When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 845 - 333: I’ll Take This Deal

"What the heck is this thing?" Li Xiu watched as the woman in the book started moving.

"Is this a 3D comic?" The more Li Xiu looked, the more amazing he found it. The illustrations, which were clearly just simple sketches, appeared to leap off the page like a 3D projection, constantly twisting and turning.

The fact that hand-drawing could produce such an effect made Li Xiu think this might be the greatest invention of the century.

With this technology, who needs cameras, professional anime teams, or special effects? Just draw it and it’s done.

Li Xiu watched with great interest, feeling more and more that this truly was a good thing.

"Old Bai gave me this; does he want to partner with me to promote this technology? If this mysterious book gets popular, just selling it alone would rake in cash." Li Xiu subconsciously thought of making money.

Old Bai was leisurely drinking tea in the room, seemingly waiting for something.

"Once that kid gets mesmerized by my ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’, I’ll go out to enlighten him and take him under my wing, passing on my legacy." Old Bai was scheming with a clink-clank.—

He wanted to take Li Xiu as his successor, not to teach him fighting skills. Even though he could fight, that wasn’t his most valued aspect.

What Old Bai truly wanted Li Xiu to learn from him was the Art of Manipulation.

Previously, Old Bai felt Li Xiu’s personality was quite compatible with his, wanting to leave him some legacy before leaving. After witnessing Li Xiu’s astonishing ability to calculate, Old Bai felt even more that Li Xiu was suitable to inherit his mantle, but didn’t know how to broach the subject.

After all, he was currently relying on someone else, and it was awkward to initiate taking a disciple.

However, letting Li Xiu read the ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’ wasn’t meant to trouble him; resisting its temptation was the foundation of his teachings.

Life is full of desires, and although desires are the root of human progress and survival, a person controlled by desire ultimately can’t achieve great things.

To master his skills, one must not only have desires, but be more sensitive and eager than others. Extreme desire without indulgence is the pursuit of his path.

It sounds contradictory, but if you can’t achieve that, you can’t walk his path.

Old Bai waited for a while, estimating the time was about right, but since Li Xiu was no ordinary person, he waited a bit longer before finally going out.

Old Bai saw Li Xiu still engrossed in the book, one hand covering his nose, eyes unblinking, appearing deeply absorbed, and couldn’t help but think: "Kid, no matter how talented you are, ultimately you’re still a young man full of vigor and can’t resist the allure of the ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’. It’s time for me to step in."

Old Bai walked up to Li Xiu, ready to enlighten him, but suddenly saw Li Xiu, absorbed in the ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’, looking up at him.

This startled Old Bai; someone entranced by the ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’ should be absolutely focused, oblivious to their surroundings. How could Li Xiu shift his focus and gaze from the book before being enlightened?

"Old Bai, I’ve agreed to your proposal." Li Xiu stood up excitedly and grabbed Old Bai’s hand.

"Agreed?" Old Bai was slightly startled, then suddenly realized: this kid seems to recognize the book’s benefits; this saves me a lot of talking. But for him to break free from the book’s allure on his own, his talent is genuinely extraordinary; I’ve truly found the right successor."

Old Bai saw the eager and confident Li Xiu, was about to speak, but heard Li Xiu say: "Old Bai, let’s do this business."

"Business!" Old Bai was momentarily unresponsive, confused about Li Xiu’s meaning. Wasn’t he supposed to become a disciple? Why bring up business?

Li Xiu released Old Bai’s hand, picked up the ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’, and excitedly said to Old Bai: "Old Bai, your drawing skills are incredible; this thing is like watching a short film, just amazing. Don’t worry, you can focus on drawing. I’ll handle the printing, sales, and marketing, front all the costs, and we’ll split the profits. This good stuff will surely sweep the world in no time, and we’ll get rich."

Old Bai stared at Li Xiu, his expression growing increasingly grim.

He finally understood Li Xiu’s meaning — they were talking about partnering to sell books, not about apprenticeship. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Old Bai was so angry he felt his mind was about to explode; who was he to stoop to selling books for money? Li Xiu proposing this felt like a massive insult, and his ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’ felt insulted too.

This was the culmination of his life’s work, and Li Xiu wanted to treat it like a cheap book to sell. Old Bai felt his blood pressure rapidly rising, almost causing a stroke;

"I’m not selling." Old Bai grabbed the ’Scripture of Extreme Desire’, turned around, and headed to his room, fearing that if he spoke another word or looked at Li Xiu again, he’d give him a piece of his mind.

"If you feel a fifty-fifty split isn’t enough, we can negotiate. How about sixty-forty... seventy-thirty also works... Old Bai... don’t leave..." Li Xiu was speaking as Old Bai had already returned to his room and slammed the door shut.

"Thirty percent isn’t much; I’m paying, working, and networking; isn’t thirty percent fair?" Li Xiu muttered to himself.