After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World-Chapter 1832: Inner Circle Improvements (Part 2)

The two friends soon arrived in one of the bookstores (there were two branches in the outer circle now) and bought a lot of stationery there.

In one corner of the bookstore beyond the cashier, there were a few tables and wall-counters where people could doodle on what they bought.

There were things like glues, pencils, and pens that they could use for free. The cashiers were usually accessible and knowledgeable about some form of art, so they could even get advice from them.

There were also a few stencils made of wood, so people who couldn’t draw could make cute line drawings of certain animals, shapes, and even characters.

Anyway, the friends were now composing a new set of letters to lure their other friends there. They were also giggling like idiots at a corner, making people give them a look.

"NYAHAHAHHAA!"

"No, send this."

"Add a bit more detail. There are post cards showing the rotunda, the alterran gardens, and the farmlands. Let’s add those."

"Ah, the library, too, that’s a good one."

"Eh, but wouldn’t it be too fantastic? They probably won’t believe it."

"Then, when they arrive and see, wouldn’t it feel like getting slapped in the face?"

"Right right!"

"Ahahahahahha"

They looked like idiots, but it wasn’t an odd sight in the place, so people just learned to ignore them.

After finishing their letters, they sealed the envelopes with cute stickers. To Terrans, only children and children-at-heart would use these. For locals, this was still unique and novel and therefore ’cool’.

"So what was the tribute you brought?" Tronie asked. When he sent a letter to them, he told them to bring interesting things. Even weird seeds or minerals that no one understood were fine.

Prague, the jerk, refused to tell him in advance. "Don’t tell me it’s your noise ball."

Alterra had a similar item, though it wasn’t a magic tool. It was the howlbreaker post, which actually worked decently for monsters below level 10. The camps around had a lot of these as well.

Anyway, while the noise ball was great (and worked for stronger monsters, around until level 20), it would not be enough to truly impress the geniuses here.

In order to climb high up the ladder, or to gain a good amount of contribution points quickly, one had to be either a genius, a family member of a genius, or have enough to offer a genius!

When the Post Office was built, Tronie sent letters to his friends to check out Alterra. One of his notes there, though, was to bring something unique to donate!

"Of course. I’m not confident they don’t already have it here, but having one more wouldn’t hurt."

He took out something out of his space.

He brought an interesting magic tool called Concealer (D), which was designed to disguise a person’s face and even his abilities! Of course, its limitation was that its effectiveness would lessen if the person around was more than level 20.

Still, as an old "NPC" and friends with a handful of researchers, he was privy to many things they’ve been wanting to encounter. This was similar to one of them!

"This will so earn you a lot of contribution points!" he squealed. "Buy a residency as soon as you can, man!"

This guy was a toolmaker, so gold wouldn’t be too big of a problem; it was always contribution points that they needed to work hard for.

If Prague got a good amount of contribution points from the tools, it wouldn’t take him a few months to be able to buy residency. With this, that duration could be reduced further.

Anyway, they finished their letters, with Prague liking the cat stencil for some reason and bought it, and they headed to the Post Office to finally send the letters.

In preparation for the large traffic, the bike and cart traffic laws were further enhanced.

A driving school was already in the works, and it would be something that every driver-wannabee in Alterra would have to take. It would be quite official, unlike the current system, where the Administration group would hold seminars and then test them out themselves.

There were an increasing number of laws and traffic rules, after all, and they would get updated every so often as well. A more formalized form of education, likely to be taken as night classes for a few weeks, would be needed, especially now that they had expanded so vastly in terms of area.

The two friends looked at the wide streets where many bicycles were passing through in groups, travelling across the territory at an impressive speed.

At intersections, they would slow down and would follow the right of way. Other road rules, like swerving and u-turns also followed the traffic laws that Terrans knew. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

For high traffic areas, there were either overpasses or underpasses to ensure the continuous flow of traffic. It was extremely lively yet organized at the same time.

There were even traffic enforcers. They wore different uniforms from the guards, but it was no less imposing. Their bikes were also top-of-the-line with sleek designs. Some people wanted to apply for the job just to get their hands on them.

Interestingly, while the two friends climbed up over the overpass, watching the happenings below, they happened to witness someone violating. Suddenly, they imagined how a few people they knew would fare against such rules.

"So funny. I suddenly thought Groot. Don’t you think he’d go to jail for all his violations?" This was Prague, and Tronie cackled because he thought of the exact same person.

Groot was the group’s largest ditz. He had a horrible sense of direction and would break rules without meaning to. It was amazing he was still alive, to be honest, though that was likely because he went through the chancery.

Eventually, the two reached the post office safe and sound. Before leaving, the two of them couldn’t help but feel hopeful.

"I hope all of us can reunite here," Prague said. "I had a feeling we’d have a lot of fun."