Chapter 2201

Wilbur turned around, leaning down to say, "I'll give you one more chance then, Captain Mitch. I hope you won't try to trick me this time, or I'm never lending you the money."

"Of course."

Mitch's chest heaved up and down. "Actually, out of the seven of them, I only knew why Vernon, Veda, Bill, and Kean persisted. As for Green, Eli, and Aite, I have no idea why they held on. I really don't."

"That's fine. Now, you just need to tell me why Vernon, Veda, Bill, and Green persisted, and I'll send you a million dollars right after. But our agreement doesn't change in the slightest. Once we find the gold, we're splitting it equally."

"Alright!"

Mitch nodded fervently and told Wilbur the reason why Vernon, Veda, Bill, and Kean persisted in adventuring.

It turned out that Vernon used to be a librarian and had five years of his bonus withheld from him by his superior. Vernon had worked hard and never made any mistakes on his job at the library, and the bonus was supposed to go into