After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 700

Meanwhile, in Alterra, the citizens were still unaware of a new enemy coming in. Instead, the atmosphere was jovial and exciting. After all, the first day of school had finally begun! _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}

The school was a lovely manual construction surrounded by large open space for plants and playgrounds. It had several classrooms and provisions for every class found in Terran (of course, adjusted according to local conditions).

Other than this, there were naturally new classes like fighting classes, monster class, and Xenoan Flora and Fauna class.

The school was a four-story building with an open plan to allow for natural ventilation to go throughout. Like every other building, it was designed to be naturally cool and refreshing, but with easy maneuverable walls and features to handle harsh winters.

All around it, trees with wide canopies served as shade for the students and the teachers. There was plenty of ivy crawling on certain walls, the gardens were dotted with various flowers, and these added a sense of beauty and tranquility to the campus.

It was a wonderful campus that encouraged growth, camaraderie, and loyalty to the territory, and in time it would be one of Alterra’s many sources of pride.

When they get more of those Blu stuff, a school building would be one of the next special buildings they’d do. If she were to choose, it would either be the school laboratory or the school library. After all, a school was not just to a place to listen and learn, but also a place to learn through action, experiment, and mistakes.

This was what was going on in Althea’s mind as they watched the students enter the low gates of the school by groups or by pairs.

The people watched with warm hearts—whether or not they had children in there—as they saw children off to do something they had taken for granted all their lives.

"Bye, everyone~!" Little Maya said, hugging all the adults in her family. Horus also waved at them, but otherwise still very shy. Maya then grabbed his hand to drag him to the gate and meet their friends.

Near them was Oslo and his nephew, Honda. Oslo leaned down and patted the boy’s head. "Remember, learn as much as you can, but also enjoy your time here," he said. Honda looked at him with those large amber eyes, exuding trust.

"Yes uncle," he said, though he didn’t move immediately, a little intimidated by a new school.

Then he heard his friends’ voice calling for him and all the tension disappeared. With a smile, he turned and ran to join them.

Nearby, there was also an odd family saying goodbye to their children. It was Bruce, Tom, and their new brother Rebi and the three girls Lily, Fiona, and Lina.

"Be good, girls," they said. "Always help each other, okay?"

"Okay Dads!" they said and the three girls held each others’ hands and went together to find their friends (and their classroom, of course).

They joined Mimi, who was waving her little hands to her parents nearby. It was notable that Alterra’s top lawyer was a little teary at this time.

And then, while most Terrans adjusted fast enough considering it wasn’t anything new to them, there was a good portion of the students who were huddled together, appearing a bit nervous and lost.

They were all from Mauin Village, for whom the concept of school itself was something alien and therefore a little scary. For instance, there was Maumi and his best friends Pongo and Gururu.

"Do I really have to go?" Maumi asked quietly as he held on his mother’s hand. His father patted his head, "Don’t you want to be with your friends?"

They had been here for many days, and the children had already played freely in the parks. They had met with the other children, and befriended them somehow.

However, the concept of school was extremely new to them. What if they failed? What if they embarrassed themselves in front of their new friends?

Mauru patted his son’s head. He understood how confused the boy was. Even he, an adult of several decades had only heard of schools and academies. They were exclusive to nobles and were very expensive.