase higher.

Li Xiu approached Sha Chu, expressing his idea of buying the Golden Gate.

"We really have no money left, let alone buying a Trial Gate; we don’t even have money to open it," Sha Chu stated firmly.

"Didn’t Chu Jun just transfer a large sum over? Can’t we use a part of it first?" Li Xiu asked.

"That money is for building the arena. Unless you don’t want the Demon Spirit Competition, not a penny can be touched," Sha Chu felt that Li Xiu was just a spendthrift, feeling uncomfortable unless he spends money every day.

Li Xiu was immediately troubled. The Demon Spirit Arena indeed needed to be built, but Li Xiu also wanted the Golden Gate.

If he hadn’t already decided to give the Ghost-faced Magic Armor to Ye Xiyuan, Li Xiu would’ve considered trading it for the Golden Gate.

The wealthy in the Southern Cross Federation are crazy about S-Class Magic Armors and definitely wouldn’t refuse such a deal, but unfortunately, he couldn’t trade it.

Just when Li Xiu was at a loss, the light in his life appeared once more.

When Chu Jun stood before Li Xiu, saying he could invest and help Li Xiu purchase the Golden Gate, Li Xiu felt as if he saw an angel clad in Holy Light, with a halo above.

Sha Chu looked at Chu Jun as if admiring a big spender.

She disagreed with Li Xiu buying the Golden Gate, not just because they were indeed short on money, but for two important reasons.

Firstly, although the City of Light is less than forty miles away from the Golden Gate, there’s no road leading there. If they can’t channel traffic in large quantities to the Golden Gate, what’s the point of buying it?

If you’re just thinking of entering for a trial, wouldn’t it be better to spend a little instead?

Secondly, she’d also heard of the Golden Gate’s reputation and had some understanding of the Trial Ground there, knowing that the trial’s difficulty is high and the rewarded skills and talents are exceptionally poor. Facing the same risks, wouldn’t other Trial Grounds offer better skills and talents?

Sha Chu quickly explained her thoughts to Chu Jun and Li Xiu, preventing these two who couldn’t treat money seriously from causing more trouble.

Yet, Li Xiu didn’t listen at all, and neither did Chu Jun, as if his money was blown in by the wind.

However, on second thought, Sha Chu felt Chu Jun’s money seemed even easier to come by than being blown in by the wind.

When it’s blown in by the wind, you still have to pick it up, but the young master of the Chu Family in White Night City has the money delivered directly to his hand.

Li Xiu and Chu Jun hit it off instantly, and they decided right on the spot to head to Guyue City to discuss the purchase of the Golden Gate with that magnate.

"These two are truly insane," Sha Chu remarked, watching the two plan out their grand future vision. She had to admit that rich people truly have the freedom to do whatever they want.

While musing, Sha Chu felt a bit uncomfortable. She used to be well-off too—not as wealthy as Chu Jun, but quite well off. Now, at this point, she couldn’t help but feel inexplicably melancholic.

Qin Shi shouldn’t remain in the City of Light. If the influence of the Princess Mask she bears remains, staying in the City of Light would be a problem, so she must be brought along.

Qin Shi was somewhat perplexed. After just arriving in the City of Light for a day, without even having slept, Li Xiu wanted to take her out again.

Luckily, Qin Shi also felt some inexplicable discomfort over the mention of that large, soft bed Li Xiu had described. After packing her things, she once again followed Li Xiu out the door.

When Ah Fei came to see Li Xiu off, he casually glanced at Qin Shi a few times but said nothing.

Qin Shi greeted Ah Fei, to which Ah Fei only responded with a "hm."

The trio planned to directly pass through the jungle, first exploring the road to the Golden Gate to see if conditions might allow a road to be constructed there in the future.

Though the distance wasn’t too far, it was indeed not an easy journey. Within the jungle, not only were there venomous snakes and beasts, but the most frightening were actually the mosquitoes and such.

The jungle’s mosquitoes were even more terrifying than snakes and beasts, swarming like locusts. A single bite would cause an ordinary person to develop a swelling the size of an egg, transforming within seconds into a grotesque figure covered in welts.

In some areas, there were ant nests and these were not ordinary ants. A single step could engulf a leg, causing one to pass out from the bites in no time.

Li Xiu and Chu Jun were protected by Light Energy, guarding against these mosquitoes, while Qin Shi had to wear magic armor to repel their bites.

Fortunately, the path wasn’t long, with no mountains blocking the way. It only took the three of them a few hours to reach the Golden Gate.

From afar, they saw a massive gate of yellow jade, like a dam, obstructing a river’s course, forcing the water to flow around its two sides.

Surprisingly, there were no guards outside the Golden Gate, nor was it fenced off. There was merely an elder wearing a security uniform reclining on a chair atop a nearby hill, basking in the sun.

"Hey, you three, keep your distance. This is private property; no wandering around," the security elder said to Li Xiu and the others as they neared the Golden Gate, still reclining, shouting to them.