The Witch Only Wants to Get Rich Selling Medicine

[My upcoming novel, Farming and Building a Business, but My Employees Aren't Human, is a cozy business-management story. Blurb below.]

The First Interstellar Academy is the least respected military academy in the Federation. Its trials are brutal, and nearly thirty percent of its cadets are lost each year.

Here, the only mission is to survive, by any means necessary.

But one person takes that literally.

While everyone else fights monsters, she sleeps.

While everyone else runs for their lives, she sells medicine.

A cadet fleeing for their life: Aaaah, help!

Heyuan, leisurely drinking tea on a flying carpet: Medicine's buy two, get one free. Want some? Boost your running speed, escape alive. A deal worth having.

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In a quiet, deserted place, she spreads her earnings across the flying carpet. "I'm still two and a half million short of claiming Wilderness Star."

The witch just wants to get rich selling medicine, but circumstances force her into a massive conspiracy.

"Want to buy some medicine?"

1. Female lead, no romance.

2. She'll have companions along the way.

3. Most of the magic is invented for this story. Any outside references will be noted in the text.

4. Not a wish-fulfillment story. The plot and business management are split sixty-forty, with a light ensemble feel and a slow start.

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[Ongoing novel, Farming and Building a Business, but My Employees Aren't Human. Please add it to your favorites.]

[Female lead, no romance / business management + daily life]

[Business management + daily life, with the satisfaction of building something from nothing.]

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Ding Pingzhou returns to her family's home in ancient times, bringing along a max-level farming game.

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Her whole family works hard but has terrible luck. They're so poor they can barely scrape by, and all they have are a few dilapidated thatched huts.

Not enough to eat? Don't worry. The game has flour, eggs, and rice.

Poor soil? Easy. The shop has high-yield seeds and harmless fertilizer.

No money? No problem. Once the land produces a bountiful harvest, sell the fruits and vegetables.

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She's decided to go into business, but there are too many secrets. Worried that hiring laborers will let them slip? No need to worry at all. The game's NPCs can come work for her.

A head chef ghost who's good at cooking,

A money-loving little Pixiu as her bookkeeper,

A little ginseng spirit working as a waiter, also known as a white radish (crossed out)...

Theme: Stand firm in your convictions and grow toward the sun.