After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 280

"I didn’t understand a word you said but it’s amazing…"

Althea chuckled and shook her head, just leading them inside the restaurant. However, before taking a step she paused.

"I will only be taking the lord and one confidant."

The group of ’confidants’ froze but low-key stared at Kimmy eagerly. This was with the exception of Raine, who was quiet and looking stable as a rock.

"Raine will come with me." Kimmy said and Raine smiled in response.

"Thank you for the opportunity, my Lord."

Kimmy nodded, trying to look cool and prestigious as always. She then turned and went to follow Althea’s tail.

Before they parted though, Raine gave several dozen of silver for each of the ’rejected’ companions. "Use it to shop around," He said, "It’s not too bad, sitting in a meeting isn’t very fun, is it?"

The people brightened. "Thanks, Master Raine!" They said and the man smiled, following their Lord through the door, met with the scenery inside.

It was definitely high-end and even the door was so intricately carved. Their beams also had decorations, and there were even finials.

The tables were hand-carved, and polished to a smooth luster that mirrored the ceiling above.

Varnish had now been developed in small quantities. They had extracted only a bit of resin from the waul trees, but relatively simple things like this could be done for now.

All the stone walls also had ornaments. They were ornate with wooden frames and carvings, adding to the overall atmosphere of the space.

There were not many people here, but without exemption each one coming out had huge smiles on their faces, glowing with satisfaction.

As they walked deeper, they couldn’t help but catch sight of the food being served.

Gulp.

The plates were a symphony of colors and texture attacking the eyes, and there was a wonderful aroma attacking their stomachs.

Their stomach rumbled just thinking about it.

Althea led them to the stairs and they climbed to the private rooms on the second floor. "This is the most prestigious restaurant in the territory, owned by a Michelin chef who triggered a high-level chef occupation. Almost every meal that comes out has special effects."

"Occupation?"

Kimmy looked confused while Raine frowned. Althea was a bit surprised. The other two lords were obviously familiar with it, why not this one?

Although this girl looked sincere, there seemed to be a lot of details she missed.

"Some people triggered inheritances. The NPCs—aborigines—said if the person had shown enough talent and innovation in this land, they could trigger it."

"Aborigines?!"

Althea sighed. "Just ask the other two lords, I don’t know much about this."

Kimmy turned to meet Raine’s eyes, and they looked at each other with complicated expressions.

Before coming, they had thought that their territory was not bad. But—not even considering the advancement and the products—they were so behind others, even in information?

This was incredibly unsettling. At the same time they felt thankful that they followed her whimsy, letting them discover their shortcomings before it was too late.

The two’s atmosphere turned somber and they just followed Althea to the room.

They had a feeling that this meeting would be much, much, more meaningful than they thought.