The purchased Inneson would take about three more days to reach Gem Bay. Annan planned to send New Origin One to the Violet Oldlands first.
"Are you going?" Ingrid asked him in the Wooden Cottage temporarily serving as the City Lord's Mansion.
"Probably not... Why?"
“As your Assistant, I shouldn't encourage you to take risks, but I still think you should go in person.”
"Why?"
"The Violet Kingdom holds more wealth than you can imagine, and the Gold Diggers can't take it all. Vultures only eat the carrion left behind. The real prey belongs to the Hunters."
In fact, when Olmedo and Ingrid had first made their plans, they had intended to use the Violet Oldlands as Annan's first source of wealth after he acquired a territory. They simply hadn't expected him to establish a foothold in the Tartun Empire and make Magic Film such a hit.
"And the Expeditionary Army is heading north soon. We might profit from both sides."
There were also bound to be survivors in the Violet Oldlands like Count Ulmit. Once the Expeditionary Army had cleared the area, those nobles might restore the Violet Kingdom...
Then Annan and the Gold Diggers could only watch as treasures with no owner became someone else's property.
Those lovely, mischievous golden sprites shouldn't fall into the hands of greedy, ugly nobles!
Besides, there was no such thing as too much money. Why not buy two Arcane Cores, one to use and one as a night-light?
"Then I'll go."
Annan didn't need to do much himself. He could return after negotiating with Count Ulmit, though if the mood struck him, he could join the fun and "dig up" some treasure.
Neither Gemstone City nor Siltovis needed Annan there for the moment. He might even see Maria in the Violet Oldlands,