Alex was a bit puzzled as to why QuartzStriker was being so nice to her, almost to the point of being overly ingratiating.
But Alex isn't the type to take advantage of others. She sent over 250 pieces of materials instead, the extra 50 pieces' profit enough for her to make a tidy sum.
For Sophie, it was simply swapping iron ingots for magic crystals, no loss really, since she couldn't upgrade her town anytime soon anyway, but upgrading her Barracks required a lot of magic crystals.
Sophie didn't lose out, but she did help Alex a great deal.
[QuartzStriker]: "Dear Big Shot, you sent too much, I can't use all of these!"
[Hamburger]: "No worries, consider it a gift, thanks for your help."
Actually, Alex could also collaborate with Sophie, leveraging Sophie's ability to manufacture equipment, by buying up boar tusks and animal fur from the trading post and then reselling them for a profit.
