Chapter 947
There were a lot of applicants
“As you know, Mr. Takumi, there are a lot of unemployed people in Ractos…such as in the slums. So the more people we employ from there, the smaller the slums will become.”
“Because they will be able to get out with a stable income.”
“Of course, we cannot hire too many of them. Especially when many have unknown backgrounds.”
“But Sebastian, does this mean that…?”
“It is what you are thinking, Lady Claire. There were more applicants from the slums than expected. I was talking to the person managing the gathering of materials earlier. He also said there were many applicants.”
“So that is what you were talking about.”
“Yes. While it is all simple work…it is also quite physically demanding. Though, many people from the slums cannot read or write, so they are more suited for this work.”
As Nick had told me before, not being able to read or write had a great effect on who would hire you.
That was why people like him found it harder to get out of the slums. And such people sometimes ended up committing crimes.