You would, but the benefit in the long run certainly outweighs that.

[He certainly made enough to help fund his own side projects; for the most part.]

They are well guarded by a mix of 'gator' and turtle/tortoise folk. Some sharkfolk tried to attack and either kill or take the young Leviathan last year; Eltrut, Elah, and Nogard actually fought alongside the Armada ships given they had a very large shark-ship with them. Was quite the battle, and the sharks were fought off. [Just how important a young Leviathan was-] Indeed, and there is much that was lost due to the flooding of this world.

If nothing else? A good place to start and gauge what the next best move could be.