After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World

Althea stared at her Lord panel for a while, wondering if there was a function that could help her.

The new function of the Villages Center—Rules and Regulations—should be more than just another announcement function, otherwise it wouldn’t get its own tab.

Before, even at level one, they could add clauses like no fighting, etc. for a cost, but the end effect would simply alert the authorities (mostly her, and whoever she assigned to the task).

What was different after levelling up?

A little curious, she raised her dainty arms to activate the tab, and the screen shifted to form another set of tables.

To be honest, she hadn’t gotten tired of watching this screen shift, which looked like microscope air particles floating around, forming different images after a ’click’.

It was quite fascinating.

Soon, an image in front of her revealed two columns of differing colors. There were ’Rules’ on the left side and ’Punishments’ on the right, in their own language.

Although the system didn’t help them translate the local written language, it was kind enough to do so with their ’screens’.

Her emerald eyes skimmed through the texts, studying them, and saw that there was also a row below indicating the amount needed for implementation.

Heh, everything was paid.

Then again, if she had the convenience of automatically punishing those that wronged the territory, she felt that it would be worth it.

”Now that we’re in this topic, help me formalize some rules.” She told the team, who in turn looked at her curiously.

However, looking at all of them without professional knowledge on politics and social science, she paused a bit.

Fortunately, there was someone who spent her whole life in the field, and she was conveniently right next door.

She looked at Harold. ”Can you call auntie here as well, she’d definitely be able to help.”

Harold nodded and went to the neighbors, calling the former politician in.

When Mathilda arrived, the adults all sat down the dining table to discuss on the rules and regulations to be implemented in the territory.

They brainstormed on what to write, and even decided on the sequence. After all, they couldn’t scare everyone from the get go, right?

Most importantly, they also took advantage of this time to announce the other rules that would affect every day life.

They reread, revised, and revised again until they finally decided on the initial Rules and Regulations within the territory.

The payment was based not only on word count, but on the details. For example, adding a no-fighting clause added much more than simply ’no killing’ because fighting had a wide breadth and variation. Even the degree of punishment cost differently.

She paid a whooping 500 gold for implementation of the initial Rules and Regulations.

Soon, another announcement appeared in front of everyone in the territory, visitors and citizens alike.

[Welcome to the Proud, Strong, and Prosperous Altera Village!

We aim to create the idyllic sanctuary where all those who stayed can sleep and live well, whilst maintaining the necessary abilities to survive in the outside world.

In order to maintain the peace and order within our great territory, everyone within its walls must abide by the Rules and Regulations as follows:

1. Fighting outside territory designated areas is strictly not allowed. Punishable by yellow card, unless damage to others and/or the territory was done, in which case see item (2) and (3).

2. Damaging public property is punishable by repair of the item and 1 yellow card.

3. Damaging other’s property is punishable by paying three times the original objective value of the item.

4. Littering is not allowed in public spaces of the territory. Punishable by 10 copper per cubic centimeter of trash.

5. Noise in residential areas are not allowed after dusk. Punishable by 10 copper per person disturbed.

6. Loose stones and loose wood resources can be taken without limits.

7. Temporary Residents are entitled for 1 kg of free plant (public domain forests) resource every day.

8. Permanent Residents are entitled for 2 kg of free plant (public domain forests) resource every day.

9. For ten copper coins: 1 kilogram of plants, fruits, and resources can be foraged per visitor per day.

5 kilograms for Temporary residents.

10 kilograms for permanent residents.

Gathering more will trigger a payment method of ten times the normal value of the plants.

10. Temporary Residents are entitled for 10 L of free after resource (river or spring) every day.

11. Permanent Residents are entitled for 30 L of free after resource (river or spring) every day.

12. For ten copper coins:

Visitors can get 50L of water per person per day in any of the water sources.

Temporary residents may get 100L, and permanent residents may obtain 150L.

Gathering more will trigger payment requests of 1 copper coin per liter.

13. Uprooting any plants is prohibited, unless expressly allowed by the territory. Punishable by 1 yellow card.

14. Trees within the territory cannot be cut without consent. Punishable by 1 yellow card and planting 100 tree seeds.

15. Creating chaos and confusion within the territory is punishable by yellow card for minor transgressions, and red for major transgressions.

