The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

Aliceville believed she was incapable of saving the entire Kingdom of Westphalia, unable to save this nation on the verge of destruction.

But at least, she could still save some civilians with her own strength, which was all she could do.

As for where she got the money to buy the food...

Aliceville is the second princess of the Kingdom of Westphalia. Although she is not favored by her father, she is still a princess of the country and has good magical talent. The wealth and honor that royal children should have are standard for her.

First, there are storage space devices. Space devices are not that rare in the Kingdom of Westphalia, a land of magicians with many space-type mages.

Although the Kingdom of Westphalia trained more space mages than the Kingdom of Olmec, they were outmatched in terms of peak combat power—Phoenix, the chief mage of the Kingdom of Olmec, could be considered the number one mage in the world.

Ironically, despite being a kingdom of magic, it was overshadowed in magic by a kingdom that viewed magic and martial arts as equals.

Royal bloodlines are equipped with at least one storage space device, and other nobles of high status will also have one; at least the "Eight Princes" level nobles will not lack one.

Aliceville's storage device is a ring, which is the space for Aliceville to store large amounts of food.

Aliceville stored a large amount of food, water, and clothing in her spatial ring.

She knew these were the bare minimum supplies needed to ensure a person's survival.

Alice didn't prepare anything more expensive, like medicine.

It's too expensive. One dose of medicine might not save a person, but it could be exchanged for enough food to feed dozens or hundreds of people for more than ten days.

In this light, it could almost be said that she abandoned the sick civilians. Alicewiel felt somewhat apologetic about this, but did not feel that she had done anything wrong.

You need to know how to make choices.

Alice Villa understood this, but a knot remained in her heart.

She abandoned the sick common people.

On the way to Moonshadow Territory, Aliceville, in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, did not accept any seriously ill people to join, but only distributed a ration of food.

She knew this was only enough to keep him alive for a little longer; he still wouldn't live much longer.

But no way.

Aliceville used the money to distribute relief food by selling her jewelry and valuable ornaments in her boudoir, keeping only her clothes unsold.

On the one hand, she needed luxurious clothes to prove her identity. The common people at the bottom of society did not recognize what the second princess of the Kingdom of Westphalia, Aliceville Celestio, looked like. They only knew that these clothes were only affordable for noblemen. These clothes saved Aliceville a lot of trouble when she distributed relief food.

On the other hand, there are personal reasons. No matter what, Alice Villa would never sell clothes she has worn; she is simply not immune to this.

However, the jewelry and expensive ornaments, which were marketed as "the personal items of Aliceville Celestio, the second princess of the Kingdom of Westphalia," unexpectedly earned Aliceville a considerable amount of gold coins.

When purchasing large quantities of food, water, and clothing, Alice was not misled by her identity as a princess. Instead of buying expensive delicacies, she prioritized purchasing inexpensive and filling foods.

If we disregard taste and flavor, the relief food that meets the above two requirements is still mainly black bread.

It's not that we can't afford delicacies, it's just that black bread is more cost-effective!

(Actually, it's only good for being cheap.)

However, for the people of Westphalia at present, having food to eat instead of starving to death is already a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune.

So why did Aliceville travel from the imperial city all the way to the remote Moonshadow Territory?

It wasn't because Aliceville had any connection with Moonshadow Territory; in fact, this was Aliceville's first time visiting Moonshadow Territory in person.

Her reason for choosing Moonshadow Territory was simple: there hadn't been many wars in the area.

In the midst of the War of the Eight Princes, there was no longer a peaceful place in Westphalia. Peasant uprisings broke out in various places, and armies of the eight princes were stationed there.

Moonshadow Territory also has a garrison of troops under Roderick Stiller, the Iron Wall King of the North, and most of the surrounding territories are also Roderick Stiller's domain.

To be honest, Moonshadow Territory isn't exactly safe, but compared to other territories of the Kingdom of Westphalia, it can be considered a paradise.

Alicewiel could only pray that Roderick Stiller, the Iron Wall King of the North, wasn't up to any trouble. She estimated that the relative peace in Moonshadow Territory would continue until the situation in the Kingdom of Westphalia changed.

The change refers not to petty squabbles between the royal family and the eight princes, such as "you hit me, I take over your territory," but to situations that could drastically alter the course of events.

For example, which of the eight kings was completely wiped out, or... what happened to Father and the Grand General...?

If such a major incident were to occur, the Kingdom of Westphalia, where the situation has remained deadlocked until now, would definitely undergo a change.

Whether things will change for the better or for the worse is beyond Alice's comprehension.

Of course, Princess Aliceville Celestio of the Kingdom of Westphalia certainly hoped the situation would improve.

She just didn't know what she meant by the situation improving.

One of the eight princes ultimately prevailed and seized the throne of the Kingdom of Westphalia during the War of the Eight Princes.

By then, the Kingdom of Westphalia would have long since collapsed, and it's hard to say whether it could still be considered a kingdom.

Or perhaps it was because the emperor and the general were wise and powerful, and ultimately quelled the Rebellion of the Eight Princes, thus preserving the throne?

This isn't much better. For Aliceville, the fact that her blood relatives survived is certainly good news, but for the common people of Westphalia, this ending is no different from the fate of one of the eight kings emerging as the ruler of Westphalia.

The people are prosperous and suffer.

When the country falls, the people suffer.

Aliceville doesn't intend to think about that now; she doesn't have the power or the right to consider such things.

Now she just needs to follow her plan, taking one step at a time and doing it steadily.

They gathered the common people and exiled them to a safe place to farm and support themselves until the war in the Kingdom of Westphalia ended.

We will save as many people as we can.