"The next second skill is [Knowledge Sharing]~~ According to Mr. Edward's memory, the magician who had this ability at the beginning seemed to mistake it for a 'mind-reading' ability to forcibly absorb memories and knowledge from other people's souls. ”

"Mind Reading...... Is that what it's called telepathy?"

Alice immediately remembered a similar superpower that can be seen in many works, and the function is the same, nothing more than being able to hear what is going on in the minds of others.

At first glance, this is an enviable ability, after all, seeing through the hearts of others can be said to be the desire of all people, and if you can do this, the rest of your life will undoubtedly be smooth sailing.

However, in most stories, this ability is fatally flawed.

You know, human interactions are actually full of lies, both well-intentioned and malicious.

There are also many "things you shouldn't know" or "things that can be dangerous if you know too much".

As an example, I remember that in a certain American drama, the man with this ability tragically read the truth from his wife's heart that she was carrying her red apricot out of the wall, so the next development is also predictable. As a result, the relationship between the husband and wife broke down, and finally embarked on the road of divorce.

"Similar...... But in fact, it is far more than that~~ The role of [knowledge sharing] is mandatory 'thinking sharing', if you use the concept of computer LAN to explain, it is forced to share all the files stored on its disk with other computers, not only can you see the opposite side, but you can also see your own memory and knowledge. ”

"This, that's it...... It's like, 'Let's understand each other!'

Ariel's description of the skills reminds Alice of the protagonist of a certain robot cartoon, in which the protagonist (see "Mobile Suit Gundam OO") seems to have similar abilities, and the director of the cartoon seems to hope that through this utopian system, human beings can also "understand each other" through the way of thinking in war, so as to quell the beautiful concept of useless struggle.

"Ahaha, of course, there is also the following~~ The ultimate purpose of this ability is 'plunder'.,Between me who activated the ability, and the object whose mind was forcibly shared by me.,There will be a battle for each other's memories and knowledge~~ And the way to seize knowledge is 'understanding'。 In short, as long as the content of the other person's knowledge, from principles to phenomena, and even the results of the production, are fully grasped, the other person will lose this knowledge. So this is not copying and pasting, but cutting and pasting, it is a very risky ability, if the opponent's analysis and calculation ability is above me, I am likely to be robbed of all my knowledge, and become a lost waste~~"

In fact, it was because Edward used this ability during his reincarnation that Alizer had a chance to take advantage of it and finally crush his plot.

"This, that's it...... Then it's better to use less. ”

Alice doesn't want to see her sister become a waste, so she should use this skill with care...... Oh no, it's better to seal it up.

"As for the last special ability, that is, the [Magic Interference] that I was born with, its role and function are not clear at this stage~~It's a pity~~"

"How can this be, it's obviously your own ability, but you don't know what it does?"

"Well~~ It's because this is my own ability, and I've never started and used it so far, so I don't know what to do~~"

"Then what about trying it with [Everything Exploration]?"

Alice had an idea, and instantly remembered the universal search engine that had just been advertised.

"Ahaha~~ I've tried it a long time ago, but it's useless~~ The name [Magic Interference] is the result of the investigation~~ There is nothing else, but ...... The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, and there is no need to be angry~~

In this regard, Alize's attitude seems surprisingly open-minded.

"It's too early to give up!"

On the contrary, Alice deeply regrets that the protagonist-type plug-in that is rare to get into may be some kind of super anti-heaven ability, but if it were herself, she would definitely try her best to get to the bottom of it.

"Sister~~ Drilling is a taboo in research work~~ If you are in a hurry, you will often not leave any good results~~ Therefore, when I fall into a bottleneck, I will simply let go and find other things to do, which will make the overall efficiency higher. Because no one knows, will it be when other research is carried out, a flash of inspiration will come to the answer~~ So, now, ......"

Elize's smiling face was mixed with a quirky look, and most of the time when she put on this expression, it was when she had some bad water in her stomach.

I said...... Let's think about what kind of game should we play next~~?"

It's like the same tone when the soul of a researcher has not yet been reincarnated into her body, and she proposes "Sister, let's go to the prank", which makes Alice, a good sister who was originally docile, reflexively feel violently uneasy.

If it had been before, Alice would have tried to stop her sister - don't do that, yes, it would cause everyone trouble!

Sophia, on the other hand, is silent and obedient to her second daughter's plans.

In the end, the minority obeys the majority, and in order not to let her sister's game go too far, Alice will fall into it involuntarily, and in the end she will inevitably become an accomplice to her.

"There is no doubt that the first goal should be to strengthen the city's defenses. At the very least, the defense system that was easily broken through by a mere bandit group and a mage was too child's play. ”

Unprecedentedly, the plan for the "game" was first proposed by Sophia. Halfway through her speech, she turned her gaze to the guards standing lazily at the exit of the courtyard, and continued, "The uncles of those guards have not undergone strict military training, and are basically just militiamen. In terms of combat skills, they are all great laymen and are of no use on the battlefield. Even if I didn't use magic or strange powers like vindictiveness, it would be easy to suppress them. ”

"The implication is that little sister, do you want to train them~~?"

