After the evening party was over, Viscount Leslie returned home alone. Xu Yi went with Baron Hannas to a secluded courtyard in the eastern part of Anvilmar City.
Before they even entered the courtyard, they saw several luxurious horse carriages turn the corner and stop in front of the courtyard.
After a while, a group of beastmen girls with various beastmen characteristics but beautiful human girls jumped out of the carriage.
After seeing Xu Yi, the beastmen girls of the New Moon Troupe all let out happy cries at the same time as they came over.
"Sir chairman, you're back." The one running in front was the fox girl Avril.
Xu Yi looked over the dazzling accessories on Avril's body, as well as the finely made clothes she was wearing. The material wasn't bad, and the clothes fit her perfectly. He could tell with a single glance that these were luxurious clothes made for her by a famous craftsman. He couldn't help knitting his brows before revealing a smile.
"That's right, I'm back.
Ladies of the New Moon Troupe, have you been happy in Anvilmar these past few days? "
"Very happy!"
"That's right, it's been too good!"
"This place is much better than the Black Rice Wasteland, I don't want to go back!"
"I don't want to go back either, it's much better to stay here. Sir chairman, can we stay in Anvilmar City?"
Hearing a cat tail girl ask this question, all the girls stopped chattering and looked at Xu Yi with expectant gazes.
Xu Yi gave a shrug, "You should ask Stiel about this and see what she plans.
After all, she is your chairman and I'm not. "
"Sir chairman, you are chairman Stiel's husband, she will definitely listen to you.
Why don't you decide to let us stay?
Chairman Stiel will definitely agree. "A rabbit girl said in a loud voice.
"That's right, sir chairman, can you agree to us?"
"Sir chairman … …"
… …
Seeing the group of beastmen girls come over to him, Xu Yi quickly raised his hands and said, "Alright, I'll propose this to Stiel. As for what she decides, I don't care."
"That's great!" The beastmen girls all cheered at the same time.
"We can stay!"
Seeing the happy appearances of the beastmen girls, Xu Yi couldn't help shaking his head with a smile.
The living conditions of the beastmen in the Black Rice Wasteland were indeed too bad. It was no wonder that after the beastmen girls came to Anvilmar City and saw the good life here, they were so happy that they forgot about home.
Waving his hand to let the beastmen girls go in first, Xu Yi fell behind. After thinking for a bit, he said to Baron Hannas, "Although you said that you would wrap them up, I'm certain that the expensive accessories and clothes they're wearing right now weren't bought by you, right?"
Baron Hannas shook his head with a wry smile. "How could I possibly afford it?
Do you see the necklace on Avril?
It was sold for six thousand gold coins at the last auction.
And it was given to Avril by a noble in the city. Do you think I can afford it? "
"Who is that noble?
Did Avril accompany him to the auction? "Xu Yi asked with a frown.
Baron Hannas looked at Xu Yi with a strange expression.
"It was Foledo."
"Foledo?"
Xu Yi thought for a bit and remembered that this Foledo was the arrogant guy who bid against him at the last auction.
"Oh, why did he bring Avril to the auction?"
"Hey, kid, why are you acting dumb. Don't you know what Foledo wants?
He clearly wants to chase after Avril. "Baron Hannas said with a look of disdain.
"I can guess that, but Avril is a beastman after all. Does he want to chase after her?" Xu Yi was a bit puzzled.
Baron Hannas had an expression of being defeated by Xu Yi.
"I say, kid, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?
Avril is a beastman, but look at her appearance. What's the difference between her and a human beauty?
If you really want to say it, her fox tail and furry ears make her even more charming than a human beauty.
Let me tell you, Avril is now a big star in Anvilmar City. A lot of nobles want to chase after her. "
"If a lot of nobles want to chase after her, then what ability does Foledo have to chase after her?" Xu Yi was even more puzzled.
"Who told you that he has already chased after Avril?" Baron Hannas rolled his eyes fiercely at Xu Yi.
"Let me tell you, Foledo only gave Avril a necklace worth six thousand gold coins. The other nobles in the city have given her many things. It's not like there aren't any more expensive things than this necklace.
But up until now, Avril hasn't shown any special interest in anyone. "
Xu Yi was a bit surprised. He couldn't tell that Avril, this fox girl, was also a master of communication. She was actually able to interact with so many nobles in the city and make them willing to pay for her.
"Don't be so surprised. It's not just Avril, but every beastman girl in the New Moon Troupe is very popular in Anvilmar City.
