House: "Sinking into sweet dreams, perishing in madness... That was probably the truest portrayal of Dawn City's survivors. They drove a fish-selling company up to 25 billion silver coins. The entire Alliance didn't even have that much money combined. That was far more expensive than the S-coins that destroyed Boulder City!"
"You could see that they had learned absolutely nothing from Boulder City's painful lesson. Instead, they held trash in their palms like treasure while tossing away real treasure like garbage."
"Boulder City's former greatness was never because of its chips, but because of those hardworking laborers! Yet the Alliance gave those people money... Ahem, what I meant was, if people could earn an income without working, what idiot would still work? They were corrupting these diligent people into lazy bums and drunks through the wrong methods!"
"I'll say it right here: the Alliance would collapse sooner or later. Everyone carrying silver coins in their pockets now would regret it in the end. It was only a matter of time!"
Host (applauding): "Then, Mr. House, what do you believe is the correct approach?"
House: "Mr. Sigma was doing quite well. Although Flint Group monopolized Bugra's most profitable industries, that gentleman wasn't foolish enough to pay dividends to shareholders... Of course, what I meant was that this was a good thing. Flint Group quietly spread its benefits into the pockets of all Bugra's people. It gave back to the entire settlement rather than fattening the wallets of a small group of shareholders. Its loss-making financial reports were the best proof. They had been losing money all along, yet they continued operating diligently! Unlike those managers who bought people's favor, Mr. Sigma was the unsung philanthropist, a truly good man!"
Host (sound of drinking water): "I also think Mr. Sigma did the