After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 377

"It’s delicious right?" Luis said with a smile.

The orc blinked and nodded.

"Well, you can’t have anymore."

"..."

Gill ignored the fools and turned to the aborigines who were gaping at the new creature.

"What do you know about orcs?"

He started asking about the creatures from the aborigines, primarily because the orc’s eyes were dead and he didn’t seem to like speaking very much.

Although he softened up a bit, he felt it wasn’t the time for a thorough questioning as of yet.

He could see the difference between human slaves and slaves from other races.

At the very least, even Gaudi wasn’t as pitiful and they could still talk to him.

For other races, it could be said they were treated worse than animals. This was true for the goblins, and obviously the same for the orcs. Of course, because the goblins were intrinsically weaker, they were still much more pitiful than everything else.

It was Kleid who moved forward and spoke to him. They walked a bit farther from the others, just out of earshot of the creature.

"What do you know about orcs, sir?"

"Orcs are humanoid creatures that share the features of both humans and certain animals."

Interestingly, based on what he saw as well as the descriptions, the animal blood of these orcs seemed closer to Terran species of animals than Xeno’s. For convenience, their animal forms would be referred to as such.

He then looked at the new guy, "He seems a bit different from what I imagined. Are half-orcs so different from the pureblood ones?"

"Pureblood orcs are creatures known for their physiques not inferior to beasts. They have slightly humanoid shapes like the half-orcs and they also walk on hind legs, but their shapes and skin (i.e. fur, scales, etc) are closer to that of beasts.

"They are also stronger than beasts, not only physically but also because they know more than just blood lust."

"Mixed-bloods are basically any creature that had orc blood in them," he said, "There had been a handful of cases of human-orc hybrids, but there have also been a few sightings of troll-orc hybrids and ogre-orc hybrids."

"Of course, there could be more, but deeper into other races’ territories."

Cross-race procreation was incredibly difficult, however. It could be seen that Hoskle was a territory that may have been open to Orcs, otherwise, five half-breeds would not have been created and lived to their age.

"It is more likely the half-orcs were also captured by Hoskle, or perhaps they were rescued from Orc territories after their mothers got kidnapped for their fertility and better brains.

Kleid paused, eyes twitching at the imagery, "I can’t imagine orcs and humans walking together, let alone them performing intercourse…"

Orcs were very strong, though their brains weren’t very good. An emerging group thought cross-breeding with humans would improve the minds, which was true in a way. But their method of kidnapping women just exacerbated the conflicts between humans and the orcs to the point of no return.

Gill and the others listened to all these aptly. Still, Gill looked at the orc in interest.

Kleid saw this and couldn’t help but give out a warning, telling him about the story of the minx orc. Gill’s eyebrows rose and took note.

However, he still wanted to think that he spent 350 gold for an ally and not a liability. Otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to face the captain, sister-in-law, and… Cassandra, though for a very different reason.

His dark eyes looked at the newcomer, hoping to find out more directly.

….

That night, Gill had a hard time sleeping. Although he had a lot of things to ponder, somehow he ended up intermittently dreaming of two very different women.

He couldn’t help but recall Cassandra’s violet eyes in annoyance then pain and anger earlier that day.

He couldn’t help but remember Juni a bit as well, although the memories traced back all the way to their teens, when they were still so young and innocent.

The entire night, his mind involuntarily shifted to the two women—one whom he associated with innocent love in a peaceful world, and the other to an explosive attraction from another realm.

If his teammates learned of this…, would they call him Scum?

…

The next day, the team went out to go shopping again, hoping to gather good finds for the territory and for their own strengths.

The orc stayed on their property safely and they didn’t worry much. Owning or renting a property in the system meant that no unauthorized personnel could enter. As one of the people who held authority in the property, Gill could also control who could exit.

Except for the lord, of course, though he didn’t peg Jonathan as someone who would break into their territory for a half-orc.

Overall, this place might have very low standards of lifestyle, but there were plenty of magical conveniences.

This time, Plaridel managed to find himself another good thing. He was a fire shieldsman and he found a nice Level C coat in the market.

It had the effect of increasing his defense when it was damaged. Of course, level C effects were limited, but this was already amazing on its own.

"I finally have my own armor!" The man exclaimed raising the coat. He looked at the woman who sold it with his characteristic suave smile, and white teeth contrasting well with his mocha skin. "Thanks pretty lady."

As they shopped around, Gill’s sharp ears couldn’t help but overhear some whispers, primarily because it was obviously related to them. _{freёweɓnovel.com}