After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 349

At this time, just at the entrance of the territory, Beanie and Gaudi gaped at the sights.

"Is this still a village?" Gaudi asked, looking around in awe.

Beanie gulped as he stared at the wide well-organized streets, the lively abutting shops, and couldn’t help but marvel at the overall vitality of the place.

Most prominently, he couldn’t help but focus on the happy smiles of the citizens.

They were lively and filled with energy, in their hands were baskets filled with produce from the market. Even from afar, he could tell the variety was amazing. There were fruits and vegetables—some familiar, some unfamiliar.

There were even… fish?!

Why would there be fish in the middle of the mountains?! What else was here?!

Micheal definitely wasn’t lying when he said Altera was much better than Bright.

He was fascinated. Must explore!

Anyway, he had an agreement with Garan and the others to meet up at the Altera village center within three days of separating.

That was to say, he still had time to explore by himself for the rest of the day, so he already planned to separate from the group later to check out the place on his own.

After he announced his family’s name in the Village Center, of course.

Gaudi, on the other hand, was feeling an odd mixture of utter fascination and heartbreak.

The old man couldn’t help but compare it to when he and his people were just taken in this place.

How much did they suffer every day? However, none of them complained because, at least during the protection period, life was indeed better than their home planet.

In Xeno, they didn’t go hungry.

But comparing to how these people seemed to have handled this new world with ease, he couldn’t help but feel envious and sad.

"Old man, old man! Come take a taste of my new product!" A teenage child smiled bright as he approached him.

Hanging on his neck was a small board laid horizontally, and on this board were bite-sized slices of hard bread with a bit of jelly fluid on top.

The boy seemed to have noticed his daze and explained, "I know they may not look it, but these are tarts! I have strawberry tart, Gouji fruit tart etc. Try one for free!"

For free?

Gaudi gaped, unsure if he heard correctly. On the contrary, the soldiers turned their heads to them and brightened.

"Oh, oh! Free taste!" Some of the masters went to where he was and took one bit each.

"Hmmm!"

"This is nice!"

"Delicious!!"

They then asked the boy where to buy some and pointed at a store a few meters away. They scuttled to buy a few, leaving a befuddled Gaudi in front of the boy.

There happened to be just one sample left.

Gaudi, curious, took one and gingerly placed it in his mouth. His eyes widened as it melted in his mouth and healed his soul.

"O-oi. Why are you crying??" Another vendor who was lining up to sell to the group exclaimed.

"I… I didn’t do anything!" The boy yelled when he got weird looks.

Gaudi shook his head. "It’s nothing," he said, but he was shaking in pity and longing. He wiped his tears and smiled, looking at the other sellers.