After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 896

Cassie was puzzled, but she didn’t force them to rest or anything. If they wanted to go around, then who was she to stop them?

However, she looked at them in thought, knowing they wouldn’t be able to afford a guide.

Her eyes ended up on the old woman who reminded her too much of her own grandmother (who was hopefully resting right now), and decided to go an extra mile for them.

She pursed her lips, "Then I can guide you to a place to eat before I leave."

"Really?" Bumi said, a little louder than the others. When it got Cassie to give him a second look, he flushed in shame, and his tanned face was as red as a lobster being cooked.

The girl couldn’t help but giggle at her own metaphor, but the sight made Bumi’s eyes brighten.

He made her smile!

His grandmother wanted to cover her face in embarrassment.

Anyway, unaware of these subtleties, Cassie turned to show them the way to the Southwest Market. It was the marketplace nearest their dormitory so they wouldn’t be so out-of-way.

The newcomers were understandably amazed by the bustling area. It was an open area but with a roof and lined with several stalls—all with a queue—arranged in rows and columns.

There was also a large area with a lot of tables in several zones near these stalls. _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}

Even from the entrance, they could hear some people yell the prices and what they could tell was it was so inexpensive! Some were even more affordable than what was being sold by the gates!

"This is our Food Court," Cassie said, "There’s a price hike though, you know how it is in droughts."

Price hike?

This

is a price hike?

Other than this, they couldn’t help but notice the citizens were buying, eating, and chatting as if there was no mob outside!

Most citizens were also clean and well-kept and they honestly saw no signs of the Heat Wave at all!

This made the new group of arrivals—in similarly thin, dirty, and dazed states—much more obvious.

"Luke! Leo!" Cassie yelled, waving at them. The two men blinked when they saw her before breaking into smiles. They led their group in their direction.

"Cassie~ Showing new members around too, eh?"

"Hmn," she said. "Mine are aborigines, though."

After a bit of discussion, they decided to merge the two groups. Anyway, they were all going to the same dormitory complex and they were bound to meet sooner or later.

The other group was also large, about a few hundred or so, and the tables of the entire market were mostly filled with just their two groups.

It was awkward at first, especially since one group was Terran and the other was of aborigines. However, similar experiences naturally brought them together.

They spoke about the horrors of the heat and the difficulty in gathering resources. This was noted by everyone, and when this was over, everyone would definitely gain a habit of stockpiling essentials.

The aborigines found out that the Terran refugees were also like the locals here, with their appearances and brighter dispositions.

They also spoke of elementalists in awe but also with ambition, as if it was only a matter of time for them.

Bumi’s eyes fixed on how Cassie was all friendly-friendly and touching the other men.

In fact, Cassie just high-fived them. It was very platonic, but to the eyes of aborigine men—who were not used to open and extroverted women—it showed a large amount of affection.