After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 172

Althea cleared her throat. "Thank you for your blessings." She said, "Now if you’ll excu—"

"Would you start hiring again soon?"

"Well, while my hiring of farm hands is already closed. My team and I are also developing other industries.

"There are also many people developing businesses, I’m sure more job opportunities will be open.

"We’re currently heading to the factories just built. If you’d excuse us…."

The people sparkled but they dared not harass her, lest they give her a bad impression.

And finally, they were free. Of course, some yells like ’my name is (so-and-so) and I’m a very good worker!’ were thrown here and there.

There were also "My name is (so-and-so) and I can handle anything!"

"Please choose me! Remember my name is (so-and-so)!"

Harold and Althea looked at each other with amused faces, their pace increasing to escape the passionate crowd.

She and Harold got to the Industrial park after several minutes of walking, heaving a sigh of relief.

The industrial part was a gated area also with level 2 walls to prevent non-workers from entering. The road was a wide 6-meter wide carriageway in consideration of future population and productivity.

To date, there were already 10 factories completed in the industrial park. Five of which she ’rented’ in her name, though one of them was in another zone and was ongoing construction.

One was the sauce and seasoning factory, with about a score of workers bound by contract. They were all capable of cooking and they even set up a system where the workers could suggest formulas.

In this system, her company would pay for the materials and apply to work within working hours, but if done well they would get a share of the proceeds.

Depending on the potential and uniqueness of the formula, the share of the worker ranged from 10 to 30%.

Two sauces had been produced this way, albeit they were still under production and were not yet available in the market.

One was the sour sauce made by an old woman named Loa. The taste was delicious, like a special type of vinegar.

Another was called the Floo powder by old chef Koko. It was a powder of questionable color that added a slight umami taste. Although it was not nearly as strong as what the MSG they were used to, it was the next best thing available.

She had also tested the formula, and it was still healthier than their conventional MSG.

And these were developed only after a week since they started the program. She was looking forward to what else could be developed given more time and resources.

They had a walkthrough of the factories, taking note of areas of improvement. They also spoke with the workers if they had suggestions.

"Hello, boss!" They greeted them with respect and admiration. They also couldn’t help but peek at the cuties in the stroller.

So cute!!

"Good work," Althea said, looking at each one of them. The workers were extremely flattered.

"Well, we are thankful for the opportunity."