After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 811

Chapter 811: Visitations (Part 1)
A/N: Special mention to Linlin/Lotuslin who gave castle a few days back~! *HUGS* Got some exposure back thanks to it huhu

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Meanwhile, while Alterra and the others had been preparing, the allied territories were on their way to Alterra for their weekly visits. This time, the lord themselves came.

Usually, it was only the Lords’ representatives who came over. After all, lords themselves going out to danger was a danger to everyone else.

But… there was no choice this time. The moment they read the contents of the newspaper, they knew they had to do this as soon as they could.

Even if they didn’t see the newspaper, even if Alterra wasn’t kind enough to tell them, they’d have done the same by virtue of the fact that every Alterran citizen who was staying in their respective territories was called back in a hurry, escorted by the strong guards who delivered the newspaper to them.

The lords didn’t dare underestimate whatever made a territory like Alterra worried so they went to check it out themselves—bringing along a strong team of course—-and to see what could be done about it.

Along with Raine, there was Suide and Orland. With Micheal, there was Juno and Uran, a newly hired aborigine. He wasn’t very strong, only level 8, but he was the only decent choice they had for days.

Uran was a stout man with short hair and a short beard. He was apparently in his late 20s already, though in villages being weaker than level 10 at that age wasn’t rare.

The two groups congregated by coincidence in the camping area, where one group (Micheal’s) was already preparing to leave when they heard the arrival of people and decided to wait.

Micheal was a bit surprised to see Raine as the acting-lord but didn’t pry. Anyway, he seemed to be more fitting than the woman anyway.

The two groups greeted each other. “Aren’t you from the East?”

“Yes, but a bridge was created direct west to us, and a pathway here,” Raine said. “Although there’s a slight detour, it’s easier and safer to pass through it.”

“I see…”

So… somewhere along the way, the Alterrans had also created a bridge over the river south of them. When did they do that? Who knew. At some point, they just stopped getting surprised.

The two groups headed to Alterra together, and this was obvious because there were noticeably fewer monsters. This showed how Alterra’s citizens hunted out a lot, to the point that most monsters so far away had been cleared.

The Alterrans’ frequent clearing of surrounding monsters really helped with their trip, and this was fortunate because they felt much weaker than usual. For one, the air outside was really getting hotter, and it was made obvious because they knew what was coming.

Their water was long gone—even before they got to the camping grounds. They had a water elementalist but how much mana did he have? Fortunately, there were only a few hours of walking left to Alterra so they managed to not die of thirst on the way.

When they reached Alterra, they were parched and they immediately went to the stalls to get their fill.

While there, someone from the Internal Affairs office—Jun—greeted them.

There were staff in the Village Center who watched the entries to the territory. This idea was actually by Mathilda, who knew the information lords had access to.

Althea made it so, to some degree, people could also access some of it via the panels in the Village Center, so they decided to tweak a few things for their own convenience.

Of course, only names were visible. If there was someone noteworthy, they would send the internal affairs office a letter via aether letter. This was how Jun arrived only a few minutes after the two lords landed in the territory.

Their office was given instructions to publicize the news of the Extreme Heat as much as they could, as well as how they’d be fighting it, so naturally he’d approach the two lords when they got to them.

Jun invited the two lords and one of their main confidantes to Gaea restaurant’s private room so they could begin their discussion.

It had to be noted that more people had been fanning themselves though, and somehow the hand fans were running out faster, selling out at records speeds. The windows were also wide open, as well as a couple of doors.

Anyway, outside of wars, people still woudln’t be able to enter without permission. People had never been so thankful for the System rules.

While waiting for their food, the two lords couldn’t wait to start discussing the contents of the paper. Jun decided to discuss as they ate, in order of mention in the newspaper.

First, they had a hostile territory so near them.

They were a bit worried about them. While they managed to survive the previous wars, that was only because of Alterra’s assistance and they had to pay a big fee for that.

Although this new place was a subsidiary, it didn’t mean they couldn’t attack or harass their people outside their territory. According to Jun, unlike with Alterra, these people weren’t prohibited from attacking their residents.

Heck, it wasn’t even prohibited from attacking non-resident Alterrans.

They were fairly strong on average too. Its comprehensive strength was probably just next to Guia before they were transferred here. If it was hostile, then that was a lot of trouble coming their way.

It wasn’t sustainable to keep asking Alterra for assistance, and the useful aborigines they could hire via the village center were only so many.

They also read about the new territory they took over and couldn’t help but feel both envious and relieved. Envious that they had access to such a good thing, and relieved because it was Alterra.

At the very least, Alterra could be said to be their backing to some degree, and that was incredibly reassuring.

Micheal’s eyes fixed on the wedding article for a bit. Look at that guy, doing vow renewals while the rest of them were focused on getting through the day.

Finally… there was the Extreme Heat problem.

When it was written, there was still an off-chance that they were overthinking, so it wasn’t in the headlines. Now, with the consistent increase in temperature, it was practically confirmed.

“Our meteorology had actually just confirmed that today, the temperature had increased by 0.15 degrees.”

“It’s even more than what’s stated.”

“It’s increasing.”

“What is Alterra going to do?”

“Plenty of departments are preparing. For one, improved and non-flammable insulation is being developed by the Research Center. While the cellar is indeed had a much cooler ambient temperature, we need it colder for the ice production via saltpeter. We will also be adding these in the surfaces above ground.”

This caught the men’s attention and they looked at him eagerly.

“Another team is developing a foam-type insulation. It has less effectivity, but it’s easy to transport. They’re being developed precisely for other territories.”

The superior insulation was, so far, blanket type and not much would be able to fit in the space. While they could carry them, how many could they bring? How heavy it was and how dangerous the travel was for them. This foam-type insulation was really just for them!

“Thank you,” the lords couldn’t help but say, tone heavy with sincerity. “If you need help in the funding please tell us. We are not rich, but we are willing to invest in this.

“I would also like to purchase several, at least a few hundred,” Raine said and then looked at him, and they looked at Jun who nodded.

“We would also like to purchase your saltpeter,” Micheal added. Saltpeter wasn’t actually impossible to manufacture, but the mass production was impossible in their level.

“Yes,” Jun said and handed over a piece of paper, “This is the new purchase limit and prices of the items. Please discuss and think about it more.”

The lords and their cronies looked at the list. The items weren’t cheap, but not too overpriced considering it also saved lives.

They nodded and discussed with their respective advisors, finalizing the deals.

Juno and a few other aborigines couldn’t help but look at everyone with a bit of amazement.

Could the Extreme Heat… really be dealt with like this?

They were not sure but, inexplicably, it felt… hopeful.