After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 285

Chapter 285: Leaving (Part 2)
Meanwhile, on Bright’s side, Micheal found a new person waiting for him.

His eyebrows rose as he saw the handsome man with shimmering golden hair, leisurely drinking tea in the lounge.

A lot of women were also staring at him, gesturing to want to talk, but did not carelessly approach as they would’ve, say, been watching Fable instead.

It probably had to do with the man’s power and position. Not to mention, the man reeked of class. He was definitely well-bred.

Eventually, though, the women did gather courage to chat him up but before they could approach, the man’s eyes lifted and met his.

Micheal’s eyebrows rose and he immediately walked to him. “Mr. Oslo.”

Oslo nodded, relaxing his back against the upholstery. “Ms. Althea told me you were looking for me.”

“Yes,” Micheal said, walking over and sitting to the seat in front of the aborigine.

As he sat, he heard the man utter, “Where’s the other one?”

“He went out with his sister.” He said, “Are you here for the blueprint?”

“Yes.” He paused, “Well, you can tell him he (as an Allied territory) can now buy the blueprint in the village center. The price is 100 gold upfront and 5% of the subsequent profits will go to Altera.

“However, the drawings could only be so detailed, due to the lack of papyru… paper. How much you could copy would still depend on you.”

“…thank you,” Micheal said and lifted his head when he saw the man leave. “Wait.”

Oslo paused, meeting the other man’s eyes. “Tell your Lord of our utmost gratitude.”

The blonde smiled, and he just walked away.

…

At this time, another set of goodbyes was happening in the aforementioned lord’s home.

After receiving the order of their imminent departure, Winona ran to Althea to say goodbye.

“I will come back.” She said, burying her blonde head on her friend’s shoulder. “With my grandma, unfortunately.”

“I’ll reserve a villa for you. I’ll add furniture.” Althea said and the other woman lifted her head and looked at her with furrowed eyebrows.

Winona wanted to reject it, but she wouldn’t hear the end of it if grandma found out.

In the end, she accepted Althea’s kindness. “I’ll make sure to pay you.”

Althea chuckled, patting the other girl’s head. “Just take it as advanced payment for being an excellent employee.”

“Awwww.”

The two chatted for a few more minutes, with Althea saying all the precautions, and was teased by Winona for becoming an old mother.

“Remember,” Althea finally said, “You must take care of yourself.”

The two hugged and Winona finally had to leave.

“Wait,” Althea said, taking out a few small boxes from her space.

First, she showed the largest box. It was a custom organizer with sections, about 100 millimeters in each dimension. “Do you still have space?” Althea asked.

Winona blinked and nodded.

“Here are some products not yet made available to the public due to the limitations of raw materials,” She said, gently placing the box on the nearest surface to show its contents.

Inside, there were jars of salt and sugar, and other seasonings, some of which were not yet available in the supermarket.

Winona gulped as she looked at the bottles with careful notes telling her what it was and how to use them.

There was also a smaller box on the side. “These are cookies that Harold baked. They had the effect of slowly increasing health. On the other hand, this biscuit has the effect of recovering mana.”

“These little balls here are gas bombs. You can throw it on monster mobs to distract them a bit. They have limited effects though, as some monsters have stronger lungs, so please don’t rely on it too much. I can only give you three pieces, unfortunately.”

And finally, Althea pointed at another box. “Finally I have several bars of soap of differing scents, jars of shampoo, preliminary versions of toothpaste, sanitary napkins, and my perfume. It’s Sweetened Rose.”

Winona had already been tearing up a bit when Althea out the items. But now she was sobbing.

There was even Althea’s perfume! Sweetened Rose! Her favorite!!

Instead of saying anything, she just glomped at Althea again, so very touched.

“I looooveeee youuuuuu this is the best gift everrrrrr!!”

…

Eventually, the call time had come, and it was the moment for all the visitors to leave if they wanted to arrive at their respective territories within the day.

Seeing their allies (and some even made friends) go, a lot of Alterans grouped and saw them off, which kind of made the people leaving want to both blush and cry.

They watched Vismont and Belluga leave the territory one by one, everyone carrying at least two bags. Some people even managed to buy the few saleable rickshaws available to hold onto items.

Of course, because there was no rubber yet, they would have to prepare to replace the wheels midway. They also bought a lot of spare tires.

In fact, if there were more production of rickshaws, it was estimated there would be a lot more.

“Ah, they’ve only been here a day, but I feel quite sad,” Harold mumbled beside her, and Sheila nodded as he watched them go.

Althea and her team joined the territory for the send-off. They stared at the thinning crowd with complex expressions. Probably because they were all allies now, the parting felt particularly sad.

It could also be because this place was too unstable and dangerous. Who knew how many people leaving now would ever be able to come back here?

Only Bright Territory was left, and Micheal turned to look at his team as they said their final goodbyes.

Like with the other two territories, he saw that the members coming back were a bit fewer than when they came. This wasn’t a surprise as most people if they had a choice, would naturally decide to choose Altera instead of any of their territories.

One of the people who stayed was Ramona, and she was currently saying goodbye to her ‘best friend’.

Sandra hugged the girl goodbye. “I will tell him your decision. I’m sure he’ll understand.” Sandra said, really like a good sister. Ramona nodded and hugged her again.

“Just tell him I’m protected now and I’m living a decent life.” Ramona said, and Sandra parted with her with great ‘sisterly reluctance’ before joining the team.

As she exited the tall walls with the others, Sandra could not help looking back and felt regretful.

If she had better options like Ramona (though anyone here was better than what Ramona had back in Bright), she’d have stayed as well.

But her man was one of the more powerful figures in the territory. As they said, it was better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

If she found a young handsome capable man then she would jump at the chance. Unfortunately, she didn’t. She didn’t even consider the aborigines like Oslo and Rowan. Their level was too high that they could make her kneel with their auras alone.

Ansel’s handsome face flashed through her head. It would be great if she were to capture him…

But… she didn’t even know where Ansel disappeared to.