"Military training...... Alice fell into her imagination, and the picture in her mind was a scene of an officer full of foul language and a new recruit in a military movie of country A, "So little sister, are you going to use the Spartan training of the marines of country A?"

"No...... At present, it is impossible to conduct large-scale military training. ”

Alice's idea was immediately rejected.

"Huh~~Why ~~Tell me the reason~~ I said, no matter what the difficulty, I will do my best to help you solve it~~"

"It's very simple. Most of the soldiers in the city defense garrison of Silia were not professional soldiers, they were originally farmers in the city, and they responded to their father's conscription out of good intentions. There is a significant difference in the nature of such voluntary enlistment and compulsory conscription by the State. If you want to train them, it doesn't mean that finding the right coach will do everything. There are many things that must be prepared before this – such as venues, equipment, armament, nutritionally balanced meals, complete medical treatment and logistical supplies...... Wait a minute. ”

Sophia listed all the necessary hardware for military training, each of which was difficult to achieve in the border suburbs.

At the same time, Alice also had to be impressed by this unheard of knowledge again in her heart, and sighed that Xiaomei deserved to be an expert in related fields.

"Ho, that's right...... Um, um I made a note of it...... Go on, little sister~~"

But Alize listened to it with relish, and hung up a confident look, making people believe that she would find solutions to these problems in an extreme time.

"In addition to hardware, there is also a need for a complete military operation system. These include establishment, ranks, and military law. You must know that the reason why soldiers unconditionally carry out the combat missions deployed by their commanders is precisely because they have to give in and give up thinking under the huge and rigorous system of the army. Unfortunately, our city of Silia does not have the authority to weave conscription for the regular army of the Empire, and the number of private soldiers in the noble realms is strictly limited by Imperial law. ”

"Imperial law~~ That's it~~ The nobles who rule the territory are not allowed to have more than a thousand private soldiers, right~~?"

"Well, that's right. ”

"Huh...... Is there one?"

Only Alice doesn't know anything about it, and the helpless, gentle-natured lady seems to know nothing about fighting and killing.

"Sister Alice, you are also the eldest daughter in the family, and you will inherit your father's title and territory in the future, I hope you can be aware of this. ”

"Yes, yes, sister, you have to work harder~~"

Very inexplicably, Alice was suddenly counted down by her sister.

It is worth mentioning that in the Empire, women also have the right to knighthood and succession to the throne, although they are one level lower than male heirs of the same rank.

"However, if Sister Alice marries in the future and has a husband, your husband will inherit the title and title. My sister just needs to work hard to be a good wife and mother. ”

"Stop! I'm trying hard not to think about it...... Please don't make me remember!......

Alice suddenly stretched out her hand to make a gesture, and it seems that the anxiety that originated from the "teenager" has become a deep-seated psychological disorder, and the mere thought of it is enough to trigger a violent rejection reaction.

Fortunately, he is only eight years old now, and he is still far from the age when he needs to face this problem head-on. However, Alice didn't know that in the empire, there was no so-called legal age for marriage, although it was common sense that you would not talk about marriage until the age of fifteen, but there were not a few children of nobles who had been married since childhood.

"To get back to the point, the problem of the number of private soldiers is not impossible to solve. ”

Sophia unleashes the skill - Topic Savior.

"Is there a way~~?"

"The provisions of the imperial law on the number of private soldiers in the territory should be as follows, in a complete way, - the nobles who own the territory can recruit super-imperial nationals within the empire and build their own private troops, and the number of them shall not exceed 1,000 people. In fact, there are loopholes in this law. ”

"What is the vulnerability ......?"

Alice asked, in fact, like many ordinary citizens, she did not even know much about the laws of her own country, and at the same time, of course, she did not know anything about the rigor and comprehensiveness of the legal provisions, and the laws of the empire were actually quite simple and full of loopholes compared to many countries on the modern earth.

"First, the people of the Empire...... In other words, if the target of conscription is not the citizens of the empire, there is no such restriction, then it is conceivable that many nobles take advantage of this loophole. Because the domestic situation of the empire is so tense, the barren border towns like Silia are fine, and the local nobles whose territory is close to the imperial capital must have hired a considerable number of foreign mercenaries to serve as their own troops in order to protect themselves. ”

"I see, mercenary!"

Alice suddenly realized that she was no stranger to the concept of "mercenary", but her main sources of knowledge were novels and comics.

"Unfortunately, the mercenaries don't think about it. ”

In the next second, Sophia immediately vetoed her proposal.

"Yes~~Our family can't afford to hire mercenaries~~"

Alize chimed in.

