Chapter 55: 54. Tiny Alveria

She flinched for a minute, then increased her pace. The trip through the woods went by fast than I guessed it would, as she was quite fast for a Gnome

“Yo..You don’t need to pay me, Mr. Jason,” Nina stuttered, “Anyone will be happy to help the Initial Returnee.”

“I promised to award you, and that’s what I am going to do,” I said sternly.

She nodded hastily, then resumed running.

Once we were at the edge of the forest, Nina spoke.

“You’ll find the town ahead,” she said, “We only added some temporary buildings to the existing town, but it’s much better now.”

“What’s the name of this place?” I asked.

“Oh! We decided to call it Tiny Alveria,” she said while blushing, “The elders of the three clans are the ones that agreed on that name.”

I grinned; the name wasn’t that funny but her reaction was. Her attitude shifted completely after learning about my name.

Jason Stubbs must be rather famous around here.

“I meant to ask you about the name of this island before the system appeared,” I clarified, “If you know it, of course.”

“According to some documents that we found, this island was called Gwa-de-lop.” she said while scratching her chin, “I am not sure about the pronunciation; my translation skill isn’t the best available.”

Oh; She means Guadeloupe! This is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea; it’s close to Southern America.

I was too far away from my house, but I could use [Zoom] to go back home. Still, I would have to deal with the cooldown; it wasn’t a time-efficient method of frequent traveling.

Teleportation Stations would be constructed soon, and they’ll make worldwide transportation much easier.

I kept following the little Gnome, and a little while later we were able to see ‘Tiny Alveria’. I saw flying vehicles in the air, and there were many skyscrapers in the town.

What? They already built skyscrapers?

In my past life, I went back to Earth twelve days after the tutorial started. I’ve heard that the foreign races did most of their construction in the first couple of days, but I didn’t believe it.

Such a feat would’ve been impossible for humans before the system integration.

I guess everything is possible with the help of classes and the boosted stats.

Nina decreased her pace, and so did I. There was a small wall surrounding the town, but it wasn’t high enough to prevent intruders from going in.

I considered entering the town discretely, but I decided to enter legally to prevent inadvertent trouble from occurring.

We were five meters away from the gate, and I noticed a certain humanoid creature standing next to it.

A Peacemaker…

They were artificial creatures offered by the system as a reward to City Lords when they achieved an impressive feat. They were scarce, and the presence of one of them meant that this town’s leader was rather competent.

They had advanced artificial intelligence, and they could do menial tasks without tiring or feeling bored. Their most popular occupation was as policemen, and it was fitting for their names.

There wasn’t much traffic around the gate, so I didn’t have to wait in line.

Getting into towns will become an arduous task as soon as the humans return.

I greeted the Peacemaker, and he nodded his head slightly.

He had the form of a humanoid creature, but his skin was made of a transparent metal alloy. His internal organs, limbs, and fuel could be seen, but a large robe hid most of his body.

He had a hood on his head, but it wasn’t enough to hide his brain. It resembled a human brain, but I tried not to think about it too much.

“How could I help you?” he said with a mechanical voice. “Oh! Nina is here!”

Nina nodded and entered the tone. I tried to follow her, but he stopped me.

“A lesser Mana Stone is the fee for entrance into town.” He said with a neutral tone of voice.

I should’ve jumped above the town’s wall; at least this fellow isn’t asking for an outrageous sum.

I only had two lesser Mana stones, and already promised Nina to give her one of them. Being penniless felt painful but there wasn’t much to do about it. I had to get to the System Trading Station to buy some funds using my tutorial points.

It would’ve helped if my ‘friends’ from the tutorial could pay their debts faster, but that isn’t going to happen any time soon.

I gave the entrance fee to the guard, and he went out of my way. I shook my head with regret and entered the town.

“Welcome to Tiny Alveria,” said Nina, “It’s a small town in the Northern part of Gwa-de-lop, but it’s being expanded.”

I nodded, but my attention was on something else.

The city awed me; it’s been quite a while since I saw such a city.

My past life was rather shitty, but at least it had some positives.

As far as I knew, Guadeloupe was a normal island with regular buildings, not some metropolis straight out of a cyberpunk setting.

The old buildings were still on the ground, but everything looked more modern. Roads were glossy and they seemed fragile at first glance. However, my opinion about its durability changed immediately once I saw a carriage holding ten Unisharks passing with great speed.

This place was way too different from Earth’s Pre-System towns

The skyscrapers were constructed on top of the old buildings of this town, and they seemed to be constructed with light materials.

There were many billboards on the buildings’ windows, and they showed different advertisements. A good number of them greeted Jason Stubbs and congratulated him for being the Initial Returnee.

There was even a large purple hologram above the town that said ‘Congratulations on clearing the tutorial, Jason Stubbs!’.

My ‘Initial Returnee’ title said that the congratulations will go on for a week, and I wasn’t sure about the duration that I spent away from Earth.

