Published: February 3, 2025
At this moment, the King of the Northern Heavens looked at Qin Chen with a sincere expression.
Before coming to Southern Origin City, the Nation Lord had given him some autonomy to adjust Yong Nation's attitude towards Qin Chen based on his observations.
What does this mean?
It means that Yong Nation was only on good terms with Qin Chen because he had killed the Saint of the City Dragon from the Black Dragon Society. From the perspective of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," they approached Qin Chen with the intention of making a friend.
This goodwill, however, was limited.
After all, Yong Nation couldn’t completely sever ties with the Black Dragon Society for Qin Chen, nor could they allow the animosity of the Black Dragon Society towards Qin Chen to be redirected towards themselves.
But the Nation Lord also made it clear that based on the outcome of the meeting between the King of the Northern Heavens and Qin Chen, the King had the autonomy to adjust his attitude towards Qin Chen.
For instance, if Qin Chen held significant hostility towards Yong Nation, the King was not obligated to maintain goodwill. Conversely, if Qin Chen's potential was tremendous, they could cultivate more goodwill.
The parameters for this goodwill would naturally be determined by the King of the Northern Heavens himself, but regardless of his choice, the Nation Lord would fully support his decision.
This was an immense trust placed in the King.
Originally, the King of the Northern Heavens thought the gift from the Nation Lord was already precious enough. Even if Qin Chen had the backing of the Komodo Beast clan and received a spatial spirit artifact that could open the Wasteland of All Gods, it would suffice.
However, after actually sparring with Qin Chen, the King’s mindset changed.
His eyes burned with enthusiasm as he looked at Qin Chen, as if gazing at a rare treasure.
Damn it.
Forget the Black Dragon Society, this kid’s talents were unprecedented and surpassed even his own.
If he survived, he would undoubtedly become a renowned powerhouse in the cosmic sea, and even have the potential to step into the legendary divine emperor realm.
With a figure like this, why hold back on cooperation?
"Qin, my friend, if you need anything, just ask. As long as I can do it, I won’t refuse," the King of the Northern Heavens continued, patting his chest.
"Is what the senior said true?" Qin Chen and Saroya exchanged doubtful glances at the King.
What was going on? Was Yong Nation really this generous?
Hearing this, the King became anxious, "Qin, my friend, what are you saying? I feel like I know you very well! Even though I don’t know exactly where you come from in the cosmic sea, since you've arrived in my Southern Cosmic Sea, how can Yong Nation stay indifferent as the local landowner? Today, I, the King of the Northern Heavens, put my words out there. If you need anything, just let me know. If I can’t comply, then I will never reach the divine emperor realm in my life!"
Seeing Qin Chen’s skepticism, the King immediately grew anxious and even made a toxic oath.
Seeing the King’s worried expression, Qin Chen couldn’t help but laugh, "Senior, there’s no need to be this anxious. But if I may ask, I do have an unreasonable request."
"Feel free to say it, my friend." The King was excited; he was not afraid of Qin Chen making requests, but rather worried he wouldn’t make any.
"Coming to this place for the first time, I have a bit of a need for Emperor Crystals. I wonder if senior has any, and if so, could you lend me some? You can rest assured, once I have enough on hand, I will definitely return it to you," Qin Chen directly stated, seeing the King so proactive.
He had a significant deficit in Emperor Crystals. After finally killing the Saint of the City Dragon and receiving sixty million Emperor Crystals from Pavilion Master Chu Yue Li, he never expected to consume them all so quickly.
He couldn’t just go out and randomly kill another peak great emperor, could he?
"Emperor Crystals?" The King of the Northern Heavens was stunned.