After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 178

Chapter 178: Clothing Problem (Part 2)
Putting these things for far in the future aside (for now), her emerald eyes landed again on the clothing of the NPCs. From here, she could tell Oslo and Betty were well off, using silk-like fabrics in their clothing.

She was especially concerned with the commoner clothes though, which they needed the most. It was just that she didn’t know if there were flax plants or similar plants here.

In Terran, those were found predominantly in areas with sandy loam and temperate climates. The weather system alone in this place was very different, who knew where those plants were?

However, she did seem to see plants similar to hemp nearby, so she could at least have someplace to start.

And although hemp was made for coarser fabric, it was a very good alternative. It was also more environmentally friendly, sustainable, and could be planted very densely—allowing for huge output per field.

Still, she would still be looking for flax or its alternatives, simply because of its practicality and comfort.

Cotton, on the other hand, was also difficult. Cotton seeds weren’t sold in supermarkets so she didn’t have any on hand.

But… while she did not have cotton seeds on hand, the hotel duvets might have some…

She immediately made plans to ask Eugene to put the bicycle project on hold in favor of weaving tools, whichever raw material they would end up using.

In fact, the old tools for hemp or flax were relatively simple and didn’t need a lot of mechanisms, it was cotton that was a bit difficult.

Cotton was also a good type of cloth, especially for uses aiming for comfort like underwear and everyday shirts. It also had better moisture resistance than the others.

This would be needed if their only other alternative was cloth made from hemp. So if she really found cotton seeds, Eugene could only succumb and find a way for a cotton-weaving machine.

Hence, Althea not only built a few more farms dedicated to the crops, but she also reserved another factory to make cloth. This factory would be focusing on making rolls, and rolls alone.

She wasn’t planning on making her own clothing store. It was enough to provide raw materials.

She believed in the skills and creativity of their Terrans. Let them handle the fashion industry by themselves.

In this way, she could focus on the creation of different types of fabric, different qualities, and a wider variety of colors.

She turned to Lenny. “While waiting can you write down all you know about cloth, the popular styles, and the like?”

Lenny nodded. Then she looked around. “May I borrow some parchment?”

“…”

She forgot the paper was still under development.

She looked at the NPCs. “Where do you get parchments?”

“I think a new store should be made available upon upgrade. It’s a shop called, ‘Bookstore’.”

Althea leaned in a bit, interested. “Oh? What else is available?”

“There are different types of parchment. Like the cheaper papyrus, to the more expensive animal skins. Ink and pens are also sold here.”

“And?”

“That’s all…”

She looked at the NPCs with a weird expression. “There are weaponry stores, armory stores, and now even a bookstore. But there’s no clothing store?”

“…”

They didn’t know either.

Althea couldn’t help remembering the Three Cloth Cities. Could big territories dictate available building types?

Anyway, unless there was something magic about the parchments, she would definitely not waste a building slot on it.

Paper only needed investment and a bit of technical knowledge. She and Eugene had partnered with Baron’s team for this and they had been working on it for a while now. Hopefully, they will get the finished products within a few days.

It was the Ink and graphite that would be the challenge.

She’d need to check the warehouse if some materials were sold to the territory.

As all these things passed by her head, she couldn’t help but pause with a frown. She still had so much lined up in her lab, so much land to explore!

But how could she start anything in her precious field with all these issues popping out?

There was so much to do!

If there was only someone to handle these things with her…

…

Nispedana Mountain Range, 22 Kilometers away

“Ansel, behind you!” Leo yelled, stabbing a monster that almost mauled him.

Fortunately, Ansel’s body coordination was very good and he managed to avoid the claw behind him.

However, it did nick a good part of his shirt and pants. While the bleeding wasn’t bad, it definitely destroyed his shirt!

Damn! That was his last decent clothing!

Well at least he had it, everyone else had holes everywhere and were almost looking like jungle people.

He shook his head of the thoughts and focused on the mob at hand.

[Used! Stab (D). -2 Mana]

[Killed Gnomos (Lv1): +30 copper, +30 experience]

[Used! Stab (D). -2 Mana]

[Used! Stab (D). -2 Mana]

[Killed Tanto Rat (Lv1): +30 copper, +30 experience]

They fought and stabbed until the last monster fell. During this time, their team work had improved leaps and bound, and a small mob like this was no longer life-threatening.

After the battle, they dragged their legs in the direction without resting. One was to avoid monsters attracted by the blood, and the second was that Ansel couldn’t bear to rest.

The group soon got used to Ansel’s pacing and managed to continue on. The redhead looked back at the huge man next to him. “This is the direction right?”

Bull nodded. “Their team definitely went in this direction.”

As he confirmed this for the nth time, Ansel found himself more and more energized, his feet hastening its movements even more.

He was so unstoppable that he ignored another piece of cloth falling off him, showing off his good abs and chest, and making the girls blush.

Ansel did not even bother with this. He was in too much of a good mood.

He had an intuition: He would see Althea very soon.