After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 349

Chapter 349: New Arrivals
At this time, just at the entrance of the territory, Beanie and Gaudi gaped at the sights.

“Is this still a village?” Gaudi asked, looking around in awe.

Beanie gulped as he stared at the wide well-organized streets, the lively abutting shops, and couldn’t help but marvel at the overall vitality of the place.

Most prominently, he couldn’t help but focus on the happy smiles of the citizens.

They were lively and filled with energy, in their hands were baskets filled with produce from the market. Even from afar, he could tell the variety was amazing. There were fruits and vegetables—some familiar, some unfamiliar.

There were even… fish?!

Why would there be fish in the middle of the mountains?! What else was here?!

Micheal definitely wasn’t lying when he said Altera was much better than Bright.

He was fascinated. Must explore!

Anyway, he had an agreement with Garan and the others to meet up at the Altera village center within three days of separating.

That was to say, he still had time to explore by himself for the rest of the day, so he already planned to separate from the group later to check out the place on his own.

After he announced his family’s name in the Village Center, of course.

Gaudi, on the other hand, was feeling an odd mixture of utter fascination and heartbreak.

The old man couldn’t help but compare it to when he and his people were just taken in this place.

How much did they suffer every day? However, none of them complained because, at least during the protection period, life was indeed better than their home planet.

In Xeno, they didn’t go hungry.

But comparing to how these people seemed to have handled this new world with ease, he couldn’t help but feel envious and sad.

“Old man, old man! Come take a taste of my new product!” A teenage child smiled bright as he approached him.

Hanging on his neck was a small board laid horizontally, and on this board were bite-sized slices of hard bread with a bit of jelly fluid on top.

The boy seemed to have noticed his daze and explained, “I know they may not look it, but these are tarts! I have strawberry tart, Gouji fruit tart etc. Try one for free!”

For free?

Gaudi gaped, unsure if he heard correctly. On the contrary, the soldiers turned their heads to them and brightened.

“Oh, oh! Free taste!” Some of the masters went to where he was and took one bit each.

“Hmmm!”

“This is nice!”

“Delicious!!”

They then asked the boy where to buy some and pointed at a store a few meters away. They scuttled to buy a few, leaving a befuddled Gaudi in front of the boy.

There happened to be just one sample left.

Gaudi, curious, took one and gingerly placed it in his mouth. His eyes widened as it melted in his mouth and healed his soul.

“O-oi. Why are you crying??” Another vendor who was lining up to sell to the group exclaimed.

“I… I didn’t do anything!” The boy yelled when he got weird looks.

Gaudi shook his head. “It’s nothing,” he said, but he was shaking in pity and longing. He wiped his tears and smiled, looking at the other sellers.

“May I see?” he asked, and the puzzled salespeople brightened, offering him their products.

Then a few more hawkers approached, trying to get him to taste and he met with their bright, hopeful, eyes.

A thought emerged in his mind then.

When his own people transferred, how nice would it be to have such a home?

…

Beanie, Gaudi, and the others separated after checking in one of the inns. They were amazed by the facilities and the affordable prices, and they couldn’t help but explore it intimately.

“It’s amazing…. this place is amazing!” Sam yelled as he admired the now-ceramic toilet bowl while Ryo rolled his eyes at his uncoolness. However, it was notable that his slitted eyes were just as bright as he looked at their accommodation.

They rented a few of the largest dormitory room types with six beds. The beds were made of wood and the mattress was comfortable and cushy. There were also complete sets of pillows and blankets. So cozy!

“Hey, check this out!” Turbo yelled, catching everyone’s attentions. He looked up at the ceiling and on cue the ceiling fan began to move.

“Wait, what?” Sam blinked and Brandon immediately went to study it.

“You can use a pulley system to operate on it manually, or…” he paused, following a couple of mechanisms he could see from outside. “Use windcatchers.”

His eyes brightened, “I did see to see some on the roof.”

Turbo took a deep breath. “They don’t have electricity, but they managed to do all these ingenious things for comfort.”

“Less than a month. All of these.” Plaridel whispered in disbelief as he laid on a bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. The others nodded.

“I wonder who the Lord is…” Luis mumbled as he chewed, sitting on a bed.

Turbo saw his food crumbles on the blanket and frowned. “That’s your bed.”

Luis grinned. They had just been fighting for this window position. His crudeness actually got him what he wanted for once. Ah, the little happiness.

Turbo’s eyes twitched and ignored him, walking over to the window.

He looked and touched the translucent material that covered the fenestration. He pushed and found out it was an awning window. “Cool,” he said and his sights fixed on the lively streetscape below them.

There was a lot they have yet to see. This much was obvious.

At this thought, Turbo combed his spiky blonde hair, and faced his teammates. “I’m… gonna explore.”

“Me too.”

“I’ll come with you!”

“I’m gonna go check out the market!”

“I heard there’s a bathhouse…”

“I wanna see the farms! My ancestors were farmers, you know!”

Anyway, the entire team decided to go out and explore, very excitedly doing their own thing.

Of course, this was not without everyone going to the Village Center first and announcing their names and their relatives’ in hopes of finding their loved ones there. A lot of people from the caravan went there as well, in case new people came to Altera while they were away.

Beanie, after announcing his wife’s name in hopes of finding her, also hurried out to explore.

It was just that he used her full name, Priyankakesh and his own name—Jeremiah—in the announcement. Those who could place their names didn’t exactly put two-and-two together after hearing the announcement.

And…, for better or for worse, his mind never allowed itself to dwell into the worst possibility there could be. It just refused to.

It was as if the thought would never come true if he didn’t think of it.