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

As time passed by, Alterra’s name began to spread to more and more territories in the region.

The territories close by had begun to send caravans to the four allied territories in an attempt to buy the goods for their own use. Some people even started planning their immigration there.

There were also those from farther away, connected via Ferrol. They were planning to purchase various products not just for their own use, but also to make money out of them.

A lot of these territories were inspired by Alterra’s new partners who had made deals to various parties when they stayed in Alterra. Even during the Heat Wave, deals were being finalized, which was amazing in its own way.

Through them, the products and Alterra’s name flowed from person to person, slowly increasing its influence even when it was barely doing anything.

In this region, this was primarily attributed to the teams from Ferrol Town.

Pieto’s team from Twinwave also made a lot of good deals, but their location was relatively far and—for now—they had a monopoly of Alterra’s products in their area.

Anyway, everyone who had arrived with Jonathan back then had already made a killing, and—while all of them tried to keep Alterra’s name a secret (to maintain their market advantage)—it was inevitable that some leaks occurred within their ranks.

Money spoke, after all—and it spoke loudly.

While a few territories were just intrigued—who wouldn’t—most of them were either greedy for or livid at Alterra. Maybe both.

For instance, in Basset Town, the Lord was having a meeting with the Lords of its subsidiary villages.

They came as a group, beseeching his help.

”Many citizens had already begun to liquidate their assets!” Unggoy, Lord of Ugoy Village, angrily raged. ”My information indicates they’re planning to move to this… Alterra!!”

”It’s too close to us!” another person said. ”I heard it’s becoming a town within the next few months, so people were rushing to move in before it happened.”

This made some look at him. ”A Town already? That can’t be true—wasn’t it built just a few months ago?”

A lot of the others were also cynical. ”Perhaps it is a rumor they spread out to intimidate people.”

”Yes, that is true.”

However, there were also some who had actually been there—or at least their trusted confidantes had, and therefore had clearer minds.

”I have heard nothing but good things,” Yassop, the Lord of Yasof village, said. ”I agree that some things might have been exaggerated, but I’m certain they had a lot of basis.”

He, too, had been greatly affected, especially with his proximity to the Alterra Circle. In the past couple of weeks, he had lost about a hundred citizens. When he asked his people to follow them, it was then that they found out they were heading to Alterra.

Well, to be accurate, they ended up in one of the associated villages. Apparently, Alterra itself had started limiting visitors without prior appointments. This was something that was incomprehensible to them until now.

Anyway, one thing was for certain: People were lining up in spite of this—desperate to enter.

However, according to his men, even those associate villages were very good. They had great facilities and amazing food. They were already better than any of the villages they had been to.

Yassop reckoned that if his men weren’t bound to him by oath, they’d have stayed there along with those people.

At the same time, they were said to be far inferior to Alterra itself, which heightened the curiosity of Alterra even more.

”I can’t say I blame them. That place is too good.” Picky, the Lord of Picno Village added. He had seen it himself. He was one of the nearer villages and was affected first. He was already aware of it before they started implementing their new rules, but he kept mum about it because he wanted it for himself.

However, while he tried to prepare for war, that damned place just got stronger and stronger. Picno was just a Level 2 Village. Before they knew it, Alterra had already left them behind!

So, here he was, just hoping to get a share somehow.

”You’ve been there?”

”Me, as well,” Tangie, Lord of Tanga Village, added. His eyes were glittering with desire. ”It’s nothing like a village! I daresay it’s comparable to a town. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they really did upgrade within the next couple of months!”

”Those products of theirs are really too attractive. Just one trip made them so much money!” Unggoy said, eyes sparkling with greed. ”I took it all of course.”

This was also why those people—many of whom were captured and were now imprisoned—tried to escape and immigrate in the first place.

Anyway, those who had been in Alterra—or in the associate villages—couldn’t help but long for the products it offered.

The items were creative and useful, while the food-related ones were delicious—they were nothing they had ever tasted before!

Some of them imagined delicious candies that could last weeks or longer.

Some imagined the delicious noodles and the various flavors, while some imagined the savory meats and those explosive flavors.

The place itself was also so amazing. The streets were wide and clean, and the vegetation was all well-maintained. Even when the sun rested, the village was well-lit, allowing people to work and have fun well into the night!

There were also unusual modes of transportation. They were fast and convenient, and wouldn’t eat them by accident!

Not only that, their spies also saw those bows and arrows—they worked far faster and stronger than what they had. They called them crossbows, and they could shoot as quickly as three to five people combined!

There seemed to be other weapons and technology as well, but they didn’t get much access to them. In particular, there seemed to be a building where so many of the unique products were created.

However, their scouts weren’t even able to get close, so they had no choice but to wait for a takeover.

Even their Class E weapons had unknown varieties made of Beast Bones, which seemed to be more powerful than the weapons made of wood readily available to them.

As villages, the only equipment they could buy were from the system buildings. This was why—for certain territories who managed to smuggle their people in—one of the things they patronized was Alterra’s weapon store and armory. They all bought as much as their individual purchase limits allowed.

They could even buy Class D equipment there, which was rare in villages since they typically had no access to black rocks like these people did!

In contrast to most villages, the Alterran guards all had these weapons.

Why did they have so many? How!?

Of course, this information, those privy to it didn’t share with the others. Eventually, with some assistance from the Master Town, they’d take Alterra and all its goodness! These people could just watch in envy!

That was, of course, assuming they made the first move on top of getting Basset Town’s support!

At this, many of the village lords looked guardedly at each other.

So… who’d be able to take Alterra for themselves?