You return with the surveillance findings and photograph.

I guess I didn't misjudge you at all...

Of course! I won't overcharge —! Ah, Tianshi Lian will receive these findings pro bono! Don't worry, they will be safe with me!

I knew it! The place is indeed significantly related to the Bureau of Swordmancers. It's probably the origins for the Bureau's three-word motto: "Strength, Momentum, and Resilience".

My dear partners, I shall organize these findings and publish them in the Historical Transactions of Talos-II. I'll list your names as the second and third authors. How does that sound?

This is the only way to sustain my archaeological ambitions! And please, accept this token of my heartfelt appreciation!

Wait. You're not arguing about money anymore.

Archaeological value is also worth something! Money is merely a coincidental byproduct of my archaeological endeavors. My passion for archaeology and history goes beyond words!

You see, my grandfather couldn't stop talking about a "homeland" named Columbia, and the old man heard it from his own father.

What the Yanese preserved in this valley ... breathed life into my knowledge about my "home" Columbia ... and even the entirety of Terra.

Heheh. I can use these findings to secure a partnership with Hongshan. My archaeological excavation permit applications can get approved more easily! This is an awesome deal!

And while you were surveying the place, I read through all the information on Columbia stored in the vault. I found something worth a real fortune —

A long-lost recipe for the delicious Trimounts Fried Fowl, contained within a classic Wrankwood movie titled "Burdo Story"! This has incredible potential for raking in a fortune!

And thus Columbia ... became a wish that burned bright in the bottom of my heart.