After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 266

Chapter 266: Level 3 Village Center (Part 1)
“Why… are you looking at me like that?” Winona asked, with eyes looking a bit scared. Althea blinked, confused.

“Looking at you like what?”

“Never mind,”

Convinced that it was her imagination, Winona shifted her attention back to the cute babies on the cot. It so happened that Little Pepper was closer to her, and Little Meatball was trying to roll to his mother.

Different shades of blue eyes met, and Winona couldn’t help but gently pinch Little Pepper’s cheeks.

She was very gentle of course, but it didn’t stop her from poking multiple times.

“Hmnnnhh!!” The baby girl pouted, her cute little eyebrows meeting as if expressing her annoyance.

Of course, this pout just made her chubby cheek even chubbier, and it made her look cuter.

“Ohmy, a feisty little one, eh? I wonder who you inherited it from?” Winona giggled, poking her tummy.

“Hmnggnmmm!!” Little Pepper mumbled, annoyed, and Winona raised her hand in faux surrender.

“Yes, princess! I will stop now.”

Little Meatball, who was uncharacteristically behaved because he was chilling in the arms of his soft and fragrant mother, seemed to have noticed that some ‘fun’ was happening elsewhere.

Althea noticed her baby boy squirming a bit and saw where he was looking. With a smile, she placed him beside Little Pepper in front of Winona, so they could both be teased by the blonde instead.

Althea was watching them fondly, giggling occasionally when a familiar alert sounded in her head.

[Ding! The Village Center (Lv2) will now upgrade to Village Center (Lv3)]

Althea paused. Oh, she forgot about that…

…

When the Village Center was upgraded, everyone inside was kicked out. Out of nowhere, they appeared outside the halls, some directly landing on other people.

They were all dizzy and disoriented. Someone even vomited on a poor passerby. “HEY!!”

“I’m sorry, it’s just—”

However, his apology was cut when he saw the passerby look behind him in a daze, forgetting the puke on his shirt.

Blinking, he turned to look and his eyes widened—along with everyone else in that area.

They watched in amazement as the former two-floor building magically increased in height and added a floor.

It was incredible to watch and definitely difficult to believe if they hadn’t witnessed it themselves.

Obviously, there was an announcement of the upgrade, but it was still an unexpectedly magical sight.

Althea, far away and in the comfort of her house, also checked the new status of the Village center.

The new village center now had three floors, with the upper floors having a ceiling height of about 3 meters, while the ground floor was still higher at around 4.

Other than this, there really weren’t a lot of new functions. This may have been because level 3 Territory Centers were often found in Towns, which in and of itself presented a lot of upgrades.

Anyway, no harm was done by being too early and she decided to make the most of what they could do with it now.

On her screen, there was a translucent image of the three floors. They were empty except for the pre-existing furniture in the lounge, and the rest were up to her arrangements.

She set the top floor to remain as the NPC floor and executive lounge. She would be able to place more sophisticated lounges and partitions, also adding some dining tables and the like. She would also be placing a small library, whenever books would be available.

The second floor would be meeting rooms and offices for the different departments. Although she was building a larger ‘government hall’ of sorts, it was not a priority, and the current size of the officials could still fit on the second floor.

And finally, the ground floor would retain its previous use. She also made a more comfortable counter area for the host.

She actually forgot to hire one before. Now that there was a comfortable place for them, she could place them there as an information desk.

[Territory Announcements:

Hiring: Information Desk Clerk

Requirement: Good memory, good attitude, pleasing appearance.

Slots: 3 (3 shifts of 10 hours each)

Wage: 90 copper/day]

Although there was a FAQ section in her marble panels, it couldn’t have everything.

Of course, as to not overwork the ladies and gents, the information wouldn’t be free. The people would still pay a certain amount based on the importance of the information.

Similarly, people could also sell information, though it must be vetted by the system oath.

As for the other functions, there seemed to be some improvements in the NPC hiring system.

She teleported to the warehouse again and entered the village center through it.

She had been forewarned that there would be no change in the quality of NPCs, as there were only three ‘contract types’: Villages, Towns, and Cities.

Until Altera became a Town, she would only receive applicants who chose villages, most of which weren’t really worth the gold.

From what she understood, it just so happened that she had activated the level 2 village center very early, still with a lot of gold at hand, so she managed to snag the ‘good stock’.

According to the NPCs, even Aborigine villages had difficulty funding the upgrade of a village center to level 2.

However, while the ‘quality’ is the same, the number that could be ‘browsed’ and could be hired was increased. From the previous 3 choices, she could now look at 5, and hire up to 2 people a day.

She activated the summoning circle again, hoping for a good harvest. At the very least, she had two more extra shots to get them.

Unfortunately—and unsurprisingly—the first four options were no good, none of which had elements or even occupations.

It was only after paying her fifth silver for the day, that she finally found someone interesting.

[Name: Clout Stone

Description: Level E Construction expert

Wage: 10 gold/mo]

Althea’s back straightened at this, looking at the image of a serious-looking bushy-bearded middle-aged man in front of her.

Just in time for the imminent upgrade!