After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 470

Ferrol Town

While some were busy training, and some were busy dreaming about a one-night stand, a lot of the others were basically on vacation mode after earning so much money.

It was early in the day but they had sold out already. At this time, they were just counting money!

The arrangement was like some sort of Co-op shop located in the Terran Mercenary Team’s commercial area, except the mercenary team has the final say should there be disagreements between the ’members’.

This was located on the ground floor rooms abutting the streets. Basically, it was like a shophouse located on their own grounds, but accessible to guests.

The whole commercial area was around 300 square meters which could accommodate a few small shops. It was on a first-come-first-serve basis, and they limited the slots for the civilian caravans to avoid conflicts.

However, based on the turnover, it seemed they could add a few more citizens on the next trip, so they could sell in batches or when the first batch sold out.

The renovation had actually just been completed a few days before their arrival, and they had the honor of being the first ’shop owners’.

And it was an ’honor’ indeed!

Bull was among these people and he counted his earnings (for the nth time that day) with a smile. Combined with the profits from his boat business back home, he was really rich! He ought to propose soon! His Lulu was so nice and pretty, who knew who would sweep her away if he didn’t tie her down!

While he was daydreaming, the others had also begun to pack up, and a few of them were dealing with the bitter aborigines who had missed the last stock.

"We will come back for sure. Well, maybe not us, but our brethren!" Nina said with a smile. Her smile faltered when she saw a little boy among them, looking very disappointed.

"No more toys?" A little boy mumbled, looking at his dad who was shaking his head.

Nina blinked and took a toy house from her space. "Here," she said, handing him a detachable wooden toy from her space.

It was a 3D puzzle toy where pieces would slide together to build a simple house with a hip roof and a chimney. She, a first-year architecture student, made the model herself. It was not for sale and something she just made as a hobby, but who knew it’d be useful?

"How much is it?" The boy’s father asked. He was wearing typical commoner clothes with rough fabric, and then she looked at the young boy who also had simple clothes, but obviously new ones.

She wanted to say it was a gift, but she knew men liked a sense of accomplishment. "It’s an experimental product, so I’m asking 1 silver."

"Just 1 silver?" The man and the others looked surprised. They also wanted one, but they knew there was no more.

She nodded. "You have to tell me how it is after though. Customer feedback."

The man blinked while the young child happily took the toy. He watched as Nina taught the boy how to detach and reattach it, fascinating him.

The boy’s eyes were wide and cheeks flushed in happiness. The father’s eyes teared up a bit.

"It’s… it’s his birthday today," he said, "We are celebrating for the first time. Thank you for making it a happy memory for him."

…

For a while, the citizens were busy comforting the future customers. This was especially true for the Terran Mercenary Team members who were acquainted with a few people.

Turbo and Jake sighed and looked at each other, elbowing the other to go to the girl who had been looking around shyly. "You go tell her."

"No, you do it."

Somehow Turbo was the one pushed forward. He approached the Aborigine girl and cleared his throat.

"Uh… Plaridel’s not here," he said, watching the girl’s shoulder slump in disappointment before lifting her head to look at him. "Uhm. Can you tell me where he is?"