16. Theft is punishable by paying 10 times the cost of the item, the return of the stolen item, and a yellow card.

17. Anything done under questionable morals or at the cost of damaging other people’s property, rights, and health, will be punishable on a case to case basis.

18. Due to the current lack of a prison, mild crime punishments are community service. I.e.Unpaid gathering of resources, cleaning duty, etc. Refusal would earn transgressor a yellow card.

19. During attacks on the territory, even under the protection of the walls and sentries, protected citizens shall do their parts.

For every 1% loss in the health of the walls, 1 copper coin will be automatically deducted to anyone protected within the territory.

20. All employed personnel shall be required to spend 28 hours per week outside the walls with the intention of training.

21. Standard working hours shall be 10 working hours, including 1.5 hour break, at the discretion of the employer.

Overtime pay and night differentials must be practiced.

22. During attacks on the territory, anyone who adds chaos will be punishable by at least 2 yellow cards.

23. Citizens and visitors may report suspicious activities of others in the Village center via the Information Tab. Rewards upon verification will be in units of contribution points.

24. Anyone proven to have intentionally compromised the safety of the territory is punishable by red card.

25. During attacks on the territory, everyone who defends the territory will obtain contribution points equivalent in number to the copper coins awarded by the system.

26. Contribution points can also be obtained by any acts, behavior, and knowledge contribution befitting and adding to the positive growth of the territory.

Note: ’Cards’ are non-physical entities attached to the transgressor’s systems. Non-transferrable.

Contribution points cannot be traded, sold, or transferred in any way or form.

Three yellow cards are equivalent to one red card, punishable by expulsion and blacklisting.

Permanent residents may have one yellow card waived by paying 100 gold at the Village center. Can be done only once per person per month.

Remember: Staying within the territory will subject everyone under its protection with its rules.

There will be no exceptions.]

The entire territory froze for a good few minutes as everyone read and absorbed the content of the announcements.

There were naturally various voices that exploded, a lot of which were negative.

One person frowned and murmured. ”Attacks on the territory?”

”We have to guard the territory as well? What are the guards for then?”

However, there were many more people who agreed, especially those who had experienced other territories and suffered from it.

It was them who were first to speak up for the rules. ”The previous territories charged many times more than this one and it only had a wooden fence and a small guard team.”

”The large walls and sentries must be expensive to build and maintain, but they’re definitely much safer than others.”

”Yes, yes.” A few nodded in agreement. ”It is estimated this one percent actually takes a while to happen.”

”I’ve been to other territories, the entrance alone is several times that of here. You enjoy this benefit, how can you not follow this little thing?”

”I think it’s fair.”

”I think it benefits us all! Who would want leeches in their team?”

”Right! Those who disagreed must want to be parasites!!”

”I think so, too! They probably just want to hide away!”

”Damn! I had transferred with people like that! They pushed a lot of people as shields!”

”Same!”

Soon there was a change in the direction of the discussion, a lot of which due to the fact that those who disagreed would delegated as someone who only wanted to take advantage.

They would be seen as someone who did not want to do any work, while taking the fruits of the labor of others.

Which was, indeed, actually the case.

These few bad seeds had to keep their thoughts to themselves, while the rest discussed the new rules positively.

”Hey look, we don’t even need a labor union anymore.”

”Haha. The territory does love us!”

”What’s contribution?”

”I don’t know, must be a good thing.”

Then there were also teasing comments. One man looked at the friend beside him, ”Hey, they said no littering.” he laughed, ”What if they back-charge? Won’t you get negative copper now? HAHA”

And some were more curious of the new terms, ”Hasn’t anyone noticed the advantages of being residents?”

”Yes, I can’t afford permanent residency, but temporary residency here is very very cheap.”

”We are entitled to some free food and water! What value for money!”

”Ah I feel so stable! I felt like this when I bought a house back in Terran!”

In this way, the number of residents skyrocketed…

…to the point that another upgrade was triggered. This time, for the territory itself.

Althea blinked at the new screen that suddenly popped in front of her eyes.

[Upgrade requirement for the Territory to Level 2 has been met!

[✓] 100 Residents (temporary or permanent)

[✓] 300 consistent population for 3 days.

Do you want to upgrade for 100 gold?]

[Yes | No]