"Still, why do you want to emphasize that you want them to be good to others?" Noel asked.

After the mining was over, they immediately headed back to the village. On the way, Noel couldn't help but recall the argument between Roel and Rick.

"That? I basically learned it from my late wife. She was good to others like paying their wages above other merchant groups, treating them like comrades, and so on… That action paid off. Her comrades are loyal and good to her. They don't hesitate to lay down their lives for her, knowing that their families would be fine even if they die here.

"I don't want someone to backstab them, so I ask them to be good to people. And she often did some community service by spending a portion of her income to feed people or do something good. Eventually, the people love her.

"She once escaped an assassination attempt because someone in the slum snitched on them because he thought she was too good to die." Roel explained.

"Have you ever told your children about it?" Noel asked.

"I did, but I couldn't explain the reason because…" Roel let out a long sigh.

"They ran away?"

"Yes, we always got into an argument because the merchant group couldn't expand that way." Roel nodded, feeling troubled as well. "That's certainly the truth, since my wife is not that big of a merchant as well."

"Hmm…" Noel fell silent. His family was also a merchant family, so he could understand why his wife did it. At the same time, the siblings' perspective was also correct since they couldn't grow their business without money if they spent a huge portion in it.

"What's wrong?"

merchant as well, so I could understand you. But I never took part on it, so I can't

Noel started to open

Merchant is all about give and take, right?

into deep thought. It seemed he had

So, that's how it is. It seems that I am too

no. I just like what you taught me earlier, so why not?" Noel

humble personality made Roel

stay for the night because Roel insisted. They even had

for Roel, Noel immediately

soon as Noel left since they all remembered the argument they had

looked at each other as if they wanted to blow up again while Rica didn't

the first thing that came

two who said

that I shouldn't have talked to you that way.

misunderstanding." Roel sighed. "Anyway, if you don't mind, I want to say something about your merchant group. I hope that you can remain calm until I finish. If you want to rebuke my claims

opened their mouths in shock. This was the first time their father actually approached them this way as if they were talking as equals, not a father

"I understand. I won't comment or

don't need

If they didn't spend much on their protection, they would

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