After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 324

[Welcome to Bright Village!]

[Please pay 5 copper coins as Visitor’s fee.]

Everyone looked at each other, surprised, half wondering if they were imagining things.

"Am I seeing it correctly? 5 copper???"

"So cheap?!"

"I’ve never encountered a territory charging so little!"

Similar chatter resounded among their group of 300+, but their feet never stopped moving, eager to know more about this curious territory.

As such, the mighty group of refugees and soldiers entered the territory with a bit of anticipation.

They went past the gate and were immediately met with a 6-meter wide road. They walked along it curiously as, during the first leg of about a few hundred meters, the view was pure forest.

However, after passing this, the road immediately became lively. The roads were abutted by a few two-story buildings similar to some villages they’d been to. There were other familiar buildings like the restaurant, weapons shop, and armor shop.

Despite these, there were also plenty of unique elements.

For instance, there were five commercial buildings with two floors, looking quite different from the rest. It was interestingly unique in appearance with a stone ground floor and wooden upper floors.

They weren’t able to appreciate it too much though—they weren’t even able to see what they sell—because the liveliest aspect of the roads took all their attention.

The stalls!

And they were shocked by the fact that they were selling food they didn’t think they’d encounter again!!

"Are those… FRENCH FRIES?!" Mao, the foodie, was the first to exclaim. His narrow eyes widened like he had double eyelids.

"Rice cake!" Luis beside him gulped as he stared at the stall next to it.

Sammy, on the other hand, focused on the commercial buildings. He even entered one and quickly sent news. "They sell clothes here! It’s cotton and hemp I think, and they are cheap!"

In fact, cloth was still a luxury product in the territory. It was just that decent clothing was very expensive in Xeno. This was not even a fraction of the price outside.

The newcomers, especially the refugees, had sparkling eyes.

In fact, the soldiers were still held back. The refugees, after absorbing they were really not dreaming, all spread out like a group of kids set free in a candy aisle.

Each one went to a specific stall of choice, vocally admiring it as if it were a museum piece.

"Amazing!!"

"Gosh, is this jam?"

"Noodles!!!" One yelled, threw money without checking for change, and sipped. He moaned out. "I’m in heaven!"

"How did they do it??"

"This is amazing!!"

The citizens of Bright could hear the discussions of the newcomers and smiled with pride.

"Of course. Our Lord is very good. He’s even gathered very good seeds for us and set up farms so we could be self-sufficient."

"The first harvest will be in another week or so, I think." He said. "The prices would be even cheaper then."

The team couldn’t help but look at each other with relieved smiles in their eyes as they heard this. At least they knew some Terrans were doing well, and this meant their families could also be in such territories as well.

In any case, they had a very good impression of the Lord of this place.

"He must be a good guy," Luis said with an admiring nod, and everyone, even if they didn’t speak, agreed.

Then they proceeded to walk along the street, stomach grumbling.

Seeing his team wanting to attack each stall they passed by, Garan shook his head. "Let’s find a place to stay first." He said, pulling everyone back to the present.

Indeed, they came with hundreds of people, what if there was no accommodation left for their team?

Garan, Gill, and a few proceeded to ask the locals where they could find places to rent, while the rest said goodbye to the refugees.

"Thank you! Thank you so much for saving us!" Several people said, many of whom bowed in gratitude before parting with them.

Excited to explore, the younger members ran to the rooms. And they scuttled out, looking at the rest of the team in awe.

"The house here has toilets!" Luis yelled, and Sammy immediately flinched.

"Fudge. Seriously??"

The two men immediately went to check on the toilets together, admiring it.

After all, it had been so long since they saw a legitimate water closet!

This place was like the medieval period of their Terran

Planet. It was already a luxury to have a hole to shit on. Most commoners would use chamber pots—still the ultra-cheap kind because metal wasn’t readily accessible to most!

Anyway, it was super gross.

"A legit kitchen counter, too," Eagle said with a smile. He remembered the raw materials he saw on the market. Can he finally prepare a legitimate meal?

It seemed the price for this house was worth it after all?

Compared to anywhere they’ve lived in since coming, this was a real luxury.

Not to mention Gaudi, who had lived in extreme poverty for decades. This was akin to living in the palace.

Seeing the house, the group had completely been won over by the territory. "When I find my family, I might just settle here…"

"Me, too."

Garan nodded. If Altera wasn’t good enough (assuming it wasn’t hers as they suspected), and if she didn’t like indigenous towns like Ferrol, they could indeed settle here instead.

After all, even if a Town was more convenient and bigger, it was still different to be surrounded by brethren.

Well, whatever his wife preferred.

As such, the team excitedly headed back out to finally eat their fill to appreciate this unique territory even more.

This could possibly be their new home, after all!