After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1186

In order to do this, they had to be able to offer the basics—decent food, decent shelter, and a way to sustain a living. She also had to ensure that the territory was safe—and this meant handling stray town-level monstersming their way.

At the top of her mind, one way was to attract mercenary teams to build a base in her territory. That said, she'd have to be on a lookout for the good ones with some integrity.

Anyway, this was just the tip of the iceberg and she was already overworked as it was.

"I'm planning on promoting Esias as my Deputy," she said, making the two men look at her in surprise.

For deputy, it wasn't that she didn'tnsider them. Rather, they asked her to rnsider because theyuld barely handle their own work—let alone take in bigger responsibilities.

The two of them took on Elder roles in separatencerns.

For instance, Suide was more on the nomics and entertainment aspect—similar to Ansel's role—while Orland handled the organization of their forces.

In the end, they jointly determined that Suide and Orland weren't for that position, leaving the deputy position open for a while.

There was no actual 'vice-lord' to closely assist Raine, which put a lot of toll on her. She had barely slept at all since taking the Lord position, and it was fortunate their physiques required much less rest.

That said, that position was very powerful and whoever was placed there had to be trusted.

"That seems risky," Orland said. "Esias has a lot of influence, especially with the hundreds of people he brought with him."

His cynical mind evennsidered Esias refusing to go to Alterra because it would be easier for him to puncture Belluga's existing power system.

Ofurse, after many months of observation, the old man proved himself to be sincere—but that didn't guarantee how things would go in the future.

Suide agreed. "What if he gets greedy and decides he wants to be the lord?"

Raine shook her head.

"Unlike men, I don't look so highly at such high regard," she said. "As long as I can guarantee my own safety and lifestyle, I can easily let go of it."

Probably.

When that actually happened though, only time would tell how she'd truly react.

That said, there were definitely people who didn't hold on to power like others.

At a thought, sheuldn't help but smile a bit. "It's why I think the Lord of Alterra is definitely a woman."

So early in the game, yet the person already delegated so much power. She must not know the other people well yet at the time, but somehow so many Elders popped up not long after the village was established.

This was news to the men. Their eyebrows rose and they looked at her curiously. "Oh? You really think so?"

So that was either Madam Mathilda, Madam Rosalind, or Miss Althea.

It was… an interesting thought—and, the more they thought about it, it actually seemed likely.

Silence passed by a bit as they absorbed the possible implications. Ofurse, it was mostly just for curiosity.

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