Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

She left very quickly.

With the spatial fluctuations of her return journey, Elena came back carrying several safes, which she opened in front of Zhou Fengliu.

"..."

Upon seeing the contents of the box, Zhou Fengliu fully demonstrated what it means to be "money-grubbing".

His serious expression finally eased a little at this moment.

Finally... I saw the money.

Looking at the boxes full of US dollars and several boxes of gold bars, Zhou Fengliu said that his long journey to collect debts had not been in vain.

"Duozi...come here."

He called out to Chen Duo, who was staring in disbelief not far away.

"Oh..."

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's greeting, Chen Duo quickly walked over with her backpack.

"Fill it all up."

Upon receiving Zhou Fengliu's order, Chen Duo nodded, then opened her backpack and quickly stuffed the US dollars from the box into it.

Soon, the entire million dollars was packed into her backpack.

She glanced at the chest containing gold not far away, then looked at Zhou Fengliu and asked:

"Is this... an act?"

Before Zhou Fengliu could speak, King Nathan preemptively addressed the matter regarding the chests of gold:

"Fine, consider this a deposit for asking you to help me this time..."

"After it's done... you can take everything on Nathan Island."

"..."

Listening to Nathan King's words, Zhou Fengliu stroked his chin.

He looked at the boxes of gold on the ground, and his mind raced, wondering what else on this island he could take with him...

and many more.

Don't say it's useless.

Perhaps this island has oil or minerals?

Or perhaps it has some strategic value? Could it be developed?

After broadening his perspective, Zhou Fengliu suddenly realized that there was quite a lot to take from Nathan Island.

...

After thinking it over, he didn't agree immediately, but instead asked:

"After all this talk about helping, you don't actually want me to help your Nathan Island drive Behemoth out, do you?"

"Do not..."

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, King Nathan shook his head. Seeing her looking at Zhou Fengliu, he then spoke in the calmest tone:

"I want your help... to kill me."

...

A gentle breeze swept across the mountaintop, stirring the branches of the sacred tree.

The moment she uttered those words, it was as if time stood still.

At this moment, she could clearly sense the powerful response the divine tree was giving her.

The Divine Tree...

Is that what you mean...?

I know.

King Nathan said he had no regrets about sacrificing everything for the future of Nathan Island.

"?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Fengliu, who had already received the money, raised an eyebrow:

"These days, there are still people who actively seek death... If you really want to die, just do it yourself, why bother me?"

Zhou Fengliu was somewhat surprised by what Nathan King had just said, but he quickly came to his senses.

"I can only die by your hand; this is the fate ordained by the divine tree."

King Nathan pointed to the sacred tree in front of him and then said:

“Break the golden branch, then kill me as the challenger... Everything on Nathan Island will be yours.”

Listening to King Nathan talk about breaking the golden branch, Zhou Fengliu roughly discovered King Nathan's true intentions:

"So that's why you're so generous. Turns out you're the one who's got a good plan. These abacus beads are about to hit my face."

He pointed at King Nathan and began to speak.

King Nathan really figured out how to do business.

In Zhou Fengliu's eyes, King Nasen's idea was to bind himself to the throne of Nasen, thereby finding a reasonably powerful "stepfather" for Nasen Island.

...

It was obvious that King Nathan knew Zhou Fengliu would not agree to help Nathan Island defend against Behemoth...

But if he becomes the next King Nathan... then he will have an innate right to inherit all the property on the island.

After becoming King Nathan, given his personality, he would never allow "foreigners" to come to his house and move things.

...

"This is the destiny arranged by the divine tree... Your presence here is the best proof of that."

Listening to Nathan King spouting nonsense about fate and proof, Zhou Fengliu felt it sounded like a pyramid scheme.

"What kind of bullshit fate is this? The reason I'm here is because you didn't pay me, and I had no choice but to travel thousands of miles to collect the debt."

"As for the divine tree... no, you don't actually think this half-dead, withered tree can talk to you, do you?"

"Are you sure you're not hallucinating or something?"

"No, no, the will of the divine tree exists. The divine kingdom has existed to this day, and every King Nathan has been able to hear the will of the tree, and so have I."

King Nathan looked at the sacred tree before him with a very peaceful expression.

“Before you arrived, the Divine Tree had already foreseen the current situation on Nathan Island, and... it also hinted at the only solution that could resolve Nathan’s predicament.”

"?"

Faced with Nathan King's rambling remarks, Zhou Fengliu frowned.

At that moment, the expression on his face resembled that of an elderly person looking at their phone on the subway—completely incomprehensible.

"What does it imply?"

"The same dream..."

"?"

Hearing Nathan King say it was a dream, Zhou Fengliu was even more confused. He thought it was some kind of high-level prophecy... So this is it?

“Didn’t you go see a doctor? This is clearly a nightmare,” Zhou Fengliu said.

"..." King Nathan.

The conversation between the two was quite interesting; one desperately believed in the prophecy of the sacred tree, and his words were rather mystical.

The other is an extreme pragmatist, whose words are very realistic.

This means that the two people are not on the same level of conversation.

In a sense, King Nathan was more like a missionary of the sacred tree.

The intention was to instill some kind of divine will in Zhou Fengliu, but for Jiaqian Jushi, this will was completely empty and could not withstand scrutiny.

P.S.: I pray for everything as usual. Goodnight and sweet dreams to all my godfathers.

Chapter 392 Getting Forced to Judge Character! (First Update)

“I can understand your desire to save Nathan Island, but I can’t understand your reliance on so-called dreams as a solution.”

Zhou Fengliu began his speech in this way.

Looking at King Nathan, who seemed to have unwavering faith in the sacred tree, he sighed and then said:

"Fine, since you've paid off the debt and are being so generous, I'll give you some advice."

There's a saying that goes, "If you can't solve the problem, then solve the root cause of the problem."

"Ultimately, Behemoth's purpose in coming to Nathan Island was for this divine tree. Once the problem with the divine tree is solved, there will naturally be no Nathan crisis."

"So... my advice to you is either hand it over or burn it down."