America 1849: Starting with Daily Intelligence

In 1849, the California Gold Rush swept the world. But for Chen Mo, who had already been there for three months, it was not heaven, but hell. Driven away by white miners, he was forced to toil in vain on the barren riverbanks, exchanging his efforts for cold mud and "fools' gold." He faced ostracism from his fellow Chinese, who considered him an outsider because of his short hair and lack of a queue; nobody cared about him. The extortion from Master Chen, with his monthly protection fee of three dollars—more than his rent—suffocated him. Just when he was once again cornered in the river by thugs, his life hanging by a thread, he obtained the [Daily Intelligence System]! [Daily Intelligence: Jack Brown, who is smiling at you, is actually trying to rob and kill you.] [Daily Intelligence: A $250 nugget is buried under an oak tree 300 yards upstream!] [Daily Intelligence: Master Chen's...]