"You want to hire beastmen workers?" Chairman Renersa frowned as he looked at Xu Yi. After pondering for a bit, he slowly shook his head.
"Chairman Xu, I have to say, I'm afraid this isn't a good idea."
Xu Yi already expected chairman Renersa to have this kind of reaction, so he wasn't surprised. He only smiled and asked, "Why?"
"The beastmen are different from the dwarves and elves. They won't keep their promises like the dwarves and elves and work obediently.
I've done business with the beastmen of the Black Rice Wasteland for a long time, so I know that the beastmen aren't much different from wild beasts. They are savage by nature and can't be reasoned with.
If we hire them as workers, I'm afraid the consequences will be hard to predict. "
Xu Yi faintly smiled, "I don't think this is a problem.
Even if they are savage wild beasts, they can still live normally with humans after being tamed and accept human management.
No matter how close the beastmen are to wild beasts, they are still considered an intelligent race.
Before I came here, I studied the history of the continent and felt that the reason why they are so savage is because they have never had a good living environment. At the same time, they don't have any special survival skills. So in order to survive, they have no choice but to rob other races, which is why they are so savage. "
"You want to say that as long as we give the beastmen a stable living environment, they will live normally with us humans?" Chairman Renersa shook his head.
"Chairman Xu, your thoughts are a bit ….. a bit naive.
Savagery is the nature of the beastmen. Just like wild beasts, even if they are tamed, they won't lose their nature. "
"Then let's give an example."
Xu Yi pointed at the Voller Tribe behind them and asked, "Chairman Renersa, how long have you been doing business with this tribe?"
Chairman Renersa didn't think that Xu Yi would suddenly change the topic. He stared for a bit before replying, "Around ….. almost twenty years."
"Then in these twenty years, has the Voller Tribe done anything to humans?" Xu Yi asked.
Chairman Renersa coldly snorted, "They dare!
This tribe was the closest orc tribe to Samara. If they had dared to do anything excessive, they would have been wiped out by the kingdom's army long ago.
Even if the kingdom's army doesn't find trouble with them, as long as no human merchant association does business with them, I guarantee that they won't be able to survive for even a day! "
"Is it because all their daily necessities are basically provided by our human merchants?"
"Yes.
Even the oil, vinegar, tea, and even the clothes they wear are all provided by us human merchants, not to mention salt, which is something they absolutely cannot do without.
Right now, their tribe's beastmen are completely used to living a life similar to us humans. If they were to return to the days when they could only eat raw flesh and eat salt, they definitely wouldn't be able to survive. "Chairman Renersa replied.
"Then can they snatch it?"
"You want to snatch it?" Chairman Renersa chuckled.
"Although the Black Rice Wasteland has always had beastmen robbing human merchants, there are less and less of them every year. Beastmen like the Beastman Independent Legion we met yesterday are completely unique.
These beastmen aren't fools. Since they can live a better life by doing business with our human merchants, why would they risk offending us and live a miserable life like before … … "
After saying this, chairman Renersa suddenly paused. He stared at Xu Yi for a while and revealed a look of understanding.
"I understand.
Chairman Xu, you want to say that as long as we give these beastmen stable jobs and let them live a life similar to us humans, they wouldn't be stupid enough to destroy this kind of life? "
Xu Yi nodded with a smile, "That's right, that's what I wanted to say.
You just said that the beastmen aren't fools and they also want to live a good life.
Before, they couldn't see any other way and could only rob humans to satisfy their needs.
But now that their strength is far inferior to humans, they are afraid of retaliation if they want to rob.
At this time, if we give them a choice other than robbing to let them live a good life, do you think they won't agree? "
Chairman Renersa pondered for a moment and slowly nodded, "I think I understand what you mean.
But Chairman Xu, there is still a problem that you haven't considered. "
"Oh?"
"You also said that because the beastmen aren't strong enough now, they will honestly accept the choice we provide them.
But if we let them live a good life and their strength gradually increases, I think they will reveal their true nature sooner or later. At that time, it will be big trouble. "
"Well, I admit that your worries are very reasonable, but why should we let their strength increase?" Xu Yi showed a meaningful smile.
"Although the improvement of the beastmen's quality of life may increase the number of beastmen and pose a threat to us humans.
But in fact, there is a very simple way to minimize this threat. "
"What way?" Chairman Renersa asked curiously.
"This way, we have to start with the 'work permit' that Patriarch Voller wants very much.
