After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 178

Putting these things for far in the future aside (for now), her emerald eyes landed again on the clothing of the NPCs. From here, she could tell Oslo and Betty were well off, using silk-like fabrics in their clothing.

She was especially concerned with the commoner clothes though, which they needed the most. It was just that she didn’t know if there were flax plants or similar plants here.

In Terran, those were found predominantly in areas with sandy loam and temperate climates. The weather system alone in this place was very different, who knew where those plants were?

However, she did seem to see plants similar to hemp nearby, so she could at least have someplace to start.

And although hemp was made for coarser fabric, it was a very good alternative. It was also more environmentally friendly, sustainable, and could be planted very densely—allowing for huge output per field.

Still, she would still be looking for flax or its alternatives, simply because of its practicality and comfort.

Cotton, on the other hand, was also difficult. Cotton seeds weren’t sold in supermarkets so she didn’t have any on hand.

But… while she did not have cotton seeds on hand, the hotel duvets might have some…

She immediately made plans to ask Eugene to put the bicycle project on hold in favor of weaving tools, whichever raw material they would end up using.

In fact, the old tools for hemp or flax were relatively simple and didn’t need a lot of mechanisms, it was cotton that was a bit difficult.

Cotton was also a good type of cloth, especially for uses aiming for comfort like underwear and everyday shirts. It also had better moisture resistance than the others.

This would be needed if their only other alternative was cloth made from hemp. So if she really found cotton seeds, Eugene could only succumb and find a way for a cotton-weaving machine.

Hence, Althea not only built a few more farms dedicated to the crops, but she also reserved another factory to make cloth. This factory would be focusing on making rolls, and rolls alone.

She wasn’t planning on making her own clothing store. It was enough to provide raw materials.

She believed in the skills and creativity of their Terrans. Let them handle the fashion industry by themselves.

In this way, she could focus on the creation of different types of fabric, different qualities, and a wider variety of colors.

She turned to Lenny. "While waiting can you write down all you know about cloth, the popular styles, and the like?"

Lenny nodded. Then she looked around. "May I borrow some parchment?"

"..."

She forgot the paper was still under development.

She looked at the NPCs. "Where do you get parchments?"

"I think a new store should be made available upon upgrade. It’s a shop called, ’Bookstore’."

Althea leaned in a bit, interested. "Oh? What else is available?"

"There are different types of parchment. Like the cheaper papyrus, to the more expensive animal skins. Ink and pens are also sold here."

"And?"

"That’s all…"

She looked at the NPCs with a weird expression. "There are weaponry stores, armory stores, and now even a bookstore. But there’s no clothing store?"

"..."

They didn’t know either.

Anyway, unless there was something magic about the parchments, she would definitely not waste a building slot on it. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}