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

While everyone was rushing to make contributions, some NPCs had already done their part and were walking around to observe. They also wanted to see where they could help further.

The three NPCs walked along the commercial street, though mostly along stalls because most of the shops were still being renovated.

They paused when they saw Sheila talking to someone—a young woman with dark blonde hair—in front of the building.

The NPCs looked at each other. This was the lord’s person, after all, and they wondered if they could greet her? Would it bring trouble to the lord if they did so?

The three walked their original path and soon overheard some of their exchange. ”Lily… the clinic will be opened now,” Sheila said, ”Be prepared for emergencies.”

”But I’m—”

”It’s okay, we know you were just in your first year of residency when things happened, but you’re the best we have. Don’t worry, we don’t expect you to do things beyond your abilities.”

The young woman’s shoulders slumped, knowing she didn’t have much of a choice in this. ”Okay, Ms. Sheila…” She said, ”But please tell me what I need to improve as soon as you notice them!”

Sheila nodded encouragingly, but sighed internally. Like Harold, she had also hired a few people, but for the clinic itself, she only managed to find a student.

Unfortunately, no legitimate doctors were in the territory now, and their student-nurse pair will have to do.

It was around this time that they were approached by the ’Golden god’ (coined by his new fanbase in the territory), his shoulder-length golden hair shining even at night, his bright blue eyes charming their hearts out.

”I can’t help but overhear your dilemmas, beautiful ladies,” Oslo said with that shining smile of his. The two women blushed under his attention.

”Uhm, it’s no problem. We’re just a little nervous. It’s our first war, after all.”

Oslo nodded in understanding, turning to look inside the store. ”May I see?”

Lily was a little reluctant but Sheila knew where this man’s loyalty was, so she nodded, leading him inside.

As Oslo entered the door he was met with a long counter. And behind it were rows and rows of cabinets filled with different types of medicines.

He was impressed.

With his sharp eyes, he saw the few specially marked bottles in a position above the counter. They had a different bottle than the others.

”What are those?”

”They’re special potions made by my boss.”

The Lord? A Pharmacist?

No doubt they’re good. He really wanted to see their effects.

He then turned to the bottles below it. ”What about these?”

”Our people, made according to my boss’ formula. Not as good as the boss’ but better than most.”

Brenda and Clutch had already stood beside Oslo at this time. ”The lo—your boss is amazing.”

Oslo studied the bottles and gave out his assessment, particularly those produced by other people. ”In fact, these potions are generally OK.” He told them, very patient. ”You can just increase your production, do some first aid, and things will be fine.”

The two girls nodded, taking it to heart.

Lily, especially, who would brag to her roommates that the Golden god talked to her!

…

At this time, the guard team had already lined up along the inside walls.

The 100 guards lined up in clusters of five, facing the gates.

Although they still had no uniforms, their formation was enough to show they’d received some training.

In front of them were two handsome men and a fluffy dog with a perennially smiling face.

There were also about a dozen strong men on the side, some were scared, while some were looking forward to it.

The walls were fully lit up with torches. Usually, only every 20 meters or so were lit, but today there was twice the number making the walls look even more majestic under the two moons.

The leader, Drake, stared at his shoulders with his sharp eyes.

A lot of the new recruits were shaking. They had only been able to train with them for a day, it was no wonder they were a bit scared.

Drake walked in front of the most obvious recruit, a 20 year old lad with a level A potential. He was shaking and his eyes shifty, as if looking for an escape. However, he saw the boy’s determined eyes and knew he may have misunderstood.

His name was Amos, a dark-skinned lad with a medium build but very high potential.

”You are shaking too much, are you scared?” He asked, ”Do you regret joining the guard team?”

”No, sir, no! These are shivers of excitement, SIR!!!”

Drake’s eyebrows rose and his lips twitched, but he didn’t show any other changes on his face.

Instead, he simply made a nod of agreement. ”Then keep that energy! We’ll be going out the gates when the beast wave arrives!”

”What?”

The others also couldn’t help but look at him in shock, and he shook his head.

”Don’t worry, we have already set up a meter high temporary barrier a few metres from the walls. It will allow us to kill monsters with better efficacy.

Looking at many still-anxious faces around him, he frowned. ”Don’t you believe in the strength of the territory?”

Drake paused and looked at everyone, and the soldiers felt he was looking at each one of them.

Slowly, as they remembered the their backing—their Altera Village—the terror subsided somehow.

”Remember, you are guards of this territory. Even if you are scared you must face it. If you falter, what about the people behind?”

A lot of them still had relatives inside the territory. At least for them, they could not falter.

Not to mention, half of these guards had come from fallen territories. They appreciated what they had a lot more and thus wanted to protect it with more intensity than others.

”Are you going to man up and be steady, soldiers?”

”SIR YES SIR!!”

Satisfied with the renewed atmosphere, Drake and Rowan turned to the gate.

”Let’s go!”

…

They went out and saw a temporary wall about two or three meters parallel from the main wall. The walls enclosed after dozens of meters on both sides, giving them at least a hundred meters of work space.

The dozen men who were with them were in charge of maintaining the temporary walls.

It was a dangerous job, and none of them were below level 2. They were also among the shortlist in the previous interviews. If they did well here, they would be promoted to guards, themselves.

There was also a temporary barracks located next to the interior wall. The five groups will be divided into two, taking 1-hour shifts, and the guards would also be divided to two.

The guards were settling in position when Fufi’s forever-wagging tail stopped wagging, tensed, and he started growling in a direction .

They looked at each other when they noticed, but they didn’t have to time to ask as they soon felt the ground shake.

Whipping their heads to the horizon, they soon saw a foreboding wave of darkness entering their line of sights.

The gulped, a mixture of nerves and excitement filling their veins.

They’re here!!