After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 409

Altera Village

"Mngmamwa…"

"Gogrgomamwa…"

"Stop moving too much, Little Meatball," Althea mumbled, moving her head a bit as Little Meatball moved his hand and splashed soapy bubbles all over.

A large hand settled him down the tub. It was Garan, and his sleeves were folded all the way up his arm, showing off his very well-defined forearms.

"Behave," Garan said, his low voice was naturally full of gravitas that Little Meatball was a little intimidated by. One word and the baby’s flailings went from level 10 to level 1.

The baby boy was pouting a bit, but he was definitely watching his hand splashing, a little sad that it wasn’t creating as big a wave as he wanted.

Althea giggled at the adorable sight, all while washing her daughter who was so cute and well-behaved.

Garan smiled, but his eyes couldn’t help but end on his wife’s body and her clothing dampened thanks to their hyper-energetic son.

His eyes darkened inevitably, but he was holding his son so he naturally couldn’t do anything about it.

"We will take a bath together later," he said, mumbling. "I wish the Bathhouse had private rooms…"

Althea blinked as she looked at him, and then looked at the sun high in the sky. She then flushed and glared at him.

This pervert!

Anyway, when the Mountain Spring Villas was built with indoor private pools, Garan absolutely had a hand in it.

…

Back in the bathhouse, the three women decided to meet up again and have a meal together.

They had already asked the servant to inform Lulu that they’d be eating dinner here and she could go for the day. Of course, not without handling a generous tip.

The two aborigines followed Juni to the indoor restaurant not knowing what to expect.

They went past the intricate wooden door that served as the main entrance. This was obvious due to its large dimensions and the rare translucent panels that it had, which gave them a glimpse of the other side.

Like other things, these small panels were made of the same materials used in windows and lamps in the territory.

It was quite intriguing.

"A table for three please," Juni said, approaching the female host outside the door.

"Oh, yes, right away," the woman said, checking their bracelets to see if they’d be paying. Seeing as the meal was included, the host opened the door and guided them to a designated table.

The aborigines couldn’t help but look around as they walked, side and above, admiring.

It was a large one room hall of brown, green, and some rustic color palette.

There was a small waterfall in the center, with water going down like a column. It was surrounded by various flowers, some familiar and mostly unfamiliar.

There was ambient lighting on every meter of the wall and above each table, setting up a romantic relaxing mood. The entire room was circular in shape, with the walls with plants and wood, leading up to the very interesting ceiling above.

It wasn’t like anything they’ve seen. It was slightly domed in shape, and there were diamond framings, and every few ’diamonds’ there was a translucent panel allowing natural lighting from above to enter.

The skylight filtered lighting through the day, creating a stunning play of light and shadows with the frames and vines. At night, it would show the darkness, letting the ambient lighting have a different atmosphere.

In fact, if Althea had a choice, she’d have covered the whole roof with the translucent material.

The material limitation of Youli stone was that it couldn’t be made into panels larger than a meter in either dimension, or it would be very brittle—no different from crackers that could easily get destroyed with a simple punch.

It was also a problem with her larger greenhouses, so she was really hoping glass could be developed.

But these things the people didn’t know about, they just found the whole setup incredibly charming.

Anyway, as the trio reached their table, they realized that the air was infused with the relaxing scent of flowers. A little different from those in the spa, which promoted relaxation, this scent was a bit stronger.

It promoted… exploration. Hunger.

"Here’s your table," the waitress said, pointing at a comfortable-looking round table with a curved sofa (as Juni called it) abutting it.

They couldn’t help appreciating it too. The table was not only intricately designed with motifs that matched the building, the cushion of the chairs also looked very cozy.

The tables were also placed far apart, very comfortable, and they could relax as if they were really the only people in that space. There were also partitions that partially blocked direct eye contact and the traveling of sound for added privacy, which needed more care because everyone had heightened senses now.

"This is amazing…" Cassandra said as she relaxed on the plush chair, eyes not leaving her surroundings.