It took me less than a day to finish the tutorial, and Loki must’ve kept me for a short while.

Actually, I am not sure about the duration that Loki kept me for, but I’ll find out soon.

“Hey Nina,” I whispered to my guide, “There is a question that I want to ask.”

She flinched, then stuttered, “Su..Sure! As long as it’s something that I know about.”

I sighed; it seemed like her anxiety wouldn’t go away easily.

“When did you arrive at Earth? And How long did it take for the workers to renovate this town?” I asked.

“I arrived with my tribe a little while after the tutorial happened; we were among the first wave of immigrants,” she said, “Well, it has been forty-six hours since the system integration, and the laborers have been working nonstop since then. The work still isn’t done, but almost everyone is taking a rest now.”

“It’s impressive what y’all managed to achieve in such a short duration,” I said, “I assume Gnomes did most of the work here, right?”

Gnomes brought incredible changes to Earth in my past life; they were unrivaled when it came to jobs that required high dexterity.

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Nina nodded, then she replied with a hint of pride in her voice.

“Yes, the other races can’t even do maintenance jobs, let alone create something from scratch. Still, they’re somewhat useful when we need some monster materials.”

Exactly; Gnomes usually shied away from combat, and even the ones with powerful classes preferred to use their strength for blacksmithing and heavy labor.

I thanked her for answering my question, then kept walking. The streets were crowded, but there weren’t any humans in this area. Most of the people here were Gnomes, Lizardmen, and Elves.

Once in a while, a creature gave me a piercing stare. I wasn’t sure about it, but their gazes seemed to hold disdain within them.

I grinned in response but ignored them for the most part. Many members of the foreign races viewed us with contempt, as our planet had only received the system.

They were ‘The Elitists’, and they caused many riots in my past life.

Still, these Elitists are nothing but a minority among the people that arrived on Earth; they aren’t a threat to Earthlings.

I was impressed with the new look of this city, and the best part was that they didn’t destroy any of the old buildings.

Despite everything, the foreign races wanted to have friendly relations with humans. They could’ve claimed the rights to certain areas of Earth, but they didn’t. They cooperated even when it was disadvantageous for them.

I noticed that Nina was familiar with many people along our way, as she greeted most of them. Even Elves and Lizards seemed to know her.

She might be more important than I thought; I’m intrigued about her.

It was rude to ask someone about their class directly, so I had to be somewhat vague.

“Hey Nina,” I called for the little Gnome.

“Um..” she turned her head toward me, “How could I help you?”

She was visibly less stressed by my presence than before, as she no longer trembled when speaking.

“You seem to be popular around this place,” I said, “Even people from the other races are friendly with you.”

“It’s true, I’ve helped some of these people before,” she replied with a cheerful voice, “Most people are thankful for my help, especially adventurers because they get injured easily.”

“Oh! So, you must be a healer then,” I said with an excited voice, “Do you work for some kind of religious house?”

“Not really, I help injured people regardless of their race or religion, and I am not a permanent member of any party” she blurted, “I like helping people, and I don’t care that much about remuneration if the person can’t pay for the treatment.”

I nodded then resumed moving silently. I could already see a distinct building from afar, and it had the usual appearance of a System Trading Station.

The people that greeted Nina seemed endless; one of them appeared almost every three seconds.

It was obvious why she was popular; she healed people indiscriminately and she didn’t ask for enormous sums of money.

Healers were usually greedy and they made sure to extort as much money from their patients. The injured people had no choice, as they cared about their lives more than anything.

I was interested in her class and level, so I examined her.

She had a level of thirty-eight, but the regular examination didn’t show her class.

Her level is impressive if she was truly a healer.

I opened the system shop, and it worked. I silently thanked Loki for it, but a certain realization hit me.

He must be observing right now, but I can’t do much about it…

I bought details on Nina for thirty shop points, and I found out about her class. She had an uncommon class called [Salvatress], and it had some healing and supporting abilities.

It wasn’t easy for a healer to level up, as the only way for that to happen was through healing people.

Usually, healers died early during their careers, mostly due to carelessness, bad coordination, and lack of precautions. Most of their classes couldn’t use their regenerative skills on themselves, and they had low health and bad physical stats.

She might be useful if she’s as competent as she seems.

I was ten meters away from the System Trading Stations, so I stopped thinking about the little Gnome.

I bid her farewell and asked her if she was interested in joining my guild later on. She trembled and opened her eyes widely after hearing that question but nodded with approval. She told me that she lived in a temporary tent in the southern part of the island, just like the other Gnomes.

The building in front of me had a cubic shape and all of its dimensions were approximately five meters. It was mostly black, and it seemed even smaller than the safe room. However, I knew that it was more impressive on the inside.

Its door stood out, as it was completely white save for a yellow knob.

As soon as I entered the System Trading Station, some screens appeared.

[Welcome, Host! You’re the first Earthling to use a System Trading Station.] [How can we help you?]

 

-Host gained a title for his feat!

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