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

There were various fanfictions about them that sprouted over the past couple of months, especially after the paper became commonplace and accessible to the masses. It was not yet dirt-cheap, not like how it was in Terran, but every working adult could definitely afford to buy a small rim or two every week.

Most stories were set in Xeno which was the easiest to write about. It could be about them adventuring together someplace else, which would belong in the fantasy-action genre.

They could also be adventuring to a mysteriously comfortable cave that appeared out of nowhere, but that was a different genre altogether.

It could be a dramatic romance (possibly a tragedy) where Oslo’s parents from the City were against their love. They even sent assassins to get Ansel.

The current bestseller was a book titled ”A Sunset We’ll Never Share”. It was written by someone named ’Air_Ria’1 . It was a book where Oslo unfortunately died saving Ansel.

Many women (and some men) cried when it was released, and Oslo found his house with an abnormally high amount of flowers all of a sudden.

There were also plenty of books just focused on their relationship, set in the streets and buildings of Alterra.

Fortunately, the books that portrayed Winona, Ansel’s wife, as evil were not popular. In most cases, she was a girlboss who gracefully ’let go’ of her husband to find happiness.

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In some iterations, she even joined in the fun. It did not help she had blonde locks too, so the three of them together became the ’Sunset Trio’ instead.

Winona hadn’t given birth at the time, but when she found out about this, she laughed so hard she almost gave birth.

Next in popularity were books set in Terran, wherein it was Oslo who got ’transmigrated’ to another world. The most popular trope was him being hit by a Kola Beast Cart, died, and woke up in the body of another with the same name and face.

Those stories ranged from showbiz-type of stories where Oslo had to navigate an entirely new world under the eyes of the public (with Ansel guiding him through it) to Spy stories where he used his elements and natural prowess to excel in that field.

The most popular ones were called ”Sneaky at Sunset” and ”Undercover at Sundown”, also by Air_Ria.

Then there was a growing trend of alternate universes (or just ’AUs’ in the fanfiction circle) which were set in completely different worlds that were limited only by the writers’ imaginations.

It could range from Ansel being a vampire—loving blood because it reminded him of the color of his hair—or Oslo being a golden werewolf who turns when it was sunny…

Anyway, there was a great variety which shook Oslo to the core the first time he found out. Ansel laughed at it at first (Winona was still laughing) but then he realized he was ’the bottom’ 95% of the time…

He immediately ran to his sister to tattle.

Sadly, there was something called freedom of speech, so they couldn’t just shut everything down willy-nilly. Economy-wise, it wasn’t a bad thing. And there was also the fact that some people would want stories written about them.

Althea simply called the Elders, calling for new laws about protecting the interests of personalities who had things like these based on them.

They couldn’t control everything though. There were some—particularly the raunchy ones—that were circulated in the blackmarket. Some seemed to have found the markets outside Alterra, in which case they didn’t have control over them at all.

In any case, this new law allowed them to earn from whatever (declared) media form used their likeness, so it wasn’t completely a loss.

Viva Passive Income, right?

Right?

Anyway, it was really weird at first, but they just learned to ignore them. They just made a point to enjoy the fruits of their likeness.

Eventually, they moved past the discussion and headed towards the plaza to supervise the event, to make sure they didn’t miss anything. They had done festivals multiple times so Ansel believed his staff wouldn’t mess anything up, but this had to be perfect!

Before they left Post Street though, they saw Baron and the others running into the street, several staff members carrying large tables.

Interestingly, Baron 1himself was leading the line.

”What’s this?” Ansel asked, turning to them. Baron stopped his movements and happily greeted them.

”We’re selling some new items here while we can still make stalls,” he said. ”Of course, the items will also be available in our actual shops for those still interested.”

”Like what?”

Baron smiled. It so happened that they were settling down nearby and Ansel and Oslo couldn’t help but look curiously as they set up.

They saw a small stall get erected in front of their eyes, and then pieces of little wooden pegs and posts lined up on the table.

A few staff members assembled them into small connected boxes. They were being showy about it too, making exaggerated movements, naturally gathering a crowd around them.

At this, some of the salesmen— including Baron—yelled to the watching crowd.

”Modular potion cabinets! Modular Potion Cabinets!” he yelled, gathering more and more people to watch. ”For those with adventurous hearts and the drive for growth, come here and see!”

He then pointed at his craftsman easily assembling the pieces together. There were no extra tools, just the pieces stuck together by virtue of their shapes.

”Created just to fit the system pharmacy bottles, this will allow you to stack your stock safely in space,” he said, going over a piece that was almost finished.

He took one and pulled something easily, taking out an entire box that fit just right in their hands. There were also indentations so it was easy to hold. ”It also comes with bottle guards. With this, the chances of breaking it are much lower!”

He was near enough to the pharmacy (most areas were unfortunately already occupied) and a lot of the buyers who could actually use it were passing by.

They saw how easy to use and convenient it was, and the Woodworker’s team immediately got sales. Not long after that, they shifted to pre-sale and reservation!

Suffice to say, this business idea was quite profitable indeed.

Based on one of my RL author friends Air_Ace who inspired the fanfiction angle xDD

Owner of Alterra’s biggest Woodworking shop. A.K.A. Golden Goose