Lin Mo understood.
The extermination of a race meant not only physical death, but also the severing of its culture.
The Merfolk who had once created a glorious civilization in the sea were indeed dead.
And the merfolk before him were merely "Half-Orcs" with merfolk blood.
Their culture, their beliefs, and even their understanding of themselves had all taken on the shape of Half-Orcs.
They truly... existed in name only.
Lin Mo buried that trace of emotion and began calculating the total based on the number they would hire.
There were eight races of domestic-service Half-Orcs, one male and one female from each, for sixteen in total.
Prices ranged from 3 gold coins a month for a Minotaur laborer at the lowest end to 30 gold coins a month for a succubus at the highest.
With their outstanding looks and many talents, succubi were deeply favored by the noble lords of the Holy Human Race and were regular fixtures at banquets and in personal service.
The total monthly rental fee for the sixteen domestic-service Half-Orcs was two hundred gold coins.
The biggest expense, however, was security personnel.
First order cost 10 gold coins, second order 100, third order 1,000, fourth order 10,000, fifth order 100,000, sixth rank 1,000,000, and seventh order 10,000,000.
One of each rank came to a total of-11,111,110 gold coins.
Together, the two categories brought the total hiring fee to 11,111,310 gold coins.
Lin Mo looked up at Grom's expectant face.
"Chief Grom, we've made our choices."
He told him which types they had selected, then asked:
"The list says hiring requires a security deposit. How much is that?"
If the hired Half-Orcs suffered illness or disability during their employment or at its conclusion, they would receive compensation for illness or disability.
If they died, there was