After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 288

Chapter 288: Iron Harvests
Ansel lunged forward, his bespoke blade slicing through the damp air. He hit the creature’s metallic skin. After so long, they naturally already determined the weak spots of the creature, one of which was an orifice located at its neck.

He really liked the sound of metal to meat the slashes there made, in contrast to the clashing sound of screeching metal that annoyed the hell out of him.

Amos and the other spearmen jabbed at another approaching creatures, keeping some at bay to be more manageable.

Ansel deftly blocked the countered the disgusting critter’s attack, sparks flying as its shiny skin hit his weapon.

They spun their weapons in wide arcs to guard the injured ones and Kimura.

Soon, more and more monsters fell and a lot of them were left with one-on-one fights.

Amos thrust his weapon into the bog’s mire. Using it as leverage to get above a monster, he landed on one head and raised his spear to stab another with great precision.

[Ghasa (Lv2), +50 copper, +50 experience]

[Congratulations! You have activated a Profession: Spearman!]

Amos’ eyes widened. “YES!” He yelled, unaware of the new monster that appeared behind him.

“Hey!” Ansel yelled and threw the sword as if it was a javelin.

He wasn’t an athlete though and his accuracy sucked, and the throw was just enough to distract the thing for a second.

Fortunately, it was enough for Amos to gather himself and turned his body with his spear, stabbing repeatedly until it died.

[Ghasa (Lv1), +30 copper, +30 experience]

“Tsk,” Ansel tutted as he walked to his sword which was now filled with bog grime. “Ugh.”

Amos looked very guilty. “Sorry.”

Ansel sighed and couldn’t bring himself to reprimand the hardworking kid too much. “It’s fine. You’re assigned digging duty though.”

Amos, who was nervous, immediately brightened at the ‘light’ punishment. “Yes, sir!”

…

When all the monsters fell, the group didn’t rest. They immediately went to get their resources lest more monsters get attracted!

The team was divided into two groups: One to dig the pit, one to both guard them and arrange to put them aside, to dryer grounds.

They dug out as much from the alleged iron bog as they could, ignoring the smell and stickiness of the water.

The colorful rocks varied in size, from a rock as small as a pebble to one as large as a small boulder. They had rough and textured surfaces with unnatural intricate patterns.

Kimura took one, fascinated, and took out his tool from the space—joining the ‘exclusive’ group of experts who took priority over bringing their tools over the basics (like food).

He called it… Chipper.

He happily chipped the outer skin of the ore. It was not easy, but he couldn’t give it to others lest they damage it.

After a while of working, a metallic luster revealed underneath, and his expert eyes confirmed the legitimacy of this resource.

His eyes were bright and he lifted his head to look at Ansel, who had been watching closely. When he nodded, Ansel and the others almost jumped up in glee.

“That’s it!!” Ansel said, relieved, finally forgetting about the stickiness of the body. “Let’s go! They still had to process those back home!”

They didn’t stay the night and rushed to the territory. They arrived right before dusk and each one of their small team received lovely notifications!

The members of their small team received different amounts according to contribution, and it was even more than they expected.

[Congratulations! You have received +3000 contribution points!]

He smiled. Although as the Lord’s brother, he didn’t need these points, it still felt very nice.

This was of course especially true for the others, many of whom were trying to save up money and points for a better life.

Kimura obtained the most at 7000 points. The pale-skinned man smiled as he cried. He could be a permanent resident now!

He, who had just been waiting for death not too long ago, could actually live a stable life in this chaotic world!

Ansel looked at everyone’s happy faces.

That was way more than the promised 10000 contributions for the team. Althea was understandably very generous this time.

“Well, after reporting, everyone should get a well-deserved rest.” He said, and the others nodded, thanking each other for their hard work.

After saying goodbye to the team, he ran back home to see Althea and the children.

But when he saw how dirty he was compared to the clean streets of Altera, he stopped.

He didn’t want to appear so dirty, so he rented a room at the inn to take a bath before finally going back to the house.

He got back home about half an hour later, and Althea was there waiting for him. She stood up when she saw him, naturally giving him a familial hug. “You did a very good job!”

Ansel hugged her back as he shyly scratched his cheek. “It was all that Kimura. Also, there wasn’t much, aren’t you going to purify it?”

“Yes, it’s still a long process, but it’s a huge step in the right direction.” She said with a smile, “As long as a few weapons are made, that’s another safety net added.”

There were now over 200 guards in the territory. The target was to equip them all with iron weapons and armor.

The amount gathered was indeed far from enough.

“We’ll need a lot more help to get all of those resources back home.”

There were only a little over 2 days before the upgrade. She needed to mobilize everyone to gather as much as possible.

She opened her tablet to research how much unpurified iron would be needed so she could get an idea of how much reward she could offer and how much to charge.

Apparently, ancient long swords would require half to over one kilogram of purified iron. Iron, by default, was a Level D weapon at the lowest, which would sell for at least 50 silver. Making rough calculations, she set up some prices and… went on to mobilize the entire territory again.

[Territory Mission (B)

[Task: Mining Ores.

(Tagged location will be provided to those who accept the task.)

[Duration: 28 hours

[Rewards: 100 copper per 100 grams of ore]

People around the territory were surprised at the news. “Iron?”

Someone slapped his thigh both depressed and amazed, “Here I am still searching for resource points, someone discovered Iron.”

And then there were a few laughs and claps. “It means the territory will only get stronger!”

“Are my improved farming tools finally at bay?!” Someone whispered wistfully, gaining a couple of eye rolls.

Regardless of whatever they wanted to get developed after this discovery, everyone had a unifying thought:

Their territory was amazing!