After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 401

They went past the couple and saw a few more couples, families, and friends roaming around—though many of whom were filled with monster blood—and frankly they didn’t know what to feel.

"I thought people were working?" One asked, referring to those who obviously didn’t hunt but are playing.

"It’s the weekend! Most people are off this day."

"What?"

Lulu knew the concept of work hours the Aborigines had on their own. "Well, we are only required to work a certain amount of hours every day and have 1 to 2 days off every week. Of course, we are expected to strengthen ourselves to some degree during this time."

"That’s… interesting. Aren’t the owners disgruntled by this rule?"

"Oh no. Studies show people are more productive when they get enough rest!"

The aborigines looked at each other, unsure of what to make of things. A lot of things weren’t easy to absorb, in fact, so they decided to just go with the flow.

As they walked, they noticed that the largest path was mostly empty except for a few people on the sides. There was an obvious delineated pathway with the main road luxuriously being all red stone and was separated by a line of shrubs and trees. The sidewalk was too crowded in comparison to this much larger avenue..

"Why don’t they use that road?"

"The sidewalks are usually wide enough. Although we don’t have cars yet, it’s a habit of our people to stay out of it. Of course, while there are no cars yet they can use it."

"Cars?"

"Uhhhh, carriages."

"Oh…"

Lulu smiled and then pointed in a direction, "Look, it’s being used right now."

The aborigines followed where she pointed and saw a group of fast-approaching dots. As they came closer, they soon realized that it was people on those riding contraptions Oslo used when they saw him. The aborigines watched aptly as they passed by and until they disappeared from view.

They were going incredibly fast and unhindered, which made the large roads really convenient to ride.

"That looks fun…"

"Hmn."

The roads were wide and smooth so the ride was also very fast. It seemed… enjoyable.

Lulu couldn’t help but feel smug at their reactions. "They’re called bicycles! They actually have their own lane, which they would have to use if more cars are introduced in the future. "We don’t know if cars will ever be developed though, so bikes will be occupying the roads for now."

The bikes were literally just launched that morning (Althea rushed a bit to show off to the Aborigines), and suffice to say it was all sold out even before the morning ended.

Eugene and Althea made quite a bit of gold within a few hours…

"That looks fun… where can we get one?" Veronica said. In retrospect, she should’ve borrowed it when they encountered Oslo earlier, but she felt shy since all the Alteran soldiers seemed to want a turn themselves.

"They can be rented at specific areas in the territory, though only a set number is available, I can’t guarantee you’ll be able to reserve one immediately. The raw materials are still limited, after all."

Last night, the guides had a fast-tracked guide on how the whole bike lanes and rentals were going to work out. They happened to all love the bikes and absorbed the rules and regulations very well in that short amount of time.

"I can show you where to rent when the tour is over."

The two nodded blankly, eyes glued at where they saw the so-called bikes.

Soon, they reached a pedestrian-only street.

How did they know? That’s because there was a large sign with people and letters saying so. Underneath the text, they could recognize some other weird characters. It was a different language, which they assumed to be the language of their hometown.

Cassandra and Veronica were very curious about the place ’their men’ came from, a pity it seemed to have been destroyed.

They were also curious about how they got here. They had heard of a few cases of civilizations appearing on the continent, though she wasn’t privy to more information.

She didn’t care at the time. After all, she didn’t even know whether she’d encounter the ’aliens’ in her lifetime—let alone actually fall in love with one.

The lively noise pulled her back from her daze. She looked around to see the bustling streets filled with people and smiles.

This street, apparently called Market Street, was more intimate and fun than the extremely wide main avenues.

Their eyes couldn’t help but be attracted by the shop in the intersection though. It was covered and under construction.

"This is Ms. Althea’s store. She’ll be selling some specialty products, I think."

"Ms. Althea?"

"She’s the Elder for Plant research and the only pharmacist so far!"

"Pharmacist!!" The two women exclaimed. An incredibly rare job! Even Cassandra who lived in a high-level town had only interacted with one all these years.