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

A/N: Thank you Foxiidust for the castle!! *Dances* *hugs* *dances again*

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On cue, the energetic sound of the musicians resounded, reaching all parts of the event. This part of the event would last until dawn and would serve more as a background performance people could watch while they played in the stalls, ate their food, and so on.

The special performances began as the Elders went down the stage to either watch from the audience or go elsewhere.

Similarly, some of the crowd dispersed to go to the stores or the stalls, and many of those far from the stage just headed to the shops along the avenues and the streets, enjoying the performances happening at a distance through the loudspeakers.

In any case, making a feast for the entire territory would naturally be unsustainable. They simply opened an option for every food and drink establishment to do a 50% off promo for the entire night. In exchange, the owners of those businesses would gain a few thousand contribution points.

No shop owner refused the offer of course. In Alterra, Contribution Points were even more valuable than money!

Back in the plaza, there were many special performances that went on. There were singing ones, and dancing ones, and there was also a short stage play that summarized the Alterran life while they were still a Village.

It was inspiring and heartwrenching. The use of the orchestra added another layer of emotional depth to the performances.

There was also a short acrobatic performance, one that combined the elements. They had created a circus troupe of sorts, with magnificent performances unseen by both Terrans and aborigines alike.

Spikes of earth were created somewhere within the crowd and soon extended vertically. These Earth spires extended to about 12 to 13 meters, and people looked above them in curiosity.

A few more appeared, some from behind the stage, and they were soon connected by narrow earth paths reinforced by metal (care of Oslo).

On this narrow stage, various acrobatic performances were performed.

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This was led by Flame, an actual acrobat from Terran. He was one of the newer refugees from the North and the last thing he thought he'd do for a living was to resume this line of work.

When he heard the Entertainment Company's hiring notice, he could barely believe it.

Anyway, the inspiration made him burst into flames as he flew down. Suddenly, a rope appeared and he held on to it, the momentum shooting him up high, and—with several skillful twirls—he landed accurately on one of the spires.

"WHOOA!!"

This was just the first of the death-defying stunts of this troupe, and it really fired the audience up quite a lot.

"WOW. This is really amazing…" the aborigine Sipa said as he clapped his hand, gasping when the performer practically flew and turned many times around the air. The others also expressed the same awe.

Although some would feel like performing was below a great elementalists, seeing it used like this couldn't fail to amaze.

Looking at it another way, it seemed that it was good training?

Beside him, his teammates Bart and Eloi stood and were also watching the show. They were a lot less showy than Sipa, but their bright eyes showed they were also impressed.

After the Town upgraded and the walls were open to all visitors again, the aborigines and even other Terran headed straight to visit, to see what had changed.

They were surprised to see that Alterra did not choose to expand its walls for now. However, they heard something similar happened after Alterra's first upgrade, and a level 5 wall was erected soon after it entered a Level 3 Village.

Were the Elders planning the same this time? As mercenaries, they also had several information sources, so they knew what was available per level.

It made them wonder—was Alterra planning on doing a Level 7 Wall and Sentry as soon as it was available?

They didn't know how much that cost exactly, but it would definitely not be cheap. Even their well-off Twinwave Town only had a Level 6 Wall!

Goodness Elves…

While Bart was already wondering about Alterra's future plans, some newcomers like Jones from Twinwave Town were still gaping at their surroundings. They had just arrived about an hour ago, and it was their first time in Alterra after hearing so much.

However, before they could explore, they ended up watching such a good show. Suddenly, those expensive performances held by nobles for exorbitant prices paled in comparison. They didn't know what they expected coming, but this was definitely beyond it!

They were part of the Swagen Mercenary Team, which was the Rolan Mercenary Team's direct rival in their town.

Their home Twinwave Town was not close in distance to Alterra, but after many months the name had also reached them.

Or more accurately, the Roland Mercenary team found another golden Gugu bird and made loads of money, so they were naturally adamant in protecting their advantage.

After so many months and investigations, people finally found out about the source, though it was too late to make a big business out of it.

After all, distribution rights were already given to the Roland Mercenary team (selfish jerks) so their business with it could be limited. However, it didn't mean they couldn't use them themselves!

Those jerkies and instant noodles were too useful when traveling!!

They also knew that a lot of items with low stocks didn't reach the market, so they wanted to learn more about those!

Not to mention, the distribution rights were limited to per product! If Alterra decided to launch a new thing, they—the Swagen Mercenary Team—were ready to capture that deal.

So, after enjoying the show, they went straight to exploring. The more they learned, the more excited they felt.

Their mood doured when they encountered Bart and their team, each one—like them—had arms filled with snacks and drinks.

"Bart."

"Jones," Bart sneered, chewing on his barbeque. "Aren't you supposed to be a clerk in a mercenary hall somewhere?"

Jones was part of the Swagen Mercenary Team, but it didn't mean they couldn't be hired as staff in the Hall. This showed the Lord's bias towards them though. After all, a Mercenary Hall clerk was privy to a lot of information, some might be crucial to the team he served.

Ironically, it wasn't enough for them to detect the hidden diamonds called Garan and his team, whom they actually met before Bart.

"Nah, I had the option of exploring," Jones retorted, sipping on his pineapple juice. "I need some exercise too. Can't have you hogging all the goods just because you were lucky and ventured to this area first."

Bart sneered. "Even if we got here first, it takes a lot of social skills and charm to get such good deals."

Jones rolled his eyes. "If we got here before you did, we'd have gotten better deals."

"Hah!" Bart laughed at his face, splattering some saliva. "Are you sure about that?"

It so happened that a certain family entered the avenue they were in at the time. Bart almost wanted to cheer at his luck.

He raised his arm and yelled, "Garan! There you are, my handsome old friend…"

Garan: "..."

Did he miss anything?