After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1740

Chapter 1740: New Elders’ Ceremony

A few days later

Alterrans would always find a reason to celebrate and throw banquets.

Today, it was for none other than the New Elders Ceremony!

Rather, they had decided to start calling them Ministers rather than Elders, too. After all, the scale of governance they were preparing for was nothing the requirements of their small village back then could compare to.

The banquet was held in the Grand Hotel’s main hall, and ’government’ officials in supervisory positions and above, as well as some important allies, were invited here.

They would also use this opportunity to introduce the new people and their functions for efficiency. These people would just echo the instructions down to those underneath them, and so on. The point persons for specific issues, like whenever the Ministers were not available, would also be introduced.

For example, in the Finance Department, the people in charge of Treasury, Revenue, and Budget-Expenditure divisions would be very different people.

Anyway, the banquet was especially lush and lovely, with tasteful decorations and an abundant, overflowing selection of dishes. If one were to make a comparison, the only other event on par with it was Althea and Garan’s second wedding.

This would be the first one of this type of event, as it doubled as an investiture of sorts. The next one would take a while, probably after they become a City, so there was no need to be stingy.

Rather, it was Alterra’s way to show their new officers how much they were valued by the territory! May they work even harder when appreciation was shown early on.

Mathilda, as always, led the party with an opening speech. "Good morning, everyone, thank you for coming here today," she said, acknowledging the new Ministers, the other attendees, and the guests.

She mentioned the departments, groups, and territories as a whole. She was used to events like these and had memorized the invite list, even if it had only gotten to her a few hours ago.

"This gathering marks yet another milestone in our territory’s growth and future. As we continue to grow and face new challenges, strong and capable leadership becomes more necessary than ever.

"Today, we are proud to introduce the heads of our new departments, some are old, and we are already familiar with, while some are new to their roles, assigned to handle a different facet of Alterra.

"These individuals were chosen not only for their skills and experience, but also for their dedication and loyalty to our beloved home."

Other than Ministers, they also announced the Deputy Ministers and Division Heads, who could be more than one per department, depending on the territory’s needs.

"For the agricultural department led by Minister Gru, it would have a few offices underneath it and would be led by capable individuals."

For now, there was the Office of Crop and Soil Management, Office of Animal Resources and Livestock, Office of Food Security and Nutrition, and Office of Agricultural Research and Innovation.

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