"I know that our family is not rich, but we can be considered lords...... Does it cost money to hire mercenaries?"

Alice is the only one with naïve questions like this.

"Yes, Sister Alice, the cost of hiring mercenaries is very staggering, and when compared to a regular army of considerable size, the cost is often more than ten times that of the regular army. ”

"So many ......!?"

"Of course, sister~~ After all, this is a veritable 'hard-working' job~~ The employer must at least pay the same amount as their lives~~ And in the end, there will be such an obvious loophole left in the imperial decree, perhaps it is also for this consideration~~ Do you think, those timid lords hire a large number of mercenaries in order to protect their territory, which means that he also has to spend a lot of assets to support them~~For this reason, I had to increase the tax, and then caused the dissatisfaction of the people, so that the law and order continued to deteriorate, so that I could not do without mercenaries more and more, and thus fell into a vicious circle that I could not extricate myself from~~"

"Ahh Moreover, there are many other hidden dangers of mercenaries. Even on the earth, most of the mercenaries are actually ruffians, and there are frequent cases of disturbing the people in the battlefield, and there is no strict military law to restrain them, at best, they are more reliable than bandits, at least they will not be traitors in broad daylight. Moreover, not only mercenaries, but also regular troops stationed in foreign countries have more or less the same problem, for example, the army of country A stationed in country J at the base of Chong ○ is not also a scandal that disturbs the people in three days. Therefore, one day, if the mercenaries cause civil unrest in the territory because of their outrageous behavior, the situation will be out of control, and in the end, it will give the imperial power of the empire a reason to reclaim the territory, and in the long run, it will be a choice that outweighs the losses. ”

"Hmm...... Well......"

Under the turn of the two younger sisters, Alice finally realized the profundity and horror of politics, and instantly shattered the naïve common sense of middle school students who were ignorant of the world.

"In addition to mercenaries, second, the use of slaves can also be considered. ”

"Slave ...... Oh yes!"

What a familiar word, it can be said to unfold through the royal road in the novel, in the story, the protagonist can always find the best treasures in the slave market.

It's not a beautiful girl, or a loyal little brother. However, judging from the situation of the online article of country C, the latter is the majority now, because even if the girl is in love with the country and the city, it is difficult to make the best use of it in the article, that is, the paragraphs that are written, because it is meaningless to fail the review because of various "regulations below the neck".

Therefore, before the 'boy' crossed, the slave routine of the mainstream story of the earth unfolded, and they all went to the road of harmony with the cultivation of the muscular brother's character.

"Slave~~ But it's a little sister, even if the empire is still in a feudal society, human trafficking in the empire is strictly prohibited~~?"

In response to this statement, Aliezel immediately put forward a counter-argument.

"Oh!?Is it forbidden?But last night the big bandit kept saying that he wanted to sell us as slaves!"

Alice couldn't stand the untimely death of the royal road, and argued nervously.

"Well, it's forbidden~~ You must know that even the Saku bandits, after committing crimes and kidnapping around Silia, can only sell people abroad. ”

As a result, Wang Dao was sentenced to death.

"Yes, but the Empire's ban on human trafficking is also flawed, because it's only for 'humans.' Aliens, subhumans, or non-human species with a fairly high level of intelligence are not included in the category of 'human'. ”

"Oooh!"

Seeing the royal road unfold and come back to life, Alice couldn't help but cheer. She thought to herself - even if she doesn't have a muscular brother, she can make do with a minotaur!

"No~~"

But she didn't last a second, and Ariezer objected again, as if she were a Wright in the courtroom.

"Any questions?"

"Sister, do you know the Goddess Church~~?"

"Ah, you know...... It is equivalent to the religious sect of the state religion of the empire, worshipping the goddess of creation, and has temples in every city of the empire, including Silia. ”

The Church of the Goddess is in the Empire, and even for children, it is common sense.

"The doctrine of the Church of the Goddess is the doctrine of 'human supremacy'~~If you adopt alien slaves on a large scale, I'm afraid it will become a thorn in the side of the church~~ At that time, the problem will be much more serious than hiring mercenaries~~ You must know that the influence of the church is much higher than that of the empire, and it is a continent-scale yo~~ My father is likely to be interrogated by heresy because of inappropriate measures~~?"

"Damn...... Is there no way?"

After the succession, even the horrors of religion were pushed in front of Alice, making her groan in pain as if she had suffered a heavy blow.

"It seems that Sister Alice is very worried about the city's defenses...... Rest assured, no matter what happens, I'll use all my combat skills to protect you. ”

"Ahaha, I'm too~~ But my sister herself is also very strong, and there is generally no danger~~"

The sensible two younger sisters comforted the sister who put on a sad expression together.

Of course, they didn't know that Alice's unwillingness was because of the royal road in her mind, and it collapsed at this moment. In the end, not to mention the beautiful and fragrant sister, even the muscular brother Gui, and even the Minotaur are gone.