"What I believe doesn't matter, Mister Small. What matters are the facts. 40% of the inhabitants follow the religion and of those followers, over 90% believe faithfully in the Final Day. 55% of the wealthy in Walney are devotees of the faith and even those who can't be considered wealthy, many can consume products that are profitable for the sellers. This could be an opportunity for us to give people the chance to follow their desires—prepare for the Final Day—while we profit from it."
Her response was neutral and rational, but in reality, Annie was a firm believer in the end of the world and she herself would buy a well-built property to withstand the calamity.
No one knew how the cataclysm predicted to signal the change of times would come, but given the phenomena related to worsening global warming, Annie believed that the disaster would be a natural phenomenon.