After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 215

Meanwhile, outside the territory, the people on the pathfinding mission were already past the first leg.

For the first leg of the trip, the people heading Southwest and West traveled together. There were plenty of reasons for this.

First, it would reduce the cost of the formation of the pathways, as there would be shared paths.

This would also increase the chances of convergence between parties, increasing safety against enemies.

Third, according to the consolidated maps they had gathered, they found that even if there were flatter lands southwards, the land after it was rough terrain. It was simply not practical to segregate early on.

For those going to Bright village, this was choosing a relatively harder terrain at first then going a smoother trip. Over all, it was a more practical, safer, and faster path for them to join the Vismont team at first.

And finally, and most importantly: The more, the merrier.

"Finally almost halfway there!" Ansel said, stretching his arms as they walked forward. He looked at his team in front that was clearing up the path.

The teams going South to Bright Village were Ansel, Derek, a handful of guards, and several scores of citizens.

On the other hand, the team going West to Vismont were Rowan, the twins, the Crow trio, a score of guards, and about a few scores of citizens.

The contrast was because Vismont was tagged as a potentially aggressive territory while Bright, although with a Lord of questionable origin, had more sincere consideration for the citizens.

"Are you excited to see other villages?" Sunny asked her new friend, Cassie who, like her, was a rare level 3 among the girls.

The other girl nodded. "I hope to find my little brother. He was playing with his friends when it happened."

She had heard that most people who survived the first transformation would have a relative or two who also survived. She and her grandmother had been anchoring on this as they made a life for themselves in Altera.

Her grandmother, a former seamstress, had gotten a job with the new seamstress NPC who was planning on renting her own store in the territory.

The pay was very good and safe and Cassie really had no worries with leaving for a few days. This was especially true since after entering level 2, her grandmother’s knees had really gotten better.

Now, she just hoped to find her teenage brother and their family would be complete.

Sunny, on the other hand, was very envious. Unlike most people here with relatives within the country, hers weren’t.

She was actually a foreigner in Eden, she lived most of her life in the Western country of Aubros. She simply got into an international exchange program that was scheduled to end the month the disaster happened.

Fortunately, a lot of her good friends survived, and they were getting through it together.

Similar conversations echoed within the group, and they chatted about their lives and dreams (of course, they tried to do so without losing focus on the surroundings).

Along the way, the group followed the Territory instruction of clearing a trekking path and placing signages in visible areas.

The trekking paths were created by moving loose stones to keep the plants from growing too quickly. If often used, it could stop the growth of plants in those pathways.

As for the signages, each team was provided with a hundred, secured by the guard team.

These signages were provided by Baron’s company, and bought by the system for contribution points.

One had to note that these weren’t normal signages. This was created by the new Level E Woodworker NPC that was hired by Baron for a whooping 20 gold a month.

Speaking of Baron, he was very shocked when he found an NPC outside his door, and even more shocked at the asking price.

Baron always felt that the territory itself had commission for this hire, but he had no proof!

But still, he hired the guy, one was for goodwill, but more importantly, his sharp business eyes really could see potential in this aborigine.

No matter what, he still believed the territory wouldn’t force its citizens in a disadvantageous position.

And he was very glad he followed this instinct because the product this guy made was really magical!

For instance, the signage bought in bulk by the ’travelers’ was not the normal wooden sign.

These signages were not only good to look at, it even had a passive effect of attracting attention, literally!

It could attract the attention of any intelligent creature within 5 meters of its location.

What could this mean?

This meant magic ads, damnit!

Further, and perhaps more importantly, the direction could be set permanently.

That was to say that if the signage was accidentally misplaced, it would always point to the direction set when it was first installed.

This naturally created huge demands. Not only for those on this mission, but for the many shop owners in the territory!