After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 948

Chapter 948: More Schoolwork!

They had a long way to go, but—in the long term, even if things were slow—it’d definitely be worth it. That was what Evelyn firmly believed.

Evelyn went around, going from table to table, in order to guide the kids in their assignments. Every table had similar exercises, and therefore similar levels.

Some were already doing addition to two-digit numbers, while some were still in the single digits. One of these tables comprised of the newly arrived aborigine kids. That was to say, the children that entered Alterra during and after the Heat Wave.

On one table, there was 10-year-old Fonfon and another 10-year-old Shishi. They were also pouring their hearts onto the confusing piece of paper, trying to decipher it.

However, their parents were clear: They had to work hard to be as good as others. So they were focused and didn’t dare show any impatience, which Evelyn appreciated.

They were the latest aborigine additions to the territory and were still very meek amongst the others.

For the basic classes, Alterra did not require the kids to have a residency. So, even if their adults were newcomers and did not have enough contribution points to even have temporary residencies, they could still attend certain classes in school.

However, because the manpower for the Education Department was limited, these easy-to-access classes were limited to children 12-years-old and below.

This had plenty of advantages to Alterra. One, they’d be raising the kids to their model from young (brainwashing was a strong word; they called it ‘opening minds from young’). And second, it’d make the adults want to stay and work harder for Alterra even more.

Speaking of, their adults were very shocked about the school and asked a lot of people to confirm.

When they did, the families pretty much gave a lot of their wealth (they had a lot of copper from mobs saved up for months) to the school. The dean was honest though and only took the proper fees alone.

The little ones were naturally much more antsy. Little chubby Pongo was even lying on the wooden floor now (the elementary classes had low tables and they sat on cushions).

“Do we have to learn this, teacher?” They asked her, pouting cutely. She patted their heads.

“You don’t have to, but you would be poorer than others. Do you want to be poorer?”

“No!”

“Why?” they asked. “Why would we be poorer?”

“For example…,” she paused to look at Pongo. “What is your favorite snack?”

“Strawberry Tart!” he said, gulping, and even drooling a little.

“Hmm, yummy, how much is a Strawberry Tart?”

“A palm-sized one with two bite-sized strawberries cost 20 copper!”

“What if… you only have 1 silver with you?”

The boy blinked, looking at her longingly. “I never held a silver before…”

“…”

“Anyway, what if you become a big boy and get your first silver? You worked very hard for that, and it’s all you have.

“Now you want to buy 2 tarts! Yum! How much would you get back from the seller after paying your silver?”

Pongo froze and the other children also stared at her before looking around. “The answer’s not on the ceiling, children.

“Hint, 1 silver is 100 copper.”

Two digits made them dizzy, let alone three.

Pongo, dizzy, looked at her with teary eyes. Evelyn didn’t seem to feel pity so he had no choice but to guess. “…10 copper?”

Evelyn held back her smile and patted the boy’s curly head. “Then you just lost fifty copper.”

“EH? Why?!” He reacted strongly as if he really lost it. The other kids also looked at her with apt attention.

“That’s how Math is important. It keeps you from losing money.”

“Ohhh…”

And so, for the last couple of minutes, the little ones started learning seriously again, very much terrified of the thought of losing money needlessly.

They were so engrossed that the territory bell rang without them noticing (a miracle!). This bell signaled that it was already 14 o’clock in the afternoon and it meant one thing: It was lunch break!

Evelyn smiled and looked at her hardworking class. “That ends our class. After lunch, go to the fields for your PE and Plant classes.”

“Yes, teacher!!”

Evelyn chuckled and walked out of her class, surprised to see someone waiting for her. “Turbo?”

Turbo happened to be assigned on patrol duty and he was nearby. Why not spend more time with the wife?

“Done with morning classes?” he asked, extending his hand. Evelyn naturally took his hand and their fingers intertwined. They headed towards a nearby restaurant to spend a bit more time during the busy midday.

On the other hand, most of the students went to the newly-opened cafeteria.

The cafeteria had a set tray system where the children could pick food among choices and add it to their pre-divided trays. It was designed by a nutritionist to keep their diet balanced.

Their food was also included in their tuition, so they didn’t have to worry about it.

Speaking of which, Orphan children were sponsored by Alterra Orphanage and they would be given allowance for basic needs until they turned 18.

Most of them though, wanted a lot more than the basic needs and would often find a part-time job, especially the older kids, who’d be taking cleaning jobs and manual labor jobs after school hours to get some pocket money.

The friends sat together and asked about each other’s classes. It was also the time for the aborigines to ask their Terran friends for a bit of guidance in subjects they struggled with.

Somehow, some tables were moved together so that more students could eat at the same table.

Maumi and the others had also merged until the tables were put together into a massive one.

At this time, Maumi’s group was nearest to Fiona so they asked her to help out.

“No, no, you got to carry over the first digit…” she said, pointing at the area above a number.

This made the aborigine kids very confused. “Carry over?”

“Err…” Fiona then turned to Mimi, the smartest one of them all.

Mimi ate a few more bites before turning to the illustrations. She leaned down closer to Maumi and it made little Honda frown a bit. “I am also confused about that,” he said and Mimi blinked, guiding them both.

The homework Maumi was so confused about was a simple math problem of adding the perimeter of a rectangle, though there was no drawing, only words. While the teacher only used easy words since they were also learning literacy, it was still a challenge.

“I see I see,” Maumi said, impressed. “Thanks!” he said, happily resuming eating his food (which was delicious by the way).

Juna, Maumi’s mother, happened to be sneaking peeks at this time. She was successfully hired as a cleaner there at the school and she scheduled her cleaning sessions near the canteen during lunch time.

She sneaked through the opened window of the canteen, seeing her son enjoying himself and happy with his new friends.

To think that not long ago, the world underwent a tragedy that usually killed a good portion of the population. However, beyond expectations, they were all intact and healthy.

Now… they were living lives that they could never have expected before.

Juna wiped a few tears that escaped, continuing to clean up the floor.

Moving to Alterra was the best thing that ever happened to them. So… she had to do her part—

…starting with keeping this place organized and clean for the children.