"Alice, what do you think it takes to be rich?"

"Rich ......? Needless to ask, of course it's making a lot of money?"

Faced with a friend's question, Alice gave a natural answer. Whether it was in a past life or in this life, she believed that this should be the truth. Even on the planet, the value of successful people is measured by the amount of inherent assets they have.

"Wrong~~!So you're a fool!But, that's all the nobles in the countryside have this kind of knowledge~~!"

However, in response to this answer, Athea lifted her hair, revealing a look of disdain.

"Okay, okay, let's reveal the answer, Miss~~ I want to hear the details......"

"Hehe~~ Since you asked so sincerely, Miss Ben will tell you compassionately~~!"

As if she were Team Rocket, Aicia raised her head and continued with a look of self-boasting, "The so-called wealth is not simply accumulating money, but letting the currency fully circulate in the market~~!"

"Circulation?"

"That's right! Instead of holding the money in your hands, let it circulate in the market. If you think about it, even if you have accumulated a lot of gold and silver treasures, the land you live in is so barren that you cannot harvest food, and no amount of money can solve the problem of starvation, right? In short, stagnant property is no different from soil! Money can only reflect its value because it can be consumed and circulated.

The more frequent the circulation, the more it reflects the abundance of materials and the prosperity of people's livelihood. At the same time, the circulation of money can encourage enthusiasm for production and improve the quantity and quality of production. In the end, the circulation of money directly proves how rich the town is! And the kind of merchants who have a lot of money do not regard coins as collections, but for the sake of a larger scale, and circulate them to more and wider areas! However, now the superior nobles of the imperial capital are completely unaware of this, and their method of accumulating wealth is only pure hoarding, which makes the economy of the entire empire fall more and more into a pool of stagnant water, hum~ simply stupid!"

"I am, so I am......"

"So~~ As long as you follow Miss Ben's policy, you will definitely be able to make the entire alliance ...... No, it should be that the business district of the entire empire is full of vitality~~!

"Oooh——!"

What an inspiring declaration.

Although she could only understand part of it, Alice felt that this little girl made a lot of sense, at least much better than her own layman. You must know that until not long ago, I thought that the so-called businessman was a profession that was full of only thinking about how to make money. It seems that this kind of common people's opinion is really too superficial.

At the same time, it is enough to prove that Alice is so awesome that Alice can only describe her new friends in this way. This eldest lady's ideas and talents for business and trading are even far beyond those of adults.

Perhaps, this is not only due to the fact that he considers himself a merchant, but also thinks about the current situation from the perspective of a 'noble' and a 'lord', so that her 'philosophy' is more focused on the big picture, far ahead of other imperial merchants who only care about the present.

Of course, with the help of Athea, Alice's alliance plan to collect money is going well, but the results are far more fruitful than expected.

In addition to condiments such as sugar and soy sauce, various fruits and vegetables cultivated in greenhouses, and chemical fertilizers prepared by Ariza have become popular products in various parts of the alliance. Moreover, in terms of material transportation, the convenience of the 'teleportation magic array' is used, which not only avoids the time-consuming and various dangers of the journey, but also avoids the deterioration and damage of food, fruits and vegetables.

Even on Earth, the air transport industry could never achieve long-distance trade as efficiently as 'space teleportation'. However, of course, this means of transportation requires the use of [Luna Armor], which can be said to be the patent of [Celia].

On this basis, Athea also unceremoniously used the help of the Gray Beast Regiment's 'Black Silver Fierce Fang', due to the existence of the communication magician, the intelligence network of the Gray Beast Regiment was more developed than before, and the leader, Mr. Jonathan, not only provided manpower very cooperatively, but also carefully taught Aicia a lot of methods and tips for dealing with people.

As a result, the [Celia] Trading Company, which was able to know the business opportunities as quickly as possible and provide the required supplies as soon as possible, has become a monstrous organization that controls the lifeblood of trade in the Alliance's region, and is accumulating wealth at an incredible rate.

By the way, Lillian, a friend on the other side, is no longer a runaway girl, and before the trade plan begins, Alice has sent her back to Grandpa Whitehouse's Adventurers' Guild to be punished.

