After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 117

The two watched as various emotions seemed to have passed by their captain’s head.

Eventually, the captain did gather himself and looked at the two of them.

"Thank you." He just said, "I owe you one."

Gill felt very awkward with such a display of gratitude, "Boss, please—"

"This is very valuable, I saved your life because it was my duty and you are my friend." Garan told him, "If you can truly let this go, I can promise to send you something of similar value when I can."

"Boss, you don’t need—" he paused, seeing Garan’s serious expression. "Sure."

For a moment, they thought that the captain would merge this second gem.

It was just that…. Garan still didn’t use it.

This baffled the two men.

"One for her absorption and the other one for wearing," Garan said, clearing their doubts.

Eagle looked at him blankly, finally realizing what this was about. The moment it dawned on him, he slapped his forehead, regretting absorbing the stone so quickly.

He knew how much the captain loved his wife, and he wasn’t surprised he was giving her everything.

He was often away, and the captain used to compensate with everything else when he could.

Every person in the team knew of this because they witnessed his obsession themselves.

For instance, there was once a mission in a submarine. The boss dived to a dangerous depth just to get her a huge pearl.

He also attacked the base of a terrorist group that had been smuggling rare platinum ores—a job he didn’t have to do, but so happened to be nearby.

Eagle thought that he also owed a lot to the captain. How could he enjoy a better space when the boss didn’t?

Garan saw his pitiful expression and had an idea of what was going on in his head.

"Don’t worry, I just don’t need so much space." He said, very reassuring. "But Althea is different, she not only had to bring a lot of equipment, she also collected various plants during her experiments.

He looked in a random direction with warm eyes as if seeing her image in front of his eyes. "I am in pain whenever I see her laboriously bringing so many things to the mountains.

"Her having this would let my heart rest a bit more." He told them, "Looking at it this way, this is also for myself."

He could still remember that one time when he went back without telling her as a surprise, only to find out she was camping somewhere.

He found that she refused accompaniment this time (which he later found out to just be her thick-faced suitors) so she was basically alone in the mountains.

With a tense heart, he tracked her down and followed her. After hours of trekking, his heart finally rested as he saw her well and about.

But his heart constricted again when he saw her carrying a large backpack half her size, arms filled with various items, and her pretty face drenched in sweat.