After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 2111

Chapter 2111: Orcspine Mountains

Althea and Garan prepared to leave, though they did not miss the chance to visit some of the mini-satellites.

They got Nuki to guide them around again in exchange for a delicious salad dressing recipe. They first headed to where Rourou lived, then Roof’s, and then they went to a new one on their way to the mountains.

For now, they would introduce Alterra and give out a map there. The map was drawn on paper, however. After all, selling system maps would sell everything you had in your map. For people like her who had invested a lot in expanding their map’s scope, it was a bit unfair and impractical to sell to others.

They talked to a number of such mini-villages, or at least their leader (each mini-village seemed to have a leader, and sometimes the leaders would meet up). Althea had been envious of the mini-villages composed of orcs that this place had.

One had to remember that Alterra and the nearest village were still more or less a hundred kilometers apart. The gap between them was massive, and there were plenty of danger zones no matter how much they cleared the place.

Now, with the increasing number of monsters—possibly due to something she planted—and she had an inkling this would increase even more upon upgrade, in multiples.

The elysian stone could enhance the flow of aether. Meanwhile, the more powerful a territory, the more aether there was. Wouldn’t the changes the stone could make increase exponentially every upgrade?

In those cases, it could get dangerous for them. Alterra was rising too quickly, like a rocket. Their average level was gradually catching up to their peers, especially with the injection of aether crystals, but it was still a bit behind. Not to mention, they definitely attract more beasts than their peers.

Althea hadn’t considered taking away the Elyssian stone at all because she had already experienced its advantages. Why would they step back due to cowardice when there were ways to adjust accordingly? Wasn’t it just better to be forced to grow rather than stop moving, even regress?

As such, having orcs living around to balance the ecosystem was good. They were not naturally belligerent, anyway, and they could choose who to invite.

Orcs were akin to wild animals, but they were anthropomorphic ones. That meant they had spirits and their own brand of common sense.

Most of them were not rabid beasts that’d attack humans just by their scent. Those they invited would be balanced and shouldn’t be hostile to humans, especially if they agreed to head to a human region in the first place.

The Orcs could be very impulsive, some a little bloodthirsty, but their minds were rarely evil. Even if they killed prey or people, it was because of survival, not because they found it fun.

Except for a few brainwashed orcs as well as some perpetually aggressive orcs, the rest of them were pretty decent and rational to talk with. Even if friendship between the races was a bit far away, they could at least have shared interests.

Althea believed that as long as they didn’t accidentally invite a problematic orc, this arrangement would be win-win.

"We invite anyone who has not actively harmed humans into human territory and visit," they said. "Warrior City can vouch for the Alterra region."

She wanted them to settle there, but that would be too much too fast. It was better for them to see the situation first hand.

"There, you can encounter stronger monsters, have access to a richer variety of flora and fauna, and have better access to good human food and flavors."

This was a line to lure at least one standard goal of an orc: to get stronger or to eat well. There was also procreation, so the orcs actually had a polygamy system, though the majority didn’t practice (mostly because of the low population).

There was one pig orc (Rourou’s cousin) who had a deer wife and also a squirrel wife. In this latest village, there was a wolf orc with two wives, and another avian orc with three. Had there been more options, she reckoned it could be more.

Interestingly, their approach to relationships was really lax and open-minded. It reminded Althea Terran animals who’d procreate and then just separate after successful fertilization. Some species even thrived on that model.

As for the orcs of this world, Althea had noticed they were mostly still soft-hearted. She didn’t want anyone implicated with her actions, so she had to handle this well.

"The Lord’s son and wife would be heading there soon—indicative of how trustworthy we are—and those who wish to come could come with them.

Once some of them decide to stay, Alterra could provide some subsidies in building the village as well."

Manual building outside a territory naturally wouldn’t be easy, but not impossible. The design would have to be flexible, possibly allow mobs to go through without destroying the structure, and so on, and she was sure the Design and Construction Department would be able to spare a small team to focus on these projects.

"We already have half-orcs, dwarves, and goblins living there as permanent residents," she smiled.

"Alterra welcomes everyone, and I hope you see it with your own eyes."

...

The offer was open-ended, giving complete choice to the orcs, with the couple leaving after saying their piece. They then headed East. With the large mountain in sight, wayfinding was easy.

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