Xu Yi did not know whether other beastmen wore shoes, but at least none of the werewolves in the Worrel Werewolf Tribe did.
Not only did they go without shoes, but in President Vincent's eyes, they were not even wearing clothes.
And so, when Xu Yi left the Worrel Werewolf Tribe, President Vincent stayed behind with President Reilsa.
According to President Vincent, since the werewolves of the Worrel Werewolf Tribe had shown such keen interest in human cloth garments, he was determined to put every werewolf there in clothing custom-made by the Armani Merchant Guild.
President Vincent even confided to Xu Yi that he planned to open a textile factory right beside the Worrel Werewolf Tribe, dedicated to producing all kinds of clothing suited to beastmen.
Xu Yi expressed great admiration for his bold idea and promised his full support.
For the moment, however, that support was limited to words. Xu Yi stayed in the Worrel Werewolf Tribe for only one day on this visit, then left the Elf Race warriors and dwarf warriors to guard the mine while he took a horse-drawn carriage alone to the Stantin Duchy, south of the Black Rice Wasteland.
This visit to the Stantin Duchy was merely to finalize several investment projects, not to begin work on them, so Xu Yi simply retraced his previous route with Angklu accompanying him.
First, he met with Patriarch Wellen and confirmed that he would invest in building a fruit canning factory and a rubber processing factory near Wellen City. Then he formally signed a contract with the Grand Duke of Stantin, officially transferring ownership of the three mines to the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
As for when construction of the factories and excavation of the three mines would actually begin, Xu Yi intended to wait until the fruit