Although Avril is the most popular one, the other girls aren't treated any worse than her. "Seeing the expression on Xu Yi's face, Baron Hannas continued.
Xu Yi couldn't help laughing, "So you're saying ….. My worries from before were a bit unnecessary?
I never thought that the people of Anvilmar City would accept these beastmen girls so easily. "
"Nonsense, these beastmen girls are each more beautiful than the last. Adding in the fact that they have the characteristics of the beastmen, it would be strange if they weren't popular."
Xu Yi shrugged, "I thought that most of the humans hated the beastmen."
"That depends on who it is.
If you found a group of strange looking beastmen, do you believe that they wouldn't be chased out by the people of Anvilmar City?
Then again, now isn't the time for a race war.
Actually, we humans are very curious about other races. You creating this New Moon Troupe can be said to have satisfied a lot of people's curiosity. "
"Un, that makes sense." Xu Yi nodded.
"Alright then. As for the arrangements for the New Moon Troupe, I'll go back and discuss it with Stiel before making a decision.
In the following period of time, I'll have to trouble you to look after them. "
Baron Hannas gave a bitter laugh, "Looking after them for a while isn't a problem, but if I keep looking after them ….. I don't think I can handle the pressure.
In order to keep the beastmen girls pure, I've offended quite a few nobles in this period of time to not let them do anything to the beastmen girls.
Do you know that Foledo has even warned me a few times because of this? "
"Tell him to come find me if he has the ability." Xu Yi said calmly.
Baron Hannas looked at Xu Yi in shock, "Xu Yi, it's only been half a month, how come I feel that you've become a lot more domineering than before?"
Xu Yi gave a faint smile, "Because I've thought it through. There are some things that it's not good to be too passive."
"Good, I like the way you are now.
Before, you always acted like you were weak, so you had to endure everything. I've been unhappy with that for a long time.
Actually, your New Flyer isn't weak at all. You've been valued by a lot of people. Whether it's magic or other aspects, you're very strong. Why are you always so timid? "Baron Hannas praised.
Xu Yi suddenly laughed, "So that's how I was in your eyes before?
Alright, I'll show you how different I am in the future. "
"Then I'll wait and see." Baron Hannas laughed out loud, but then his face turned gloomy.
"But Xu Yi, you can be rude to Foledo, but you can't be like this to those beastmen girls, right?"
"Why do you say that?" Xu Yi asked in shock.
"Because … …" Baron Hannas looked around and confirmed that the beastmen girls had returned to their own residences. Then he lowered his voice and continued, "You saw it just now. These beastmen girls are very satisfied with their lives in Anvilmar City. They don't even want to go back to the Black Rice Wasteland."
"That's human nature, I guess.
The living conditions in the Black Rice Wasteland are so bad. If it was me, I wouldn't want to go back either. "Xu Yi said.
"The key issue is that these beastmen girls are very popular in Anvilmar City. There are a lot of rich nobles and merchants pursuing them. After coming in contact with those nobles and merchants, they themselves are very tempted.
In private, there are a lot of beastmen girls secretly coming in contact with those nobles and merchants. "
Xu Yi's expression slightly changed, "Then did they do anything?"
Hannas shook his head with a bitter smile, "I can at most take care of their living arrangements and warn those nobles and merchants not to mess around with them. But if they want to, I can't do anything about it."
Xu Yi's expression became a bit ugly.
He had Stiel organize this New Moon Troupe to change the image of the beastmen in the Lampari Kingdom. This would make it easier for the people of the Lampari Kingdom to accept beastmen workers and live peacefully with the beastmen.
But if the New Moon Troupe became the exclusive property of the nobles and merchants of Anvilmar City, then what difference would it be from when the humans captured the beastmen as slaves?
Not only would it not help him achieve his goal, it might even have the opposite effect.
Although from a human's point of view, having the beastmen men as coolies and the beautiful women as playthings was more in line with the human's interests, Xu Yi's eyes were not that narrow. He hoped that the two races could complement each other.
After knitting his brows and thinking for a bit, Xu Yi said to Baron Hannas, "I won't be going back to the courtyard today. I'll stay here for the night."
Hannas stared blankly and looked at Xu Yi with incomparable desire and surprise. Then he pointed at the courtyard where the beastmen girls lived and winked at Xu Yi. Just as he was about to speak, he was glared at by Xu Yi.
Seeing Xu Yi's serious expression, Hannas immediately swallowed the joke he was about to make.