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

Of course, it wasn't quite as smooth or welcome for the locals, and during the first tours, there were a few conflicts.

This was understandable. Who'd enjoy feeling like they were 'shows'?

At the time, the tour—and some of the guides—were still a bit immature.

"This is the Mercenary Hall! Yes, those mercenaries—not like the brutes in Terran (maybe) but the adventurers! You have to be at least Level 10 to join but I still recommend waiting a bit longer tbh."

"This is the Chancery of Appointments! This is where our lovely Betty, Lenny, and Oslo came from! You have to swear oaths though, so it's a bit boring. Who wants to get jobs outside of Alterra, anyway?"

"Don't get out of the line! This place has a lot of beast carts! You don't want to get squashed by accident right? Remember our disclaimers! We are not responsible if you decide to be careless~"

"Yes I know it's smelly—weren't you a refugee, too? How can you be so squeamish already?"

To the Ferrol citizens, it felt odd to have their place shown around like this, and quite a lot of them expressed their discontent. A lot of people were also offended when some guides would compare their place with their home village, and a few hot-headed people even went to threaten the group. It was quite scary.

Fortunately, Jonathan was there to shield them, though Fred had to be called in for a meeting wherein he had to offer quite a few discounted tours to calm people down.

After learning their lessons, the guides went through a crash course of what to say and their announcements, which ended up having the occasional bootlicking.

"The people of Ferrol Town are all strong and welcoming—why would it be such a powerful Town in the first place?"

"Ferrol Town pioneered a lot of events at this level—isn't it amazing! Alterra is very blessed to have it as an ally.

And so on…

Anyway, when there were Alterrans going around Ferrol for tour, they would target places that were not available in Alterra. It hyped up the imminent upgrade of Alterra to a Town, which had been delayed back then.

It was why the tours were very popular, they wanted to see what it was like while impatiently waiting for their own upgrade!

Fortunately, even if Alterra had now upgraded to a Town, Fred didn't believe the sales would dip. After all, Ferrol had a lot of events!

The next Ferrol Market Fair was happening again within a few months, and the package would definitely explode then!

Anyway, the current tour was a group of about 50 people from Ferrol. They came in various shapes and sizes, and they had been waiting for this tour as it had been delayed by a week or so before.

Those who had been here were extremely excited, while those who hadn't found their already high-expectations weren't high enough!

One of their customers at this time was Nida1. It was the young lady the soldiers met during the last Market Fair. Even after so long, she still liked Plaridel, and had been thinking about him for months.

Even when he was often in Ferrol, training, she just couldn't gather the courage!

When she did, she found out he had gone back home and he hadn't returned to Ferrol since. What made it worse was that there seemed to be a limit imposed to the people visiting his home!

She was depressed for a while, which was made worse when her parents started introducing a man to her as a potential husband. She was already in love with someone else, how could she marry this one?

Not to mention, that man was so arrogant! Not caring for her feelings at all! When she told him she didn't want to get married to him, he was even offended! He even pushed her to show his dissatisfaction!

So… she resolutely joined the caravan to Alterra (she had been in the wait list for a long time) and joined as soon as she caught news of the doors opening again.

She left a vague letter at home saying not to look for her because she was looking for a husband. It was just that her aunt found out about it and tagged along.

Fortunately, her aunt didn't bother telling her family about it either. She was the black broat of the family and didn't care for anything (which was why she was still unmarried). Many people mocked her, but Nida actually admired her deep down.

Her aunt also liked Plaridel, though as more of an admirable younger generation sort of thing, so Nida actually traveled to a far away place with ease.

In any case, Nida had already taken a big courageous step, and when the one step was taken, it was easier and easier to take the next.

She had been looking for him since their arrival earlier that day, and she ended up in the Guard Station quite a few times. Her aunt gave up and went to have fun alone, leaving Nida there on her own.

The Guard Station was where most people pointed her to whenever she asked about Plaridel. Sadly, he still hadn't returned. They asked if she wanted them to message him via the aether letters but she immediately shook her head.

What if he was in a dire situation? Wouldn't a letter just distract him? So now, she just quietly waited there, though she did buy a few snacks and drinks from the stalls nearby so she could have something to munch on while she waited.

She also bought a bit for Plaridel, in case he was hungry when he returned…

She patiently waited on one of the benches outside the Guard Station. While everyone was enjoying the festival, she was doing this.

To be fair, the lively atmosphere itself was fun to watch, so she didn't really get bored.

Rather, her heart tinged more and more…

She ran away from home. Could she stay here, instead?

"You're looking for Plaridel?" a voice sounded from the side, revealing a horizontally-blessed man with an intrigued expression on his face.

Nida blinked and shyly nodded.

"Are you his girlfriend?"

Nida immediately flushed. "Nonono—" she said, very quickly. "I… I'm an acquaintance."

Mao looked at her with amusement, before leaning down a bit. "Want us to help you?"

The girl Plaridel met during Ferrol Fair a long time ago