Chapter 498 Citadel 2

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The first ones I had already met a little during the trip here, and the truth was that I had no complaints about the character of both. Although this was very little time to draw conclusions, in difficult and high-pressure moments like the previous ones, you can learn a lot about a person.

Since the two of them had taken care of me to some extent before, I wanted to make sure of their safety… that's why I always tried to keep an eye on them. So from what I could see while killing titans, the two of them helped others a lot along the way.

…well, at least their actions were much better than others who, instead of helping, only made things more difficult for those around them.

Either way, right now I needed people to help me run a city. Although, now this place could not be called that, the goal was this! And for that, many things had to be done… and doing it only on my own and with the help of the girls was exhausting work!

Besides, I also didn't have that much time to focus on just that…it's better that I leave the job to other suitable people.

Apart from them and Mark, there was also an old man that I saw for the first time… and this last one surprised me a bit when he showed up! Well, he wasn't a great or influential person either... he was just the relative of an acquaintance. It was Armin's grandfather! Looks like even those guys didn't escape being caught up in this.

Well, I think Eren's family didn't have a similar problem… his father was a famous doctor. I didn't meet him unfortunately... apparently, given his profession, he was one of the busiest people during the time the residents inside the 3rd wall were rescued. After all, there were many wounded.

That's really a shame… since, in fact, he was one of the people I wanted to meet more in this world! From what little I remember about the history of the place, he was one of the people who probably had the most knowledge about the secrets of this world!

Well... I didn't give a damn why this world had become this way or things like that. The only thing that interested me was things that would be useful to me, like the serum that the system had given me earlier!

And if I remember correctly, he knew something about this… although I think it shouldn't be an easy thing to do, otherwise I think they would have made use of this to steal more ground from the titans. Or maybe there are other reasons for this.

"Well... the first thing we have to do is make this place more livable."

"…without a doubt. People cannot live outdoors.

"Yes"

"But... to do those things we have to get the materials"

I didn't have much point in thinking about those things now, so I focus back on the things we had to do now. To my words, those three… whom I will name for now as representatives of the civilians, are in complete agreement.

The problem is what Armin's grandfather says… within these walls, there was only one or another tree… unless we intend to make caves or things like that, we needed to get the resources to make at least houses! So all three of them turn their eyes on me again when the old man mentions this.

"More importantly… we need food. Most of the resources we had were left behind while trying to get to this place..."

But before continuing with that problem, Mark points out a much more important thing. While people could live outdoors for a long time as long as the temperatures aren't extreme, people can't go that long without eating!

"What? Is there no food here?!!"

Unexpectedly the first to react to this is none other than Horo… this girl, even though she had been very calm all this time, now it seemed that someone had stepped on her tail! Her gaze towards me was quite intense…

"…If other people find out about this, it will surely create big chaos. So I suggest we keep this a secret for now…"

""…""

Yes, I understand that… and probably the first to start all that chaos would be none other than Horo! Also, others look at her with concern…perhaps they think that even though she said that humans don't taste very good... if she's hungry enough, she might not care too much about that.

"…How about we get it from the city?"

"Impossible... although there was no confirmation on this, it is said that the main reason why the high command of the city did this "Mission" was none other than food shortages ."

Saeko's suggestion seemed like a good one… if it wasn't for the fact that Mark immediately speaks up to deny this! Apparently, behind this "mission", there was a reason like that... well, although now this was perhaps more justifiable, it was still something quite cruel!

The truth is... I wasn't too worried about the food. No, not because I was as heartless as those leaders and wanted to write off a lot of these people, but because I had a solution to this! And, since it was better for me to speak now unless I wanted to wait for Horo to be the first to pack her bags to leave this place, I spoke to reassure everyone.

"That's not a problem, I have enough food with me to sustain all these people for a long time."

"…Is that so? If possible I would like to see it… that way we can adjust our plans for the future in a better way"

"…"

Fuck, this man doesn't trust me right?!

Well… we just met after all, so it might be normal. Also, maybe it's just because he was someone who was trained as a soldier...so he had a practical and direct nature. In fact, seeing how he adjusts his glasses every time he speaks… he almost reminds me of a strict secretary!

