After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 133

To be honest, most of the people still hadn’t entirely absorbed the announcements until the bell rang.

And it rang loudly, for a long time.

This new bell was a percussion instrument located inside the sundial-clock tower. It was made by Oslo, a metal elementalist, to the admiration of everyone in there.

From the NPCs, they knew materializing metal that would stay materialized was extremely difficult, and it took Oslo several days just to complete the tiny bell half a meter in height.

However, thanks to Eugene’s ingenious design and shape, a small bell could still be heard a kilometer away, and perhaps even further.

It was announced to ring twice a day, at 07:00:00 during dawn, and at 21:00:00 at dusk.

Except for emergencies.

In particular, attacks on the territory.

"Seriously?!" A man sat up from his bed, waking up his dozen roommates in the territory from their daze.

"I told you! They hired guards for a reason!" He said, another one sobbed out of nowhere.

"Oh my god! Am I going to be a refugee again?!"

Lee rolled his eyes. "Don’t compare the old territory to Altera. Whether or not it has a lord or it is system-made, it’s many times more reassuring than the old one, okay?"

"What do we do?"

"Fight, of course! Didn’t you see? Contributions! We basically get twice the amount of coins!"

"There are discounts for the equipment as well!"

"If we buy with contribution points, the discount is even larger!"

"The guards are strong! The weakest one is level 2!"

"Don’t you remember how the sentry towers saved our lives so easily? How could you be afraid?"

"Our territory is awesome! Not like those weak chickens! The beast tide is nothing!!"

"Let’s go, let’s go!"

…

Similar conversations were heard across the territory.

There were some voices of fear and worry, but no one was blind: they had seen how steadily the Territory developed.

A territory that could give a sense of security inevitably gave people a sense of belonging. In the end, more and more people went out and bought weapons and armor, surprising the NPCs.

"The people here… are very optimistic." Clutch said with a smile, that he had followed the Lord’s advice to hire someone to handle the sales. Brenda did the same.

"Fortunately, I have been working overtime with my apprentice."

"Did you finish that special weapon of yours?"

"Yes! The best is that he is testing it with his friends. He is very eager to make contributions." She said, not realizing how big and shy her smile was.

Clutch’s seasoned eyes saw it though, but he didn’t say anything. They should go with the flow.

He then looked at the food shops and stalls that popped up since the grocery store opened.

They were now open again in the middle of the night, ready to provide food for the defenders… and make some money along the way.

Unsurprisingly, they saw Oslo ambling about and eating something on a stick.

"So fast?"