After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 499

Chapter 499: Infiltration
The atmosphere immediately stagnated. They knew they were being watched, so they already assumed Fargo knew of their guests.

However, the press release was that Drake was an old colleague. While it was something worth checking out—especially with Drake’s stats—was Frago so free to check on them himself though?

Fortunately, all of them did well under pressure, so there was basically not much change. If there was any stiffness, it was understandable considering the history between the two groups.

It was Vanessa who smiled and stepped forward, “This is Drake and his lover, Jona.”

“Yes, he’s an old friend of ours.”

“So he’s a soldier?”

“He was. He was honorably dismissed due to injuries before though.”

“Hmm.. how pitiful, but I’m sure it has improved with our physiques,” he said, looking at Drake up and down. “You have an interesting ability.”

Drake looked at him. “I’m sure a few others would awaken the same, milord.”

“Hmn,” He then shifted and looked at the beautiful Vanessa, “You should come visit my villa sometimes. We added a pool.”

Vanessa flinched a little but showed nothing else.

Instead, she put up her standard gentle smile, nodding. “I’ll be honored.”

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Fargo and Belize walked along the streets, turning several heads, some of admiration, but mostly of fear and apprehension—their favorite emotions.

Fargo was actually just making rounds when one of his people alerted him of the new guests who seemed close to the soldiers. He had them monitored, just in case, though he never really saw them as much of a threat.

How could he? His guards were no weaker than their strongest men, they were far superior in numbers, and—perhaps the starkest difference—was that the soldiers were still bounded by their uselessly soft hearts.

Even if they were planning something, he saw it as useless struggle and perhaps a good show to watch. He believed that as long as the movements happened inside his territory, then they’d just be bugs waiting for him to crush.

He hoped they took a while to cause trouble though, as having them there to kill the mobs was extremely convenient.

After a bit of walk, they ended up in the new community—one that used to be a shanty area that was destroyed during that beast tide. Instead of a disgusting hodgepodge for poor people, it was now a beautiful area with nice custom houses and gardens.

He had moved here, creating a multi-module villa smack in the middle, surrounded by level 3 fences all around. He also added a deep pool he could cool down, using the spring waters from the nearby mountains.

He entered the house and went straight to backyard. Inside the pool were his two current favorites, swimming. Because they didn’t have swimsuits, the two just decided to swim naked instead.

“Wow, this is amazing! Like a bathhouse but outside~” The dark-skinned woman said as she relaxed at the shallower end. The blonde chuckled as she swam effortlessly from one end to another, looking at the other one as she floated on the other end.

“Don’t you have pools?”

“I hear some territories do, but I lived in a vllage so…”

“Ah.”

Watching the two women swim around, he turned to Sen, who wasn’t looking (because the last time a guard gaped at his current favorite, Fargo shot his eyes). “No news about our spies?”

“No, sir. I’m afraid…”

Fargo frowned, looking at the panel and saw that they had indeed perished. This meant not enough of Altera’s information was sent to him again.

He narrowed his eyes. He didn’t believe any other village could get near his level, but it was getting annoying that his plan wasn’t working out.

“Send more people to check on Altera—bring some of the Rolan mercenary team with them.” He said, baritone voice resounding across the area. “While they’re there, start attacking those citizens of theirs outside the territory walls.”

By estimate, they should take a few days to arrive to Bright. They could rest there or even stay there as a base while they gradually weaken the other territory. In most territories, those who went out of the territory were the main forces while the citizens hid away in the territory.

This meant that cutting down the explorers bit by bit was to cut down on the actual forces of the enemy, which would definitely make things easier for them during the war.

There would still be a few weeks before he could attack, but it didn’t mean he couldn’t start terrorizing the other as early as now!

The meeting lasted a few hours, determining who would be going to Bright and Altera. They decided to start with 10 people first, five within the level limit, and another five beyond it. They would be increasing it every week or so until the war, and by that time Altera should’ve already been weakened sufficiently for an easy win.

When the meeting adjourned, a few guards immediately entered to report to him. Interestingly, one of them was carrying a woman. “Boss! Boss! Look at who we found! It’s Juni!!”

“Oh?” He uttered, “The actress?”

“Yes! I wanted you to know in case you wanted to taste her first.”

“Where did you find her?”

“We found her fighting with a small mob. She was with a young man.”

“Oh? How were they faring?’

“Fairly good. The lad was a good fighter. Lad’s name was Amos, but he’s injured and is currently in the infirmary.”

“I see,” he said, opening his Lord Panel, likely about the newcomer. Seeing her name and stats, his eyebrows rose. “We sure have a lot of special newcomers today.”

There were hundreds of refugees that came to the territory every day, but for some reason, they got electricity and acid on the same day.

Was it his lucky day, he wondered? That Amos kid was also a wood elementalist, which was also quite rare.

“How is she?”

“She fainted a while back.”

“Bring her to me.”

The men excitedly took her there, letting her rest on the sofa. Several men were already undressing her with their eyes.

She slowly opened her eyes, her long lashes fluttering and inevitably hitting the men’s hearts.

She flinched at the sight of strangers, immediately looking around. Her eyebrows furrowed, looking a bit panicked. “Where’s my brother?”

“You have a brother?”

She nodded, “He saved my life. He is my brother.”

“Ah, we’ll send him to the infirmary, don’t worry.” Sen said, “What happened to you?”

“I am from a village called Vismont Village. A few days ago, I was training. I wanted to be strong, but my lover left me in the middle. I have been traveling ever since.”

She spoke of her experience and the men looked at her in pity and lust, while Fargo’s expression was unchanged.

Through all this, Fargo spoke out. “My rooms are full, take her to the Rongo Mercenary Team’s abode.”

“Sir—”

Juni’s eyes faltered, though just a little. They were oriented before leaving and she had heard of this Rongo Mercenary Team.

It was Belize’s—a relatively powerful aborigine’s—team. According to Micheal, they had a great monopoly in Fargo and were given free rein to do whatever they wanted.

However, in this role, she was not supposed to be in the know.

Juni’s hands clenched, but she didn’t show anything on her face. A true actress.

This was a test, she could feel it.

Her eyes lit a sharp light.

She looked up, innocent and trusting. But also worried. After all, anyone with a brain would feel apprehensive seeing strange men around her.

“Rongos… aren’t bad people are they?” She said, “Why do they look scared? Please don’t send me there!”

Interestingly, while Belize claimed to have been from the city, their levels seem to be powerful only in Towns. His claim to be a confidante to a city lord seemed to not fit well with his level. If she could, they asked her to find out more about him as well.

Fargo’s large hand found her face. “Whether the Rongo team is good or bad will depend on which side you are,” he told her. “What can you do for me, love, to be on our good side?”

Juni’s pretty eyes met his sharp ones, and it took Juni a lot more to keep a straight face.

In fact, Amon, was quite handsome in a matured sense. However, Juni knew what he had done and tried not to shiver. Fortunately, her control of her body was exemplary.

She frowned and pursed her lips. “Will you… promise to give me a home?”

“That’s an interesting proposal,” he said, droning with the low intimidating voice of his. “But I need you to do something for me.”

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“Swear loyalty to me in the Village Center.”