"According to last month's figures, a total of 8,451 nonhumans have received Labor Permit endorsements through our New Moon Merchant Guild so far. Dwarves account for the largest number, now at 4,792, followed by the Orc Tribe, with 2,447. The Elf Race has the fewest, with only 1,212."
After reporting this string of figures, Stille looked at Xu Yi in puzzlement.
"Xu Yi, I don't understand. Why do you insist on having all these nonhumans integrate into human society?"
Xu Yi smiled faintly. "Because these nonhumans all have abilities we humans lack. Rather than leaving them outside human society, or even letting them become our enemies, why not try to integrate them so they can contribute their own strengths?"
"I can understand why you need elves and dwarves. After all, elves possess a great deal of magical knowledge that mages of the Human Race haven't mastered, and dwarves are naturally skilled at smelting and casting. But the Orc Tribe... I still haven't seen anything they're clearly better at than us humans." Stille still looked puzzled.
"Of course there is. They're strong, for example. Put them to work on the heavy labor in a factory, and one Beastman worker can do almost as much as three human workers. Their wages are lower, too. Think how convenient that is," Xu Yi said with a smile. "Besides, even weaker groups like the Fox Tribe and Rabbit Tribe have their own distinctive qualities. Look, didn't the first performance of that song-and-dance troupe you're putting together cause a sensation?"
Stille rolled her eyes at Xu Yi. "That's just because people find those Beastman girls novel, and this opera format you suggested is novel too. It's certainly popular. But there isn't anything particularly outstanding about the girls themselves. The teacher training them to dance and perform