Just like this … … "
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Three days later, Xu Yi left the Voller Tribe and returned to the town of Samara. He successfully met Anklo who came to greet Xu Yi.
As soon as he saw Xu Yi, Anklo immediately opened his arms and hugged him tightly. He sighed in a very exaggerated tone, "Chairman Xu, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Xu Yi couldn't help but have goosebumps all over his body.
If these words came from the mouth of a beautiful woman, he might enjoy it very much. However, when these words came from the mouth of a middle-aged man with a stubble, it sounded very strange.
When he thought about how the Sines didn't seem to discriminate against gay relationships between men, Xu Yi hurriedly broke away from Anklo's embrace. He forced a smile and said, "Aren't I here now?"
"Yeah, Chairman Xu is a person who keeps his promises. In the end, he still came."
Anklo laughed. He looked around before saying in a curious voice, "But chairman Xu, could it be that you're going alone this time?
You're not bringing a few helpers? "
"Helpers?" Xu Yi thought for a bit before shouting to his right.
"Agnes, come out and meet mister Anklo.
When we reach the Principality of Constantine, you might need to meet him, so it's more convenient to meet him ahead of time. "
In front of Anklo's stunned gaze, Agnes appeared from the void. She gave a slight nod to Anklo and said, "Hello mister Anklo, I am Agnes, I am the chairman's subordinate."
Anklo was surprised before quickly reacting. He looked over Agnes with a smile and said, "I've already heard that the New Flyer hired many elves, but I never had a chance to see them in Banta City, but I never thought that I would be able to see them here.
Hello young miss Agnes, since you are Chairman Xu's helper, perhaps there will be many things I need your help with in the future. "
Xu Yi looked at the expression on Anklo's face and said in a surprised voice, "Mister Anklo, you don't seem surprised to see elves?"
Anklo nodded with a faint smile, "Yes, our Principality of Constantine is different from your Lampari Kingdom. Elves often appear in the Principality of Constantine, so I've seen elves many times before. Naturally I wouldn't be surprised to see young miss Agnes."
Xu Yi looked at Agnes in surprise. Agnes immediately understood Xu Yi's meaning and said with a nod, "The Moon Shadow Tribe is much bigger than our Nightsong tribe. I've heard the elders mention it before, they have over three thousand elves, so they won't appear in front of humans like our tribe."
Hearing this explanation, Xu Yi instantly understood.
To put it simply, the difference in strength between the Nightsong tribe and the Lampari Kingdom was too great. In order to ensure their safety, the Nightsong tribe's elves wouldn't appear in front of the humans of the Lampari Kingdom.
The Principality of Constantine was much weaker and the Moon Shadow Tribe's elves were much stronger than the Nightsong tribe's, so the Moon Shadow Tribe's elves didn't have to worry about appearing in front of the humans of the Principality of Constantine.
"But how come I've never heard of this before?
Before I saw you, Agnes, almost everyone told me that the elves were about to disappear from the continent. "Xu Yi asked.
"That is because our Principality of Constantine is too weak, so the other countries of the continent don't pay attention to news of our Principality." Anklo replied with a bitter smile.
Xu Yi nodded. He thought that this was also because the communication level of the Sines was too low, so no one paid attention to news of the Principality of Constantine.
If the same situation was placed on earth, the elves would often appear in big news. Not to mention the Principality of Constantine being a normal country, even if the elves appeared in an uninhabited desert or rainforest, they would be dug up and this news would be spread to every corner of the earth.
But Xu Yi's main concern wasn't this.
The reason why he didn't bring anyone and had Agnes finish her work with the ten elves in the Black Rice Wasteland and bring her over was because he had heard Elder Elucía mention the Moon Shadow Tribe in the Principality of Constantine before leaving.
According to what Elder Elucía said, the Moon Shadow Tribe was very likely the largest elven tribe in the Sines.
Since Xu Yi could form a good relationship with the elves of the Nightsong tribe in the Lampari Kingdom, then he hoped to use this relationship to form a relationship with the Moon Shadow Tribe. It would be best if he could cooperate with them.
Xu Yi didn't know anything about the Principality of Constantine before, so if he could form a relationship with the Moon Shadow Tribe, it would make his actions in the Principality of Constantine much easier.
Seeing that Xu Yi didn't ask any more questions, Anklo immediately revealed a questioning expression to Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, if you're ready, should we set off?"
Xu Yi looked at Agnes and seeing her nod, he said with a smile, "Let's set off."