"T-This is…"

Anyway, from my storage I take out a large pile of food that almost fills this temple... and I didn't stop because I had finished taking out everything I had, but because there was no more room.

This was one of the things I had saved after buying this in Gaia to take to the world [HOTD] in the days I was there… see? It's not like I was in bed with Kurisu, Saeko, and Milene all the time! I am a man who thinks in the future and who likes to be prepared for anything!

[…I think you only got it because Saya was the one in charge of collecting all this for you to take there, right? If not for this, surely you would have been following those girls so you could be with them all the day… fufufu~]

"This is good... with this, we shouldn't have a problem anytime soon."

…y-you should learn a bit from Mark-san, Aurora. The important thing is not how, when, or why, but the results!

When Mark sees all this food, he is quite surprised. Although I don't know if it was because it suddenly appeared, or because he didn't expect I had all this. It is probably for both reasons.

However, I could see how he really attached a lot of importance to this… now he looked even a bit more relaxed than before! Also, his confidence in me must have increased even more!! And I can also see that he was a pretty trustworthy person… the poor guy was carrying this weight on his shoulders all this time, which not everyone would have done.

"So... should we take care of the other things now?"

"...should I prepare several men to go out and get resources?"

"…Yes, now it only remains to solve the other problems. But there is no need for other people to come out of these walls... I and the girls will take care of that."

""It's okay""

"...be-be careful, little Alexander."

I didn't want to lose any more capable people than I had before, so it was best that the girls and I took care of this. Also, with my interdimensional storage, it wasn't necessary to bring many people to carry the materials we collect. And a smaller group is better at having to escape… not to mention that we were probably the ones with the best chance of surviving an attack by several titans.

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Optional Mission "Help evacuate as many people as possible (Continued)" - F] [Completed]

In time, a large number of people who had been rescued inside the 3rd wall will be in danger again. Help at least half of that group survive...

Condition to end the quest: Take to a place where these people can live safely.

Failure Condition: That more than half of that group die.

Rewards: 500 Red Crystals

50BG

Additional Rewards: 500 Red Crystals

50BG

10 x [Titan Transformation Serum]

Skill [Hero] rank up

After several days, when the place inside the citadel starts to look more like a small town, I hear the system notification. In fact, I had forgotten about this… I had been so busy, it was unavoidable!!

Seriously, taking care of thousands of people is not an easy job… that's why I didn't really want to accept this mission at first! After things calmed down a bit, it didn't take long for dissatisfied people or people with their own ideas to appear...

Although, well…thank the gods it was only a minority of a few individuals. Most of them were happy and more than grateful because now they could live in a safe place and they appreciated my effort and that of the girls.

As for what happened to those troublesome people… the door a titan could enter was too big, right? They could leave anytime they wanted! Or even I myself would take my valuable time to "accompany" them to the exit!!

…not that I'm a closed-minded person or one who doesn't take criticism, but… when some guys wanted to go report to the city that they had built a base to take back the 3rd wall so they could get some credit for themselves, they knocked my bottom line.

For now, the last thing I wanted is for the leaders of that city to know about this citadel... that would only be more problems for me right now! Also, it wasn't just me who had those thoughts, most of the people who had been abandoned by those guys didn't want much to be led by them again.

Leaving all of that aside, it seems that now the system had deemed this place to be a suitable shelter for all these people… and I was also thinking the same thing!

"I've gathered the people you wanted, Alexander-san."

" Ok, then walk! "

Now was the right time to carry out some plans and experiments that I had! That was why I had asked Mark to select certain individuals to take a little trip outside these walls!

It was about 10 men and women… all people who had been part of the militia until before taking that suicide mission. Therefore, the vast majority were at the 9th limit of the 1st soul realm. There were even two of them who surpassed this.

The latter seemed to be the most experienced and had even killed several titans on their own...

After entrusting the place to Mark, who had become the military leader of the citadel, those people mentioned before on horseback, and the girls and I on Horo, we all left the place. We withdrew a few kilometers until we were out of the eyes of some curious people who could observe on the walls.

…since I didn't know how all those people would react to what we were about to do, I had no choice but to keep this a secret for now. Although, if things work fine, I should think of a way to avoid the problems that this may cause.