"You want to hire beastman workers?" President Reilsa frowned at Xu Yi, thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head. "President Xu, I have to say, I'm afraid that isn't a good idea."
Xu Yi had expected this reaction from President Reilsa, so he was hardly surprised. He simply smiled and asked, "Why?"
"Beastmen aren't like dwarves or elves. They won't keep their promises and work obediently the way dwarves and elves do. I've traded with the beastmen of the Black Rice Wasteland for so long that I know they're really not much different from wild beasts. They're vicious by nature and can't be reasoned with. If you hire them as workers, there's no telling what might happen."
Xu Yi smiled faintly. "I don't think that's much of a problem. Even naturally vicious beasts can live peacefully with humans and accept human control once they've been tamed. However close beastmen may be to wild beasts, they're still one of the intelligent races. Before coming here, I studied the continent's history carefully. If anything, I think they've always behaved so brutally because they've never had decent living conditions or any particular means of making a living. To survive, they've had no choice but to plunder other races, which is what makes them seem so vicious."
"Are you saying that as long as we give these beastmen stable living conditions, they'll live peacefully with us humans?" President Reilsa shook his head. "President Xu, that idea is a little... a little naive. Viciousness is in their nature, just as it is with wild beasts. Even if you tame them, they won't lose their instincts."
"Then let's take an example." Xu Yi pointed at the Worrel Werewolf Tribe behind them and asked, "President Reilsa, how long have you been trading with this werewolf