After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 254

Chapter 254: Gaea Restaurant
Various guided tours abounded the territory, one of which was the Dining Experience tour, taken by Sandra and Ramona. They formed a group of ten with some strangers and the guide led them through a trip focusing on the territory’s currently-accessible food culture.

The two girls were accompanied by old acquaintances Spike and Ron, at the request of their men who had to stay in the territory.

There were plenty of differences, however. Ron had lost his boyishness and had now adopted a slightly more serious temperament. He was no longer so smug with the C potential he had (as there were many others now) and his styled hair had now turned into a chicken nest.

Spike was also very different from when Althea and the others had seen him. However, there was a stronger aspect to him despite losing an arm.

The four of them were transferred together from Terran and could be said to be the only survivors remaining in that group of people. Of course, this was not including Harold and Maya who separated from them early, hopefully (to Sandra and Ramona) already very dead.

This was not much of a chance though because they came with Althea, who reportedly was doing very well.

Maybe they’d even have an (unfortunate) encounter in this territory soon.

“When are we getting there?” Ramona asked the guide impatiently, tone as arrogant as ever.

Spike and Ron looked at the women in disgust, as they had always done since they reached Bright.

In that party, the two of them were the remaining fighters, and only the four of them survived until the end.

Scores of people. Four were left.

If these women hadn’t been so scheming, there would be way more than the few of them that survived in that group.

Both of them had lost precious friends because of these two women, Spike even lost his woman.

For Ron, it was an old friend who migrated with him. He happened to have fallen for Sandra and did his best to protect the woman. It happened to cost him his life.

Spike’s woman, on the other hand, was lost a bit more directly. At the time, the strong men defended the group with the women and weaker people fighting behind them.

While Spike was guarding valiantly, his women fell into the mouths of monsters.

No one saw what happened, but they had an inkling Ramona pushed her based on her distance.

Now, ironically, they had no choice but to guard the two women. They didn’t have much choice either as they had already invested their remaining wealth in Bright, working under Gringo to maintain their lifestyles.

Doing their job as meticulously as they could did not mean they liked it, of course. They hated every bit of it and they had to use all their tolerance not to just punch the woman in the face.

Ron couldn’t help but remember that beautiful woman who took the old guy and the little girl away.

Unlike these two dodders, she was so strong and beautiful—a veritable goddess. How good would it be to follow her instead of these two!

“We’re almost there~ Don’t worry it will definitely be worth it!” The guide patiently said and Ramona scoffed.

The others were much better though and they followed while looking around the streets in fascination.

They were soon guided along the so-called Eastern Market Street, soon reaching the food stores, and the bitter men completely forgot about the two women.

“Sweet and spicy noodles!”

“Monster meat rice rolls!”

“Fried Gugu Bird!”

“Stormdoer burger—with fries!”

“Glutinous Gouji fruit cakes!”

The group ordered as much as they could and placed them in the space. When they reached the stalls, their movements were even wilder.

Although the space didn’t freeze time like in those novels, it did have some sort of preservation side effect because of the static space itself. It was not much, but rotting due to outside air, moisture, bacteria, and the like were greatly diminished.

At the very least, when they get back home the day after tomorrow, they should still be able to eat and sell these things.

With full stomachs, they continued to explore the rest of that corner place and saw the largest building next to an inn—the Woodworkers’ shop.

This pretty much specialized in furniture and other household paraphernalia, and they couldn’t help but sigh. “The people here have it so good…” They thought.

This thought remained even as they headed back to the intersection and began walking along the main avenue, heading toward the center.

Along the way, they saw more and more shops, restaurants, and essential stores like utensil stores, clothing stores, bag stores, and stores that sold secondary processed foods like jerkies, pickles, jams, and the like.

There were even shops selling ‘luxury goods’ like processed monster furs and hides, ready to be bought to be made into clothing, upholstery, rugs, and the like.

It could be said that the people here could make a full play of their talents. People could make good money here without having to risk their lives outside.

Very comfortable.

They felt more than a bit jealous.

Anyway, they bought what they needed from the stores and felt their wallets rapidly dwindling.

However, it was not painful when they thought of the money they’d make in return and the improved lifestyles that came after.

They paid the guide for a few more hours and he guided them through various facilities and parks, and eventually reached the central area.

There, they saw a store occupying two units, with a very long line at its door.

“That is the Gaea restaurant. It’s the most popular restaurant in the territory, and the most cost-effective!” The guide said as they moved forward the line.

“Is it the most delicious?”

“It’s the second most delicious.”

“Oh?” Ron asked, curious.

“The title of the best tasting restaurant was taken by Master Cooke, a cook by Occupation. I mean occupation tagged by the system. Like, a game job.”

Ron and Spike nodded. In Bright, there were a few who activated jobs like carpenters and some battle-focused jobs like swordsmen.

They had yet to have a cook though. “What’s the difference with the food he makes?”

“The food there has special Effects so it’s worth it even if it was really expensive.” He said, “It’s also very exclusive, so I don’t suggest trying to go there without a booking.”

“On the other hand, the Gaea Restaurant has the most variety of food. I hear the team that owns the Supermarket owns this one, so you can see how they could price fairly even if they had such a variety.”

“That’s amazing…”

“Very.” The guide said, proudly, as if he was part of the team.

In any case, they lined up for a bit, with Ramona expressing her impatience here and there.

“No one’s forcing you to line with us,” Spike said with a frown. This irked Ramona very much.

“You—”

But Spike just looked away and ignored her and Ramona almost had a tantrum. Almost. At the very least, she had the tact not to act like a little brat in a woman’s body.

Fortunately, although the line was long, the service was quick. It didn’t take too long for them to be able to enter.

Like the restaurants in Terran, there was a dais, a host podium, and a host behind it.

Today it was a hostess, a pretty one, and she welcomed them very cheerfully to the restaurant.

They stated the number of seats they needed and the girl checked her wooden board with makeshift black chalk.

“There is an opening in a private room that can fit you. It’s just that there’s a minimum order amount. Would you like to take it?”

Ramona looked at a man with a smile and he raised his chest proudly in response, “Of course.”

The hostess called a waiter to guide them to their room and they entered the intricately carved double door to the interior of the restaurant.

They were greeted with the sumptuous aroma of food, and the visual impact of the interior design overwhelmed their senses for a while.

They couldn’t help but be surprised at the decorations. Each table and chair had matching etches and carvings. There were also detailed cornices, monster fur rugs, and turning tables.

This may not have been anything special back in Terran, but this was an apocalyptic world in the wilderness!!

It was unbelievable that a few weeks ago, this land was all forests!!!

The visitors couldn’t help but look at each other.

Are they really still in Xeno?