After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 674

While the territory saw various farewells, a very thin man with a lisp was in a very good mood.

"Ohhh my goodneth! Thith ith increthible! Finally managed to get thith jerk to deliver a methageth!" he yelled, looking at the small birds perched inside their cage.

They were looking at him, looking adorable, as if they didn’t almost blind him!

This person Reddit, the zoologist in-charge of training the birds. He had a bandage on his head. He was almost blinded by the birds a few days back. Fortunately, the food in Alterra was great so he still had his eyes.

However, not all was lost in his case, because he and Chucky had finally made a breakthrough!

Although it was still within the territory, they had managed to get the budgers to finally deliver a message! And they were super quick too! It only took a couple of minutes for them to get from point A to point B!

They still needed to try larger distances, but they were confident it’d work!

Contribution points here we come!

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An hour later.

Jonathan and the others were finally leaving, and Gill, Althea, and the others saw them off. This time, no Alterran would be coming with them as there were too many going-ons in their area. Instead, they asked Jonathan to send their team back in Ferrol a sealed letter so they didn’t worry about anyone coming.

On the contrary, the aborigine members were asked to recruit a few more warriors.

They also sent them a ’loft’ but without a bird, as well as some vague instructions on how to use it. This would be targeted by the bird (that’s still ongoing training) when it was sent there. It should be ready by the time the ’loft’ gets into the hands of Kleid and the others.

Jonathan nor his team had any idea what it was for, of course.

"We’ll definitely come back soon," Jonathan said, "Hopefully with the new luxury villas already built."

Speaking of the luxury villas, he was still a bit bitter about it.

Sad to say, the luxury houses had already been leased out before he came (with his cousin, Veronica, and the Golds taking a few sets).

He was still too slow!

Althea smiled, "It’s still being discussed, but the mountain villas should be built within the next... several months," she said, "They’re designed to have small pools like the bathhouse."

These houses would be even more exclusive than the current villa community, designed to have their own pools and maybe even hotsprings.

Though there was no volcano nearby, they determined that the groundwater was very warm, and they knew there was still geothermal activity. They planned to maximize that. Of course, a lot of digging was involved so she estimated they’d take some time to build them.

Jonathan and the others didn’t have an exact image, but the mere word that it would be even grander than the current villas made their eyes shine. They even offered to pay a bit more than the leasing price, as long as she guaranteed them a house.

Althea agreed, wanting to have a closer relationship with this rare open-minded aborigine lord. Speaking of this, she stepped forward with a smile, handing him a token. "Oh, Lord Jonathan, here’s a gift from me."

The man looked at the piece of carved wood, and its aether signature told him this was a tool. A Magic Tool.

An eyebrow rose and he looked at her. It was a low-leveled one, but magic tools were not common in these parts.

"It’s a protection amulet. It may not be much for your level, but there’s no such thing as too much protection," she said, smiling. "I got a few as loot from Fargo, and I thought of giving you one."

Jonathan nodded, appreciating the gesture. "Thank you."

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It took about a day of leisure travel on a beast cart before Jonathan’s caravan entered the vicinity of his hometown.

They could soon see Ferrol from a distance, and Jonathan couldn’t help but look to his side, staring at his cousin.

"Can you handle them?" he asked, referring to her family and her situation. If she asked for help, he could see what he could do.

It wouldn’t be much—but he was still a lord, after all. He’d like to think he’d be able to help his only cousin.

Cassandra didn’t speak, pondering. With a sigh, she patted her neck to feel the outline of the protection charm given by Gill.

"Of course, I can," she mumbled, but her voice was soft. Jonathan looked at her, confirming.

"If you need some support…"

"Thank you…" Cassandra said, but she didn’t dare take so much of his time again. Jacoba Town was much farther to Ferroll than Alterra was. She’d effectively be taking Ferrol’s lord—or an important person in his forces—for at least two weeks.