After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 991

Chapter 991: The Grand Hotel (Part 1)

A/N: Special thanks to Lotuslin for sending us a castle! T_T Helped us out sooo muchh

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The audience clapped, with the aborigines (who comprised a good portion of the guests) following along.

As always, it was Mathilda who took the front stage. She looked at the crowd with a gentle smile, her mere presence naturally drawing everyone’s attention to her.

She wore a beautiful conservative green dress that emphasized her regal quality. Even to the aborigines, she was an undeniable noble lady.

“We are happy to open the territory’s first—possibly of many—hotels,” she said. “This is a building type that can be found in Towns, but we will be pushing it forward in Alterra… adding our own twists to the building type.”

System Hotels were available at Level 2 Towns. According to the aborigines, it functioned just like the inn but with larger rooms, more intricate decor, and better food. It also had the extra function of increasing the recovery rate of Spirit.

While their Hotel did not have the latter function on its own, they made up for it by using special beds by woodworkers, which also improved recovery rates by a lot.

“This hotel will be more than just a posh alternative to inns where our guests—and maybe even locals wanting to do a staycation—would rest their heads…

“It is a testament to how far Alterra has come—how good life is here, to the point that we already created luxuries like these.”

“This building was built in hopes of helping show the beauty and charm of our village, to showcase what makes Alterra… well, Alterra.”

“For all the guests invited today, you are free to stay for a day, at our cost, along with one other person,” she said. “Kindly register your and your guest’s names. You may choose not to avail today, the 1-day promo is valid for a week.”

“We would like to believe that this will be a great experience for everyone. Of course, if you have any feedback, we would love to hear it.”

“We hope everyone enjoys your stay.”

Applause exploded again, thanking them for their generosity. The guests excitedly turned to the long concierge desk at the side, sparing no time to line up.

The surface was made of polished stone that looked like marble, and its color fit well with the interior’s aesthetic. There were also bells in front of each concierge personnel, so it was easy to alert them.

The concierge desk had three staff. For now, it was two girls and a man.

They were quite pleasant to look at with their clean appearances and uniformed attires. They would have three shifts so the concierge was manned at all times—with each person looking fresh because they got proper rest.

There were also bellmen and porters walking around and guiding people. They also explained what their function was, and the aborigines who hadn’t been exposed to Terran high-end hospitality were a little startled.

Anyway, the guests queued properly, especially since everyone invited took pride in being invited in the first place. No one would act like a shrew, even for just the occasion.

As they waited, many couldn’t help but admire the decorations around. They fit well with Alterra’s theme, though with more high-end flare by using more detailed moldings, added decorations, and more sophisticated materials.

It was both soothing and impressive, and it could be said that Alterra’s interior designers really made the most of the available materials.

There were also plenty of indoor plants of various types, skilfully arranged to tie in the entire room. They added not only beauty, but also fresh air inside the opulent lobby.

The Terrans were focused on one of the main attractions hanging down the ceilings though!

“That’s a chandelier! A glass one!” one said, and people stared at it as well. It wasn’t that they didn’t see it—they simply didn’t recall the implications until someone pointed it out.

For the first time since their migration, such a large and complex thing was made with glass!

Although Ricky had only been in Alterra for a few days, the Research Center already had preliminary products and only needed technical advice on how to make them completely clear and sturdy.

Ricky was a green-tagged man for a reason!

They also managed to perfect the tempering process with him! This way, the glass would also be very safe to use even if they were put in high-traffic areas.

However, they knew they were no longer in the peaceful times in Terra so further improvements were being made to facade glass before they actually placed them in their buildings.

There would be more fights here—particularly during wars. Would they have to replace the glass every time they get attacked inside?

For one, they were now studying combining the durability of the youli stone and the transparency, sleekness, and aesthetic quality of glass.

They also wanted to use the ability of glass to make larger panels. Youli stone could only be made to a small dimension without it turning brittle, after all.

“It’s gorgeous!” another said, walking underneath the chandelier and studying its different shimmer at every angle. Obviously, the windows still didn’t have this, but it already appeared so more would appear soon.

“We finally have glass!” other people said, in a celebratory mood while in the queue. More than aesthetics, there were simply so many uses to the material they were really looking forward to it!

Anyway, as time passed, more and more guests were brought to their rooms. They were led to an interior hallway… towards the elevator lobby.

There were a lot of newcomers here, and some hadn’t fully explored the territory yet. The system just saw the amount of gold they had and invited them there.

This meant that some of them saw the elevator for the first time. These things were only available in some cities after all, so many people from Towns—even rich people—might not have been familiar with it at all!

They looked at the people in front of them entering a small room before it closed. When it opened again, it was empty.

“Where did they go?” someone from a small town asked, the person with him even looked worried.

Getting in a small room and then disappearing felt a little… scary.

“They’re being brought up,” the staff explained. He didn’t know how to explain the mechanics of it so he answered them before they could ask. “Like magic.”

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