After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 801

Chapter 801: Upgraded Bathhouse
Later that day.

Althea opened her eyes as she slowly slid out of slumber, waking up a little later than usual. The sun was already a bit high, though according to their tower clock, it wasn’t too late. Apparently, the sun just went up earlier that day like how the day started earlier during summers.

Of course, they all knew what this actually meant, and it just reminded them that there would be a lot to do.

Althea stretched her arms to completely get rid of the lethargy. However, her movements paused as large arms wrapped around her bare stomach and pulled her to him.

“Good morning, wife,” he said leaning down to give her a morning kiss. Their lips rubbed against each other as they felt the other’s warmth. Before they could do one morning round though, a ding decided to pull Althea out of the moment.

[Congratulations, your Bathhouse (Lv1) has met the requirements for an upgrade! Would you like to upgrade your bathhouse for 1000 Wood, 1000 Stone, and 1000 Gold?]

Because of the heat plus the massive amount of contribution points given out during the two wars, the bathhouse made an unprecedented amount of customers during the past few days.

Today, it finally led to an upgrade.

Althea’s large emerald eyes immediately widened.

Just what they needed!

…

When the Bathhouse upgraded, everyone was notified. The ones inside were given vouchers so they could return and enjoy the services. They were happy because they’d be among the first to enjoy the upgraded bathhouse. What an honor!

“Mum, mum…” Koo Yu greeted his mother, who had also just left the building. They had been working in the massage section and they had been living very well from the salary as well as from the tips.

While Mrs. Yu was still not completely right in the head, she was much better because of her son. She still couldn’t speak much, but she was more or less lucid now and could be talked to.

Jane smiled at her son, taking his hand and they went to the gardens and settled there. As they approached, they saw a lot of people there, settling down in a way.

“Mrs. Yu, Koo~!” Sunny called with a wave, and beside her were her friends.

There were a lot of people settling in the surrounding gardens. There were also a lot of people from other parts of the territory—that was to say, people who weren’t even in the bathhouse—also came with baskets.

They were going to have a picnic.

Although a lot of entertainment facilities had appeared around the territory, to witness the creation of aether buildings remained to be an extremely magical experience and worth dropping everything to watch up close.

Every time an upgrade or an erection was announced, most people would go out and watch it. Even workplaces were relatively lax about this, with the workers and employees just off-setting their working hours.

It was a sight that the people would never get tired of. One, it was fascinating in its own right and second, it signified their home was getting better!

When a building had a park nearby, a lot of people had a habit of watching the show with food, which to some meant enjoying a picnic!

The Yus naturally joined Sunny and the others. They had been living together for a while, with the trio sharing ownership of a single detached unit. The two women were on the ground floor, while the men were upstairs.

When the Yu’s earned enough for permanent residency and downpayment, then they’d move out, but they hoped to still live nearby the trio.

For a while, nothing seemed to happen, though some people did say they heard a bit of noise somewhere. Later, they would find out it was underground digging.

For now, the audience did not see this. They chatted for a while until someone yelled from the side, catching their attention. “It has began!”

The crowd watched in awe as a blurry light surrounded the bathhouse. For the next few hours, they watched as the building gained mass bit by bit. They watched as more columns were added, as roofs appeared, and as the intricate motifs carved themselves across the walls.

When it ended, everyone walked over to see more details. It slightly increased in size, becoming taller in height, though it didn’t seem like a floor was added.

However, as they went and entered, they realized the Bathhouse actually expanded more downwards! The new floor… was underground!

Passing the grander lobby—with higher ceilings, more intricate designs, and fascinating scents—and after the dressing room, the patrons would be greeted with a lovely archway to the same floor as well as a wide staircase winding down to a lower floor.

The pools were much larger and there were saunas of varying temperatures as well. The rooms were larger and grander, and allowed for even more customization.

Another feature Althea appreciated was that she had an option to make the herbal pools automatic (wherein she just had to set the resources it’d consume), so the staff didn’t have to put them manually.

And from Althea’s understanding of system buildings, the effect of the herbs might also be improved and absorbed better by the users.

The new lower floor was purely for cooler pools (for now), and a good third seemed to even be the ice cold water. They would later find out this would vary depending on the territory’s needs. For instance, it could be a hot spring if needed, though it’d require a bit of energy.

“How interesting!” They gasped, with some patrons immediately jumping down to test, though most jumped right back out due to its frigidness.

“Cold! Cold!” they’d yell, moving wildly to shake off the cold. “Hngggg—”

They shivered, hugging themselves as they shook. Why would the territory build so many super cold pools? It was warm lately, but not that warm.

Did such pools become popular without them knowing?

However, any change was interesting and everyone enjoyed their time in the improved bathhouse and the spa.

Then the territory later announced that Extreme Heat weather was coming and they suddenly regretted being happy too soon!