After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 845

While Althea and the others were breaking eyebrows in the Research Center, a certain group of aborigines arrived in Alterra, absolutely surprised.

Right after the war a couple of days ago, Gill had sent a letter to Alterra asking if they were willing to buy the half-orc from Bart.

They agreed, so now Bart and the others came to see Alterra.

Bart was a bit curious about how they communicated without the postal office, but he’d figure it out later.

As for the price, they agreed on what he could’ve cost at a Town auction, which was twice that of Gochi at more than 500 gold.

Remembering that auction battle made Gill fall into a daze, his mind inevitably going to Cassandra. He ended the meeting quickly and went emo in his room then, with Bart ending up being very confused.

Anyway, Bart had plenty of reasons for agreeing on that price, which was technically lower than what they’d have liked. Although Baku could’ve been sold for twice that if sold in the City, Bart felt it wouldn’t be worth it.

One, he had come to actually like the damned beast. If he was on their side, he was a reliable ally, particularly during fights.

The orc was incredibly blunt and honest, too, as if he—Bart—wouldn’t ever have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

Stabbed in the front, sure, but that was another matter.

Second, the sale was also a gesture of goodwill to the mysterious village.

Bart and the others looked around. The wide roads, the themed buildings, and the uniform greeneries… were something they had rarely seen in all their decades of traveling and adventuring. Further, even if there were relatively well-planned towns, it wasn’t quite to this degree.

Most territories developed organically. That was to say: the buildings were built as needed, placed where there was space available. Over time, a village, then a town, or even a city would be built.

Seeing such organized streets was really rare, to say the least.

Everyone was sweating buckets though, looking very haggard from the travel under the sweltering atmosphere.

Behind them, the half-orc was wearing a hood lest they scared the locals again. Since they knew Gill and this place was their buyer, they didn’t want to have a bad impression.

On cue, the tour guides appeared to greet them. "Welcome to Alterra!!" they yelled. It was just that they either had umbrellas or hats on them. There were different styles too.

In Xeno, hats were fashion items for women. Seeing this type of accessory worn by men really took them back. Even the manly men looked complicated.

It looked comfortable, they mused, all while wiping their own sweat.

The one who approached them was one man and one woman. The girl had a cute hat with a large overhang all around, while the man had one only in the front.

"Hello! My name is Lulu, assistant manager of the leading guide team of Alterra—Glorious Hospitality! This is Louie, who will be guiding you around~"

"Ah, hello, my name is Bart," he said, introducing the other dozen people on his team.

He pointed at the covered half-orc. "He’s… someone your territory is buying—"

"Where is Gochi?" the large man asked and the bystanders flinched a bit because his voice was really louder and deeper than others.

It also had a growling quality to it and the people couldn’t help but look at him.