After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 252

Back in the ’downtown area’ of the village, the hundreds of citizens that came with the two lords perused and looked around, amazed.

They were absolutely fascinated with what they were witnessing.

Those who were tasked to settle down were completely relieved, feeling that they had made the most correct bet ever.

They even had a few silver for settlement fees!

Other than these lucky souls, there were also about a hundred people who just came to visit, similarly shopping their hearts out.

It was just that most of them didn’t want to go back anymore. But, alas! Who told their teams and their wealth to be in another territory.

Of course, there were also those who had built some power and reputation in their own territories, so were especially reluctant to leave it all behind. Such were Artie and Bruce, Lord Micheal’s close guards, though they were definitely shaken and very very tempted by what they had been seeing.

Fortunately, Altera was so near, and they could often go visit. For Artie and Bruce, they could ’volunteer’ to guard the caravans and stuff, which was hitting two birds with one stone.

Anyway, Artie, Bruce, and little Lily walked with their new friends from Vismont and formed a tour group on their own.

They were a group of ten, three from Bright and the rest was a team from the other village.

They chatted happily about various things, including their time in Terran, while at the same time marveling at the beautiful pedestrian-only street they were currently passing through.

It was wide, at least five meters including the nice island between with trees and benches. This island made for a narrow, elongated, park that spanned the entire street.

Most of the stores here were still under renovation, but there was still a lot of foot traffic. According to their guide, Nina, these people were all going and/or coming from the cul-de-sac area where the marketplace and the supermarket were.

As they walked, the pretty guide pointed at some stores that were near completion. "This is one of the clothing stores to open! I hear it focuses more on undergarments and night dresses."

The group naturally went in and bought what they needed. They only bought what was necessary, knowing that there was still much of the territory to be explored. Their spaces were so small and they could hand-hold only so much baggage, what if they just wasted their money?

There weren’t even beggars here they could give their ’overweight baggage’ to.

Some half hour later, they walked out with smiles and passed by another opened store. "This one focuses more on everyday clothes," Nina said and Artie couldn’t help but ask (a bit shyly) as they entered the shop.

"Who owns these?"

"Different teams own these stores. From what I hear, Ms. Althea has a share in a few, in exchange for much lower prices for the raw materials." She said, proud of the gossip she managed to get.

They walked forward for a couple more minutes, passing by a couple more stores, before finally ending up in a dead end that expanded to a small park.

Looking closer at the park locations from certain sides, one could see that there was a real possibility of adding roads there. When this development was completed, it would make this area into a hub for two more streets as well.

Abutting these streets were large buildings and the marketplace, and everywhere they looked was so lively and fun and they just wanted to run around.

"We’re here! The Gaea Supermarket~" Nina said, her long adorable pigtails following her movements.

Artie couldn’t help but stare.