After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 716

A few moments later, Althea received a notification from the guards.

This was done through a specific aether letter connected with the guard house.

Before she could read the more detailed report, she saw the suspect in question.

"Ramona?" she uttered out, shaking her head. She had forgotten about her.

"What is it, love?" Garan asked, habitually wrapping his large arms around her stomach and giving her a kiss from the side. She kissed him back and then turned to the two babies side-by-side in his other arm.

The children were being carried by Garan’s strong arm, so now they were cutely hanging between his arm and stomach with their little feet hanging down.

They were watching their parents be lovey-dovey with those rounded large eyes.

Her lips twitched and she leaned down, kissing both their cheeks.

They smelled nice, having that newly-bathed baby smell, and she couldn’t help but smack them with a few more kisses.

Garan smiled as he watched his family with fond eyes before speaking. "Why were you shaking your head?"

"Just got a report that our old neighbor Ramona is unusually close to our… guests."

"Oh?"

"Would she make a difference?"

"Of course not," she said, shaking her head. "It’s just that… we lost 3 people in one day—that we know of.

Her shoulders slumped at the thought. "I’d like to believe Alterra gave them a good enough life for them not to consider betrayal, but…"

Garan sighed and kissed her forehead, "It’s not your fault. Some people are just never satisfied."

The babies also made cute noises, their milky voices comforting her heart.

That night, the family of four slept peacefully, knowing they had done their best.

…

The next day, Baltimore and (most) of his cronies had prepared to leave the premises.

Admittedly, they felt very reluctant, but then they remembered it would be theirs soon so they were energized again.

If the people around knew what their looks meant, they’d definitely mob them.

Anyway, they bought what they could, mostly food items, and placed them in their spaces.

Although they were relatively confident they’d get this place, they didn’t know how much damage would happen. So, they bought a lot of good things like the sauces and spices, as well as some medicines they could access to.

Although the medicines weren’t applicable to a lot of them anymore, some pharmacists in cities might want to take a look.

They also wanted to get the pharmacy-level medicine, but apparently those needed contribution point requirements on top of money now.

They were most interested in the Contribution Store, which apparently had magic tools! Guia had tools used by the ruling party because they had deep connections with superior territories; Alterra could afford to actually sell them!

These things and places that could only be accessed with those contribution points just made Baltimore and the others hungrier for Alterra.