episode_0273

The Violets whispered as they watched the ship arrive at the shore.

“What should we do? It seems like it had an owner!”

“It wasn’t an uninhabited island…”

Violet felt a little uneasy. If her suspicions were correct, the Violets were invaders who had illegally occupied the territory of innocent people.

“No! The purity of the Violet Nation’s founding has been sullied!”

“To engage in imperialism!”

Some Violets made a fuss. The network became noisy with agitated Violets.

“Founding a nation was indeed premature!”

“Shouldn’t we dismantle the Federal Assembly and the Clans first?”

Skepticism about the founding of the Violet Nation sprouted like mushrooms.

Some even suggested attempting to conquer the continent instead.

“Let’s occupy the Red Zone!”

Violet racked her memory. It wasn’t clear, but according to federal law, those who occupied and purified an eroded zone were recognized as having ownership of the land.

Of course, it was immediately dismissed due to practicality.

“No! The Federation or those Clan guys wouldn’t keep their promises anyway.”

“What about the demonic beasts?”

Amidst the confusion, Number 1 stepped forward and calmly settled the other Violets one by one.

“Now, calm down! This place isn’t even marked on the map. Maybe they’re just fishermen resting sometimes?”

“That’s true. Search party? What’s the situation on site?”

The search party Violets in the forest near the beach reported.

“Multiple people found. They’ve docked their ships on the beach and are moving!”

“What kind of people do they look like?”

A Violet, covered in a camouflage net, examined the people one by one through the scope.

“They don’t look like fishermen. Look at the weapons they’re carrying.”

“Oh.”

They were definitely not fishermen or tourists. Where in the world would you find fishermen wearing military gear and carrying guns?

“They’re all Awakened Ones!”

They all had a sword or an axe at their waist. The guns on their backs weren’t ordinary rifles either. They were crossbows engraved with complex magic formulas, or large long guns that fired large-caliber rounds.

“Are they hunters?”

“They could be fixers.”

The armed people crossed the beach and entered the forest. Next, more ships landed on the beach.

Countless vehicles disembarked onto the shore.

“It’s an excavator!”

“There’s a bulldozer too.”

Various ships, large and small, arrived and unloaded workers and construction equipment.

“Ugh! No!”

A sigh of regret involuntarily escaped the Violets’ lips.

“This is our territory…”

“But look at those people. It looks like they’ve frequented this island already, doesn’t it?”

Violet felt a pang of disappointment. She didn’t know since when, but this island already had an owner.

“It looks like they’re building a villa.”

The materials looked excellent even at a glance. Beautifully patterned marble and luxurious-looking wood were stacked neatly.

They couldn’t claim someone else’s territory as their own.

Thus, the founding of the Violet Nation fell through.

“We already have citizens and sovereignty, which is a shame.”

“Indeed. The owner of this land seems to be rich…”

“I’m envious!”

One Violet offered an opinion.

“Wait a moment, why don’t we just buy land instead?”

“Buy land?”

Now that they heard it, that seemed better. Wouldn’t it be troublesome if they simply occupied an uninhabited island only for the owner to show up later?

“That sounds plausible!”

“Then what about island pioneering?”

The Violets continued their discussion, now considering the possibility of buying an island.

“Let’s continue that for now. If we keep looking, we’ll find land that truly no one is interested in!”

As Number 871 presented an idea, Number 1884 put forward a counter-argument.

“There’s a reason why such lands have no owners. Think about it!”

The Violets nodded. That’s true.

The uninhabited islands the girls had discovered so far shared a commonality.

They were full of rocks, stones, and cliffs. Or they were excessively small.

“Hmm… We should continue the exploration for now, but…”

“Let’s think about it. For now, withdraw!”

The ship they arrived on was on the opposite side of the island.

The Violet company quietly exited the island.

***

We pondered ways to make a lot of money.

“Real estate is too expensive!”

As for buildings, the Violets could be self-sufficient.

“Construction technology!”

Since they had learned various miscellaneous skills from the inactive Brotherhood members, they could easily build simple houses.

“If push comes to shove, let’s just install containers!”

“That’s good.”

They imagined a Violet base built with containers. It seemed quite decent.

“Let’s name it the Violet Citadel.”

“The Violet Citadel!”

Inside the citadel of the kind and beautiful Violets, joyful laughter and the screams of evil prisoners would echo.

It would be really fun.

“Then, funds are the problem.”

“Let’s just hunt to earn money. Like now!”

The majority of opinions were similar. There were already many ways to earn money.

“Perhaps we could even start our own business.”

“Business?”

“Selling items with the Violet brand!”

This was also a rather good idea. Thanks to their collective intelligence, ideas overflowed.

The discussion, which had been proceeding heatedly.

One Violet threw cold water on it.

“Wait, then do we have to run the factories ourselves?”

Factories… while it would be good to directly manufacture and sell items, there was a problem.

“That means we’d have to work.”

“Too bothersome…”

“Guarantee 12 hours of rest per day!”

According to the great Violet welfare policy, all Violets must be guaranteed 10 hours of rest time, not including sleep.

