After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 909

"There are so many trees, and resources." They said. Even in the middle of the road, there’s a line of trees.

In most territories, only a few types of trees remained alive, and not all of them could be eaten.

Here, not only were there a lot of trees, but some of them looked a bit healthier with more leaves. This area was unlikely to be a system farm, so… how did they do it? How did they keep all these plants so healthy?

"The trees outside are dried up, but the ones inside are thriving," one of the salespeople said, just before he proceeded to sell them his product, which was skewered meat with vegetables. "Of course, they still couldn’t be compared to the status of the farms."

"..."

Each of them bought a few sticks and looked at him. "Can you tell us more?"

They couldn’t help but eat what they bought though, and someone almost lost their footing at the deliciousness.

The salesperson smiled and explained a few things.

Alterra’s farms were never a secret. On the contrary, it was one of the major factors behind its many great deals. They could be seen from the Viewing deck, anyway.

And…, perhaps more prominently, food was a basic need of human beings. They didn’t want to be too stingy when it came to its supply.

It was why many common citizens knew a lot about it, well enough that they could give foreigners some basic information.

"Our territory promoted drought-resistant plants, and most of the system farms planted those types," he said, handing a few sticks to another patron. "They’re doing quite well, so the food prices didn’t hike up

too

much."

"Is… is there a way to see?"

"Yes. Although it’s a bit dark…" he pointed at the mountains. "We have a view deck there. You can see much of the farms in that direction."

They followed directions and traversed the territory, not looking as closely around them anymore (for now), just intent on climbing up the trekking path.

Food was too necessary. Their tour could wait until later.

They arrived at the beautiful view deck a while later and they headed straight to the railings.

It was night but the light from the torches and the lighthouse allowed them to see much of the place.

Their eyes dilated at the sight. The farms were like a sea of dense plants, and it made their hearts beat.

Although the farms were a little monotonous due to the limitation of plants that could thrive in this weather, it was still a gorgeous sight that injected every one of them with excitement.

One of the things they knew, especially with comparison to those outside the walls, was that the plants within seemed healthier, more alive.

It wasn’t obvious in the previous years because the regeneration rate was still existent even in droughts. They simply couldn’t forage when the sky was up.

Now, it dropped significantly through the weeks, and territories only had the sparse forests within the walls as the source of food and water that wouldn’t kill them back.

Even the beasts that they could kill, even counting the carcasses they managed to recover, still wouldn’t be enough to feed thousands of people.