After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1995

Chapter 1995: Illyan Town

A/N: We should resume mostly-2ch/day tomorrow! Day jobs are sooo tiring lol.

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Illyan Town

The desert area started at around 20,000 kilometers from Alterra, which was why, despite using the Mercenary Halls, it would still take a week or a few days for territories like the Dune Town people to go to and fro Alterra.

The first mission was to a place called Illyan Town, which was a Level 2 town around 8000 kilometers Southwest of Alterra. It was also a few thousand kilometers East of Holt, and it seemed like it was under their influence.

(That said, even if it were, the place was actually nearer to Alterra than Holt itself, showing how far the City’s hands had reached)

They had asked Cauis about the decent places to jump to in this area that was within their Hall’s range. They received a list of territories and even got an updated map from him—in exchange for a large amount of contribution points, of course.

His information extended to some territories bordering the desert. It was incomplete, and there were still plenty of uncharted areas, but it was sufficient.

From here, they knew that they had to do two or three more jumps to get to the desert area, so Garan naturally chose and planned the best and fastest path they could take, considering everything.

They also had to consider that they could not use the Hall again without completing or cancelling the mission. However, cancelling the mission would suspend them from taking new missions for a month, so they’d have to finish each mission they took, so they could not be careless in choosing one.

They chose this mission because it was an escort mission to a Town called Acero Town, a level 1 town. Though it did not have its own mercenary hall, it was closer to their destination and just beyond the scope of what they could travel as members of a Class C Mercenary Team.

They had to complete a mission to jump, so it was more practical to go on foot when they could. Hence, escort missions—assuming they were heading to a proper location—were the ideal they looked for.

The couple emerged from the array to be greeted with a cacophony of noise and sounds, with mercenaries coming in and out of the halls and the arrays. The activity wasn’t as vibrant or as numerous as Alterra’s, or even Ferrol’s, but it was still quite exciting.

The Mercenary Halls of established towns tended to be well-designed, as it was considered to be the first impression powerful people would have of the territory.

Getting a good impression was the first step to recruitment, after all, and experienced mercenaries were definitely prime crop that Lords want to keep under their control.

Of course, the investment and aesthetic standards still greatly varied from place to place.

The other side’s Mercenary Hall was as big as theirs, but was not as customized. At best, it had a simple lounge area with a carpet. The furniture was plentiful though, and the benches looked comfortable to rest and wait in.

They did not study it too deeply and tried to find out more about their destination and the client. According to the message, they just had to go to a place called Klast Mansion.

Out of curiosity, they checked the mission board to see that the same escort mission was still there, so they knew that the family might be hiring more mercenaries.

Speaking of the mission, the minimum level for this mission was level 20, which wasn’t that high. They surmised that this client probably just wanted a large entourage.

They preferred bigger groups at a time. Just a pair of them was accepted likely because of their elementalist status, which they had partially revealed during their applications.

Though the employers could not see a person’s stats, they could declare them when offering to take the job. If they lied and underperformed as a consequence, then they would just be reported and suspended, maybe even banned, from using the Mercenary Hall.

Garan declared his metal ability, which was the main element he’d use since they were heading to a desert, while Althea chose water.

Speaking of which, the information shown in the Status Masking Tool, because it was mostly cosmetic, could be adjusted as she wanted.

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