“Rest is freedom!”

Unless it was absolutely necessary, they didn’t want to exert themselves.

“Isn’t there any good way?”

“A way to earn money just by sitting still…”

“What about leaving comments?”

They said that if they took subcontracts from Clans or corporations and wrote favorable posts, they would get paid.

“That feels like being a slave to money…”

“Can’t we just copy cash and deposit it into an ATM?”

“It disappears if it goes beyond 5 meters, doesn’t it? It might work a few times, but you’ll get caught soon.”

“Wait a minute! I’ve thought of a good method.”

“What is it?”

Number 2310 meticulously gathered her memories and began to speak.

“I looked it up, and financial income earns more money than labor income!”

“Really?”

“Yeah! They called it the magic of compound interest.”

Just in case, she looked up various information, and it was incredible.

The annual salary earned through hard work for a year could be earned in just one month through stock investment.

Let’s see. If we put in about a million credits…

Even if we make a 2% profit per day with short-term investments, it doubles in a month.

“Tremendous profit!

Opposing opinions also emerged.

“Financial income? You mean stocks or funds? They’re difficult. Savings accounts are good, but…”

“Now, think about it. Dozens of people buy and sell for a certain amount of time! Then, how will it look to other people?”

“It’ll look like the stock price is rising. Then…”

“Exactly, then at some point, someone will appear who wants to buy the stock we’ve raised the price of! That way, we sell it to others for money. How’s that?”

“Wow! That’s a groundbreaking idea!”

“First, we need to gather money. We’ll also need economic support.”

In terms of economics, we had a friend who would help us. If we joined a large Clan, we would likely receive benefits related to account opening and investments.

“Aren’t we geniuses?”

Irene is smart. Besides, after regaining Helios, she seemed to be studying economics. She’d probably help us.

“And there’s also the secretary who does accounting next to us, isn’t there?”

“Ah, that person named Mr. Cress?”

That’s a good idea. I should go find my friend quickly.

***

So Violet faced her friend and explained her business plan.

“I’ve decided to invest in stocks!”

“Stocks?”

Irene smiled brightly, as if inviting her to speak.

Her friend, who came up with outrageous ideas every day, seemed to have finally had a somewhat normal and socially acceptable thought after a long time.

‘Violet is learning social skills within Aegis Academy too.’

Her expectations shattered one minute later.

Violet, smiling brightly, laid out her plan. As Irene listened attentively to her words, a sense of bewilderment gradually filled her mind.

“Uh, Violet. You haven’t opened any accounts yet, have you?”

Violet nodded. Feeling relieved, Irene posed a question.

“Violet. Do you know what you’re trying to do?”

“We’ve decided to call it ‘Collective Avatar-Linked Investment’!”

Thankfully. This naive friend in front of her still didn’t know what she was doing. If she had found out during the execution phase, it would have been difficult to manage.

Calmly, let’s explain what she was trying to do.

“No, that’s called ‘wash trading.’”

“Wash trading?”

“In other words, stock manipulation. It’s a crime.”

“Ah… Gasp! I see!”

Number 771 was surprised. Seeing that, Irene was convinced. It seemed she hadn’t intended to commit a crime on purpose.

“Don’t do that. What crime have the other investors committed, who bought the stock you forcibly inflated?”

“I didn’t think of that. Sorry…”

“You don’t need to be sorry to me. Instead, from now on, when you’re about to do something, check first if it’s illegal. Understood?”

“Understood!”

Feeling relieved, Irene continued to gently admonish her friend, who was an unpredictable gray-area personality.

“Still, it’s a relief. It doesn’t seem like you were thinking of committing terrorism against a corporation. Think about other innocent people too.”

“Understood. I’ll be careful next time!”

“Besides, corporations aren’t fools. If you do something like that, your personal account will be immediately frozen, and fixers will come looking for you in the middle of the night. The latter might not be a problem for you, but… Anyway, it’s a clear crime. Understood?”

“I’ll remember! Crime is bad, isn’t it?”

Afterward, Violet promised to simply engage in normal investing.

‘Still, this is better than before.’

Irene thought. Violet had grown a lot.

Compared to the past, when she abruptly locked her friends in a villa without notice and blew up a giant Clan.

These days, communication and dialogue had increased.

Her relief was short-lived. As Violet headed out the door, she muttered, as if intrigued.

“Terrorism? Hmm… terrorism…”

Irene’s face stiffened slightly as she saw her friend off.

‘Wait a minute, nothing has changed, has it?’

There was no difference between when she didn’t know and when she did.

‘This is a big problem in its own way…’

She felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

***

Regardless of her friend’s worries, Violet headed for a wider place.

“We just need to earn more money, somehow!”

“To a new world!”

Leaving the vicinity of the Lustrum Archipelago, a group of girls began to venture outwards.

“Real estate pioneering!”

“Let’s go look for properties!”

Countless ships, laden with dreams and hopes, set sail from the island.

There was no destination. They simply headed wherever the wind blew and the water flowed.

The Violet Great Migration began.