[Congratulations! Alterra Village (Lv3) has officially upgraded to Alterra Town (Lv1)!]
The victory announcement resounded in everyone’s minds, and—after a moment of silence—the surroundings exploded into cheers.
"WHOOOO!!!"
"OHYEAHH!"
"TOWN! We’re a Town now!!"
Many people even had their hands up, fists clenched, and mouths forming ’os’, as if to express their happiness using their whole bodies.
Althea and Garan—covered in sweat and grime like everyone else—met each other’s eyes, both breaking into smiles.
During the latter part of the mob clearing, they fought closer and closer to where the other was until they were in each other’s sight at all times.
When the announcement was made, Garan headed to the wall and jumped on the carcass of some beasts that died there.
He effortlessly landed on the battlement next to his wife, who gracefully put away her weapon as she faced him.
"Another step forward," he said, taking her hand. She giggled. She was tired and sweaty, but her heart was filled with excitement.
There were plenty of unknowns at this stage—some good and some bad—but whatever they were, they added a lot of excitement to their days.
It kept them on their toes, which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. They just have to face everything with a positive heart.
She wrapped her fingers around his, tightening their grip.
"Another step forward."
…
As per standard operating procedure, the logistics team immediately came out with their stretchers. They were there to take their injured citizens to the clinics or the hospitals.
The gates were opened wide and dozens of carts pulled by Broats emerged. ’Meehhh~’ they sounded, pulling relatively big carts. Each cart could carry about ten to twelve people sitting upright, and about 5 to 6 if they were lying down.
They called them ’Broatbulance’.
Some would have covers that protected the passengers from the sun, while most were open-air, letting them feel the breeze outside.
The priority was those who had difficulty moving. The broatbulances would also work nonstop until they were ordered. In this case, they would head back in with the patients, delivering them to their destinations inside, and then they would head back out after disembarking.
The animals also had cute banners around their heads to signify their differing functions. This banner was blue if the situation wasn’t urgent, so these were heading to clinics for some first aid. If the banner was red, they would go straight to the hospitals, where some surgery might be required.
There was also the black banner for corpses. Fortunately, with the ’sacrifice’ of the enemies, there were no deaths on Alterra’s side. Most of the injuries, in fact, were from the stronger prisoners of war they ordered to head out for atonement points. ƒrēewebnovel.com
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