After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 362

Chapter 362: Mass Level Up
The next day.

The Terran Mercenary Team villa was completely renovated the day after settling in.

At this time, the farms were also tilled and the training ground was fully set up. It was amazing what they finished in less than a day.

They were even linked to a part-time farmer to care for their future rations. Of course, they would pay for the fees themselves.

As for the house itself, it was also basically completed. With Althea’s help, the team managed to hire the Interior Design firm under Baron’s company and the villa was quickly set up.

It was set as a priority project by Baron as a favor to the new Elder, though it was also in exchange for a bit of training for his team. Of course, Eagle and the others gladly agreed.

The house was also designed to maximize space, designed to fit everyone. The rooms were all dormitories with double-deckers, capable of comfortably accommodating all of them thrice over. They also had their own cabinets and storage areas, fixed for their personal use even if they were rotating to Ferrol.

Even if the rest of the Mercenary Team—Terran or not—arrived here at the same time, they could easily be accommodated. The Captain also said he reserved the lot behind them, in case they needed to expand.

As for the rest of the public spaces, they left just enough space in the remaining area to be a multipurpose room. This main sala would function as a dining room, a living room, and a meeting room adjustable according to needs. (More accurately, it was a large control room of sorts that could also be used to eat and relax after a meeting).

What was also notable was the quality of the furniture…

Terrans had great adaptability, especially when they weren’t being hunted by monsters, so the quality of the products—whether it was wood, clothing, hides, earthwares—was improving at a straight line.

For their purpose, they even made custom furniture for their unique needs.

Even the Aborigines who had lived in cities were amazed by the increasing variety and quality of products.

The soldiers were quite proud, someone was even a little teary.

Sniff. “At least I was able to see the house completed before I left,” Luis mumbled. It was also the day that Team A was set to depart for Ferrol.

It was necessary, but they felt super reluctant.

“I agree…”

“Well, we have the advantage of earning more…” Eagle said, sighing. And it did make the others feel somewhat better.

The previous day, they filled up their backpacks—space or not—with a lot of everything. They even took advantage of nepotism to get access to products not yet available in the Terran Market.

They even purchased rickshaws. Some rubber products and shock absorbers had already been installed, and they were quite honored to be the first to use them.

Eagle was also with them, but because of his space, he was flexible for both teams. After settling in Ferrol back them, the team signed a contract to keep the existence of the space stone and never to speak of it. This included Gaudi and everyone on the team, so he could use it within team premises without worry.

Of course, because there were so many of them, the ‘admin fee’ charged by the system was also quite large.

Speaking of space stones, Eagle wondered if the captain had already given it to his wife. He looked at the Captain who was seeing them off and telling them some last-minute reminders, but he didn’t bring it up in the end.

Garan watched Team A seriously, “I hope this trip is fruitful. Of course, your safety is Priority. Always.”

“Yes, sir!”

“Good luck,” he said, “Earn as much as you can.”

The soldiers nodded, eyes sparkling at the prospect of funds. They planned to sell the items for ten times the price, or even more, to make sure that the team had ample funds to operate. Each individual could also sell their own items, similarly to enhance their own—and their families’—lives.

This was true even for Garan. He couldn’t financially depend on his wife right? What if some bastard who made good money swooped in and tried to shame him?

It wouldn’t be the first time that happened.

Back in Terran, when they were just dating, Althea had an obnoxious suitor coming from a big family.

How many times that bastard referenced his being a poor soldier as a reason for his unworthiness of Althea, he couldn’t even count.

Since then, he hadn’t refused the huge rewards reaped when they dealt with criminal gangs and terrorist groups. He had made quite a fortune, enough to give Althea the occasional jewelry that she liked.

Before he left, he even constructed a villa in Aberdeen—a low-level Green City.

Too bad he wasn’t able to take any of this wealth.

He was brought back to the present when Gill went forward—after saying a heartfelt farewell to his mother—to greet him and Althea.

“It’s time for us to go now,” He said, “I will also try to get in contact with Bart and the others, as well as investigate that warning.”

This was to investigate more about what Bart mentioned before they entered the fog: Forces were congregating in this area.

They also needed to know who was already nearby, so they could prepare.

They saw the seven people off. Not only with filled space but also with filled backpacks and a couple of rickshaws they bought.

There were plenty of goodbyes between the soldiers. After all, they were basically together every day, surviving life-and-death situations.

OCD Ryo also mentioned to his friends for good measure, “I will make sure to clean out your beds once in a while.”

There were also a few hugs and Garan sighed at how dramatic big men were. They were only parting for less than two weeks…

But he didn’t say anything.

After all, this world was too unpredictable. Although they were strong and careful, they could still lose their lives in unexpected situations.

Anyway, Team A soon disappeared from their sights and he turned to the remaining soldiers: Turbo, Jake, Loki, Brandon, Ryo, and Reuben.

For Team B, they were scheduled to integrate with the guard team later that day.

Garan and Althea distributed them into four teams, referring to four shifts, with 8 hours each leg.

One shift rested, while one shift stayed in the territory to guard it. The remaining two hunted outside to train. Once in a while, the shift would increase because they’d be going to other territories for visits as well.

Other than that, they’d be taking weaker guards and training them, helping them level up.

The territory now had over 300 well-fed and well-trained guards, but this was only in comparison to other Terran territories. Guards from aborigine villages averaged at around level 9 or more.

Hence, along with Rowan, the remaining 7 soldiers were distributed to assist in the leveling up of the other guards. They would only take the last hit if the monster could give them experience points. While it seemed unfair to the mercenary team, they were promised contribution points so none of them grumbled at all.

Of course, it wasn’t blindly giving the last shot, the mercenary team and aborigines made sure the guards also fought to the best of their capabilities.

They would only weaken the monsters to the manageable level of the person and do nothing else except for when life was threatened.

The following week the guards were set on training desperately, and everyone was working hard.

For the two shifts of hunting outside, all sixteen hours were used, and they tried to minimize travel time by running far from the wall, making noise, and eating well during camping breaks.

After this shift, they would be either resting or stationed in the territory as respite, and the people originally assigned to these tasks would shift and go hunt outside.

This led to the guards increasing several levels within a few days.

The upgrading was understandable to the aborigines, considering the kills and assistance, but every guard had also awakened a fighting occupation which baffled them to no end.

To their knowledge, people could only awaken one occupation at most and not everyone could awaken it. There was their Lord who got the archer occupation and the rare pharmacist occupation, but it seemed like she wasn’t alone.

No one noticed the aborigines’ bafflement though because everyone—including the citizens—was inspired to level up.

This was especially because they saw fellow Terrans being so incredibly strong—some even stronger than the Aborgines they admired!

Even if they were soldiers, they were still Terran humans in the end. Like they were! This meant that they could definitely catch up to the Aborigines if they worked hard enough!

Most importantly: They could do magic!

This prospect inspired the guards and citizens without limit. A lot of citizens also joined in and followed them.

This triggered an unprecedented mass level up—guards and normal citizens alike—bringing the territory’s strength to a whole new level.