After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 233

Vismont.

Nights in Xeno were quite dark, and nights in the small Vismont village were no exception.

Here, only the main road was lit with torches and still very sparsely at a hundred meters apart. If it weren’t for the two moons, people would basically be blind at night.

On the side near the main plaza, the best-lit place in the territory, a certain group of top sellers were already packing up, but there were not a few people still lurking around, hoping they magically released more products.

Anyway, the Alteran products have sold out and everyone was very happy with the earnings. Rowan nodded and walked to Silvia, the main proponent of inter-territory relationships in the team.

"What do you think?" He asked, referring to their next point of action.

They weren’t given the order to partner with Vismont. And although it wasn’t prohibited, their party definitely wouldn’t take the initiative for cooperation. He hoped to know the stance of the territory in case of accidents.

"If they approach us with very advantageous deals while we’re here, we may consider. Of course, if they’re doing anything inhumane, then naturally there would be no partnership regardless of profit."

Rowan nodded and he looked around to find the people who had been here before, for more referencing. But as he did a headcount, he noticed two people missing.

"Where’re the twins?" He asked and it was the girls Sunny and Cassie who stepped forward to answer him.

"They seemed to have seen someone they know." They said, "They looked to be quite in a hurry…"

Rowan frowned and looked in the direction. He was a bit worried. After all, this territory was not nearly as safe as Altera, and the ruling class were forceful people who only sought to take advantage.

This was actually the standard in most territories he knew and knew of, but after a month in Altera, it was obvious how his view had changed.

"I will look for them." He finally said, before turning to the Alteran crowd.

"I have already rented a few houses in community C. Gather your bearings and rest well. We will travel back on daybreak tomorrow."

"Yes!"

…

Rowan found the twins an hour later after following a couple of clues. The two of them had dark expressions on their faces, looking uncharacteristically somber.

This was unusual because these twins had been some of the most energetic people he had ever encountered.

However, he did not ask, they weren’t close enough for him to pry, and it seemed like they encountered a very personal issue.

"I have been looking for you." He said and the two looked apologetic.

"We’re sorry," they said and he didn’t nag them.

Without anyone speaking, Rowan led them to one of the residences he rented for the team. It was the usual unit available, except that they had brought blankets from Altera to keep themselves somewhat comfortable. This was in contrast to the others who probably only had a roof over their heads.

They had seen how it was for most—they would be already better off than most if they brought a tent. The others barely had a shed built above their heads.

While there were indeed carpenters in the territory, they were sadly not accessible to most.