After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 2096

Chapter 2096: Quo Town (Part 3)

As with many towns, things were bustling here. They even encountered a caravan entering alongside them.

Humans were rare here, but—fortunately, thanks to Warrior City—not that rare. They could walk around without orcs following them, but at the same time, they were still eye-catching.

The locals’ appearances weren’t friendly for the most part, but mostly a little curious, and some were indifferent.

There were plenty of other humans there, to be fair. First of all, there were the initial citizens, those who became slaves after several wars, and there were also merchants.

Of course, the merchants who’d actually dare pass through here were only those from cities or peak-level towns. The trip here was very dangerous, and this didn’t mean the beasts.

As for why there were still merchants there, it was because Orcspire mountain was a massive karst mountain; this meant it was the source of limestone, i.e., raw material needed to create things like concrete and grout.

Although the locals did not have the same superior formula and use for it as Terrans did, there had been a few territories in the region that learned a lot of things.

For example, one village discovered a type of grout. Another, an old mason from the town, discovered a type of mortar, and so on.

So there would be villages with cleaner walls, cleaner manual constructions, and in the town and some villages, manual construction had bricks or some local version of concrete hollow blocks.

It was just that a portion of the region had been occupied by orcs, which limited the knowledge’s distribution. Still, through time, the demand increased.

When Alterra became popular, there was an increased appreciation of the products. The locals east of it also started looking for some alternatives, especially when they were too far away to frequent it.

It would never be better than Alterran versions, but it would do, especially since the purchase limit was not enough. Warrior City merchants saw the opportunity and struck partnerships here and there, furthering the relationship between the territories.

The main users of the products were eventually reached by exporting the items. It was with the help of Warrior City that they managed to secure and become more organized.

For example, they taught them how to gather raw materials more efficiently, and also assigned a large patch of land within the territory to mass-process the item.

The main traders here were the easternmost cities in the human territory. There was Warrior City, and there was also Crystal City, a bit further down.

So, despite it being an orc territory, there were still a lot of humans, especially since the human population was massive compared to the other two.

By estimate, the percentage of people inside was 30% orcs, 10% half-orcs, and the rest were humans, because of the differences in population. It was just that the power holders were the orcs, so their presence was felt way more than the majority.

The facilities, streets, and so on were what would be found in a typical level 3 village. The roads were wide enough, even if there were no beast carts passing through. A lot of the citizens themselves were beasts, after all.

Speaking of Beast Carts, no carts would even go through here, and they had a designated parking area outside the wall. They had seen it when they entered the gate, and the number of beast carts from merchants, visitors, and others.

Beasts had a fear of strong orcs, after all, so allowing them inside was just asking for trouble.

The women looked at each other and nodded. Foreigners did indeed find it hard to understand.

"First of all, territories attract beasts. Instead of having to go out and hunt (many beasts actively avoid orcs, especially the strong orcs), they just needed to wait around for prey to come."

Sure, they could get drowned by a mob, but they might be sturdy enough to escape. If not, then that was just how life was.

"And second...I’ll show you."

In her quest to find answers, Althea somehow ended up getting pulled to help out one merchant’s business. It was the husband of the woman she was talking to. She was set to return home to prepare for the night market, and Althea went along since they were already chatting anyway.

Her assignment was to skewer pre-cut meat and some vegetables, and the man sold these things at the night market, which would open in a few hours.

His stall sold meat with differing doneness. For example, half of his pan was raw, another medium rare, and others toasted, as if to serve not only various tastes, but also considering the quirks of different species in general. He also had a line of spices the customers could choose from.

He had plenty of orcs among the customers, and Althea noted what they liked. For one, orcs loved the semi-raw meat with some strong seasonings.

The merchant’s wife completed her hint about her earlier question. "And second...they quite like flavors and seasonings!"