The moment Annan stepped through the Portal, he saw a palace complex bathed in sunlight. From the paving stones beneath his feet to the roads lined with Streetlights, the columns supporting the buildings, and the magnificent buildings themselves, everything was cast in gold, gleaming with a dazzling light.
"This is the wealth the Raymond Family accumulated over three hundred years."
Annan stared for so long that Kilian, standing beside him, could not help saying it with pride.
"That's incredible..." Annan said with genuine admiration.
He had to admit that the Raymond Family's wealth surpassed anything he had imagined.
He even began to doubt the story about the Blue Dragon attacking the Broken Mountains. Never mind Illymoyas—even he wanted to pry a paving stone out of this palace...
A towering statue of the Lady of Wealth stood before the Golden Palace.
Knight Makarov had been telling the truth. The gold statue really was ten meters tall, even more magnificent than the one Annan had seen in Breeze City.
Annan had arrived on the Allen Continent in the turbulent first year after the Gods lost contact, and by coincidence had avoided much religious imagery... But here, symbols of the Wealth Church were everywhere.
"Are you a believer in the Goddess of Wealth too?" Annan suddenly asked Kilian.
Kilian paused in surprise, then replied, "Everyone in the Raymond Family is a believer in the Lady."
Annan fell into thought.
He followed Kilian to the largest palace, known as the Golden Palace. A beautiful maid came out and said the Grand Lord was preparing a banquet, inviting Annan to rest for a while first.
Now that he had reached the very heart of the Broken Mountains, Annan knew there was no point rushing. He followed the maid to a Guest Room in a side