After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World-Chapter 1399: Golds in Alterra Town (Part 3)

The other Golds also had their own agendas.

Olga and Otto, for instance, were looking for business. It was just their instinct. Even if they didn’t have Bleulle as a market, the human territory was so vast. The region Bleulle controlled was only a tiny part of it.

In contrast, the ever-optimistic Otto just thought it was finally his chance to explore more places. Maybe he could go northward or eastward for the second half of his life. He had always been travelling around Bleulle and just a little beyond it. After all, there were already plenty of territories there that could eat up his stocks even if he charged a lot for them.

In any case, Otto was particularly interested in the long-term food factories. Although he possessed bought a lot while in partnership with them, he knew there were still plenty of things he hadn’t seen.

Anyway, after a day or two of waiting, the individual finally received a clearance for a factory tour.

The factory tour requirement was now quite a bit stricter. They had to be long-term partners under oath, and they had to commit a certain quota of purchases (which honestly wasn’t hard). Otto had long achieved this requirement and it was only a matter of scheduling.

The Industrial Park, which was the place where all the factories were located, was really impressive. There were rows and rows of large buildings, and he knew each one was responsible for creating something amazing.

Each one, in a sense, was a gold mine in its own way.

There was a relatively wide road network within it, and there seemed to always be carts full of products from somewhere heading out, likely to the depot just outside of the zone.

Otto was taken to the Instant Noodles factory, which was one of the first ones Alterra developed, and was located near the entrance of the park. It was also one of the bigger ones, which had experienced an expansion already.

The factory had two entrances and exits to facilitate staff entrance as well as the hauling out of the products. The front door, leading to a small vestibule and waiting area, was for guests like him. It also led to a small meeting room and staff office on the side, which he’d later learn had glass dividers facing the main areas so the staff could observe the main factory area from there.

He was greeted by the manager and was oriented about the expected behavior inside. After the tour, Otto would also return to him when the finalization of deals was to be made.

His personal guide, on the other hand, was one of the assistant managers, and he was wearing a similar uniform as everyone else, except with added colors to distinguish his position. All of the staff, including him, had to wear face masks as well as hair nets to ensure hygiene inside.

As soon as he entered the main factory area, he was entranced and overwhelmed as he was enveloped by the whirlwind of sights and activities, sights, sounds, and smells. The air was thick with a mix of steam and the savory aroma he loved.

The factory floor had high ceilings and a vast open space. It was filled with complicated-looking machinery (at least to him), with gears moving rhythmically. There were leather belts, looped around spindles, pulling trays of coiled dough from one contraption to the next.

Everything was moving continuously, nothing was still, and it felt like even the walls hummed with purpose. It was fascinating and, after entering, he realized that it was even larger than he expected.

He listened to his guide as he walked around. "This is where the noodles are dried," the lad said, pointing to the wooden wheel structure spinning slowly near a brick furnace. "We remove the water content here to extend its shelf life to at least 6 months."

He would continue this tour to a few other factories thereafter. While he was unable to understand many things, he was really curious.

Just what else would he see?

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While her twin was factory-hopping, Olga was already settling a business in Alterra. She was looking at shop openings (at least those with their lease for expiration) so she and her sister-in-law could resume their business.

Of course, they could not use the same model as Bleulle. After all, the materials came from this place. Rather, their new business model was related to what they knew better than the locals: The Xenoan customs.

Alterra had opened its doors to the world, and more and more Alterrans—once they get enough strength—would also explore the outside world. They would create caravans that would go beyond the small region Alterra was creating around it.

The best deals would be with nobles, who tended to have a high nose.

Their shop would be to tutor the people here on various etiquette, aesthetics, and the like. At the same time, they could also teach natives some of Alterran’s subtle and hidden rules and customs.

There were so many subtleties between the two cultures that would be difficult to learn quickly on one’s own.

For example, body language. When speaking to higher nobles, the body language should be less open compared to the nobles themselves. It had to show a bit of containment as if, in their own way, they occupied less space than that of the noble.

Unless talking as equals, eye contact should also be minimized. This was especially strict in cities. This was quite different from Alterrans, who seemed to prefer eye-to-eye contact. Rather, someone unknown looking straight at a high noble could be seen as upfront and could get them in jail (depending on the territory).

Of course, this was under the assumption that the Alterran had lower levels and status than the person they were talking to. They knew that Alterrans were proud, and they aimed to be so even outside, but there were times they had to be flexible to be able to make the best out of both sides.

For now, the Alterrans had interacted mostly with their own kind. If not, the natives would adjust to them, because they were the minority.

This was very different when they went outside.

To sum: In order to overcome a place, one must be familiar with its rules. That was what they aimed to provide with their services.

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