After some negotiation and pleading, the old man, who was surprisingly doting on his granddaughter, finally agreed to Lillian's solo adventure. Not only that, but he also promised that the adventurers' guild chapters in each town would provide maximum assistance to Alice's plan, provided that Alice personally ensured her granddaughter's personal safety.

As a result, Lillian and Alice are now inseparable...... In Alice's opinion, it was like having an energetic mischievous sister, although Lillian was still older at her current age. It's annoying, but it's not without its benefits.

For example, when practicing martial arts in the morning, John had good opponents who could learn from each other and improve, which was really valuable. You know, John's current strength is not enough to defeat himself, but the accumulation of self-confidence is very heavy, if you keep losing, you will output habits, so it will cause unnecessary crises on the battlefield.

For another example, Elcia's business and trade does not mean that everything goes well, even if she is a business genius, after all, she is still too young, and she is always underestimated and even bullied in her dealings with adults.

Whenever there is a thrilling scene, it is the turn of the 'Black Flame Swordsman of the MONOCULUS' to make her appearance, you must know that Lilian can't help but be an extraordinary bodyguard, and she is also surprisingly popular among adventurers. It is no exaggeration to say that she can be called an idol in everyone's minds.

In fact, so far, Lillian has not taken matters into her own hands, because no matter what friction occurs in any city, there will always be a large number of menacing cheering group uncles behind her for no reason, so that the business of 'bullying the small with the big' will immediately encounter -

"Hah, make no mistake! How dare you provoke the eldest lady of the Whitehouse family! Blind your dog's eyes!?"

"That's it! Which chamber of commerce, report your name! Do you believe that in the future, the businessmen will never be able to recruit bodyguards?"

This kind of intimidation is almost like the black ○ meeting in the movie. This made Alice secretly complain, is this a brotherhood or a Green Dragon Gang......

In this way, in just one week, as Aicia predicted, the 'money' within the alliance was actively flowing, and the market was revitalized.

Alice was so happy to see that her efforts were being rewarded more and more, and she couldn't help but sigh: what a happy day it is – but in reality, it is not.

She knew that what she was doing now was undoubtedly just an escape, forcing her attention to other things that didn't matter. Even now, there is no news of Sophia and her father's dynam, and Eliezer is alone in figuring out how to save Hilda.

And what about myself, but I seem to be playing with my friends all day long......

Whenever she thought of this, Alice's heart became uneasy, and she couldn't help but ask herself: Is it really good to go on like this?

Originally, she planned to use the help of the Adventurers' Guild in order to rescue Hilda, just like in the Dragon Slayer Campaign. But it backfired, and Grandpa Whitehouse did not hesitate to reject Alice's request for help, for the simple reason that the Adventurers' Guild is absolutely neutral and will not actively attack organizations and groups that are not hostile to towns or humans, even if the other party's identity is unknown.

In fact, it is precisely so, these days, that 'space battleship' has hardly made any hostile moves. And those demonic beasts that have been mutated and transformed have not attacked the actions of ordinary humans. Therefore, unlike the situation of the Abyssaichi Dragon, which was identified as a natural disaster from the beginning at that time, the Adventurers' Guild did not have a good reason to take the initiative to solicit it at all.

- What's next...... What exactly should I do?

Secretly, Alice couldn't help but ask herself questions like these. However, whether it was going to the imperial capital to reinforce her father, or finding a way to help Alize to test the aliens, her intuition told her that a fierce battle was inevitable.

And in this way, Sophia's words involuntarily echoed in her ears - [Sister, you are too weak, don't do anything stupid. 】

As her sister points out, Alice is now aware of her own weakness. In this vast world, one's own personal power is simply insignificant, and no matter what you do, you may just cause trouble. Not only that, after calming down, after some thinking and savoring, she also gradually understood the deep meaning of Sophia's words when she scuffled with herself on that day and fought-for-tat - the kind of desperate desire that the beloved blood relatives could stay away from danger.

So, Alice fell into the quagmire of confusion and hesitation...... She didn't know if she should go against her sister's wishes and carry out her wayward behavior again, and this time, she was likely to suffer a crisis that was even more difficult to deal with than before.

In this way, Alice's logic is stuck in a never-ending loop. However, one day, before she could reach an answer to her entanglements, the emergency that forced Alice to make a choice occurred without warning...... That's the disappearance of Rachi.