After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 837

Gill smirked and took it, and Baku dragged Epo forward, his claws threateningly on his neck. The enemy crowd cleared the way like a wave parting, easily allowing the two of them to reach the gates.

In fact, considering the sheer number of them—there were hundreds if not thousands of them compared to the two of them—if they were brave, they might have had a chance to rescue their lord.

But they were cowards who only thought of surviving themselves; how could they risk their lives for someone else?

"So the war is over now?" Baku asked, dragging Epo a bit more harshly due to his impatience. "When do we go to Gochi?!"

"Later," Gill said as he walked briskly, making Baku grit his teeth a bit. Epo could only cry as he tried to keep up with the large half-orc. He at least needed the decency to be walking rather than literally dragged helplessly.

Gill nor Baku cared for the man’s psyche at the moment.

Epo gritted his teeth as he glared. "The token…" he mumbled. "Since you’re going to merge our territories, let me tell you the people will only follow my orders!"

Gill rolled his eyes. "Do you think we’ll be interested in your poor village? Please, we’re just taking it to keep you from doing anything weird."

"..."

Epo was so offended.

He struggled and wanted to make a bit of trouble but then the hand holding his back felt painful and he realized the half orc was slowly stabbing him with his claws!

"Stop struggling," the half-orc said, his voice low and raspy and sent terrified shivers down his spine. When the half-orc’s oddly colored pupils shifted to stare at him, Epo really ended up peeing. "Or I’ll stab you by accident."

If it was the victim’s own fault, then the attacker—even if they were beyond the level cap—would not be affected.

And so, Epo had no choice but to get dragged helplessly, walking with pants wet with pee.

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The group entered the walls and closed the gates, and Baku threw Epo at the plaza in front of the Center. The citizens looked in awe as the war ended up finishing so early. Even the aborigines couldn’t help but admire.

Epo gasped as his face met the floor. He pushed himself to roll to the side, only to see his spies were there, all completely beaten up and half dead.

The spies he planted here were not few, nor were they weak for the level of villages. However, they all seemed to have been handled? What about the enemies? How much damage had they managed to do here?!

"Damn it…" he cursed, face red.

Gill walked above him and then handed the token to Silvia to handle. She blinked, a little surprised, but she nodded in the end.

She looked at it for a moment in thought, before turning to look at Epo with a sly smirk.

"Do you want it back?"

Epo blinked and many villagers, including the other aborigines on their side, looked at her in surprise.

The Alterrans, though, took it for granted.

While Alterra didn’t have a rule banning citizens from getting the lord token, not a lot of people would actually strive to get one—at least not after experiencing the comfort and lifestyle in Alterra.

Everyone knew owning a territory was a massive endeavor that may not be worth it.

If they were the lord, would they be able to make it as amazing and nice as Alterra? No, right? Why would they want such a money-burning thing?